Trainee CBT Therapist - #144539

NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies provides talking therapies to patients with mild to moderate mental health problems who reside in West Sussex. We are a well-established and respected service, part of the NHS Talking Therapies provision adhering to NICE Guidance. Each team is comprised of Senior Psychological Therapists, Cognitive Behaviour Therapists, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, and Counsellors, supported by Administrative and Operational Management Teams.

This is a training role within the NHS Talking Therapies programme, which requires attendance and successful completion of the 1 year PGDip in High Intensity Psychological Therapies with the University of Sussex based in Brighton. The post-holder will work within NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies, Primary Care Psychological Therapies Service providing high intensity interventions whilst undertaking a programme of training specific for this role. This intensive training post will equip the post-holder to provide a psychological therapy service to clients with a range of problems, especially those for which CBT is demonstrated to be clinically effective. The post holder will work in the service for part of the week using the newly developed skills whilst attending the training programme.

• Please note we will close this vacancy early if sufficient numbers of applications have been received **
  
  

This post is offered on a fixed term basis, with the opportunity to apply for vacancies within the service on successful completion of the course.

We strongly encourage you to check the job description and the core professional criteria carefully before applying for this post. Unfortunately, we will not be able to answer questions related to your eligibility for the course. We ask that you use the information provided within the job description and through the BABCP website: https://babcp.com/careers/training-in-cbt

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast
  
  

Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Julie Middlehurst Job title: Deputy Operational Head of Service Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 07484 091304