Job summary
Trainee High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapists are employed on one year fixed term training contract that is high pressured, involving a clinical placement where you will manage a high volume caseload of high intensity service users alongside undertaking the Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (PGDip CBT) where you will be required to meet frequent academic deadlines. The training post includes two days per week at University/self-directed study and three days of supervised clinical practice. Trainees are expected to progress to working with a high degree of autonomy, with high volume caseloads; this may include video consultation and face-to-face clinical work. The role is well supported with weekly clinical and monthly management supervision from qualified clinicians. In addition to clinical contact, the role will include data collection, data management, analysis and note keeping.
Your base will be Severn Fields Health Village (Shrewsbury), however you may also be required to work in a community location within the overall Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin locality.
Details of shortlisted applicants will be passed onto the University for Academic screening All shortlisted applicants must be available to attend academic screening on27/06/24,10:00am - 12:00 pm. Only those who pass the academic screening will be offered a joint interview with the University and locality team in July.
See the Job Description and Person Specification.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be taking on a training role within the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Programme (IAPT). The post-holder will work within the NHS Talking Therapies service providing high intensity interventions whilst undertaking a programme of training for this role. This intensive training post will equip the post holder to provide a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) service to clients with a range of complex problems for which CBT is demonstrated to be clinically effective. The post holder will work in the service for 3 days of the week bringing their already well developed skills to practice at the same time as using the newly developed skills from the training programme which they will attend for the other 2 days.
The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.
About us
Welcome! The Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin NHS Talking Therapies service is a busy caring team consisting of Administration staff, PWPs, CBT Practitioners, and Counsellors. We serve the people of Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin which has exciting, diverse and growing modern towns, surrounded by the stunning Shropshire countryside.
Our Improving Access to Psychological Therapies NHS Talking Therapies teams are great places to work. We are redefining the Talking Therapies service offer and we need you to help us with this. We are surrounded by supportive leaders and managers. Staff are encouraged to contribute to the service vision and set the culture.
We have a vibrant continuing professional development programme and are committed to annual appraisals for all staff. We like to think of our appraisals as an annual conversation to support you to reach your potential.
Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin NHS Talking Therapies is part of Midlands Partnership NHS University Foundation Trust (MPFT) which is an award winning organisation with over 9000 employees. We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight and Essex.
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- CLINICAL
- Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service.
- Assess clients for suitability for psychological interventions.
- To evaluate and make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the services referral protocols, and refer unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary.
- Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes drawing on a range of theoretical and therapeutic models across a range of complex problems with which clients present.
- Use highly developed communication skills in working with people to understand their personal and often very sensitive difficulties and develop a range of treatment interventions.
- To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment and treatment of clients in line with the service.
- Educate and involve family members and others in treatment as necessary, conveying CBT and other psychological formulations with sensitivity in easily understood language.
- Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the number of client contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.
- Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment, where appropriate.
- Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.
- Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols
- Work closely with other members of the team ensuring appropriate step-up and step-down arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach.
- Assess and integrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall therapy process.
- Carry out clinical audits of service performance, including service user surveys and evaluations, and help to collate and disseminate the results for feedback.
- Participate in research projects on an occasional basis taking an active role in data collection and developing reports.
- Communicate with other health and social care staff from a range of agencies in the care provided clients.
- Provide specialist advice and consultation to other professionals / individuals / groups / committees across Mental Health Trusts, Primary Care Trusts and other voluntary agencies regarding service matters related to the practice and delivery of specific agreed therapeutic modalities and service provision.
- TRAINING AND SUPERVISION
- Attend and fulfil all the requirements of the training element of the post.
- Apply learning from the training programme in practice.
- Receive supervision from educational providers and from within the service in relation to course work to meet the required standards.
- Contribute to the teaching and training of mental health professionals and other staff working in the service.
- PROFESSIONAL
- Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer and any regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (e.g. BPS, UKCP, BABCP), and keep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the Department of Health (e.g. NHS plan, National Service Framework, National Institute for Clinical Excellence).
- Ensure that client confidentiality is protected at all times.
- Be aware of, and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of CBT and other psychological therapies.
- Ensure clear professional objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed with senior therapists on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development (CPD).
- Attend clinical/managerial supervision on a regular basis as agreed with Manager.
- Participate in individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives.
- Keep up to date all records in relation to CPD and ensure personal development plan maintains up to date specialist knowledge of latest theoretical and service delivery models/developments.
- Attend relevant conferences / workshops in line with identified professional objectives.
- Participate in service improvement by highlighting issues and implementing changes in practice.
- GENERAL
- To contribute to the development of best practice within the service.
- To maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and procedures in relation to Mental Health and Primary Care Services.
- All employees have a duty and responsibility for their own health and safety and the health of safety of colleagues, patients and the general public.
- All employees have a responsibility and a legal obligation to ensure that information processed for both patients and staff is kept accurate, confidential, secure and in line with the Data Protection Act (1998) and Security and Confidentiality Policies.
- It is the responsibility of all staff that they do not abuse their official position for personal gain, to seek advantage of further private business or other interests in the course of their official duties.
- This Job Description does not provide an exhaustive list of duties and may be reviewed in conjunction with the post holder in light of service development.
A detailed job description and personal specification listing necessary qualifications are attached.
Please refer to the criteria on the personal specification when making your application
This vacancy will close when enough applications have been received and may be before the advertised closing date.
