Job summary
You will provide assessment and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for a range of Eating Disorder related problems for which CBT-E is demonstrated to be clinically effective within the Adult Eating Disorder Service whilst undertaking a Post Graduate Diploma in CBT.
During CBT-E training you will work across Steps2Change and the Adult Eating Disorder Service to pick up suitable cases across a wide range of mental health conditions. Once qualified you will specialise in eating disorders.
The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, and should be committed to equal opportunities.
Main duties of the job
- Work within a well-established team, however you will be required to deliver an autonomous service as part of your role, operating within professional guidelines and the overall framework of Trust's policies and procedures.
- Will be expected to provide a high standard of specialist clinical care, within a Community Eating Disorders Service, using effective assessments, evidence-based treatments via clinical pathways and comprehensive discharge planning.
- Deliver NICE recommended evidence based psychological interventions for eating disorders, provide robust risk assessment and management plans, taking appropriate therapeutic risk.
- Manage a caseload and service delivery in accordance with and in order to contribute towards the attainment of, the Service/Trust productivity requirements, including waiting times.
- We work closely with CAMHS Eating Disorders Service and you will be required to provide joint working and transitions from CAMHS eating disorder services as appropriate.
- You will provide the CBT/CBT-E clinical and caseload management supervision of staff within the Adult Eating Disorders Service. Provide line management supervision to CBT-E within (PCN's) Primary Care Networks.
- Provide teaching and training to qualified and non-qualified staff and evaluate the training offered.
- Participate in own CBT supervision with an appropriate and qualified supervisor.
About us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England, in an area heralded as a fantastic place to live and work. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We are also leading the way in transforming care, with multi-million-pound transformation of patient environments and radical redesign of community services.
This is the time to join and help redesign our services of the future. We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
CLINICAL
- Contribute to discussion within supervision regarding CBT interventions adhering to the departments referral protocols, and signpost clients who require other services on to the relevant service as necessary.
- Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for clients.Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the number of client contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.
- Attend meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment, where appropriate.
- Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.
- Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols.
- Work closely with other members of the team ensuring appropriate MDT working to in response to patient need.
- Undertake psychological assessments of patients referred to the service. Assessments will include identification of the patients problem, comprehensive risk assessment and identification of goals for therapy.
TRAINING AND SUPERVISION
- To successfully complete and pass the Post Graduate Diploma inCBT-E.
- To attend clinical supervision.
PROFESSIONAL
- Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer and any regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (eg BPS, HCPC, BABCP), and keep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the department of health (e.g. National Institute for Clinical Excellence).
- Ensure that client confidentiality is protected at all times.
- Be aware of, and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of CBT and other agreed psychological therapies.
- Ensure clear professional objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed with senior therapists on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development.
- Attend clinical/managerial supervision on a regular basis as agreed with Manager.
- Participate in individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives.
- Keep up to date all records in relation to C.P.D. and ensure personal development plan maintains up to date specialist knowledge of latest theoretical and service delivery models/developments.
- Attend relevant conferences / workshops in line with identified professional objectives.
GENERAL
- To contribute to the development of best practice within the service.
- To maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and procedures.
- All employees have a duty and responsibility for their own health and safety and the health of safety of colleagues, patients and the general public.
- All employees have a responsibility and a legal obligation to ensure that information processed for both patients and staff is kept accurate, confidential, secure and in line with the Data Protection Act (1998) and Security and Confidentiality Policies.
- It is the responsibility of all staff that they do not abuse their official position for personal gain, to seek advantage of further private business or other interests in the course of their official duties.
Please refer to the job description for full details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
CLINICAL
- Contribute to discussion within supervision regarding CBT interventions adhering to the departments referral protocols, and signpost clients who require other services on to the relevant service as necessary.
- Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for clients.Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the number of client contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.
- Attend meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment, where appropriate.
- Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.
- Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols.
- Work closely with other members of the team ensuring appropriate MDT working to in response to patient need.
- Undertake psychological assessments of patients referred to the service. Assessments will include identification of the patients problem, comprehensive risk assessment and identification of goals for therapy.
