***Please note: the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date if a large volume of applications are received. ***
Due to new funding, an exciting opportunity has arisen for 9 Trainee High Intensity Therapists (HITs) to join NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Talking Therapies Service (CPTT) on a permanent contract at various team bases including:
- Chesterton Medical Centre, Chesterton, Cambridge
- Newtown Centre, Huntingdon
- City Hall, Peterborough
- Fenland Hall, March
You may specify on your application if you are interested in a specific location however your preference is not guaranteed.
We anticipate interviews will take place around early July 2026 and interviews will take place in person at Newtown Centre, Nursery Rd, Huntingdon PE29 3RJ.
Please email
[email protected] for more details.
You must be able to start the Post Graduate Diploma High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Training course in September 2026.
This is a fantastic opportunity to gain a high-level qualification in mental health and start of your career in the IAPT Programme.
Please be advised the training provider will be University of Hertfordshire. Training will be a blend of classroom based and online teaching. Additionally, on your clinical days you will be working from base on some days and from home working on other days.
It is essential to have a core profession that will confer eligibility to apply for BABCP accreditation following completion of the course - please read Why Work for Us document. Applicants with a background as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner will require a minimum of 24 months in post from the date of qualifying before the start of the High Intensity training programme.
Please note this post will be regraded to band 7 on successful completion of the training course.
We offer a high standard of supervision to our clinicians that far exceeds the nationally set minimum requirements within IAPT services. Monthly line management and annual appraisals are offered in addition to regular clinical supervision, and supervisors and line managers work closely together to ensure a supportive and developmental environment. We also offer excellent CPD opportunities within the service.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.
Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children’s, adult and older people’s mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.
To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly underrepresented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
All appointments for new employees to CPFT are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.
Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
The post holder will be expected to contribute to the clinical activity of the service.
This will involve holding a clinical caseload, which will require a high level of organisation in order to operate efficiently. For the clinical activity the post holder will be expected to:
Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service.
Offer clinical assessments
Provide high intensity interventions for cases referred to the team.
This will involve the use of evidence based psychological interventions e.g. CBT.
Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for patients.
Adhere to all clinical policies and procedures, working within established risk protocols.
Maintain high clinical standards in all aspects of the work.
Ensure treatment delivery remains accessible, convenient and with minimal waiting times as agreed by senior clinicians and managers.
Communicate, in a highly skilled and sensitive manner, to patients, family carers and others as appropriate, information that may be contentious or highly distressing concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of patients under their care.
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines.
