CBT Therapist (CYP)

Bupa; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated CBT Therapist to provide high-quality therapy to children and adolescents. In this role, you will leverage your expertise to deliver comprehensive assessments and evidence-based interventions, ensuring the best outcomes for young clients. The position offers the flexibility of remote work, allowing you to focus on your patients' wellbeing in a supportive environment. Join a team that prioritizes health and wellbeing, and enjoy a range of benefits designed to support your professional growth and personal health. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the lives of young people while working for an organization that values diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

25 days holiday per year

Enhanced pension and life insurance

Travel cost support

Discounted online gym access

Annual performance-based bonus

Bupa health insurance

Discounted dental insurance

Access to Digital GP platform

Emotional wellbeing support

Support for carers

Qualifications

• Must be BABCP accredited with experience in high intensity CBT for children.
• Strong IT skills and safeguarding experience are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality CBT to children and adolescents aged 11-17.
• Conduct assessments and deliver evidence-based interventions.
• Communicate effectively with key agencies regarding client care.

Skills

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Clinical assessment

Risk assessment

Communication skills

IT Skills (Microsoft Systems)

Group presentation

Education

Full BABCP accreditation

2+ years experience in CYP Mental Health

Tools

Electronic medical record systems

Job description

Job Description:

CBT Therapist (CYP)
Remote – UK based only

Permanent

Competitive salary + Fantastic benefits

Full time – 40 hours per week

We make health happen

As an employee at Bupa, our patients will be your top priority. With no shareholders, we reinvest our profits back into our business to give you the extra time and technology you need to make a difference to our patients each and every day.

As a CBT Therapist with Bupa Health Services, you’ll be able to use your training and education to support our customers by providing education on how to live longer, healthier, happier lives. Our customers are your priority, and you’ll spend the majority of your time with them doing what you do best and what you trained for.

You’ll help us make health happen by:

The Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist will provide a high quality, safe and effective Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy (CBT) to Bupa customers aged between 11 to 17 years old.

The role will involve the following:

• To provide high-quality CBT or low-level brief interventions to children and adolescents, which demonstrates excellent clinical outcomes.
• To deliver comprehensive assessments and formulations that drive evidence-based intervention. To ensure a thorough assessment determines the most appropriate pathway of care and support for the client and their family.
• To provide different models of service delivery including telephone or video consultation, depending on client preference.
• To be able to communicate effectively to share information with key agencies and systems around the child – for example, school/college, local authority, parents and carers, etc.
• To adhere to sessional limits depending on the client’s monetary allowance as determined by their Private Medical Insurance, whilst working towards therapeutic recovery goals.
• To adhere to local and national policies and guidance on safeguarding children and adults, and be particularly sensitive to some of the unique safeguarding concerns regarding children and consent.
• To provide risk assessment and management planning, with support from the senior clinical leadership team, as and when required.
• To provide signposting or onwards referral as and when required.
• To provide ad-hoc or one-off wellbeing support and coaching as and when required.
• To provide one-off assessments and referral recommendations, when required.
• To work at a client level to provide group psychoeducation, raising awareness of mental health and wellbeing, promotion of mental wellbeing guidance via remote presentation, workshop events and training as and when required.
• To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of Bupa’s service policies and procedures.
• To attend regular clinical supervision, both individually and group-based, to support clinical practice, in line with Bupa and professional body guidelines.

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

• Full BABCP accreditation
• Experience in a similar role providing high intensity CBT interventions to children & Young persons and managing own caseload.
• 2 years + experience in Children and Young People (CYP Mental Health) / CAMHS services
• IT Skills including proficiency using Microsoft Systems as well as electronic medical record systems.
• Safeguarding and robust risk assessment experience with children and young people is essential.
• Ability to present to groups and deliver training workshops also preferred.
• Right to work in the UK.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family-friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell.
• Enhanced pension and life insurance.
• Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work.
• Discounted access to online gym sessions.
• Annual performance-based bonus.
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind.
• Option to join dental insurance scheme at a discounted rate.
• Access to our Digital GP platform on your mobile.
• Emotional wellbeing support.
• Access to family mental health line.
• Financial wellbeing channels.
• Support for carers.

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Time Type: Full time

Job Area: Clinical Services

Locations: Home Based, c/o Angel Court