CBT Therapist – Part Time – HMP The Mount – Hertfordshire
Permanent27,688.80
Looking for a role where you can make a genuine difference every day?
We’re seeking an experienced and compassionate High Intensity Therapist to join our team at HMP The Mount on a part-time basis, working 21 hours per week. This is an exciting opportunity to deliver evidence-based psychological therapies within a unique and rewarding environment, supporting individuals to improve their mental wellbeing and prepare for positive futures.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Delivering high-intensity therapeutic interventions on a 1:1 and group basis
- Assessing referrals and determining suitability for Step 3 interventions
- Developing and implementing tailored treatment plans
- Supporting service users through their recovery journey and release planning
- Providing clinical and line management supervision to the Senior PWP
- Leading on case management, clinical governance, and service development activities
- Building strong partnerships with healthcare teams, prison staff, and external agencies
What We’re Looking For
- A qualified High Intensity Therapist with experience delivering evidence-based interventions
- Strong assessment, risk management, and clinical decision-making skills
- Experience providing supervision, leadership, or management support
- A collaborative, flexible, and solution-focused approach
- Commitment to equality, diversity, and delivering person-centred care
You’ll be part of a dedicated multidisciplinary team delivering meaningful interventions that change lives. This role offers the opportunity to combine clinical expertise with leadership responsibilities while helping shape a high-quality mental health service within the prison setting.
Ready to make an impact? We’d love to hear from you.
Please see attached Job Description for full details
All prison-based roles are subject to enhanced DBS checks and HMPPS security vetting. These checks can take up to 5 months to complete. Any offer of employment will be conditional upon the successful completion of both checks.
Please note if you have lived overseas within the last 5 years then checks may take longer.
About Us
We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.
We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us an employee, we will offer you the following benefits –
- Flexible working
- Training and development opportunities
- BHSF Cashback Scheme (optional)
- Season Ticket Loan Scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Crisis Loan Scheme
- Electric Car Scheme
- 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata’d for part time employees)
- Access to Blue Light Card
- 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
- Contributory Pension Scheme Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years service and up to 9% thereafter
- Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary)
- Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)
Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Diversity at Forward Trust
The Forward Trust commits to providing opportunities to everyone. We want to ensure we have a diverse team with a range of lived and professional experiences. This includes those with Lived Experience of addiction, offending, or homelessness.Some of our roles may require a minimum period of sustained recovery (normally around3years). This is assessed on a case-by-case basis, and exceptions may be considered depending on the role and individual circumstances.
When we recruit, we welcome applications from everyone. This is inclusive of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion and/or belief, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity and socio-economic background. Where operationally possible, we will consider flexible working requests and make reasonable adjustments for all roles.
To find out more about Forwards commitment to being an inclusive employer and our current EDI strategy clickhere.
We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know.
Employee Screening and Eligibility to Work
Dependent on role you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service Check, details of which will be shared with you at interview.
If successful in your application, you will be required to provide eligibility to work evidence in line with the Eligibility to Work in the UK requirements.
Our Commitment to Safeguarding We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults at risk. Forward Trust follow safer recruitment practices and support a culture of openness and accountability.
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