Band 6 Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

NHS; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Band 6 Cognitive Behavioural Therapist for their team in Aylesbury and High Wycombe. This role involves providing specialist assessments and interventions while working collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidate will have BACP accreditation and experience in the NHS, particularly in CAMHS. Flexibility in shifts and continued professional development are included.

Benefits

Flexible shifts

Career development opportunities

Paid annual leave

Qualifications

• BACP accredited.
• Experience working in the NHS, particularly within CAMHS.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist CBT assessments and interventions.
• Maintain clinical records and report writing.
• Work within CAMHS community and manage client treatment.

Skills

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Assessment and treatment planning

Working in a multidisciplinary team

Clinical record keeping

Education

BACP accreditation

Job description

JobTitle: Band 6 Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

Location:Sue Nicholls Centre, Aylesbury HP20 1EG andSaffron House, High Wycombe HP11 1NH

Ward:CAMHS

ShiftPatterns: Mon-Fri09:00-17:00

Whymight this job interest you?

Oxford Health NHS Trust are currentlylooking for an experienced CBT to join their team in Aylesbury and High Wycombe.If you are looking to develop your NHS experience and provide dietary care withthe support of working within a multidisciplinary team then please doapply!

Main duties of the job

Provide specialist assessments under supervision, including CBT assessments of clients referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.

Working as part of the CAMHS community team, seeing clients individually and in-group settings. Working within other settings as required for clinical work e.g. day patient, inpatient and outreach settings.

Implement appropriate CBT interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, adjusting and refining formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.

Under supervision, to be responsible and accountable for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients whose problems are managed by CBT based standard care plans.

Maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping including electronic data entry and recording, report writing and the responsible exercise of professional self-governance in accordance with appropriate professional codes of practice / BABCP and Trust policies and procedures.

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Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BACP accredited.

Experience

• Experience of working in the NHS, particularly within CAMHS.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.