CAMHS High Intensity CBT Psychological Therapist

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Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust CAMHS High Intensity CBT Psychological Therapist

The closing date is 22 November 2026

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Job summary

Full time and part time hours available. Flexible working opportunities available.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced BABCP Accredited Child and Adolescent CBT Psychotherapist to join our Core CAMHS Service. The post holder will hold a caseload of young people primary and secondary school age, with a range of mental health presentations. We are fortunate to work alongside the child, the family and their network to support their recovery. We have a robust multi disciplinary team in Core CAMHS to support this complex clinical work, for example psychiatrists, occupational therapists, nurses, social workers and creative therapists. Please see Job Description and Personal Specification for further detail about this post.

Main duties of the job

You will hold your own autonomous caseload with care coordination responsibilities. Support the service operational policy, supporting high quality evidence based interventions, timely throughput and safety of our children and young people. Due to the variety of ages, presentations and networks a variety of creative approaches will be needed to enable CBT. As a senior clinician in the team you will have the opportunity to be part of quality improvement in the service. Enhanced communication skills necessary for this post, to include sharing formulations to young people, families and networks.

We will offer monthly CBT Supervision to enhance practice and revalidation. You will have access to CPD and other training opportunities.

For further details about this role please see job description and personal specification.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Details

Date posted

27 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year Pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

327-26-873

Job locations

Evergreen House Cheltenham and Acorn House Gloucester

Horton Road

Gloucester

GL1 3PX

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and personal specification for overview of responsibilities and role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and personal specification for overview of responsibilities and role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualification from High Intensity IAPT or CYPIAPT Course (Post Graduate Diploma)
• Further post graduate qualification OR training and experience in CBT that meets full BABCP accreditation standards and will apply for accreditation on commencement of the post
• Is a member of a professional body, such as BABCP, BPS, NMC upon commencement of the post.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in mental health services where multi-disciplinary working was embraced as part of service delivery
• Work to date evidences application of Psychological knowledge to improve and develop practice and contribution to service development

Desirable

• Experience of working in services for children and young people

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualification from High Intensity IAPT or CYPIAPT Course (Post Graduate Diploma)
• Further post graduate qualification OR training and experience in CBT that meets full BABCP accreditation standards and will apply for accreditation on commencement of the post
• Is a member of a professional body, such as BABCP, BPS, NMC upon commencement of the post.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in mental health services where multi-disciplinary working was embraced as part of service delivery
• Work to date evidences application of Psychological knowledge to improve and develop practice and contribution to service development

Desirable

• Experience of working in services for children and young people

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Evergreen House Cheltenham and Acorn House Gloucester

Horton Road

Gloucester

GL1 3PX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Evergreen House Cheltenham and Acorn House Gloucester

Horton Road

Gloucester

GL1 3PX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

CAMHS Team Manager

Sam Holt

[email protected]

03004214899

Details

Date posted

27 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year Pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

327-26-873

Job locations

Evergreen House Cheltenham and Acorn House Gloucester

Horton Road

Gloucester

GL1 3PX

United Kingdom

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