Job summary
- Main area
- SEDATT
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- 12 months (fixed term)
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 425-25-7238300
- Employer
- Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Centenary House
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Cognitive Behavioural Therapist
Band 7
Job overview
Fixed term: 12 months | 30hrs per week
Join our supportive, multidisciplinary Sheffield Eating Disorders Assessment and Treatment Team (SEDATT), part of CAMHS. We specialise in the assessment and evidence-based treatment of children and young people with eating disorders, often presenting with complex comorbidities.
As a CBT Therapist, you will deliver specialist interventions, contribute to MDT care planning, and support service development through supervision, consultation, and collaborative working.
What You'll Bring:
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Doctoral-level training in Clinical Psychology, or be a qualified RMN, Social Worker, Art Therapist, or Family Therapist
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CBT accreditation with the BABCP, with a focus on work with children and young people
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Registration with the HCPC (or other relevant professional body)
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Experience delivering specialist CBT assessments and therapeutic interventions to young people
Main duties of the job
Reporting into the Lead Professional in CAMHS, your responsibilities will include:
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Deliver high-quality, specialist Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy (CBP) to individuals and groups across a variety of settings.
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Conduct specialist assessments and evidence-based interventions for young people with eating disorders and complex comorbidities such as depression and OCD.
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Provide consultation and advice to colleagues and non-professional carers, working autonomously within guidelines and service policies.
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Work within a multidisciplinary team, contributing to care planning, risk management, and ongoing case discussions.
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Supervise and support CAMHS clinicians and CYP-IAPT trainees in CBP.
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Use research skills to support audits, service development, and quality improvement projects within the service.
Working for our organisation
At Sheffield Children’s, our purpose is clear: to provide healthier futures for children and young people. Our three strategic aims are Outstanding Patient Care, Brilliant Place to Work, and Leaders in Children’s Health.
We work with partners across local, regional, and national levels to deliver physical and mental healthcare in both acute and community settings. Many of our clinicians are nationally and internationally recognised for their expertise.
We’re proud that 73% of colleagues would recommend Sheffield Children’s as a place to work, placing us among the top five NHS trusts in England — and the top-ranked trust in the North East and Yorkshire — in the latest NHS Staff Survey.
Our nearly 4,000 colleagues bring our CARE values — Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence — to life every day, creating a kind, welcoming environment where patients and families feel safe and supported.
As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2026, we’re excited to keep building our leadership in children's health, improve experiences for patients and staff, and focus on our communities and population health.
We also offer excellent benefits to support your wellbeing, with generous annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing programmes, and exclusive discounts — helping you thrive at work and beyond.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on the main responsibilities for this post, please refer to the job description and person specification.
Please note that Sheffield Children's uplift pay to meet the Real Living Wage, which is £12.60 per hour.
Diversity Statement
At Sheffield Children’s, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity and supports everyone’s success. We prioritise Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in our recruitment practices, creating a welcoming space for people of all backgrounds, including ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ members.
Recognising that inclusivity is an ongoing effort, we review our processes and welcome feedback to enhance our practices. A diverse team strengthens our organisation and the quality of care we deliver. For ideas on how we can improve, please contact our Recruitment Manager at [email protected]. Together, we’re building a workplace where everyone belongs.
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Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, or RMN /RN (mental health) or a fully qualified social worker or fully qualified art therapist or family therapist.
- CBT accreditation with the BABCP – with a focus on CBT with children and young adults
- Registration with the HPC as a Clinical Psychologist, or other relevant professional body.
Desirable criteria
- Additional training in CBP with children and in young people with ASD.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of specialist CBP assessment and therapeutic interventions with children and young people with psychological and mental health problems and their families in physical health settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of child mental health problems across the full age range, reflecting all levels of 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
- Commitment to multi-disciplinary team working – team player
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within the area of specialty
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience of the application of CBP in different cultural contexts.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
- Skills in working with complex cases and being able to use CBP in an integrated way with other interventions if necessary
- 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.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional & non professional groups
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
- Formal training in supervision of other therapists.
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multimedia materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- Commitment and competencies in multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Noma Ndhlovu
- Job title
- SEDATT Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07350407027
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