Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapist

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to expand the offer of psychological therapies within the COMHAD (Co-Occurring Mental health, Alcohol and Drugs) Team at Forward Leeds. We are looking for a full-time Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist to provide individual therapy (and potentially group interventions) for those struggling with problematic substance use across the city of Leeds.

LYPFT have a long history of providing drug and alcohol services to Leeds. We are a trauma-informed service comprising of multiple teams providing services to those who struggle with substance use across Leeds. You will be supported by the principal clinical psychologist within the team and have access to regular supervision, opportunities for CPD and a well-established multi-disciplinary team.

Please contact Selina Li on 07973 638166 if you would like any further information regarding this post or to arrange an informal visit.

**Please note any correspondence following application will be sent via trac.jobs & the Trust's Resourcing Team**

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work across the three hubs across Leeds to provide Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to people with substance use and mental health problems. We sit within secondary mental health services, which reflects the severity of mental health problems that service users will present. The candidate will play a key role in managing referrals, assessments and their own clinic times across the hubs. The candidate will be working with people who have struggled with trauma in the main and the subsequent difficulties associated with this. The candidate would always be jointly working withother professionals either within the teams or across Forward Leeds. They will need be a good communicator in order to ensure that care is joined up.

The candidate will be expected to access regular clinical supervision and will be supported by the principal clinical psychologist and the team of psychological professionals in the service which is currently growing. As a senior practitioner, the candidate would be required to take a lead role in the psychological thinking across the service.

About us

We are a high quality, high performing NHS foundation trust. We are the main provider of specialist mental health and learning disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York as well as some highly specialised services across the country.We employ around 3,000 staff and every year we have contact with over 25,000 service users. Our vision is to provide outstanding mental health and learning disability services as an employer of choice. Our ambition is to support our service users and carers, our staff and the communities we serve to live healthy and fulfilling lives. We need people like you to help us achieve our goals; to live our lives free from stigma and discrimination; and to improve the lives of people with a learning disability and mental ill health. We perform well againstlocal and national targetsand inour most recent CQC inspection, 85% of our services were rated good or outstanding.As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching,research and development.

Date posted

18 July 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£40,057 to £45,839 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

173-58022-RSP

Job locations

Forward Leeds (citywide)

Leeds

LS2 7DJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide specialist cognitive behavioural therapeutic input for those who struggle with substance use and mental health problems as within the remit of the Co-occuring Mental Health Alcohol and Drugs Team.
To contribute to the developing team of psychological professionals within the service.
To contribute to processing of referrals for psychological work and continual reflection and review of this process.
To work autonomously and make appropriate clinical decisions.
To provide high quality psychological assessment, formulation and therapy across the range/ severity of clinical presentations.
To work in hubs across the city of Leeds
To offer advice on service users psychological care to colleagues and other relevant agencies, working within professional guidelines.
To contribute towards and work within a multi-disciplinary team.
To utilise research skills for audit, service evaluation and research within the service area.
To provide a key role in psychological aspects of service development.
The post holder will communicate with numerous internal and external individuals, teams and services. The type of communication will include highly sensitive, confidential, complex and technical information.
To provide training to other staff members, internal and external.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide specialist cognitive behavioural therapeutic input for those who struggle with substance use and mental health problems as within the remit of the Co-occuring Mental Health Alcohol and Drugs Team.
To contribute to the developing team of psychological professionals within the service.
To contribute to processing of referrals for psychological work and continual reflection and review of this process.
To work autonomously and make appropriate clinical decisions.
To provide high quality psychological assessment, formulation and therapy across the range/ severity of clinical presentations.
To work in hubs across the city of Leeds
To offer advice on service users psychological care to colleagues and other relevant agencies, working within professional guidelines.
To contribute towards and work within a multi-disciplinary team.
To utilise research skills for audit, service evaluation and research within the service area.
To provide a key role in psychological aspects of service development.
The post holder will communicate with numerous internal and external individuals, teams and services. The type of communication will include highly sensitive, confidential, complex and technical information.
To provide training to other staff members, internal and external.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Postgraduate Diploma qualification in Cognitive and/or Behavioural Psychotherapy with Accreditation with BABCP and with a prior core profession or via KSA route.

Experience

Essential

Previous experience of working in a service as outlined in the job summary and that may include assessment of risk.

Skills

Essential

Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies used to treat the population of service users specified in the job summary

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Postgraduate Diploma qualification in Cognitive and/or Behavioural Psychotherapy with Accreditation with BABCP and with a prior core profession or via KSA route.

Experience

Essential

Previous experience of working in a service as outlined in the job summary and that may include assessment of risk.

Skills

Essential

Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies used to treat the population of service users specified in the job summary

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Forward Leeds (citywide)

Leeds

LS2 7DJ

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Forward Leeds (citywide)

Leeds

LS2 7DJ

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)