• Job Description

  Req#: C9313-25-0302?language=en&page=110&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust provides Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) in education settings across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland serving the children, young people (CYP), their families and communities. Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland MHST is an early intervention and preventative mental health and emotional wellbeing service.

  The service delivers evidence-based interventions for CYP with mild to moderate mental health needs. The service is part of the national MHST Programme, which has been commissioned following the Transforming Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Care Provision: A Green paper (2017).

  We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and committed candidate to apply for this Band 7 Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) post.

  Please note that applicants must have current registration at the time of application with the BABCP (with full practitioner accreditation).

  The post holder will support the strategic objectives of the MHST in embedding high quality, evidence based interventions across the service.This will involve, working directly with children, young people and their families, as well as supporting the development of cognitive behavioural approaches and interventions across the care pathways through staff training and supervision.

  Main duties of the job

  • To work as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist as part of the MHST, across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
  • To provide assessments, formulations and interventions for children and young people presenting with a range of moderate mental health presentations, for which CBT is evidenced to be clinically effective.
  • The role would include using a broad theoretical knowledge base to provide consultations, clinical supervision and clinical skill groups for other professionals within the service.
  • To work as a highly skilled autonomous practitioner, managing a caseload under clinical and case management supervision.
  • To offer consultation and guidance to other mental health professionals, other treatment pathways and community colleagues.
  • To contribute to the ongoing development of CBT practice, taking into account advances in treatment, theory and research.
  • There may be opportunities to develop other aspects of CBT within the service.

  Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details

  As part of this role involves travelling between schools and clinic bases throughout Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland having your own transport is essential. As part of this role you will be required to hold a valid UK driving license and have access to your own vehicle during working hours, which requires business insurance.

  About us

  We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

  Details

  Date posted

  14 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 7

  Salary

  £46,148 to £52,809 a year

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  003592

  Job locations

  Westcotes Health Centre

  2 Fosse Road South

  Leicester

  Leicestershire

  LE3 0LP

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

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  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto “Apply for this job” and you will be re-directed to our vacancies page where you can review the job description and person specification.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Please review the attached job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Please review the attached job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification

  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.

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

  Address

  Westcotes Health Centre

  2 Fosse Road South

  Leicester

  Leicestershire

  LE3 0LP

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

  Address

  Westcotes Health Centre

  2 Fosse Road South

  Leicester

  Leicestershire

  LE3 0LP

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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