Job summary
Employer heading
Senior CYP CBT Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.
Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services
‘We recognise the benefits of flexible working and support applications wherever possible. If you would like to work flexibly please ask the recruiting manager for more information.’
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Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a senior CBT practitioner to join our RISE team.
You will work within our core specialist mental health teams to deliver clinically effective, young person focused services. You will provide high quality supervision to other clinicians within the service. You will receive excellent support and opportunities for continuing professional development and training in line with service objectives. We have a robust clinical supervision structure in place. You will be actively encouraged to participate in service development and leadership projects
Main duties of the job
The Senior CYP CBT Practitioner will hold responsibility for:
· Providing supervision to designated CBT Therapists within the service.
Providing high quality CBT assessment, formulation and intervention for children and young people presenting with complex mental health difficulties and co-morbidities.
· Providing CBT consultation to colleagues and professionals within and outside of the service.
· Identifying and delivering, together with the CBT clinical lead, CPD relevant to CBT therapists and Children’s Wellbeing Practitioners.
· Working closely with clinical lead to drive audit, service evaluation and research to inform service and practice development.
Working for our organisation
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
These include:
· generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
· excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
· salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
· discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
· wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
· staff networks and support groups
We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details about the job.
Please visit our CWRise website (https://cwrise.com/) and and What is Rise? - YouTube for further information regarding our service model. Find out what it is like to work for RISE at What are the benefits of working for Rise? - YouTube
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Masters level qualification or recognised equivalent qualification such as the Postgraduate Diploma in CBT.
- Doctoral degree in:- Systemic Family Psychotherapy , Psychology ,Psychotherapy
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Specialist knowledge of all the evidence-based CBT models, evidence for their use and detailed knowledge of common mental health problems.
- Working knowledge of arrangements for children’s health services and early help including knowledge of legislation, SEND, statutory guidance, government policy, practice guidance and best practice.
- Ability to implement local policies and procedures relating to children and families.
- Ability to communicate effectively and influence others including presentation, oral, written and IT skills.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post qualifying experience in CAMHS.
- Has extensive experience working as a qualified CBT practitioner and delivering CBT interventions to children and young people.
- Substantial experience in a supervisory role with the ability to supervise, mentor, and support staff.
- Expertise in collecting and evaluating clinical outcomes and data
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
- Hsin-Ping Wang
- Job title
- CBT Clinical Lead - RISE Core
- Email address
- [email protected]
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