Job summary
- Main area
- NHS Talking Therapies - High Intensity CBT Trainee
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term 12 months for full time, or fixed term 24 months for part time)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 342-SWN080-0724
- Employer
- Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- BANES, Swindon and Wiltshire Talking Therapies
- Town
- Bath
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 13/08/2024
Employer heading
Trainee High Intensity CBT Practitioner - BANES, Swindon & Wiltshire
Band 6
Job overview
Job Title Trainee High Intensity Practitioner – NHS Talking Therapies B&NES, Swindon, and Wiltshire
Area of Work: Mental Health
Department: B&NES Talking Therapies / Wiltshire Talking Therapies / Swindon Talking Therapies
Base: Bath, Devizes, Salisbury, or Swindon
Salary: Band 6
Hours per Week: 37.5 fixed term 12 months for full-time or 30 hours per week fixed term 24 months for part-time – to start Induction days in December and Term starts in January 2025.
We wish to recruit a number of Trainee High Intensity Therapists to work as part of the award winning Talking Therapies programme across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire services (BSW).
This is an exciting opportunity to commence a training role within the NHS Talking Therapies service (previously IAPT). The post-holder will work within the Talking Therapies service providing high intensity (HI) interventions whilst undertaking a programme of training for this role. This intensive training post will equip the post – holder to provide a cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) service to clients with a range of complex problems for which CBT is demonstrated to be clinically effective. The post holder will work in the service using their newly developed skills whilst attending the training programme.
You will be enthusiastic, hardworking and have the capability to meet specified targets.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will work within the service to provide high intensity CBT interventions to patients at Step 3 of the Talking Therapies service. HI therapists deliver a variety of CBT interventions, including face to face, video and telephone based work as well as group workshops when qualified. The post-holder will attend the High Intensity CBT training programme and supervision at University of Exeter alongside working within the Talking Therapies service.
B&NES Talking Therapies / Wiltshire Talking Therapies / Swindon Talking Therapies are patient focused and pro-active community based services with strong links with both GPs and our colleagues in secondary care mental health. We have a strong commitment to delivering high quality community oriented services, and to working in partnership with service users, carers, health and social care agencies and voluntary agencies. Winner of the AWP Team of the Year award in 2024.
We are a dynamic, supportive and creative service, providing a high level of training and supervision to all clinical practitioners at all levels.
Working for our organisation
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Criteria for Admission to NHS Talking Therapies PGDip High Intensity CBT Programme
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Undergraduate degree or equivalent in a discipline connected to mental health (e.g. psychology, neuroscience, or a BABCP recognised core professional qualification).
Those without an undergraduate qualification but with evidence of the ability to study at third year of undergraduate degree level (level 6) will also be considered.
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Essential
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Qualified in a mental health profession (e.g. social work, OT, MH Nurse, clinical or counselling psychologist, psychiatrist) and have at least 2 years post qualification experience. (please see Core Professions in appendix B) or visit:
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Desirable |
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Candidates who do not have a core professional qualification are required to produce a complete KSA portfolio, to be submitted for assessment, at interview. Please refer to BABCP KSA Guidance for full or condensed KSA Portfolio required. Knowledge Skills and Attitudes (babcp.com)
Please note that PWPs cannot be recruited to HI posts or as HI CBT trainees until 2 years post qualification. These 2 years of practice commence only at the date of confirmation of the full PWP qualification by the University, not at the end of the teaching timetable. This standard in monitored nationally by the BABCP.* Please also see the NHSE/HEE 2 year funding rule for psychological professions NHS funding for psychological professions training programmes | Health Education England (hee.nhs.uk)
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Essential if the candidate does not have a core profession |
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Evidence of foundation level or sustained CPD in CBT |
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Evidence of using CBT techniques in practice |
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Availability to attend university as required, which will include up to nine blocks of teaching of up to four days. Most teaching will be 2 days per week in conjunction with a minimum period of high intensity CBT clinical practice per week**
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Essential |
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Applicants should show evidence of values that are consistent with the NHS constitution. |
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Applicants should demonstrate evidence of interpersonal skills to engage and develop working alliances with colleagues and patients |
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Applicants should show evidence of an openness to learning new knowledge and skills
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NB The University is unable to accept anyone on the course who does not meet the essential criteria.
*Failure to uphold this standard would lead to the HI CBT course losing its accreditation and similarly impact the individual trainees.
**Please note: the number of days required to meet the educational objectives and skills based competences covered during the course are only achievable if a minimum number of days occur in clinical practice, in addition to the required days spent within the university.
- For full time (1.0wte) trainees undertaking training within 1yr, this should equate to 4 sessions (0.4wte/2 days) weekly in order for the trainee to carry a HI caseload of around 12 clients.
- For part time (0.7 – 0.9wte) trainees undertaking training within 2yrs, this should equate to 2 – 3 sessions (0.2 – 0.3wte) weekly in order for the trainee to carry a HI caseload of around 6 - 9 clients.
Successful candidates should not be undertaking any other role in service or other training whilst undertaking the course, whether they are taking the full time or part time option. Please consult national guidance for information concerning the contracts required for this workforce.
Any candidates without a BABCP recognised core profession, will need to submit their completed KSA portfolio at interview. KSA candidates successful at interview will be offered a High Intensity training post subject to KSA evidence being assessed by the KSA assessor and deemed suitable.
Please see this video tutorial for KSA applicants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5_0ACJ4JUE and guidance on the BABCP website. You will need to upload your documents to Microsoft OneDrive and share the file with: [email protected] - further guidance will be provided before the interview date.
NB the University is unable to accept anyone on the course who does not meet the essential criteria.
Please provide a supporting statement on your application form with reference to the NHS Values in accordance with The NHS Constitution. When completing this section, please directly address the Expert by Experience (service user). For your information, there may be an Expert by Experience representative on the interview panel or involved in the shortlisting process.
The successful candidates will be required to attend the HI Training Programme Induction Days on 2nd and 3rd December 2024.
The successful candidates will join an established team working to maintain the service’s excellent reputation within our local B&NES catchment areas, Wiltshire, or Swindon. You will attend training with Exeter University two days a week, with some block weeks of four days of teaching each term, completing the Post Graduate Diploma in High Intensity Interventions course, with the remaining days being spent within the service carrying out client work.
You will be supported by your Clinical Supervisor, Clinical Lead and be part of a team of trained practitioners.
You will have to have a real interest in working with people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and with primary health care professionals seeking to promote psychological wellbeing and the delivery of effective interventions. You will need to have excellent communication skills and ideally have experience of working in the health or social care field in a paid or voluntary capacity.
Please see attached Job Description in 'documents' section for full details of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications and Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to attend University course twice per week
- Advanced communication skills
- A recorded/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
- Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services
Desirable criteria
- Car driver with ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience using CBT techniques in practice
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
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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
- Anna Wilson
- Job title
- Deputy Service Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01225 675150
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