Job summary
Walsall Talking Therapies Service (NHS Talking Therapies)
- Please note this post is conditional on securing a training place with the university
- Candidates must be able to attend the university's academic screening/selection day
The Role
We are looking to recruit Trainee High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapists within Walsall Talking Therapies Service to work in a well established clinical workforce of Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners and High Intensity Psychological Therapy Practitioners.
The role will involve two days a week attending university (in-person) and the remainder of the working days each week in-service providing client-centred assessments and evidence-based psychological treatments to clients presenting with common mental health difficulties.
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country.
Across the whole of the region we provide:
- Adult and older adult mental health services
- Specialist learning disability services
- Children and Adolescents Mental Health Services
Combining resources, strategies and talented workforce enables us to deliver a wider variety of outstanding services that are based on best practice and are continually improving.
We currently employ over 3,000 members of staff and just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds
Main duties of the job
Trainee High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapist
This role is looking for enthusiastic and passionate individuals looking to further their career in the mental health sector by offering assessments and evidence based psychological interventions to clients presenting with common mental health problems.
Please be aware that when applying for this post there is an expectation that the post-holder will apply for and complete the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy High Intensity Post Graduate Diploma with Staffordshire University.
University teaching will be predominantly taught in person and thus it is important candidates are able to travel. It is important candidates are also able to regularly travel into both University and wok base.
Walsall Talking Therapies Service within the Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service to the local population of Walsall.
The service offers a number of evidence-based psychological interventions both at step 2 and step 3 as proposed by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance. The service endeavours to offer the local population a full range of evidence-based psychological interventions, within a stepped care approach, to a high standard and quality .
About us
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country.
Across the whole of the region we provide:
- Adult and older adult mental health services
- Specialist learning disability services
- Children and Adolescents Mental Health Services
Combining resources, strategies and talented workforce enables us to deliver a wider variety of outstanding services that are based on best practice and are continually improving.
We currently employ over 3,000 members of staff and just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds.
About the Service
Walsall Talking Therapies Service within the Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS Talking Therapies (formerly IAPT) service to the local adult age population of Walsall.
The service offers a number of evidence-based psychological interventions both at step 2 and step 3 as proposed by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance. The service endeavours to offer the local population a full range of evidence-based psychological interventions, within a stepped care approach, to a high standard and quality .
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the team for three full-time Trainee High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapists to join and contribute to the innovation and success of our well-established NHS Talking Therapies service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Post Title: Trainee High Intensity CBT Therapist
Department: Walsall Talking Therapies
Location: Kingshill Centre, Walsall
Band: Band 6
Hours: 37.5 hours
Please see attached Job Description document
Job description
Job responsibilities
Post Title: Trainee High Intensity CBT Therapist
Department: Walsall Talking Therapies
Location: Kingshill Centre, Walsall
Band: Band 6
Hours: 37.5 hours
Please see attached Job Description document
Person Specification
Educations/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 of meeting the Knowledge Skills and Attitude (KSA) requirements of BABCP
Desirable
- Experience working in a stepped care service for anxiety and depression.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services
- Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
- Demonstrates high standards in written communication
- Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers
- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
Desirable
- Experience of working in Primary Care Services
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care
- Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.
Desirable
- Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems
Skills/Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training
- Computer literate
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- 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
Trust Behaviours
Essential
- oBe caring and demonstrate compassion
- oHave the courage to take action
- oCommunicate effectively
- oTreat Everyone as an individual
- oBe competent and professional
Other
Essential
- Advanced communication skills
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
- Ability to work under pressure
- Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
- Ability to be self reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in supervision.
Desirable
- Car driver and/or ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation
- Fluent in languages other than English
- Experience of working with diverse communities within a multicultural setting
Person Specification
Educations/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 of meeting the Knowledge Skills and Attitude (KSA) requirements of BABCP
Desirable
- Experience working in a stepped care service for anxiety and depression.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services
- Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
- Demonstrates high standards in written communication
- Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers
- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
Desirable
- Experience of working in Primary Care Services
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care
- Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.
Desirable
- Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems
Skills/Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training
- Computer literate
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- 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
Trust Behaviours
Essential
- oBe caring and demonstrate compassion
- oHave the courage to take action
- oCommunicate effectively
- oTreat Everyone as an individual
- oBe competent and professional
Other
Essential
- Advanced communication skills
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
- Ability to work under pressure
- Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
- Ability to be self reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in supervision.
Desirable
- Car driver and/or ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation
- Fluent in languages other than English
- Experience of working with diverse communities within a multicultural setting
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
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).
