Job summary
This is an exciting and well supported opportunity for an enthusiastic CBT or CAT therapist to join our friendly Psychology team in Crewe. You will be joining a small psychology team consisting of a Principal Clinical Psychologist, a Highly Specialist clinical psychologist, a CBT therapist and an Assistant psychologist. We also routinely offer trainee Clinical psychologist placements and/or other trainee therapy placement. We are a values' driven team and we support collaborative, person-centred and trauma informed practices in all our interactions with service users and colleagues;
We are very keen to grow our Psychology team in order to meet the Community Transformation agenda ambitions and to make psychological interventions widely available for a greater majority of the service users under the care of the CMHT.
We welcome applications from people on their way to therapy accreditation, in either CBT or CAT, who are passionate to work with people experiencing severe or more complex mental health difficulties.
A commitment to working in a Trauma Informed manner is essential and a desire to support communities is important.
We welcome conversation with applicants interested in this post. We also particularly welcome applications and conversation with applicants from underrepresented communities.
Main duties of the job
**We offer a relocation package of up to £8,000**
The relocation package is for anyone who is joining CWP in a clinical role at Band 5 or above, who would need to relocate in order to take up employment with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership.
To be eligible for the relocation payment, you must live more than 40 miles from the base/location of the post you are applying for and you would need to relocate to within 15 miles of the new base.
If this applies to you, please state this on your application so we can discuss this with you if you are invited to interview.
To provide a specialist psychological therapy service to clients with complex mental health problems under the care of Ageless CMHT in Crewe. To provide specialist psychological assessments and interventions as well as providing consultation and advice on clients' psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers. To support trainees and qualified practitioners' supervision as agreed. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures. To regularly engage with clinical supervision and CPD activities, according to professional registration requirements
About us
CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care - including the provision of three GP surgeries.
Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.
We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.
CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.
To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you grow and flourish with CWP.
We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trusts Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking aValues Based Interview/Assessment,which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and Behaviours which are the 6 Cs Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion and Commitment. A Guide to completing your application form can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trusts Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the essential criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer YES to the question: Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community. As a veteran aware organisation, CWP is committed to delivering on the principles of the Armed Force Covenant and has a Silver award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment.You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
If you experience any technical difficulties or need help when making an application please contact our Recruitment Team on 01244 393100.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trusts Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking aValues Based Interview/Assessment,which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and Behaviours which are the 6 Cs Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion and Commitment. A Guide to completing your application form can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trusts Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the essential criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer YES to the question: Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community. As a veteran aware organisation, CWP is committed to delivering on the principles of the Armed Force Covenant and has a Silver award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment.You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
If you experience any technical difficulties or need help when making an application please contact our Recruitment Team on 01244 393100.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Core NHS/Social care professional training
- Master's degree level qualification in CBT or CAT
- Suitable professional accreditation (BABCP accredited for CBT or ACAT accredited for CAT therapists)
- OR BABCP/ACAT accreditable for CAT therapists
- and working towards accreditation, within first year of employment
Desirable
- Additional counselling or psychotherapy training eg. EMDR/DBT, CFT
- Previous experience in working with older adults
Knowledge & Expertise
Essential
- Minimum 1-year post-qualification NHS experience of working as a psychological therapist with adults and / or older adult clients
- Experience in formulating and applying CBT/CAT models to individual clients and the systems around them
- Knowledge of and ability to work with issues of confidentiality and consent
- To work within ethical and professional guidelines
Desirable
- Experience of providing teaching and training
- Experience of engaging and sustaining work with clients who struggle to engage
- Experience of exercising clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care within the context of a multi-disciplinary working
Experience
Essential
- Experience of mutli-disciplinary team working
- Experience of working with a range clients, across the lifespan, experiencing complex and severe mental health problems
- Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the context of highly emotive and distressing situations
Desirable
- Experience of liaison with other health professionals
- Experience of providing teaching and training
- Experience supervising staff
- Experience in working with neurodivergent individuals and in providing reasonable adjustments in their treatment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Core NHS/Social care professional training
- Master's degree level qualification in CBT or CAT
- Suitable professional accreditation (BABCP accredited for CBT or ACAT accredited for CAT therapists)
- OR BABCP/ACAT accreditable for CAT therapists
- and working towards accreditation, within first year of employment
Desirable
- Additional counselling or psychotherapy training eg. EMDR/DBT, CFT
- Previous experience in working with older adults
Knowledge & Expertise
Essential
- Minimum 1-year post-qualification NHS experience of working as a psychological therapist with adults and / or older adult clients
- Experience in formulating and applying CBT/CAT models to individual clients and the systems around them
- Knowledge of and ability to work with issues of confidentiality and consent
- To work within ethical and professional guidelines
Desirable
- Experience of providing teaching and training
- Experience of engaging and sustaining work with clients who struggle to engage
- Experience of exercising clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care within the context of a multi-disciplinary working
Experience
Essential
- Experience of mutli-disciplinary team working
- Experience of working with a range clients, across the lifespan, experiencing complex and severe mental health problems
- Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the context of highly emotive and distressing situations
Desirable
- Experience of liaison with other health professionals
- Experience of providing teaching and training
- Experience supervising staff
- Experience in working with neurodivergent individuals and in providing reasonable adjustments in their treatment
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).
