Trainee Recruit to Train CBT Therapist in Mental Health Support Teams
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Mindworks has an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Recruit to Train CBT Trainee, part of the Health Education England (HEE) funded Recruit to Train Programme in partnership with the Anna Freud Centre, Kings College London. The post-holder will be training on the Children & Young People Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (CYP IAPT) Therapy Course and carrying out clinical work in our service to complement their studies and use their newly developed skills. We are seeking highly motivated and enthusiastic mental health practitioners to work and train within our service. The training post will equip the post-holder to provide interventions for children, young people or families using evidence-based intervention consistent with the course they are attending. The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equity, diversity and inclusion.
We have 2 vacancies in the following locations:
1. Spelthorne based at Unither in Chertsey.
2. Surrey Heath based at Theta in Camberley.
Main duties of the job
Information about the Training & the Job Role
This is a permanent post with this training year funded by HEE. After successful completion of the course you will continue your employment within the service using the new skills you have developed.
This role will be best suited for applicants that are able to balance a very busy work and study schedule. You will be an employee at the service but also enrolled on a Postgraduate Diploma course. As this is a Postgraduate level training, you will be required to study and perform at academic level. Applicants must be prepared to work towards their studies outside of protected study time (such as on weekends and after work). Protected study time or teaching days are typically two days a week during term (with possibility of extra university days near start) and will be a mixture of in person and online sessions. Applicants must be willing to travel into London to attend their lectures.
Job responsibilities
This is a training role within the Child and Young Persons Improving Access To Psychological Therapies Programme (CYP-IAPT). The post-holder will work within the MHST as part of the Mindworks School Based Need team providing therapies whilst undertaking a programme of training in an evidence-based therapy for this role. This intensive training post will equip the postholder to provide evidence-based interventions based on NICE Guideline recommended treatment and on CYP-IAPT core principles of accessibility, accountability, participation, awareness and evidence-based practice to provide an inclusive and effective service for children and young people. The post-holder will work in the service for at least 3-4 days of the week using the newly developed skills whilst attending the training programme at KCL for the remaining 1-2 days.
The post holder will hold an appropriate training case load for the course and work with Children, Young people and families with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities and inclusive, non-discriminatory practice.
Ability to travel is essential due to travel to schools, office base and university.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Qualifications that demonstrate a capacity to complete academic work at postgraduate diploma level.
* Minimum second-class Bachelor's Degree from a UK University or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in a relevant subject (e.g. psychology, social work etc).
* Applicants who do not fulfil the academic criteria but with relevant professional experience are encouraged to apply and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
* A training in a mental-health related profession (e.g. psychology, nursing, health visiting; social-work, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, special needs teaching, psychiatry, other psychotherapy, counselling).
Knowledge
* Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to safeguarding children and young people.
* Familiarity with electronic patient management systems such as IAPTus, RIO, SystmOne etc.
* Awareness of relevant initiatives and frameworks, including MHSTs, Thrive and CYP IAPT.
* Awareness of relevant data monitoring requirements.
* Experience of assessing/working with complex cases.
* Experience of developing clinical policies/procedures.
Experience
* Ideally at least two years experience of working with children / young people in a mental health setting.
* Experience of working with safeguarding issues.
* Experience of multi-agency working and liaising across internal & external agencies.
* Previous experience of working within a CBT framework.
Skills and Ability
* Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with children, young people, and their families.
* Ability to maintain a reflective stance in emotive/challenging interactions with children and their families.
* Ability to use supervision to reflect on practice.
* Ability to organise own time and diary.
* Ability to follow policy and make proposals for change.
* Ability to maintain accurate records.
* Capability to complete academic work at postgraduate diploma level, including IELTS or equivalent to the appropriate level for students with English as a foreign language (BAND D).
* Understanding of evidence-based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice.
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.
Employer name
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Salary: £37,161 a year (Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata).
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