CBT Practitioner

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

The closing date is 18 March 2026

In this role you will support and provide a high‑quality service to children and young people (and their families) experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties. This will be done through direct delivery of evidence‑based CBT interventions to support the recovery of young people referred to the service, utilising skills and knowledge of CBT and child and adolescent mental health practice.

This work will be in accordance with clinical governance processes and professional standards.

If required, you may be expected to undertake further training, e.g. Supervisor's Training Course.

To provide Cognitive Behaviour Therapy within the Core Community CAMHS Team, including assessment, formulation and intervention for children/young people as determined by need. To provide CBT consultation and support to other clinical members of the team who provide care and treatment. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the governance of psychological therapy practice with the specialism.

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.

We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

• Relevant professional qualification or equivalent e.g., accredited CBT Therapist (CYPIAPT or Accredited CBT Degree /Masters)
• Appropriate and valid UK professional registration. This could be in psychology, systemic family therapy, psychotherapy, teaching, social work, nursing, occupational health.
• Able to demonstrate significant evidence of working practice as a CBT psychotherapist/trainee CBT psychotherapist.
• To have knowledge of a range of CBT evidence‑based therapeutic interventions and approaches and the ability to apply them based on the child's need.
• To maintain current specific professional and legal standards of practice in accordance with professional codes of conduct.
• Will take responsibility to ensure maintenance of professional registration by meeting specific professional standards and adhering to codes of practice.
• CBT supervisor's course

• Experience of working with children and young people with mental health presentations.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Qualification/relevant experience in leadership and management or equivalent in health and social care management.
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy clinical interventions/approaches experience in groups and/or one‑to‑one.
• Experience of using and interpreting ROMs.
• Minimum 2 years experience at band 6 or equivalent.
• Evidence of clinical development.
• Collaborative working experience.
• Experience of effective engagement with families and carers.
• Experience of managerial and clinical leadership/transferable skills.
• Sound experience in area applied for or experience in an equivalent area.
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience of managing safeguarding presentations in children and young people.
• Experience of assessing, working with and managing risk.
• Ability to safeguard and protect welfare.
• Knowledge of legislation related to children and/or adolescent's mental health and social care e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Act, Child Protection and Safeguarding of Vulnerable Children.

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.

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust