Cognitive Behaviour Therapist

NHS Trust; Bolton; Hybride; GBP 49 000 - 57 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Pay enhancements – 30% evenings/Saturd

60% Sundays/Bank holidays

27 days annual leave + bank holidays

Résumé du poste

Bolton NHS Talking Therapies Service is seeking a qualified CBT Therapist (Band 7) to provide high quality CBT and develop professionally through supervision and CPD. The post involves both face-to-face and remote appointments within a stepped-care model serving Bolton and surrounding areas.

The role requires significant CBT experience and registration with relevant professional bodies. Benefits include enhanced pay for evenings, weekends, and generous annual leave.

Qualifications

• Qualified CBT Therapist with CBT experience delivering high quality CBT
• Significant experience as a psychological therapy practitioner
• Training in an additional therapeutic modality is desirable
• Experience in mental health services and primary care settings for anxiety/depression
• Ability to write clear reports and support referrals

Responsabilités

• Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes across a range of complex problems
• Exercise autonomous professional responsibility for assessment and treatment
• Supervise other staff involved in psychological services including day supervision

Connaissances

CBT experience

Therapy supervision

Risk assessment

Report writing

Formation

High Intensity IAPT Course (Post Graduate Diploma) OR Equivalent

Description du poste

Main area NHS talking therapies- CBT Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Happy to discuss flexible working) Job ref 437-8144979-A

Site Bolton NHS Talking Therapies Service Town Bolton Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 12/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

Bolton NHS Talking Therapies Service are currently seeking a qualified CBT Therapist, to join our friendly and supportive team. We are looking for someone with CBT experience who is looking to deliver high quality CBT and develop through regular supervision, CPD and a range of training opportunities to support career progression.

We are one of the national Talking Therapies services delivering cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and other evidence-based psychological interventions, through a stepped care treatment model to people in the community with common mental health problems.

The role will include delivering both face to face and remote appointments. We are a Stepped care service and work closely with other services in the Bolton area.

Main duties of the job

The responsibilities within the role include, but are not limited to:

• To formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes across a range of complex problems with which clients present
• To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment and treatment of clients in line with the service
• Provide supervision to other staff involved in the provision of psychological services including day supervision

Working for our organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

• Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Qualification from High Intensity IAPT Course (Post Graduate Diploma) OR Equivalent: e.g. A recorded/registered doctoral level qualification in clinical or counselling psychology/ a recorded/registered qualification in one of the following - nursing, social work, occupational therapy or a psychological therapy – plus further post graduate diploma qualification in CBT from a recognised or accredited training provider
• significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner and demonstrating the competences as required.
• Training in an additional therapeutic modality.

Experience

• Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services
• Relevant experience in Primary Care settings treating anxiety and depression-related problems
• Ability to meet agreed/specified activity and service targets
• Ability to manage own caseload and time
• Demonstrates high standards in written communication
• Experience with routine outcome monitoring
• Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers
• Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
• Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups

Knowledge

• Have an understanding of the need for, and current limitations of, evidence based psychological therapies
• Possess knowledge of child and adult safeguarding procedures and other relevant legislation
• Have knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems

Skills & Abilities

• Have full range of skills and competencies as laid out in the competence framework for CBT (Roth and Pilling 2007)
• Have well developed communication skills to effectively communicate, often complex and sensitive information, information orally and in writing.
• Have received training in assessing risk (either formal of through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of their expected practice.
• Be able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
• Accredited with a professional psychological therapy organisation

Other

• There is a frequent requirement to travel, mainly within the local area, in order to provide clinics. An occasional requirement to travel across the wider footprint of the Trust to attend meetings and events relevant to the role.
• An awareness of the diversity of the local population and a positive attitude to meeting the needs of different communities.
• Experience of working with diverse communities and within a multicultural setting

Important Information about working for GMMH

All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website www.nhsemployers.org

The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities.

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We have added a disclaimer to our application process advising that the use of AI is monitored. GMMH reserves the right to follow up with a candidate at the interview on specific responses and those examples used in the supporting statement to explore it further.

Sponsorship

We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government’s website – click here .

If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.

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Do you have experience outside the NHS?

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.

We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment. Please contact our Recruitment Team for more information.

**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**

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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.

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