CBT Therapist

The post holder will work with clients who presentwith a range of complex anxiety disorders, post- traumatic stress disorder anddepression related problems at step 3 for which CBT is demonstrated to beclinically effective. The post holderwill carry out telephone and face to face assessments as part of their caseload.Thepost holder will be responsible for their own caseload. This post will alsoinvolve the assessment and appropriate treatment of people presenting withmental health problems, working within NHS TALKING THERAPIES team. The postholder will be expected to attend regular supervision of supervision and mayhave additional areas of responsibility for clinical service development asrequired.A fully BABCP-accredited CBT Therapist or a therapist working towards BABCP accreditationProven experience delivering CBT within NHS Talking Therapies (IAPT)or a similar evidence-based clinical settingConfidence and competence in facilitating both individual and group-based CBT interventionsStrong clinical skills, excellent communication, and the ability to work well within a multidisciplinary teamWe are looking for someone passionate about delivering effective, evidence-based care and want to make a meaningful difference within a supportive and forward-thinking team.QualificationsCBT QualificationKey ResponsibilitiesAccept referrals via agreed protocols within the service.Conduct assessments and therapy over the telephone, telemedicine and face to face.Offer High Intensity treatment in individual and group settings (as agreed)Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the departments referral protocols, and refer unsuitable clients to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary.Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for people attending the service.Educate and involve family members and others in treatment as necessary, conveying formulations with sensitivity in easily understood language.Take responsibility for promoting access to the services provided and the delivery of cognitive behavioural therapies in the peripheral settings where the therapist works. (e.g. therapists working within GP Surgeries will be expected to attend GP Practice meetings and develop and maintain professional relationships with members of the primary care team. They will be expected to promote the service by ensuring that there are readily available promotional material for both members of the public and members of the primary care team.)Liaise with other psychological therapy services in order to work jointly to improve provision of psychological services to local residents.Plan appropriate packages of care for each service user. Liaise as appropriate with other professionals within the service and externally to effectively communicate your assessment and facilitate transfer of care to an appropriate professional.Conduct risk assessments, prepare risk management plans and initiate appropriate action where indicated (including referrals to relevant secondary care services and child and adult safeguarding services)Elicit outcome data from people using services and their carers. Use the TALKING THERAPIES system to record clinical contact details, clinical records, outcome data, and passage through the care pathway.Ensure that people under your care are cared for appropriately under the stepped care framework as currently in use within the service.Adhere to the operations manual and other relevant protocols and procedures as directed by your line manager.Take personal (unprompted) responsibility for achieving agreed clinical activity relating to the number of therapy contact hours per week.Actively contribute to and support the integration of clinical governance in the service within your own area of work and contribute to service clinical governance process in a specific area of work under the direction and supervision of a Senior Therapist.Develop an area of enhanced (specialist) clinical work (e.g. PTSD, OCD, Long Term Health Conditions, Perinatal, Eating Disorders, Social phobia etc). It is expected that the areas of specialist work will shift in focus over time to reflect service need and your need to continuing professional development.Carry out clinical audits of aspects of the CBT service as directed, including feedback from people who have used the service, analyse and feedback to the service verbally and in writing.Attend clinical supervision in group or individual format within service.Participate in peer supervision with professional colleagues.Develop and engage in your own CPD, including active engagement in and use of clinical supervision of your own therapy.Attend and fulfil all the requirements of the TALKING THERAPIES approved training/workshops in line with identified professional objectives.Support peer learning through attending and contributing to journal clubs and other in-house service CPD events.Once suitable supervision training and experience has been gained, supervise other staff as directed.Ensure that client confidentiality is protected at all times.Co‑ordinate and liaise between different staff groups within Mind in Bexley.Support the CBT Service Public & Professional Educational functions by contributing to professional education program under the supervision of senior members of the department.Support the CBT Service Public & Professional Educational functions by delivering interactive psycho-education within a CBT framework to large groups of Service Users under the supervision of senior members of the department.Exercise personal responsibility for the systematic clinical governance of your own professional practice.Proactively take responsibility for attending supervision, case management and line management regularly, participate in objective setting, performance reviews and respond to agreed objectives.Be aware of and comply with company policies, procedures and standards of service.Promote and contribute to the development and maintenance of a healthy therapeutic culture within the team and among colleagues across the service and Service Users.Manage an aspect of the service at the level of direct service delivery. This might include one or more (depending on available time) of: coordinating educational material, keeping a central resource file of clinical resources for general use, ensuring questionnaire accuracy, quality and accessibility, acting as the key liaison with an identified group of professionals.Once suitable managerial experience has been gained, line manage other staff as directed.Contribute to policy or service developments in line with clinical governance and service objectives.Provide and receive highly complex information (related to mental health and CBT) to individual, groups of service users, relatives, carers, members of the public and professionals.Develop and maintain close professional therapeutic relationships with Service Users using advanced psychotherapy skills to bring about lasting psychological change.Provide consultation to and communicate as appropriate with external agencies (including housing, police, local authority, employers, employment support workers etc).Proactively develop robust professional relationships with the Primary Care team (e.g. General Practice staff) supporting the active integration of CBT provision into primary care.Develop and maintain good professional relationships with mental health workers in primary and secondary care.Person SpecificationCBT QualificationDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. #J-18808-Ljbffr