CBT Therapist | Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust; Crawley, Haywards Heath, Horsham, Burgess Hill; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Crawley is seeking a qualified CBT Therapist to deliver patient-centered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. This position involves working with adults facing mental health challenges in both individual and group settings. Applicants must have BABCP accreditation and the ability to work flexible hours. Excellent training and development opportunities are provided, along with a supportive workplace culture.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Excellent training and development opportunities

Supportive workplace culture

Qualifications

• Eligible to practice within the NHS as a BABCP accredited CBT Therapist.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings.
• Experience delivering therapy in community settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide Step 3 CBT interventions, both face-to-face and digitally.
• Assess clients for treatment suitability within West Sussex Talking Therapies.
• Collaborate with the team to place patients at the center of service delivery.

Skills

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

IAPTUS data management

Group CBT experience

Mindfulness-based approaches

Education

BABCP accreditation

Job description

Overview

Are you a qualified CBT Therapist looking for the next step in your career? Do you want to work in a team renowned for its patient-centered and supportive culture and be part of a well-established service making a difference in the community? We are one of the country’s leading NHS Talking Therapies services, focused on patient care, clinical excellence, innovation, and collaborative working.

We currently have a vacancy for a BABCP accredited CBT Therapist to join our team in North West Sussex to help us continue to build on our success. The successful candidate will work with a range of adults with anxiety, depression and trauma-related problems in a primary care setting. You will be working in a blended working model of base and home supported by your management team and clinical leads and work with a friendly, highly competent workforce.

West Sussex Talking Therapies provides NICE compliant psychological therapies within primary care and community settings to patients with mild, moderate, and severe depression, anxiety and psychological illnesses. Our staff use the IAPTUS data collection and clinical record management system and services operate across multiple bases in West Sussex.

Responsibilities

• Provide Step 3 CBT interventions face to face, digitally and in group settings to patients experiencing moderate to severe mental illness.
• Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service; assess clients for suitability for treatment within West Sussex Talking Therapies and specifically for Step 3 Psychological Therapy.
• Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhere to service referral protocols, and, if required, refer clients to the relevant service or back to the referral agent with due regard for assessment and management of risk. Undertake risk assessment and take appropriate action.
• Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for clients.
• Collaborate with the wider team to ensure the service ethos of placing patients at the centre of service delivery, promoting mental wellbeing and emotional resilience.

Requirements

• BABCP accredited CBT Therapist (or equivalent); eligible to practice within the NHS.
• Ability to work between 8am and 8pm, with one late clinic offered per week.
• Experience delivering Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in primary care or community settings; experience with group CBT and mindfulness-based approaches is desirable.
• Proficient in using IAPTUS or equivalent data management and outcome measures.

About Us

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays. Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, and we offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Our teams cover a wide area of West Sussex in the North (Burgess Hill, Horsham, Haywards Heath and Crawley) and there are plenty of opportunities to work flexible hours along with our blended working model. We develop and nurture our staff and recognise that they are our greatest asset, with clear career pathways and support for wellbeing.

Benefits and Environment

• Positive NHS Staff Survey results and a supportive workplace culture
• Varied environments across community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Active networks supporting Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, Religion & Belief, and more
• Location in beautiful Sussex near the South Downs and coast

Additional Information

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received. The post holder will be a Clinician providing Step 3, individual and group CBT interventions, within NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies.

West Sussex Talking Therapies is a psychology-led service with strong links to psychologists in the Trust and with community stakeholders. All staff ensure the service ethos of placing patients at the centre of service delivery.

For discussion about flexible working opportunities or to learn more, contact via email to [e-mail].

This advert closes on Thursday 25 Sep 2025.