Job summary
Are you qualified, or about to qualify as a CBT Therapist and looking for a role in one of the country's leading IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) services?Then look no further!
NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies is on an exciting journey of investment and expansion and we are looking for IAPT accredited CBT Therapists or those awaiting accreditation, to join our team and help us continue to build on our success and work with a range of adults with anxiety disorders & depression in a primary care setting.
Working for NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies will be fully supported by our management team and clinical leads, and surrounded by a friendly, highly competent supportive workforce.
We are the top performing IAPT services in the country, leading the way in the provision of NICE recommended psychological therapies. We are focused on clinical excellence, innovation, and collaborative working in both our Core Service and Long-term Conditions Service.
We can offer you:
- Excellent continued professional learning and development
- Exciting career development opportunities
- The chance to be part of a dedicated, professional and friendly team
- Regular support, supervision, training and opportunities for CPD
- The opportunity to be part of a well-established and patient-focused service
- Opportunity to engage in a number of interesting and social activities led by a Wellbeing lead in each locality
Main duties of the job
Provide NICE Guidance Step 3 CBT interventions, face to face and in group settings to patients with common mental health problems.
To assess clients for suitability for treatment within NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies and specifically for Step 3 Psychological Therapy.
To undertake clinical risk assessment and take the appropriate action.
To work with colleagues to formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for clients.
To maintain a clinical caseload within agreed limits and supervision.
About us
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT) is the largest provider of community healthcare services in Sussex. We employ 5,000 staff and provide community services to a population of 1.3 million people.
NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies colleagues work within community bases and health centres. Each of our bases has excellent public transport links and are in thriving South Coast towns with close proximity to the sea.
Coastal West Sussex is a stunning area surrounded by the South Downs and Coast. Our bases are on local bus / train routes making commuting convenient, with regular services from and to Brighton, Chichester, Crawley and we are approx. 90 minutes from London.
Our South locality is based in Worthing (the "new Brighton" as reported in national media recently) and we work closely with our teams in the West and North of the county.
As part of Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, we have:
- Positive NHS Staff Survey results
- CQC rates our quality of services as good with outstanding features
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Flexible working options, including career breaks, parental leave and adoption leave
- Thriving BAME, Disability, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
- Disability Confident Employer, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
Job description
Job responsibilities
NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies is a psychology led service that maintains strong working links with psychologists working in the rest of the Trust and with our community stakeholders in primary and secondary care.
All NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies staff ensure that the service ethos of placing patients at the centre of service delivery and promoting mental wellbeing and emotional resilience is central to the Teams activity. We employ a dedicated IAPT database (IAPTUS) to ensure accurate data collection and record keeping.
We have taken time to create this model and culture in our service which ensures that you are happy in your work.
These roles are based with the NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies South Team, working across the Shoreham, Lancing, Worthing, Littlehampton areas of West Sussex. We are commissioned to provide patients with a therapy service Monday to Friday between 8am to 8pm so there are plenty of opportunities to work flexible hours. All staff are equipped with laptops and mobile phones, to allow office and home working flexibility.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies is a psychology led service that maintains strong working links with psychologists working in the rest of the Trust and with our community stakeholders in primary and secondary care.
All NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies staff ensure that the service ethos of placing patients at the centre of service delivery and promoting mental wellbeing and emotional resilience is central to the Teams activity. We employ a dedicated IAPT database (IAPTUS) to ensure accurate data collection and record keeping.
We have taken time to create this model and culture in our service which ensures that you are happy in your work.
These roles are based with the NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies South Team, working across the Shoreham, Lancing, Worthing, Littlehampton areas of West Sussex. We are commissioned to provide patients with a therapy service Monday to Friday between 8am to 8pm so there are plenty of opportunities to work flexible hours. All staff are equipped with laptops and mobile phones, to allow office and home working flexibility.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Step 3 level Psychological Therapy qualification in CBT recognised as conferring eligibility for BABCP accreditation
- Membership of a relevant professional body
Desirable
- Additional qualification in a relevant discipline (eg EMDR, Mindfulness, Group work)
- Accreditation with relevant professional body: Relevant professional accreditation
- OR IF NOT - Can provide evidence of having submitted for BABCP accreditation with a view to obtaining it.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with the full range of common mental health problems as well as OCD, Phobias and Trauma
- Experience of and ability to meet agreed / specified service targets for clinical work.
