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
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.
More information about the courses and how the training works can be found here including the course brochures, and we strongly recommend you read the FAQs.
HEE are also expecting to implement a new rule regarding beneficiaries of their training year funding. We recommend you read this if you plan to apply to future trainings.
About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Job description
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 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 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.
Please check the job description and personal specification document for more information on the requirement for this job.
Ability to travel is essential due to travel to schools, office base and university.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Qualifications that demonstrate a capacity to complete academic work at postgraduate diploma level.
Desirable
* 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).
* OR 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
Essential
* Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to safeguarding children and young people
Desirable
* 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 case.
* Experience of developing clinical policies/procedures.
Experience
Essential
* 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.
Desirable
* Previous experience of working within a CBT framework
Skills and Ability
Essential
* 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 proposal 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) here.
Desirable
* Understanding of evidence based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice
Employer details
Employer name
Address
Theta
Lyon Way
Camberley
GU16 7ER
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