Iapt Step 3 Cbt Therapist

Are you a qualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist/High Intensity Therapist looking for a new opportunity within Talking Therapies in a Hybrid home/office role? If so, come and join our CQC rated ‘outstanding’ Trust as part of our highly successful IAPT Talking Therapies service, read on to find out more.

You will join one of our friendly teams providing High Intensity interventions within our IAPT service. We were one of the first IAPT services to launch in England back in 2008. Being in this first wave has allowed us to become very well established and benefit from years of innovation at the forefront of IAPT research and developments - and building strong links with our local communities. We are one of just six NHS IAPT services in England to be accredited under the Accreditation Programme for Psychological Therapy Services in England (APPTS) from the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

**Work bases**:
Slough, Windsor, Maidenhead, Bracknell and Reading

The post holder will be part of an Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service and will provide High Intensity interventions - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Clinical Supervision where required, working with clients with Anxiety Disorders and Depression for which CBT is demonstrated to be clinically effective.

In addition to clinical work, you will spend approx. half a day each week carrying out non-clinical duties supporting your manager to meet service objectives and ensure the smooth running of the service including, management of staff, developing new ways of working and ensuring all targets are met.

The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.

Working pattern + Service operating hours

The service hours are 8am - 8pm Monday -Thursday and 8am - 5pm Friday.

You will be required to do 4 core hours shifts and one ‘late’ per week (12pm - 8pm) plus an additional evening when covering groups or courses or as required by the service.

Part time hours are available (a minimum of 22.5 per week) and we can offer flexibility on when/how part-time hours are worked. Please let us know your desired working pattern.

We value our employees and put people first. We achieved an ‘Outstanding’ rating overall in our latest CQC inspection, which found that: ‘Managers across Berkshire Healthcare promoted a positive culture that supported and valued staff, creating a sense of common purpose based on shared values.’ In the latest National Staff Survey, our Trust achieved top place from of all Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trusts across the country for staff recommending it as a place to work.

**Some of the benefits of joining our team**:

- Salary ranging from £41,659 - £47,672 per annum
- Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work, life balance
- Generous Annual leave - 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff
- Option to buy/sell annual leave
- Excellent learning and development opportunities
- Sick Pay
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff
- Advanced IT enablement and support 
- Employee Assistance Program
- Enhanced well-being offer for our staff including access to counselling to support staff
- Employee Awards
- And so much more 

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

**The 4 “must haves” for you to be considered for this role**:
1. Will have a qualification in one of the following at graduate level in counselling/clinical psychology, nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy or within a psychological therapy.
2. Will be BABCP accredited at provisional level as a minimum
3. Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
4. Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively.