Step 3 Clinical CBT Supervisor - NHS Talking Therapies Suffolk

The Methodist Church in Britain; England; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

Comprehensive training programmes

Career progression

Starting annual leave 27 days to 33 +

Staff physio service

NHS discounts

Job summary

The NHS Talking Therapies team at Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust is seeking a Step 3 clinical supervisor to join Wellbeing Suffolk. The role blends site-based work with home working and requires BABCP accreditation in CBT.

You will supervise Step 3 clinicians, contribute to NICE-guided practice, support the High Intensity service, and help the team meet KPIs while holding a small personal caseload.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification and registration in a recognised mental health profession.
• BABCP accreditation as a CBT therapist (may follow High Intensity Therapist Training).

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical supervision, including case management, to Step 3 clinicians.
• Ensure supervisees work safely and professionally, in line with NICE guidelines and service guidance.
• Assist the clinical leadership team in supporting and developing the High Intensity part of the service.
• Help the service achieve its required key performance indicators.
• Manage your own small caseload, providing assessment and treatment within the NHS Talking Therapies framework.

Skills

CBT supervision

Clinical supervision

NHS guidelines

Case management

Education

BABCP accreditation in CBT

Job description

This Step 3 clinical supervisor post sits within Wellbeing Suffolk, the NHS Talking Therapies programme run by Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust with third sector partners, treating common anxiety and low mood. The core of the work is clinical supervision and case management for Step 3 clinicians, alongside supporting the High Intensity service and holding a small personal caseload. The permanent full-time post combines site-based work with home working. Applicants must hold full BABCP accreditation as a CBT therapist.

What the job involves

• Provide clinical supervision, including case management, to Step 3 clinicians
• Ensure supervisees work safely and professionally, in line with NICE guidelines and professional and service guidance
• Assist the clinical leadership team in supporting and developing the High Intensity part of the service
• Help the service achieve its required key performance indicators
• Manage your own small caseload, providing assessment and treatment for people with common mental health problems within the NHS Talking Therapies framework

What’s required

Qualifications

• Professional qualification and registration in a recognised mental health profession
• BABCP accreditation as a CBT therapist, which may follow completion of High Intensity Therapist Training

Experience

• Extensive experience of delivering CBT
• Extensive experience applying appropriate models of practice according to client needs
• Experience of offering clinical supervision to other therapists

Skills & knowledge

• Theoretical knowledge of CBT and other therapies
• Ability to make judgements involving highly complex facts or situations
• Ability to identify and assess complicated events or problems

Nice to have

• Substantial managerial or clinical supervision experience, particularly in an IAPT context
• IAPT Supervision qualification

What’s offered

• NHS pension
• Comprehensive in-house and external training programmes
• Career progression
• Starting annual leave of 27 days, rising to 33 days based on length of service, plus paid bank holidays
• Staff physio service
• NHS discounts