CBT Therapist

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust in York CAMHS Team is recruiting a dynamic CBT Therapist on a fixed-term 12-month contract, 30 hours per week. The role focuses on extending practice with children and young people in a supportive MDT environment.

You will provide evidence-based psychological interventions, contribute to wellbeing and resilience services for staff, and help embed formulations and psychosocial approaches in everyday care.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological interventions to patients using evidence-based techniques.
• Support staff wellbeing and resilience through the Employee Psychology Service.
• Collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team and demonstrate clinical leadership to embed formulations and psychosocial approaches.

Job description

We are looking to appoint a dynamic and motivated CBT Therapist to join us at York CAMHS Team, fixed term (12 months) - part time (30 Hours). This is an exciting opportunity for those that would like to expand their current practice of working with children and young people and those with experience in this area.

The post would suit an enthusiastic CBT Therapist valuing the opportunity to work collaboratively with members of a well-established multi-disciplinary team. A key part of this role will be using clinical leadership skills to embed formulations, psychological understanding, and psychosocial interventions in everyday practice.

As a service we are responsive to the wellbeing of our psychology team and place a strong emphasis on self-care and supporting one another. This means there are clear job plans and people are encouraged to maintain a work/ life balance. We pride ourselves in building a positive working atmosphere and opportunities for development.

Main duties of the job

The main duty of the role is to provide psychological interventions to our patient base using an evidence based recognised technique.

The Trust Employee Psychology Service provides support to help employees recover from, and develop resilience to, work-related stress and associated anxiety/depression.

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.