- Experience and ability to manage own caseload and time
- Good record of Continuing and Professional Development in accordance with professional body of applicant. Willingness to continue to do this and to demonstrate levels congruent with accreditation/reaccreditation
- Have conducted assessments for suitability for treatment, conducted assessments according to service criteria
Desirable
- Experience of working in within NHS or Primary Care Services
- Experience of providing clinical supervision
- Experience of working therapeutically with patients who have Long Term Conditions and/or Medically unexplained symptoms
Skills
Essential
- Full range of skills and competencies as required for professional accreditation as Psychological Therapist - CBT
- Demonstrates knowledge of stepped care approach and Improving Access to Psychological Therapies.
- Computer literate [competent with standard software packages - internet, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Demonstrates high standards in written and verbal communications
- Ability to demonstrate use of robust risk assessment and risk management skills using service protocols and guidance
- Ability to develop appropriate therapeutic relationships with clients
- Demonstrates high standard of record keeping, with due regard for NHS Confidentiality, Data Protection and Information governance, abiding by codes of ethics and guidance for good practice of professional body.
- Awareness of how Step 3 CBT fits into a mental health referral pathway
Desirable
- Has used IAPTus or equivalent computerised health record system for keeping patient records
- Extensive knowledge of specialist services available nationally and locally.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Commitment to the ethos of recovery and patient focused care, as identified in Wellness Recovery Action Plan [WRAP]
- Ability to work with a team and foster good working relationships
- The ability and skills to act as an advocate for the service, to engage and foster good professional relationships with all health professionals in promoting the good integration of this service with the wider health care system
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health / benefits & employment systems
- Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Step 3 level Psychological Therapy qualification in CBT recognised as conferring eligibility for BABCP accreditation
- Membership of a relevant professional body
Desirable
- Additional qualification in a relevant discipline (eg EMDR, Mindfulness, Group work)
- Accreditation with relevant professional body: Relevant professional accreditation
- OR IF NOT - Can provide evidence of having submitted for BABCP accreditation with a view to obtaining it.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with the full range of common mental health problems as well as OCD, Phobias and Trauma
- Experience of and ability to meet agreed / specified service targets for clinical work.
- Experience and ability to manage own caseload and time
- Good record of Continuing and Professional Development in accordance with professional body of applicant. Willingness to continue to do this and to demonstrate levels congruent with accreditation/reaccreditation
- Have conducted assessments for suitability for treatment, conducted assessments according to service criteria
Desirable
- Experience of working in within NHS or Primary Care Services
- Experience of providing clinical supervision
- Experience of working therapeutically with patients who have Long Term Conditions and/or Medically unexplained symptoms
Skills
Essential
- Full range of skills and competencies as required for professional accreditation as Psychological Therapist - CBT
- Demonstrates knowledge of stepped care approach and Improving Access to Psychological Therapies.
- Computer literate [competent with standard software packages - internet, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Demonstrates high standards in written and verbal communications
- Ability to demonstrate use of robust risk assessment and risk management skills using service protocols and guidance
- Ability to develop appropriate therapeutic relationships with clients
- Demonstrates high standard of record keeping, with due regard for NHS Confidentiality, Data Protection and Information governance, abiding by codes of ethics and guidance for good practice of professional body.
- Awareness of how Step 3 CBT fits into a mental health referral pathway
Desirable
- Has used IAPTus or equivalent computerised health record system for keeping patient records
- Extensive knowledge of specialist services available nationally and locally.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Commitment to the ethos of recovery and patient focused care, as identified in Wellness Recovery Action Plan [WRAP]
- Ability to work with a team and foster good working relationships
- The ability and skills to act as an advocate for the service, to engage and foster good professional relationships with all health professionals in promoting the good integration of this service with the wider health care system
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health / benefits & employment systems
- Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
