Complex Trauma Cognitive Behavioural Therapist - Ascend

Midlands Partnership University Nhs Foundation Trust; Cannock; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Flexible working

Annual leave 27–33 days

Job summary

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Complex Trauma Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) to join the Ascend Service in Cannock for 2 days a week.

You will assess patient suitability, deliver trauma-focused CBT, and provide clinical supervision to PWP teams. The role requires BABCP accreditation, 2+ years of trauma work, and willingness to work flexibly with some remote days.

Training in EMDR is desirable, and prior experience in secondary care mental health is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Trained to Post Graduate Diploma Level (e.g., CBT)
• Significant experience as a psychological therapy practitioner
• BABCP Accredited
• Experience in Primary Care treating anxiety and depression
• Minimum 2 years post-qualification CBT experience
• Experience in mental health services
• Experience working with victims/survivors of sexual assault and abuse

Responsibilities

• Assess referrals and determine suitability for the complex trauma pathway
• Formulate, implement and evaluate individual therapy programmes
• Attend inter-service meetings regarding referrals
• Liaise with health and social care staff across agencies
• Promote links with Trust services to coordinate Psychological Therapies
• Provide specialist advice to professionals and voluntary agencies
• Contribute to teaching and training of mental health staff

Skills

CBT Therapy

Trauma-focused therapy

Clinical supervision training

Interagency liaison

Communication skills

Education

Postgraduate Diploma in CBT

BABCP Accredited

Tools

EMDR

Job description

Job summary

Do you have a passion for working with people who have experienced complex trauma and a desire to change people's lives for the better? Join our team as a Complex Trauma Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) within our established Ascend Service (Sexual Abuse and Assault Pathway) for 2 days a week, based in Cannock. The Ascend Service is provided by Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, North Staffordshire Combined NHS Trust, VCSE (Survive and Woman's Aid) and Staffordshire Police Crime Commissioner. The team comprises of a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, CBT Therapists, Assistant Psychologists and Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners to work with patients presenting with sexual abuse complex trauma with responsibility for assessing patient suitability and delivering evidenced based, trauma focused interventions and clinical supervision. You will be a BABCP accredited CBT Therapist with a minimum of 2 years of demonstratable clinical experience of working with people experiencing trauma and will need clinical supervision training to deliver clinical supervision to the teams PWP's. Training in EMDR and/or experience of working in secondary care mental health services would be desirable. Hours are 9-5. There may be an expectation to work flexibly between the hours of 8am-8pm Monday to Friday to meet service needs and in the future, on Saturday morningsApproximately 50% of the working week will be office based and 50% can be worked remotely across South Staffordshire.

Main duties of the job

Good communication skills and an informed clinical judgement are vital to this role as you will be liaising between primary and secondary sectors to facilitate referrals into the complex trauma pathway. As part of this role, you will be expected to:

• Make decisions on the suitability of new referrals, identifying the most suitable service for the patient
• Formulate, implement and evaluate individual therapy programmes for patients that fall between Primary and Secondary services
• Attend Inter service meetings with regard to referrals
• Liaise with other health and social care staff from a range of agencies with a regard to referrals
• Promote and maintain links with services across the Trust to help co-ordinate provision of an effective Psychological Therapies Service
• Provide specialist advice to other professionals from the Trust and voluntary agencies in regard to our therapeutic service provision
• Contribute to the teaching and training of mental health professionals and other staff working in the service

About us

MPFT provides physical and mental health care, learning disability, and adult social care services across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. In addition, we provide services on a wider regional and national basis. We serve a population of 1.5 million and employ around 8,500 members of staff. By joining MPFT you will become part of a diverse and inclusive team who are empowered and supported to deliver care in a way which is consistent with our values:

• putting people at the heart of what we do
• empowering people to improve care and wellbeing
• delivering better health, better care in partnership

We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, from under-represented groups, such as black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals. All have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.

We will support your career development and progression. Membership of the excellent NHS pension scheme, generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave, pay and the option for flexible working. You will receive up to 27 days annual leave (increasing to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.

We are also proud to have a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Job responsibilities

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn.

For further information regarding this role, please see attached the job description and person specification.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Trained to Post Graduate Diploma LevelE.g. CBT
• Significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner and demonstrating the competences as required.
• BABCP Accredited
• Relevant experience in Primary Care treating anxiety and depression.
• Minimum 2 years post qualification experience in providing CBT
• Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services
• evidence of working in TT
• Experience of working with victims/survivors of sexual assault and abuse

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

UK Registration

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