Job summary
Are you a Clinical Psychologist specialising in CBT or a CBT therapist and would like to expand your career in NHS Talking Therapies?
NHS Talking Therapies services across England are recruiting clinical psychologists with BABCP Accreditation who are newly / recently qualified, or entering/returning to NHS practice.
It is an exciting time to join the service, which has received new government investment to expand the workforce and enhance patient outcomes through innovation.
About the role
We have a really exciting opportunity for 2 new colleagues to join our amazing Talking Therapies team and make a difference to the lives of people in our community living with mental health needs.
The CBT High Intensity therapist role is highly valued and seen as an integral part of what we do
The role involves providing disorder specific assessments, formulation and the delivery of evidence based high intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). This role will entail providing interventions to people with anxiety disorders and/or depression for which CBT is demonstrated to be clinically effective.
You will work within the locality delivering step 3 Talking Therapies/NICE compliant psychological therapies face-to-face, digitally (online and via telephone) and in a range of community settings. Adapting what we offer to make our treatments more accessible is a critical characteristic of what we do
You will receive regular clinical supervision and peer group support
Main duties of the job
About you
We are seeking enthusiastic and self-motivated individuals who have relevant clinical experience and qualifications.
You must be able to demonstrate the ability to work within a high volume, performance-managed service, and manage your own caseload and time.
You should be BABCP accredited and have completed a recognised HIT training course.
We would love to hear from you if you possess the following
Hold a Post Graduate Diploma in High Intensity Interventions or other Post Graduate CBT training qualification
Hold BABCP accreditation or be working towards full accreditation.
Are looking to work for an innovative provider who really values you and your career development.
Have a proven track record of delivering high quality disorder specific assessments, formulation and protocol-based CBT interventions that reflect local and national priorities and targets.
Able to demonstrate good therapeutic relationships with people.
Able to undertake thorough risk assessments.
Able to organise high volume workload to ensure effective prioritisation and delivery of objectives.
Are flexible to meet the needs of the service.
Are committed to improving access to psychological therapies and working within these services for your future career development.
Additional EMDR training and NHS Talking Therapies HIT Supervisor training are desirable
About us
About us
Mental Health Matters (MHM) is a national charity with over 40 years of experience in delivering high-quality mental health and social care services. We have a positive impact on the lives of people living with mental health needs in our local communities.
We provide services across England, from Northumberland to Plymouth, led by a highly motivated and enthusiastic workforce who are committed to delivering the best quality services to those in need of support.
Everything about MHM is people focused, our people are central to delivering the highest quality of service and care to our clients and service users. Sefton Talking Therapies provides psychological therapies across South Sefton, Southport & Formby.
The service delivers a range of therapies up to and including Step 4 interventions, with practitioners based primarily in Bootle and Southport. The service has a team of Managers, Administration and practitioners all working together to support the people within the local communities.
What we offer
You will go through our comprehensive, in-person training program in your first few weeks with MHM which will give you the tools you need to succeed in the role, as well as offering a great opportunity to get to know your new colleagues, starting with 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays and a 5% contributory pension scheme.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose:
The post holders will provide high intensity interventions - initially Cognitive
Behavioural Therapy (CBT). They will work with clients who have a range of complex
Anxiety and Depression related problems for which CBT is demonstrated to be
clinically effective.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service
Assess clients for suitability for Low Intensity Interventions and CBT
Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the departments
/relevant partners referral protocols, and refer unsuitable clients on to the
relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary.
Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for clients.
Educate and involve family members and others in treatment as necessary,
conveying CBT formulations with sensitivity in easily understood language.
Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the number of client contacts
offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting
times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.
Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment,
where appropriate.
Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.
Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols
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.
Assess and integrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall
therapy process
Carry out clinical audits of service performance, including service user surveys
and evaluations, and help to collate and disseminate the results for feedback.
Attend and fulfil all the requirements of the NHS Talking Therapies approved
supervision training.
After completion of supervision training, supervise staff in the service.
Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer
and any regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (eg BPS, UKCP,
BABCP), and keep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the
department of health (e.g NHS plan, National Service Framework, National
Institute for Clinical Excellence).
Ensure that client confidentiality is protected at all times.
Be aware of, and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of CBT and
other agreed psychological therapies.
Ensure clear professional objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed
with senior therapists on a regular basis as part of continuing professional
development.
Attend clinical/managerial supervision on a regular basis as agreed with
Manager.
Participate in individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives.
Keep up to date all records in relation to C.P.D. and ensure personal
development plan maintains up to date specialist knowledge of latest
theoretical and service delivery models/developments.
Attend relevant conferences / workshops in line with identified professional
objectives
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose:
The post holders will provide high intensity interventions - initially Cognitive
Behavioural Therapy (CBT). They will work with clients who have a range of complex
Anxiety and Depression related problems for which CBT is demonstrated to be
clinically effective.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service
Assess clients for suitability for Low Intensity Interventions and CBT
Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the departments
/relevant partners referral protocols, and refer unsuitable clients on to the
relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary.
Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for clients.
