Job summaryTrafford NHS Talking Therapies Service are currently seeking a qualified CBT Therapist, to join our friendly and supportive team. We are looking for someone with CBT experience who is looking to deliver high quality CBT and develop through regular supervision, CPD and a range of training opportunities to support career progression.
We are one of the national Talking Therapies services delivering cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and other evidence-based psychological interventions, through a stepped care treatment model to people in the community with common mental health problems.
The role will include delivering both face to face and remote appointments. We are a Stepped care service and work closely with other services in the Trafford borough.
The role requires the suitable candidate to work a minimum of 1 evening per week until 8pm.
BABCP accreditation is essential.
Main duties of the jobThe responsibilities within the role include, but are not limited to:
- Formulate, deliver and evaluate evidence-based CBT interventions for clients presenting with a broad range of complex and enduring mental health difficulties, ensuring treatment is tailored, collaborative and outcome-focused.
- Exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, formulation and treatment of clients in line with service protocols, NICE guidance and professional standards.
- Contribute to the achievement of service KPIs and performance targets, including recovery rates, access standards, waiting times and clinical outcomes, using routine outcome measures to guide treatment and inform service improvement.
- Provide high-quality clinical supervision to colleagues delivering psychological interventions, including day-to-day supervision, skills development and adherence to evidence-based practice.
- Maintain accurate, timely and comprehensive clinical records in accordance with service policies, information-governance requirements and professional guidelines.
- Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues and external partners, contributing to integrated care planning, risk management and stepped-care decision-making.
- Participate in service development and quality-improvement activity, offering clinical insight to pathway redesign, audit, evaluation and innovation projects.
About usGreater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 120 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Staff benefits- Pay Enhancements - 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
Salary£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum, pro rata
ContractPermanent
Working patternFull-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
Essential Education- Qualification from High Intensity IAPT/Talking Therapies Course (Post Graduate Diploma)/ Accredited CBT course
- Experience working as a CBT therapist and demonstrating the competences as required.
Desirable Education- Supervisor Training
- Further training i.e. EMDR, IPT, CFT etc.
Essential Experience- Relevant experience in Primary Care settings treating anxiety and depression-related problems
- Ability to meet agreed/specified activity and service targets
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
Desirable Experience- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
- Talking Therapies/IAPT specific experience
Essential Knowledge- Have an understanding of the need for, and current limitations of, evidence based psychological therapies
- Possess excellent knowledge and understanding of child and adult safeguarding procedures and other relevant legislation
- Good understanding of disorder specific therapeutic models
- Good understanding of stepped care model
Desirable Knowledge- Have knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems
- Awareness and understanding of other therapy modalities within a Talking Therapies service
Essential Skills and Abilities- Have full range of skills and competencies as laid out in the competence framework for CBT (Roth and Pilling 2007)
- Have well developed communication skills to effectively communicate, often complex and sensitive information, information orally and in writing.
- Have received training in assessing risk (either formal or through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of their expected practice.
- Be able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
- Accredited with professional psychological therapy organisation (BABCP)
Desirable Skills and Abilities- Good computer skills
- Ability to travel across GMMH footprint
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. For further information please see NHS Careers website. 