The Paignton & Brixham TALKWORKS team is looking to recruit a full-time High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapist.
We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and committed therapist who is able to deliver evidence-based CBT to clients with moderate to severe depression and anxiety disorders, in line with a stepped care model of NHS Talking Therapies.
Our expectation is that you will have appropriate experience of delivering CBT within a primary care / NHS Talking Therapies setting. You will have a post-graduate qualification in CBT, either at diploma or masters level, and be accredited with the BABCP.
Applicants need to be able to work well within a team, contribute to the smooth running of the service and demonstrate flexibility and resourcefulness. In return, you will be part of a supportive and experienced team of therapists working in a beautiful county with a strong commitment to providing a high quality service for patients.
Depending on experience, the post holder may be involved in the delivery of supervision and/or line management to other team members, including Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners and trainee PWPs.
Main duties of the job
* To offer step 3 cognitive behaviour therapy in line with the NICE guidance for NHS Talking Therapies
* To undertake and provide clinical and case management supervision
* To undertake Continued Professional Development (CPD) related to the role
* To maintain BABCP (British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies) accreditation
* To manage a therapy caseload efficiently
* To adhere to local and national KPI (Key Performance Indicator) targets
* To contribute to the team environment including taking part and contributing to meetings, team days and wider service development
About us
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do.
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
The principal purpose of the job is to improve the psychological health & wellbeing of people within an identified Devon locality.
The post holder will be part of an Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service and will provide high intensity interventions - initially cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). The post holder will work with clients who have a range of complex Anxiety and Depression related problems for which CBT is demonstrated to be clinically effective.
This will be achieved in this post by:
* Providing a CBT service as a key component of integrated mental health and wellbeing services and IAPT to DPT
* To have significant discretion and work independently within a defined occupational context making use of supervision when appropriate. To work within professional guidelines
* Ensuring the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer and any regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (e.g. BPS, UKCP, BABCP), and keep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the department of health (e.g. NHS plan, National Service Framework, National Institute for Clinical Excellence).
* Providing clinical supervision and delegated management to staff as required
* Ensuring that client confidentiality is protected at all times.
* Be aware of, and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of CBT
* Ensure clear professional objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed with senior therapists on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development.
* Attend clinical/managerial supervision on a regular basis as agreed with Manager.
* Participate in individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives.
* Keep up to date all records in relation to C.P.D. and ensure personal development plan maintains up to date specialist knowledge of latest theoretical and service delivery models/developments.
* Attend relevant conferences / workshops in line with identified professional objectives
Person Specification
Knowledge
* Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present to Mental Health Wellbeing and Access Services.
* Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health.
* Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems.
* Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.
Communication and Working Relationship Skills
* Full range of skills and competencies as laid out in the competence framework for CBT (Roth and Pilling 2007).
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.
* Advanced communication skills.
* Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships.
* The ability and skills to act as an advocate for a new service, to engage and foster good relationships with all health professionals in promoting the good integration of this service into the wider health care system.
* Fluent in other languages apart from English.
Experience
* Experience of working in mental health services.
* Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets.
* Ability to manage own caseload and time.
* Demonstrates high standards in written communication.
* Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers.
* Experience of working in Primary Care Services.
* Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes.
* Completed clinical audits within a service.
Physical Skills / Other
* Ability to work under pressure.
* An Enhanced DBS check will be required for this role.
* High level of enthusiasm and motivation.
* Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality.
* Car driver with ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation.
Qualifications
* A recorded or registered qualification in one of the following at graduate level in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy or within a psychological therapy, or
* Evidence using the career framework of training in mental health and experience working in a stepped care service for anxiety and depression, and
* Specialist training in CBT (can include a combination of - professional diploma, advanced diploma, BABCP registration, other further substantial training, accredited CBT supervision, specialist courses in particular CBT techniques) to masters or equivalent level.
* Able to attend supervision training if not already trained.
* Good record of Continuing Professional Development and willingness to continue this.
* BABCP Accredited within one year of CBT course completion.
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.
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