Job summary
- Main area
- mental health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 354-CS-21788
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hailsham, Lewes, Hastings
- Town
- Hailsham
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Trainee
NHS AfC: Band 6
Come and join us
We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.
So what can we offer you in return?
We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.
You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.
As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.
If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.
Job overview
Are you a CAMHS clinician wanting to train as a Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist within a supportive team? This is an exciting opportunity to learn how to deliver much-needed evidence-based therapies for OCD, anxiety, depression and PTSD. The role may be based in West Sussex, East Sussex or Brighton. Please state your preference within your application, and if successful, we will accommodate your request where possible.
PLEASE NOTE:
In your application, please state your first and second preference in terms of team location (Brighton, East Sussex, and West Sussex). If you do not have a BABCP-recognised Core Profession, you must have completed a self-statement for KSA criterion 4 before interview, which you will need to show at interview. Please see www.babcp.com for guidance and exemplars.
If you have undertaken low-intensity CBT training (e.g., PWP, CWP or EMHP) you must have at least 2 years’ experience between the exam board of your previous training (not just coursework completion or a letter from the department) and the start date of any high-intensity training. This is nationally mandated and is there are no exceptions; you will be asked to evidence your exam board date (or date of graduation certificate if no evidence of exam board) prior to invite to interview.
Main duties of the job
You will need a demonstrable background in working within CAMHS or related services with young people with mental health difficulties and a good understanding of the basics of CBT formulation and treatment.
You will also need a core profession qualification as specified by the BABCP or a demonstrable equivalent of this level of training, as evidenced through their ability to meet the requirements set out in BABCP's Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes (KSA) portfolio.
EMHPs and CWPs are eligible for condensed KSA portfolios. Please note that there needs to be a two-year gap between receiving exam ratification results from any HEE funded course (eg CWP or EMHP) and the start date of a new HEE funded training.
We require those without core professional qualifications to submit their completed KSA Criterion 4 at the time of interview, and their full KSA prior to course commencement. Please see the BABCP website (www.babcp.com) for further details around core professions and the KSA.
You will be well supported by a highly experienced CBT supervisor and will be working alongside skilled and compassionate clinicians, with co-working and shadowing opportunities from early on.
Following successful completion of the Post-Graduate Diploma and BABCP accreditation, you will move into a permanent Band 7 Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist post within our CAMHS teams.
Working for our organisation
We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.
So what can we offer you in return?
We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.
You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.
Working for our organisation
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is committed to becoming a diverse employer and inclusive workplace in which people from all backgrounds can belong and pursue enriching careers. We aspire to reflect the communities we serve and, therefore, encourage applications from candidates from a variety of backgrounds and experiences. Please do contact us (below) for an informal conversation about the post or to arrange a visit. We would love to meet you and hear your ideas.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The course will require travel to either KCL's site in south London, or Reading University, potentially with some overnight stays required during blocks of teaching. Some of the training is delivered remotely.
As this is a training position, please be aware that this is a dual application process where you must be employed in an NHS Psychological Therapies Training funded job to also receive a place on the course, and vice-versa. You must apply to both the university, and SPFT.
If you are ineligible for the University Course, you will be unable to be offered the role. If you withdraw from an employment offer but you have accepted a University offer, you will be unable to join the course.
For more information about the courses please see:
KCL covers the modalities of CBT, SFP and Parent Training. It is very important to mention that you are applying for the CBT modality, and why you are qualified & interested in CBT. You only need one application to the associated University no matter how many job posts you apply for.
These roles are best suited for applicants that are able to balance a busy work and study schedule. You will be an employee at the service but also enrolled for 2 days a week on a Postgraduate Diploma course, and trainees will be expected to study at a Postgraduate level. This will mean that applicants must be prepared to study and write assignments outside of protected study time (such as on weekends and after work). As this is a Postgraduate level diploma, you will be required to be able to study and write academic material at this level which is why the University requires a Bachelor’s degree (2:2 minimum).
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- A recorded/registered qualification such as mental health nursing, occupational therapy or social work, as recognised by the BABCP as a core professional qualification OR evidence of meeting the Knowledge Skills and Attitude (KSA) requirements of BABCP
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in a service for moderate to severe mental health problems
Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience of with young people and families within mental health services
- Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
- Demonstrates high standards in written communication
- Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers
Desirable criteria
- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
- Experience of working in Mental Health Care Services
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
- Hugh Miller
- Job title
- CAMHS CBT Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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