Job summary
Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale NHS Talking Therapies is a highly successful multi-disciplinary site which is looking for a new Band 7 CBT Therapist. We are a high-performing and innovative Primary Care psychological therapies site for one of the UK's most diverse towns. Our base is 12 miles north-east of central Manchester, accessible in 15 minutes by public transport.
The service comprises 3 partners. Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust provides Step 3/3.5 NICE-recommended psychological therapies for common mental health problems. Big Life Group provides Gateway interventions, Step 2 interventions, Guided Self-Help and Counselling. Getting Help gives practical interventions around housing, finance, health, wellbeing and sexuality.
Our service has been identified as one of the top-performing in the country at times over the last 6 years, and regularly achieves KPIs in excess of national averages while serving a diverse population. We know that our teams and therapists add considerable value through what they do. We currently provide the majority of interventions online or via the telephone.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide the NICE-recommended models of cognitive-behavioural therapy for depression and the anxiety disorders in the Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale area. They will work closely with colleagues, Senior CBT therapist, and Step 3/3.5 Service Manager in delivering these.
About us
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible for assessment and formulation of patients difficulties before delivering trials of treatment and review in accordance with NICE guidelines for the common mental health disorders. They will provide effective treatment planning and delivery as per the most recent version of the IAPT manual, and Trust-wide Healthy Minds Ops policy.
The postholder will manage an independent caseload, book to achieve the required number of weekly contacts, and make good use of monthly line management/fortnightly clinical supervision. They will provide weekly case consultations for Step 2 clinicians within HMR Talking Therapies on cases where there are doubts/uncertainties around suitability for brief CBT in this setting.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible for assessment and formulation of patients difficulties before delivering trials of treatment and review in accordance with NICE guidelines for the common mental health disorders. They will provide effective treatment planning and delivery as per the most recent version of the IAPT manual, and Trust-wide Healthy Minds Ops policy.
The postholder will manage an independent caseload, book to achieve the required number of weekly contacts, and make good use of monthly line management/fortnightly clinical supervision. They will provide weekly case consultations for Step 2 clinicians within HMR Talking Therapies on cases where there are doubts/uncertainties around suitability for brief CBT in this setting.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- IAPT High Intensity training with expectation of BABCP accreditation or working towards this
- Experience of working as a CBT therapist
- Experience of working with patients (delivering CBT / other psychological interventions to this group
- Experience of specialist assessment, formulation and treatment of clients
- Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
- Ability to communicate clearly in complex situations
- An understanding of Talking Therapies service and how it links to governmental objectives
- Awareness and interest in issues of working with patients with LTHCs
- An understanding of the need to use evidence based psychological therapies related to the post
- IT skills to use computers for patient notes and data management
Desirable
- BABCP Accreditation
- Further training in a specialised area of psychological practice
- Experience of working in an IAPT Service
- Working with agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
- Experience of implementing service policies and procedures
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- IAPT High Intensity training with expectation of BABCP accreditation or working towards this
- Experience of working as a CBT therapist
- Experience of working with patients (delivering CBT / other psychological interventions to this group
- Experience of specialist assessment, formulation and treatment of clients
- Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
- Ability to communicate clearly in complex situations
- An understanding of Talking Therapies service and how it links to governmental objectives
- Awareness and interest in issues of working with patients with LTHCs
- An understanding of the need to use evidence based psychological therapies related to the post
- IT skills to use computers for patient notes and data management
Desirable
- BABCP Accreditation
- Further training in a specialised area of psychological practice
- Experience of working in an IAPT Service
- Working with agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
- Experience of implementing service policies and procedures
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).
