Trainee High Intensity Therapist - Derby/University of Lincoln

Bidvane; East Midlands; Hybride; GBP 28 000 - 36 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Weekly supervision

Essential equipment provided

Flexible working options

Staff wellbeing support

Clinical CPD webinars

Mentoring and career development

Secondments

Management training

Résumé du poste

Vita Health Group in Derby is offering a 12-month fixed-term trainee post linked to the University of Lincoln’s CBT cohort. The role blends supervised clinical CBT delivery with full-time PGDip CBT training, and includes hybrid teaching, weekly service days, and potential remote work.

You will gain NHS experience delivering high-intensity CBT and complete the university program, with DBS checks and UK work rights. Induction starts March 2027 with teaching from March 2027.

Qualifications

• Core professional training or BABCP KSA eligibility confirmed.
• Bachelor's degree at 2:2 or higher in a relevant field.
• Mental-health degree or ability to study at Level 3/third year.
• BABCP membership from the start of the course.

Responsabilités

• Deliver NICE-recommended high-intensity CBT to clients.
• Undertake three days of clinical practice in the Talking Therapies Service weekly.
• Attend full-time PGDip CBT training with university days weekly.
• Attend service area office and possibly remote clinical work.

Connaissances

BABCP KSA eligibility

BABCP membership from course start

Risk management

Clinical supervision

Formation

Core professional training or BABCP KSA eligibility

2:2 undergraduate degree or Level 6 equivalent

Relevant mental-health degree or ability to study at Level 3

BABCP membership from course start

Description du poste

This 12-month fixed-term trainee post is in Vita Health Group’s NHS Derby & Derbyshire Talking Therapies Service, linked to the University of Lincoln’s March 2027 CBT cohort. It combines supervised clinical work delivering NICE-recommended high-intensity CBT with a full-time PGDip. The week includes three service days, two university days, hybrid teaching and potentially a weekly 12:00pm–8:00pm shift; occasional overnight travel may be required. Applicants need core training or BABCP KSA eligibility, BABCP membership from course start, unrestricted UK work rights and Home Fee status; a DBS check is required, with induction on 1 March and teaching from 8 March 2027.

What the job involves

• Deliver NICE-recommended high-intensity CBT to clients with moderate to severe common mental health disorders
• Undertake clinical practice with the Talking Therapies Service for three days each week
• Attend the University of Lincoln for the full-time PGDip CBT training, typically two days each week
• Attend a service area office for part of the working week, with some clinical work potentially remote

Qualifications

• Core professional training or qualification, or evidence at interview of meeting BABCP KSA requirements
• Undergraduate degree of at least 2:2 or equivalent at Level 6
• Relevant mental-health degree or equivalent, or ability to study at third-year undergraduate level
• BABCP membership from the start of the course

Experience

• At least two years’ work or voluntary experience in a mental health setting
• Experience working in mental health services, including risk management
• Experience in a service with agreed targets demonstrating clinical outcomes

Checks & eligibility

• DBS check required for appointment
• Unrestricted right to work in the UK and eligibility for Home Fee status

Other

• Available to attend university teaching, including face-to-face sessions
• Willingness to travel, including occasional overnight stays
• Available for remote interview on 25 November, 1 December or 2 December
• Available for service induction on 1 March 2027 and university training from 8 March 2027
• Not completed an NHS- or HEE-funded psychological professions training programme within the previous two years

Nice to have

• Foundation-level CBT training or sustained CBT CPD
• Evidence of supervised CBT practice
• Experience in Primary Care or Talking Therapies services

What’s offered

• Weekly supervision from both the workplace and university
• Essential equipment provided
• Flexible working options
• Staff wellbeing and mental health support
• Clinical CPD webinars
• Mentoring and career development opportunitiesli>
• Secondments
• Management training