Job summary
Let's Talk Enfield & Barnet IAPT Services are provided by the Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust (BEH-MHT) and has a close working relationship with Let's Talk Haringey IAPT. We provide psychological / psychotherapeutic services to all residents over the age of 16 who are registered with a GP in Barnet.
We will ensure you have a committed team to work with, including a peer group of CBT therapists, counsellors and employment support workers with the opportunity to help us shape and develop the service as it expands and makes changes to meet the needs of our service users.
We are looking for enthusiastic, accredited and experienced IAPT CBT therapists who are interested in stepping up into senior clinician, supervisory and line management roles within the Barnet IAPT service. You will be part of a collaborative workforce that is significantly increasing access to treatment for people with depression, anxiety and other common mental health conditions within the primary care setting.
Interview Date: 13th Sept 2022
Main duties of the job
You will be highly competent in working with adults experiencing mental health difficulties in primary care as well as within a socially deprived and multi-cultural setting. Candidates must have experience in the supervision and line management of CBT therapists.
We are committed to helping our staff continue to develop and progress their career within our service and the wider organisation and offer a broad range of training and development opportunities, as well as supervision. The post holders will report to and be supported by the Clinical Lead for Barnet IAPT.
Applicants are advised that we operate a hybrid working system in line with the agile working policy which means post holders are expected to come on site to our bases and combine this with remote working in accordance with service needs.
About us
BEHMHT is a multiple award-winning, combined mental health (MH) and community Trust providing local, regional and national healthcare services. We are one of the largest employers in North London with over 3000 staff delivering a range of mental health and community services to a population of over one million. In Enfield, we provide a full range of child and adult community health services, which over the last few years has been integrating with its mental health services to provide better and more holistic care. BEH manages the renowned North London Forensic Services (NLFS) which delivers MH care across some of the prisons and provides MH services as HM Young Offenders Institutions in Aylesbury. We are rated as 'Outstanding' by the CQC. We have also been appointed as the lead provider of forensic mental health services across North London managing the devolved New Models of care budget of £170m from 2018/19
Job description
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Job description
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Core mental health professional training in Clinical Psychology, Counselling Psychology, Nursing, Social Work, Psychotherapy or equivalent, together with post degree diploma level training in CBT
- Completion of a recognised High Intensity supervision course provided by an IAPT approved Higher Education provider (e.g. Royal Holloway
- HCPC approved member or full accreditation with the BABCP for at least 24 months
Desirable
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology or equivalent
- Completed training in alternative IAPT therapeutic modalities such as EMDR, IPT or DIT.
- Post graduate training in Long Term Conditions/ Health psychology.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience in providing CBT assessments and treatments across a range of severities and presentations
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Completion of a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision since working as a qualified clinical psychologist, HI therapist or CBT therapist over a minimum of 24 months
- Experience of line management, case management and clinical supervision of qualified therapists and therapists in training
Desirable
- Experience of using alternative IAPT therapeutic modalities such as EMDR, IPT or DIT in clinical settings
- Experience of supervising clinicians using alternative IAPT therapeutic modalities such as EMDR, IPT or DIT.
- Experience of working as a clinical psychologist, HI or CBT therapist within secondary care or specialist psychological services.
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrable interest in developing knowledge and skills in CBT post qualification
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- An ability to formulate and provide IAPT compliant treatment for clients with moderate-severe mental health difficulties and those with complex presentations
- 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
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
Desirable
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in primary care and step2/step 3
- High level knowledge of the theory and practice of CBT and IAPT recommended treatment models.
- Knowledge of IAPT EPR systems (PCMIS or IAPTUS)
- Post degree level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis
Other
Essential
- Knowledge of key aspects of clinical governance as relating to IAPT and NHS practice more generally
Desirable
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Core mental health professional training in Clinical Psychology, Counselling Psychology, Nursing, Social Work, Psychotherapy or equivalent, together with post degree diploma level training in CBT
- Completion of a recognised High Intensity supervision course provided by an IAPT approved Higher Education provider (e.g. Royal Holloway
- HCPC approved member or full accreditation with the BABCP for at least 24 months
Desirable
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology or equivalent
- Completed training in alternative IAPT therapeutic modalities such as EMDR, IPT or DIT.
- Post graduate training in Long Term Conditions/ Health psychology.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience in providing CBT assessments and treatments across a range of severities and presentations
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Completion of a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision since working as a qualified clinical psychologist, HI therapist or CBT therapist over a minimum of 24 months
- Experience of line management, case management and clinical supervision of qualified therapists and therapists in training
Desirable
- Experience of using alternative IAPT therapeutic modalities such as EMDR, IPT or DIT in clinical settings
- Experience of supervising clinicians using alternative IAPT therapeutic modalities such as EMDR, IPT or DIT.
- Experience of working as a clinical psychologist, HI or CBT therapist within secondary care or specialist psychological services.
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrable interest in developing knowledge and skills in CBT post qualification
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- An ability to formulate and provide IAPT compliant treatment for clients with moderate-severe mental health difficulties and those with complex presentations
- 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
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
Desirable
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in primary care and step2/step 3
- High level knowledge of the theory and practice of CBT and IAPT recommended treatment models.
- Knowledge of IAPT EPR systems (PCMIS or IAPTUS)
- Post degree level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis
Other
Essential
- Knowledge of key aspects of clinical governance as relating to IAPT and NHS practice more generally
Desirable
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
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).
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).
