Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

The closing date is 30 September 2025

Job summary

Qualified Band 7 Cognitive Behavioural Therapist - Hyndburn & Rossendale NHS Talking Therapies - Full Time - 37.5 hours

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and self-motivated individual to work for Hyndburn & Rossendale NHS Talking Therapies service

We are a dedicated team of Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWPs), Cognitive Behavioural Therapists and Counsellors who offer a range of support to help people make positive changes to reduce stress and anxiety and improve their wellbeing.

An opportunity now exists for a band 7 accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist who is passionate about providing meaningful and effective therapeutic experiences to address common mental health problems.

If you require further information about the role or an informal discussion please contact us using the details provided.

Main duties of the job

NHS Talking Therapies CBT Therapists offer accessible screening, assessment and treatment for common mental health problems, giving service users a greater degree of choice and flexibility by providing CBT either face-to-face, online or in Groups. You will have a proven track record of delivering high quality service outcomes against robust performance measures and have excellent interpersonal qualities; time management skills; an ability to work autonomously; and an enthusiasm for working in an ever-developing IAPT environment.

We are an innovative and forward thinking service. We provide rapid accessible mental health screening, assessment and treatment whilst enabling people accessing the service to have a collaborative role in the choice of intervention they receive.

The services are underpinned by a philosophy of mental health promotion, health recovery, choice, empowerment and personal responsibility.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Date posted

23 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-CEN2308-EB

Job locations

The Mount

Accrington

BB5 5AD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Formally recognised Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Post Graduate (Master's Level) diploma
Provisional CBT Accreditation with BABCP
Professional qualification in health or social care, e.g. RMN or Social Worker OR KSA equivalence

Knowledge

Essential

Highly developed specialist knowledge of the theory and practice of cognitive behaviour therapy
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.
Knowledge of the NHS Talking Therapies (formerly IAPT) model and a willingness to develop the service clinically.

Experience

Essential

A broad range of experience of working with a wide variety of clients that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
Significant experience of delivering specialist Cognitive Behaviour Therapy assessment and treatment of clients in Adult Mental Health, and managing own clinical caseload of therapy clients safely and effectively
Experience of managing risk and safeguarding concerns according to relevant policies

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Formally recognised Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Post Graduate (Master's Level) diploma
Provisional CBT Accreditation with BABCP
Professional qualification in health or social care, e.g. RMN or Social Worker OR KSA equivalence

Knowledge

Essential

Highly developed specialist knowledge of the theory and practice of cognitive behaviour therapy
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.
Knowledge of the NHS Talking Therapies (formerly IAPT) model and a willingness to develop the service clinically.

Experience

Essential

A broad range of experience of working with a wide variety of clients that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
Significant experience of delivering specialist Cognitive Behaviour Therapy assessment and treatment of clients in Adult Mental Health, and managing own clinical caseload of therapy clients safely and effectively
Experience of managing risk and safeguarding concerns according to relevant policies

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 (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Mount

Accrington

BB5 5AD

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Mount

Accrington

BB5 5AD

Employer's website

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