Trainee (CBT) High Intensity Therapist

Job description

Wellbeing Suffolk provide high intensity interventions to adults with a range of mental health disorders. This is an opportunity for a trainee Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) Therapist position. The successful applicant will undertake the Post Graduate Diploma in High Intensity CBT at the allocated university. Training takes place over one academic year and involves spending two days per week at university and the remainder of the week in practice at your workplace, (please see qualification criteria below).

This post will provide high intensity interventions to adults with a range of anxiety disorders, depression and trauma related problems. This is an opportunity to join an established team of Psychological Therapists providing a range of NICE compliant treatments. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, consisting of Cognitive Behavioural Therapists, Primary Care Counsellors, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, Primary Care Mental Health Practitioners and Employment Advisors.

Main duties of the jobTherapists will be expected to offer brief time‐limited therapy within a team of other CBT therapists and are expected to spend 55 % of their time providing treatment interventions to clients. The Wellbeing Service has a number of Key Performance Indicators (targets) and clinicians are supported to achieve these. Treatment takes place both online via video calls, as well as in person, in venues across the county. You will also take part in facilitating group session / webinars. Full clinical supervision is provided within the service.

The post‐holder will work to provide formal psychological interventions whilst undertaking a programme of training for this role. This intensive training post will equip the post‐holder to provide a CBT service to clients with a range of complex problems for which CBT is demonstrated to be clinically effective. Such therapy will be provided within a structured setting, working within a National Talking Therapies framework and service commissioned parameters.

This post will be split between two bases: Hospital Road and also Mariner House.

About usHere at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.

Some of the benefits you can expect:

a comprehensive in house & external training programmes

career progression

starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)

NHS discounts and many more

Job responsibilitiesThose qualified as a PWP should have a minimum of two years post qualification and any candidate who began an NHS funded psychological profession training programme on or after 1st April 2022 should have a minimum of two years post qualification.

This appointment is a band 6 conditional upon your undertaking and completing the required training course within the required timescale for that course. Upon gaining the qualification and accreditation, you will be upgraded to a Band 7 CBT Therapist from the date of your accreditation.

Person SpecificationQualifications

A core mental health practitioner qualification or KSA route

Undergraduate degree (or equivalent overseas qualification). Other academic qualifications of an equivalent standard can be taken into account

Post qualification experience of working with people with serious mental health problems

Experience

Significant experience of working in mental health services

Ability to manage own caseload and time

Experience in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes

Skills

Has received training (either formal or through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice

Knowledge

Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health

Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other mental health problems

Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.

£39,959 to £48,117 per annum.

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Eye

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

21-05-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English