Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

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

NHS TalkingTherapies North East Lincolnshire service is for people with common mentalhealth problems registered to a GP within North East Lincolnshire. The servicebecame operational in February 2008. We are looking for an enthusiastic, skilledand dedicated High Intensity Therapist who will work within the young peoplepathway (under 25s). The successful applicant will work between office base,community space and some remote working. The role offers variety and comes withthe opportunity 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 havea Post-graduate diploma in High Intensity Psychological Interventions and be anaccredited member of the BABCP to be shortlisted for interview.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate willbe involved in the children and young peoples project, offering step 3 CBT interventionsto service users under the age of 25. There will be an expectation to supportthe project management work and frequent analysis and evaluation of the pathwayto support developments. The post holder will work predominantly with the under25s and offer a flexible approach to meet the needs of the young people. Youwill work alongside young people to support the developing service, respondingto feedback to improve.

Interviewswill be conducted by NHS Talking Therapies Service Manager, CYP lead and aservice user representative. A short role play may be required.

Candidatemust be accredited with the BABCP.

The closingdate for this post is 11th September 2024. Interviews will take placeat Navigo House, shortly after closing date.

PLEASE NOTETHIS IS NOT A FULLY REMOTE POST.

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

Acceptreferrals via agreed protocols within the service (including protocols formanaging self referrals).

Assessclients for suitability for CBT or other Talking Therapy.

Makedecisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the departmentsreferral protocols, and refer unsuitable clients on to the relevant service orback to the referral agent as necessary.

Formulate,implement and evaluate therapy programmes for clients.

Educate andinvolve family members and others in treatment as necessary, conveying CBTformulations with sensitivity in easily understood language.

Adhere to anagreed activity contract relating to the number of client contacts offered, andclinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times andensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.

Attendmulti-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment,where appropriate.

Complete allrequirements relating to data collection within the service.

Keep coherentrecords of all clinical activity in line with service protocols

Work closelywith other members of the team ensuring appropriate step-up and step-downarrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach.

Assess andintegrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall therapyprocess

Carry outclinical audits of service performance, including service user surveys andevaluations, and help to collate and disseminate the results for feedback.

Support thetriage process in place to ensure appropriate referrals are accessing theservice

Attendoccasional outreach events to support the development of the service and shareinformation on CBT

TRAINING ANDSUPERVISION

Attend andfulfil all the requirements of the NHS Talking Therapies approved supervisiontraining.

Supervisestaff in the service.

PROFESSIONAL

Ensure themaintenance of standards of practice according to the employer and anyregulating, professional and accrediting bodies (eg BPS, UKCP, BABCP), and keep up to date on newrecommendations/guidelines set by the department of health ( NHS plan,National Service Framework, National Institute for Clinical Excellence).

Ensure thatclient confidentiality is protected at all times.

Be aware of,and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of CBT and other agreedpsychological therapies.

Ensure clearprofessional objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed with seniortherapists on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development.

Attendclinical/managerial supervision on a regular basis as agreed with Manager.

Participatein individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives.

Keep up todate all records in relation to and ensure personal development planmaintains up to date specialist knowledge of latest theoretical and servicedelivery models/developments.

Attendrelevant conferences / workshops in line with identified professionalobjectives.

ADVISORY /LIAISON

Provide anadvisory service on matters related to the practice and delivery of CognitiveBehavioural Therapy or other therapy to individuals/groups/committees acrossthe Mental Health Trust, Primary Care Trust and other voluntary agencies.

Promote andmaintain links with Primary Care and Secondary Care Staff to help co-ordinatethe provision of an effective Psychological Therapies Service.

GENERAL

To contributeto the development of best practice within the service.

To maintainup-to-date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and proceduresin relation to Mental Health and Primary Care Services.

All employeeshave a duty and responsibility for their own health and safety and the healthof safety of colleagues, patients and the general public.

All employeeshave a responsibility and a legal obligation to ensure that informationprocessed for both patients and staff is kept accurate, confidential, secureand in line with the Data Protection Act (1998) and Security andConfidentiality Policies.

It is theresponsibility of all staff that they do not abuse their official position forpersonal gain, to seek advantage of further private business or other interestsin the course of their official duties.

ThisJob Description does not provide an exhaustive list of duties and may bereviewed in conjunction 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

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 clients. Able 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.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in mental health services Experience of working with young people (under 25) 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 Worked within a youth service offering CBT therapy Supported the development of a new pathway or service

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