Job responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY
The post holder will undertake a Post
Graduate Diploma in CBT on a recognised university course. On successful
completion of the course the post holder will progress to a Band 7 post, as a
qualified High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapist. This post is
dependent on successfully completing the university course.
The post holder will provide High
Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) interventions, with a reduced
caseload, within an Improved Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service,
under the supervision of a BABCP Accredited CBT clinician. The post holder will provide a high quality
clinical service to the users of the service.
Clinical oversight of all work will be
held by the clinical supervisor within the workplace and in the university, and
managerial responsibility is to lead in the service/team manager.
The job plan will be delivered in the
services the post is based.
The post holder will work autonomously
within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team while
observing Trust and National policies and procedures.
KEY RESULT
AREAS:
1.1Care/service/function
provision:
To
provide High Intensity CBT intervention for people experiencing mild to
moderate common mental health problems, under the supervision of a BABCP
Accredited CBT clinician. To exercise clinical judgment based on the highest
standards of evidence based practice.To deliver excellent levels of customer
care to people, and address or report, in a timely and proactive manner, where
these standards have not been met. To communicate in a skilled and sensitive
manner information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans
of clients under their care and effectively evaluate progress.
1.2 Working as part of a Team:
To work
as part of a team to deliver person centred care whilst meeting
the service standards and objectives. To provide risk assessment and
intervention to people who present for treatment. To liaise and consult with
the wider professional network in the care of the client. To work jointly with
other team members in delivering the most appropriate clinical service to
people and their families. To contribute to the audit processes within the
service. To contribute to research in the service area.To undertake project
management as required to aid service development.
1.3 Managing
Self:
To continually seek to expand and consolidate clinical skills using training
experience and supervision and apply continuous reflection on own practice.
To utilise theory, evidence based literature and research
to support evidence base practice of self and others. To exercise autonomous
professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of
clients, under the supervision of a BABCP accredited CBT clinician.
To contribute to the development and maintenance of the
highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in
internal and external CPD training and development programmes in consultation
with the post holders professional lead and service manager(s). To maintain membership
of appropriate bodies (i.e. NMC, BABCP, UKCP) and professional bodies
appropriate for the model of working.
To contribute to the development and articulation of best
practice in psychotherapy across the service, by continuing to develop the
skills of reflective scientist practitioner, taking part in regular
professional supervision and appraisal and maintaining an active engagement
with current developments in the field of psychotherapy and related
disciplines.
To maintain the highest standards of clinical record
keeping including electronic data entry and recording, report writing and the
responsible exercise of professional self- governance in accordance with
professional codes of practice and Trust policies and procedures.
Th post- holder will be required to work flexibly both in
terms of base and in hours of clinical availability.
1.4.
Management Supervision and Support: The post holder has no managerial
supervision responsibility but is expected to be a good example to other staff.
1.5.Financial
Responsibility: Use Trust resources efficiently and suggest efficiency
savings to more senior staff.
1.6 Trust
Values:
The Trust is committed to ensuring the highest standards of care and
treatment and expects that all staff
treat people e.g, service users, their carers, relatives, friends, colleagues,
visitors etc, with dignity and respectat all time. The post
holder must act at all time act in
accordance with the Trusts Values:
Honest, open,
transparent
Respectful
Person first
and in the centre
Improve and be
outstanding
Relevant
today, ready for tomorrow
Families and
carers matter
1.7.
Safeguarding:
Report any concerns regarding the safety or
wellbeing of children, adults service users,
members of their families etc, in accordance with Trust Policy.
Prevent and respond appropriately to abuse and
understand own role in this by undertaking Safeguarding training.
1.8
Trust policies and commitments to be read in line with the relevant Trust
Policy:
All staff employed by the Trust must
comply with the Trusts policies and procedures, undertake appropriate training
required for their role and commit to:
ensure they are aware of the Whistleblowing Policy and how they raise
concerns;
maintain
confidentiality, in line with the Trusts Confidentiality Policy and Code of
Conduct;
understand
their personal responsibilities with regards to data quality for any
information which they create, use or process in accordance with the Data
Protection Act 1998 and Trust Data Protection Policy;
comply
with the provisions of The Trusts Health and Safety Policy and Protocol.
Ensuring their own safety and that of colleagues, service users and visitors.
Know the action to be taken in the event of a fire and must undertake fire
training annually;
receive
supervision in line with the Trusts Supervision Policy and an annual Appraisal
in line with the Trusts Appraisal Policy, during which mandatory, role
specific and personal development needs should be identified and agreed;
understand
their responsibilities under the Trusts Equal Opportunities in Employment
Policy and ensure that they adhere to the provisions of the policy;
recognise,
respect and support the equality diversity of staff, colleagues, service users,
carers and the public. Contribute to a
working environment which promotes and responds positively to difference and
diversity;
ensure
they carry out their duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and
young people under the age of 18 years, as issued under Section 11 of The
Children Act 2004, by being familiar with and adhering to Trust safeguarding
policies and participatingin relevanttraining;
comply
with their professional responsibilities to develop their practice and deliver
care through a Clinical Governance framework (i.e. CPD, Audit, Supervision);
demonstrate,
through practice and practical understanding, the importance of the continual
development of individual, team and service wide quality improvement;
abide
by relevant codes of professional practice, with the organisation taking action
when codes of conduct are breached;
work
flexibly to meet the needs of the service/organisation, whilst working within a
culture of progressive employment practices and commitment to the Investors in
People (IiP) Standards.
adhere
to the Trusts smoke free policies, which prohibits smoking anywhere on Trust
grounds;
being socially responsible by complying with measures
that support the Trust in reducing or offsetting our environmental impact;
Identify and report risks, hazards, incidents, accidents
and near misses promptly;
In addition to the Trusts own
responsibilities under the Health and
Social Care Act 2008, Code of Practice on the prevention and control of
infections and related guidance, for your safety, ALL staff (and
contractors) are responsible for ensuring their work adheres to this Code in
the delivery of safe patient care.
This
job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The postholder will be required to undertake
other duties commensurate with the band as directed. The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the
postholder when necessary and in line with the service developments.
For full details of the role please see supporting documents attached.
