Trainee CBT Therapist (High Intensity Therapist)

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Stoke on Trent Talking Therapies Service. The Stoke-on-Trent Talking Therapies Service is a partnership between North Staffs Combined Health Care, the Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust and third sector providers and is an innovative high performing IAPT team providing effective treatments for a broad range of mental health problems in primary care, focusing on anxiety disorders and depression.

We are looking to recruit several trainee CBT Therapists. You should have experience working in a mental health setting and ideally hold a core mental health professional qualification. You will need to apply in parallel to the Post Graduate Diploma in CBT via Keele University website for the 2025/26 cohort commencing in January 2025. You must be available for academic screening on 16/10/24.

If successful, you will be funded to work as trainee HITs within the Stoke on Trent Talking Therapies Service.

Main duties of the job

. Assess clients for suitability for psychological interventions within the stepped care model and formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for clients.

. Adhere to agreed activity relating to the number of client contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to meet the requirements of the Diploma course being undertaken.

About us

The Stoke-on-Trent Talking Therapies Service is a partnership between North Staffs Combined Health Care, the Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust and third sector providers and is an innovative high performing IAPT team providing effective treatments for a broad range of mental health problems in primary care, focusing on anxiety disorders and depression.

Date posted

20 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

232-PRC-6600735

Job locations

The Hope Centre

Upper Huntbach Street

Stoke-on-Trent

ST1 2BX

Job description

Job responsibilities

To maintain a broad understanding of the work of North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust as a whole, and actively contribute your ideas for the improvement of service provision.

To ensure own actions contribute to the maintenance of a quality service provision.

To be responsible for the self-development of skills and competencies through participation in training and development activities and to maintain up to date technical and professional knowledge relevant to the post.

To participate in the Performance and Development Review and to undertake any identified training and development related to the post.

To undertake statutory and mandatory training as deemed appropriate by the Trust.

To develop and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues.

To adhere to all Trust policies and procedures.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To maintain a broad understanding of the work of North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust as a whole, and actively contribute your ideas for the improvement of service provision.

To ensure own actions contribute to the maintenance of a quality service provision.

To participate in the Performance and Development Review and to undertake any identified training and development related to the post.

To undertake statutory and mandatory training as deemed appropriate by the Trust.

To develop and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues.

To adhere to all Trust policies and procedures.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree in Psychology

Desirable

core mental health professional qualification

Experience

Essential

Significant experience of working in a mental heath setting

Desirable

experience of working in a psychological therapy service

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree in Psychology

Desirable

core mental health professional qualification

Experience

Essential

Significant experience of working in a mental heath setting

Desirable

experience of working in a psychological therapy service

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.