North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust
We are recruiting for a part-time High Intensity Therapist for this band 7 post within our Trust.
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata, 31 hours per week part-time.
You must have a post-graduate level qualification in CBT and be eligible for BABCP accreditation.
We are seeking BABCP Accredited / Accreditable CBT Therapists who will deliver flexible clinical sessions in designated GP practices and other community venues, and spend time in the Service Hubs as required as part of the wider integration of the team.
Main Duties of the Job
1. Assess clients for suitability for psychological interventions within the stepped care model.
2. Formulate, implement, and evaluate therapy programmes for clients.
3. Use highly developed communication skills in working with people to understand their personal and often very sensitive difficulties.
4. Exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment and treatment of clients in line with the service.
5. Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the number of client contacts offered and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.
6. Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.
7. Keep records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols.
8. Work closely with other members of the team ensuring appropriate step-up and step-down arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach.
9. Assess and integrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall therapy process.
10. Carry out clinical audits of service performance, including service user surveys and evaluations, and help to collate and disseminate the results for feedback.
11. Provide specialist advice and consultation to other professionals/individuals/groups/committees across Mental Health Trusts, Primary Care Trusts, and other voluntary agencies regarding service matters related to the practice and delivery of specific agreed therapeutic modalities and service provision.
About Us
The Stoke-on-Trent NHS Talking Therapy Service is an innovative primary care service which involves partnership arrangements between North Staffordshire Combined Health Care (NSCHCT), Midland Partnership Foundation Trust (MPFT), and the Third Sector.
We are proud of our very friendly and inclusive team. We are committed to promoting the wellbeing of clients and staff, and we support intensive clinical skills training programs focusing on advanced level CBT competencies.
As a Centre for research as well as clinical practice, we work in partnership with Staffordshire and Keele Universities. All therapists are actively encouraged to participate in clinical research projects and pursue their own research/professional development interests.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Post Grad Diploma in CBT
* Experience working as a CBT Therapist
* BABCP Accreditation
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
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust
Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 per annum pro rata
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