Job summary
Employer heading
Cognitive Behavioural Therapist
Band 7
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated mental health, learning disability and community Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:
• Ìý ÌýPrimary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
• Ìý ÌýSpecialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
• Ìý ÌýCommunity physical health and well-being services for children and adults.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust supports flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, home/remote working, and flexi-time.
For more information visit our website viaÌý.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for dynamic and self-motivated individuals to work for Talking Therapies (Improving Access to Psychological Therapy/ IAPT) ServiceÌý
The Talking Therapies service has dedicated teams of Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWPs), Cognitive Behavioural Therapists and Counsellors who offer a range of support to help people make positive changes to reduce stress and anxiety and improve their wellbeing.Ìý
An opportunity exists for two suitably qualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapists, who are passionate about providing meaningful and effective therapeutic experiences to address common mental health problems, to join the Preston Talking Therapies team. Preston is a beautiful part of the UK and has lots to offer in terms of activities, stunning scenery and community.Ìý
Applicants who have not completed their training as a CBT therapist will not be considered. Applicants need to be BABCP accredited
Main duties of the job
• To provide high quality CBT to adults with common mental health problems including those with a degree ofÌý
complexity.
• To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of team policies and procedure.
• To provide clinical supervision and mentoring to cognitive behavioral therapists and trainees.
• To deliver a CBT service in accordance with NICE guidelines, meeting key performance indicators and agreedÌý
activity levels.
• To work to the agreed model and number of clinical contacts per week as set by the service
Job Description
Our vision: high quality care, in the right place, at the right time, every time.
• To provide advice and consultation on clients’ care, to non-CBT colleagues and to non-professional carers.
• To utilise research skills for audit policy and service development and research within the areas served by theÌý
team.
• To deliver and support the delivery of CBT within agreed activity levels and an agreed model.
• To work with the Team Leader and Clinical Leads to provide a co-production role in managing waiting times,Ìý
prevalence and recovery
• To promote wellbeing and social inclusion.
• To take lead role / clinical specialty in a designated areas of work i.e. LTC, Older adults, veterans, etc.
• To provide clinical leadership at team/locality level, taking a lead role in service development, including engagingÌý
and working with other agencies
Working for our organisation
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Formally recognised Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Post Graduate (Master’s Level) diploma
- Provisional CBT Accreditation with BABCP
- Professional qualification in health or social care, e.g. RMN or Social Worker OR KSA equivalence
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Highly developed specialist knowledge of the theory and practice of cognitive behaviour therapy
- Extensive theoretical and clinical knowledge of the Clear portfolio of CPD activity including courses and self study. Assessment at interview. Person Specification Our vision: high quality care, in the right place, at the right time, every time. theory and practice of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc.). and disorder specific models
- Knowledge of the NHS Talking Therapies (formerly IAPT) model and a willingness to develop the service clinically.
Experience
Essential criteria
- A broad range of experience of working with a wide variety of Extensive experience and knowledge of Application and interview clients that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Significant experience of delivering specialist Cognitive Behaviour Therapy assessment and treatment of clients in Adult Mental Health, and managing own clinical caseload of therapy clients safely and effectively
- Experience of managing risk and safeguarding concerns according to relevant policies
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emily Steiner
- Job title
- Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
For further information or an informal discussion about the post please contact Emily Steiner [email protected]Ìý
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