Trainee High Intensity CBT Therapist

Bidvane; Grimsby; Hybrid; GBP 27.000 - 38.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Preceptorship on qualification

Band 7 progression on completion

Full training programme support

Homeworking option

Zusammenfassung

Navigo Health and Social Care CIC is offering a 12-month training post in the NHS North East Lincolnshire Talking Therapies service. The trainee will deliver high intensity CBT while training to become a qualified therapist, spending three days in clinical work and two on the training programme.

The post requires BABCP core profession qualification or completion of career framework mental health training, with risk assessment experience and a track record in mental health settings.

Qualifikationen

• Advanced written and verbal communication, including clear reports and letters.
• Computer literacy and ability to maintain records.
• Ability to meet service targets and manage own caseload and time.

Aufgaben

• Accept and assess new referrals against service protocols, referring on or back where CBT is not suitable.
• Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for clients.
• Educate family members and others in treatment, conveying CBT formulations in clear language.
• Meet agreed targets for client contacts and clinical sessions per week.
• Keep clinical records and complete all service data collection.
• Work with the team on step-up and step-down arrangements within stepped care, including work and employment issues.
• Attend multidisciplinary meetings on referrals or clients where appropriate.
• Complete the training programme requirements and apply learning in practice.
• Receive coursework supervision from educational providers.
• Attend clinical and managerial supervision and performance reviews.
• Maintain professional standards, keep up to date with CBT developments and keep CPD records.

Kenntnisse

Advanced communication

Computer literacy

Time management

Teamwork

Therapeutic relationship building

Ausbildung

BABCP core profession qualification

Career framework mental health training

Risk assessment training

Jobbeschreibung

This training post sits within the NHS North East Lincolnshire Talking Therapies service, run by Navigo Health and Social Care CIC, and runs for 12 months. The post-holder delivers high intensity CBT to clients with a range of problems while training to become a qualified therapist. Three days a week are spent in clinical work and two on the training programme, with a mix of remote and in-person therapy. Entry depends on a qualification in a BABCP core profession or completed mental health training under the career framework.

What the job involves

• Accept and assess new referrals against service protocols, referring on or back where CBT is not suitable
• Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for clients
• Educate family members and others in treatment, conveying CBT formulations in clear language
• Meet agreed targets for client contacts and clinical sessions per week
• Keep clinical records and complete all service data collection
• Work with the team on step-up and step-down arrangements within stepped care, including work and employment issues
• Attend multidisciplinary meetings on referrals or clients where appropriate
• Complete the training programme requirements and apply learning in practice
• Receive coursework supervision from educational providers
• Attend clinical and managerial supervision and performance reviews
• Maintain professional standards, keep up to date with CBT developments and keep CPD records
• Protect client confidentiality and comply with data protection and security policies

What’s required

Qualifications

• Recorded or registered qualification in a BABCP core profession, such as counselling, medicine, occupational therapy, psychotherapy, mental health nursing, social work or psychology
• Or completed mental health training under the career framework (KSA) and experience in a stepped care service for anxiety and depression
• Training or experience in risk assessment within scope of practice

Experience

• Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of medication used for anxiety, depression and common mental health problems
• Understanding of anxiety and depression as they present in primary care, and of how work affects mental health
• Advanced written and verbal communication, including clear reports and letters
• Computer literacy
• Ability to meet service targets and manage own caseload and time
• Ability to build good therapeutic relationships and work well in a team

Other

• Able to attend a two-day-a-week training course over 12 months
• Able to complete the academic components of the course
• Able to integrate training into practice
• Self-reflective when working with service users and in supervision
• Able to use clinical supervision and personal development effectively
• Understanding of the need for evidence-based psychological therapies

Nice to have

• Experience of working with people experiencing mental health problems
• Experience of working in primary care services

What’s offered

• Preceptorship once qualified
• Progression to Band 7 on successful completion of the course and BABCP accreditation
• Full support throughout the training programme
• Option of homeworking, subject to service need