As a member of the Talking Therapies service, provide high quality, specialist psychological therapy service to clients within the stepped model of care.
Provide high intensity interventions to clients who have a range of complex anxiety & depression related problems. In addition, support psychological practice within the team through consultation, supervision, formulation & training, and by participating in systematic clinical governance.
Work with complex presentations suitable for psychological therapy utilizing a high level of knowledge & experience, adapting approaches as appropriate, with regard to evidence-based practice.
To provide CBT to service users in primary care with difficulties related to depression & anxiety in line with best, evidence-based practice.
Be responsible for holding & managing a clinical caseload and exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the planning & prioritizing of own workload and the assessment, treatment & discharge of clients, within the bounds of the service operational policy.
Use analytical & judgment skills and be responsible for taking clinical management decisions in clinical issues.
Clinically supervise Psychological Therapists, Trainee Psychological Therapists, and Psychological Practitioners, or be willing to undertake supervision training if not trained in supervision.
Provide consultation and advice about psychological issues to other members of the team/service and other professionals working with service users.
Working in Sussex:
* Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns.
* Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London.
* With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK, there is plenty of opportunity for adventure.
We’d love you to join our organisation that is rated ‘good’ overall and ‘outstanding’ for caring by the CQC.
Brighton & Hove Wellbeing Service is an NHS Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression Service. As a service, we support people presenting with mild to moderate anxiety disorders and depression. Please see our website for further information on Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service.
We are recruiting for 1 WTE Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and we will consider applications from those who wish to work flexibly. Our Step 3 therapists are usually expected to work 1 evening per week until 8pm.
You must be a qualified CBT Therapist & be accredited with the BABCP.
Main duties of the job:
The main duties include initial assessments following a referral to our service, offering evidence-based step 3 CBT interventions for treatment of a range of difficulties including depression, health anxiety, BDD, panic disorder, PTSD, OCD, GAD, and specific phobias. The successful applicant should have excellent clinical skills in assessment and treatment, working collaboratively with both our service users and the wider team. You will be working closely with other professional groups within the team, particularly your step 3 colleagues and step 2 psychological wellbeing practitioners. Providing advice and support to your colleagues is therefore an integral part of this role. The ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, such as GPs, secondary mental health services, and non-statutory organisations is encouraged. The post holder will also contribute to broader Service and Trust developments. Please see job description for full details of this post.
Working for your organisation:
The client's experience of our service is very important to us. We work towards supporting clients in their recovery by offering evidence-based therapy with therapists who receive regular and supportive supervision and regular CPD. We promote service user involvement. Brighton & Hove Wellbeing Service has a Service User Steering Group that provides valuable input to our service design and delivery. We care about our staff. We are developing a staff-wellbeing-champions team and are committed to staff engagement. We know that for our clinicians to do a good job, they need to feel supported. There is opportunity for varied and flexible working patterns, and these can be discussed in the interview. We are keen for our clinicians to grow. We aim to offer staff individual appraisals with the opportunity to become involved in a range of activities, such as group-based interventions, teaching, supervision, and service development.
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