Psychological Therapist - CBT

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading mental health service as a qualified CBT therapist in Bury St. Edmunds. You will provide specialist assessments and treatments for young adults, working within a supportive multi-disciplinary team. This full-time role offers opportunities for professional development and a chance to make a significant impact on young people's lives.

Qualifications

• Qualified and accredited CBT therapist with a core profession.
• Training and ability to deliver other therapeutic approaches.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist CBT assessment and treatment to young people (18-25).
• Manage a clinical caseload and contribute to MDT meetings.

Skills

Flexible enabling approach

Treatment of complex disorders

Education

Health or Social Care professional qualification

Registration with the BABCP

Job description

Main area Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - Psychological Therapist Role Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 246-WSU7093611-A

Site West Suffolk YAMHS - G Block Town Bury St. Edmunds Salary £46,148 - £52,809 Pa/ pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 26/05/2025 23:59

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience

YOUR APPLICATION

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Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity in our West Suffolk Young Adult Mental Health Service (YAMHS) for a qualified CBT therapist to join our team. This post will be based in Bury St. Edmunds.

Our service provides highly specialist mental health treatment for young adults aged 18-25. We are seeking a qualified and accredited CBT therapist with an existing core profession (in nursing/social work/OT) who is passionate and motivated to work in a developmentally-appropriate services alongside an existing strong and dedicated multi-disciplinary team.

You will be well-supported by an experienced psychology team and work alongside a range of colleagues with different specialist training and backgrounds.

If you have the drive to provide excellent care, can demonstrate high quality core clinical skills and a desire to learn, and are willing to go the extra mile to help make a different to young people's lives then we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist CBT assessment, formulation and treatment to young people (18-25) in a secondary mental health setting. To be able to work with young people, their families, and networks to provide effective, evidence-based treatment.

To contribute to broader team tasks as a senior clinician within the team in line with agreed job plan. This will include tasks such as undertaking complex assessments of young adults, developing meaningful formulations and safety plans, and making highly skilled decisions which guide ongoing interventions.

Working for our organisation

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide specialist CBT assessment, formulation and treatment to young people (18-25) within a secondary mental health setting. To work with young people, their families, and networks to provide effective, evidence-based treatment.

To hold and manage a clinical caseload in accordance with clinical and operational policies.

To attend and contribute to MDT meetings relating to referrals, young people in treatment, and broader team responsibilities where required.

To maintain a high standard of clinical governance including timely and appropriate record-keeping in line with policy. To produce high quality written documentation where required and to communicate effectively with young people and their networks.

To contribute to team tasks as a senior clinician within the team in line with agreed job plan. This may include complex assessment and formulation; risk formulation and safety planning; providing senior clinical leadership and guidance for team colleagues; attending post-assessment discussion meetings and contributing to the development of care and treatment plans within these forums, to use and support others to use routine outcome measures; to become involved in audit and research in line with specialism, role and agreed job plans.

To attend clinical and management supervision and to provide this, where appropriate, to others. To offer specialist CBT-informed consultation and training within the team in line with identified needs alongside psychology team colleagues.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Health or Social Care professional qualification RMN, Dip OT, Clinical Psychology, Diploma in Social Work.
• Registration with the BABCP

Experience

• Training and ability to deliver other therapeutic approaches eg DBT systemic approaches

Skills

• Able to demonstrate a flexible enabling approach to service delivery
• Treatment of complex disorders eg eating disorders

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.

DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK (formerly CRB)
FOR POSTS WITH DIRECT SERVICE USER CONTACT - Please be advised that due to recent changes in the DBS Service, organisations no longer receive copies of DBS Disclosures – these are sent directly to candidates only. Therefore, it will be your responsibility, if successful, to ensure that this is taken to the appointing officer as soon as you receive it.

Alternatively, if you have subscribed to the update service, we will be able to check your status once we have your authority to do so.

The Trust has now introduced a DBS Update Service which is a contractual requirement. You need to subscribe when you have applied for your DBS clearance and there is a time limit to subscribe of 19 days after receipt of your DBS disclosure. Please ensure that this is completed within the set time scale.

This update service is an annual subscription at a cost of £16 to you. This will enable the Trust to have instant online access to your DBS record, with your consent, and so will remove the need for you to have to apply for this repeat check again.

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.

Name Dr Jo Baines Job title Associate Director of Psychology Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01284733188 Additional information

If you are interested in talking more about this role you can also contact Dr Maria Barquin - 8B Clinical Psychologist in the West YAMHS team.

[e-mail]

01284 733188