Cbt Therapist/High Intensity Therapist

Gloucestershire Health And Care Nhs Foundation Trust; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Cognitive Behaviour Therapist to join Talking Therapies Gloucestershire. You will deliver CBT in line with NICE guidance, working with diverse populations across county sites and remotely where appropriate.

The post supports flexible patterns with an initial on-site period and opportunities for CPD, supervision and multidisciplinary collaboration within a progressive service.

Qualifications

• Qualification from High Intensity IAPT Course (Post Graduate Diploma)
• Post graduate qualification or CBT training meeting BABCP accreditation standards and applying for accreditation on commencement
• Significant experience as a psychological therapy practitioner in a stepped care service for anxiety and depression
• Full range of CBT competence as per Roth and Pilling 2007
• Meets BABCP accreditation standards and applies for accreditation on commencement
• Member of a professional body such as BABCP, BPS, NMC on commencement

Responsibilities

• Deliver Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in line with NICE guidance
• Provide therapy in-person and remotely from multiple bases
• Work collaboratively within a supportive clinical team
• Contribute to meeting local and national service targets

Skills

BABCP accreditation path

CPD opportunities

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Clinical supervision

Professional body membership

Car and driving licence

Education

High Intensity IAPT Course (Post Graduate Diploma)

Job description

Job summary

We are seeking Cognitive Behaviour Therapists (CBT) who are keen to work for our Talking Therapies Gloucestershire and are either newly qualified or further into their careers who want to join a progressive and passionate service to the population we serve. We are continually looking for innovative ideas to address patient care and staff wellbeing including the recent addition of a Referral Liaison Team who manage our referrals and other queries from the service and Trust staff which has reduced pressure on staff during their working week.

We have positions countywide.

As a valued member of our team, you will:

• Deliver Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in line with NICE guidance


• Provide therapy both in-person and remotely from one of our four bases


• Work collaboratively within a supportive clinical team


• Contribute to meeting local and national service targets

We offer flexible working patterns where possible, though an initial period of on-site work is expected. Long‑term arrangements will be guided by service needs and client demand.

Main duties of the job

We are a progressive service who actively encourage staff to seek out CPD opportunities including further training including eg EMDR, Supervision and CfD. Access to BESPOKE training, undertaking weekly supervision, plus regular clinical skills, team meetings, and away days where teams can come together.

We welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds and want to ensure our workforce mirrors all of our local communities.

The successful candidates will be BABCP accredited (*or meet BABCP accreditation standards and are actively working towards this).

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.


• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.


• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top‑quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Job responsibilities

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high‑quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our people's skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.

The Trust is required to work in line with the Governments UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualification from High Intensity IAPT Course (Post Graduate Diploma)


• Further post graduate qualification OR training and experience in CBT that meets full BABCP accreditation standards and will apply for accreditation on commencement of the post


• Significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner in a stepped care service for anxiety and depression and demonstrating the competences as required.


• Full range of skills and competencies as laid out in the competence framework for CBT (Roth and Pilling 2007)


• Meets BABCP accreditation standards and applies for accreditation on commencement of post


• Is a member of a professional body, such as BABCP, BPS, NMC upon commencement of the post.

Other

Essential

• Has a car for work and full driving licence or working towards this.

Desirable

• Soon to complete training as a Hi Therapist

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).