Job summary
This is a ground-breaking opportunity to train to be a CBT therapist with older adults, with a focus on psychosis and bipolar. Do you have a core mental health practitioner qualification? Can you demonstrate a passion and commitment to working with and alongside, and advocating for, older people? Then this is the post for you. You will be based with the Older Adults Community Team at at Walker Close in Ipswich, working the Coastal area. There will be opportunities to work with people in the other teams (Ipswich and Stowmarket).
The service provides support to individuals who are struggling to thrive due to a mental health difficulty and/or a dementia. The MDT strives to understand the person within the context of their informal / formal support networks and psychological interventions are tailored accordingly.
This is a wonderful opportunity to join the service at an exciting time of service transformation. Psychology and therapies is well integrated, respected and valued and this post provides the opportunity to develop direct clinical skills alongside consultation and MDT working.
The service is working towards Royal College of Psychiatrists Accreditation and we are proud of our commitment to delivering the highest quality of care to our service users and carers.
Main duties of the job
This is a training post at band 6 while you undertake the CBT (psychosis and bipolar) diploma with UCL in the first 2 years and then once qualified you will work as a band 7 CBT therapist within the service. As an integral part of the MDT, you will offer formulation, consultation, supervision and training, as well as direct work with older people with a range of mental health difficulties and dementia, and their families and carers.
You will undertake CBT assessment, formulation and intervention.
There is a team of friendly and supportive psychologists and arts / psychological therapists working with older people in East Suffolk, including an 8b Psychologist in the Memory Assessment Service, a CAT therapist, an Art Therapist, a newly qualified Clinical Psychologist in the acute service and 3 Clinical Associate Psychologists, as well as trainee Clinical Psychologists on placement.
About us
The service line has had feedback from service users and carers about being a very skilled, kind and compassionate service. It has a very strong focus on working together, with a very proactive leadership and a strong focus on development. We are proud of our strong, collaborative team relationships. If you are interested we would welcome informal discussions with the Clinical Team Leader, Gail Collyer gail.collyer@nsft.nhs.uk or Interim Psychology / Therapies Lead Ruth Mills ruth.mills@nsft.nhs.uk. Do get in touch!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service.
To assess service users for suitability for CBT. Where the problems appear to be too complex or severe to be appropriate for a trainee therapist, to refer to manager / supervisor for advice on how to manage the case.
To make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the service referral protocols and refer on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent where appropriate.
To formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for service users.
To educate and involve family members and others in treatment as necessary, conveying CBT formulations with sensitivity in easily understood language.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Job description
Job responsibilities
To accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service.
To assess service users for suitability for CBT. Where the problems appear to be too complex or severe to be appropriate for a trainee therapist, to refer to manager / supervisor for advice on how to manage the case.
To make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the service referral protocols and refer on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent where appropriate.
To formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for service users.
To educate and involve family members and others in treatment as necessary, conveying CBT formulations with sensitivity in easily understood language.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 2.2 in a UK undergraduate degree (or equivalent overseas qualification). Other academic qualifications of an equivalent standard can be taken into account.
- A core mental health practitioner qualification or KSA route.
- Post qualification experience of working with people with serious mental health problems.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working in mental health services.
- Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets.
Other
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of a range of mental health difficulties and how they may present in Secondary Care.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 2.2 in a UK undergraduate degree (or equivalent overseas qualification). Other academic qualifications of an equivalent standard can be taken into account.
- A core mental health practitioner qualification or KSA route.
- Post qualification experience of working with people with serious mental health problems.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working in mental health services.
- Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets.
Other
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of a range of mental health difficulties and how they may present in Secondary Care.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
