Band 7 High Intensity Therapist - Wiltshire Talking Therapies
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Job summary
The Wiltshire Talking Therapies Service is seeking an enthusiastic, motivated, and qualified High Intensity Therapist to join our expanding service to help meet the increasing demand for Step 3 CBT.
We offer a hybrid working arrangement, with bases in Devizes or Salisbury, combined with opportunities for remote working from home.
Join AWP, an NHS Trust committed to developing a highly skilled workforce, offering professional development opportunities and additional training.
Main duties of the job
You will provide specialist psychological therapy for anxiety and depression within the NHS Talking Therapies service, including assessments and therapy using the specified NHS model.
You will also provide professional and clinical supervision to team members.
Applicants must hold the NHS Talking Therapies High Intensity CBT Postgraduate Diploma and be accredited with BABCP.
This role offers excellent development opportunities as the service expands, with regular supervision and CPD activities to support your growth.
We are a friendly, supportive team emphasizing staff wellbeing. Opportunities include becoming a "champion" in areas like youth support, diversity, service user involvement, wellbeing, and veterans.
About us
AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) is a diverse organization with over 5,000 staff providing inpatient and community mental health care across Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, Wiltshire, and parts of Dorset.
We promote mental health and wellbeing, valuing diversity and inclusion, and encourage applications from all backgrounds, including Black, Asian, minority ethnic groups, disabled individuals, and LGBTQ+ community members.
Job responsibilities
Main Duties:
* Provide specialist psychological assessments and treatments within the NHS Talking Therapies service.
Professional:
* Offer professional and clinical supervision to team members.
Communications and Relationships:
* Communicate effectively and sensitively regarding client assessments, formulations, and treatment plans.
Teaching, training, and supervision:
* Receive regular supervision from qualified colleagues.
* Develop skills in postgraduate teaching, training, and supervision.
* Supervise Trainee High Intensity Therapists, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, and Assistant Psychologists, where appropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Recognized postgraduate training in psychological therapy.
Qualifications
* Full BABCP accreditation or eligibility, including BPS/CPC and BABCP eligibility; CBT supervisor qualification or eligibility to train as one.
Experience
* Experience in psychological assessment and treatment within NHS Talking Therapies.
* Experience working with diverse client groups and issues.
Skills
* Mobility for travel across dispersed areas, with limited public transport access.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This role requires a DBS check in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Address
Green Lane Hospital or Fountain Way Hospital
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