CBT Therapist/ Senior CAMHS Practitioner inManchester inManchester PUBLISHED
WED 15 JAN 2025
The role emphasises collaboration, evidence-based practices, and strong communication skills within a supportive and diverse team environment. Candidates should be committed to continual service improvement and fostering high-quality, person-centered care. The Trust promotes inclusivity and is keen to attract applicants from various backgrounds to ensure a representative workforce.
MFT CAMHS Emerge 16-17 CMHT are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and experienced CBT therapist to work in our dynamic and developing service.
The successful candidate will be an accredited CBT therapist and have a proven ability to deliver CBT to a high standard. They will ideally have completed training/qualification in supervision and have experience of supervising staff.
They will be expected to deliver consultation and advice to the multi-disciplinary team as well as other professionals and agencies involved in the care plan.
We are looking for clinicians that are passionate about evidence based, person centred and collaborative practice. You will have excellent communication skills both verbal and written and enjoy being part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team.
You will be joining a vibrant, established and well-trained multi-disciplinary team where values based, high quality care delivery is integral to all decision making. The team enjoy working together, setting new challenge and jointly celebrating success. We are a diverse, warm and welcoming team.
- To manage a highly specialised caseload consisting of complex psychological presentations.
- Advise other professionals on appropriate referrals for CBT/Therapies
- To utilise specialist assessment skills to determine a potential client's suitability for CBT/Therapies, and make informed recommendations for other treatment modalities where indicated
- To develop individual case formulations for all clients integrating clinical assessment data with evidence based psychological models in order to plan CBT/Therapies for individual clients and collaboratively engage them in the process of therapy
- To conduct risk assessments, preparing risk management plans and initiating appropriate action where indicated (including requests for mental health act assessments)
- To support CAMHS Managers to promote a culture of continual improvement in the quality, diversity and performance management of services
Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.
About us
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Please wait...this will take a moment...