This role is a limited term appointment for 10 months.
About the role
Are you an experienced therapist seeking a role that combines clinical practice, professional leadership and service development? Join our Community Wellbeing Service as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and use your specialist expertise to support people experiencing a wide range of common and complex mental health difficulties. You'll undertake specialist assessments, develop tailored treatment plans and deliver evidence‑based therapeutic interventions that help individuals make meaningful and lasting changes. Working closely with service users, families, carers and professional colleagues, you'll play an important role in supporting recovery, promoting resilience and improving mental wellbeing across the community.
As part of a multidisciplinary team, you'll have the opportunity to work autonomously while contributing to the wider development of psychological services. You'll provide specialist advice, consultation, training and supervision, share your knowledge with colleagues and help shape a psychologically informed approach to care. Alongside a varied and rewarding caseload, you'll be encouraged to continue developing your professional skills, contribute to service improvement initiatives and play a key role in delivering high-quality mental health support across a range of settings.
A workplace that invests in you
- Enjoy higher salaries compared to the UK, along with annual salary increases that extend beyond typical UK NHS pay scales.
- A generous annual leave entitlement starting at 27 days and 10 Public Holidays.
- Subject to meeting eligibility criteria, the IOM Public Service offers two pension arrangements: the Isle of Man Government Unified Scheme 2011 or the Isle of Man Government Defined Contribution (DC) Arrangement.
- Free on-site car parking.
- Our on-site education and training centre, Keyll Darree, comprises a lecture theatre, well-stocked medical library, training facilities and a state-of-the-art simulation lab which is operated by trained simulation practitioners.
- Take advantage of the excellent opportunities we provide for your professional development, including the many courses we fund including those up to Masters Level.
- Access to the Learning, Education and Development training facility, which is exclusively for Public Service employees, to keep on top of your continuous professional development.
- Free access to the Isle of Man Government Staff Welfare Service which offers professional counselling, emotional support and signposting on a wide range of issues.
Working for the Isle of Man Public Service
We are the largest employer on the island delivering a diverse range of services to the people of the Isle of Man. We care, nurture and value our employees’ wellbeing, development and career and place great importance on rewarding the commitment by our wonderful employees.
We support and promote flexible working, recognising the importance of working flexibly around your life and commitments and the benefits in improving work-life balance. We are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements where possible and if interested you should discuss this with the Recruiting Manager.
The Isle of Man Public Service is committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates equality, diversity and inclusion. We understand how a wide range of views and experiences can benefit us as we work together for the Isle of Man.
Your candidate experience is important to us. As a proud member of The Circle Back Initiative, we commit to respond to every applicant that applies for an Isle of Man Public Service role.
We are committed to net zero by 2050 and as an entire nation UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, we are transforming public services for a sustainable future and your contributions will directly benefit our community, economy, and environment.
Things to note
An enhanced with barring police check is required for this post, the cost of which will be covered by the Isle of Man Government.
Please note a relocation package is not available for this role.
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapist - Community Wellbeing Service - Internal Only in Douglas employer: Isle of Man Government
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