Cognitive Behavioural Therapist | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Sefton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Sefton is seeking a full-time Cognitive Behavioural Therapist for a twelve-month fixed term. The role involves delivering high-quality psychological assessments and treatments to patients detained under the Mental Health Act. Candidates should be enthusiastic, motivated, and resourceful with experience working with individuals with complex needs. This position is part of a dynamic team at a high secure hospital that values collaboration and innovative clinical interventions.

Qualifications

• Must possess appropriate qualifications for a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist.
• Ability to deliver psychological assessment and treatment.
• Experience in mental health services is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in delivering high-quality psychological assessments and treatments.
• Work collaboratively within a clinical team.
• Support patients detained under the Mental Health Act.

Skills

Experience working with individuals with complex needs

High level of motivation and resourcefulness

Job description

Ashworth Hospital High Secure Psychological Services are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and dynamic full time Cognitive Behavioural Therapist for a twelve month fixed term period. You will need a drive to assist in the delivery of high quality psychological assessment and treatment to patients detained under the Mental Health Act and require placement within a high secure hospital due to the complexity of their presentations and associated risks.

Within the hospital, psychological services deliver a wide range of assessments and treatments in relation to mental health, personality difficulties and offending behaviour risks. We provide treatment with a focus on those factors that will allow patients to progress to lower secure placements in line with a least restrictive approach. Ideally, you will have experience of working with individuals with complex needs.

The department consists of a mix of clinical and forensic psychologists, a cognitive behavioural therapist and a nurse therapist. We have close links with both local and international universities and provide placements for trainee clinical and trainee forensic psychologists. The service has developed innovative clinical interventions and research.

We will welcome applications from enthusiastic, highly motivated and resourceful individuals who are keen to work as part of a team. The post will be advertised on trac.jobs from Tuesday 16 December to midnight 30 December. If there are fewer applicants than expected the window for applications may be extended.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Dec 2025