Trainee Cbt Practitioner
Northpoint Wellbeing Ltd
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Job summary
Northpoint Wellbeing Ltd invites applications for a Trainee CBT Recruit to Train Practitioner based in Calderdale. This full‑time, permanent position offers 35‑hour weeks with hybrid work and a competitive salary of £33,510 per annum, funded through CYP-IAPT Recruit to Train.
You will balance academic learning with supervised clinical practice, work with a small CBT caseload of children and young people, and contribute to the Calderdale Therapeutic Team while training through the CYP-IAPT
Qualifications
- Educated to degree level or equivalent, with relevant wellbeing qualifications.
- Experience supporting children and young people with emotional/mental health needs.
- Ability to work multi‑agency and in group settings.
Responsibilities
- Train as a CBT therapist through the CYP-IAPT Recruit to Train route.
- Balance academic learning with supervised clinical practice.
- Work with a small CBT caseload of children and young people.
- Contribute positively to the Calderdale Therapeutic Team.
Skills
Education
Job description
This is a full-time, paid training post leading to permanent employment with Northpoint, subject to successful completion of the 12-month Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for Children and Young People, delivered by the University of Manchester as part of the CYP-IAPT programme.
The postholder will undertake approximately 200 hours of supervised clinical practice over 3 days a week and attend all university-based teaching and self-study days. Applicants must commit to remaining in the service for at least 1-2 years post-training.
Following training, the postholder will work full-time in Calderdale Open Minds (CAMHS), delivering supervised, evidence-based short-term interventions as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions to children, young people, and families.
- Support care planning during and beyond clinical interventions.
- Provide group interventions and parent/carer support where appropriate.
- Promote and deliver SilverCloud digital CBT for anxiety (training provided).
- Empower children, young people, and families to set goals and make informed decisions about their care.
- Conduct brief joint assessments with other staff when relevant.
- Liaise with Open Minds (CAMHS) colleagues and external professionals to support joint working and appropriate referrals.
- Work closely with FPOC/Information Gathering staff to identify suitable cases.
- Build and maintain relationships with professionals in schools, community services, and partner agencies.
- Provide mental health consultation, advice, and training to the children’s workforce.
- Support professionals to access mental wellbeing resources (e.g. Open Minds website, apps, podcasts).
- Promote Open Minds initiatives aligned with service goals.
- Assist in service evaluation by gathering feedback, measuring outcomes, and contributing to performance reports.
- Submit accurate monitoring data and use appropriate evaluation tools.
- Participate in service review and development processes.
- Attend multi-disciplinary and multi-agency meetings as required.
- Engage in clinical supervision, line management, caseload reviews, and peer-support.
- Manage competing priorities and maintain a healthy work-life balance.
This role is part of Calderdale Open Minds (formerly CAMHS) and contributes to the national Recruit to Train initiative to expand and upskill the children’s mental health workforce. Northpoint is commissioned to deliver part of Calderdale's Open Minds Thrive mental health service in partnership with South West Yorkshire NHS Foundation Trust (SWYT).
Our services include:
- Single point of access for referrals (FPOC).
- Short-term evidence-based interventions, digital therapy, school outreach, and support for neurodevelopmental needs (e.g. Autism/ADHD).
- School-based mental health support, including Mental Health Support Teams and practitioner-led training/consultation for school staff.
- Collaborative working with third sector partners, Kooth.com, school nurses, and other stakeholders to improve children and young people’s emotional wellbeing.
Our work is guided by the Thrive Elaborated Framework, which promotes needs-based care and active involvement of young people in decisions about their mental health support.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Trainee CBT Recruit to Train Practitioner based in Calderdale, on a full‑time, permanent basis. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £33,510 per annum.
- 35‑hour full time working week with hybrid options – giving you flexibility to balance work and home life
- 28 days holiday plus 3 extra days over Christmas
- Ongoing professional development
- Enhanced leave policies that support you when it matters most
- Opportunities to join peer support groups
We’re dedicated to providing a range of talking and digital therapies to children, young people, and adults across Yorkshire and the surrounding areas. Our core values: professionalism, responsiveness, collaboration, and transparency, guide everything we do.
