Psychological Therapist (Cognitive Behavioural Therapist)

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a pioneering mental health team dedicated to transforming the lives of young people and families facing eating disorders. This role as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist offers the chance to provide evidence-based, culturally-sensitive care in a supportive environment. You'll work within a vibrant community of professionals, committed to innovation and excellence in mental health treatment. With strong ties to leading universities and charities, this position not only allows you to make a meaningful impact but also supports your professional growth through ongoing training and development. Embrace this opportunity to be part of a compassionate team that values diversity and inclusion while striving for the highest quality care.

Benefits

Professional Development Opportunities

Supportive Work Environment

Flexible Working Hours

Community Engagement

Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives

Qualifications

• Registered with HCPC and trained in CBT treatment modalities.
• Experience in providing consultation and effective communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist CBT interventions for young people with eating disorders.
• Collaborate in an MDT approach to assess and deliver psychological treatments.

Skills

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Professionalism

Team Collaboration

Cultural Sensitivity

Time Management

Clinical Supervision

Education

Post-registration training in CBT

Degree in Psychology or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Psychological Therapist (Cognitive Behavioural Therapist)

NHS AfC: Band 7

Main area Psychological Therapist (Cognitive Behavioural Therapist). Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 18.75 hours per week Job ref 284-24-6854442-MHSCM

Site Oaklands Hub Town Birmingham Salary £46,148 - £52,809 Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 15/01/2025 23:59

Job overview

The Specialist Eating Disorders Service (SEDS, Forward Thinking Birmingham) is seeking to recruit a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist as part of its commitment to continue to provide an outstanding model of care & treatment for the young people (aged 0-25) and families of Birmingham.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic therapist who is committed to working with young people and young adults with Eating Disorders including ARFID.

SEDS are an established, ambitious community eating disorders mental health team. We remain keen to drive forward service improvements through research, development, co-production and co-learning in our specialist area. If you are Ambitious, Brave and Compassionate there has never been a more exciting time to join our expanding team.

Forward Thinking in name and ethos, this is an opportunity to join an innovative service, delivering quality, evidence-based treatment and culturally-sensitive, recovery-focused, person-centred care.

We have strong links with the University of Birmingham, University of Warwick and Kings College London (SLaM). We also work closely with leading charities such as BEAT and First Steps ED and The Feeding Trust in order to co-produce and contribute to ongoing initiatives designed to improve access and enhance ED care and treatment. We are also proud of our commitment to early intervention and our membership of the FREED network.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide specialist CBT interventions and contribute to the assessment, formulation and delivery of evidence-based psychological treatments for young people with eating disorders. As part of an MDT approach the post holder will work collaboratively to develop a formulation-driven understanding of presenting difficulties and needs.

Whilst prior experience of working with eating disorders is beneficial, we would be keen to hear from those with transferable CBT skills and knowledge, as within this role there is scope and opportunity to develop. You will receive support, guidance and opportunities for learning and development from within SEDS as well as the wider FTB, Psychological Therapy community/team. FTB, have a vibrant community of psychological therapists across the organisation and you will be warmly welcomed by colleagues from all psychological therapist groups.

Working for our organisation

The service sits within Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered with relevant professional body e.g. Health Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Post registration or post-doctoral training in a CBT treatment modality to diploma/degree standard as a minimum.
• Willingness to undertake further training as required.
• Formal training in CBT-E, CBT-T, CBT-AR modules.
• Formal training in supervision.

Knowledge & Nature of Experience

• Full range of skills and competencies as laid out in the competence framework for CBT (Roth and Pilling 2007).
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
• Able to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
• Experience of teaching, training, staff support, research.
• Demonstrates high standards in written communication Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers.
• Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Has received training (either formal or through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice.
• Where English is an additional language (EAL), you must demonstrate you have achieved a minimum of 6.5 IELTS score.
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.
• Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
• Experiencing of providing clinical supervision to others.

Analytical and Judgement Skills

• Ability to analyse complex data, including service data, including good information technology of Microsoft office programs.
• Ability to produce and maintain good quality written reports, audits and clinical records.
• Skills in delivering High Intensity CBT.
• Ability to deliver interventions to children, young people and their families.

Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge

• Demonstrates an understanding of Eating Disorders and its treatment.
• Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.
• Ability to manage caseload effectively by demonstrating good clinical outcomes.
• Ensure that confidentiality is protected at all times.
• Good IT skills and experience of use of software such as word and excel.
• Data input e.g. referrals and Routine Outcome Measures.

Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes

• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to meet agreed/specifed service targets.
• Ability to manage own caseload and time.
• High levels of enthusiasm and motivation.
• Ability to communicate well and to form good relationship with professionals at all levels.
• Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships.
• Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively.
• Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality.
• Ability to be self-reflective whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in supervision.
• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English, adequate to enable the post holder to carry out the role effectively.
• Interest in developing skills in evidence-based psychological therapies in line with NICE guidance.
• Well motivated to be part of the team and service. Enthusiasm.
• Flexibility regarding working hours, including the ability to work some evenings if necessary.

Other Requirements

• Disclosure and Barring Approval.
• Ability to travel independently across the BWC/FTB.
• Able to work flexibly and co-operatively as part of the CYP IAPT Service.
• Car driver (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.