Job Description

Early Intervention in Psychosis Team North Cumbria is delighted to advertise for a Band 7 Cognitive Behavioural Therapist for Psychosis (CBTp). We are a busy, dynamic, and friendly team offering high quality treatment for people with first episode psychosis.
Early Intervention in Psychosis Service

• Are you passionate about working with people who have psychosis and transforming their lives?
• Are you committed to making positive changes of recovery with patients and their families?
• Are you keen to work in a dynamic team which is designed at bring out the best in you?

If the answer is yes to the above, then we would be delighted to hear from you.
This is an exciting time as we continue to develop the Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) Service in the North, East and West of Cumbria. The EIP Service is a 3-year service for individuals who experience psychosis. We would like a BABCP qualified therapist to join our dynamic team in the Cumbria Lake District working across a variety of venues across the county.
Role to work across North Cumbria.
This role would also suit newly qualified CBT therapists working towards accreditation - this is essential.
Please note that this role is a face to face role, and is not able to be done remotely. You will also be required to work for the EIP Team at Lillyhall Business Centre which is in North Cumbria.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder is responsible for providing a qualified psychological therapy service to clients in a designated locality, providing evidence-based model-specific psychological assessment, formulation and therapy, and advice and consultation to colleagues, and to other non-professional carers, on psychological aspects of assessment, formulation, care and treatment. Thepost holder will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring that high quality individualised care is delivered which ensures safety and a commitment to promoting recovery and wellbeing and maximising independence.
Where appropriate the post-holder will provide clinical supervision to less experienced staff, in accordance with service needs.

• Will provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect, and dignity.
• Contribute to training on a multi-disciplinary basis.
• Participate in clinical audit and service development within the remit of the post.
• Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures.
• Receive clinical and professional supervision from the senior psychological therapist. NTW/GenericPCP/NJ/1561
• Accountable to Psychological Services Professional Head for the provision of a model-specific psychological therapy service in the designated locality.
• Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures.

About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.
Details
Date posted
03 February 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
47,810 to 54,710 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
263-CCG25-393-LB-B
Job locations
Lillyhall Business Centre
Jubliee Road
Workington Cumbria
CA14 4HA
Job description
Job responsibilities
Where appropriate the post-holder will provide clinical supervision to less experienced staff, in accordance with service needs.

• Will provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect, and dignity.
• Contribute to training on a multi-disciplinary basis.
• Participate in clinical audit and service development within the remit of the post.
• Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures.
• Receive clinical and professional supervision from the senior psychological therapist. NTW/GenericPCP/NJ/1561
• Accountable to Psychological Services Professional Head for the provision of a model-specific psychological therapy service in the designated locality.
• Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the services policies and procedures

Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 29th January 2026
Closing date : 1st March 2026
We welcome your application.
Please note - this vacancy may close early once a suitable number of applications are received. Job description
Job responsibilities
Where appropriate the post-holder will provide clinical supervision to less experienced staff, in accordance with service needs.

• Will provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect, and dignity.
• Contribute to training on a multi-disciplinary basis.
• Participate in clinical audit and service development within the remit of the post.
• Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures.
• Receive clinical and professional supervision from the senior psychological therapist. NTW/GenericPCP/NJ/1561
• Accountable to Psychological Services Professional Head for the provision of a model-specific psychological therapy service in the designated locality.
• Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the services policies and procedures

Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 29th January 2026
Closing date : 1st March 2026
We welcome your application.
Please note - this vacancy may close early once a suitable number of applications are received.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• An Honours Degree in Psychology recognised for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society; Or an Honours degree level qualification in another mental health field, subject to specific suitability check; And able to meet Core Profession equivalence KSA requirements.
• Or RMN, OT, Arts Psychotherapy or Social Worker degree level qualification;
• And Accredited post-graduate qualifications in a minimum of one psychological therapy modality appropriate to the designated pathway, as detailed in the table below, together with ongoing registration / accredited membership of the appropriate professional body

Desirable

• Training in clinical supervision

Knowledge
Essential

• Experience of model specific psychological assessment and therapy with clients across a wide range of care settings
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity, including severe and enduring mental health problems, psychosis and/or personality disorder, drawing on evidence based models.
• This includes maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the possibility of physical abuse.

Desirable

• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
• Experience of the application of psychological therapy in different cultural contexts

Skills
Essential

• Skills in the use of model-specific psychological assessment and therapy. Skills in evidence based psychological interventions.
• Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinical sensitive information to clients, their family, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.

Desirable

• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• An Honours Degree in Psychology recognised for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society; Or an Honours degree level qualification in another mental health field, subject to specific suitability check; And able to meet Core Profession equivalence KSA requirements.
• Or RMN, OT, Arts Psychotherapy or Social Worker degree level qualification;
• And Accredited post-graduate qualifications in a minimum of one psychological therapy modality appropriate to the designated pathway, as detailed in the table below, together with ongoing registration / accredited membership of the appropriate professional body

Desirable

• Training in clinical supervision

Knowledge
Essential

• Experience of model specific psychological assessment and therapy with clients across a wide range of care settings
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity, including severe and enduring mental health problems, psychosis and/or personality disorder, drawing on evidence based models.
• This includes maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the possibility of physical abuse.

Desirable

• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
• Experience of the application of psychological therapy in different cultural contexts

Skills
Essential

• Skills in the use of model-specific psychological assessment and therapy. Skills in evidence based psychological interventions.
• Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinical sensitive information to clients, their family, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.

Desirable

• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.

Skills Required