Trainee High Intensity (CBT) Therapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

1.1. Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service

1.2. Assess clients for suitability for CBT. Where the problems appear to be too complex or severe to be appropriate for a trainee therapist to refer to manager/supervisor for advice on how to manage the case.

1.3. Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the departments referral protocols, and refer unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary.

1.4. Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for clients.

1.5. Educate and involve family members and others in therapy as necessary, conveying CBT formulations with sensitivity in easily understood language.

1.6. Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the number of client contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.

1.7. Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment, where appropriate.

1.8. Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.

1.9. Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols

1.10. Work closely with other members of the service ensuring appropriate step-up and step-down arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach.

1.11. Assess and integrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall therapy process and where appropriate liaise with employment advisors.

2.1. Attend and fulfil all the requirements of the training element of the post.

2.2 Work within service sites in order to fulfil the requirements of the training elements of the post.

2.3. Apply learning from the training programme into practice.

2.4. Receive supervision from educational providers in relation to course work to meet the required standards.

2.5. Where appropriate share learning within the service.

3.1. Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer and any regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (e.g., BPS, UKCP, BABCP), and keep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the Department of Health and Care (e.g., NHS plan, National Service Framework, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence).

3.2. Ensure that client confidentiality is protected at all times.

3.3. Be aware of, and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of CBT.

3.4. Ensure clear professional objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed with Service Supervisor on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development.

3.5. Attend clinical/managerial supervision on a regular basis as agreed with the Service Supervisor.

3.6. Participate in individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives.

3.7. Keep up to date all records in relation to Continuous Professional Development and ensure personal development plan maintains up to date

specialist knowledge of latest theoretical and service delivery models/developments.

3.8. Attend relevant conferences / workshops in line with identified professional objectives.

3.9 Ensure knowledge of, and compliance with Service Information Governance processes.

3.10 Maintain knowledge of, and compliance with Service Safeguarding Policies and Procedures.

4.1. To contribute to the development of best practice within the service.

4.2. To maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and procedures in relation to Mental Health and Primary Care Services.

4.3. 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.

4.4. All employees have a responsibility and a legal obligation to ensure that information processed for both service users and staff is kept accurate, confidential, secure and in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (2018) other service policies and procedures.

4.5. It is the responsibility of all staff that they do not abuse their official position for personal gain, to seek pecuniary advantage from external organisations or other interests in the course of their official duties.

4.6. This Job Description does not provide an exhaustive list of duties and may be reviewed in conjunction with the post holder in light of service development.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services
• Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
• Ability to manage own caseload and time
• Demonstrates high standards in written communication
• Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers

Desirable

• Experience of working in Primary Care Services
• Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes

Qualifications

Essential

• Core profession as defined by the BABCP. Please see https://babcp.com/Core-Professions for a list of core professions.
• OR
• Minimum two years full time equivalent working in mental health services with evidence of meeting the Knowledge Skills and Attitude (KSA) requirements of BABCP prior to entry onto the programme. Please see https://babcp.com/Knowledge-Skills-Attitudes for more information.
• AND
• Relevant Honours Degree (e.g. psychology, mental health, etc; graded at 2.1 or above) or equivalent
• OR
• If a candidate has a core profession but does not have an Honours degree (or equivalent) or has an award of 2.2 or below, evidence of successful study at Level 6 or equivalent will be required via passing a pre-entry essay, marked at Masters level prior to acceptance on the training programme.

Desirable

• Experience working in a stepped care service for anxiety and depression utilising CBT as a modality

Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care
• Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health
• Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems
• Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post

Training

Essential

• Able to attend a two day per week course
• Able to complete academic components of the course
• Able to integrate training into practice

Other requirements

Essential

• High level of enthusiasm and Motivation.
• 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
• Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
• Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in supervision

Desirable

• Car driver and/or ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation
• Fluent in languages other than English
• Experience of working with diverse communities within a multicultural setting

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training
• Computer literate
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Has received training (either formal of through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients

Desirable

• Intellectual flexibility to challenge accepted wisdom and promote innovation

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Centre For Psychology

Address

26A Chertsey Street

Guildford

Surrey

GU1 4HD

Employer's website

http://www.centreforpsychology.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)