Principal Duties and Responsibilities 1. To carry out CBT assessments of students referred to the Life Lounge, based on the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex psychological data such as self-report measures and rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and interviews with clients and others involved in the clients care in order to reach a sound formulation of the clients difficulties. 2. To be responsible for holding and managing a clinical caseload and to exercise professional responsibility for planning and prioritising own workload and the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients, within the bounds of the service operational policy. 3. To be responsible for implementing highly specialist, evidence-based, short-term interventions for students with mental health problems including those with a degree of complexity, providing advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to the students formulation and treatment plan. 4. To evaluation and make decisions about treatment options, taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models concerning historical and developmental processes that may have shaped the individual. 5. To undertake risk assessment, formulation and management for individual clients with complex presentations and to make referrals using the Safeguarding policy where appropriate. 6. To provide CBT delivered in a range of formats including drop-in sessions, one to one CBT appointments delivered both face-to-face and online, and group therapies. 7. Liaise with relevant stakeholders where appropriate including Student Services on individual client work. To develop networks and referral pathways in to other services including IAPT and local charitable services. 8. To attend crisis, review meetings with relevant stakeholders including Student Mental Health and Wellbeing Manager, Senior Wellbeing Coordinator, Mental Health Advisor, Counsellor and if appropriate Head of Student Services as well as other colleagues as and when appropriate. 9. To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping including electronic data entry, report writing in accordance with BABCP code of practice and the Universitys policies and procedures. 10. Maintain a high level of knowledge and awareness of the changes and developments in the field of higher education and CBT and Mental Health and their implications for the delivery within the institution.