High Intensity

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join ourNHS North East Lincolnshire Talking Therapies Service for Anxiety andDepression.

NHS Talking Therapies NorthEast Lincolnshire service is for people with common mental health problemsregistered to a GP within North East Lincolnshire. The service becameoperational in February 2008 and since 2009 NHS Talking Therapies (previouslyknown as Open Minds). We are looking for an enthusiastic, skilled and dedicatedHigh Intensity Therapist. We have one permanent hour post available. Thesuccessful applicant will work between office base, community locations andoption of some remote working. The role offers variety and comes with theopportunity to do further top up training, and specialise in an area ofinterest autism, perinatal or older people. THIS IS NOT A FULLY REMOTEPOST.

You must have a Post-graduatediploma in High Intensity Psychological Interventions and be an accreditedmember of the BABCP to be shortlisted for interview.

Main duties of the job

To provide evidence based CBTinterventions adhering to NICE guidelines to clients that present withdepression and anxiety disorders. To assess clients for suitability for talkingtherapies. Screen new referrals from internal and external sources, refer/signpostunsuitable clients to the correct services.

To work as part of a team tomeet national targets, including minimising waiting times and accessibility.Provide clinical supervision to other members of the team.

To attend regular clinical andmanagerial supervision and MDT's where appropriate.

To work independentlyaccording to an agreed plan and within the framework of Navigo's policies andprocedures.

About us

Hello

We are Navigo. We look after North East Lincolnshire'smental health and well-being. We are an award-winning social enterprise thatprovides mental health services to the NHS and beyond.

The whole basis of our work isto deliver services that we would be happy for our own family to use.

We offer a range of mentalhealth services, including acute and community facilities as well as specialistsupport such as outstanding older adults inpatient services, rehabilitationand recovery community mental health and an outstanding specialist eatingdisorder facility.

Ranked as one of the top UKcompanies to work for, we featured in the Best Companies top 100 large companylist and were named sixth best health and social care company 2023.

As a social enterprise, we dothings a little bit differently and have also developed income-generating commerciallyviable businesses that provide training, education and employment opportunitiesincluding Grimsby Garden Centre and two cafes.

Working at Navigo is not likeworking anywhere else. Lots of places say that, but we really mean it.

We like to work withforward-thinking people who want to make a difference.

Come join us

Job description

Job responsibilities

CLINICAL

Accept referrals via agreedprotocols within the service (including protocols for managing self referrals).

Assess clients for suitabilityfor CBT or other Talking Therapy.

Make decisions on suitabilityof new referrals, adhering to the departments referral protocols, and referunsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent asnecessary.

Formulate, implement andevaluate therapy programmes for clients.

Educate and involve familymembers and others in treatment as necessary, conveying CBT formulations withsensitivity in easily understood language.

Adhere to an agreed activitycontract relating to the number of client contacts offered, and clinicalsessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensuretreatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.

Attend multi-disciplinarymeetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment, where appropriate.

Complete all requirementsrelating to data collection within the service.

Keep coherent records of allclinical activity in line with service protocols

Work closely with othermembers of the team ensuring appropriate step-up and step-down arrangements arein place to maintain a stepped care approach.

Assess and integrate issuessurrounding work and employment into the overall therapy process

Carry out clinical audits ofservice performance, including service user surveys and evaluations, and helpto collate and disseminate the results for feedback.

TRAINING AND SUPERVISION

Attend and fulfil all therequirements of the NHS Talking Therapies approved supervision training.

Supervise staff in theservice.

PROFESSIONAL

Ensure the maintenance ofstandards of practice according to the employer and any regulating, professionaland accrediting bodies (eg BPS, UKCP,BABCP), and keep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by thedepartment of health ( NHS plan, National Service Framework, NationalInstitute for Clinical Excellence).

Ensure that client confidentialityis protected at all times.

Be aware of, and keep up todate with advances in the spheres of CBT and other agreed psychologicaltherapies.

Ensure clear professionalobjectives are identified, discussed and reviewed with senior therapists on aregular basis as part of continuing professional development.

Attend clinical/managerialsupervision on a regular basis as agreed with Manager.

Participate in individualperformance review and respond to agreed objectives.

Keep up to date all records inrelation to and ensure personal development plan maintains up to datespecialist knowledge of latest theoretical and service deliverymodels/developments.

Attend relevant conferences /workshops in line with identified professional objectives.

ADVISORY / LIAISON

Provide an advisory service onmatters related to the practice and delivery of Cognitive Behavioural Therapyor other therapy to individuals/groups/committees across the Mental HealthTrust, Primary Care Trust and other voluntary agencies.

Promote and maintain linkswith Primary Care and Secondary Care Staff to help co-ordinate the provision ofan effective Psychological Therapies Service.

GENERAL

To contribute to thedevelopment of best practice within the service.

To maintain up-to-dateknowledge of legislation, national and local policies and procedures inrelation to Mental Health and Primary Care Services.

All employees have a duty andresponsibility for their own health and safety and the health of safety of colleagues,patients and the general public.

All employees have aresponsibility and a legal obligation to ensure that information processed forboth patients and staff is kept accurate, confidential, secure and in line withthe Data Protection Act (1998) and Security and Confidentiality Policies.

It is the responsibility ofall staff that they do not abuse their official position for personal gain, toseek advantage of further private business or other interests in the course oftheir official duties.

This Job Descriptiondoes not provide an exhaustive list of duties and may be reviewed inconjunction with the post holder in light of service development. .

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Postgraduate diploma in High Intensity psychological interventions BABCP accreditation

Desirable

Other IAPT qualifications EMDR

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in mental health services Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets Ability to manage own caseload and time Demonstrates high standards in written communication Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers

Desirable

Experience of working in Primary Care Services Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes

Additional Criteria

Essential

High level of enthusiasm and Motivation. Advanced communication skills Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively Ability to work under pressure Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality Ability to be self reflective, whilst working with service users, & in own personal and professional development and in supervision The ability and skills to act as an advocate for a new service, to engage and foster good professional relationships with all health professionals in promoting the good integration of this service with the wider health care system To work at least 3 days out of 5 days a week, between base and community settings.

Desirable

Fluent in any other languages other than English Car driver with ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation.

Skills & Attributes

Essential

Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health / benefits & employment systems Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post Full range of skills and competencies as laid out in the competence framework for CBT (Roth and Pilling 2007) Computer literate Excellent verbal and written communication skills Has received training (either formal of through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice Basic understanding of issues surrounding clinical risk Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clientsAble to attend supervision training if not already trained Good record of Continuing Professional Development.

Desirable

Trained in provision of supervision for CBT Completed clinical audits within a service.

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