Job summary
The MPFT Staff Wellbeing Hub is delighted to share they are recruiting a High Intensity CBT Therapist. The role is working on a fixed-term basis for 8 months.
The position will be based at Severn Fields Health Village, Shrewsbury. There is scope for this post to also be remote / hybrid working
In the role you will be responsible for the clinical provision of specialist psychological therapy, using a High Intensity CBT Therapy approach.
You will working as part of a team of clinicians whose responsibility is to provide psychological services for staff members across MPFT.
Along with other team members you will be responsible, for the delivery of high intensity and complex psychological interventions via the use of a range of therapeutic modalities.
You will be responsible for triage and screening of referrals, assessing and treating patients suitable for High Intensity CBT and managing a waiting list. You will also contribute to routine data collection, audit and evaluation of patient measures as required by the service.
Main duties of the job
To provide specialist assessment and brief intervention for NHS staff using complex psychological data gained from a variety of sources appropriately.
o To ensure the systematic provision of the service provided by the individual and any staff reporting to them, including the responsibility to prioritise work appropriately.
o To undertake formal assessments e.g. of capacity, safeguarding and risk, to take the appropriate steps to manage the situation, and to provide advice to other professionals on the psychological aspects of the assessment and associated management issues.
o To work sensitively with staff members in line with guidelines for confidentiality
o To undertake regular supervision and seek out further support supervision if necessary .
o To plan therapeutic interventions which can be delivered in line with the evidence base and NICE guidelines.
o To contribute to the development of services within the MPFT Staff Wellbeing Hub, reviewing service outcomes, designing and participating in audit, research and clinical governance initiatives, and reporting on the results. This will involve communication with a wide range of clinical and managerial colleagues, within and outside the Trust.
o To support junior staff, as required.
o To provide supervision to trainee clinical psychologists on placement, junior staff, volunteers and other colleagues, including professional and doctoral research supervision, as required.
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 and 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 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 vaccinations 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
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification document for full details regarding this post.
Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification document for full details regarding this post.
Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Is a CBT or other therapist with training that is at least the equivalent of a postgraduate certificate, postgraduate diploma or Masters' degree with BABCP registration.
- Current registration/accreditation with appropriate body.
- Practitioner qualification in additional recognised and accredited therapeutic modalities / approaches (e.g. EMDR, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)
Desirable
- Supervisor qualification from a substantial supervision course.
- Additional training in specialist areas related to mental health e.g. complex grief, risk management, LTC, Psychosis, Depression.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as an Accredited High Intensity CBT Therapist with highly specialist post-qualification experience of assessment and brief counselling treatment of adult clients in a primary care mental health setting or similar, and presenting with problems that reflect a wide range of clinical severity.
- Experience of working in the NHS or other primary care setting, providing specialist expertise in the field of brief therapeutic interventions.
- Experience of assessing clinical risk in the context of common mental health problems.
Desirable
- Experience of working with staff groups
- Specialist psychotherapeutic working experience.
- Experience of teaching, training and supervision, and providing specialist expertise.
- Experience of managing an independent and specialist caseload.
Skills and Competence
Essential
- Skills in psychological assessment for High Intensity CBT, intervention and management including the use of theoretical models to analyse information and to develop formulations upon which to base treatment.
- Well-developed skills in the effective communication of highly complex and/or clinically sensitive information to a wide variety of recipients, including the ability to produce comprehensive and coherent letters, reports and associated documentation.
- Knowledge of the psychotherapeutic role, ability to take autonomous clinical decisions about patient care, within professional expertise.
- Ability to work independently and autonomously.
- Ability to work as part of a team, and a capacity to work remotely
Desirable
- Received training (either formal of through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice.
- Experience in the theory and practice of assessment of specific groups (e.g. complex needs, personality disorder, persons with additional disabilities, neurodiverse populations etc).
- Knowledge of more than one model of High Intensity therapy and the ability to choose and apply different interventions.
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates a strong understanding of common mental health difficulties, how they may present and the wider impact on functioning this can have
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post
Training
Essential
- Willingness to attend training and engage with CPD
other
Essential
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Is a CBT or other therapist with training that is at least the equivalent of a postgraduate certificate, postgraduate diploma or Masters' degree with BABCP registration.
- Current registration/accreditation with appropriate body.
- Practitioner qualification in additional recognised and accredited therapeutic modalities / approaches (e.g. EMDR, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)
Desirable
- Supervisor qualification from a substantial supervision course.
- Additional training in specialist areas related to mental health e.g. complex grief, risk management, LTC, Psychosis, Depression.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as an Accredited High Intensity CBT Therapist with highly specialist post-qualification experience of assessment and brief counselling treatment of adult clients in a primary care mental health setting or similar, and presenting with problems that reflect a wide range of clinical severity.
- Experience of working in the NHS or other primary care setting, providing specialist expertise in the field of brief therapeutic interventions.
- Experience of assessing clinical risk in the context of common mental health problems.
Desirable
- Experience of working with staff groups
- Specialist psychotherapeutic working experience.
- Experience of teaching, training and supervision, and providing specialist expertise.
- Experience of managing an independent and specialist caseload.
Skills and Competence
Essential
- Skills in psychological assessment for High Intensity CBT, intervention and management including the use of theoretical models to analyse information and to develop formulations upon which to base treatment.
- Well-developed skills in the effective communication of highly complex and/or clinically sensitive information to a wide variety of recipients, including the ability to produce comprehensive and coherent letters, reports and associated documentation.
- Knowledge of the psychotherapeutic role, ability to take autonomous clinical decisions about patient care, within professional expertise.
- Ability to work independently and autonomously.
- Ability to work as part of a team, and a capacity to work remotely
Desirable
- Received training (either formal of through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice.
- Experience in the theory and practice of assessment of specific groups (e.g. complex needs, personality disorder, persons with additional disabilities, neurodiverse populations etc).
- Knowledge of more than one model of High Intensity therapy and the ability to choose and apply different interventions.
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates a strong understanding of common mental health difficulties, how they may present and the wider impact on functioning this can have
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post
Training
Essential
- Willingness to attend training and engage with CPD
other
Essential
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Severn Fields Health Village OR Remote / Hybrid working
Sundorne Road
Shrewsbury
SY1 4RQ
Employer's website
https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
