Job summary
Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation NHS Trust (LPFT) is an Improving Access to Psychological Therapies site (IAPT). An opportunity has arisen for a qualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist Band 7 to join the steps2change IAPT Service based in Boston, Skegness or Grantham although you may also be required to cover alternative bases to meet service need. The Service provides evidence based interventions within a stepped care model, treating people with mild to moderate common mental health problems. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a major national service, which has fundamentally changed the way in which psychological treatments are provided.
In return we can offer you:
- A well established, friendly and supportive therapy team.
- Personal and Professional Development opportunities.
- Regular management and clinical supervision.
- Annual appraisal
- Early access to our staff wellbeing service and psychology therapies
- Excellent working environment.
- NHS Pension
- NHS benefits
For further information regarding this post please contact Kirsty Talkes, Team Manager for Boston & Skegness s2c Teams via email kirsty.talkes2@nhs.net
CLOSING DATE: 19/03/2023
INTERVIEWS DATE: 05/04/2023
Main duties of the job
All applicants will need to have gained a PG Diploma in CBT as an essential requirement, as well as a professional qualification (nurse/occupational therapist/social worker/clinical psychologist or psychological therapy).The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, be able to work within a team environment and be thoroughly conversant with the use of clinical systems.
The Band 7 Cognitive Behavioural Therapist will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing step 3 protocol driven CBT interventions for a range of anxiety disorders and depression. The post holder will be expected to hold a clinical caseload, and will be provided with clinical supervision.
About us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England, in an area heralded as a fantastic place to live and work. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We are also leading the way in transforming care, with multi-million-pound transformation of patient environments and radical redesign of community services.
This is the time to join and help redesign our services of the future. We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Undertakes psychological assessments of patients referred to the service. Assessments will include identification of the patients problem, comprehensive risk, assessment and identification of goals for therapy.
Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the departments referral protocols, refers unsuitable patients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary
Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service
To formulate patients problems using cognitive behavioural protocols and implement CBT interventions in line with NICE guidelines
To refer clients to specialist services when appropriate
To maintain accreditation with BABCP and adhere to professional guidelines and ethical framework
To deliver group or Individual interventions in line with the organisations requirements Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.
To attend team meeting, meetings, and mandatory training
To attend clinical supervision
To provide supervision for any trainee cognitive behavioural psychotherapists as required
Comply with and carry out safe practice in accordance with Trust policies and procedures, and other relevant national and local guidance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Undertakes psychological assessments of patients referred to the service. Assessments will include identification of the patients problem, comprehensive risk, assessment and identification of goals for therapy.
Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the departments referral protocols, refers unsuitable patients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary
Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service
To formulate patients problems using cognitive behavioural protocols and implement CBT interventions in line with NICE guidelines
To refer clients to specialist services when appropriate
To maintain accreditation with BABCP and adhere to professional guidelines and ethical framework
To deliver group or Individual interventions in line with the organisations requirements Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.
To attend team meeting, meetings, and mandatory training
To attend clinical supervision
To provide supervision for any trainee cognitive behavioural psychotherapists as required
Comply with and carry out safe practice in accordance with Trust policies and procedures, and other relevant national and local guidance.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post graduate diploma in CBP and Accreditation with BABCP
- Professional qualification as Clinical Psychologist, Nurse, Social Worker Occupational Therapist or psychological therapy
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a qualified Clinical Psychologist, Nurse, Social Worker ,OT or psychological therapist
- Experience of working in Primary Care Services
- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post graduate diploma in CBP and Accreditation with BABCP
- Professional qualification as Clinical Psychologist, Nurse, Social Worker Occupational Therapist or psychological therapy
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a qualified Clinical Psychologist, Nurse, Social Worker ,OT or psychological therapist
- Experience of working in Primary Care Services
- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
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).
