Job summary
Are you a motivated, professional, and experienced Cognitive Behavioural Therapist? Then come join us as a CBT therapist in our Talking Therapies service.

Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly recognise the importance of Mental Health Services for our community. It is an exciting time to join the team as we continue to grow and develop to deliver a high-quality psychological therapy service which is forward thinking and innovative. Supporting and developing our therapists is very important to us and we provide comprehensive and regular CPD and training opportunities.

Post holders will work in the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Talking Therapies Service and provide high intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to service users who have a range of complex anxiety and depression related problems. The role will include providing specialist CBT assessment and therapy, offer advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to colleagues, work to NICE recommendations and within British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) professional guidelines.

Post holders will have a Post Graduate Masters level qualification (or be newly qualifying) in Psychological Therapies Practice (High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) or equivalent, significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner and demonstrating the competencies required, BABCP accreditation or eligibility for BABCP accreditation.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will provide high intensity interventions primarily cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).
• Contribute to the teaching and training of mental health professionals and other staff working within the service.
• Educate and involve family members and others in treatment as necessary, conveying CBT formulations with sensitivity, in easily understood language.
• Ensure that patient and employee information is kept accurate, confidential and secure at all times, in line with the General Data Protection Regulation and Security and Confidentiality Policies.

About us
We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

Job responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.

Person Specification
Knowledge and abilities
Essential

• Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it related to this post
• A good understanding of service contracts and performance targets and of the importance of recording activity

Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Essential

• Post Graduate Masters level qualification in Psychological Therapies Practice (High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) or equivalent
• BABCP accredited

Skills and Aptitude
Essential

• Demonstrate experience of working in mental health settings with clients who present with a range of mental health issues and degrees of complexity in particular anxiety & depression
• Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets by management of own caseload and time

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.