CBT Therapist

Priory; Bristol, Almondsbury; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job description

Almondsbury, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
BS32

CBT Therapist

Reference: PRI98230
Location: Bristol Park Clinic, 190 Aztec West, Bristol, BS32 4TP
Priory Group Division: Healthcare
Salary: £38K - £48K
Hours: 22.5 - 37.5 hours
Vacancy Type: Permanent - Full Time, Permanent - Part Time

Job Advert Role Description:
The Priory purpose is to make a real and lasting difference for everyone we support through supporting our service users to 'Live Your Life'. Our values are:

• Striving for excellence
• Putting people first
• Being positive
• Acting with integrity
• Being supportive

The Care Quality Commission rates our service as good.

Bristol Park Clinic (Aztec West):
Situated in the north of Bristol, near Bradley Stoke and Patchway. It is close to the M4, M5 motorways and the Almondsbury Interchange. The clinic is easily accessible by car, bus, and train, making it a convenient location for both staff and clients.

Bristol Park Clinic is looking to recruit a CBT Therapist to our Private outpatient therapy service onsite. This is a full-time permanent position, which is an exciting opportunity to provide high quality psychological therapy services within the service.

Main duties of the job:

• Working in the outpatient team to provide Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) assessment, formulation, and treatment to clients.
• To work closely with relevant other professionals as appropriate.
• To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation, and treatment plans to clients.
• To undertake risk assessment and risk management of service users.

Job responsibilities:

• To provide CBT based assessment, formulation, and treatment for people experiencing mental health difficulties.
• Undertaking and managing a clinical caseload in accordance with operational policy.
• Attend monthly clinical supervision to develop knowledge, skills, and promote access to clinical excellence.
• High levels of clinical governance are expected, including all documentation as required by the service.

Person Specification:

• Education/Qualifications: Doctoral Clinical/Counselling Psychology with BABCP accreditation or working towards this. Or, registered health professional and BABCP Accredited.
• Assessed experience of working as a qualified CBT therapist or experience of working in mental health delivering CBT treatment.
• Able to deliver interventions to a wide range of clients.

For your hard work and dedication to Priory, we will offer you a wide range of benefits:

• 25 days annual leave (increasing to 27 days after 5 years of service and 30 days after 10 years service)
• Birthday Leave
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Contributory pension scheme
• Opportunities to develop and train in a wide variety of care settings
• Support and training from the beginning of your career
• Flexible working
• Supplemented meals
• Access to Employee Assistant programme and other wellness programmes
• Employee benefits scheme (e.g. discounted shopping vouchers, interest-free Apple Products loan scheme)

Please note: Priory Healthcare is a smoke-free environment.

About us:
As one of the UK's leading providers of behavioural care and specialist support services, Priory promises a challenging and fulfilling career with the support of a world-class organisation willing to invest in your development. Across our network of hospitals, residential care homes, and supported living services, we are making a real and lasting difference to the lives of the people we support.

As part of our wider infection control efforts, and to meet our commissioner and customer requirements, we continue to record vaccination status for all colleagues and we therefore request that you disclose this information as part of your Pre-Employment checks. Your vaccination status will not affect any offer of employment and will be held in line with GDPR requirements. We thank you for your understanding.

Disclosure:
All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI, or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.

Closing Date: 31/01/2025