CBT Therapist
Reporting to: Head of Therapy
Location: Redditch
Salary: £49,918.00 - £61,259.00 per year
Hours: 35 Hours per Week.
We are seeking a compassionate and skilled CBT Therapist or Psychologist to join Gordon Moody, supporting individuals experiencing gambling-related harms through specialist psychological assessment and evidence-based treatment.
This role involves delivering structured Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) interventions across both individual and group settings within residential and remote treatment programmes.
You will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to provide psychologically informed, trauma-informed care that supports long-term recovery and wellbeing.
The successful candidate will work autonomously within professional guidelines and within the overall framework of Gordon Moody’s clinical governance, policies and procedures.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential:
- Strong knowledge of CBT theory and evidence-based interventions.
- Knowledge and experience of treating PTSD and trauma.
- Understanding of gambling-related harms and addiction recovery models.
- Understanding of relapse prevention approaches and motivational interviewing.
- Strong safeguarding and risk assessment knowledge.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to manage emotionally distressing situations professionally and sensitively.
- Strong organisational and time management skills.
- Ability to maintain accurate clinical documentation and outcome measures.
Key Responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities:
- Provide specialist psychological assessment and treatment for individuals experiencing gambling-related harms.
- Deliver evidence-based CBT interventions within individual and group treatment settings.
- Develop collaborative treatment and risk management plans tailored to service user needs.
- Facilitate psychoeducational, relapse prevention and therapeutic group programmes.
- Support individuals presenting with co-occurring mental health difficulties, including anxiety, depression and trauma-related symptoms.
- Maintain accurate, timely and confidential clinical records in line with organisational, professional and GDPR standards.
- Monitor and manage clinical risk, safeguarding concerns and service user wellbeing appropriately.
- Work within professional and ethical guidelines relevant to CBT and psychological therapies.
- Support service users to engage with onward recovery and community support services where appropriate.
Multidisciplinary & Partnership Working:
- Work collaboratively with therapists, recovery workers, support staff and external professionals.
- Liaise with GPs, mental health services, social care teams and partner agencies to ensure continuity of care.
- Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings, clinical reviews and case discussions.
- Contribute to maintaining effective referral pathways and integrated recovery support.
- Promote psychologically informed and trauma-informed approaches across services.
Clinical Governance & Service Development:
- Participate in regular clinical supervision, reflective practice and continuing professional development.
- Contribute to audit, service evaluation and quality improvement initiatives.
- Support the development and implementation of evidence-based practice within gambling harm treatment.
- Maintain awareness of emerging developments within behavioural addiction and CBT practice.
- Adhere to all clinical governance, safeguarding and information governance policies.
- Contribute to the ongoing development of therapeutic programmes and interventions.
Person Specification
Essential Qualifications:
- BABCP-accredited CBT Therapist or actively working towards accreditation.
- Postgraduate qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or equivalent recognised qualification.
- Relevant professional registration or core profession qualification (e.g. mental health nursing, psychology, social work, counselling or psychotherapy).
- Additional training in motivational interviewing, trauma-informed care or addiction treatment.
- Further training in group facilitation or behavioural addictions.
Essential Experience:
- Experience delivering CBT interventions within a mental health or addiction setting.
- Experience in undertaking specialist psychological and risk assessments.
- Experience facilitating therapeutic groups.
- Experience supporting individuals experiencing complex emotional or psychological difficulties, including trauma.
- Ability to work autonomously while contributing effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
Desirable Experience:
- Experience working within gambling harms or behavioural addiction services.
- Experience within residential treatment settings.
- Experience supporting individuals with co-occurring mental health and addiction needs.
- Experience delivering remote or online therapeutic interventions.
- Training or qualification in other NHS-recognised therapeutic modalities such as EMDR, CAT, DIT, IPT, DBT, MBCT or ACT.