Job summary
We are recruiting for clinicians who are ready to embark on a new and exciting role as trainee CBT Therapists within CAMHS. This is a great opportunity to receive excellent CBT training whilst putting new skills into practice within a clinical team with robust supervision. Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been successfully involved in the CYP-IAPT (Children and Young People's Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) programme since the start in 2011.
The successful candidate will be working as Senior Mental Health Practitioner within one of the CAMHS community teams for the duration of the one year course and would split their time between training and carrying out clinical work. After successful completion of the course the fixed term training contract will end however applicants would be encouraged to apply for any vacant posts within the service.
The course you will be completing at the University of Reading as part of this role is a Level 2 accredited course with BABCP. This means that upon completion trainees will meet criteria to apply for provisional accreditation as a CBT therapist with the BABCP.
To apply, you must meet the criteria for CBT training and also have a BABCP-recognised professional background in mental health or related areas. This means having a recognised Core Profession. You can find out whether you have a recognised Core Profession here.
Main duties of the job
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.
About us
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
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"
Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- 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
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description for full details of the role and study requirements.
If you do not have a Core Profession, you must complete a portfolio of evidence to show that you have equivalent training and experience. This is known as the Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes portfolio (KSA). If applying via the KSA route, you must have completed a self-statement for KSA criterion 4 before interview and, if successful at interview, will need to prepare the other required sections ahead of the start of the course (including obtaining references). Please see the BABCP website for guidance and exemplars.
If you have undertaken low-intensity CBT training (e.g., PWP, CWP or EMHP) you must have at least 2 years experience between the exam board of your previous training (not just coursework completion or a letter from the department) and the start date of any high-intensity training. This is nationally mandated and there are no exceptions; you will be asked to evidence your exam board date (or date of graduation certificate if no evidence of exam board) prior to invite to interview.
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 CAMHS team 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 our Community CAMHS base in Salisbury with travel around the county as necessary.
Additional information for the post
*Please note in this instance the course is not optional; there will be a joint interview process including University of Reading to appoint to these roles. The roles are dependent on meeting all course requirements.
*Due to the fixed term nature of these roles, all applicants to this advertisement (including any new/additional internal applicants who have previously worked in the NHS) would need to take a break in service of 9 days.
*Candidates cannot be accepted onto any training programme if they are currently undertaking studies elsewhere (that will not be completed by start February 2025).
*We do not accept candidates who have previously studied for the same award at another institution.
* All applicants will need to be available to start the training in February 2025.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description for full details of the role and study requirements.
If you do not have a Core Profession, you must complete a portfolio of evidence to show that you have equivalent training and experience. This is known as the Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes portfolio (KSA). If applying via the KSA route, you must have completed a self-statement for KSA criterion 4 before interview and, if successful at interview, will need to prepare the other required sections ahead of the start of the course (including obtaining references). Please see the BABCP website for guidance and exemplars.
If you have undertaken low-intensity CBT training (e.g., PWP, CWP or EMHP) you must have at least 2 years experience between the exam board of your previous training (not just coursework completion or a letter from the department) and the start date of any high-intensity training. This is nationally mandated and there are no exceptions; you will be asked to evidence your exam board date (or date of graduation certificate if no evidence of exam board) prior to invite to interview.
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 CAMHS team 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 our Community CAMHS base in Salisbury with travel around the county as necessary.
Additional information for the post
*Please note in this instance the course is not optional; there will be a joint interview process including University of Reading to appoint to these roles. The roles are dependent on meeting all course requirements.
*Due to the fixed term nature of these roles, all applicants to this advertisement (including any new/additional internal applicants who have previously worked in the NHS) would need to take a break in service of 9 days.
*Candidates cannot be accepted onto any training programme if they are currently undertaking studies elsewhere (that will not be completed by start February 2025).
*We do not accept candidates who have previously studied for the same award at another institution.
* All applicants will need to be available to start the training in February 2025.
Person Specification
Professional skills
Essential
- Evidence of potential to exercise both appropriate assertion and diplomacy according to the particular situation, with professional colleagues, carers, relatives, and clients with a range of challenging emotional difficulties (including hostility).
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
- 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.
- A foundation of undergraduate-level knowledge of research design and methodology.
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post
Qualifications - Academic/Skills/Professional
Essential
- 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.
- Evidence from undergraduate and any postgraduate study of a capacity to undertake study at a Post graduate level, as indicated by an upper-second degree or its equivalent.
- Effective communication skills, both orally and in written format.
- Evidence of potential to communicate complex, technical and clinically sensitive information. This includes fellow professionals, as well as individual clients and their relatives/ carers. Evidence of potential to tailor communication in a manner which is congruent with the needs of the recipient, including the needs of clients with a range of emotional difficulties, or who have difficulty in communicating or understanding.
- Evidence of potential to tailor communication in a manner which is congruent with the needs of the recipient, including the needs of clients with a range of emotional difficulties, or who have difficulty in communicating or understanding.
- Evidence of potential for good presentation and teaching skills suited to both formal and informal settings.
- Evidence of potential to formulate and articulate sound judgements based on analysis and interpretation of a range of complex information in clinical work, drawing both on clinical observation and on relevant theoretical models.
Desirable
- Relevant post-graduate certificate level training and counselling courses.
- Additional skills such as leadership, teaching, community involvement, drama, competency in languages other than English, publishing, media experience.
Person Specification
Professional skills
Essential
- Evidence of potential to exercise both appropriate assertion and diplomacy according to the particular situation, with professional colleagues, carers, relatives, and clients with a range of challenging emotional difficulties (including hostility).
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
- 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.
- A foundation of undergraduate-level knowledge of research design and methodology.
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post
Qualifications - Academic/Skills/Professional
Essential
- 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.
- Evidence from undergraduate and any postgraduate study of a capacity to undertake study at a Post graduate level, as indicated by an upper-second degree or its equivalent.
- Effective communication skills, both orally and in written format.
- Evidence of potential to communicate complex, technical and clinically sensitive information. This includes fellow professionals, as well as individual clients and their relatives/ carers. Evidence of potential to tailor communication in a manner which is congruent with the needs of the recipient, including the needs of clients with a range of emotional difficulties, or who have difficulty in communicating or understanding.
- Evidence of potential to tailor communication in a manner which is congruent with the needs of the recipient, including the needs of clients with a range of emotional difficulties, or who have difficulty in communicating or understanding.
- Evidence of potential for good presentation and teaching skills suited to both formal and informal settings.
- Evidence of potential to formulate and articulate sound judgements based on analysis and interpretation of a range of complex information in clinical work, drawing both on clinical observation and on relevant theoretical models.
Desirable
- Relevant post-graduate certificate level training and counselling courses.
- Additional skills such as leadership, teaching, community involvement, drama, competency in languages other than English, publishing, media experience.
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).
