Trainee High Intensity CBT Therapist - Wiltshire MHST

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Melksham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a professional to work within mental health settings. Responsibilities include conducting psychological assessments and planning interventions. The ideal candidate should have a recorded qualification in relevant fields such as nursing or occupational therapy, with a strong understanding of mental health therapies. This role offers excellent career progression and benefits, including competitive annual leave and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Excellent opportunities for career progression

27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

NHS Discount

Competitive pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Qualifications

• Specialist knowledge of mental health and psychological therapies.
• Demonstrated understanding of evidence-based therapies.

Responsibilities

• Carry out complex psychological assessments independently.
• Plan and implement individualised psychological interventions.
• Deliver group sessions for clients and their carers.

Skills

Specialist knowledge of mental health / psychological therapies

Familiarity with computer use (word processing, spreadsheets)

Capacity to plan own workload

Education

Recorded qualification in nursing/medicine, social work, occupational therapy

Job description

Overview

To work within an appropriate mental health setting(s) alongside other professions and agencies including within multi-disciplinary teams and specialised clinical settings. To carry out complex psychological assessments sensitively and independently with a broad range of client groups including individual psychometric testing sessions. To formulate the nature, causes and maintaining factors of highly distressing psychological difficulties and presentations informed by a broad range of potentially conflicting clinical, theoretical and conceptual models, the empirical, experimental and clinical literature base and the results of assessment. To communicate such formulations professionally, sensitively and diplomatically, frequently in an emotive atmosphere, to clients, relatives, carers and other healthcare professionals relevant to the case. To plan and implement individualised, formulation-driven psychological interventions, or programmes empathically, sensitively and independently, with a broad range of client groups, carers (including relatives), families, and groups of clients, and to evaluate the impact of such interventions. To plan and deliver group sessions for clients, their carers or staff groups. To provide advice and support for carers and other professionals. To network and consult with relevant external agencies such as social services, independent and voluntary sector, to facilitate and enable intervention at multiple levels. Working for our organisation 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.

Context

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". The CBT course provides a thorough and robust cognitive behavioural theoretical base with particular focus on the protocols with the soundest evidence. In addition to providing practical, intensive and detailed skills training to facilitate skill development to a defined standard of competency, the course will aim to increase trainees' knowledge base of theory and research in CBT and to promote a critical approach to the subject. It will aim to equip trainees to become skilled, creative and independent CBT practitioners who appropriately value and adhere to treatment protocols with fidelity. The clinical work involves being part of a multi-disciplinary MHST and successful candidates will carry their own caseload of CBT training cases. Workplace supervision will be provided weekly. The training involves teaching blocks as well as weekly teaching and supervision days at the University of Reading. Applicants must be willing to travel to Reading and have their own transport. Training is provided at the University of Reading and the clinical base will be in one of our Community CAMHS bases in Wiltshire with travel around the county as necessary.

Qualifications and Training

• Specialist knowledge of mental health / psychological therapies acquired through relevant prior experience, undergraduate teaching and/or supervised clinical practice, and the potential to build upon and extend such knowledge through training.
• Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.

Academic/Professional Essential Criteria

• A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following at graduate level: nursing/medicine, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy, counselling, probation, teacher of special education/needs, psychotherapy / psychotherapeutic counselling (BACP registered) or within a psychological therapy (degree plus postgraduate training in applied area) meeting KSA criteria.

Further Training / Aptitude and Skills

• Capacity to frequently sit in constrained positions for client assessments, group and individual therapy, meetings, and clinical supervision. Familiarity with computer use including word processing, spreadsheets, database programmes, publisher and PowerPoint.
• Evidence of organisational potential which enables planning of own workload in relation to clinical work (e.g., organise appointments with staff and clients, plan client sessions) as well as academic work (teaching and research activities). Evidence of flexibility in planning: a capacity to monitor, evaluate and adjust plans accordingly over time.

Benefits

• 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