High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

Job summary

Do you have a passion for working with people who have experienced common mental health problems and a desire to change people's lives for the better?

If you have aspirations to develop and progress, our IAPT team is leading the way in providing excellent opportunities for training and our focus on staff wellbeing and flexible working arrangements enable our workforce to enjoy a good work life balance

As part of the Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust we offer:

• An annual salary of up to £47,672 (37.5 hours per week) depending on experience
• 35 - 41 days annual leave - including bank holidays(depending on length of service)
• Ongoing career development and training
• NHS Pension Scheme - one of the most comprehensive and generous schemes in the UK
• Wellbeing support such as access to the MPFT Staff Psychology Service and additional wellbeing days along with activities throughout the year
• The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Flexible working opportunities depending on the role
• Access to SOOTHE resources - supporting staff across the trust with their physical, mental and financial health. In addition to the support offered from our occupational health provider Team Prevent
• Innovative research training program entitled STARS Supporting the advancement of Research Skills
• Child Care Vouchers Scheme
• NHS discounts available via the Blue Card and Red Guava scheme Suitable candidates who are due to quality in autumn this year will be considered for this post

Main duties of the job

Effective communication skills and informed clinical judgement are vital to the role. It is imperative that you can provide evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem and are able to demonstrate an understanding of how anxiety and depression present in Primary Care. You should have a real interest in helping people with anxiety and depression to achieve a level of recovery which will improve their overall wellbeing and day to day life.

You will join a team of CBT Therapists, Counsellors and Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners. You will be responsible for assessing patient suitability and delivering evidenced based CBT interventions. The post is managed and supervised within the IAPT service with some specialist supervision for Long Term Conditions.

Applicants should be BABCP accredited/working towards registration and have experience of working in Primary care mental health services for adults.

The service works core 9-5 hours but offers patient therapy between the hours of 8am-8pm Monday to Friday, and in future on Saturday mornings. Candidates should be prepared to work flexibly to meet service needs within these hours. Approximately 50% of the working week will be office based and 50% worked remotely

About us

The Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Wellbeing Service is a creative organisation which embraces staff ideas to constantly seek ways of taking the service forward to adapt to changing expectations.

We have strong links with academic institutions with staff from the service teaching university courses devised in conjunction with MPFT.

Our staff lead professional development sessions locally and nationally and you will be actively encouraged to develop your practice through internal and external CPD opportunities.

The Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Wellbeing Service is part of the Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) is an award winning organisation with over 9000 employees. We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight and Essex.

Demonstrating our strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and in context of our objective aligned to the growth of diversity across the workforce; we are particularly seeking applications from individuals who may be from under-represented groups, such as black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.

We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.