Psychological Therapist – Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT)

Job responsibilities

The must haves for this role:

• Postgraduate Diploma qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

• To have undertaken a qualification in one of the core mental health professions recognised by BABCP with associated professional registration including:

• Nursing qualification and registration as RMN or RNLD

• Social Worker

• Occupational Therapy

• Other mental health professional training that has been accepted by HCPC, BPS or BABCP - (please see BABCP BABCP | British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies > Accreditation > Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist Accreditation > Core Professions > Core Professions list and criteria for a list of core professions)

OR

• Evidence of having achieved and completed the Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes (KSA) KSA portfolio route to BABCP Accreditation

• Accreditation with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (BABCP)

Also - Evidence of specific training, experience and/or interest and knowledge relevant to service area, e.g. service users with significant and severe mental health difficulties/ children and adolescents

• Experience of delivering teaching and training to staff

• Experience of providing clinical supervision, mentoring or providing structured guidance to other staff

• Experience of service development and carrying out clinical audit, supporting research and applying the findings

• Ability to complete clear and detailed CBT assessments and collaboratively derived formulations of a service users presentation using standardised measures and deliver a treatment plan, modifying the treatment plan as needed.

• Ability to manage difficult situations with service users that have complex presentations and/or challenging behaviours and to manage a demanding and complex caseload.

• Advanced IT skills and the ability to navigate various systems and software packages (such as RiO, Outlook, databases, MS office/Teams, One Consultation and the internet).

For further information about this new and exciting role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don't hesitate to call: Jo Cocksey, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, 07866 787757 or email Joanne.cocksey@berkshire.nhs.uk, or email Amanda Mavunga, Clinical Psychologist at: amanda.mavunga@berkshire.nhs.uk who'll be delighted to help.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Education/Qualifications/Training

Essential

• Postgraduate Diploma qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• To have undertaken a qualification in one of the core mental health professions recognised by BABCP with associated professional registration including: -Nursing qualification and registration as RMN or RNLD -Social Worker -Occupational Therapy -Other mental health professional training that has been accepted by HCPC, BPS or BABCP
• OR Evidence of having achieved and completed the Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes (KSA) KSA portfolio route to BABCP Accreditation Accreditation with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (BABCP)

Continuous Professional Development

Essential

• Commitment to ongoing professional development as recommended by the BABCP and staying up to date with advancements in CBT related therapies
• Evidence of specific training, experience and/or interest and knowledge relevant to service area, e.g. service users with significant and severe mental health difficulties/ children and adolescents

Desirable

• Evidence of post qualification training in clinical supervision

Previous Experience

Essential

• Experience in completing CBT assessments, formulations and interventions in a specialist healthcare or secondary care community mental health setting
• Experience of providing CBT (assessment, formulation, and treatment) with services users (and their carers/families) presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the range of settings, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
• Experience of dealing with highly distressing or emotional circumstances, such as serious mental illness, child and sexual abuse, exploitation, and complex family dynamics
• Experience of autonomously managing a caseload in a community mental health setting.
• Experiencing of working with complex situations concerning safeguarding and risk management
• Experience of working effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and multi-agency environment
• Experience of delivering group interventions
• Experience of working with, and addressing issues of diversity, including experience of working with diversity, multiculturalism, and equality of access to service.

Desirable

• Experience of delivering teaching and training to staff
• Experience of providing clinical supervision, mentoring or providing structured guidance to other staff
• Experience of service development and carrying out clinical audit, supporting research and applying the findings

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Demonstrable knowledge of CBT theory, principles, and techniques as well as evidence-based practice, relevant to the service area
• Ability to complete clear and detailed CBT assessments and collaboratively derived formulations of a service users' presentation using standardised measures and deliver a treatment plan, modifying the treatment plan as needed.
• Knowledge and understanding of service evaluation, audit and research and completing this in the NHS.
• Awareness of other therapeutic modalities and their integration with CBT for comprehensive treatment planning
• Skills in delivering individual and group therapy sessions using CBT techniques to address diverse mental health needs
• Ability to manage difficult situations with service users that have complex presentations and/or challenging behaviours and to manage a demanding and complex caseload.
• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, technical and/or sensitive information to service users, their carers/families and other professional colleagues, both within and outside the NHS
• Well-developed interpersonal skills, with the ability to support, influence and engage with clinicians, stakeholders and service users to create change and improvement
• The ability and skills to act as an advocate for the service, to engage and foster good professional relationships with all health professionals in promoting the good integration of this service with the wider health care system.
• Advanced IT skills and the ability to navigate various systems and software packages (such as RiO, Outlook, databases, MS office/Teams, One Consultation and the internet).

Additional Requirements

Essential

• Able to work flexibly around working patterns as required, and ability to travel independently between locations in Berkshire to fulfil the requirements and duties of the position

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).