High Intensity CBT Therapist

The post-holder will work within The NHS North Cumbria Talking Therapies Service in North Cumbria (formerly known as First Step). The NHS North Cumbria Talking Therapies Service provides evidence-based psychological therapies, as recommended by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), for individuals with common mental health problems such as mild to moderate depression, anxiety disorders (such as PTSD, GAD, panic disorder, health anxiety and OCD), mild bulimia.

As a service we are offer a combination of face-to-face and remote working (telephone consultation and video consultation) delivered either from one of our clinical bases or via home working. This offers the opportunity for increased flexibility and improved work / life balance. We anticipate that this will be the case in the future.

Main duties of the job

For role specific information please see attached Job description and Person Specification.

About us

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

Details

Date posted

09 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year

per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,

Part-time,

Flexible working

Reference number

263-CCG26-356-AB-A

Job locations

Lillyhall Business Centre

Jubilee Road

Workington

CA14 4HA

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be part of an NHS Talking Therapies (formerly known as Improving Access to Psychological Therapies - IAPT) service and will provide high intensity evidence based psychological interventions. The post holder will work with patients who have a range of complex Anxiety and Depression related problems using an evidence based therapy recommended by NICE Guidance.

We would be happy to consider applications from people who have submitted an application for accreditation with the BABCP and are awaiting a response.

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 9th October2026

Closing date : 23rd October2026

We welcome your application.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be part of an NHS Talking Therapies (formerly known as Improving Access to Psychological Therapies - IAPT) service and will provide high intensity evidence based psychological interventions. The post holder will work with patients who have a range of complex Anxiety and Depression related problems using an evidence based therapy recommended by NICE Guidance.

We would be happy to consider applications from people who have submitted an application for accreditation with the BABCP and are awaiting a response.

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 9th October2026

Closing date : 23rd October2026

We welcome your application.

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Essential

• High Intensity NHS Talking Therapies (IAPT) Post Graduate Diploma with BABCP accreditation and registration. OR RMN, OT or Social Worker qualification, or an Honours degree level qualification in another mental health field, subject to specific suitability check, and able to meet Core Profession equivalence KSA requirements. AND Post graduate qualification in psychological assessment and psychological therapy appropriate to the NHS Talking Therapies pathway as detailed in the Table below with related registration and accreditation.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner and demonstrating the competences as required.
• Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services
• Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
• Ability to manage own caseload and time
• Demonstrates high standards in written communication
• Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers
• Experience with routine outcome monitoring
• Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups

Desirable

• Experience of working in Primary Care Services
• Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical
• Outcomes
• Trained in provision of supervision for CBT / other relevant modality
• Completed clinical audits within a service

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Full range of skills and competencies as laid out in the competence framework for CBT (Roth and Pilling 2007) or equivalent for other modalities appropriate to the NHS Talking Therapies pathway
• Computer literate
• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
• Has received training (either formal of through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Essential

• High Intensity NHS Talking Therapies (IAPT) Post Graduate Diploma with BABCP accreditation and registration. OR RMN, OT or Social Worker qualification, or an Honours degree level qualification in another mental health field, subject to specific suitability check, and able to meet Core Profession equivalence KSA requirements. AND Post graduate qualification in psychological assessment and psychological therapy appropriate to the NHS Talking Therapies pathway as detailed in the Table below with related registration and accreditation.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner and demonstrating the competences as required.
• Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services
• Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
• Ability to manage own caseload and time
• Demonstrates high standards in written communication
• Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers
• Experience with routine outcome monitoring
• Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups

Desirable

• Experience of working in Primary Care Services
• Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical
• Outcomes
• Trained in provision of supervision for CBT / other relevant modality
• Completed clinical audits within a service

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Full range of skills and competencies as laid out in the competence framework for CBT (Roth and Pilling 2007) or equivalent for other modalities appropriate to the NHS Talking Therapies pathway
• Computer literate
• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
• Has received training (either formal of through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Lillyhall Business Centre

Jubilee Road

Workington

CA14 4HA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cntw.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Lillyhall Business Centre

Jubilee Road

Workington

CA14 4HA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cntw.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be part of an NHS Talking Therapies (formerly known as Improving Access to Psychological Therapies - IAPT) service and will provide high intensity evidence based psychological interventions. The post holder will work with patients who have a range of complex Anxiety and Depression related problems using an evidence based therapy recommended by NICE Guidance.

We would be happy to consider applications from people who have submitted an application for accreditation with the BABCP and are awaiting a response.

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 9th October2026

Closing date : 23rd October2026

We welcome your application.

Education and Qualification

Essential

• High Intensity NHS Talking Therapies (IAPT) Post Graduate Diploma with BABCP accreditation and registration. OR RMN, OT or Social Worker qualification, or an Honours degree level qualification in another mental health field, subject to specific suitability check, and able to meet Core Profession equivalence KSA requirements. AND Post graduate qualification in psychological assessment and psychological therapy appropriate to the NHS Talking Therapies pathway as detailed in the Table below with related registration and accreditation.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner and demonstrating the competences as required.
• Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services
• Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
• Ability to manage own caseload and time
• Demonstrates high standards in written communication
• Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers
• Experience with routine outcome monitoring
• Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups

Desirable

• Experience of working in Primary Care Services
• Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical
• Outcomes
• Trained in provision of supervision for CBT / other relevant modality
• Completed clinical audits within a service

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Full range of skills and competencies as laid out in the competence framework for CBT (Roth and Pilling 2007) or equivalent for other modalities appropriate to the NHS Talking Therapies pathway
• Computer literate
• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
• Has received training (either formal of through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients