Job summary
We are looking for a highly skilled and passionate CBT Therapist to join our Integrated Mental Health Team (IMHT) based in Cannock, Staffordshire.
You will join our dynamic multi-disciplinary team supporting the needs of adults with secondary care level mental health difficulties in the community.
As an integrated team of professionals, we are passionate about implementing psychologically informed care through shared goals and initiatives. Psychology is embedded in the team through Psychologists, Psychological Therapists, Clinical Associates in Psychology and Assistant Psychologists to deliver individual and group therapies, psychoeducation groups and stabilisation skills.
We also support the team to deliver psychologically informed care through consultation, training, supervision and service development. As the psychological professionals in the team, we work together closely, through regular psychology meetings to offer shared reflective space and opportunities for learning and development. Psychologists are part of the leadership team both in the service and the wider Trust.
The development of psychological services throughout the trust is supported through regular meetings, supervision and an annual conference for psychological services.
We offer regular CPD, training and development opportunities and specialist supervision in EMDR if required.
This is a part-time role for 30 hours per week Monday to Friday. We can provide some options of flexible working.
Main duties of the job
As a CBT Therapist you are responsible for the provision of planned recovery focused care and will provide high intensity interventions to service users.
As part of this role, you will be expected to:
- Work flexibly and creatively with a dynamic caseload offering assessments; developing and sharing CBT formulations; and delivering CBT therapy.
- Contributing towards the development, delivery, and evaluation of group interventions
- Working alongside as integral member of the MDT to deliver joint work; and to promote psychological thinking and approaches; and contribute to care plans.
- Providing supervision and training within their scope of competencies to junior colleagues.
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by:
- Supporting your career development and progression.
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccination every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information regarding the role please see attached the full job description and person specification.
Check out the videos below showcasing why you should grow your career here with us at MPFT:
Why Work for Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube
Development and Progression Within Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information regarding the role please see attached the full job description and person specification.
Check out the videos below showcasing why you should grow your career here with us at MPFT:
Why Work for Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube
Development and Progression Within Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Adults OR A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following - nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy or a psychological therapy plus further training which confers eligibility to apply for BABCP Accreditation
- Significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner and demonstrating the competencies as required
- Full accreditation with a recognised professional body (e.g. BABCP/UKCP/BACP)
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in Mental Health Services.
- Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets within local and national objectives.
- Ability to manage own caseload and time.
- Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups.
Desirable
- Relevant experience in secondary care setting treating complex and severe mental health disorders.
- Relevant experience of being keyworker in secondary care setting for individuals with complex and severe mental health disorders
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Full range of skills and competencies as laid out in the competence framework for CBT (Roth and Pilling 2007). Including knowledge of basic CBT principles, ability to structure sessions, guided discovery and Socratic questioning, problem specific competencies and meta competencies.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health / benefits & employment systems.
- Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems
Desirable
- Trained in provision of supervision for CBT.
- Accredited with a professional psychological therapy organisation
- Experience of working with severe and enduring mental illness e.g. Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, Personality Disorder
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Adults OR A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following - nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy or a psychological therapy plus further training which confers eligibility to apply for BABCP Accreditation
- Significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner and demonstrating the competencies as required
- Full accreditation with a recognised professional body (e.g. BABCP/UKCP/BACP)
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in Mental Health Services.
- Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets within local and national objectives.
- Ability to manage own caseload and time.
- Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups.
Desirable
- Relevant experience in secondary care setting treating complex and severe mental health disorders.
- Relevant experience of being keyworker in secondary care setting for individuals with complex and severe mental health disorders
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Full range of skills and competencies as laid out in the competence framework for CBT (Roth and Pilling 2007). Including knowledge of basic CBT principles, ability to structure sessions, guided discovery and Socratic questioning, problem specific competencies and meta competencies.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health / benefits & employment systems.
- Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems
Desirable
- Trained in provision of supervision for CBT.
- Accredited with a professional psychological therapy organisation
- Experience of working with severe and enduring mental illness e.g. Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, Personality Disorder
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).
