Clinical / Counselling Psychologist or Qualified CBT Therapist
Keynsham
Part Time
£49,387 - £56,515 per annum | pro rata
Expires: 12/11/2026
Band 7
Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity cover)
About the Role
Job overview
Are you a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, or a qualified CBT Therapist seeking a new challenge in CAMHS?
We are looking for a part time (15 Hours) Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, or a qualified CBT Therapist, to join our CAMHS team in Bath and North East Somerset. This role is a fixed term maternity cover.
We are a friendly, supportive multidisciplinary team, committed to delivering safe, high-quality care.
This role would suit someone who is adaptable, flexible, and highly organised, and who thrives in a developing service where they can make a meaningful impact.
The postholder will promote the psychological health and wellbeing of young people accessing the service and will provide psychological assessment, interventions, risk identification and assessment evaluation and will contribute to service development, audit, research projects and teaching where appropriate.
The postholder will work closely with colleagues within the CAMHS team and join an already thriving CBT / Psychology team with access to excellent supervision, peer support and leadership. BANES CAMHS has a strong emphasis on staff wellbeing and connection.
Main duties of the job
You will:
- Provide CBT / psychological assessments and evidence-based interventions as part of a CAMHS care plan, with children, young people and their families.
- Contribute to the multi agency team working with a young person
- Assess and identify risk, undertake care plans and risk assessments
contribute to the CAMHS duty system and other urgent care work as required - Provide supervision to members of the team
- Deliver group and team-based interventions
- Offer consultation to team members and those across the organisation as required.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
Person specification
Qualifications - Academic/Skills/Professional
Essential criteria
- Doctoral level training in clinical/counselling psychology. OR, Master/Diploma in CBT with a core qualification in a field of mental health including psychiatric nursing, social work or occupational therapy.
- Registration with HCPC or equivalent.
- BABCP accreditation for CBT Therapists.
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the relevant professional body.
Desirable criteria
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications or experience in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
- Willingness to work towards accreditation with accrediting body such as EMDR UK Association.
Knowledge Requirements
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies with clients with mild to moderate psychological difficulties.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge in relation to the client group, occupational stress and common mental health difficulties.
- Knowledge of evidence models of treatment for common mental health difficulties, PTSD, occupational stress and burnout.
- For Clinical or Counselling Psychologists: • Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology and psychotherapy.
Further Training or Job-Related Aptitude and Skills
Essential criteria
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- 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 in other professional and non-professional groups.
- Good organisational and time management skills, ability to plan and prioritise own workload.
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- Ability to reflect and use supervision effectively.
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, day services and inpatient settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and threat of physical abuse.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
- Experience of running/co-running groups.
- Experience of working in staff support services.
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- A positive approach to working with adults with mental health difficulties.
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently.
- Willingness to work flexibly.
Desirable criteria
- An awareness of own strengths and limitations.
Contractual Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel independently between sites when required.
- Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Documents to Download
Job description / Person Spec (PDF, 157.0KB)
Guidance Notes for Candidates Applying for a job at OHFT (PDF, 424.6KB)
Recruiter Contact Details
Name: Dr Rochelle Barden
Title: Lead Clinical Psychologist
Telephone: 01865 90389