Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist

The Condition Management Company

The closing date is 30 April 2025

Job summary

The Condition Management Company is focused on delivering effective treatment to meet the individual needs of each client. Through our team of highly qualified and experienced clinicians, we work with each individual to design and deliver treatment packages focused on their needs and aims, putting the patient at the heart of service design. We want to hear from experienced psychotherapists who are looking for a new challenge and wanting to work in an idiosyncratic manner delivering the very highest quality therapy.

Main duties of the job

Assessment of clinical presentation, to develop an individualised formulation and create a bespoke treatment plan that meets the needs of the individual

You will work with adults, young people and families, many of whom will have experienced significant trauma with an ongoing impact on daily living.

Sessions are held in our Nottingham clinic, with access to our Derby clinic and some clients may opt for remote sessions

You will deliver high quality psychotherapy, ensuring that this meets the needs of the clients and is flexible and responsive

You will be a key member of a clinical team working together to grow a new and developing business whilst maintaining quality work

There will be opportunities to deliver supervision and training, as well as engage with external stakeholders

About us

The Condition Management Company is led by clinicians with over 60 years in combined clinical experience and service design, across Nottingham, Derby and further afield. Our team have developed, operated and evaluated large scale services for the NHS and Department of Work and Pensions. We have also been involved in specialist service development, produced training programmes and provided performance consultation to other clinical services. Now we have taken the opportunity to focus on developing a local, personalised service with clients at the heart of the service.

Our work is made up of a variety of contracts. This will predominantly be providing interventions for people on specialist service contracts such as our Family Psychological Support Service where individuals and families are experiencing signiifcant birth trauma and loss. Work will alsoinclude seeing individual private patients for assessment and treatment, Occupational Health input for local organisations including first responders, working with children and young people with psychological presentations in and out of school settings, providing treatment support for people with autistic spectrum disorders and ADHD, and supporting patients on NHS Waiting Lists.

Date posted

27 January 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

E0467-25-0000

Job locations

Anderson House

Clinton Avenue

Nottingham

Nottinghamshire

NG5 1AW

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE

Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist

BASIC QUALIFICATION

Post graduate Qualification in CBT, BABCP accreditation

REPORTS TO

Operational Director

ACCOUNTABLE TO

Operational Director

Job Summary

The post holder will be an Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist. You will deliver evidence-based CBT to meet your clients specific needs, and to work towards their goals. This will be within the parameters of either the contract under which they are referred, or the request of the client. You will complete full clinical assessments, produce suitable reports detailing clients symptoms, the functional impact of their difficulties and their goals. You will derive formulation-informed and idiosyncratic treatment plans in collaboration with clients, and be able to produce high quality reports to reflect this work. You will engage closely with the internal team, and other multi-disciplinary professionals. You will also provide education, teaching and training in relation to CBT, and around mental health challenges to businesses and external agencies. You will also be involved in clinical supervision, on an individual and group basis.

Key Responsibilities

Provide high quality specialist Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to individuals, couples and children and young people as appropriate

Assess individual difficulties, goals and needs

Develop idiosyncratic formulations and linked appropriate treatment plans

Tailor therapy to fit within the expectations of the individual funding therapy, or the contract within which they are being seen

Manage an allocated clinical caseload in collaboration with the Line Manager.

Deliver evidence based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for clients

Provide medication Review and symptom monitoring where appropriate

Conduct Mental Health Assessments and Risk Assessments for users and formulate and implement Risk Management plans

Provide information and education to users about choice and access of psychological therapies available within CMC to enable them to make informed decisions as to the most appropriate services to be accessed.

Electronically record data regarding individual service user contact activity, Diary Events and Service Activity using CMC Patient Management Systems.

Maintain up to date accurate electronic clinical records relating to individual service users, in accordance with CMC policies and procedures.

Implement outcomes monitoring systems adopted by CMC to demonstrate clinical progress and client satisfaction

Collate and electronically record assessment and treatment outcomes and patient satisfaction data in accordance with CMC individual contract requirements.

Actively participate in regular liaison and consultation with CMC Clinical Team, and other Specialist Teams as required

Proactively develop robust professional relationships with external stakeholders and contract contacts

Develop and maintain good professional relationships with referrers and other professionals involved with clients

Exercise personal responsibility for the systematic clinical governance of professional practice in your own practice.

Receive regular Clinical Supervision from an Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist.

Be committed to developing and maintaining CPD in relation to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

Fulfil the BABCP code of conduct and follow BABCP ethical guidelines in your professional work.

Receive and act upon regular Case Management Supervision from the Line Manager

Be aware of and comply with all CMC policies and procedures

Clinical Governance

The post holder will be expected to:

Maintain and develop clinical knowledge and clinical expertise.

Actively participate in regular clinical and managerial supervision.

Maintain high quality and accurate electronic records of clinical work so as to allow the effective monitoring, review, audit and evaluation of the service provided.

Collate and electronically record assessment and outcome measures and patient satisfaction data for service audit and contractual requirements.

Produce reports for clients, referrers and relevant health professionals of clinical assessments and treatment plans.

Participate in the effective monitoring, review and evaluation of the service provided.

Participate in audit and research as required.

Health and Safety

As an employee of CMC, the post holder has a duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, to:

Take reasonable care of the health and safety of themselves and all other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work.

Co-operate with their employer to ensure compliance with Health and Safety legislation and the Health and Safety policies and procedures of the organisation, not intentionally or recklessly interfere with, or misuse, anything provided in the interests of health, safety, or welfare, in pursuance of any of the relevant statutory provisions.

Data Protection

The post holder must at all times respect the confidentiality of information in line with the requirements of the GDPR regulations as published in May 2018. This includes, if required to do so, obtain, process and/or use information held on a computer in a fair and lawful way, to hold data only for the specified registered purposes and to use or disclose data only to authorised persons or organisations as instructed.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as reasonably required.

This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.