Job summary
Employer heading
Cognitive Behavioural Therapist
Band 7
About the Trust
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
Our ambition is to maximise people’s potential and we aim to promote an inclusive environment and improve the diversity of our workforce so our people truly represent the communities we serve.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
- Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
- Access to Continued Professional Development
- Involvement in improvement and research activities
- Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
- Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople
Job overview
Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale NHS Talking Therapies is a highly successful multi-disciplinary site which is looking for a Band 7 CBT Therapist. We are a high-performing and innovative Primary Care psychological therapies site for one of the UK’s most diverse towns. Our base is 12 miles north-east of central Manchester, accessible in 15 minutes by public transport.
The service comprises 3 partners: Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust provides Step 3/3.5 NICE-recommended psychological therapies for common mental health problems. Big Life Group provides Gateway interventions, Step 2 interventions, Guided Self-Help and Counselling. Getting Help gives practical interventions around housing, finance, health, wellbeing and sexuality.
Our service has been identified as one of the top-performing in the country at times over the last 7 years, and regularly achieves KPIs in excess of national averages while serving a diverse and disadvantaged population. We know that our teams and therapists add considerable value through what they do. We currently provide the majority of interventions online or via the telephone.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide the NICE-recommended models of cognitive-behavioural therapy for depression and the anxiety disorders in the Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale area. They will work closely with colleagues, Senior CBT therapist, Clinical Lead and Step 3/3.5 Service Manager in delivering these.
Working for our organisation
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible for assessment and formulation of patient’s difficulties before delivering trials of treatment and review in accordance with NICE guidelines for the common mental health disorders. They will provide effective treatment planning and delivery as per the most recent version of the IAPT manual, and Trust-wide Healthy Minds Ops policy.
The postholder will manage an independent caseload, book to achieve the required number of weekly contacts, and make good use of monthly line management/fortnightly clinical supervision. They will provide weekly case consultations for Step 2 clinicians within HMR Talking Therapies on cases where there are doubts/uncertainties around suitability for brief CBT in this setting.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- CBT qualification from High Intensity IAPT Course (Post Graduate Diploma) or equivalent: e.g. A recorded / registered doctoral level qualification in clinical or counselling psychology / a recorded / registered qualification in one of the following - nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy and a Post Graduate Diploma in CBT.
- Significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner and demonstrating the competences to deliver CBT to clients with common mental health disorders as described by IAPT
- Accredited with a professional accrediting and professional body e.g. BPS, UKCP, BABCP
Desirable criteria
- Additional therapeutic intervention training
- Trained in provision of supervision for CBT by having attended the IAPT supervisors course or a BABCP accredited supervisor course
- EMDR qualification
- IAPT further training e.g. IPT, DIT
Experience
Essential criteria
- A good understanding of common mental health conditions as defined by IAPT
- Demonstrable knowledge of delivering CBT to clients who are referred into the service with common mental health conditions as described by IAPT
- Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding employment and the impact it can have on mental health / benefits and employment systems
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working within an IAPT service
- Experience of delivering CBT within a group setting
- Experience of delivering supervision
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of common mental health conditions as defined by NHS Talking Therapies
- Knowledge of delivering CBT to clients who are referred into the service with common mental health conditions as described by NHS Talking Therapies
- Knowledge of issues surrounding employment and the impact it can have on mental health / benefits and employment systems
- Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health conditions
- A good understanding for the need to use evidence-based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post
- Up to date working knowledge regarding Safeguarding Children and Adults
- Demonstrable knowledge of clinical measures used within Talking Therapies services and knowledge of KPI’s
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner and demonstrating the competences to deliver evidence-based CBT to clients with common mental health disorders as described by IAPT
- Computer literate
- Ability to communicate information effectively orally/in writing to clients, their families, carers and other professionals
- Has received training in/carried out risk assessments within role of a CBT Therapist
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
Desirable criteria
- Trained in provision of supervision for CBT
- Completed clinical audits within a service
- EMDR qualified
- Demonstrable experience of Trauma Focused therapy
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Keith Bales
- Job title
- PCFT Service Manager, HMR NHS Talking Therapies
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07912 455090
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