CBT Therapist

Haringey GP Federation; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children's healthcare provider in Sheffield is looking for an experienced CBT Therapist. The role involves delivering specialist CBT interventions in diverse settings and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. Candidates must be accredited CBT Therapists with experience in addressing complex mental health needs. The position offers a competitive salary and full-time employment, supporting children's mental health across the community.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Pension schemes

Health and wellbeing programmes

Qualifications

• Experience delivering CBT interventions to children and young people.
• Ability to handle challenging emotional situations with professionalism.
• Commitment to teamwork in a multidisciplinary environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality individual and group CBT interventions.
• Undertake specialist assessments and therapeutic work.
• Provide consultation and advice to colleagues.

Skills

Experience with complex mental health cases

Effective communication skills

Consultation skills

Education

Doctoral level training in clinical psychology or equivalent

CBT accreditation with BABCP

Registration with HCPC

Job description

Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

CBT Therapist

The closing date is 22 December 2025

Permanent | Full-time | Internal applicants only

Sheffield Community CAMHS is a dedicated, multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality care across two sites - Centenary House and The Becton Centre. We work to share knowledge, expertise, and resources, ensuring collaborative and comprehensive support for children, young people, and families.

We are looking for an experienced Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist to join our dynamic service. This is an exciting opportunity to deliver specialist CBT interventions across diverse settings including clinics, schools, and home environments.

About You: You will be an accredited CBT Therapist and bring experience delivering specialist CBT to children and young people with complex mental health needs, along with registration with the HCPC.

Main duties of the job

Reporting into the CAMHS Lead Professional, your responsibilities will include:

• Deliver high-quality individual and group CBT interventions.
• Undertake specialist assessments and therapeutic work.
• Provide consultation and advice to colleagues and carers.
• Foster strong working relationships within the MDT.
• Supervise and support trainee and qualified clinicians in CBT.
• Contribute to training, service development, and continuous improvement.

Join a supportive team making a real impact in young people's lives. Apply now to be part of something meaningful.

About us

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.

Job responsibilities

For more information on the main responsibilities for this post, please refer to the job description and person specification.

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 [e-mail]. Together, we're building a workplace where everyone belongs.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, or a qualified family therapist
• CBT accreditation with the BABCP - with a focus on CBT with children and young adults
• Registration with the HCPC as a Clinical Psychologist, or other relevant professional body.
• Additional training in CBP with children and in young people with ASD.

Experience

• Experience of specialist CBT 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
• 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 within the area of speciality
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
• Experience of the application of CBT in different cultural contexts.

Knowledge and Skills

• Skills in working with complex cases and being able to use CBT 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.
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
• Formal training in supervision of other therapists.

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.

Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum pro rata if part time