Job summary
- Main area
- CAMHS
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 186-020-25-MH
- Employer
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Pebble Bridge/Hopewood
- Town
- Nottingham
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/01/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 10/03/2025
Employer heading
CAMHS CBT Therapist
Band 7
Job overview
Community CAMHS are looking for CBT therapists to join our dynamic and evolving service.
The Community CAMHS Service supports Children, Young People and their families/carers with their emotional and mental health needs on a continuum of mild to severe.
This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in the development of evidence based cognitive behavioural psychotherapy across Community CAMHS (North, South & West)
Main duties of the job
To work collaboratively as part of a Community CAMHS teams providing specialist CBT assessment, formulation, interventions with young people and families, care-coordination, group work, liaison with systems connected to the young person and the multidisciplinary team within the Community CAMHS.
Working for our organisation
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Community CAMHS CBT Therapist will work as a member of the Community CAMHS Team and contribute to the multidisciplinary team. You will be responsible for an agreed caseload and will contribute to all aspects of team functioning as required.
You will work with a variety of agencies including adult service providers to ensure a quality service is provided, You must be a Registered Nurse, Dip SW or equivalent social work qualification (CSS, CQSW, degree in social work), Allied Health Professional registered with the HCPC and accredited by a HCPC recognised body e.g. UKCP/BACP.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Appropriate professional registered qualification e.g. RMN, Social Worker or equivalent qualification and membership of a registered statutory body e.g. NMC.
- MSc qualification in CBT or recognised equivalent as accredited by BABCP
Desirable criteria
- CBT training via CYPIAPT programme.
Training
Essential criteria
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- To have undertaken statutory child safeguarding training.
Desirable criteria
- Trained in delivery of CBT supervision
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with people with Mental Health Disorders
- Experience of working with young people with mental health difficulties
- Experience of providing clinical supervision
Desirable criteria
- Experience of supervising CYP WP trainees
- Experience of working within a Multi-disciplinary Team
- Experience of working in community settings
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of NICE guidelines for mental health difficulties
- Understanding of working with young people who have a Mental Health Disorders
- Understanding of working within CAMHS Community Teams and the CAPA model
- Knowledge and experience of the provision of mental health assessment for young people
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health, key policy drivers such as Future in Minds.
- Awareness of local mental health services
- Knowledge of working within a Care Bundle framework.
Skills
Essential criteria
- High level of enthusiasm and motivation
- Advanced communication skills (verbal and written including telephone)
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with CYP
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
- Ability to use supervision and personal development positively and effectively
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to be self-reflective in own personal and professional development and in supervision.
- Ability to work flexibly including willingness to travel to the university
- Computer literate
Desirable criteria
- Group work skills
- Group supervision skills
- Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Amy Brodie
- Job title
- Operational Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0115 8659371
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