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If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales. Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.
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Job overview
Central CAMHS are seeking a Cognitive Behaviour Therapist with a core profession, who is eligible for accreditation as a CBT Therapist by the BABCP (or equivalent) to join our team at a very exciting time as we review and work to improve all aspects of our service delivery, supported by significant investment.
Central CAMHS offers a service to children, young people and families. We provide an extensive offer to our local community including significant early intervention and prevention services, unscheduled care, an Early Years 0-7 service and a broad range of NICE recommended and other evidence-based interventions. We are a dynamic and committed multidisciplinary team of Clinical Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Family Therapists, and CAMHS Practitioners with a range of core professional backgrounds and Assistant Psychologists.
The successful candidate will have a significant role in undertaking assessments and providing evidence-based interventions to children, young people and families. The post holder will be a key member of our team with involvement in multidisciplinary meetings, offering consultation and training. They will Care Co-Ordinate and provide supervision to colleagues. Involvement in developing and maintaining clinical skills within the wider team and service development will form part of this role.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
* Undertake assessments and provide evidence-based interventions to children, young people and families.
* Involvement in multidisciplinary meetings, offering consultation and training.
* Care Co-Ordinate and provide supervision to colleagues.
* Develop and maintain clinical skills within the wider team and service development.
Person specification
Education and Training
* The post holder will have a recognised core profession such as Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work or Psychology.
* Eligible for accreditation as a CBT Therapist by the BABCP (or equivalent).
* Clinical Masters degree or equivalent educational or experience indicating performance at masters level.
Experience
* Evidence of broad clinical experience of children and young people who are experiencing complex mental health needs.
* Providing focused Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapies to this client group.
* Substantial experience in clinical practice post qualification or in therapeutic clinical practice.
* Experience of working with families, carers and professional support systems.
* Experience of care coordination.
Skills
* Able to demonstrate and teach CBT approaches to other professionals.
* Able to communicate effectively and deliver effective evidence-based cognitive behavioural psychotherapies to children, young people and their families with highly complex psychological problems.
* Able to carry out comprehensive mental health assessments using effective interview, observation, review of records and relevant psychometric measures.
* Good knowledge of a broad range of mental health disorders and their presentation within children and young people.
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable.
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