Trainee Cognitive Behaviour Therapist

Job summary

Fixed Term/Secondment Opportunity for:

Postgraduate Diploma in CBT:

CBT for Psychosis & Bipolar DisorderPathway

Delivered by: GMMH Psychological Therapies Training Centre

Commencing: November 2023 for two academic years part time (year 1 runs on a Thursday and year 2 runs on a Tuesday).

Suitable for: Mental health professionals with basic prior experience and knowledge of CBT, who have the generic skills to train either as a CBTp&b or CBTp therapist

Year 1: Foundation, Fundamental, Basic and Advanced Affective Disorders Units (runs on a Thursday).

1 day's training per week (a total of approx. 40) over an academic year made up of four x 15 credit units (2 taught, 2 supervised practice)

Content of curriculum is based on the core CBT competencies framework (Roth & Pilling, 2007).

Workshops include theoretical and skills development components, combining academic presentations, demonstrations and experiential exercises.

Includes weekly intensive small group video based training supervision delivered by highly experienced BABCP accredited CBT practitioners.

Year 2: Specialist Psychosis & Bipolar Disorder or Personality Difficulty Units

One day's training per week (a total of approx. 24 days) over 8 months made up of four x 15 credit Units (2 taught and 2 supervised practice).

The programme will be delivered in a blended format, including face to face teaching and online

Main duties of the job

You will be working within the Oldham Early Intervention Team who support people aged 14-65 years who are presenting with first episode Psychosis with future plans to develop an ARMS (At risk Mental State) pathway in the team. We are a Multi-professional team who offer a wide variety of support and interventions to those people developing Psychosis. Within this role you will be working alongside the Psychological therapists within the team whilst attending University part time.

About us

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

Our ambition is to maximise people's potential and we aim to promote an inclusive environment and improve the diversity of our workforce, so our people truly represent the communities we serve.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.

Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance

Access to Continued Professional Development

Involvement in improvement and research activities

Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service.