Trainee CBT Practitioner
Living Well Consortium, a partnership of member organisations in Birmingham and Solihull, is recruiting for two Trainee CBT High Intensity Practitioners to work within their NHS Talking Therapies service. The Traineeship involves two days per week in teaching led by Keele University and three days per week working with a Living Well Consortium Service Provider.
The CBT HI Practitioner role sits within Step 3 of the Stepped Care Model – providing high intensity Cognitive Behavioural-based interventions for people experiencing Anxiety and/or Depression. The workforce provides evidence-based treatments in line with NICE guidance.
Practitioners will work with people to equip them with the tools and techniques they need to manage Anxiety and Depression effectively, as well as to work towards their goals. The aim is to help people make positive changes to improve their wellbeing and quality of life.
The Traineeship is one year long and, at the end of the programme, successful candidates will be fully qualified CBT HI Practitioners.
Candidates should work in a BABCP core profession. Applicants without a core profession must be able to demonstrate they have met the BABCP Knowledge Skills and Attitudes (KSA) criteria by completion of a KSA portfolio. This must be completed in advance of interviews. More information about the KSA portfolio can be found here: https://babcp.com/Knowledge-Skills-Attitudes
Applicants should have have two years of paid experience working within mental health in addition to counselling experience.
This role is subject to the 2-year Psychological Professions Funding Rule.
Successful candidates will be employed with a Living Well Consortium Service Provider.
Terms and Conditions
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- Working hours: 37.5 hours per week
- Salary: £37,338 pro rata per annum
- Fixed term for twelve months
- Traineeship begins in January 2026
- Hybrid working (in person working required at Employer and University multiple days per week)
Recruitment Process
To apply please send a completed Application Form Front Sheet, Application Form, Self Declaration Form, and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form as a PDF to hr.team@livingwellconsortium.com
Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 31st August 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.
Academic Screening Test: Wednesday 24th September 2025 (9am -10:30am)
Interview date: TBC
For further information about the role, please contact hr.team@livingwellconsortium.com
Living Well Consortium is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Living Well Consortium will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodations are needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact us via the email address above or call on 0121 663 1254.
Living Well Consortium is a Disability Confident Committed employer.