Cbt Therapist

The post holder will be a CBT therapist working within Sheffield Talking Therapies providing Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to adults with depression and a range of anxiety disorders in line with NICE guidance and the National Talking Therapies manual.

Full and part time (minimum 22.5 hours) permanent positions available (blend of remote/in person working).

Applications welcomed by both newly qualified and experienced practitioners (there is an expectation of working towards BABCP accreditation).
- A full time (37.5) therapist is required to offer 20 hours of therapy per week (reduced on a pro rata basis).
- Sheffield Talking Therapies are committed to delivering therapeutic interventions to full dose in line with the evidence base and in accordance with NICE guidance and The Talking Therapies Manual
- The wellbeing of staff is central to our success. We support this in a variety of ways, with wellbeing champions in each team, dedicated wellbeing events throughout the year, regular high quality CPD, training, development and leadership opportunities, area team meetings, regular line manager support, optional weekly staff mindfulness sessions and access to confidential wellbeing at work counselling support...

Please see 'Working for your organisation' for further details and opportunities within the post.

Sheffield Talking Therapies take enormous satisfaction from our track record of high staff retention rates, which we attribute to:

- Supervision exceeding BABCP requirements for individual clinical and group supervision
- Additional modality specific clinical supervision from qualified supervisors and consultants, such as EMDR, ACT, IPT and Mindfulness.
- Supervision of Supervision (for clinical supervisors).
- Extensive high quality CPD programme throughout the year (Recent CPD events included speakers such as Dugas, Clark and Kerry Young).
- Clinical development opportunities. (Recent examples such as LTC top up training, EMDR, NET, Leadership programmes, CBT clinical supervision, Mindfulness, ACT )
- Bi-monthly profession/modality specific forums and supervisor forums.
- Quarterly service wide Masterclasses, providing additional CPD, Training and Service developments.
- Service wide networking & team building away days.
- Leadership development opportunities, with numerous staff further developing into leadership roles.
- Working groups (e.g. BAME, Older Adults, Patient experience).
- Trust wide staff-based service support groups e.g. (LGBTQ+, BAME, Carers).
- An opportunity be supported by a wide range of modalities, including Health Psychologists and a variety of Psychotherapies, partnership working within Primary Care, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, community and voluntary services.

Principal duties

CLINICAL
1. Assess patient's suitability for CBT interventions in line with NICE guidance in a stepped care model.
2. Providing consultations with Talking Therapies staff on suitability, feeding back to stakeholders on suitability issues to support the patient to access the right intervention. Completing onward referral to other services where appropriate.
3. Assess and manage risk collaboratively with the patient and adhere to the Talking Therapies risk protocol; working to ensure the safety of the patient and others.
4. Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for patients.
5. To complete all mandated session by session outcome measures.
6. The post holder will work with people from different cultural backgrounds; and will if necessary, work using an interpreter. The post holder will be expected to demonstrate a commitment to equal opportunities.
7. Use highly developed communication skills in working with people to understand their personal and often very sensitive difficulties
8. Exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment and treatment of patients in line with the service and the National Talking Therapies manual.
9. Educate and involve family members and others in treatment as appropriate; conveying CBT and other psychological formulations with sensitivity in easily understood language.
10. Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the number of patient contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per day in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment is delivered in an accessible timely manner.
11. Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols; and complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.
12. Work closely with other members of the team ensuring appropriate arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach.
13. Assess and integrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall therapy process
14. Liaise with other health and social care staff from other agencies as appropriate to appropriate care for patients.
15. Demonstrate clinical leadership appropriate to banding where required.

TRAINING AND SUPERVISION
1. Contribute to the development; tea