CAMHS Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Full-time role

Job summary

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust in Scunthorpe is recruiting a Band 7 CAMHS CBT therapist to join the Getting Help Pathway Team. You will work autonomously within a supportive multidisciplinary CAMHS service, delivering high-quality CBT to children and young people and families.

You will provide assessments, formulations and CBT interventions, supervise colleagues, and collaborate with internal and external partners to improve services and outcomes for young people with

Qualifications

• Accredited with BABCP or willingness to work towards accreditation.
• Teaching and assessing in clinical practice of equivalent.
• Training in Clinical Supervision (e.g. module).
• Additional training in CBPT related therapies; BABCP accreditation eligible.

Responsibilities

• Deliver CBT interventions for children and young people with complex needs.
• Provide assessments, formulations and case management.
• Lead and supervise CBT practice within CAMHS and multi-disciplinary team.
• Work with partners in multi-agency settings and inform service development.

Skills

CBT Therapy

Child & Adolescent

Clinical Supervision

Education

BABCP accreditation

Job description

Main area Cognitive Behavioural Therapist Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent: Monday - Friday (9-5/Flexible) Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday (Flexible)) Job ref 376-NLCCG-0187

Employer Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site St Nicholas House Town Scunthorpe Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 27/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 17/11/2026

CAMHS Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

NHS AfC: Band 7

Job overview

Scunthorpe CAMHS Service have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 CAMHS CBT therapist to join our Getting Help Pathway Team. The successful candidate will join a multi-disciplinary team completing assessments and providing evidence-based interventions, advice and support to professionals, parents and young people.

The role holder will work clinically, offering Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy working into specialist CAMHS teams for children and young people (C&YP) and their families. The role holder will also provide clinical leadership and supervision to mental health roles across CAMHS. The role holder will work in a collaborative and multi-agency way.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Band 7 Cognitive Behavioural Therapist to join our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). This is an excellent opportunity to work as an autonomous clinician within a supportive multidisciplinary team, delivering high-quality, evidence-based psychological care to children, young people and their families.

You will provide specialist psychological assessments, formulations, case management and CBT interventions for children and young people with a range of complex emotional and psychological needs. Using recognised CBT frameworks, you will develop and deliver personalised treatment plans, adapting interventions in line with clinical presentation and risk.

You will work closely with internal and external partners, adhering to local and multi-agency policies and procedures, and contributing to service transformation projects. The role requires confidence in evaluating clinical outcomes and using feedback from young people, carers and staff to inform ongoing development.

You will promote a positive, reflective culture of risk management and change, working collaboratively with senior clinical and medical colleagues.

Working for our organisation

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications

Person specification

Qualifications

• Accredited with BABCP or willingness to work towards accreditation (development post) Core profession or significant equivalent experience
• Teaching and assessing in clinical practice of equivalent.
• A qualification or have undertaken a program of formal training in Clinical Supervision (e.g. completion of a specialist Clinical Supervision Module).
• Additional training in CBPT associated psychotherapies, e.g. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy, Behavioural Activation, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy. Eligible for accreditation as a Clinical Supervisor in CBT with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP).

Experience

• Evidence of Post registration experience delivering CBT interventions in line with NICE guidelines in a mental health setting.
• Experience of working with Children & Young people and families
• Experience of assessment, formulation and delivery of a wide range of therapeutic CBT interventions for moderate to complex mental health presentations.
• Ability to assess, contain and manage complex cases in the setting of a multi disciplinary team.
• Experience in supporting and educating professional staff and partners in care.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Experience of and application of audit and evaluation.
• Experience of making effective use of regular clinical supervision in CBT from accredited CBT Psychotherapists.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage a caseload.
• Experience of multi disciplinary team working.
• Experience of working with Children & Young people and families.
• Experience of working within a CAMHS service
• Experience of working with minority groups.
• Experience of providing clinical supervision to accredited CB psychotherapists and other mental health professionals as required, e.g. psychiatrists, psychologists, CPNs.
• Regularly provide and evaluate teaching and training packages.
• Experience of working in CAMHS.
• Previous experience of managing cases of deliberate self-harm.
• Recognised teaching qualification
• Experience of participation in service development

Knowledge

• Ability to make autonomous clinical judgements involving highly complex facts or situations, which require the analysis, interpretation and comparisons of a range of clinical options.
• Delivery of consultation and advice on matters related to CBT to members of the multi disciplinary team, universal services professionals, and other agencies responsible for Children & Young People’s care.
• Up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies, guidelines, and clinical issues in relation to both the specific client group and mental health.
• Utilise theory, evidence based literature and research to support evidence-based practice in individual work and work with other teams.
• Maintain clinical supervision and a balance of Continued Professional Development to at least fulfil the BABCP requirements for continued accreditation.
• Developed professional links with other CB Therapists around the country

Skills

• Establish and maintain effective professional relationships and communications with managers, mental health professionals and other agencies.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective therapeutic alliances with patients, who may be challenging, highly emotive and distressed.
• Deliver formal psychological treatment and/or management of patients with highly complex mental health problems.
• Deliver formal psychological treatment and/or management of patients with highly complex mental health problems.
• Employing methods based on evidence across a wide range of care settings.
• Communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers, and other professional colleagues, both within and outside the NHS
• Maintain up to date clinical records, including electronic data entry, text processing, report compiling.
• Advanced information technology and keyboard skills.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high number of applications.