We envision a world that supports good mental health for all. Our mission is to deliver effective mental healthcare and improve the mental health system in Yorkshire and beyond. With years of dedication, we’ve built a reputation for genuine expertise, trusted by both those who commission our services and those who seek our help.
We know that difference brings strength. Whoever you are, we want you to feel welcome, valued, and able to be yourself here.
- Train as a CBT therapist through the CYP-IAPT Recruit to Train route
- Balance academic learning with supervised clinical practice
- Work with a small CBT caseload of children and young people
- Contribute positively to the Calderdale Therapeutic Team
- Some existing knowledge or experience of cognitive and/or behavioural therapy
- A collaborative, compassionate and proactive approach
- Commitment to inclusive, person‑centred practice
- Minimum two years’ post‑qualification experience with children and young people
- Educated to degree level or an equivalent number of University credits – this can include an appropriate Wellbeing Qualification including Level 6 or 7 University Credits i.e. Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWPs), Children’s Wellbeing Practitioners (CWPs), Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) and Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (MHWP).
If you’re ready to train as a CBT therapist and make a meaningful impact as part of a team transforming mental health support, we’d love to hear from you.
Closing date: Sunday 18 October 2026
We may utilise digital interview methods.
We aim to be a talented, resilient and inclusive community. We welcome applications from all and offer a variety of flexible working opportunities.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and we expect all our staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
It’s important to us that our recruitment process is inclusive and person‑centred. If you require any support or adjustments to access any stage of the recruitment process, please contact our Recruitment Team at recruitment@northpoint.org.uk to discuss how we can support you.
- Educated to a degree or equivalent number of University credits, this can include an appropriate Wellbeing Qualification including Level 6 or 7 University credits, i.e. Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWPs), Children’s Wellbeing Practitioners (CWPs), Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) and Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (MHWPs).
- Relevant post-qualification training
- Mentorship qualification (or equivalent)
- Membership/registration of relevant professional body
- Child and adolescent development, including emotional, and psychological milestones
- Common mental health difficulties in children and young people, particularly internalising disorders (e.g. anxiety, depression)
- Safeguarding and risk management procedures, including how to identify and respond to concerns
- The importance of evidence-based practice, informing familiarity with NICE guidelines and outcome-informed approaches
- Familiarity with electronic patient management systems
- Awareness of relevant initiatives and frameworks, including Thrive Elaborated and CYP IAPT
- Knowledge of relevant CYP IAPT outcome measures
- Able to demonstrate skills in supporting children and young people experiencing emotional/mental health problems
- Able to demonstrate skills in assessing and managing risk
- Proven ability in assessing strengths and needs of children and young people
- Ability to deliver a range of therapeutic techniques which can be incorporated into one to one and/or group interventions
- Experience of multi‑agency collaborative working
- Experience of working with parents/carers
- Experience of working holistically with children and young people with an emphasis on a holistic assessment of emotional and mental health needs alongside coexisting physical and environmental factors that impact on wellbeing
- Ability to support colleagues
- Experience of supervising students/trainees
- Ability to provide culturally sensitive support
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to think clinically/therapeutically about client need
- Ability to write concise and informative reports and letters
- Ability to use and interpret outcome measures
- Competent ICT skills
- Ability to prioritise workload and multitask
- Well organised and able to manage time effectively
- Able to work as part of a team
- Able to develop, establish and maintain positive relationships
- Experience working in a multi-agency or multidisciplinary settings, with an understanding of how to collaborate effectively across services (e.g. health, education, social care)
- Confidence in delivering psychoeducation or therapeutic content in group settings, including workshops or classroom-based sessions.
- Ability to adapt therapeutic approaches to meet the diverse needs of children, young people, and families, including those with neurodevelopmental conditions or from marginalised communities
- Proactive, reliable, self-motivated and able to work independently
- Flexible to meet service needs
- Assertive and confident
- Approachable, positive and enthusiastic
- Displays care, compassion, sensitivity, and responsiveness to other people’s feelings and needs
- Willingness and ability to complete postgraduate training course
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and we expect all our staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
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