Specialist Psychological Therapist – CBT
| Posting date: | 16 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £57,888.00 to £64,880.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £57888.00 - £64880.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 January 2026 |
| Location: | Reading, RG6 6BZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9371-26-0045 |
Summary
The must have's for this role: Qualified in CBT to postgraduate diploma level with BABCP accreditation and substantial post-qualification experience delivering high-intensity CBT to children and young people with anxiety, depression, and complex presentations. Extensive experience in specialist psychological assessment, formulation, and evidence-based intervention within CAMHS, including managing comorbidities, safeguarding, risk, and complex clinical situations. Evidence of post-qualification training in clinical supervision, with experience providing supervision, teaching, and mentoring to practitioners, trainees, and multidisciplinary teams. Demonstrated expertise in clinical leadership, including coordinating CBT provision across services, contributing to service development, quality improvement, audits, and research initiatives. Knowledge of psychological therapies theory and practice, clinical governance, service evaluation, researchmethodology, and the ability to implement evidence-based service changes. Strong skills in communication, consultation, collaboration, and advocacy with service users, families, clinicians, and multi-agency partners, including managing sensitive or highly emotive information; able to work flexibly across sites and maintain professional standards under pressure. For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed. We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don't hesitate to call: Jemma Crocker-Buque on 01189044664or email jemma.crockerbuque@berkshire.nhs.uk who'll be delighted to help. Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.