Children and Young People Cognitive Behavioural Practitioner

Team Function: CYP Clinical Team

Working Pattern: Hybrid

Type of Contract: Full Time

Total hours: 22.5 - 37.5

Salary: from £44,075 to £48,687

City: York

Post Code: YO26 4GN

Closing Date: 31/07/2026, 23:55

About our opportunity:

Our head office is in York, but we are looking for CBT Practitioners to work Hybrid in various locations Nationwide. Due to increasing demand for our services, particularly for after-school and weekend appointments, Onebright is seeking skilled and motivated CBT Practitioners specialising in CYP to join our growing team. This is an exciting opportunity to work flexibly while delivering high-quality, evidence-based interventions to children and young people and their families. We are especially keen to hear from CBT practitioners who can support children and young people during peak demand periods outside of standard working hours.

As a clinically led service with over 30 years’ experience, Onebright has helped organisations and individuals navigate the challenges of mental health and wellbeing in the UK. We are proud to be a trusted provider of evidence-based clinical assessments and treatments, delivering high-quality services to more than 60,000 people annually. Our mission is to create a brighter tomorrow by providing easy access to personalised, life-changing mental health support. You would be integral to our mission.

Our vision is to be the specialist provider of mental health services for practitioners and clients. We’re driven by five core values which underpin our expertise delivering mental health support at scale:

• We are client centred.
• We support each other.
• We are curious.
• We are committed to quality care.
• We lead with integrity and compassion.

You will:

• Be committed to placing the client at the centre of the service and everything that you do; providing evidence-based treatments as indicated by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) – specifically CBT and EMDR (if trained to Part 2).
• Treat clients who have a range of subclinical and mild to moderate anxiety and depression presentations and apply the principles of CBT to other mental health problems where clinically appropriate.
• Demonstrate integrity and compassion within our culture of ED&I practices in every aspect of the role, above and beyond ensuring adherence to legislative statutory guidance, and Onebright policies and procedures.

What we need from you:

• Be committed to delivering evidence-based interventions in line with best practice.
• Experience of working within CAMHS or similar child and adolescent mental health services is strongly desirable.
• Ability to manage a clinical caseload effectively, meeting agreed targets and maintaining high standards of care.
• Be an accredited CBT Practitioner specialising in CYP who is passionate about improving the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people.
• Strong communication and engagement skills, with the ability to build trusting therapeutic relationships.

Please review the ‘Role Profile and Person Specification’ attached to this advert for more details on the essential and desirable criteria for this role.

More about Onebright:

At Onebright, we offer a wide range of private psychological therapy and neurodevelopmental services. We treat adults, children and young people who experience emotional and psychological issues. We help individuals and organisations with mental health and wellbeing solutions, providing every person with the best mental healthcare, offering hope for a better future. We work across the mental health continuum from performance optimisation, early intervention, prevention, and treatment. Our deep understanding of mental health and unrivalled clinical expertise enables us to support businesses from the first interaction with us through to recovery.

Should you meet the essential criteria for this position please press apply now. CV, Covering letter and a separate supporting statement demonstrating how your experience meets the competencies outlined within the role profile using the following headings: Clinical, Clinical Governance, Organisational and Administrative.

Additional Information (optional): If you have any other relevant information that would be helpful to know in your application, please add this to part 4.

How we say thank you:

An exciting career is much more than just a salary. We also understand that everyone, regardless of culture, gender identity, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, or disability status, can contribute to our goal to make our work better for all. Our strength is in our people. So, at Onebright we have a range of benefits that include:

• 26 days holiday with an option to purchase more through our holiday purchase scheme. Plus, bank holidays on top.
• Flexible working arrangements (remote and face‑to‑face delivery).
• Performance‑based bonus scheme, recognising your impact and outcomes.
• Opportunities for paid overtime, particularly during high‑demand periods.
• When you need support, we rely on our excellent Employee Assistance Programme to help you with your wellbeing.
• A private company pension with Royal London enabling you to keep one eye on the future.
• Supportive and innovative clinical environment.
• Your development is critical to our success so giving you access to Continuous Professional Development is always available to you.
• A very useful cash plan to help with those unexpected health issues such as dentist, eye wear or prescriptions and much more.
• Rewards gateway giving you access to an endless list of little perks and savings with retailers.
• Learning new skills is important so accessing our Onebright Learning and Development platform will engage your enquiring mind.
• We encourage and reward our staff to “Refer Friends & Colleagues” with cash reward when they successfully join us.

Information to help you in your application:

Onebright is committed to delivering in line with 'safer recruitment' principles and therefore the successful candidate will be required to undertake a credit check and a DBS check (Enhanced or Standard) with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), the cost of which will be met by Onebright. Onebright is committed to adhering to the Equality Act 2010 and provides equal opportunities to all applicants, staff and clients. Should you wish to discuss any adjustment or assistance you might need in the application or interview process, please contact our Recruitment Team and we will organise appropriate support.

Please note, all applicants must be legally entitled to accept and perform work in the UK, and we will seek to complete a Right to Work check for all candidates.

To find out more about what it is like working with us, please contact: Dr. Glenn Mason, Head of Adult Psychological Therapies, glennmason@onebright.com

PLEASE NOTE: Applications are assessed on a rolling basis, so please apply as soon as you are able to.