Job summary
Cognitive Behaviour Therapist for Psychosis - Part time
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled and motivated Band 7 CBT Therapist to join our Coventry Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) team.
About the Role
As a key member of our multi-disciplinary team, you will deliver high-quality CBT and CBTp to people aged 14-65 who are experiencing a first episode of psychosis or an At-Risk Mental State (ARMS). EIP offers evidence-based early assessment and treatment for up to three years, with a strong emphasis on working collaboratively with families and carers.
You will provide evidence-based assessment, formulation, and intervention, supporting individuals with unusual experiences and beliefs, trauma, co-morbidities, and the social challenges associated with psychosis. Instilling hope and promoting recovery is central to what we do.
What We Offer
- A supportive and psychologically minded MDT environment
- Regular supervision from a Senior Clinical Psychologist
- Opportunities to provide supervision and training to colleagues
- Involvement in service development, research, and audit activity
- A team where psychological therapies are highly valued and embedded in the pathway
About You
We are looking for an enthusiastic CBT therapist who:
- Is committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred care
- Values collaborative, multidisciplinary working
- Has experience or a strong interest in psychosis and ARMS pathways
- Brings compassion, curiosity, and a recovery-focused mindset
Main duties of the job
Clinical
- Deliver specialist CBT and CBT for Psychosis interventions to service users within the EIP pathway.
- Provide psychological assessment, formulation, and evidence-based treatment.
- Offer consultation and joint working to MDT colleagues.
- Work autonomously within professional and service guidelines.
- Maintain high-quality clinical records in line with Trust policies.
Multi-Disciplinary Team Working
- Work collaboratively with nurses, psychiatrists, OTs, psychologists, social workers and support workers.
- Contribute psychological perspectives to MDT reviews, care plans, and risk assessments.
Service Contribution
- Support the development and delivery of ARMS pathways within the service.
- Participate in clinical audits, service evaluation, and quality improvement activity.
- Contribute to psychological thinking within the team and wider service.
Professional
- Receive and engage with regular supervision from a Senior Clinical Psychologist.
- Maintain accreditation through CPD, supervision, and ethical practice.
- Uphold recovery-focused and culturally sensitive approaches.
Other Requirements
- Travel across Warwickshire and Coventry during the working day.
- Work flexibly to meet the needs of service users.
- Adhere to Trust values, policies, and safeguarding responsibilities.
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
About us
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
These include:
- generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
- excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
- salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
- discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
- wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
- staff networks and support group
We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
Qualifications
Essential:
- Professional registration (HCPC, NMC, AHP registration) and/or BABCP accreditation.
- Completed training in CBT for Psychosis at Diplomaequivalent level (or willingness to undertake topup training).
Desirable:
- EMDR training.
- Additional training in TraumaFocused CBT and/or BFT and/or Mood on Track.
Experience
Essential:
- Experience delivering CBT to people with psychosis.
- Experience applying CBT models to anxiety and mood disorders, including complex presentations and trauma.
- Experience working within multidisciplinary teams.
Desirable:
- Experience in an Early Intervention in Psychosis service.
- Experience in service development or improvement activity.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential:
- Strong knowledge of CBT and CBT for Psychosis models and interventions.
- Ability to work autonomously and manage a clinical caseload.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and problemsolving skills.
- Ability to contribute psychological perspectives to MDT working.
- Understanding of safeguarding, risk, and professional accountability.
Desirable:
- Knowledge of ARMS frameworks and evidencebased interventions.
- Awareness of relevant NICE guidelines and EIP standards.
Other Requirements
Essential:
- Ability to travel across a large geographical area during the working day.
- Flexibility around service needs.
Please note: It is mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to be registered with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Update Service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
Qualifications
Essential:
- Professional registration (HCPC, NMC, AHP registration) and/or BABCP accreditation.
- Completed training in CBT for Psychosis at Diplomaequivalent level (or willingness to undertake topup training).
Desirable:
- EMDR training.
- Additional training in TraumaFocused CBT and/or BFT and/or Mood on Track.
Experience
Essential:
- Experience delivering CBT to people with psychosis.
- Experience applying CBT models to anxiety and mood disorders, including complex presentations and trauma.
- Experience working within multidisciplinary teams.
Desirable:
- Experience in an Early Intervention in Psychosis service.
- Experience in service development or improvement activity.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential:
- Strong knowledge of CBT and CBT for Psychosis models and interventions.
- Ability to work autonomously and manage a clinical caseload.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and problemsolving skills.
- Ability to contribute psychological perspectives to MDT working.
- Understanding of safeguarding, risk, and professional accountability.
Desirable:
- Knowledge of ARMS frameworks and evidencebased interventions.
- Awareness of relevant NICE guidelines and EIP standards.
Other Requirements
Essential:
- Ability to travel across a large geographical area during the working day.
- Flexibility around service needs.
Please note: It is mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to be registered with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Update Service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- To have undertaken a recognised qualification and to hold current BABCP accreditation
- Qualification in a recognised psychological therapy, to master's level or equivalent.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Ability to provide Cognitive Behavioural and/or other psychological therapy to individuals with psychosis.
- Knowledge of a range of models currently used in EI services.
- Well developed skills in effective communication of highly technical or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and professional colleagues both within and outside of the NHS
- Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development
- Advanced IT skills, for recording work activity, for searching data bases and the internet, for word processing and preparing presentations, and for using email and intranet systems.
- Good oral and written skills
- Awareness and understanding of ethical issues that arise in this area of work
Desirable
- Knowledge of legislation and policy as it effects this client group
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional groups and non-professional groups. This includes the capacity to sensitively advise, support, educate and mentor other professionals regarding therapy with people with complex mental health presentations
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with individuals with psychosis.
- Relevant experience of working in a mental health setting within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience of the assessment of the suitability of prospective clients for a recognised psychological therapy.
- Experience of or willingness to contribute to the clinical supervision of less qualified staff and/or trainees utilising both group and individual formats
- Experience of the application of psychological treatment in different cultural contexts
Desirable
- Experience of teaching and training
- Experience of working with a wide variety of clients across the whole adult life with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
- Experience of the assessment, formulation and treatment of people experiencing psychosis
Other
Essential
- Must hold a current driving licence and have independent means of transport.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- To have undertaken a recognised qualification and to hold current BABCP accreditation
- Qualification in a recognised psychological therapy, to master's level or equivalent.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Ability to provide Cognitive Behavioural and/or other psychological therapy to individuals with psychosis.
- Knowledge of a range of models currently used in EI services.
- Well developed skills in effective communication of highly technical or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and professional colleagues both within and outside of the NHS
- Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development
- Advanced IT skills, for recording work activity, for searching data bases and the internet, for word processing and preparing presentations, and for using email and intranet systems.
- Good oral and written skills
- Awareness and understanding of ethical issues that arise in this area of work
Desirable
- Knowledge of legislation and policy as it effects this client group
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional groups and non-professional groups. This includes the capacity to sensitively advise, support, educate and mentor other professionals regarding therapy with people with complex mental health presentations
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with individuals with psychosis.
- Relevant experience of working in a mental health setting within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience of the assessment of the suitability of prospective clients for a recognised psychological therapy.
- Experience of or willingness to contribute to the clinical supervision of less qualified staff and/or trainees utilising both group and individual formats
- Experience of the application of psychological treatment in different cultural contexts
Desirable
- Experience of teaching and training
- Experience of working with a wide variety of clients across the whole adult life with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
- Experience of the assessment, formulation and treatment of people experiencing psychosis
Other
Essential
- Must hold a current driving licence and have independent means of transport.
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
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).
