Job summary
Wellbeing Suffolk Lead Therapist Step 2
Wellbeing Suffolk delivers NHS Talking Therapies and is currently benchmarked in the top three NHS Talking Therapies Services in the country with workforce surveys evidencing high morale. The service was recently awarded continuation to deliver the Talking Therapies contract for a further five years and is building on existing strengths to deliver the new model launched agreed in September 2024, so, a very exciting time to be joining the service.
The service is delivered as part of a well-established partnership between Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT), MTCIC, Shaw Trust, Suffolk Family Carers and Family Action. Our NHS Talking Therapies service provides community orientated, evidence-based psychological therapies for people from the age of sixteen with common mental health problems of anxiety and low mood with a range of presentations.
We are looking to employ an experienced CBT therapist to join our senior clinical team as a Lead Therapist in our Step 2 Team.
Main duties of the job
This is a community-based role that will require working face-to-face with colleagues as well as ability to work independently from home, as a hybrid role. You will be responsible for providing clinical leadership and supervision to the members of the Step 2 clinical team, working closely with other lead therapists and operational colleagues across the service. You will also provide cross cover with other clinical colleagues, supporting the service needs.
You will require exceptional clinical and organisational skills, an ability to filter demands and prioritise effectively, with a good grasp of what can be appropriately delegated. Day to day problem solving whilst maintaining an eye on the strategic direction of the service is important.
You will supervise others and ensure quality service provision and delivery across Suffolk, to support the service in achieving our key aims, ensuring clinical outcomes are met to maintain, and progress our successful service.
About us
You will have proven experience in clinical supervision, be motivated and have an ability to inspire and lead others, with the ability to lead and manage change through challenging times . A 'can do' attitude is essential to work collaboratively with all colleagues throughout the service and partnership.
You will need to hold a full accreditation with the BABCP and will carry a small caseload to maintain your own accreditation, taking cases from CBT waiting list as required.
We are a service committed to compassionate leadership and the development of our staff is important to us. You will receive regular supervision as well as in service training and CPD days that ensure your continued learning and development. We are a research-friendly service currently involved in a number of projects focussing on improving outcomes for our service users, and ways of developing the support offered to therapists to achieve this. We are also passionate about technology, utilising innovations where these aid therapy and improve the experience for our service users.
Experience of working within an NHS Talking Therapies service or knowledge and enthusiasm about the NHS Talking Therapies programme would be an advantage and you will need to demonstrate a history of achieving demanding key performance outcomes within a multifunction delivery team as the service is heavily performance managed around a number of contracted indicators.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Job Description
Benefits
Benefits included with this role are:-
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more.
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly, and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.
NSFT is committed to lifelong learning and continuous professional development (CPD) for its entire staff. There are a variety of definitions of CPD across the professions, but it is usually taken to mean learning activities which update existing skills.
CPD is determined through appraisal with a personal development plan agreed between an individual and their manager, with the commitment of the necessary time and resources.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Interviews will be face to face in Bury St Edmunds and will take place on the 16th or 17TH June, candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days notice. You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying. There is a presentation and stakeholder panel to complete on the day of interview.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Job Description
Benefits
Benefits included with this role are:-
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more.
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly, and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.
NSFT is committed to lifelong learning and continuous professional development (CPD) for its entire staff. There are a variety of definitions of CPD across the professions, but it is usually taken to mean learning activities which update existing skills.
CPD is determined through appraisal with a personal development plan agreed between an individual and their manager, with the commitment of the necessary time and resources.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Interviews will be face to face in Bury St Edmunds and will take place on the 16th or 17TH June, candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days notice. You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying. There is a presentation and stakeholder panel to complete on the day of interview.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Professional doctorate level qualification in a related field (e.g. Nursing, Psychology) or equivalent knowledge.
- Post Graduate training in a specific therapy (e.g. CBT, CAT or counselling)
- Relevant professional accreditation or eligible for accreditation
Desirable
- Core profession e.g. mental health nursing, psychology, social work, occupational therapy.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of working in psychological setting with patients with common mental health disorders
- Experience of treating patients with a range of presentations
- Experience of working in a range of mental health settings including primary care, outpatient, community.
Desirable
- Experience of working in primary care services
- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes (e.g. IAPT service).
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Professional doctorate level qualification in a related field (e.g. Nursing, Psychology) or equivalent knowledge.
- Post Graduate training in a specific therapy (e.g. CBT, CAT or counselling)
- Relevant professional accreditation or eligible for accreditation
Desirable
- Core profession e.g. mental health nursing, psychology, social work, occupational therapy.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of working in psychological setting with patients with common mental health disorders
- Experience of treating patients with a range of presentations
- Experience of working in a range of mental health settings including primary care, outpatient, community.
Desirable
- Experience of working in primary care services
- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes (e.g. IAPT 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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
