Trainee Psychological Therapist (CBT)

Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

The closing date is 14 October 2024

Job summary

This is a training role within the Adult Eating Disorders Service. This role is a 2-year fixed term appointment leading to a permanent CBT Therapist post at the end of this period if the postgraduate diploma programme is completed successfully. The post-holder will work within the service providing formal psychological 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 4 days of the week using the newly developed skills whilst attending the training programme for the other day.

In the first year of the programme, the four days a week on placement will be split between the eating disorder service and an IAPT service. In the second year of the programme all four placement days will be based in the eating disorder service.

The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.

Please note that we reserve the right to close applications early in the event of a high level of response to this advertisement.

Main duties of the job

1.1. Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service.

1.2. Assess clients for suitability for CBT. Where the problems appear to be too complex or severe to be appropriate for a trainee therapist, to refer to manager/supervisor for advice on how to manage the case.

1.3. Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the department's referral protocols, and refer unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary.

1.4. Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for clients.

1.5. Educate and involve family members and others in treatment as necessary, conveying CBT formulations with sensitivity in easily understood language.

1.6. 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.

1.7. Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment, where appropriate.

1.8. Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.

1.9. Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols

1.10.Work closely with other members of the team ensuring appropriate step-up and stepdown arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach.

1.11. Assess and integrate issues surrounding occupation and employment into the overall therapy process

About us

The Eating Disorders Service (EDS), based at St Ann's Hospital in Haringey and is part of Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust. It is a substantial, well-established facility with a regional catchment area that offers a specialist service to adults (17.5 years upwards) with a primary Eating Disorder. The EDS provides a service for the three local boroughs of Haringey, Barnet and Enfield as well Camden, Islington, Tower Hamlets, City & Hackney and Newham, which comprises a population of five and a half million.

The multidisciplinary EDS offers a comprehensive range of therapeutic interventions including intensive inpatient care, a day programme, community liaison work, and outpatient services. The Psychological Therapies Team, a significant part of the EDS, includes qualified Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, Cognitive Behavioural Therapists, Assistant Psychologists, a Family Therapist, a Research Assistant and an Art Therapist. We also regularly have trainee Clinical and Counselling Psychologists on placement within our team. Managerial and professional accountability are to a Principal Psychologist who, in turn, reports managerially to the Service Lead of the EDS.

Date posted

01 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£42,939 to £50,697 a year Per annum inclusive of Outer London HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

24 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

306-BEH-2259-A

Job locations

St Ann's Hospital

St Ann's Road

Tottenham

N15 3TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the JD/PS attachment in the advert.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following at graduate level in mental health or learning disability nursing, social work, counselling (accredited level), occupational therapy, arts therapy, medicine (psychiatry / general practice), psychological therapy (UKCP registered), Psychology (clinical, counselling, forensic or health). Please see the BABCP website for more detail of accepted qualifications. OR Evidence of meeting the Knowledge Skills and Attitude (KSA) requirements of BABCP

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services

Desirable

Experience of working with people with eating disorders

Training

Essential

Able to attend 70-80 days training over a 2-year course. Including a day per week, and 5-day intensive teaching blocks. This may involve significant travel and overnight stays to attend university.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following at graduate level in mental health or learning disability nursing, social work, counselling (accredited level), occupational therapy, arts therapy, medicine (psychiatry / general practice), psychological therapy (UKCP registered), Psychology (clinical, counselling, forensic or health). Please see the BABCP website for more detail of accepted qualifications. OR Evidence of meeting the Knowledge Skills and Attitude (KSA) requirements of BABCP

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services

Desirable

Experience of working with people with eating disorders

Training

Essential

Able to attend 70-80 days training over a 2-year course. Including a day per week, and 5-day intensive teaching blocks. This may involve significant travel and overnight stays to attend university.

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).

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