Complex Trauma Worker CBT

Temporary CBT Therapist – Sexual Abuse and Assault Pathway (6‑month contract - part time 22.5 hours per week)

We are seeking an enthusiastic and well‑organised CBT Therapist to join our Sexual Abuse and Assault Pathway in North Staffordshire. This post will work exclusively within the Sexual Assault services pathway delivered in partnership by North Staffordshire Combined NHS Trust, Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, VCSE partners (Survive and Women’s Aid), and the Staffordshire Police and Crime Commissioner.

This is a temporary six‑month post providing high‑intensity psychological interventions, initially focused on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). The postholder will work with individuals presenting to mental health services with difficulties related to complex trauma.

The successful candidate will manage and assess referrals in line with service protocols, undertaking autonomous assessment, formulation, and delivery of evidence‑based psychological interventions. The role requires sensitive and compassionate engagement with clients and, where appropriate, their families, while contributing to a stepped‑care approach through close multidisciplinary and multi‑agency collaboration. Additional responsibilities include maintaining accurate clinical records and data, meeting agreed activity targets to support timely access to care, and contributing to service evaluation and improvement activities.

The successful candidate will manage and assess referrals in line with service protocols, undertaking autonomous assessment, formulation, and delivery of evidence‑based psychological interventions. The role requires sensitive and compassionate engagement with clients and, where appropriate, their families, while contributing to a stepped‑care approach through close multidisciplinary and multi‑agency collaboration. Additional responsibilities include maintaining accurate clinical records and data, meeting agreed activity targets to support timely access to care, and contributing to service evaluation and improvement activities.

As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.

We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.

We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world’s first ‘carbon net zero’ national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike.

The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.

The Trust is committed to the Step into Health scheme and actively encourages applicants from the Armed Forces Communities to apply.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Emma Jones Job title: Service Manager Email address: ***email_hidden*** Telephone number: 07714756135