Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

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Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for dynamic and self-motivated individuals to work for the NHS Talking Therapies service Furness Locality. NHS Talking Therapies service has dedicated teams of Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWPs), Cognitive Behavioural Therapists and Counsellors who offer a range of support to help people make positive changes to reduce stress and anxiety and improve their wellbeing.An 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 Furness team. Furness is a beautiful part of the UK and has lots to offer in terms of activities, stunning scenery and community.Applicants who have not completed their training as a CBT therapist will not be considered. Applicants need to be BACP fully accredited.

Main duties of the job

NHS Talking therapies CBT Therapists offer accessible screening, 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.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.NHS Talking therapies is an innovative and forward thinking service. We provide rapid accessible mental health screening, assessment and treatment whilst enabling people accessing the service to have a collaborative role in the choice of intervention they receive.The services are underpinned by a philosophy of mental health promotion, health recovery, choice, empowerment and personal responsibility.In return, we offer continued professional development, high quality clinical supervision, supportive line management and training opportunities both internal and external.

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.

Date posted

12 July 2024

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-CEN1021-CPC

Job locations

Alfred Barrow Health Centre

Duke Street

Barrow-in-Furness

LA14 2LB

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification for additional details on the main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification for additional details on the main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

Formally recognised Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Post Graduate (Master's Level) diploma
Provisional CBT Accreditation with BABCP
AND 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 Promoting wellbeing and social inclusion

Skills

Essential

Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour
Ability to sustain intense levels of concentration responding and participating as required
Ability to cope and deal with highly distressing emotional circumstances

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

Formally recognised Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Post Graduate (Master's Level) diploma
Provisional CBT Accreditation with BABCP
AND 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 Promoting wellbeing and social inclusion

Skills

Essential

Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour
Ability to sustain intense levels of concentration responding and participating as required
Ability to cope and deal with highly distressing emotional circumstances

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alfred Barrow Health Centre

Duke Street

Barrow-in-Furness

LA14 2LB

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alfred Barrow Health Centre

Duke Street

Barrow-in-Furness

LA14 2LB

Employer's website

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