Trainee Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

Pennine Care NHS FT

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Job summary

We, in Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust (PCFT), are delighted to invite applications for a full time Trainee Cognitive Behavioural Psychological Therapist post. This post are on the Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Serious Mental Health problems (Psychosis and Bipolar Disorder or Personality Disorders) at the Greater Manchester Mental Health Psychological Therapies Training Centre. Applications are particularly encouraged from people with an interest and knowledge / experience of Cognitive Behavioural therapy.

These post will be based in the Bury adult community mental health services . The post holder will be a member of the Secondary Care Psychological Service and the Community Mental Health Team. They will provide formal psychological interventions using newly developed skills whilst undertaking a programme of training for this role. Once the course requirements are met and the post holder has achieved provisional accreditation with the BABCP, they will progress to a full-time qualified band 7 CBT Psychological Therapist role within the Trust.

Main duties of the job

This is a transition and training role, which is a fixed term contract. Once the course requirements are met and the post holder has achieved provisional accreditation with the BABCP they will progress to a full-time qualified band 7 CBT therapist role. The post holder will work within adult Community Transformed mental health services in PCFT.

To attend to the training course requirements and undertake all of the below duties under the supervision of a clinical supervisor.

Develop psychological formulations for individual patients that contribute towards the overall assessment of their care needs

Collaboratively establish individual patients goals towards recovery.

Determine suitability of specific psychological interventions, including group and individual modalities, based on the patients assessment/formulation

Plan, deliver and review individual and group psychological interventions for specific patients.

With service user consent, to video tape clinical sessions for viewing in clinical supervision and for submission for course assignments.

Identify gaps within and potential developments of the psychological therapy programme, reporting these to supervisory staff

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

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

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.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

Date posted

19 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

311-B399-24

Job locations

Bury Secondary Care Therapies, Humphrey House,

4 Angouleme Way

Bury

BL9 0EQ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and personal specification for more detailed information about the role.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following at graduate level in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy or within a psychological therapy.

OR

Evidence of meeting the Knowledge Skills and Attitude (KSA) requirements of BABCP. 2 years post qualified experience for Psychological Well-being Practitioners

Desirable

Some additional training in relation to CBT, or other psychological therapies (i.e. short courses)

Significant additional training in CBT/ Psychological approaches (i.e. formal training courses, diploma, degree etc).

Knowledge/ Experience

Essential

Demonstrable post qualification experience in your core profession.

Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services in a qualified role.

Significant experience of working with adults with severe and complex mental health difficulties including psychosis and/ or personality disorder.

Experience of working within a mental health MDT

Experience of assessing and managing risk

Demonstrates a good understanding of psychosis and/ or personality disorder

Demonstrates a positive attitude to working with clients with personality disorder/interpersonal difficulties or psychosis.

Ability to manage own caseload and time.

Demonstrates high standards in written communication

Skills and Abilities

Able to attend an academic course

Ability to complete academic components of the course

Ability to work face to face

Computer literate

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

Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients

High level of enthusiasm and motivation about working psychologically with clients with PD and/ or psychosis

Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships

Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively

Ability to work under pressure

Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality

Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, & in own personal and professional development and in supervision

Work related circumstances

Essential

Able to attend required training, including intensive teaching blocks.

Willingness to engage in specific training as required meeting the needs of this user group.

Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and to maintain high quality clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and stressful conditions

The capacity to tolerate frequent exposure to unpredictable working conditions including demanding, verbally and possibly physically aggressive clients

Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs

Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trusts Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies

Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and personal specification for more detailed information about the role.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following at graduate level in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy or within a psychological therapy.

OR

Evidence of meeting the Knowledge Skills and Attitude (KSA) requirements of BABCP. 2 years post qualified experience for Psychological Well-being Practitioners

Desirable

Some additional training in relation to CBT, or other psychological therapies (i.e. short courses)

Significant additional training in CBT/ Psychological approaches (i.e. formal training courses, diploma, degree etc).

Knowledge/ Experience

Essential

Demonstrable post qualification experience in your core profession.

Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services in a qualified role.

Significant experience of working with adults with severe and complex mental health difficulties including psychosis and/ or personality disorder.

Experience of working within a mental health MDT

Experience of assessing and managing risk

Demonstrates a good understanding of psychosis and/ or personality disorder

Demonstrates a positive attitude to working with clients with personality disorder/interpersonal difficulties or psychosis.

Ability to manage own caseload and time.

Demonstrates high standards in written communication

Skills and Abilities

Able to attend an academic course

Ability to complete academic components of the course

Ability to work face to face

Computer literate

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

Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients

High level of enthusiasm and motivation about working psychologically with clients with PD and/ or psychosis

Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships

Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively

Ability to work under pressure

Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality

Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, & in own personal and professional development and in supervision

Work related circumstances

Essential

Able to attend required training, including intensive teaching blocks.

