High Intensity Cbt Psychological Therapist

3 weeks ago


Torquay, United Kingdom Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Psychological Therapist/High Intensity CBT Therapist ICU

An opportunity has arisen in the Intensive Care department at Torbay Hospital to recruit a Psychological Therapist/High Intensity CBT Therapist in ICU.

This is an exciting opportunity to support the development, delivery and evaluation of a high quality and effective ICU psychology service. Working within the rehabilitation team, the role will entail providing staff support, teaching and training, as well as facilitating 1:1 and group supervision.

You will join a friendly, supportive rehabilitation team, with whom you will work closely, to provide short-term and evidence-based psychological therapies and interventions to inpatients, outpatients and their families/caregivers within the Intensive care unit. There will be an emphasis on the clinical assessment and treatment of patients in the ICU at high risk of psychological distress plus consultation with relatives/caregivers, as well as the multidisciplinary team (MDT).

The role is embedded in the ICU but there is collaboration with the Trust’s Clinical Health Psychology Service.

You will join a friendly, supportive rehabilitation team, with whom you will work closely, to provide short-term and evidence-based psychological therapies and interventions to inpatients, outpatients and their families/caregivers within the Intensive care unit. There will be an emphasis on the clinical assessment and treatment of patients in the ICU at high risk of psychological distress plus consultation with relatives/caregivers, as well as the multidisciplinary team (MDT).

The role is embedded in the ICU but there is collaboration with the Trust’s Clinical Health Psychology Service, with opportunities for peer support, service development and evaluation, teaching, training, supervision, consultation, and preventative well-being approaches.

Why Work With Us

We are a progressive service and are passionate about the uniqueness of our ICU rehabilitation team. We have a mix of professions in the team and welcome individuals who are keen to embrace the challenges and strengths that this brings to our working and professional identity. We pride ourselves on our flexibility of working practices and our family first approach to working which allow people to work hard while maintaining healthy boundaries.

As a Trust we have introduced agile working and as a Directorate we are committed to supporting our teams and colleagues in adopting this approach and there is a strong commitment to both evidence and practice based short-term interventions.

Post-graduate doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology.

A high-level ability to communicate effectively at both a written and oral level complex, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to
clients, their families, carers and a wide range of lay and professional persons within and outside the NHS

Standard keyboard skills.

Driving to clinics.

Retaining and imparting large amounts of complex information.

Work pattern can be unpredictable.

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for the post Psychological Therapist/High Intensity CBT Therapist



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