CAMHS High Intensity CBT Psychological Therapist: Sponsorship Available

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

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.

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).

Closing Date: 22 November 2026

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