Trainee CBT Psychological Therapist

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

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Job summary

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust in partnership with the University of Southampton are delighted to invite applications for seven full time Trainee Cognitive Behavioural Psychological Therapist posts. These posts are on the Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Serious Mental Health problems (Psychosis and Bipolar Disorder or Personality Disorders) at the University of Southampton. Applications are particularly encouraged from people with an interest and knowledge / experience of Cognitive Behavioural therapy. These seven posts will be based in various community services across Kent, serving both working age and older adults. The post holders will provide formal psychological interventions using newly developed skills whilst undertaking a programme of training for this role. Once the course requirements are met and the post holder has achieved provisional accreditation with the BABCP they will progress to a full time qualified band 7 CBT Psychological Therapist role within the service they trained.

Applicant must have a core profession as outlined in the person specification. Evidence of this will be needed at interview.

Main duties of the job

This is a transition and training role, which is a fixed term contract. Once the course requirements are met and the post holder has achieved provisional accreditation with the BABCP they will progress to a full time qualified band 7 CBT therapist role. The post holder will work within Working age adult or Older peoples Community Transformed mental health services in KMPT

To attend to the training course requirements and undertake all of the below duties under the supervision of a clinical supervisor.
Develop psychological formulations for individual patients that contribute towards the overall assessment of their care needs
Collaboratively establish individual patients goals towards recovery.
Determine suitability of specific psychological interventions, including group and individual modalities, based on the patients assessment/formulation
Plan, deliver and review individual and group psychological interventions for specific patients.
With service user consent, to video tape clinical sessions for viewing in clinical supervision and for submission for course assignments.
Identify gaps within and potential developments of the psychological therapy programme, reporting these to supervisory staff
The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities

About us

Come and work for us in the garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life. We are Kent and Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disabilities and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural urban areas.You will be joining friendly passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.

The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.Our StrategyOur mission is what we set out to do every dayWe deliver brilliant care through brilliant people.Our Vision is where we want to be in the futureTo provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.

Date posted

20 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

380-EK177

Job locations

Eastern and Coastal Area Offices

Littlebourne Road

Canterbury

CT1 1TD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Trainees will be supported by experienced colleagues and offered a range of opportunities to develop core CBT competencies within the workplace in conjunction with the academic support offered by the course team. You will benefit from clinical supervision on the course and in the workplace, with opportunities for peer support. You will have time for study and assignments built into your job plan. In the first year of the course you will develop your skills with a broad range of clients before specialising in working with people with Psychosis and Bipolar disorder or Personality Disorders in the second year. You will be encouraged to develop areas of interest that are relevant to the clinical work and contribute to service initiatives and development.

Please see attached job description and person specification for further detailed information regarding main responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further detailed information regarding main responsibilities.

Person Specification

EXPERIENCE

Essential

Worked with people with severe or enduring mental health difficulties and/or other disabilities
Experience of working with older people with mental health needs.

Desirable

Experience of working with people with cognitive impairment.
Experience of working with family and professional carers
Experience of working in the NHS.
Experience of administering and interpreting specialist psychometric assessments
Therapy training and experience

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Essential

High-level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
Awareness of psychological issues of later life, the dementias and their impact on individuals and their families.
Ability to communicate information sensitively to patients, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance.
Ability to communicate (verbally and written) accurately and in a timely fashion.
Knowledge of standardised psychometric assessments

Desirable

Knowledge of the dementias and ways of providing psychological assessment and support.
Knowledge and skill in administering, screening measures for dementia and/or depression.

Person Specification

EXPERIENCE

Essential

Worked with people with severe or enduring mental health difficulties and/or other disabilities
Experience of working with older people with mental health needs.

Desirable

Experience of working with people with cognitive impairment.
Experience of working with family and professional carers
Experience of working in the NHS.
Experience of administering and interpreting specialist psychometric assessments
Therapy training and experience

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Essential

High-level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
Awareness of psychological issues of later life, the dementias and their impact on individuals and their families.
Ability to communicate information sensitively to patients, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance.
Ability to communicate (verbally and written) accurately and in a timely fashion.
Knowledge of standardised psychometric assessments

Desirable

Knowledge of the dementias and ways of providing psychological assessment and support.
Knowledge and skill in administering, screening measures for dementia and/or depression.

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.