CBT Therapist

CBT Therapist

Reference

PRI101279

Location

Bristol Park Clinic, 190 Aztec West, Bristol, BS32 4TP

Priory Group Division

Healthcare

Salary

£38K - £48K

Hours

22.5 - 37.5 hours

Vacancy Type

Permanent - Part Time, Permanent - Full Time

Job Advert - Division Information

Bristol Park Clinic (Aztec West):

Situated in the north of Bristol, near Bradley Stoke and Patchway. It is close to the M4, M5 motorways and the Almondsbury Interchange. The clinic is easily accessible by car, bus, and train, making it a convenient location for both staff and clients.

Bristol Hospital (Stapleton, M32):

Our Grade II listed hospital building is set in extensive grounds, just off the M32 and less than three miles from the centre of Bristol, with free on-site parking. We offer 77 beds over seven wards, providing a wide range of services, including Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU), eating disorders, acute care, rehab and recovery. Our collaborative environment fosters opportunities to gain experience in various services.

Job Advert Role Description

We are looking to recruit a CBT Therapist to cover both our Bristol Park Clinic and Bristol Hospital. This is a full-time permanent position, which is an exciting opportunity to provide high quality psychological therapy services within services.

Main duties of the job

• Working in the outpatient team to provide Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) assessment, formulation and treatment to clients.
• To work closely with relevant other professionals as appropriate.
• To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerns the assessment, formulation and treatment plans to clients.
• To undertake risk assessment and risk management of service users.

Job responsibilities

• To provide CBT based assessment, formulation and treatment for people experiencing mental health difficulties.
• Undertaking and managing a clinical caseload in accordance with operational policy.
• Attend monthly clinical supervision to develop knowledge, skills, and promote access to clinical excellence.
• High levels of clinical governance are expected, including all documentation as required by the service.

Person Specification

• Education/Qualifications: Doctoral Clinical/Counselling Psychology with BABCP accreditation or working towards this. Or, a registered health professional and BABCP Accredited.
• Assessed experience of working as a qualified CBT therapist. o Or, experience of working in mental health delivering CBT treatment.
• Able to deliver interventions to a wide range of clients

For your hard work and dedication to Priory, we will offer you a wide range of benefits:

• 25 days annual leave (increasing to 27 days after 5 years of service and 30 days after 10 years service)
• Birthday Leave
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Opportunities to develop and train in a wide variety of care settings
• Support and training from the beginning of your career
• Flexible working
• Supplemented meals
• Access to Employee Assistant programme and other wellness programmes
• Employee benefits scheme (e.g. discounted shopping vouchers, interest-free Apple Products loan scheme)

Please note: Priory Healthcare is a smoke free environment.

Division DBS info

Disclosure

All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.

Job Description

Therapist_v1.pdf

Closing Date

06/07/2025