Cognitive Behavioural Therapist/Supervisor

Cornwall Partnership; Bodmin; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD time and development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Cognitive Behavioural Therapist/Supervisor (Band 7) for a 12-month fixed term or secondment in Bodmin. The role combines clinical CBT delivery with supervision responsibilities within the adult mental health community services.

The post offers part-time hours (22.5 per week) and a salary between £49,387 and £56,515 per annum, with NHS benefits and career development opportunities. Internal candidates are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Qualified High Intensity CBT Therapist with BABCP accreditation and specialist CBT knowledge to master's level.
• Experience as a CBT therapist with competencies in adult community mental health.
• Willingness to undertake CBT supervisor training and maintain professional registration.

Responsibilities

• Provide CBT to clients across adult community mental health services and offer consultation to non-CBT colleagues.
• Clinically supervise Trainee CBT Therapists and Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioners.
• Support leadership and development within a trauma-informed, person-centred team.

Skills

CBT therapy

Clinical supervision

Communication

Education

BABCP accreditation

Registered mental health professional

Job description

Cognitive Behavioural Therapist/Supervisor

Band 7

Main area Cognitive Behavioural Therapist Grade Band 7 Contract 12 months (Fixed term contract or Secondment Opportunity) Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week Job ref 201-26-918

Site North Cornwall CMHT, Banham House, Bodmin Hospital Town Bodmin Salary £49,387 - £56,515 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 22/10/2026 23:59

Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.

Strategic Themes

Great Care

• Care based on what matters to people.
• Care provided at home or close to home.
• Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
• Prevention and alternatives to hospital.

Great Organisation

• Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
• Technology enabled care.
• Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
• Safe, efficient, effective and productive.

Great People

• A place people love to work and feel valued.
• Living our values with staff (all voices count).
• Attract, grow and develop talent.
• Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.

Great Partner

• Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
• Joined-up community services.
• Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
• Reduce our impact on the environment.

At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

We are looking for a CBT therapist to join our psychological professions team, offering clinical work and supervision in our adult mental health community services. We are looking for those who are innovative, flexible, and passionate about contributing to delivering services that provide trauma-informed, person-centred care in adult community mental health.

Our CBT therapist forms sits alongside our psychology professionals, Lead Nursing and Allied Health Professionals, Medical and Operational colleagues as part of an experienced, compassionate, trauma informed and person-centred multidisciplinary leadership team. We are keen to support psychological professionals’ development. Training and supervision in leadership, and clinical interventions to deliver and support our NICE informed care pathways is encouraged.

Please note: If you are an internal candidate and wanting to apply for this position as a secondment opportunity. Before applying, please ensure you have discussed the post with your current line manager and obtained their agreement to support your release for the duration of the secondment.

Please note: This opportunity is open to internal candidates within Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust. If you do not currently work for this NHS organisation, your application will not be considered at this time.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide CBT to clients across all sectors of care; providing specialist CBT assessment and therapy at the same time as offering advice and consultation on clients’ CBT care to non-CBT colleagues and to other, non-professional carers, working within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.

As well as holding a caseload of clients the post holder will clinically supervise other Trainee CBT Therapists and Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioners (MHWPs). Providing guidance and advice to supervisees on client treatment, onward referrals and caseload management. The post holder has no line management responsibilities.

Working for our organisation

We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you’ll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people’s homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience

• Qualified High Intensity CBT Therapist with BABCP accreditation and specialist CBT knowledge to master's or equivalent level.
• Significant experience working as a CBT therapist and demonstrating the competencies required
• BABCP accredited
• Successfully completed or willingness to undertake CBT supervisor training
• Core Mental Health profession and professional registration (e.g. NMC nursing, SWE social work, HCPC)

Knowledge and abilities

• Demonstrate experience of working in mental health settings with clients who present with a range of mental health issues and degrees of complexity
• Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common health problems
• Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it related to this post

At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:

• Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
• Protected CPD time for registered staff
• Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
• Leadership and Management development programmes
• Coaching and mentoring opportunities
• A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
• Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
• A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff

Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:

• Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
• Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
• Free DBS checks where required
• Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust welcomes and values individuals with lived experience of mental or physical ill health joining our workforce. We aspire to have a culture that develops, promotes and supports lived experience roles - throughout the organisation.

If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.

Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

The Health Jobs UK website has jobs from numerous employers, within health and care across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute medical, surgical and specialist services to a population of around 500,000 which can increase significantly during the busy holiday periods.