Educate and involve family members and others in treatment as necessary,
conveying CBT formulations with sensitivity in easily understood language.
Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the number of client contacts
offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting
times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.
Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment,
where appropriate.
Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.
Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols
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.
Assess and integrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall
therapy process
Carry out clinical audits of service performance, including service user surveys
and evaluations, and help to collate and disseminate the results for feedback.
Attend and fulfil all the requirements of the NHS Talking Therapies approved
supervision training.
After completion of supervision training, supervise staff in the service.
Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer
and any regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (eg BPS, UKCP,
BABCP), and keep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the
department of health (e.g NHS plan, National Service Framework, National
Institute for Clinical Excellence).
Ensure that client confidentiality is protected at all times.
Be aware of, and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of CBT and
other agreed psychological therapies.
Ensure clear professional objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed
with senior therapists on a regular basis as part of continuing professional
development.
Attend clinical/managerial supervision on a regular basis as agreed with
Manager.
Participate in individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives.
Keep up to date all records in relation to C.P.D. and ensure personal
development plan maintains up to date specialist knowledge of latest
theoretical and service delivery models/developments.
Attend relevant conferences / workshops in line with identified professional
objectives
Person Specification
Personal Attributes
Essential
- High level of enthusiasm and motivation
- Advanced communication skills
- Ability to work within a team and foster good
- working relationships
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal
- development positively and effectively
- Ability to work under pressure
- Regard for others and respect for individual rights
- of autonomy and confidentiality
- Ability to be self reflective, whilst working with
- service users, & in own personal and professional
- development and in supervision
- The ability and skills to act as an advocate for a
- new service, to engage and foster good
- professional relationships with all health
- professionals in promoting the good integration of
- this service with the wider health care system
- Able to work a shift pattern including Saturday
Desirable
- Car driver and/or ability and willingness to travel to
- locations throughout the organisation
- Fluent in languages other than English
- Experience of working with diverse communities and within a multicultural setting
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification from High Intensity NHS Talking
- Therapies Course (Post Graduate Diploma)
- Or Equivalent: e.g. A recorded/registered doctoral level
- qualification in clinical or counselling psychology/ a
- recorded/registered qualification in one of the
- following - nursing, social work, occupational
- therapy, arts therapy or a psychological therapy
- plus further post graduate qualification training in a
- psychological therapy which may be CBT or
- another NHS Talking Therapies appropriate
- evidence based therapy (i.e. IPT) to at least
- equivalent of a post graduate diploma
- And
- Significant experience working as a psychological
- therapy practitioner and demonstrating the
- competences as required.
Desirable
- Relevant experience
- in Primary Care
- treating anxiety and
- depression.
- Low Intensity PWP
- qualification/Graduate
- Mental Health Worker
- with experience of
- working within an
- NHS Talking
- Therapies service.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in mental
- health services
- Experience of working in Primary Care Services.
- Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
- Demonstrates high standards in written
- communication
- Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers
- Experience with routine outcome monitoring
- Experience of teaching and liaising with other
- professional groups
Desirable
- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical
- outcomes
- Experience of working with military veterans or people with sensory
- impairments
Person Specification
Personal Attributes
Essential
- High level of enthusiasm and motivation
- Advanced communication skills
- Ability to work within a team and foster good
- working relationships
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal
- development positively and effectively
- Ability to work under pressure
- Regard for others and respect for individual rights
- of autonomy and confidentiality
- Ability to be self reflective, whilst working with
- service users, & in own personal and professional
- development and in supervision
- The ability and skills to act as an advocate for a
- new service, to engage and foster good
- professional relationships with all health
- professionals in promoting the good integration of
- this service with the wider health care system
- Able to work a shift pattern including Saturday
Desirable
- Car driver and/or ability and willingness to travel to
- locations throughout the organisation
- Fluent in languages other than English
- Experience of working with diverse communities and within a multicultural setting
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification from High Intensity NHS Talking
- Therapies Course (Post Graduate Diploma)
- Or Equivalent: e.g. A recorded/registered doctoral level
- qualification in clinical or counselling psychology/ a
- recorded/registered qualification in one of the
- following - nursing, social work, occupational
- therapy, arts therapy or a psychological therapy
- plus further post graduate qualification training in a
- psychological therapy which may be CBT or
- another NHS Talking Therapies appropriate
- evidence based therapy (i.e. IPT) to at least
- equivalent of a post graduate diploma
- And
- Significant experience working as a psychological
- therapy practitioner and demonstrating the
- competences as required.
Desirable
- Relevant experience
- in Primary Care
- treating anxiety and
- depression.
- Low Intensity PWP
- qualification/Graduate
- Mental Health Worker
- with experience of
- working within an
- NHS Talking
- Therapies service.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in mental
- health services
- Experience of working in Primary Care Services.
- Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
- Demonstrates high standards in written
- communication
- Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers
- Experience with routine outcome monitoring
- Experience of teaching and liaising with other
- professional groups
Desirable
- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical
- outcomes
- Experience of working with military veterans or people with sensory
- impairments
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
