Band 6 CBT Psychological Therapy Trainee - Bristol

Avon And Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Nhs Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health service provider in Bristol is seeking passionate individuals for a training role in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for children and young people. Successful candidates will receive fully funded training at the University of Exeter and will work as mental health practitioners in the CAMHS service. Candidates should have a dedication to young people's mental health and an interest in CBT. A permanent position awaits after training, supported by excellent clinical supervision.

Benefits

Excellent clinical supervision

Staff wellbeing programme

Paid training opportunity

Qualifications

• Dedication to working with children and young people.
• Interest in mental health and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide interventions based on Psychological Therapies core principles.
• Attend and fulfill training requirements at the University of Exeter.
• Work as a mental health practitioner in the CAMHS service.

Skills

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Interventions for children and young people

Team collaboration

Education

PGDip/GradDip in Psychological Therapies Practice (Child, Young People and Families)

Job description

Overview

We are in the fortunate position of being funded for 3 recruits to train in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Anxiety and Depression for children and young people. The training starts in January 2026 at the University of Exeter. We are looking for exceptional individuals who are dedicated to working with children and young people and are keen to take up this brilliant opportunity of a permanent post with a year of training at Exeter fully funded. If you are passionate about young people's mental health and have an interest in CBT this would be an excellent opportunity.

We will give you:

• A permanent position following training as a mental health practitioner working in CAMHS
• Excellent clinical supervision
• A place at Exeter to study Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
• A well supported induction into CAMHS, ensuring that at the end of the year you will feel confident to work as a mental health practitioner as a part of a multidisciplinary team
• Access to a staff wellbeing programme
• The opportunity to work and live in a beautiful part of the country with a wide range of housing and leisure options

This is a training role to obtain a PGDip/GradDip in Psychological Therapies Practice (Child, Young People and Families) in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. The post-holder will work within the Bristol, North Somerset & South Glos CAMHS service at Avon & Wiltshire Partnership Trust, providing interventions whilst undertaking a programme of training for this role at the University of Exeter.

This intensive training post will equip the post holder to provide interventions based on Psychological Therapies core principles and an evidence based intervention consistent with their training course. The post-holder would be expected to attend and fulfil all the requirements of the course to then be able to work in the organisation at the end of the course.

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.