Band 7 Cognitive Behavioural Psychological Therapist - Older Adults

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity exists for a Band 7 Cognitive Behavioural Psychological Therapist at NHS within Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. You will play a crucial role in supporting older adults with complex mental health needs, using your expertise in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy within multi-professional environments. This permanent full-time role offers the chance to develop your clinical skills while making a significant impact in the community. Suitable applicants will have the necessary qualifications and experience in mental health services.

Qualifications

• Qualified as a cognitive behavioural therapist with relevant diploma or master's.
• Experience working with older adults and mental health needs.
• Accredited with BABCP.

Responsibilities

• Assess and deliver interventions to older patients with complex health needs.
• Engage with multi-professional teams to support community service transformation.
• Participate in training and quality improvement projects.

Skills

Mental health assessment

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Clinical supervision

Team collaboration

Education

MSc in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Post Graduate Diploma in CBT

Job description

Go back Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Band 7 Cognitive Behavioural Psychological Therapist - Older Adults

The closing date is 06 July 2025

Senior CBT Psychological Therapist (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) Band 7

We have an exciting vacancy that have arisen for a Band 7 CBT Psychological Therapist within our Dementia and Frailty Services. We are seeking qualified and experienced CBT psychological therapist to join our Psychology team within the Dementia and Frailty Division at BSMHFT, providing mental health services to older people with complex mental health needs in Birmingham and Solihull.

These post are suitable for individuals who hold a CBT diploma or Masters qualification and are accredited with the BABCP. We are looking for suitably experienced and qualified psychological practitioners.

Applicants will have experience of working with clients with severe and enduring mental health difficulties and ideally working with older adults' population, but we are able to provide support to help develop skills within the older adults' population. The post-holder will be part of multi-professional teams supporting the Transformation of our Community Services in BSMHFT as part of the NHS Long Term Plan.

This is a full-time post that will operate from different sites of Birmingham. We would welcome applications from those looking to build upon their clinical skills with a wide range of presenting difficulties to make a difference in the community.

Main duties of the job

Working with older people is highly rewarding, and allows Applied Psychologists to use their diverse knowledge, skills and leadership. The post-holder will be assessing, formulating, and delivering interventions to older people with complex mental health needs.

We are looking for enthusiastic, committed and skilled clinicians who can work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team. The individual will have excellent opportunities to gain experience of multilevel and integrated service provision and to further develop skills mainly in groups but also in one-to-one work.

It is not unusual to encounter frailty and other comorbidities in our older adult's population, requiring a holistic and integrated approach to psychological care.

The successful candidate would also actively engage with CMHTs to identify local needs and gaps in psychological intervention offerings.

Audit, service evaluation, and Quality Improvement projects are strongly encouraged, and BSMHFT offers good training to develop your skills in this area. There are opportunities for supervising junior members of the team . There are also opportunities to develop and deliver CPD training sessions to staff and teams, as well as staff support, e.g., reflective practice.

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.

About us

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4,000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive, and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

Job responsibilities

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.

We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Person Specification

Training/qualifications

• A specialist post-graduate (or equivalent) qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) i.e. MSc, or Post Graduate Diploma. For trainee post to be enrolled on one of these courses or willing to complete a postgraduate course.
• Accredited with BABCP
• Additional qualifications in an accredited therapy
• A qualification, or have undertaken a program of formal training in Clinical Supervision (e.g. completion of a specialist Clinical Supervision Module).
• Registered health or social care qualification- RMN, OT, Social Worker etc (For Band 6 post) OR Accreditation with BABCP (For Band 7 post)

Experience

• Relevant post registration experience working in mental health services
• Skills and experience of working with, assessing, planning, co-ordinating and supporting people with mental health problems in a community setting around a range of emotional/mental health, behavioural /additional health or developmental needs / substance misuse needs.
• Experience of working with people with complex and challenging presentations
• working with older adult population and understand the specific needs of this population
• Skills and knowledge in utilising specific assessments and outcome measures.

Personal

• Demonstrate a commitment to personal development including ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in supervision.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of clinical/managerial/academic supervision.
• Personal experience of mental health difficulties (self, family or friends).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

different sites across the city: Ashcroft unit; Reservoir Court; Little Bromwich Centre; Juniper Centre

£46,148 to £52,809 a yearper annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Reference number

436-7237549

Job locations

different sites across the city: Ashcroft unit; Reservoir Court; Little Bromwich Centre; Juniper Centre