Band 7 CBT Therapist - Adult Eating Disorders Suffolk
Are you an experienced CBT therapist with a core profession looking for a new challenge? If you have the passion, drive, and commitment towards providing the very best psychological support to our Service Users we would love for you to come and join us in our Suffolk Specialist Adult Eating Disorders Service!
We're seeking an experienced, pro‑active, passionate, and motivated CBT therapist to join our well‑established and thriving Adult Eating Disorder Service based across Suffolk. Our service provides highly specialist psychological treatment to adults over 18 years of age.
If you have the drive to provide excellent care, the ability to work as part of our multi‑disciplinary team, and are willing to go the extra mile to help make a difference to service users lives then we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Please see attached job description and recruitment letter for further information. In summary, key responsibilities include:
* Delivering psychological treatment interventions to allocated service users.
* Conducting psychological assessment and formulations.
* Providing supervision and consultancy to other mental health professionals within the team and to network colleagues.
* Participating in research and development activities.
* Working with the psychological therapies team to provide psychological containment, advice and support to the broader team and wider network.
* Supporting the continued implementation of the Routine Outcome Measures (ROMs) strategy.
* Assessment and management of risk associated with mental ill health and related psychopathology.
* Attending and contributing within regular meetings, such as: MDT, CPA, and s.117 reviews.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Professional qualification and registration in a recognised mental health profession.
* BABCP accreditation (or working towards) as a CBT/Therapist (may have been gained following successful completion of High Intensity Therapist Training).
* Knowledge and experience acquired through relevant first professional qualification at degree or postgraduate degree level.
Experience
* Theoretical knowledge of CBT/Therapies and the application of appropriate models of practice, according to client need.
* Substantial experience in managerial/clinical supervision of others casework. Substantial experience in teaching/training others.
Skills
* Ability to expertly manage a complex caseload; ability to make judgements involving highly complex facts or situations, and exercise judgement in identifying and assessing complicated events or problems.
* Advanced skills in assessment, formulation, engagement and interventions.
* Working knowledge of health legislation and current practice in mental health, including risk assessment and management.
Knowledge
* Knowledge of psychosocial interventions.
* Developing knowledge of local wider systems and networks.
Other
* Own transport which can be used for work purposes and ability to travel.
Benefits
* A comprehensive in‑house & external training programmes.
* Career progression.
* Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days per annum based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays).
* NHS discounts and many more.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This 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.
£49,387 to £56,515 a year gross per annum pro rata
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