Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for High Intensity CBT therapist to join the NHS Talking Therapies delivered by Talking Therapies Southwark (TTS). We are seeking enthusiastic CBT therapists who are passionate about developing their skills in order to help improve the lives of others. Successful applicants can expect to join a highly valued and motivated TTS workforce who are committed to develop a person-centred and effective psychological assessment and treatment service to the local population.
We are keen to offer CPD and training opportunities to our permanent staff (after they have consolidated their CBT learning and application) who are keen to develop their therapeutic skills in supervision or treatment modalities other than CBT, e.g. IPT, EMDR, BCT, NET, MBCT.
Main duties of the job
You will offer assessment and 1:1 high intensity CBT interventions via telephone, video or face-to-face appointments. As part of your role you will also receive weekly supervision as well as opportunities to provide supervision to other colleagues in the team. As one of the few Trusts in London we are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage.
Working for our organisation
Talking Therapies Southwark has been commissioned to provide the adult NHS Talking Therapies for Southwark since 2008, and currently we have over 100 WTE staff. There are two locality-based teams, each responsible for the assessment and treatment of patients referred by, or registered with, the GP practices in their part of the borough. The south team is currently based at the Maudsley Hospital in Camberwell and the north team at the Munro Centre near London Bridge. Within each team, CBT therapists, psychologists, counsellors, psychological wellbeing practitioners and career coaches work closely together, offering assessment, psycho-educational workshops and groups, as well as individual treatment sessions covering all the NHS Talking Therapies -recommended therapy modalities. The South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is the lead provider for the Talking Therapies Southwark partnership.
Our Trust headquarters is located at the Maudsley Hospital in Denmark Hill, London. It is less than 5-minutes walk from the train station (zone 2) and is within walking distance from the beautiful green spaces of Ruskin park and the vibrant high-street that offers great shopping opportunities and with a wide range restaurant.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities are outlined separately - please refer to the attached document.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
1. Experience of working as a psychological therapist using CBT to treat common mental health problems in adults in NHS Talking Therapies service under a stepped care model
2. Experience of collecting and recording patient reported outcome measures to monitor progress in NHS Talking Therapies service
3. Experience of carrying out psychological assessment including assessment of risk in NHS Talking Therapies service
Desirable criteria
4. Delivering NHS Talking Therapies relevant psycho-educational or therapeutic groups or workshops
5. Working with one or more specific patient groups relevant to the NHS Talking Therapies service, e.g. older adults, people with long-term physical health conditions (A/I)
6. Experience of teaching or liaising with other professional groups (A/I)
Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
7. Detailed knowledge of CBT as applied to common mental health problems in adults (I)
8. Sound understanding of clinical governance (A/I)
9. Familiarity with the NHS Talking Therapies stepped care framework for treatment of depression and anxiety disorders (A/I)
10. Ability to meet agreed service targets and manage own caseload (A/I)
11. High standards of communication skills, including written communication (A/I)
Desirable criteria
12. Able to offer therapy in another language in addition to English (A)
Qualifications
Essential criteria
13. CBT therapist with BABCP accreditation OR CBT therapist who has completed CBT training, at post-graduate level, and are on track to obtain BABCP accreditation within the next 6 months