Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Balderton

On-site

GBP 49,000 - 57,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 CAMHS CBT Psychotherapist to join the Community CAMHS North team on a fixed-term basis for 36 months. You will provide specialist CBT assessment, formulation and evidence-based interventions for children and young people with a range of emotional and mental health difficulties.

The role involves risk assessment, safeguarding, care planning and collaboration within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

Specialist CBT assessment, formulation and intervention for children and young people.
Experience in risk assessment, safeguarding and crisis planning.
Experience in a multidisciplinary CAMHS setting and with family involvement.

Responsibilities

Provide specialist CBT assessment, formulation and intervention.
Work within a Community CAMHS MDT to support access to care and care planning.
Undertake risk assessment including safeguarding and crisis planning.
Deliver CBT interventions, including parent/carer work and group-based options where appropriate.

Skills

CBT formulation

Risk assessment

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Communicating with children/families

EMDR training (advantage)

Education

Registered CBT Psychotherapist

Job description

CAMHS CBT Psychotherapist | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Company:

Company: Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Are you a passionate and experienced CBT Psychotherapist looking to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Community Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) as a Band 7 CBT Psychotherapist on a fixed-term basis for 36 months. We are seeking a motivated and skilled clinician to provide specialist assessment and evidence-based psychological interventions for children and young people experiencing a range of emotional and mental health difficulties.

Role Purpose:

The post-holder will provide a specialist Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) service to children and young people presenting with moderate to severe mental health difficulties within a Community CAMHS setting.

The post-holder will undertake specialist psychological assessment, formulation, risk assessment and evidence-based CBT interventions with children, young people and their families/carers. The role will involve working as part of a multidisciplinary team to support timely access to effective care, contribute to care planning, safeguarding, risk management, clinical supervision, service development and quality improvement.

It would be advantageous to have completed and hold recognised EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) training and have experience of applying EMDR interventions within a trauma-informed clinical setting.

Role Context:

The post holder will work as part of the Community CAMHS North team, one of three locality teams providing services across Bassetlaw, Newark, and Sherwood. The team operates within a multidisciplinary framework, working collaboratively with a range of professionals to support children, young people, and their families.

This is a community-based role, with work taking place across a variety of settings including clinics, family homes, schools, and other local environments. The post holder will operate under the supervision of qualified practitioners, contributing to the delivery of care plans and supporting engagement with services.

The role involves regular interaction with children, young people, families, carers, and partner agencies. It requires the ability to build effective working relationships, communicate sensitively, and contribute to a coordinated approach to care.

In addition to direct support, the post holder will contribute to the ongoing development of the service by supporting the involvement and participation of children and young people, ensuring their views inform service improvement.

All duties will be carried out in accordance with Trust policies and procedures, with particular regard to safeguarding, confidentiality, equality, diversity, and inclusion.

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 10,500 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health and forensic health services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 80 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings and secure environments.

We are one of the largest mental health and community health Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.

Clinical / Service Delivery

To provide specialist CBT assessment, formulation and intervention for children and young people presenting with a range of mental health difficulties, including but not limited to anxiety disorders, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, trauma-related presentations, low mood, emotional dysregulation and difficulties associated with neurodevelopmental needs.
To deliver evidence-based CBT interventions adapted to the developmental, cognitive, communication, cultural and systemic needs of children, young people and families.
To work collaboratively with children, young people, parents and carers to develop shared formulations, goals and treatment plans.
To provide care that is inclusive, culturally sensitive, anti-discriminatory and responsive to the diverse needs of children, young people and families.
To provide individual CBT, parent/carer work, family-informed interventions and group-based interventions where appropriate.
To undertake specialist assessment of risk, including self-harm, suicidal ideation, risk to others, exploitation, neglect, abuse and safeguarding concerns.
To contribute to safety planning, crisis planning and risk management in collaboration with the young person, family, wider CAMHS team and partner agencies.
To maintain a caseload of children and young people with complex and varied presentations, ensuring that clinical work is prioritised according to risk, need and service demands.
To work with complexity, including co-morbidity, neurodevelopmental needs, family stressors, trauma, school difficulties and social care involvement.
To ensure that the voice of the child or young person is central to assessment, formulation, intervention and care planning.
To make appropriate onward referrals or signpost to other services where needs fall outside the post-holder’s clinical remit or require additional specialist support.
To work as an active member of the Community CAMHS multidisciplinary team, contributing to referrals discussions, assessments, care planning, reviews and discharge planning.
To provide psychological consultation and advice to colleagues within CAMHS regarding CBT formulation, intervention planning and risk management.

Communication and Engagement

To liaise with parents, carers, schools, social care, paediatrics, GPs, voluntary sector agencies and other professionals involved in the young person’s care.
To contribute to multi-agency meetings, including child protection conferences, child in need meetings, education planning meetings, early help meetings and care planning reviews where appropriate.
To support effective transitions between services, including transition to adult mental health services, specialist CAMHS pathways or community-based support.
To communicate complex and sensitive information clearly, compassionately and appropriately to children, young people, parents, carers and professionals.
To adapt communication to meet the needs of children and young people with learning disabilities, autism, communication differences, trauma histories, cultural needs or sensory needs.
To manage conversations involving distress, risk, disagreement or safeguarding concerns in a calm, professional and child-centred manner.
To promote collaborative relationships with families and professional networks while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.

Service Improvement and Participation

To contribute to the development of CBT pathways within Community CAMHS, including intervention offers for common mental health presentations.
To support service improvement initiatives aimed at improving access, outcomes, experience and equity of care.
To participate in audit, outcome monitoring, clinical governance and quality assurance activity.
To use routine outcome measures and feedback tools to inform clinical practice and service evaluation.
To contribute to the development of group programmes, psychoeducation resources, parent/carer materials and young-person-friendly clinical information.
To identify gaps in provision and work with senior colleagues to support service planning and pathway improvement.

Professional Responsibilities

To work within professional codes of conduct, ethical frameworks and organisational policies.
To maintain appropriate professional registration/accreditation and engage in continuing professional development.
To maintain accurate and timely clinical records in accordance with service standards, information governance requirements and professional guidance.
To ensure that consent, confidentiality and information sharing are managed appropriately, particularly when working with children, young people and families.
To maintain awareness of relevant legislation and guidance, including the Children Act, Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act, Working Together to Safeguard Children, SEND guidance and local safeguarding procedures.
To manage clinical work within the limits of professional competence, seeking supervision and advice where required.
To attend and participate in team meetings.
Adhere to Trust policies, safeguarding procedures, and professional standards.

General Duties

Maintain awareness of safeguarding responsibilities and escape concerns appropriately.
To contribute to reducing barriers to accessing CAMHS for underserved or marginalised groups.
To consider the impact of poverty, racism, disability, neurodivergence, sexuality, gender identity, culture, religion, language and family context on mental health and access to services.
Contribute to a positive and supportive team culture.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

This advert closes on Wednesday 21 Oct 2026

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CAMHS CBT Psychotherapist | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Company: Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Salary: £49,387 - £56,515 per annum (pro rata for part time) Hours: Full-time Location: Balderton, NG24 3HJ Job type: Contract Posting date: 23 Sept 2026 Closing date: 23 Oct 2026

Summary

Are you a passionate and experienced CBT Psychotherapist looking to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people?

Role Purpose:

Role Context:

The post holder will work as part of the Community CAMHS North team, one of three locality teams providing services across Bassetlaw, Newark, and Sherwood. The team operates within a

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