Trainee High Intensity CBT Therapists

Job description

Job responsibilities

Canterbury Christ Church University in partnership with Psychological service providers across Kent and Sussex are looking to recruit CBT High Intensity Trainee Therapists as part of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapy programme. Successful candidates will be trained by the University, 2 days per week, to deliver evidence-based psychological therapies for people with anxiety and depression. Trainees will be employed by a local IAPT service base during training, where they will deliver treatments on the other 3 days per week. Once qualified they would be expected to continue there on a permanent contract if this is available within the IAPT service.

Candidates applying here will be applying for the one year full-time Postgraduate Diploma in Psychological Intervention (CBT) based at Canterbury Christ Church University, Tunbridge Wells campus at the Salomons Institute for Applied Psychology. Further information about the programme can be found on the Canterbury Christ Church University website.

Successful candidates for the training programme will work within one of the following services: Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service, Dover Counselling Centre, FCS Talking Therapies, Health in Mind Sussex Partnership Trust, Insight Healthcare Kent, Insight Healthcare Medway, North Kent Mind, University Medical Centre (Canterbury), We are with you (West Kent) or We are with you (East Kent). This may be at the service base or on-line. Two days of teaching by experts in the field will either de delivered at the University or taught on-line. Please see the respective websites for the IAPT service providers for details on salary, contract term and locations.

Eligibility for this training post:

Candidates should have a BABCP recognised core professional training and provide qualification and registration documents as proof at interview. These professions include:

• Registered Nurse - Mental Health (RMN), Learning Disability (General Nursing and enrolled nursing is insufficient)
• Medicine Psychiatric and General Practitioner MBChB or MBBS and usually PG training with membership of MRCGP, MRCP or MRCPsych
• Occupational Therapy - BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy, MSc Occupational Therapy, or Dip C.O.T and HPC Registered
• Arts Therapist (HCPC Registered)
• Counselling Accredited with the BACP, IACP, COSCA, UKCP, or FDAP (NCAC)
• Social Work - CQSW, DipSW, MA Social Work or BA/BSc Hons Social Work. Registered with one of four UK regulators - Social Work England (SWE), Social Care Wales (SCW), Northern Ireland Social CareCouncil (NISCC) and Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC)
• Psychotherapy/ Psychotherapeutic Counselling - UKCP Registration
• Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology - accredited by the British Psychological Society and HCPC Registered as Practitioner Psychologist
• Educational Psychology - Doctorate or QEPS - must have BPS Chartership (CPsychol) and HCPC Registration as Practitioner Psychologist
• Health Psychology - QHP stage 2 - must have BPS Chartership (CPsychol) and HCPC Registration as Practitioner Psychologist
• Forensic Psychology - QFP stage 2 - must have BPS Chartership (CPsychol) and HCPC Registration as Practitioner Psychologist

Applicants without a core profession (such as Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners or Counsellors without UKCP or BACP accreditation) must be able to meet the required KSA criteria (see the BABCP website for more information).

Please note that applications from Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners must demonstrate at least two years post-graduate experience. We support the fair chance initiative for applicants without IAPT experience.

Please be aware that by applying for this position, your application information will be shared between the education provider (Canterbury Christ Church University) and the Kent and Sussex based IAPT service providers in the region. If you are shortlisted you will be sent some information about the services listed above. You will be encouraged to read this carefully, and to also carry out your own research. On the basis of this, you will then be asked to indicate your 1st, 2nd and 3rd preference for the service you wish to apply to be employed in or to indicate if you have no preference. You will then be allocated an interview with one of the services, taking into account your preference. Please note that putting down a provider as 1st choice will not guarantee allocation to that provider even if you are allocated a place on the course.

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 18th November

Interviews will be conducted in partnership with the IAPT Service Providers and Canterbury Christ Church University. Applicants must be able to attend an interview that will take place using an online platform on one of the following dates - 14th, 15th or 16th December 2020. You will be allocated a scheduled interview time and this will be e-mailed to you.

The successful applicants will need to be available to start employment by the 29th March 2021

Job Description & Person Specification please see individual provider websites for information

Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service - https://www.brightonandhovewellbeing.org/ & https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/

Dover Counselling Centre Please e-mail admin@dovercc.org.uk for information

FCS Talking Therapies Faversham - https://fcstalkingtherapies.org/

Health in Mind - www.healthinmind.org.uk

Insight Kent - https://www.insighthealthcare.org/work-for-us/vacancies/

Insight Medway - https://www.insighthealthcare.org/work-for-us/vacancies/

North Kent Mind - http://northkentmind.co.uk/staff-vacancies/

University Medical Centre - http://www.umcpt.co.uk

Vita Health Group - https://www.vitahealthgroup.co.uk/nhs-services/nhs-mental-health/

We are with you (locations in West Kent and East Kent) - www.wearewithyou.org.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Candidates should have a BABCP recognised core professional training and provide qualification and registration documents as proof at interview. These professions include:
• Registered Nurse - Mental Health (RMN), Learning Disability (General Nursing and enrolled nursing is insufficient)
• Medicine Psychiatric and General Practitioner MBChB or MBBS and usually PG training with membership of MRCGP, MRCP or MRCPsych
• Occupational Therapy - BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy, MSc Occupational Therapy, or Dip C.O.T and HPC Registered
• Arts Therapist (HCPC Registered)
• Counselling Accredited with the BACP, IACP, COSCA, UKCP, or FDAP (NCAC)
• Social Work - CQSW, DipSW, MA Social Work or BA/BSc Hons Social Work. Registered with one of four UK regulators - Social Work England (SWE), Social Care Wales (SCW), Northern Ireland Social CareCouncil (NISCC) and Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC)
• Psychotherapy/ Psychotherapeutic Counselling - UKCP Registration
• Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology - accredited by the British Psychological Society and HCPC Registered as Practitioner Psychologist
• Educational Psychology - Doctorate or QEPS - must have BPS Chartership (CPsychol) and HCPC Registration as Practitioner Psychologist
• Health Psychology - QHP stage 2 - must have BPS Chartership (CPsychol) and HCPC Registration as Practitioner Psychologist
• Forensic Psychology - QFP stage 2 - must have BPS Chartership (CPsychol) and HCPC Registration as Practitioner Psychologist
• Applicants without a core profession (such as Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners or Counsellors without UKCP or BACP accreditation) must be able to meet the required KSA criteria (see the BABCP website for more information).
• Please note that applications from Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners must demonstrate at least two years post-graduate experience. We support the fair chance initiative for applicants without IAPT experience.

Experience

Essential

• Experienced mental health or social care worker with a recognised professional qualification working in a mental health setting

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Canterbury Christ Church University

Address

North Holmes Road

Canterbury

Kent

CT1 1QU

Employer's website

https://www.canterbury.ac.uk (Opens in a new tab)