Job summaryWe're looking for an experienced BABCP-accredited CAMHS CBT Therapist to take up a secondment opportunity as a Band 8A Senior CBT Therapist until 30/3/2027.
This is open to Band 7 CBT therapists with strong CAMHS experience, who have supervision experience, and have either completed or are enrolled in supervision training.
You should have a strong background in working therapeutically with children, young people and families, and demonstrable experience of providing supervision within CAMHS or CYP services. In addition to supervision, would be desirable for candidates to have some experience of teaching, training and leadership.
Main duties of the jobThis role is essential in supporting quicker access to CBT for the many young people who are awaiting treatment. SPFT is recruiting to a number of fixed term Band 7 CBT Therapist contracts, and this senior role will support in providing supervision to these colleagues, and others, across our three teams. As such, some travel between sites may be required.
While holding a small clinical caseload, you will also contribute to our CBT leadership team across the wider Sussex CAMHS service, regarding innovative ways of developing our CBT offer. The role holder will also participate in the overall governance requirements of SPFT CAMHS.
About usYou'll part of busy but lively and welcoming CAMHS teams, working alongside psychiatrists, nurses, OTs, social workers, psychologists and systemic, art and child psychotherapists. We offer a wide range of individual, group and systemic interventions, and are involved in a number of innovative evaluation and research projects and service developments. As such, you would be encouraged to develop your skills, ideas and interests to further your expertise and that of the team.
Job responsibilitiesPlease see the attached job description for full role responsibilities and person specification for this post. If the successful candidate has not yet completed the Post-graduate Certificate in CBT Supervision in CYP Services, then they would be expected to complete this. This is a funded course, with one day of teaching per month at Kings College London.
Person Specification- Qualifications
- Essential: Recognised accredited post graduate level training in a psychological therapy as specified in the Appendix
- Essential: Professionally registered as specified in the appendix
- Knowledge & Experience
- Essential: Substantial post-qualification/accreditation experience of specialist psychological therapy (assessment, formulation and treatment), as specified in the Appendix, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Essential: A high level of competence in applying a psychological therapy to complex difficulties appropriate for this therapy with the client group served by the post, and a proven track record of delivering positive outcomes in this therapy
- Essential: Experience of specialist psychological therapy assessment and treatment of clients across a range of care settings and client groups
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
Certificate of SponsorshipApplications 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).
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer. 
