IAPT Cognitive Behavioural Therapists 

The Role: What you’ll do

As a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist you will work within our IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) services.

You will offer 1:1 CBT assessments and interventions either via face-to-face , secure telephone or video link appointments. You will receive weekly supervision & training as part of your role, and will have opportunities to provide peer supervision to other colleagues within your team. 

We provide high quality supervision, a friendly and supportive work environment with an overall culture of energy, solution focus and excellence in both service delivery and support to our team. We have a commitment to staff wellbeing enabled via wellbeing advocates, buddy systems, regular contact with peers, and the leadership team and more. 

Your skills and background:

Essential:

• Qualification from High Intensity IAPT Course (Post Graduate Diploma) or other Post Graduate CBT training course.
• Full BABCP accreditation or provisional BABCP accreditation
• Demonstrable experience of working in psychological therapy/mental health services across a broad range of mental health disorders 
• An understanding of acute mental health/psychological assessments 
• Experience of risk assessment and routine clinical outcome monitoring 
• Confident communication skills to liaise with other professional groups and multi-disciplinary teams 
• Proficiency in IT skills including the use of Microsoft Office packages, databases and electronic record systems is required 
• We welcome newly qualified practitioners
• An awareness of and commitment to supporting and facilitating diversity and inclusion
• Willingness to travel, which may include overnight stays on occasion, as and when required

Desirable:

• Experience of facilitating groups
• Other IAPT qualifications i.e. EMDR, Couples for Depression, MBCT, IPT
• IAPT Supervision Qualification

Salary:

£38,890 - £44,503 Pro rata, per annum (Equivalent Band 7 AFC)

Locations:

Bristol, north Somerset and south Gloucestershire

Kent and Medway

Derby

West Essex

Remote

Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland

If you have any questions or would like an informal chat, please email recruitment at recruitment@vhg.co.uk