Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist

LSCft; Leyland; In loco; GBP 42.000 - 62.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) is seeking a Speciality Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist to support the CYPMHS team in Chorley South Ribble. You will conduct specialist CBT assessments, case management, and deliver NICE-guided interventions for children and young people with varied mental health needs.

You will work within an MDT, collaborating with families, schools, social care, and health services to provide integrated care and improve outcomes for young people

Competenze

• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy training to postgraduate level.
• Registration with a UK health or social care professional body.
• Experience delivering CBT for children and young people.
• Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.

Mansioni

• Undertaking comprehensive assessments and developing collaborative formulations and care plans for children, young people and their families.
• Acting as case manager for a defined caseload, reviewing progress and ensuring timely access to appropriate interventions.
• Delivering evidence-based CBT interventions in line with NICE guidance for children and young people.
• Managing complex and high-risk presentations, including self-harm and safeguarding concerns.
• Working closely with families, schools, social care, health services and voluntary sector partners to provide integrated, person-centred care and improve outcomes.
• Leading and contributing to multi-agency meetings, ensuring effective communication, case management and discharge planning.
• Providing specialist CBT consultation, advice and support to colleagues within the multidisciplinary team.
• Contributing to clinical leadership, service development, quality improvement, supervision and the delivery of evidence-based practice across the service.

Conoscenze

CBT knowledge

NICE guidance

Formazione

Professional qualification and registration in health or social care (e.g., RMN, OT, Social Worker or Clinical Psychologist)

Descrizione del lavoro

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.

As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:

• Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.


• Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.


• Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within and, dynamic and growing multi-disciplinary Community Children and Young People's Mental Health Services (CYPMHS), in LSCFT – Chorley South Ribble. The children & young people who access our services present with a wide range of emotional and mental health difficulties.

You would be joining an established, supportive and hardworking team who are passionate about improving outcomes or the children, young people and their families/carers.

As a Speciality Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist, you will work as part of an MDT providing specialist assessments, case management and CBT interventions for CYP children and young people experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities include:

• Undertaking comprehensive assessments and developing collaborative formulations and care plans for children, young people and their families.


• Acting as case manager for a defined caseload, reviewing progress and ensuring timely access to appropriate interventions.


• Delivering evidence-based CBT interventions in line with NICE guidance for children and young people presenting with a range of emotional and mental health difficulties.


• Managing complex and high-risk presentations, including self-harm, suicidal ideation and safeguarding concerns, through effective assessment, risk formulation and risk management planning.


• Working closely with families, schools, social care, health services and voluntary sector partners to provide integrated, person-centred care and improve outcomes.


• Leading and contributing to multi-agency meetings, ensuring effective communication, case management and discharge planning.


• Providing specialist CBT consultation, advice and support to colleagues within the multidisciplinary team.


• Contributing to clinical leadership, service development, quality improvement, supervision and the delivery of evidence-based practice across the service.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking CYPMHS service and make a meaningful difference to the lives of children, young people and their families.

Working for our organisation

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Professional qualification and registration in health or social care, e.g. RMN, OT, Social Worker or Clinical Psychologist.


• Formally recognised Cognitive Behaviour Therapy training to post graduate diploma level

Knowledge

• Knowledge in relation to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: theory and practice to post-graduate level.


• Knowledge of NICE guidance and evidence-based interventions


• An understanding of the key performance indicators in CYPMH services and how they relate to clinical practice.

Experience

• Experience of delivering specialist Cognitive Behaviour Therapy assessment and treatment of clients in clinical settings


• Experience of case management and undertaking comprehensive mental health assessments,


• Experience of working effectively within multidisciplinary and multi-agency environments.

For all posts which require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check please be aware of the Disclosure and Barring Service Code of Practice, a copy of which is available by logging on to the DBS website. If the post is subject to DBS disclosure, a charge will be made to the successful candidate(s).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.