Trainee High Intensity CBT Therapist - Wiltshire MHST
| Posting date: | 15 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 October 2025 |
| Location: | Melksham |
| Company: | inploi |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 75741910 |
Summary
Please note that this is an internal only role and therefore only current employees of Oxford Health are eligible to apply
We are recruiting for clinicians who are ready to embark on a new and exciting role as trainee CBT Therapists within the Wiltshire Mental Health Support Team (MHST). This is a great opportunity to receive excellent CBT training whilst putting new skills into practice within a clinical team with robust supervision.
The successful candidate will be working as a CBT trainee within the Wiltshire MHST for the duration of the one year course and would split their time between training and carrying out clinical work. After successful completion of the course, applicants would be encouraged to apply for any vacant posts within the service - the banding of which will be funding dependant.
Potential interview dates are the 20th or 21st October 2025 - Due to interviewing with the University, alternative dates cannot be considered.
The course you will be completing at the University of Reading as part of this role is a Level 2 accredited course with BABCP. This means that upon completion trainees will meet criteria to apply for provisional accreditation as a CBT therapist with the BABCP.
To apply, you must meet the criteria for CBT training and also have a BABCP-recognised professional background in mental health or related areas. This means having a recognised Core Profession. You can find out whether you have a recognised Core Profession here.
If you do not have a core profession, please see below for further information
Main duties of the jobTo work within an appropriate mental health setting(s) alongside other professions and agencies including within multi-disciplinary teams and specialised clinical settings.
To carry out complex psychological assessments sensitively and independently with a broad range of client groups including individual psychometric testing sessions
To formulate the nature, causes and maintaining factors of highly distressing psychological difficulties and presentations informed by a broad range of potentially conflicting clinical, theoretical and conceptual models, the empirical, experimental and clinical literature base and the results of assessment. To communicate such formulations professionally, sensitively and diplomatically, frequently in an emotive atmosphere, to clients, relatives, carers and other healthcare professionals relevant to the case.
To plan and implement individualised, formulation-driven psychological interventions, or programmes empathically, sensitively and independently, with a broad range of client groups, carers (including relatives), families, and groups of clients, and to evaluate the impact of such interventions.
To plan and deliver group sessions for clients, their carers or staff groups.
To provide advice and support for carers and other professionals.
To network and consult with relevant external agencies such as social services, independent and voluntary sector, to facilitate and enable intervention at multiple levels.
Working for our organisationOxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Please see the job description for full details of the role and study requirements.
If you do not have a Core Profession, you must complete a portfolio of evidence to show that you have equivalent training and experience. This is known as the Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes portfolio (KSA). If applying via the KSA route, you must have completed a self-statement for KSA criterion 4 before interview and, if successful at interview, will need to prepare the other required sections ahead of the start of the course (including obtaining references). Please see the BABCP website for guidance and exemplars.
If you have undertaken low-intensity CBT training (e.g., PWP, CWP or EMHP) you must have at least 2 years’ experience between the exam board of your previous training (not just coursework completion or a letter from the department) and the start date of any high-intensity training. This is nationally mandated and there are no exceptions; you will be asked to evidence your exam board date (or date of graduation certificate if no evidence of exam board) prior to invite to interview.
The CBT course provides a thorough and robust cognitive behavioural theoretical base with particular focus on the protocols with the soundest evidence. In addition to providing practical, intensive and detailed skills training to facilitate skill development to a defined standard of competency, the course will aim to increase trainees’ knowledge base of theory and research in CBT and to promote a critical approach to the subject. It will aim to equip trainees to become skilled, creative and independent CBT practitioners who appropriately value and adhere to treatment protocols with fidelity.
The clinical work involves being part of a multi-disciplinary MHST and successful candidates will carry their own caseload of CBT training cases. Workplace supervision will be provided weekly.
The training involves teaching blocks as well as weekly teaching and supervision days at the University of Reading. Applicants must be willing to travel to Reading and have their own transport.
Training is provided at the University of Reading and the clinical base will be in one of our Community CAMHS bases in Wiltshire with travel around the county as necessary.
Additional information for the post
*Please note in this instance the course is not optional; there will be a joint interview process including University of Reading to appoint to these roles. The roles are dependent on meeting all course requirements.
*Candidates cannot be accepted onto any training programme if they are currently undertaking studies elsewhere (that will not be completed by start February 2026).
*We do not accept candidates who have previously studied for the same award at another institution.
* All applicants will need to be available to start the training in February 2026.
Person specification Knowledge Requirements Essential criteria- Specialist knowledge of mental health / psychological therapies acquired through relevant prior experience, undergraduate teaching and/or supervised clinical practice, and the potential to build upon and extend such knowledge through training.
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post
- A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following at graduate level: nursing/medicine, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy, counselling, probation, teacher of special education/needs, psychotherapy / psychotherapeutic counselling (BACP registered) or within a psychological therapy (degree plus postgraduate training in applied area) meeting KSA criteria.
- Capacity to frequently sit in constrained positions for client assessments, group and individual therapy, meetings, and clinical supervision. Familiarity with computer use which may include word processing, spreadsheets, database programmes, publisher and PowerPoint.
- Evidence of organisational potential which enables planning of own workload in relation both to clinical work (e.g. organise appointments with staff and clients, plan client sessions), as well as academic work (e.g. teaching and research activities). Evidence of a potential for flexibility in planning: specifically, a capacity to monitor, evaluate and adjust plans accordingly over time.
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Recruiter Contact DetailsName: Alex Driver
Title: Clinical Team Manager
Email: alexander.driver@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
Telephone: 01865 902630