Trainee High Intensity Therapist

2 weeks ago


Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom Vita Health Group Full time

Getting to know Us:

Vita Health Group and Everyturn NHS Talking Therapies are delighted to bring together over 40 years of mental health experience, to support individuals and communities across Nottinghamshire.

We are looking for pioneering, skilled clinicians to join us on this exciting journey and play a central role in shaping the delivery of NHS Talking Therapies across the region.


The Role:

As a Talking Therapies partnership, we are looking for aspiring Cognitive Behavioural Therapists to join our Nottinghamshire Talking Therapies service as Trainee High Intensity Therapists (HITs) in the September 2024 cohort at the University of Nottingham.

The course you will undertake is the one-year, full-time, PGDip Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

This is a permanent position with a start date of September 2024 at University. There will be a service induction prior to this. A typical working week includes 3 days of clinical practice with the service and 2 days attending university. University days will be hybrid training with a combination of remote and face-to-face teaching.


Whilst your clinical practice is likely to include some remote working, you will be required to attend one of the Nottinghamshire offices for part of the week.

You will provide High Intensity CBT interventions recommended by NICE to clients with moderate to severe common mental health disorders and will receive weekly supervision provided by both the university and the workplace.


Getting to know You:

The Trainee position is aimed at mental health professionals who have some experience in CBT and who continue to work in a mental health environment.

Applications are invited from qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychological Therapists, Mental Health Nurses, Psychotherapists, Counsellors, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers and PWPs (with two years post qualification experience).

Availability to attend university as required teaching will be a mixture of face to face and remote. Experience of working in mental health services, including risk management. Willingness to travel, which may include overnight stays on occasion, as and when required.

Desirable Requirements:
Evidence of foundation level or sustained CPD in CBT.

Evidence of supervised CBT practice. Experience of working in Primary Care/IAPT services. Worked in a service where agreed targets are in place demonstrating clinical outcomes.

Other Requirements:
Shortlisted applicants must be available to attend interviews held the week commencing 1st July.

All interviews will be held remotely via Microsoft Teams.

Applicants must be available to commence the role and attend the first day of training with the University of Nottingham in September 2024.

Service induction will take place prior to this date. All essential equipment will be provided.

A Disclosure and Barring check (DBS) will be required by the service for appointment to post.

Applicants who have completed an NHS or HEE funded psychological professions training programme within the last two years are not eligible to apply.

Only those with the right to work in the UK without restriction and eligible for Home Fee status can be recruited.

These rules are set by the UK government and cannot be changed by individual universities or the NHS.

Why Vita Health Group? Vita Health Group celebrates life. Improving lives physically and mentally drives everything we do.

Now part of Spire Healthcare Group plc we have been providing physical and mental health services for over 30 years.


We work in partnership with the NHS, are engaged by insurers and some of the UKs largest corporate companies to support their workforce and provide a full range of physiotherapy services to private customers.

To achieve our mission of Making People Better, we recognise the importance of investing in our staff.

We are an award-winning employer recently recognised nationally as Best Company to Work for at the Health and Wellbeing Awards 2024.

This is also recognised by current employees our most recent Employee Survey results showed the top 5 reasons to work here as being:

Supportive team and management Positive work environment Wellbeing and mental health support Trust and respect Autonomy and flexibility We are keen to progress your skills and enable career development and provide regular Continued Professional Development opportunities including secondments, management training, a mentoring scheme, apprenticeships and regular events and webinars across a range of clinical disciplines.

Our status as a Menopause Friendly Committed employer. Our sign up to the Employer with Heart Charter. Our commitment to meet the standards outlined in the NHS Equality Delivery System (EDS). Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) and Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES).

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