Job summary
Are you a qualified High Intensity Therapist (CBT) who wants to be valued and welcomed into a supportive, dynamic and expanding team? Are you passionate about delivering high intensity interventions in line with the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies initiative?
The North Yorkshire IAPT service consists of High Intensity Therapists, PWPs & our Employment Team and the opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and committed High Intensity Therapist (CBT) to join our expanding service.
Main duties of the job
We are a well-established integrated Step 2, Step 3 (CBT, EMDR and IPT) service covering the Harrogate and Rural geographical areas.
As a High Intensity Therapist you will be working with clients who have a range of anxiety and depression related problems for which CBT is demonstrated to be clinically effective. You will hold a caseload for 1:1 face to face work, and online amongst other duties. We welcome applicants who have experience of managing a caseload and who have experience of working within an IAPT service.
We pride ourselves as an innovative IAPT service, and as part of this have developed opportunities for all clinicians to take on the role of champions for a variety of populations such as perinatal, older adults, students and long-term conditions. These roles enable you to develop your skills and experience in your areas of interest, and assist the service in designing pathways of care for these populations.
Whilst we are offering remote working currently during the pandemic, this is subject to change and applicants should be committed to offer face to face working in the future within clinics around Harrogate and the surrounding areas.
You will be an accredited CBT therapist and have completed the Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, or recently qualified and be working towards accreditation in order to apply. Anyone without this qualification will not be considered for interview.
About us
We are committed to facilitating continuing professional development and this is actively encouraged within our service. Regular clinicial supervision will be provided as well as peer CPD activities within the High Intensity clinical group. In return, you will be expected to be flexible and provide out of hours clinics as required by service need and demonstrate a willingness to travel. North Yorkshire IAPT service currently operates Monday- Friday covering some early morning/early evening working through 1:1 clinics or groups which all staff are expected to offer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for further detailed information regarding the role and main responsibilities.
Applicants must ensure that prior to applying they have agreement from their current line manager that they can be released on a secondment basis.
In the event that permanent funding is secured for this post the successful applicant will be confirmed in post on a permanent basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for further detailed information regarding the role and main responsibilities.
Applicants must ensure that prior to applying they have agreement from their current line manager that they can be released on a secondment basis.
In the event that permanent funding is secured for this post the successful applicant will be confirmed in post on a permanent basis.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification from High Intensity IAPT Course (Post Graduate Diploma) or other Post Graduate CBT training course
- A recorded/registered doctoral level qualification in clinical psychology, a recorded/registered qualification in one of - nursing, social work, occupational therapy plus further post graduate qualification in CBT
- Significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner and demonstrating the competences as required.
- Accreditation, or moving towards accreditation, for CBT therapists and/or HPC for Practitioner Psychologists
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate experience of working in IAPT services
- Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
- Ability to manage own caseload and time in a climate of high performance targets
- Demonstrates high standards in written communication
- Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers
Desirable
- Experience of working in Primary Care\ IAPT Services
- Experience of providing line management to clinical staff
- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Full range of skills and competencies for the psychological therapy they will be providing.
- Computer literate
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate efectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically senstive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Received formal training and carried out risk assessments within scope of pratice
- Good understanding of issues surrounding clinical risk and risk management plans
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification from High Intensity IAPT Course (Post Graduate Diploma) or other Post Graduate CBT training course
- A recorded/registered doctoral level qualification in clinical psychology, a recorded/registered qualification in one of - nursing, social work, occupational therapy plus further post graduate qualification in CBT
- Significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner and demonstrating the competences as required.
- Accreditation, or moving towards accreditation, for CBT therapists and/or HPC for Practitioner Psychologists
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate experience of working in IAPT services
- Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
- Ability to manage own caseload and time in a climate of high performance targets
- Demonstrates high standards in written communication
- Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers
Desirable
- Experience of working in Primary Care\ IAPT Services
- Experience of providing line management to clinical staff
- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Full range of skills and competencies for the psychological therapy they will be providing.
- Computer literate
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate efectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically senstive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Received formal training and carried out risk assessments within scope of pratice
- Good understanding of issues surrounding clinical risk and risk management plans
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
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
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).
