Job summary
Are you a qualified, or due to qualify soon, High Intensity CBT Therapist looking for a service that is committed to your ongoing professional development? A service that puts staff wellbeing and patient care at the heart of everything they do? If so, the Buckinghamshire Talking Therapies service has a great opportunity for you!
Main duties of the job
As a qualified High Intensity CBT Therapist, you will support patients at Step 3, offering digital and face-to-face assessment and treatment sessions, and facilitating group therapy sessions. You will also participate in a duty rota, offering guidance and support to your BTT colleagues. You will also have opportunity to actively participate in different projects and workstreams.
In return, we offer robust supervision from skilled supervisors and managers, with the opportunity to learn to become a case management supervisor yourself. We have an excellent rolling programme of high quality CPD training, delivered by the experts in the field, with close links to both Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre (OCTC) and Oxford Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma (OxCADAT). In addition, we also provide staff with a personal annual CPD budget.
About us
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"
Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Job description
Job responsibilities
Want to know what its like to work for BTT? Open the What its like to work for BTTpdf to see what our team members have to say!
We are a nationally recognized, high-performing, and innovative service. Visit our website (Oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/buckstalkingtherapies to find out how we support over 12,000 adults to manage their common mental health difficulties.
Staff wellbeing is a top priority - We have a very active, award winning, in- service wellbeing team and take a pride in our supportive, collaborative, and productive culture.
The Trust hosts the Oxford Institute of Clinical Psychology Training and Research and the Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre. BTT is actively involved in research, and the service benefits from being a member of the Oxford Academic Health Science Network Anxiety and Depression Network led by Professor David Clark.
The Bucks Talking Therapies team follows a hybrid working pattern, with 2 days in a Trust clinic/office and 3 days from home.
We have two main bases, in Aylesbury and High Wycombe, with additional clinic space around the county. Ability and willingness to travel for business purposes is essential.
Qualified High Intensity Therapists are expected to be accredited with the British Association of Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP). Registration must be maintained annually, at the practitioners expense. Please ensure you complete the section within this application form asking for your registration details. If you are awaiting confirmation of registration, please provide evidence of your submission for registration.
Candidates who have completed training in a second therapeutic modality such as EMDR and Mindfulness would be desirable.
We expect our staff to share and demonstrate our values and be caring, safe and excellent in everything we do, constantly striving to improve the quality of care we provide and the experience that patients can expect.
For further information, please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name Bucks Talking Therapies Job title Operational Team Email address bttrecruitment@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Want to know what its like to work for BTT? Open the What its like to work for BTTpdf to see what our team members have to say!
We are a nationally recognized, high-performing, and innovative service. Visit our website (Oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/buckstalkingtherapies to find out how we support over 12,000 adults to manage their common mental health difficulties.
Staff wellbeing is a top priority - We have a very active, award winning, in- service wellbeing team and take a pride in our supportive, collaborative, and productive culture.
The Trust hosts the Oxford Institute of Clinical Psychology Training and Research and the Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre. BTT is actively involved in research, and the service benefits from being a member of the Oxford Academic Health Science Network Anxiety and Depression Network led by Professor David Clark.
The Bucks Talking Therapies team follows a hybrid working pattern, with 2 days in a Trust clinic/office and 3 days from home.
We have two main bases, in Aylesbury and High Wycombe, with additional clinic space around the county. Ability and willingness to travel for business purposes is essential.
Qualified High Intensity Therapists are expected to be accredited with the British Association of Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP). Registration must be maintained annually, at the practitioners expense. Please ensure you complete the section within this application form asking for your registration details. If you are awaiting confirmation of registration, please provide evidence of your submission for registration.
Candidates who have completed training in a second therapeutic modality such as EMDR and Mindfulness would be desirable.
We expect our staff to share and demonstrate our values and be caring, safe and excellent in everything we do, constantly striving to improve the quality of care we provide and the experience that patients can expect.
For further information, please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name Bucks Talking Therapies Job title Operational Team Email address bttrecruitment@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BABCP accredited cognitive behavioural psychotherapist (or willing to apply for accreditation and be awarded it within 6 months of the post starting).
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care.
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the issues surrounding older adults or those with physical health problems.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing evidence based psychological therapies including CBT.
- Experience with routine outcome monitoring.
- Experience in establishing diagnosis / psychological formulation.
- Experience of providing supervisory support to colleagues.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.
- Ability to be self-reflective.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BABCP accredited cognitive behavioural psychotherapist (or willing to apply for accreditation and be awarded it within 6 months of the post starting).
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care.
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the issues surrounding older adults or those with physical health problems.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing evidence based psychological therapies including CBT.
- Experience with routine outcome monitoring.
- Experience in establishing diagnosis / psychological formulation.
- Experience of providing supervisory support to colleagues.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.
- Ability to be self-reflective.
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
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
