Job Title: CBT Practitioner
Location: Homebased
Salary: Up to £45,000 per annum, pro rata
Contract Type: Permanent Hours: Full time
Right to live and work in the UK is required for this role
BABCP Accreditation is essential.

About Us
Optima Health are the UK market leader of Occupational Health and Wellbeing services. Our heritage can be traced back to 1947 where we were pioneers in the provision of Occupational Health and have led the way ever since, bringing new and innovative solutions to employers across the UK. We can offer unrivalled clinical expertise and industry leading tailored solutions to our clients. We work with over two thousand businesses, in various industries, and our aim is to improve the health and wellbeing of the UK workforce by supporting healthy high performance in our client organisations, helping them to achieve their full potential through their people.

Optima Health not only provide an excellent package, but we also offer a structured induction and training programme in your first few weeks. We offer tailored career development and opportunities for further training and qualifications, to support you in your career journey. We are committed to making this a really great place to work, so together, we live by our values; We are one team, we do the right thing, we are shaping tomorrow, and we are never too big to care.

Role Summary
The role of the CBT Practitioner is to provide short term trauma focussed therapy, processing trauma. This role will be home based and we are happy to accept part or full time. The successful candidate must have excellent report writing skills.

Optima Health provides a range of mental health services to our customers. These include a 24/7 helpline EAP (Employee Assistance Program), eCBT, counselling, CBT and EMDR, trauma support, mediation, training and on some contracts site-based counsellors, CBT practitioners and psychologists. As well as our EAP services, we also provide occupational health services. Our occupational health provision is a central aspect of a number of significant UK public and private organisations, and informs our customers on fitness to work, sickness absence management, and overall employee health and wellbeing. The EAP maintains close links with occupational health as complimentary services and both services require higher level talking therapy options in the form of CBT and EMDR to resolve issues and help employees remain in or return to work.

Who Are We Looking For?

• Experience of providing CBT to an adult client base
• Minimum of Accredited status as a CBT Therapist with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)
• Experienced in the management of psychological trauma
• Have an understanding and be able to use appropriate verbal and non-verbal communication skills to enhance professional practice.
• Excellent ability to help others solve problems.
• To be flexible, resilient, and polite under extreme pressure.
• Ability to work independently but also be part of the wider team.
• Have a positive approach to change and ability to adapt easily to new demands.
• Good people skills, able to communicate easily at all levels of management and employees.
• Confident and competent computer user is essential. We use several databases and programs including MS Word and Outlook, there is a requirement that you would be able to follow simple instructions over the phone for basic computer issues with our IT support team if required.

What Can We Offer You?

• 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
• Buy and Sell Holiday Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Pension Scheme
• Health Cash Plan
• Volunteer Days
• YuLife Employee Benefits Platform
• Save As You Earn Scheme
• Eye Test Vouchers
• Flu Vaccination Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Clinical Training Academy
• Paid CPD Days
• Professional Registration Fees Paid
• RAVE Awards
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Right to Request Flexible Working From Day 1

Optima Health is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants meeting the minimum criteria for the role will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, gender or gender expression, disability, race or ethnicity, religion or belief or sexual orientation.

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