CYP CBT Therapist

Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Wirral; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a BABCP accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist to join Wirral MHST within the CYPMHS banner. The post involves delivering CBT in schools and clinics, with a focus on children and young people aged 5–18 and their families.

The role includes co-facilitating CBT-based parenting programmes, providing supervision and contributing to staff development, and may involve flexible hours with some community travel across Wirral.

Qualifications

• BABCP accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist required.
• Experience delivering low intensity CBT within MHST is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based CBT interventions for children and young people aged 5–18, in schools or community settings.
• Deliver 1-1 and group CBT sessions as part of Wirral MHST/CYPMHS.
• Support schools in developing a Whole School Approach to Mental Health.
• Contribute to supervision, training and staff development of CBT practice.

Skills

BABCP accredited CBT Therapist

Job description

We have an exciting opening for a BABCP accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist to join us in Wirral Mental Health Support Team, Children and Young People’s Mental Health Service (CYPMHS). We seek to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic individual who is passionate about improving the mental health of children and young people, and their families. The successful applicant will join our well-established team and work closely with our existing CBT Therapist to expand our Cognitive Behavioural Therapy offer.

Education

The Mental Health Support Teams are part of an exciting project funded by NHS England, Health Education England and partners, with the aim of improving the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people with mild to moderate mental health difficulties in Wirral Schools. Understanding the speciality of low intensity CBT informed practice within the context of MHST is essential.

The main focus of Mental Health Support Teams are:

• To provide support and advice to school staff through consultation and training
• To provide evidence-based interventions for children and young people with mild-moderate mental health difficulties on a 1-1 or group basis
• To support schools in their development of a Whole School Approach to Mental Health

The post holder will be responsible for supporting the delivery of evidence-based CBT interventions in schools for children and young people aged 5-18. They would be expected to hold a case load of young people presenting with moderate mental health difficulties, and moderate to high levels of complexity. The post holder may also co-facilitate CBT based parenting programmes.

The role will involve working closely with other senior clinical staff to enhance the quality and effectiveness of individual CBT informed interventions offered. They will support the development of staff through supervision, training and consultation, and support the application of CBT principles to clinical work.

The post-holder will be based at Joy, Birkenhead, and will also be expected to work in schools and other community venues across Wirral. Whilst we have funding for full time hours for this post, part-time hours might be considered.

It is hoped that the post-holder will be willing to undertake a postgraduate qualification in the supervision of low intensity CBT interventions.

For further information and for informal discussion please contact: Steve Spence, Clinical Lead - [e-mail].

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Stephen Spence Job title: MHST Clinical Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0300 303 3157.

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