Job summary
Employer heading
CBT Therapist
Band 7
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.
Nearly 3,800 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 1,400+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, catering, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us!
We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles, please indicate in your application if this is something you require
JOB DESCRIPTION/PERSON SPECIFICATION
Please read the job description/person specification carefully and ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience needed.
YOUR APPLICATION
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Job overview
The Wellbeing Service is part of the national IAPT programme, aimed at helping people across Suffolk aged 16 and over, who are suffering with mild to moderately severe anxiety and depression.
The successful post holder will be accredited with a BABCP accreditation as a CBT/Therapist.
We want patients and staff to recommend our organisation as a place where they would be happy for their friends and family to be treated. You can help us do this by bringing your skills, experience and commitment to The Wellbeing Service.
We work closely with community colleagues to support people living with Long Term Conditions as well as our core work. We will offer evidence based psychological treatments to help individuals to live well with their condition and strengthen links with key physical health colleagues in our area. Additional training in working with Long Term Conditions will be provided.
Main duties of the job
You will provide high intensity interventions to a range of adults with anxiety, depression and trauma related problems. You will receive regular supervision as well as in service training and CPD days that ensure your continued learning and development.
This is an opportunity to join an established team of Psychological Therapists providing a range of NICE compliant treatments at Step 3. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Experience of working in Primary Care will be an advantage. As well as 1:1 work you may be expected to co-facilitate group interventions via webinar. For the delivery of group work we provide training and additional support, should you need it.
As a Band 7 therapist, you will contribute to the on-going development and evaluation of the service.
Benefits included with this role are:-
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more.
Working for our organisation
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly, and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This vacancy will be based in Ipswich but working across Suffolk. We currently operate a hybrid form of working where interventions are currently being delivered digitally, remotely from home; with an expectation of doing at least one day a week offering appointments face to face in the locality. We are unable to offer remote contracts at this time.
Interview date is 19th August 2024 . You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please visit our website for details of our service offer Mental Health, Wellbeing and Emotional Support (wellbeingnands.co.uk),
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- Professional qualification and registration in a recognised mental health profession
- Knowledge and experience acquired through relevant first professional qualification at degree or postgraduate degree level.
- BABCP accreditation as a CBT/Therapists(may have been gained following successful completion of High Intensity Therapist Training).
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Theoretical knowledge of CBT/Therapies and the application of appropriate models of practice, according to client need.
- Excellent communication skills with a range of people in a variety of both clinical and managerial settings.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Juliette Sykes
- Job title
- Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
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