Job Summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and enthusiastic Qualified CBT Therapist or Clinical Psychologist to join the well-established Basingstoke Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) that work with Children and Young people and their families in schools within this area. You will be based in Basingstoke but will be part of a wider MHST team across Mid-North Hampshire to include MHST teams covering East Hants, Winchester and Test Valley areas. You will work with the other clinical leads in these areas and contribute to supporting all the teams. This may include travel across all areas as required, and wider within the county.

Main Duties of the Job
The postholder will have completed the CBT supervisor training course. You will oversee the low intensity and high intensity clinicians working within the Basingstoke MHST teams and contribute to effective governance in the service. A passion and motivation for working with young people, families and schools is essential. You would be offering assessments and interventions to children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. As part of this role, you would contribute to the core work of the team including supporting the delivery of the Whole Schools Approach work. You will receive regular supervision and will have opportunities to link with other specialist practitioners in the trust, as well as access training opportunities offered by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

About Us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives. Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care. We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support. Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Job Responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible. We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• A recognised post graduate qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy (or equivalent).
• Accreditation with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (BABCP).
• A recognised qualification in one of the core mental health professions recognised by BABCP, e.g. psychiatric nursing, clinical psychology, medicine, social work, occupational therapy or counselling AND current registration with the core professional body, OR evidence of having achieved the Knowledge Skills and Attitudes (KSA) route to BABCP accreditation.
• Evidence of relevant continuing professional development.
• Evidence of post qualification training in clinical supervision relevant to service provision

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).