Job overview

·       CYP Cognitive Behavioural Therapist & CBT Lead – Brighton & Hove Wellbeing Service.

·       Permanent Contract - 30 Hours per week. We will also consider part time hours. 

The post-holder will work within our Children and Young Persons (CYP) Service providing cognitive behavioural assessments and interventions. You will work alongside other CBT therapists and psychological therapists. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a wider strategy to increase access to evidence-based interventions to children and young people exhibiting mental health difficulties in Brighton & Hove. The post holder will hold a specific role in relation to the CBT pathway and will work alongside the two established Counselling Leads who have responsibility for counselling pathways. The post holder will also offer clinical supervision and line management to Children's Wellbeing Practitioners. 

Brighton & Hove Wellbeing service is delivered by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with YMCA DownsLink Group and Southdown. The CYP service works closely with Brighton CAMHS. We offer a variety of support and psychological therapies to children and young people within Brighton and Hove.

Main duties of the job

The Children & Young People’s team delivers a multi-modality therapeutic service working with 2 to 24-year olds experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. We work closely with CAMHs, the local authority and a range of voluntary and community sector organisations to deliver effective short-term therapeutic interventions.

The post-holder will join a team of CBT therapists and will provide CBT to children and young people with a range of anxiety and low mood related difficulties. CBT will be delivered via online and face-to-face appointments. Some flexibility to work from home and from service bases is required. You will have responsibility for triaging referrals, assessing mental health difficulties and delivering CBT to indicated, evidence based national guidelines.

The post-holder will liaise with children and young people, their parents, families, carers and/or additional supporting professionals to ensure effective and practical support. You will need to work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.

Working for our organisation

Brighton & Hove:

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·       Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London

·       With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow & excellent railway links across the UK

Regularly taking the top spot(s) in many ‘best place to live’ surveys, Brighton & Hove offer a relaxed seaside atmosphere with a huge array of shops and entertainment to keep you busy

As a mental health trust Sussex Partnership places a huge focus on the wellbeing of our staff, as well as ensuring our reward packages reflect the immensely important work they do. We can offer:

The opportunity to work in a new and exciting collaboration and to help us forge our path

·       Access to numerous wellbeing and support programmes, run by our internal wellbeing team

·       Excellent supervision programmes, with ongoing opportunities for training and development

·       All the autonomy and responsibility you need to manage your caseload

·       Access to a host of discount schemes, including gyms, shopping, restaurants cars etc

·       A position within a trust rated as ‘Outstanding’ for caring and ‘Good’ overall by the CQC

Other staff survey results include:

·       70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work

·       79% feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work within their team

·       77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles