An exciting opportunity has opened for a suitably qualified High-Intensity Band 7 CBT Therapist to join the Older Adult Community Mental Health Team (OA CMHT) function within the wider older adult mental health integrated services.
Ideally, applicants should have experience of working with older adults with mental health needs and be driven to provide excellent mental health services to the local older adult population. The successful candidate will be working as part of an Older Adult multidisciplinary team, providing a high-intensity CBT service to patients with mental health disorders. The applicant will need to possess all the essential attributes outlined on the person specification, and in addition will need to be able to work confidently with minimal supervision and be able to use their initiative.
The OA CMHT supports people over the age of 65 with severe and enduring mental health needs and also for those under 65 with an early onset Dementia. We provide assessment, diagnosis, treatment, education and create individualised care planning. Based at DeVitre House in Lancaster, the OA CMHT covers the Lancaster & Morecambe Area and the team operational hours are Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm. This is a wte (?? Hours) post.
Applicants who have not completed their training as a CBT Therapist will not be considered. Applicants need to be BACP fully accredited.
To provide a qualified specialist cognitive behavioural assessment and therapy service to older adults working as part of a multidisciplinary team and providing advice and consultation on clients’ psychological care working within the policies, procedures and protocols for the service.
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working; we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
Job Description
For further details / informal visits contact:
1. Name: Jason Blezard
2. Job title: Team Leader
3. Email address: jason.blezard@lscft.nhs.uk
4. Telephone number: 01524 550154
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