Sheffield Talking Therapies Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

Job responsibilities

1. CLINICALAssess patient's suitability for CBT interventions in line with NICE guidance in a stepped care model. Providing consultations with Talking Therapies staff on suitability, feeding back to stakeholders on suitability issues to support the patient to access the right intervention.

Completing onward referral to other services where appropriate. Assess and manage risk collaboratively with the patient and adhere to the Talking Therapies risk protocol, working to ensure the safety of the patient and others. Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for patients. To complete all mandated session by session outcome measures.The post holder will work with people from different cultural backgrounds; and will, where necessary, work using an interpreter. The post holder will be expected to demonstrate a commitment to equal opportunities and cultural competence.Use highly developed communication skills in working with people to understand their personal and often very sensitive difficulties.Exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment and treatment of patients in line with the service and the National Talking Therapies manual. Educate and involve family members and others in treatment as appropriate, conveying CBT and other psychological formulations with sensitivity in easily understood language.Adhere to an agreed job plan relating to the number of patient contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per day in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment is delivered in an accessible timely manner.Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols; and complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.Work closely with other members of the team ensuring appropriate arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach.Assess and integrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall therapy process. Liaise with other health and social care staff from other agencies as appropriate to appropriate care for patients.Demonstrate clinical leadership appropriate to banding where required.2. TRAINING AND SUPERVISIONContribute to the development; teaching and training of other mental health professionals and other staff working in the service.

Attend clinical supervision on a regular basis as agreed with Manager and as outlined in the National Talking Therapies manual.

Undertake Clinical Supervisors training and provide clinical supervision to other Cognitive Behavioural Therapists.Ensure all mandatory training and CPD is up to date in line with service protocol. 3. PROFESSIONALBe guided by agreed Trust and Sheffield Talking Therapies specific policies and procedures; Best Practice Guidance; SOPS (Standard Operating Procedures).To ensure record keeping in line with Sheffield Talking Therapies Standard Operating Procedures. This includes contemporaneous notes completed within 24 hours on the agreed patient record system, checking SHSC patient administration system prior to taking on new patients to check any risk or suitability issues, and to send a discharge summary to GP practices once completed treatment.Commitment to improving individual recovery rates in line with national targets, using data, supervision and CPD for continuous improvement. Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer and any regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (e.g., BABCP) and keep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the Department of Health (e.g., NHS plan, National Service Framework, National Institute for Clinical Excellence).Ensure that patient confidentiality is protected at all times.Be aware of and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of CBT and other psychological therapies. Ensure clear professional objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed with line manager and senior therapists (as appropriate) on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development (CPD).Attend and prepare for clinical/managerial supervision on a regular basis as agreed with Manager and Supervisor.Participate in individual performance reviews and respond to agreed individual objectives, aligned with meeting the service objectives of achieving all three National Talking Therapies standards on access, waiting times and recovery rates.Keep up to date all records in relation to CPD and ensure personal development plan maintains up to date specialist knowledge of latest theoretical and service delivery models/developments.Participate in service improvement by highlighting issues and implementing changes in practice.4. ADVISORY / LIAISONProvide an advisory service on matters related to the practice and delivery of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy as required by the service.Promote and maintain positive relationships and links with Primary Care and Secondary Care Staff to help co-ordinate the provision of an effective Psychological Therapies Service.5. GENERALTo contribute to the development of best practice within the service.To maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and procedures in relation to Mental Health and Primary Care Services.All employees have a duty and responsibility for their own health and safety and the health of safety of colleagues, patients and the general public. All employees have a responsibility and a legal obligation to ensure that information processed for both patients and staff is kept accurate, confidential, secure and in line with the Data Protection Act (1998) and Security and Confidentiality Policies. It is the responsibility of all staff that they do not abuse their official position for personal gain, to seek advantage of further private business or other interests in the course of their official duties. The post holder should be comfortable in the use of computer technology, have basic keyboard skills and have the ability to use email. In addition to this the ability to conduct videoconferencing as a treatment option.

