Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

Main area Cognitive Behavioural Therapist Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Compressed hours

Site West Cornwall Town West Cornwall Locality Salary £49,387 - £56,515 Per annum / Pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 08/09/2026 23:59

Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.

Strategic Themes

• Care based on what matters to people.
• Care provided at home or close to home.
• Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
• Prevention and alternatives to hospital.

Great Organisation

• Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
• Technology enabled care.
• Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
• Safe, efficient, effective and productive.

Great People

• A place people love to work and feel valued.
• Living our values with staff (all voices count).
• Attract, grow and develop talent.
• Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.

Great Partner

• Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
• Joined-up community services.
• Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
• Reduce our impact on the environment.

At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern.

In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Are you a motivated, professional, and experienced Cognitive Behavioural Therapist? Then come join us as a CBT therapist in our Talking Therapies service.

Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly recognise the importance of Mental Health Services for our community. It is an exciting time to join the team as we continue to grow and develop to deliver a high-quality psychological therapy service which is forward thinking and innovative. Supporting and developing our therapists is very important to us and we provide comprehensive and regular CPD and training opportunities.

Post holders will work in the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Talking Therapies Service and provide high intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to service users who have a range of complex anxiety and depression related problems. The role will include providing specialist CBT assessment and therapy, offer advice and consultation on clients’ psychological care to colleagues, work to NICE recommendations and within British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) professional guidelines.

Post holders will have a Post Graduate Masters level qualification (or be newly qualifying) in Psychological Therapies Practice (High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) or equivalent, significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner and demonstrating the competencies required, BABCP accreditation or eligibility for BABCP accreditation.

• The post holder will provide high intensity interventions primarily cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).
• Contribute to the teaching and training of mental health professionals and other staff working within the service.
• Educate and involve family members and others in treatment as necessary, conveying CBT formulations with sensitivity, in easily understood language.
• Ensure that patient and employee information is kept accurate, confidential and secure at all times, in line with the General Data Protection Regulation and Security and…