Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical:

1. To provide specialist CBT assessments of service users in the Child and Adolescent Mental Team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of from a variety of sources including, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients car
2. To formulate and implement plans for CBT based upon an appropriate CBT framework for the clients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings
3. To evaluate and make decisions about CBT treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic model
4. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients whose problems are managed by CBT based care plans
5. To provide specialist CBT advice, guidance, consultation and training to other professionals and parents or carers contributing directly to clients CBT formulation and treatment plan
6. To contribute directly and indirectly to a CBT based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all service users under the care of the team
7. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on l aspects of risk assessment and risk management
8. To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care and to monitor progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care, integrating the contribution of other professionals on the basis of client need
9. To work with staff based across other CAMHS services, including crisis services, adult mental teams and transition workers, to plan and hand over the CBT assessment and treatment of patients that may continue after discharge from CAMHS services.

Teaching, training and supervision:

1. To receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with good practice guidelines from a CBT therapist or other relevant clinician who meets BABCP supervision criteria and where appropriate other senior professional colleagues.
2. To gain additional specialist experience and skills relevant to the service (as agreed with the professional lead and service manager) up to two sessions per week (pro-rata) within the service area within which the post holder is employed.
3. To take part in regular internal continuing professional development and participate in external CPD which is linked to appraisal goals.
4. To provide specialist CBT supervision and guidance to other clinicians and the non-statutory sector, as appropriate.

Research and Service Evaluation.

1. To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence-based practice in individual work within the Trustwide service.
2. To contribute to appropriate research audit and service evaluation with colleagues within the service to help develop service provision and identify areas for service improvement.
3. To contribute to annual reports for the Trustwide service

Management, Recruitment, Policy and Service Development

1. To receive regular supervision in managing the post holders practice in an effective and efficient way.
2. To take part in regular professional appraisal, identifying areas for continuing professional development.
3. To advise both service and professional management on those aspects of the service where psychological and or organisational matters need addressing.
4. To liaise with the team manager in order to ensure that the service runs effectively, safely and efficiently.
5. To contribute to the development of skills and knowledge in the CAMHS service line.
6. To participate in the development, evaluation and monitoring of the services operational policies and practice, through the deployment of professional skills in research, service evaluation and audit.

Other

1. To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of CBT practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes, in consultation with the postholders professional and team managers.
2. To contribute to the development and articulation of best practice in CBT across the service, by continuing to develop CBT skills, taking part in regular CBT supervision and appraisal and maintaining an active engagement with current developments in the field of CBT.
3. To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping including electronic data entry and recording, report writing and the responsible exercise of professional self-governance in accordance with professional codes of practice of the BABCP and Trust policies and procedures.
4. To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to mental health.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oQualification in a core graduate or post graduate mental health profession and registered with a professional body (mental health nurse, occupational therapist, clinical psychologist, counselling psychologist, social worker, Arts Therapist) or equivalent training and / or experience in a relevant Child and Adolescent mental health setting as agreed by the CAMHS service line Head of Psychology and Psychotherapies AND
• oAccredited practitioner of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy [CBT] registered with the British Association of Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapy (BABCP)
• oEvidence of regular post qualification development.

Desirable

• oAdvanced training in Cognitive Behaviour Psychotherapy.

Experience

Essential

• oExperience of assessment and treatment of people with a wide range of mental health problems, of varying severity and complexity relevant to the clinical setting in which the post sits
• oExperience of working with a wide variety of client groups, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and verbal and physical abuse

Desirable

• oExperience of working in both primary and secondary mental health care, including multi-agency working
• oExperience of mental health problems and the capacity to use that experience to the benefit of patient care

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Livingstone House

Teddington

TW11 0LR

Employer's website

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