CBT Psychotherapist

Transformationunitgm; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health organization in Gillingham is seeking a qualified CBT Psychotherapist to join its Early Intervention in Psychosis service. The successful candidate will provide high-quality cognitive behavioral therapy and family interventions for individuals experiencing their first episode of psychosis. This role offers a supportive work environment with opportunities for professional development. Applicants must hold a relevant postgraduate qualification and BABCP registration.

Benefits

Active health and wellbeing programme

Flexible working arrangements

Regular recognition events

Qualifications

• Must hold a postgraduate Qualification in CBT.
• BABCP registration required.
• Experience working with people with mental health problems.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality CBT and family interventions to individuals with psychosis.
• Conduct assessments and deliver evidence-based interventions.
• Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team.

Education

Postgraduate Qualification in CBT

BABCP registration

Job description

Main area Community Mental Health- Early Intervention in Psychosis Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday) Job ref 380-NK232-B

Employer Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Britton House, Gillingham Town Gillingham Salary £47,810 - £54,710 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 26/01/2026 23:59

CBT Psychotherapist

Band 7

We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We offer a range of ongoing benefits to our valued workforce. From an active health and wellbeing programme to regular recognition events, we work hard to provide varied benefits that make a difference to your work‑life balance.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

Job overview

Are you a qualified or soon-to-be qualified CBT Psychotherapist looking for a new challenge in a supportive work environment?

We are looking for a CBT Psychotherapist to join our Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIPS) service, based in Medway.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the team as it continues to offer evidence-based interventions. In this role, you will be responsible for providing high-quality CBT and family interventions to people aged 14+ with a first episode of psychosis.

You will also be involved in case consultation and collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT).

As a CBT Psychotherapist with Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust, you will have plenty of support and opportunities to develop your own practice, whilst providing excellent care to people with psychosis and their families.

You must hold a postgraduate Qualification in CBT, BABCP registration and have experience working with people with mental health problems. We welcome your application if you are awaiting your registration and are keen to develop your skills and further training in psychosis.

Main duties of the job

• Provide CBT and other psychological interventions (e.g., substance misuse and family interventions) to people with a first episode of psychosis.
• Conduct high-quality assessments and deliver evidence-based interventions.
• Collaborate effectively with the MDT to strengthen the team's therapeutic capacity.
• Contribute to service development and participate in research and evaluation activities.

The Service

The Early Intervention for Psychosis Service is a well-respected and well-established multi-disciplinary service with a reputation for excellence. The EIP psychological therapies staff are integrated within EIPS and committed to providing support, excellent supervision and to developing its staff.

Working for our organisation

We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated ‘Good’ by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.

Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It’s why we’re passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's doing well together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

At Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust, we are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under‑represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.

The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.

Person specification

Qualifications

• BABCP registration

Experience

• Experience in Early Intervention in Psychosis/Adult Mental Health/Severe Mental Health problems
• Experience in CBT/CBTp
• Experience in MDT working
• Experience in group work/family work
• Knowledge of recovery, social inclusion and EIP policies
• Audit, service evaluation & research experience
• Experience in Children and Young People’s Partnership Service (CHYPPS)

In cases where we receive a high volume of applications for a post, it may be necessary to bring the closing date forward. Please submit your completed application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Due to the high volume of applications received, it is not possible to respond individually to your application. Should you not hear from us within six weeks of the vacancy closing, please assume that your application has not been successful.

Probation Period. New employees external to the trust are subject to a six-month probationary period.

To deliver an effective service it is essential in some of our roles that you are able to travel between work bases in a timely manner.

Production of false or forged documents/qualifications in order to obtain employment is a criminal offence and will be reported to the Police.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check. Certain roles are subject to criminal record checks called Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks. Therefore, you will be required to submit a completed Disclosure form to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust are signed up to NHS England’s Sexual Safety in Health Care Organisational Charter. The trust takes a systematic zero‑tolerance approach to tackle any unwanted, inappropriate and/or harmful sexual behaviours within the workplace and in our care provision. We are committed to sexual safety which encompasses prevention, support and decisive action against perpetrators. We are committed to keeping you and our patients safe.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Additional information:

Name: Dr Meena McGill; Job title: Lead for Psychological Practice; Email address: [e-mail]; Telephone number: 07535654988.

Dr Liz Davison (Consultant Clinical Psychologist in EIP): 07549 453 952.