Trainee High Intensity CBT Therapist

NHS Jobs; Grimsby; On-site; CAD 78,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy clinician in the NHS Talking Therapies programme. The role focuses on assessing referrals, formulating CBT treatment plans, and delivering evidence-based therapy within agreed pathways.

Responsibilities include education of families, participating in multidisciplinary reviews, and maintaining high standards of professional conduct and confidentiality in line with NHS guidelines.

Qualifications

• Attend and fulfil all the requirements of the training element of the post.
• Apply learning from the training programme in practice
• Receive supervision from educational providers in relation to course work to meet required standards.

Responsibilities

• Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service.
• Assess clients suitability for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and follow relevant pathways.
• Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to referral protocols, and refer clients on.
• Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for clients.
• Educate and involve family members and others in treatment, conveying CBT formulations clearly.
• Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to client contacts and weekly sessions.
• Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment.
• Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.
• Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols.
• Work with team to ensure step-up/step-down arrangements and integrate work/employment issues into therapy.

Job description

Main Duties and Responsibilities CLINICAL

• Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service
• Assess clients suitability for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and follow the relevant pathways, if not appropriate
• Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the services referral protocols, and refer clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary.
• Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for clients.
• Educate and involve family members and others in treatment, conveying CBT formulations with sensitivity in easily understood language.
• Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the number of client contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.
• Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment, where appropriate.
• Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.
• Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols.
• Work closely with other members of the team ensuring appropriate step-up and step-down arrangements to maintain a stepped care approach and integrate issues re work and employment into therapy process.

TRAINING AND SUPERVISION

• Attend and fulfil all the requirements of the training element of the post.
• Apply learning form the training programme in practice
• Receive supervision from educational providers in relation to course work to meet the required standards.

PROFESSIONAL

• Maintain standards of practice according to the employer and any regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (eg 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).
• Ensure 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 all records in relation to Continued Professional Development up-to-date and ensure Personal Development Plans contains specialist knowledge of the latest theoretical developments.
• Be involved/contribute in the positive promotion of NHS Talking Therapies to other services and the local community, taking ownership of the services success by monitoring their own performance and best practice.
• To maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and procedures in relation to Mental Health and Primary Care Services.
• All employees have a duty and responsibility for their own health and safety and the health of safety of colleagues, patients and the general public.
• All employees have a responsibility and a legal obligation to ensure that information processed for both patients and staff is kept accurate, confidential, secure and in line with the Data Protection Act (1998) and Security and Confidentiality Policies.
• It is the responsibility of all staff that they do not abuse their official position for personal gain, to seek advantage of further private business or other interests in the course of their official duties.

This Job Description does not provide an exhaustive list of duties and may be reviewed in conjunction with the post holder in light of service development.