High Intensity CBT Therapist

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Oxford is seeking a BABCP Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist. The role involves delivering high-quality CBT to patients with common mental health challenges within the community. The Trust promotes professional development through supervision, CPD, and a variety of training initiatives while offering excellent career progression and various employee benefits.

Benefits

27 days annual leave, increasing to 33

NHS discounts

Competitive pension scheme

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Support groups for staff

Qualifications

• Looking for a BABCP Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist.
• Experience in delivering high quality CBT required.
• Motivation to deliver effective therapy for patients.

Responsibilities

• Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes across complex problems.
• Exercise professional responsibility for client assessment and treatment.
• Provide supervision and consultation to other professionals.

Skills

CBT experience

Supervision

Education

BABCP Accreditation

Job description

Are you a BABCP Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist who is looking for a role in Oxfordshire?

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust are currently seeking a CBT Therapist. We are looking for someone with CBT experience who is looking to deliver high quality CBT and develop through regular supervision, CPD and a range of training opportunities to support career progression.

We are one of the national Talking Therapies services delivering cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and other evidence-based psychological interventions, through a stepped care treatment model to people in the community with common mental health problems.

We have links with the Oxford Centre for Psychological Health that includes Oxford Centre for Cognitive Therapy (OCTC) and Oxford Institute for Clinical Psychology Training, which is hosted by the Trust. We actively encourage innovation and research with opportunities for collaborations with the Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire NHS Talking Therapies Collaboration, University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry and Department of Experimental Psychology.

To support our continued expansion, we have developed pathways in working with patients with anxiety and/or depression and living with long term physical health conditions such as Cardiac disease. We have expanded our offer of employment support services and this has been commended by the Department of Works and Pensions and ERSA award nominated.

The responsibilities within the role include, but are not limited to:

• To formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes across a range of complex problems with which clients present
• To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment and treatment of clients in line with the service
• Provide specialist advice and consultation to other professionals / individuals / groups / committees across Mental Health Trusts, Primary Care Trusts and other voluntary agencies
• Provide supervision to other staff involved in the provision of psychological services including day supervision
  
  

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible.

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Liam Cuttell Job title: Team Manager, NHS Oxfordshire Talking Therapies Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01965 901222

If you have questions and want to find out more about the services and the role, please call Liam Cuttell, Sarah Merritt or Kim McMaster.

At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.

Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application