Senior CBT HI Practitioner


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	from £48,422.22 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Birmingham, B12 0HJ
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	26 Aug 2026
Closing date:	13 Sept 2026

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Summary

Line manage a team of staff, including CBT HI Practitioners and Trainees, providing wellbeing support, feedback on performance, and organisational updates. Conduct relevant meetings with staff in accordance with the employee cycle including one-to-one meetings, probation reviews, and annual reviews. Attend clinical governance meetings and feedback regarding team performance or any issues raised by staff. Provide effective communication across the service, within teams, to senior managers, and individual practitioners. Complete caseload audits and feedback to practitioners around good practice or areas for improvement. Provide clinical supervision to practitioners delivering within the service. Ensure service KPIs are met by regularly reviewing data and providing support to practitioners. Have responsibility for ensuring KPIs are met within relevant teams. Review and analyse data, identifying areas for service improvement and making recommendations to senior management. Complete allocations ensuring clients are put forward for the best course of treatment according to their needs. Input all necessary information into agreed databases. Provide operational cover and support during absence such as annual leave or sickness. Assess and support people with a common mental health problem in the self-management of their recovery Undertake patient-centred interviews to identify areas where the person wishes to see change and or recovery and make an accurate assessment of risk to self and others. Maintain a small caseload of clients. Offer shadowing opportunities and peer support to Trainee CBT HI Practitioners. Support with clinical queries across LWC, including from referrals teams and qualified practitioners. Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the services referral protocols, and refer unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary or step-up the persons treatment to high intensity. Work closely with other members of the team ensuring appropriate step-up and step-down arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach. Input client information into agreed databases, ensuring notes are succinct, clear, and relevant. Attend clinical/managerial supervision on a regular basis as agreed with Line Manager. Providing feedback regarding policies, processes, and clinical structures to ensure continuous service development. Follow all risk and safeguarding policies and procedures. Ensure client confidentiality is protected at all times and GDPR is adhered to. Participate in individual performance reviews and follow up on agreed objectives. Maintain records around professional development and staff support. Contribute to the development of best practice within the service. Work within data protection legislation and LWC data policies. Maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national, and local policies and procedures in relation to mental health and primary care services. Adapt and respond to change within the organisation as it grows and develops to ensure client care and performance targets are achieved. Attend relevant meetings and supervision sessions, following up on any agreed actions. Undertake training as required by the organisation. To work within organisations policies and procedures. Undertake such other duties commensurate with the role. To understand and work with the ethos, aims and objectives of LWC.

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