Trainee High Intensity Therapist

Please note: the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date if a large volume of applications are received. ***Due To New Funding, An Exciting Opportunity Has Arisen For 6 Trainee High Intensity Therapists (HITs) To Join NHS Cambridgeshire And Peterborough Talking Therapies Service (CPTT) On a Permanent Contract At Various Team Bases Including Chesterton Medical Centre, Chesterton, Cambridge Newtown Centre, Huntingdon City Hall, Peterborough Fenland Hall, MarchYou may specify on your application if you are interested in a specific location however your preference is not guaranteed.Please note interviews for this post will take place in person at Newtown Centre, Nursery Rd, Huntingdon PE29 3RJ, in December 2025 / Early January 2026.Please email Joanna.Curtis@CPFT.nhs.uk for more details.You must be able to start the Post Graduate Diploma High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Training course on the 23rd February 2026.This is a fantastic opportunity to gain a high-level qualification in mental health and start of your career in the IAPT Programme.Please be advised the training provider will be Charlie Waller Institute at Reading University. Training will be a blend of classroom based and online teaching. Additionally, on your clinical days you will be working from base on some days and from home working on other days.It is essential to have a core profession that will confer eligibility to apply for BABCP accreditation following completion of the course - please read Why Work for Us document. Applicants with a background as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner will require a minimum of 24 months in post from the date of qualifying before the start of the High Intensity training programme.Please note this post will be regraded to band 7 on successful completion of the training course.We offer a high standard of supervision to our clinicians that far exceeds the nationally set minimum requirements within IAPT services. Monthly line management and annual appraisals are offered in addition to regular clinical supervision, and supervisors and line managers work closely together to ensure a supportive and developmental environment. We also offer excellent CPD opportunities within the service.Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social Care, Research & Development.To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Joanna Curtis Job title: Team Leader Email address: Joanna.Curtis@cpft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01480 445228Joanna Curtis or Stephanie Poulter tel: 01480 445228Email jo.curtis@cpft.nhs.uk / stephanie.poulter@cpft.nhs.uk