TRAINING AND SUPERVISION
- To successfully complete and pass the Post Graduate Diploma inCBT-E.
- To attend clinical supervision.
PROFESSIONAL
- Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer and any regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (eg BPS, HCPC, BABCP), and keep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the department of health (e.g. National Institute for Clinical Excellence).
- Ensure that client confidentiality is protected at all times.
- Be aware of, and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of CBT and other agreed psychological therapies.
- Ensure clear professional objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed with senior therapists on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development.
- Attend clinical/managerial supervision on a regular basis as agreed with Manager.
- Participate in individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives.
- Keep up to date all records in relation to C.P.D. and ensure personal development plan maintains up to date specialist knowledge of latest theoretical and service delivery models/developments.
- Attend relevant conferences / workshops in line with identified professional objectives.
GENERAL
- To contribute to the development of best practice within the service.
- To maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and procedures.
- All employees have a duty and responsibility for their own health and safety and the health of safety of colleagues, patients and the general public.
- All employees have a responsibility and a legal obligation to ensure that information processed for both patients and staff is kept accurate, confidential, secure and in line with the Data Protection Act (1998) and Security and Confidentiality Policies.
- It is the responsibility of all staff that they do not abuse their official position for personal gain, to seek advantage of further private business or other interests in the course of their official duties.
Please refer to the job description for full details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualifications as Clinical Psychologist, Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or Psychological Therapist (meeting the requirements of a core profession as stated by the BABCP)
- Evidence of meeting the Knowledge Skills and Attitude (KSA) requirements of the BABCP
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in Primary Mental Health Care Services
- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcome
- Experience working as a qualified Clinical Psychologist, Nurse, Social Worker, OT or psychological therapist.
Desirable
- Research experience
- Experience of working in secondary care mental health services
- Experience of working in an Eating Disorder Team
Training
Essential
- Able to attend University on the required days for the course duration
- Able to complete the academic components of the course
- Able to integrate training into practice
Skills and Competences
Essential
- Ability to evaluate and implement course of CBT study with clinical caseload
- Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
- Demonstrates high standards in written communication.
- Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers.
- Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and other common mental health problems.
- Computer literate.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Has received training and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice.
- Basic understanding of issues surrounding clinical risk.
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.
- Completed clinical audits within a service
- High level of enthusiasm and motivation.
- Advanced communication skills.
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships.
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
- Ability to work under pressure
- Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality.
- Ability to be self reflective, whilst working with service users, & in own personal and professional development and in supervision.
Special Requirements
Essential
- Demonstrable working knowledge and understanding of all relevant policies and legislation
- Understanding of common mental health problems and of current approaches to treatment e.g. NICE Guidelines
- Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and other common mental health problems.
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualifications as Clinical Psychologist, Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or Psychological Therapist (meeting the requirements of a core profession as stated by the BABCP)
- Evidence of meeting the Knowledge Skills and Attitude (KSA) requirements of the BABCP
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in Primary Mental Health Care Services
- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcome
- Experience working as a qualified Clinical Psychologist, Nurse, Social Worker, OT or psychological therapist.
Desirable
- Research experience
- Experience of working in secondary care mental health services
- Experience of working in an Eating Disorder Team
Training
Essential
- Able to attend University on the required days for the course duration
- Able to complete the academic components of the course
- Able to integrate training into practice
Skills and Competences
Essential
- Ability to evaluate and implement course of CBT study with clinical caseload
- Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
- Demonstrates high standards in written communication.
- Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers.
- Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and other common mental health problems.
- Computer literate.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Has received training and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice.
- Basic understanding of issues surrounding clinical risk.
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.
- Completed clinical audits within a service
- High level of enthusiasm and motivation.
- Advanced communication skills.
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships.
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
- Ability to work under pressure
- Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality.
- Ability to be self reflective, whilst working with service users, & in own personal and professional development and in supervision.
Special Requirements
Essential
- Demonstrable working knowledge and understanding of all relevant policies and legislation
- Understanding of common mental health problems and of current approaches to treatment e.g. NICE Guidelines
- Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and other common mental health problems.
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.
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).
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).
