Cbt Therapist

Are you a qualified CBT Therapist looking for the next step in your career? Are you looking to work in a team renowned for its supportive culture? Do you want to be part of a well-established service making a difference in the community? If you want to join one of the country’s leading NHS Talking Therapies services, then we would love to hear from you

We are one of the top performing Talking Therapies services in the country, leading the way in the provision of NICE recommended psychological therapies. We are focused on patient care, clinical excellence, innovation, and collaborative working.

You will be supported by a strong senior clinical team with the added support of a robust management team both working together to deliver a friendly, highly competent workforce.

Provide Step 3 CBT interventions, face to face, digitally and in group settings to patients experiencing moderate to severe mental illness.

To accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service.

To assess clients for suitability for treatment within West Sussex Talking Therapies and specifically for Step 3 Psychological Therapy.

To make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the service referral protocols, and if required
- refer clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary with due regard for assessment and management of risk. To undertake risk assessment and take the appropriate action. To formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for clients.

The Talking Therapies team encourages service improvement and you will have the opportunity to contribute to service and quality improvement projects.

We’re one of the top performing NHS Talking Therapies services in the country, leading the way in the provision of NICE-recommended psychological therapies. We’re focused on clinical excellence, innovation and collaborative working.

**We can offer you**:

- Excellent continued learning and development
- Exciting career development opportunities
- The opportunity to be part of a well-established and patient-focused service
- The chance to be part of a dedicated, professional, engaged and supportive team
- Regular support, supervision and training
- Flexible working opportunities
- Our staff work with a blended way of working both on site and from home.
- Well being passports

The post holder will be a Clinician providing Step 3, individual and group CBT interventions, within West Sussex Talking Therapies.

There will be responsibility for ensuring that the service ethos of placing patients at the centre of service delivery, and promoting mental wellbeing and emotional resilience is central to the team’s activity.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details.

The West locality is a beautiful location in Sussex, with the sea in easy reach, it includes the beautiful Wittering’s beach, excellent for sailing and wind surfing. Locations with in the area have a buzzing night life, a world class theatre, fantastic history with a Roman Cathedral and many other historically relevant sites. There is a good range of shops, good road and rail links to London, Brighton and Gatwick. As well as having a wide variety of leisure options including Goodwood cars and horses, parks, green spaces, gyms.