Are you interested in training to be a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist?
This is an exciting opportunity to join Bucks Talking Therapies as a Trainee High Intensity Therapist! We are a nationally recognised, high performing, diverse and innovative Talking Therapies service, offering excellent care.
We work using a hybrid model, with time spent in office bases, face-to-face clinic and working remotely. The training year will consist of a mixture of face-to-face teaching days in Reading and an expectation to work from your office base and offer a face-to-face clinic. Until successful completion of the course you are required to work from either an office/clinic base or university for 4 days per week and will have the opportunity to work from home 1 day per week. Once training is complete all newly qualified members of staff will need to complete a new hybrid working agreement. Please note this will be subject to review in line with service requirements.
We run clinics from a variety of community venues across Buckinghamshire and our main bases are located centrally in High Wycombe in the south and Aylesbury in the north of the county. We have opportunities for trainee CBT therapists in both High Wycombe and Aylesbury.
There are separate adverts for the posts in each base; if you wish to be considered for both locations, you only need to apply once.
You will have a core mental health profession, for example mental health nurse, social worker or occupational therapist. Applicants who do not have a core professional qualification as defined by the BABCP (such as qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners) are required to provide evidence of knowledge, skills and attitude (KSA) competences.
Bucks Talking Therapies supports over 10,000 adults every year to manage their common mental health difficulties, such as anxiety and depression. Our service has over 250 staff including PWPs, High Intensity Therapists, referral coordinators, employment advisors, managers and administrators. You will be trained to deliver effective, evidence-based psychological therapies either in person, online via digital platforms, or telephone, either individually or in groups.
Staff wellbeing is a top priority for us. We have a very active, award-winning wellbeing team within the service and work hard to ensure that a supportive, collaborative and productive culture is in place. HI therapists at Bucks Talking Therapies receive weekly clinical supervision (both individually and in groups); a monthly clinical skills forum meeting; opportunities for ongoing training in addition to regular Line Management. There is a wealth of opportunities for career development.
We’re looking for people who are compassionate, work well in a team, have plenty of enthusiasm and motivation. You will need experience of working in a mental health setting and excellent written and verbal communication skills. If you think you have the qualities we’re looking for, we look forward to hearing from you.
Benefits of working for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust include:
* Excellent opportunities for career progression
* 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with an increase to 33 days with continuous service
* NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
* Staff accommodation
* Competitive pension scheme
* Lease car scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Charlie Wykes
Job title: Clinical Psychologist and North Team Locality Lead
Email address: charlie.wykes@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 07500670263
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
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