Job summary
12 Month Fixed Term Contract, 37.5 hours per week (CBT therapist)
and an additional6-month contract (CBT or Counsellor)
We are delighted to advertise a full-time psychological therapist (accredited in CBT and or EMDR) post and a 6-month (accredited in Counselling, CBT and or EMDR) post in the Staff Psychological Assessment and Treatment Service in the West Yorkshire Mental Health and Wellbeing Integrated Care System (ICS) Hub. This post will be mainly remote working with some requirement to attend bases across the West Yorkshire region.
Closing date - 20th November 2022 (Midnight)
Shortlist date - 21st November 2022
Interview Date - 29th November 2022
Main duties of the job
- To provide support to the West Yorkshire Integrated Care System via the Staff Psychological Assessment and Treatment Service
- To provide evidence based psychological therapy, making autonomous clinical decisions about own professional practice
- Assist the clinical lead with service development activities, including routinely collecting outcomes and satisfaction data supporting service evaluation.
- Engage in promotion and wellbeing interventions that support the West Yorkshire Integrated Care System via the Staff Psychological Assessment and Treatment Service
About us
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Additional cost of living payments for bands 1 - 7
Increase mileage rates for > 3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and the person specification for more information about this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and the person specification for more information about this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate level training in clinical or applied psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical, psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS, or a BPS Statement of Equivalence.
- Specialist post graduate training to masters level or equivalent in a psychotherapeutic modality - including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Relationship Counselling, Integrative Psychotherapy, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Systemic Therapy etc
- Accreditation from a recognised Psychological Therapy body e.g. BABCP, BACP, UKCP via: (a)Professional route; requiring previous mental health qualification e.g. Clin. Psych., RMN, Dip. SW.
- (b)where applicable, the KSA (knowledge, skills and attitude) route (e.g. with the BABCP).
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience in relevant area of mental health practice.
- Evidenced based psychological therapies relevant to the clinical service.
- Relevant specialist clinical courses/training.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate level training in clinical or applied psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical, psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS, or a BPS Statement of Equivalence.
- Specialist post graduate training to masters level or equivalent in a psychotherapeutic modality - including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Relationship Counselling, Integrative Psychotherapy, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Systemic Therapy etc
- Accreditation from a recognised Psychological Therapy body e.g. BABCP, BACP, UKCP via: (a)Professional route; requiring previous mental health qualification e.g. Clin. Psych., RMN, Dip. SW.
- (b)where applicable, the KSA (knowledge, skills and attitude) route (e.g. with the BABCP).
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience in relevant area of mental health practice.
- Evidenced based psychological therapies relevant to the clinical service.
- Relevant specialist clinical courses/training.
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).