Willingness to engage in specific training as required meeting the needs of this user group.

Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and to maintain high quality clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and stressful conditions

The capacity to tolerate frequent exposure to unpredictable working conditions including demanding, verbally and possibly physically aggressive clients

Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs

Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trusts Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies

Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.

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.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

  • o A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following at graduate level in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy or within a psychological therapy. OR o Evidence of meeting the Knowledge Skills and Attitude (KSA) requirements of BABCP. 2 years post qualified experience for Psychological Well-being Practitioners

Desirable

  • Some additional training in relation to CBT, or other psychological therapies (i.e. short courses)
  • o Significant additional training in CBT/ Psychological approaches (i.e. formal training courses, diploma, degree etc)

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable post qualification experience in your core profession.
  • Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services in a qualified role.
  • Significant experience of working with adults with severe and complex mental health difficulties including psychosis and/ or personality disorder.
  • Experience of working within a mental health MDT
  • Experience of assessing and managing risk
  • Demonstrates a good understanding of psychosis and/ or personality disorder o Demonstrates a positive attitude to working with clients with personality disorder/interpersonal difficulties or psychosis.
  • Demonstrates a positive attitude to working with clients with personality disorder/interpersonal difficulties or psychosis.
  • Ability to manage own caseload and time
  • Demonstrates high standards in written communication

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a psycho-social way with clients with complex and severe mental health difficulties.
  • Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post
  • Lived experience

Skills and abilities

Essential

  • Able to attend an academic course
  • Ability to complete academic components of the course
  • Ability to work face to face
  • Computer literate
  • 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 o
  • Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
  • High level of enthusiasm and motivation about working psychologically with clients with PD and/ or psychosis
  • Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
  • Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
  • o Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, & in own personal and professional development and in supervision

Work related circumstances

Essential

  • Able to attend required training, including intensive teaching blocks.
  • Willingness to engage in specific training as required meeting the needs of this user group
  • Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and to maintain high quality clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and stressful conditions
  • The capacity to tolerate frequent exposure to unpredictable working conditions including demanding, verbally and possibly physically aggressive clients
  • Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
  • Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
  • Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure
Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

  • o A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following at graduate level in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy or within a psychological therapy. OR o Evidence of meeting the Knowledge Skills and Attitude (KSA) requirements of BABCP. 2 years post qualified experience for Psychological Well-being Practitioners

Desirable

  • Some additional training in relation to CBT, or other psychological therapies (i.e. short courses)
  • o Significant additional training in CBT/ Psychological approaches (i.e. formal training courses, diploma, degree etc)

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable post qualification experience in your core profession.
  • Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services in a qualified role.
  • Significant experience of working with adults with severe and complex mental health difficulties including psychosis and/ or personality disorder.
  • Experience of working within a mental health MDT
  • Experience of assessing and managing risk
  • Demonstrates a good understanding of psychosis and/ or personality disorder o Demonstrates a positive attitude to working with clients with personality disorder/interpersonal difficulties or psychosis.
  • Demonstrates a positive attitude to working with clients with personality disorder/interpersonal difficulties or psychosis.
  • Ability to manage own caseload and time
  • Demonstrates high standards in written communication

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a psycho-social way with clients with complex and severe mental health difficulties.
  • Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post
  • Lived experience

Skills and abilities

Essential

  • Able to attend an academic course
  • Ability to complete academic components of the course
  • Ability to work face to face
  • Computer literate
  • 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 o
  • Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
  • High level of enthusiasm and motivation about working psychologically with clients with PD and/ or psychosis
  • Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
  • Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
  • o Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, & in own personal and professional development and in supervision

Work related circumstances

Essential

  • Able to attend required training, including intensive teaching blocks.
  • Willingness to engage in specific training as required meeting the needs of this user group
  • Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and to maintain high quality clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and stressful conditions
  • The capacity to tolerate frequent exposure to unpredictable working conditions including demanding, verbally and possibly physically aggressive clients
  • Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
  • Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
  • Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure

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).

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.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Pennine Care NHS FT

Address

Bury Secondary Care Therapies, Humphrey House,

4 Angouleme Way

Bury

BL9 0EQ


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Pennine Care NHS FT

Address

Bury Secondary Care Therapies, Humphrey House,

4 Angouleme Way

Bury

BL9 0EQ


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Bury Secondary Care Psychological Therapies

Dr. Sonya Ralfs, Clinical Lead and Team Manager

s.ralfs@nhs.net

01612537661

Date posted

19 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

311-B399-24

Job locations

Bury Secondary Care Therapies, Humphrey House,

4 Angouleme Way

Bury

BL9 0EQ


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