Job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, committed to CBT for anxiety disorders. The Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma (CADAT) is an outpatient psychological therapies clinic which specialises in assessing and treating people with anxiety disorders using CBT. We take great pride in our work and treat local and national patients across a range of severities, to a very high standard.
We are looking for someone with significant experience and expertise in treating anxiety using CBT. Prospective candidates should be able to demonstrate an excellent academic track record, specific postgraduate training and experience in CBT, and a very good working knowledge of anxiety disorders and how to treat them. We are looking for colleagues who understand the importance of evidence-based treatments, supervision, research, training and dissemination. We are seeking experienced and excellent clinicians and skilled supervisors. Job share, secondments, and part-time working can be considered.
Main duties of the job
- The successful applicant will provide a highly specialist psychology service to clients with anxiety disorders including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes across primary, secondary and tertiary care
- They will offer supervision to qualified therapists and trainees, and act as line manager to a team of clinicians.
- The applicant will ensure that systems are in place and working effectively to support service delivery, as well as take a lead on a specific areas of service development, teaching, supervision and training.
About us
The Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma's remit includes the delivery and dissemination of empirically validated cognitive-behavioural treatments for panic disorder, specific phobias, social phobia, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and body dysmorphic disorder. The clinic provides a model of best practice in the integration of research, development and clinical treatment. Most of the treatments delivered are considered to be at the cutting edge of developments in the field. The clinic is primarily an NHS treatment service for people with anxiety disorders. Some research is also done at the clinic, with a focus on identifying maintaining cognitive factors in anxiety disorders, enhancing the effectiveness of existing cognitive therapies, evaluating how well these programmes generalise, reducing the therapist time required for treatment without loss of effectiveness, developing and implementing effective programmes for training others, and identifying key change processes in cognitive therapy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide expertise in a highly specialist clinical area which will contribute to CBT for anxiety and related disorders across primary, secondary and tertiary care.
- To provide highly specialist assessment and clinical formulation to clients with complex mental health needs, in particular those with anxiety and related disorders.
- To act as care co-ordinator taking responsibility for providing CBT for clients with anxiety and related disorders
- To contribute to the development of the knowledge and skills base within CADAT by maintaining an active awareness of current developments in CBT and anxiety, and by implementing knowledge gained in practice.
- To provide professional and clinical supervision to junior psychological therapists,
and trainee psychologists for all aspects of their work.
- To provide specialist training to cognitive behaviour therapists as appropriate.
- To actively identify aspects of the service, which could be improved, and initiate and implement service development projects.
- To contribute to the consultation and engagement of service users in planning and developing services.
- To provide expertise in a specialist research area which will contribute to CBT for anxiety and related disorders.
- To contribute to the development of services through initiating, undertaking and supervising service evaluation and audit.
- To initiate appropriate research to improve client care and provide research advice and supervision to other staff undertaking research within the service.
- To ensure that all services provided are acceptable and accessible to the diverse communities which make up CADATs client group.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide expertise in a highly specialist clinical area which will contribute to CBT for anxiety and related disorders across primary, secondary and tertiary care.
- To provide highly specialist assessment and clinical formulation to clients with complex mental health needs, in particular those with anxiety and related disorders.
- To act as care co-ordinator taking responsibility for providing CBT for clients with anxiety and related disorders
- To contribute to the development of the knowledge and skills base within CADAT by maintaining an active awareness of current developments in CBT and anxiety, and by implementing knowledge gained in practice.
- To provide professional and clinical supervision to junior psychological therapists,
and trainee psychologists for all aspects of their work.
- To provide specialist training to cognitive behaviour therapists as appropriate.
- To actively identify aspects of the service, which could be improved, and initiate and implement service development projects.
- To contribute to the consultation and engagement of service users in planning and developing services.
- To provide expertise in a specialist research area which will contribute to CBT for anxiety and related disorders.
- To contribute to the development of services through initiating, undertaking and supervising service evaluation and audit.
- To initiate appropriate research to improve client care and provide research advice and supervision to other staff undertaking research within the service.
- To ensure that all services provided are acceptable and accessible to the diverse communities which make up CADATs client group.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Suitable degree level and postgraduate academic training (e.g. Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent)
- Strong academic record (2:1+)
- HCPC registered if applicable
- BABCP accredited practitioner.
Desirable
- BABCP accredited supervisor
- Postgraduate Diploma in CBT
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision for a significant number of years.
- Extensive experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature, including OCD, PTSD and other anxiety disorders
- Experience of providing teaching and training to psychological therapists or other professional groups
- Experience of carrying out research, audit or service evaluation projects
- Experience of working with, and addressing issues of, diversity, including experience of working within a multicultural framework
Desirable
- Experience of working within IAPT services
- Experience of supervising psychologists or therapists, having completed relevant training.
- Experience of being involved in recruitment
- Experience of having initiated service improvements
Knowledge / skills
Essential
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies for anxiety disorders, particularly CBT
- Evidence of current relevant continuing professional development as recommended by HCPC/BABCP
Desirable
- Doctoral or postgraduate (e.g. MSc in research methods) level knowledge of psychological research methodology and complex statistical analysis
- Record of publications in either peer reviewed, academic or professional journals/books
Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of methods of psychological assessments and intervention for anxiety disorders, including OCD, PTSD and other anxiety disorders.
- Skills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups
- Ability to supervise cognitive behaviour therapy trainees (e.g. IAPT, DClinPsych) having completed the relevant training
Desirable
- Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic meetings
- Record of designing and implementing service development projects
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Suitable degree level and postgraduate academic training (e.g. Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent)
- Strong academic record (2:1+)
- HCPC registered if applicable
- BABCP accredited practitioner.
Desirable
- BABCP accredited supervisor
- Postgraduate Diploma in CBT
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision for a significant number of years.
- Extensive experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature, including OCD, PTSD and other anxiety disorders
- Experience of providing teaching and training to psychological therapists or other professional groups
- Experience of carrying out research, audit or service evaluation projects
- Experience of working with, and addressing issues of, diversity, including experience of working within a multicultural framework
Desirable
- Experience of working within IAPT services
- Experience of supervising psychologists or therapists, having completed relevant training.
- Experience of being involved in recruitment
- Experience of having initiated service improvements
Knowledge / skills
Essential
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies for anxiety disorders, particularly CBT
- Evidence of current relevant continuing professional development as recommended by HCPC/BABCP
Desirable
- Doctoral or postgraduate (e.g. MSc in research methods) level knowledge of psychological research methodology and complex statistical analysis
- Record of publications in either peer reviewed, academic or professional journals/books
Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of methods of psychological assessments and intervention for anxiety disorders, including OCD, PTSD and other anxiety disorders.
- Skills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups
- Ability to supervise cognitive behaviour therapy trainees (e.g. IAPT, DClinPsych) having completed the relevant training
Desirable
- Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic meetings
- Record of designing and implementing service development projects
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).
