Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
We are seeking an experienced CBT therapist to co-lead our psychological therapists in our Aire and Wharfe CMHT. We seek someone passionate about working with diversity and marginalised communities as part of a multidisciplinary team committed to reducing health inequalities and providing trauma-informed psychological services. Now is an exciting time to join the organisation as we work more closely with our vibrant third sector providers and grassroots community organizations.
We have excellent training and mentoring opportunities and a supportive and creative network of colleagues who will welcome you into our team and wider service network.
Main duties of the job
1. Provide specialist evidence-based psychological assessment, formulation & therapy, making autonomous clinical decisions about own professional practice.
2. Provide clinical leadership, supervision, consultation and advice on psychological therapies.
3. Provide clinical consultation and advice to healthcare professionals across all localities.
4. Support adherence to relevant NICE guidance and clinical governance arrangements.
5. Ensure the clinical effectiveness of own practice and of service functioning by undertaking research and development activities relevant to the service area.
6. Work with the Team/Clinical Manager on service development, leading research and development activities.
About us
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values:
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference.
We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs.
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners.
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including:
* Increased mileage rates for > 3500.
* A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages.
* A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities.
* Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Right to Work in the UK
Prior to your appointment, you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.
Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trust's eligibility criteria, the Trust is unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.
As a condition of continuous employment, it is essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Specialist postgraduate training to master's level or equivalent in a psychotherapeutic modality - including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Systemic Therapy.
* Accreditation from a recognised CBT professional body e.g. BABCP.
* Eligibility for Chartered Clinical Psychologist status.
* Undertaken post-qualification further training in a specialised area of psychological practice e.g. neuropsychology, CAT, DBT, solution-focused therapy, analytical therapy, systemic/family work etc.
* Leadership training.
* Teaching (clinical practice) qualification/certificate or equivalent experience.
* Training in advanced clinical supervision.
* Training in trauma-informed care.
Training
* Evidence of continuing professional development.
Experience
* Significant experience in relevant area of mental health practice.
* Application of evidence-based specialist psychological therapies relevant to the clinical service.
* Application of specialist psychological therapy within individual and group modality.
* Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
* Clinical leadership experience.
* Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
* Significant post-qualification experience and training.
* Experience delivering psychological therapies to patients with complex difficulties.
* Experience of working effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
* Experience applying specialist psychological therapy to patients who have complex difficulties.
* Involvement in clinical research programmes.
* Experience of leading or participating in regular reflective practice around themes such as anti-racism in therapy, power in mental health, the impact of health inequality and cultural curiosity.
* Involvement in innovative clinical practice.
* Involvement in the development and provision of clinical teaching programmes.
* Experience working within a trauma-informed framework.
Knowledge
* Evidence-based psychological therapies relevant to the clinical service.
* Able to contain, explore and formulate an understanding of high levels of distress both directly with patients and indirectly via supervision or case reviews with other staff.
* Doctoral/master's level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis.
* Knowledge and understanding of wider cultural and religious models of mental health.
Skills
* Be able to meet the service needs for mobility across the geographical area covered.
* Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
* Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
* Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, psychological formulation, intervention and management.
* Skills in individual and group work and in programme planning.
* Competent teaching skills.
* Fluency in one or more of Bradford's community languages.
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.
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Lead for Community Psychological Therapy
£53,755 to £60,504 a year Per annum, pro rata
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