Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

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Job summary

Applicants who have not completed their training as a CBT therapist will not be considered. Applicants need to be BACP fully accredited.

An existing opportunity exists for several suitably qualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapists, who are passionate about providing meaningful and effective therapeutic experiences to address common mental health problems, to join the South Lakes team (NHS Talking Therapies Services).

South Lakes service has dedicated teams of Cognitive Behavioural Therapists, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWPs), Counsellors and Dual trained Clinicians who also have expertise in EMDR, who offer a range of support to help people make positive changes to reduce stress and anxiety and improve their wellbeing. Career development includes CPD in person and remote education, shadowing, joint working with different specialist areas e.g. Physical Health, LD, Perinatal. Staff enjoy working collaboratively to provide/receiving support to all different members of the team/MDT teams providing a holistic approach to their own practice and that of others.

South Lakes CBT Therapists offer accessible screening to ensure appropriate referrals to the service, assessment and treatment for mild to moderate mental health problems, giving service users a greater degree of choice and flexibility by providing an extensive menu of therapies including psycho-education courses, 1:1 therapy, and group

Main duties of the job

You will have a proven track record of delivering high quality service outcomes against robust performance measures and have excellent interpersonal qualities; time management skills; an ability to work autonomously; and an enthusiasm for working in an ever-developing IAPT environment

To provide high quality CBT to adults with common mental health problems including those with a degree of complexity.

To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of team policies and procedure.

To provide clinical supervision and mentoring to cognitive behavioural therapists and trainees.

To deliver a CBT service in accordance with NICE guidelines, meeting key performance indicators and agreed activity levels

To work to the agreed model and number of clinical contacts per week as set by the service

To provide advice and consultation on clients' care, to non-CBT colleagues and to non-professional carers

To utilise research skills for audit policy and service development and research within the areas served by the team

To deliver and support the delivery of CBT within agreed activity levels and an agreed model

To work with the Team Leader and Clinical Leads to provide a co-production role in managing waiting times, prevalence and recovery

To take lead role / clinical specialty in a designated areas of work i.e. LTC, Older adults, veterans, etc.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Date posted

09 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-BAY551-EB

Job locations

Murley Moss

Kendal

LA9 7RL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Formally recognised Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Post Graduate (Master's Level) diploma
CBT Full Accreditation with BABCP
Professional qualification in health or social care, e.g. RMN or Social Worker OR KSA equivalence

Knowledge

Essential

Highly developed specialist knowledge of the theory and practice of cognitive behaviour therapy.
Well-developed skills in 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.
Knowledge of the NHS Talking Therapies (formerly IAPT) model and a willingness to develop the service clinically.

Experience

Essential

A broad range of experience of working with a wide variety of clients that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
Significant experience of delivering specialist Cognitive Behaviour Therapy assessment and treatment of clients in Adult Mental Health, and managing own clinical caseload of therapy clients safely and effectively
Experience of managing risk and safeguarding concerns according to relevant policies

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Formally recognised Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Post Graduate (Master's Level) diploma
CBT Full Accreditation with BABCP
Professional qualification in health or social care, e.g. RMN or Social Worker OR KSA equivalence

Knowledge

Essential

Highly developed specialist knowledge of the theory and practice of cognitive behaviour therapy.
Well-developed skills in 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.
Knowledge of the NHS Talking Therapies (formerly IAPT) model and a willingness to develop the service clinically.

Experience

Essential

A broad range of experience of working with a wide variety of clients that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
Significant experience of delivering specialist Cognitive Behaviour Therapy assessment and treatment of clients in Adult Mental Health, and managing own clinical caseload of therapy clients safely and effectively
Experience of managing risk and safeguarding concerns according to relevant policies

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.

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

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

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Murley Moss

Kendal

LA9 7RL

Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Murley Moss

Kendal

LA9 7RL

Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)