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Salary for this role£49,387 a year
Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year
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Closest occupation match: SOC 2224, Psychotherapists and cognitive behaviour therapists. Pay for this occupation is set by national pay scales (NHS bands), so no single Home Office going rate applies.
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Role description
Job summary
Touchstone
is a partner within Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service. The service offers a range
of evidence-based psychological interventions both at step 2 and step 3 as
proposed by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
guidance. An exciting opportunity has arisen in the team for 8 full-time
Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) positions to join either Touchstone,
Northpoint or Leeds Community Healthcare (LCH) and contribute to the innovation
and success of our well-established talking therapies service.
NHS
Talking Therapies guidance states that CBT therapists working with clients who
have long-term health conditions (LTCs) should complete the LTC training within
two years of qualifying. As supporting clients with LTCs is an expected part of
the role, therapists who have been qualified for two years and have not yet
completed the NHS Talking Therapies LTC course may be asked to undertake this
training. If you do not hold the relevant qualification for the post (i.e.
Qualification from High Intensity IAPT Course (Post Graduate Diploma) OR A post
graduate qualification in CBT to at least the equivalent of a post graduate
diploma) applications will not be accepted.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide high intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) interventions as part of a stepped care model of care within a multidisciplinary team. The post holder will work with clients who have a range of complex anxiety and depression related problems for which CBT is demonstrated to be clinically effective.
About us
Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation, an equal rights employer and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly, BME and LGB and Trans communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone. All applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria will be interviewed. Additional information can be obtained from our equal opportunities policy. Please note that we do not hold a sponsor licence and we do not intend to offer sponsorship for this particular role. You should therefore ensure that you have/will have the right to work in the UK to be able to undertake this role, if appointed, you will be required to provide relevant right to work documents at the point of an offer being made to you. Please note that feedback is not provided to applicants who have not been shortlisted. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Details
Date posted
30 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£49,387 a year
Agenda for Change Band 7 starting at £49,387 pa
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time,
Part-time
Reference number
B0284-26-0002
Job locations
179 Haslewood Drive
Leeds
LS9 7RE
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
1.Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service.
2.Assess clients for suitability for CBT.
3.Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to referral and risk assessment protocols, and refer clients for whom the service is unsuitable on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary.
4.Formulate, implement, and evaluate therapy programs for clients.
5.To ensure that support undertaken is meaningful, respectful, promotes self- determination and is in line with the individual support plan.
6.Assess and integrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall therapy process.
7.Work closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team and service ensuring appropriate step-up and step-down arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach.
8.Liaise with other health and social care staff from a range of agencies in the care provided to clients.
9.Promote and maintain links with Secondary Care Staff to help co-ordinate the provision of an effective Psychological Therapies Service.
10.Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice and any regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (e.g., BABCP), and keep up to date on new recommendations / guidelines set by the Department of Health (e.g., NHS plan, National Service Framework, National Institute for Clinical Excellence).
11.Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.
12.Ensure that client records and other information systems are completed accurately and within agreed timescales.
13.Participate in service improvement by highlighting issues and implementing changes in practice and keeping up to date with advances in the spheres of CBT and other psychological therapies.
14.Ensure that client confidentiality is protected at all times.
15.To be aware of and employ the general practices of Touchstones Health and Safety and Safeguarding Policies and ensure these are adhered to at all times.
16.To adhere to organisational policies and procedures relating to risk and personal safety.
17.To ensure information is dealt with in accordance with Touchstones policies around Confidentiality, Communications, Internet, Email and Telecommunications and steps are taken to ensure that confidential information is secure e.g. service user data.
18.To contribute to the achievement of annually set individual and team targets.
19.To participate in regular supervision.
20.To work across the city as required to meet service demand and a minimum of 2 days per week (pro-rata) in face-to-face clinic spaces.
21.Keep up to date with policies, guidelines, procedures, and practices.
22.Participate in team meetings, multidisciplinary meetings (MDTs) and other meetings as required.
23.Represent your organisation in a knowledgeable and professional manner at all times.
24.Maintain appropriate professional boundaries at all times.
25.Identify your own training and development needs in conjunction with your line manager and participate in training opportunities as directed.
26.Partake in your organisations Personal Development Review system.
27.To be responsible for personal learning and development where appropriate and undertake training, both mandatory and optional, to increase knowledge, skills and awareness.
28.To undertake any other duties as directed by your Line Manager that may reasonably fall within the scope of the post.
29. To undertake out of hours work as required by the service.
30.To be inducted, supervised, performance managed and appraised in line with the organizations performance management policies and procedures.
31.To be aware of and apply the principles of Trauma Informed Practice.
Please note this job description is intended to provide a guide to the general duties and responsibilities of the role, however the post holder is expected to adopt a flexible approach to the tasks. It should not be regarded as a contractual document. Jobs descriptions within the respective partners may vary slightly and each will be provided at the interview stage for the applicants consideration.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
Demonstrate the ability to undertake work with a high degree of accuracy and strong attention to detail.
Knowledge and awareness of mental health issues
Ability to assess and manage risk in a stepped care setting.
Ability to work as a member of a team by contributing positively to the multidisciplinary team and develop links with other health professionals and organisations referring to the service.
Good organisational skills, ability to manage own caseload and time to meet service standards and agreed / specified activity targets.
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 NHS.
Knowledge of confidentiality issues.
Good IT skills and ability to use competently a range of Microsoft Office packages (outlook, email, and word).
Good verbal, written and numeracy skills sufficient to be able to make accurate written records.
Ability to use clinical and managerial supervision positively and effectively.
Self-awareness, ability to reflect, aware of own limitations.
Desirable
Have access to a car for work purposes and hold a full current UK driving license.
Language skills e.g., Urdu, Polish, BSL.
Qualifications
Essential
Qualification from High Intensity IAPT Course (Post Graduate Diploma)
OR
A post graduate qualification in CBT to at least the equivalent of a post graduate diploma
Experience
Essential
Clinical experience of working in a mental health setting.
Experience of working in a service where agreed targets were in place, demonstrating clinical outcomes.
Experience of mental health either as service user, carer, worker, or volunteer.
Desirable
Experience of working in a stepped care setting.
Experience with routine outcome monitoring.
Approach
Essential
Demonstrate understanding and commitment to equal opportunities and diversity.
Demonstrate understanding of health inequalities and a commitment to delivering an inclusive practice.
Demonstrate a commitment and enthusiasm for working with our service user group.
Able to build and maintain relationships whilst maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.
Demonstrate a willingness to participate in shaping the future of the organization by taking on responsibilities and projects in addition to core workload.
Demonstrate the ability to undertake work with a high degree of accuracy and strong attention to detail.
Prepared to work in a variety of locations and settings.
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.