Trainee Cognitive Behavioural Therapist - Development Post

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and the Person Specification for detailed information.

Core Professionals: Potential candidates will hold a recorded/registered qualification in one of the following at graduate level: nursing, social work, occupational therapy, art therapy or within a psychological therapy.

You will have experience of working with adults with mental health difficulties in addition to being able to evidence the ability to work towards the full range of skills and competencies as laid out in the competence framework for CBT (Roth and Pilling, 2007).

The course you will be completing at the University of Southampton as part of this role is a Level 2 accredited course with BABCP. This means that upon completion of the course trainees will meet criteria to apply for provisional accreditation as a CBT therapist with the BABCP.

To apply, you must meet the criteria for CBT training and also have a BABCP-recognised professional background in mental health or related areas. This means having a BABCP recognised Core Profession.

If you do not have a BABCP-recognised Core Profession, you must complete a portfolio of evidence to show that you have equivalent training and experience. This is known as the Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes portfolio (KSA).

Prior to this interview, you must have completed self-statements for the KSA criterion required based on your experience. Please see the BABCP website above for guidance and exemplars.

Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWPs) cannot be recruited as High-Intensity IAPT trainees until two years post qualification andareexpected to have practised in this role for two years to consolidate their skills.These two years of practice commence only at the date of confirmation of the full PWP qualification by the University,notat the end of the teaching timetable. This standard is monitored nationally by the BABCP.

All successful candidates will undertake an intensive one-year Post-Graduate Diploma IAPT: High-Intensity Psychological Therapies at the University of Reading (please visit the University of Reading website for further information on course registration requirements). Post-holders must be able to attend all university training as required. Most teaching will be 2 days per week in conjunction with a minimum period of high-intensity CBT clinical practice per week working within the service. You will also receive clinical supervision from the University and TalkingSpace Plus from BABCP accredited supervisors.

When completing the supporting information section of the application form, candidates should relate directly to the person specification requirements in the job description and should be answered in the same order as the specification. The qualifications, training and experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Alongside colleagues across the Multi-Disciplinary Team including other psychological therapists, you will ensure that community mental health services achieve their key objectives of delivering integrated, safe, accessible, responsive, effective and caring services to people in Oxfordshire. You will ensure the service you provide is of high quality and meets national guidance as well as local and nationally agreed targets.

After completion of the PG diploma in CBT course, you will then have an opportunity to develop your CBT skills further by delivering CBT groups, offering consultations to other staff. Post holders will then progress to a band 7 position.

The Primary Care Mental Health Teams are an innovative approach to providing joined-up, holistic and person-centred care within the community. You will be working within an integrated setting with colleagues from primary care, voluntary and community mental health services. We are a trauma-informed organisation. Visit our website to find out more:Keystone Mental Health & Wellbeing hubs - Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation and we encourage applications from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our population.

Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment

Interviews for this post will be conducted jointly by Oxford Health and the University of Southampton and it is a condition of continuing employment that you complete the PGDip qualification. The course is delivered remotely with some face-to-face time for clinical skills development.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Clare Crole-Rees, Consultant Counselling Psychologist in Oxfordshire,clare.crolerees@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk

*Please note, interviews will be held in June /July 2024 and you will need to be able to start in post in the week commencing 9th September 2024 at the latest.*

Person Specification

Knowledge requirements

Essential

• Demonstrates an understanding of serious mental health conditions and how they may present in Primary Care
• Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post

Qualifications

Essential

• A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following at graduate level in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy or within a psychological therapy.
• Evidence using the career framework of training in mental health and experience working in a stepped care service for anxiety and depression

Experience

Essential

• Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
• Ability to manage own caseload and time
• Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers
• Demonstrable experience of delivering CBT based interventions under supervision

Desirable

• Experience of working in Primary Care Services

Skills

Essential

• Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training
• Computer literate
• Has received training (either formal of through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients

Contract/other requirements

Essential

• Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
• Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
• Able to attend other Trust and community premises for work and training purposes

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

The Slade, Abell House

Horspath Driftway

Oxford

OX3 7JH

Employer's website

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