Talking Therapies Trainee Cognitive Behavioural

2 months ago


Sheffield, United Kingdom Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust Full time

This is a training role within the Sheffield Talking Therapies (formerly IAPT) in Sheffield, leading to the Postgraduate Diploma in High Intensity Psychological Interventions (HIPI) Cognitive Behavioural Therapist.

Sheffield Talking Therapies is at the forefront of transforming access to psychological therapies, working closely with GP Practice teams across Sheffield to provide a wide range of psychological interventions to people experiencing Depression and Anxiety - operating within a Stepped Care Model. Already offering psychological interventions to over 13,000 people in Sheffield each year; the service is proud to have maintained our Primary Care GP base for delivering much of our work. This is complimented by an extensive range of groups and short courses that routinely run in Sheffield.

We take enormous satisfaction from our track record of training and retaining staff; as well as helping to develop individuals who have subsequently taken up leadership opportunities. In addition we actively support the wellbeing of our staff.

The post-holder will work within the service providing high intensity interventions whilst undertaking a programme of training for this role with the University of Sheffield. This intensive training post will equip the post-holder to provide a cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) service to clients with a range of complex problems for which CBT is demonstrated to be clinically effective. The post-holder will work in the service for 3 days per week using their newly developed skills whilst attending the university training programme two days per week.

This training post is offered on a fixed term basis for 1 year.

It is essential that you meet all of the University of Sheffield entry requirements for thePostgraduate Diploma in High Intensity Psychological Interventions.
1. Undergraduate degree or evidence of ability to study successfully at level 6 (third year of undergraduate degree).
1. Hold a recognised professional qualification or evidence of meeting knowledge, skills and attitudes (KSA) equivalent to professional training.

**Recognised professional qualifications are**: Arts therapist, counselling, medicine, occupational therapy, probation services, psychology, psychotherapy/psychotherapeutic counselling, registered nurse (RMN or learning disabilities only), social work, teacher of special educational needs with additional counselling/psychotherapy training.

If you do not have a recognized professional qualification youmust submit a COMPLETED KSA portfolio on the day of the interviewin order to be offered a post.

This is a training role within the Sheffield Talking Therapies in Sheffield. The post-holder will work within the Talking Therapies service providing high intensity interventions whilst undertaking a programme of training for this role. This intensive training post will equip the post - holder to provide a cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) service to clients with a range of complex problems for which CBT is demonstrated to be clinically effective. The post
- holder will work in the service for 3 days of the week using the newly developed skills whilst attending the training programme for the other two days.

The post holder will work with people of different cultural backgrounds and ages; using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities. Interventions are delivered by means of telephone; Skype; face to face (both on an individual basis and by a range of groups).

This training post is offered on a fixed term basis for 1 year.

Principal Duties
1. CLINICAL
- Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service
- Assess clients for suitability for CBT. Where the problems appear to be too complex or severe to be appropriate for a trainee therapists to refer to manager/supervisor for advice on how to manage the case
- Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the department’s referral protocols, and refer unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary.
- Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for clients.
- Educate and involve family members and others in treatment as necessary, conveying CBT formulations with sensitivity in easily understood language.
- Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the number of client contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.
- Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.
- Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols.
- Work closely with other members of the team ensuring appropriate step-up and step-down arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach.
- Assess and integrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall therapy process.

1. TRAINING AND SUPERVISION
- Attend and fulfil all the requirements of



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