Job summary
Closing Date: 19.01.25(this may change dependent on response)
Shortlisting to take place in the week following closing date: commencing 20.01.25
Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 27.01.25
Join us as a Child and Adolescent Cognitive Behaviour Therapist Trainee in Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust in January 2025. You will gain high quality training & work in a service delivering evidence based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for children and adolescents with long term health conditions such as diabetes and sickle cell and common mental health problems. We are a high performing NHS Trust with a reputation for outstanding staff support and with genuine expertise in meeting the needs of ethnically diverse and marginalised communities.
We are looking for enthusiastic trainees who have a commitment to our local communities. Our teams covers the city of Bradford and you will be based at St Luke's Hospital, just 15 minutes walk from Bradford city centre.
We are especially keen to recruit trainees from the region who are from backgrounds which are currently underrepresented in psychological training and will offer all trainees and excellent package of induction and support throughout the year to ensure that training is a positive and rewarding experience. As a member of our team you will be able to attend our team wellbeing and CPD sessions and be a valued member of the service.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
This is a training role within the NHS. You will work within the service providing CBT whilst undertaking a programme of training for this role.
The training post will equip you to assess patients & provide CBT to clients with mild to moderate anxiety & depression and co-morbid physical health problems.
Structure: These are full time clinical training posts, Monday-Friday 9-5.
2x days per weekattending supervision and lecturers through the training provider, much of which will be online but some of which will be in person.
3x days per week is dedicated to clinic work where you will be actively in the hospital, shadowing colleagues, learning how our professional NHS service operates & beginning to pick up your own clinical caseload using your newly developed skills.
We welcome applications from positive and motivated individuals who contribute to our supportive team systems.
You will be thoroughly supported on your journey to becoming a therapist by supervisors, tutors and mentors.
About us
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
- We value people
- We are one team
- We care
We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications that demonstrate a capacity to complete academic work at postgraduate diploma level
- A registerable professional qualification (e.g. clinical or educational psychology, social work, counselling, mental health nursing, occupational therapy etc) Applications MAY be considered from those who do not have a registerable professional training if they have at least 3 years' experience in a CAMHS or equivalent setting and can demonstrate equivalence through the RPL (recognition of prior learning) process
- Minimum second-class Bachelor's Degree from a UK University or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in a relevant subject (e.g. psychology, social work etc)
Experience
Essential
- 2 or more years of experience working within children and young people in a mental health setting
- Experience of multi-agency and/or multi-disciplinary working and liaising across internal and external agencies
- Experience of assessing and managing risk and safeguarding issues
Desirable
- Previous experience of working within a CBT framework and/or using CBT informed interventions
- 1 year or more experience working within a psychological framework and/or using psychological therapy informed interventions (e.g. PWP, CWP, EMHP and Parent Trainer)
Skills
Essential
- Ability to maintain a reflective stance in emotive/challenging interactions with children and their carers
- Ability to use supervision to reflect on practice
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Ability to organise own time and diary
- Ability to complete academic work across different learning environments at postgraduate level and balance the academic demands of the course with clinical placement demands
- Ability to maintain accurate records
- Ability to follow policy and clinical governance procedures and make proposals for change
Desirable
- Demonstrates adaptability and able to work with diverse communities
- Understanding of evidence based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice
Knowledge
Essential
- An awareness of NHS priorities
- Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to risk and safeguarding of children and young people
- Knowledge of the local communities in Bradford and an ability to engage and work with CYP and families from those communities
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of systemic theory and its application
Other Requirements
Essential
- To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area
- Motivated to learn and be challenged
- Capacity to work well in teams
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications that demonstrate a capacity to complete academic work at postgraduate diploma level
- A registerable professional qualification (e.g. clinical or educational psychology, social work, counselling, mental health nursing, occupational therapy etc) Applications MAY be considered from those who do not have a registerable professional training if they have at least 3 years' experience in a CAMHS or equivalent setting and can demonstrate equivalence through the RPL (recognition of prior learning) process
- Minimum second-class Bachelor's Degree from a UK University or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in a relevant subject (e.g. psychology, social work etc)
Experience
Essential
- 2 or more years of experience working within children and young people in a mental health setting
- Experience of multi-agency and/or multi-disciplinary working and liaising across internal and external agencies
- Experience of assessing and managing risk and safeguarding issues
Desirable
- Previous experience of working within a CBT framework and/or using CBT informed interventions
- 1 year or more experience working within a psychological framework and/or using psychological therapy informed interventions (e.g. PWP, CWP, EMHP and Parent Trainer)
Skills
Essential
- Ability to maintain a reflective stance in emotive/challenging interactions with children and their carers
- Ability to use supervision to reflect on practice
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Ability to organise own time and diary
- Ability to complete academic work across different learning environments at postgraduate level and balance the academic demands of the course with clinical placement demands
- Ability to maintain accurate records
- Ability to follow policy and clinical governance procedures and make proposals for change
Desirable
- Demonstrates adaptability and able to work with diverse communities
- Understanding of evidence based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice
Knowledge
Essential
- An awareness of NHS priorities
- Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to risk and safeguarding of children and young people
- Knowledge of the local communities in Bradford and an ability to engage and work with CYP and families from those communities
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of systemic theory and its application
Other Requirements
Essential
- To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area
- Motivated to learn and be challenged
- Capacity to work well in teams
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