Training & Qualifications

Essential

• Recognised qualification as a High Intensity Talking Therapies CBT therapist. BABCP Accreditation or Provisional Accreditation for CBT OR Post-graduate, doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or equivalent) accredited by the HCPC and/or BPS
• OR
• Registration as a Clinical Psychologist with the HCPC. Accredited with an appropriate professional body e.g., BABCP (or as a minimum standard, provisional accreditation)
• Post-graduate, doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or equivalent) accredited by the HCPC and/or BPS
• Accredited with an appropriate professional body e.g., BABCP (or as a minimum standard, provisional accreditation)
• Registration and accreditation with a professional body must be maintained throughout employment
• OR
• A core mental health professional (i.e., Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, Registered Mental Health Nurse)
• Post-graduate Diploma qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• BABCP Accreditation or Provisional Accreditation for CBT

Desirable

• Completed Talking Therapies Long Term Conditions Training
• Additional master's level or post graduate qualification or training
• Talking Therapies Supervision training qualification.

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience of working with people experiencing common mental health such as Depression and a range of anxiety disorders - preferably in a Talking Therapies service or in a Primary Care setting; OR; experience working in other mental health service settings and able to demonstrate excellent understanding of Talking Therapies and Primary care.
• Experience using routine outcome measures and monitoring; and use of ADSMs.
• Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets and standards (access; waiting times; recovery).
• Ability to manage own caseload and time
• Skilled in the assessment and management of all types of clinical risk within scope of practice and follow agreed protocols and procedures.
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
• In absence of Primary Care clinical experience is able to demonstrate a high-level understanding of Anxiety and Depression and how it presents in Primary Care
• Ability to assess service users presenting with complex psychological difficulties; and advise on appropriate onward management, either treatment within Talking Therapies or referral on to an appropriate service.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of service user groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism.
• Evidence of being able to work effectively in multi-disciplinary settings and teams
• Demonstrate clinical leadership appropriate to banding where required.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a Talking Therapies service and/or Primary Care
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
• Experience of the application of psychological therapy in different cultural contexts.
• Experience of working with patients experiencing a range of physical health conditions/symptoms
• Work in a service where agreed targets and outcome measures are in place demonstrating clinical outcomes

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Skilled in the psychological assessment, intervention and management of common mental health problems such as Depression and a wide range of anxiety disorders
• Skilled at achieving required standards through delivering agreed job plan in line with 20 clinical hours per week pro rata and ability to meet the national recovery rate targets for Talking Therapies services
• Ability to use session by session outcome measures to monitor practice
• Well developed, high-level skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to service users, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
• Knowledge of current evidence-based treatment models relevant to CBT practice in the treatment and management of common mental health problems.
• Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post
• Knowledge of child protection issues and other relevant legislation
• Full range of clinical competences relevant to this post

Desirable

• Knowledge of relevant legislation

Other

Essential

• Ability to work across Sheffield depending on need and able to work a minimum of 22.5 hours in order to meet the demands of the role, maintain CPD and receive support/maintain wellbeing by attending counselling forums, masterclass, team meetings, group supervision and individual supervision
• Ability to be flexible with appointment times to meet patient need (where needed to offer one early appointment and one late appointment per week working and to work Saturdays if required, on occasion)
• Able to work effectively and supportively as part of small GP practice teams as well as the wider service teams; supporting all Talking Therapies colleagues with the challenges of Primary Care and working in a high-volume pressured service.
• High level of enthusiasm and motivation.
• Creative and flexible while maintaining professional and service integrity
• Be personally and professionally resilient
• Advanced communication skills
• 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
• Positive regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
• Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, and in own personal and professional development and supervision
• Comprehensive portfolio evidencing a commitment to ongoing CPD (Continuing Professional Development)
• Ability to plan, prioritise and organise own workload
• Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain own clinical practice
• Ability to deal with exposure to highly distressing or highly emotional circumstances.
• Ability to maintain intense concentration on a frequent basis
• Ability to exercise judgement when presented with complex facts or situations requiring the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options
• Minimum of 3 days preferably working Thursday afternoon to support you in the role as Thursday afternoon is service wide non-clinical time which involves, meetings, forums and CPD opportunities

Desirable

• Experience of working within a multicultural framework.

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

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UK Registration

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