Any core professions or if applicants have previously completed any Health Education England Training, need to be abiding by the 2 year Post-Qualification rule set out by HEE https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/mental-health/psychological-professions/nhs-funding-psychological-professions-training-programmes
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- CLINICAL
- Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service.
- Assess clients for suitability for psychological interventions.
- To evaluate and make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the services referral protocols, and refer unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary.
- Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes drawing on a range of theoretical and therapeutic models across a range of complex problems with which clients present.
- Use highly developed communication skills in working with people to understand their personal and often very sensitive difficulties and develop a range of treatment interventions.
- To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment and treatment of clients in line with the service.
- Educate and involve family members and others in treatment as necessary, conveying CBT and other psychological formulations with sensitivity in easily understood language.
- Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the number of client contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.
- Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment, where appropriate.
- Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.
- Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols
- Work closely with other members of the team ensuring appropriate step-up and step-down arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach.
- Assess and integrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall therapy process.
- Carry out clinical audits of service performance, including service user surveys and evaluations, and help to collate and disseminate the results for feedback.
- Participate in research projects on an occasional basis taking an active role in data collection and developing reports.
- Communicate with other health and social care staff from a range of agencies in the care provided clients.
- Provide specialist advice and consultation to other professionals / individuals / groups / committees across Mental Health Trusts, Primary Care Trusts and other voluntary agencies regarding service matters related to the practice and delivery of specific agreed therapeutic modalities and service provision.
- TRAINING AND SUPERVISION
- Attend and fulfil all the requirements of the training element of the post.
- Apply learning from the training programme in practice.
- Receive supervision from educational providers and from within the service in relation to course work to meet the required standards.
- Contribute to the teaching and training of mental health professionals and other staff working in the service.
- PROFESSIONAL
- Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer and any regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (e.g. BPS, UKCP, BABCP), and keep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the Department of Health (e.g. NHS plan, National Service Framework, National Institute for Clinical Excellence).
- Ensure that client confidentiality is protected at all times.
- Be aware of, and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of CBT and other psychological therapies.
- Ensure clear professional objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed with senior therapists on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development (CPD).
- Attend clinical/managerial supervision on a regular basis as agreed with Manager.
- Participate in individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives.
- Keep up to date all records in relation to CPD and ensure personal development plan maintains up to date specialist knowledge of latest theoretical and service delivery models/developments.
- Attend relevant conferences / workshops in line with identified professional objectives.
- Participate in service improvement by highlighting issues and implementing changes in practice.
- GENERAL
- To contribute to the development of best practice within the service.
- To maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and procedures in relation to Mental Health and Primary Care Services.
- All employees have a duty and responsibility for their own health and safety and the health of safety of colleagues, patients and the general public.
- All employees have a responsibility and a legal obligation to ensure that information processed for both patients and staff is kept accurate, confidential, secure and in line with the Data Protection Act (1998) and Security and Confidentiality Policies.
- It is the responsibility of all staff that they do not abuse their official position for personal gain, to seek advantage of further private business or other interests in the course of their official duties.
- This Job Description does not provide an exhaustive list of duties and may be reviewed in conjunction with the post holder in light of service development.
A detailed job description and personal specification listing necessary qualifications are attached.
Please refer to the criteria on the personal specification when making your application
This vacancy will close when enough applications have been received and may be before the advertised closing date.
Any core professions or if applicants have previously completed any Health Education England Training, need to be abiding by the 2 year Post-Qualification rule set out by HEE https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/mental-health/psychological-professions/nhs-funding-psychological-professions-training-programmes
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A recorded/registered/accredited qualification in one of the following - Nursing (RNM / RNLD), Social Work, Art Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Counselling, Psychotherapeutic Counselling OR A recorded / registered Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical / Counselling Psychology OR A registered / recorded qualification in Educational Psychology, Health Psychology or Forensic Psychology OR A recorded / registered qualification in Medicine (Psychiatrist to General Practitioner, MBChB or MBBS) OR Be able to meet the BABCP Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes KSA Portfolio criteria for entry to the course, in addition to + All applicants must follow the minimum two years after the aware of the first training. See HEE for further guidance.
Personal attributes
Essential
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
- Car driver and/or ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation
Desirable
- Experience of working with diverse communities and within a multicultural setting
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Has received training (either formal or through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services
- Experience of providing evidence based psychological therapies including CBT
Desirable
- Worked in a service where agreed targets are in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A recorded/registered/accredited qualification in one of the following - Nursing (RNM / RNLD), Social Work, Art Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Counselling, Psychotherapeutic Counselling OR A recorded / registered Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical / Counselling Psychology OR A registered / recorded qualification in Educational Psychology, Health Psychology or Forensic Psychology OR A recorded / registered qualification in Medicine (Psychiatrist to General Practitioner, MBChB or MBBS) OR Be able to meet the BABCP Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes KSA Portfolio criteria for entry to the course, in addition to + All applicants must follow the minimum two years after the aware of the first training. See HEE for further guidance.
Personal attributes
Essential
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
- Car driver and/or ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation
Desirable
- Experience of working with diverse communities and within a multicultural setting
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Has received training (either formal or through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services
- Experience of providing evidence based psychological therapies including CBT
Desirable
- Worked in a service where agreed targets are 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
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin NHS Talking Therapies
Severn Fields Health Village, Sundorne Road
Shrewsbury
SY1 4RQ
Employer's website
https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
