Trainee High Intensity CBT Therapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Canterbury Christ Church University in partnership with Psychological service providers across Kent 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. 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, MASocial 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 Care Council (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 Psychologist

Applicants without a core profession (such as Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners or Counsellors without UKCP or BACP accreditation) must be able to demonstrate they have met the KSA criteria by completion of a KSA portfolio prior to interview (see BABCP website for more information). You will be asked to submit your completed self-statements prior to your interview date.

Applicants from other specified health and social care professional backgrounds, which are not included as Core Professions, will be entitled to complete a Condensed KSA portfolio. Please see further details of relevant qualifications and requirements here https://babcp.com/Accreditation/Provisional-Accreditation/Knowledge-Skills-and-Attitudes/Professions-eligible-for-Condensed-KSA-Portfolios

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 see the respective websites for the IAPT service providers for details on salary, contract term and locations, which may differ slightly between services:

• Dover Counselling Centre Please e-mail admin@dovercc.org.uk for information
• FCS Talking Therapies Faversham - https://fcstalkingtherapies.org/
• Insight IAPT Kent & Medway - https://www.insighthealthcare.org/work-for-us/vacancies/
• North Kent Mind - https://northkentmind.co.uk/
• University Medical Centre - http://www.umcpt.co.uk
• Vita Health Group - https://www.vitahealthgroup.co.uk/join-us/careers/
• We Are With You (locations in West Kent and East Kent) - www.wearewithyou.org.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• (a) A professional qualification recognised as a 'Core Profession' by BABCP such as Mental Health Nursing, Clinical Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, or an accredited Counselling qualification. A full list of recognised Core Professions is available here.
• OR
• (b) Demonstrate, through the BABCPs 'Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes (KSA)' application, that they have the required core training and competence for the delivery of a psychological therapy within an ethical framework.
• WITH
• (c) A good honours degree in any subject OR Provide evidence of ability to study successfully at Postgraduate level.

Experience

Essential

• Work Experience. If you work, or have worked, in one of the Core Professions, you must have done so for at least 12 months post-qualification. If you are taking the KSA route, you will need a minimum of 2 years Full Time Equivalent experience working within a mental health setting.
• Please clearly demonstrate in your application how you meet this criteria and give full details of your work experience.

Proficiency in English

Essential

• Currently the minimum requirements are a score of 7.0 for IELTS with no element below a score of 6.5, or 100 for internet-based TOEFL, 250 for computer-based TOEFL or 600 for paper-based TOEFL. If you have successfully completed a degree at a UK university, this will also be taken as sufficient indication of English language proficiency.

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)