CBT Therapist

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Northampton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Northampton is seeking a clinician passionate about delivering high quality psychological therapy, working in a multidisciplinary team and contributing to service improvement. The role emphasises collaboration, evidence-based practice and ongoing service development within mental health services.

Experience with severe mental health difficulties and an interest in early psychosis work is welcomed; commitment to equality and flexible working is

Qualifications

• Doctoral qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology or equivalent psychology training.
• Registered qualification in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy, or psychological therapy.
• Experience as a Psychological Therapy Practitioner.
• Experience/interest in trauma and unusual experiences (e.g. hearing voices).

Skills

Therapeutic relationships

Clinical supervision

Risk management

Caseload/time management

Diversity and inclusion

Education

Doctoral qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology OR accredited psychological therapy training (e.g. PgDip/MSc in CBT) and registration in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy, or psychological therapy

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This role is ideal for a clinician who is passionate about delivering high quality psychological therapy, enjoys multidisciplinary teamwork, and is eager to contribute to ongoing service improvement. Prior experience working with individuals who have severe and enduring mental health difficulties will be an advantage. If you're committed to supporting individuals with complex mental health needs and interested in early psychosis work, we'd love to hear from you.

Person specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

• Doctoral Qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology OR a qualification in an accredited psychological therapy (e.g. Post Graduate Diploma or Master's degree in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) or Equivalent Psychological therapy training and a recorded registered qualification in one of the following core professions - nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy, psychological therapy.
• Significant experience working as a Psychological Therapy Practitioner.
• Interest/experience in working with trauma and unusual experiences and beliefs e.g. hearing voices.

Desirable criteria

• Demonstrate further accredited/validated specialist psychological therapy training/experience Post-graduate training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice (e.g. CBTp, EMDR, CFT).
• Experience working with families and other care networks.

Behaviours and Values

Essential criteria

• To demonstrate specialist experience and skills relevant to the service.
• A positive approach to working with issues of difference and diversity.

Desirable criteria

• To contribute to the development, evaluation and monitoring of the team's operational policies and services.

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with service users, carers and professional staff.
• Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively.
• Skills in developing risk management plans.
• Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets, to manage own caseload/time and to work under pressure.

Desirable criteria

• To contribute to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings and agencies serving the client group.

Important Information

By completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training records and full service history.

You must ensure that your application, including supporting statements and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.

We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility,

At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit: