Job summary
About the role:
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic High Intensity CBT Therapist to join our expanding team. We are committed to helping to develop the people that come to work with us. We know our service can only be as good as the people who work here, and we will invest in you to maximise that potential.
You will receive weekly clinical supervision from an experienced therapist working within the service, as well as specialist monthly group supervision by an experienced clinician from the Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma (CADAT). In addition, there are monthly specialist EMDR supervision groups for any clinician fully trained in EMDR, and regular CPD opportunities within the Trust.
The post is a busy one, with targets for activity and recovery and a high caseload. The post requires working one evening a week as a shift day i.e. 12-8pm on a regular evening each week. 2 days in office.
In order to be shortlisted for this post, applicants must be BABCP accredited. Applicants who are due to complete their HI CBT training shortly are strongly encouraged to apply.
Lambeth is a borough of high social and psychological needs with considerable cultural diversity. We value this and we would like our team to reflect the diversity of our community and therefore we would welcome applications from individuals from a Black, Asian or any other Global Majority backgrounds. We would particularly welcome candidates fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, Cantonese and Mandarin.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities (Included but not limited to):
? To deliver NICE recommended, formulation driven specialist psychological interventions for depression and anxiety disorders, adapting interventions for the specific needs and clinical setting, working with individual clients, groups and large workshops.? Assess and integrate issues surrounding social support, voluntary work and employment into therapy.? To provide psychological reports, including relevant formulation, opinion and interventions, in order to inform referrers and, where appropriate, service users.? To select and deliver evidence based psychological treatments, monitoring outcomes and modifying and adapting interventions, drawing on a range of theoretical models.? To work as an autonomous professional within BABCP/HCPC guidelines and the policies and procedures of the service, taking full responsibility for own workincluding treatment and discharge decisions.? To keep clear, accurate and up to date records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols.? To confidently assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans? Maintain a clinical caseload in line with activity targets agreed with line manager.
About us
About the team:
Lambeth Talking Therapies is a well-established and successful service with over 100 members of staff. We are a friendly, creative and sociable team consisting of Clinical Support Workers, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, High Intensity Therapists and admin staff.
Lambeth Talking Therapies Service Mission:Working with people to reduce the distress and practical problems caused by common mental health problems; by developing and supporting staff who are dedicated to providing high quality, continuously improving psychological services to all of Lambeth's diverse population.
About the location:
At present, the large majority of sessions to clients are offered virtually and clinicians are working from home. We are happy to consider fully remote working roles. We anticipate all staff doing a combination of office/home working in the future.
The main service team bases are at in Brixton, Stockwell and Streatham. All our bases have great transport links and are close to coffee shops and food markets for enjoying your lunch break.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Essential Requirements
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Desirable Requirements
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Qualification
Doctoral level qualification in clinical or counselling psychology with substantial CBT experience and BABCP accredited and HCPC registered. Or CBT Therapist / CBT Therapist in training, from an IAPT High Intensity CBT course and with, or close to, BABCP accreditation (to be accredited within 12 months). The post offer is conditional on achieving the accreditation, or the contract will be terminated. The post will be at Band 6 in this period until provisional accreditation is achieved.
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Training in a different therapy modality offered in IAPT (e.g. EMDR, IPT, DIT, Couples, Groups).
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Experience
Experience of the psychological assessment and treatment of adult clients presenting with common mental health problems in an IAPT or specialist service, using CBT.
Experience of meeting activity and outcome targets in a psychological service.
Experience of collecting and recording generic and disorder specific outcome measures to monitor patient progress.
Experience of contributing to the running or development of a service, for example through audit or leading a project or service area.
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Experience in working in another modality group CBT, IPT, BCT, LTC, EMDR
Experience of delivering CBT in a specialist CBT service e.g. CADAT .
Experience of giving clinical supervision.
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Knowledge
Knowledge and experience of CBT formulations and treatment for all the common mental health problems.
Knowledge of psychological assessment.
Knowledge of key legislation in relation to mental health issues, offenders, and child protection.
Awareness of racial diversity issues and factors affecting access to mental health care.
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Skills & Abilities
Specialist practitioner skills in CBT including skills in the application of psychological assessments and interventions with complex presentations.
Highly developed verbal and written communication skills including communicating complex, highly technical and sensitive information to clients, families and colleagues and referrers.
Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner with appropriate level of clinical and managerial supervision.
Ability to work effectively with different cultural and ethnic groups.
Able to be flexible and cope with continuous organisational change.
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Skills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups.
Consultation skills to work with the multi-professional team or other professional groups within own service.
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Other requirement
Commitment to continuing professional development, to partnership working and to reflective clinical practice.
Ability to use Word, Excel, PowerPoint and develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic meetings, to a good standard.
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Fluent in Spanish or Portuguese or Mandarin or Cantonese
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Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Doctoral level qualification in clinical or counselling psychology with substantial CBT experience and BABCP accredited and HCPC registered. Or CBT Therapist / CBT Therapist in training, from an IAPT High Intensity CBT course and with, or close to, BABCP accreditation (to be accredited within 12 months).
Desirable
- Training in a different therapy modality offered in IAPT (e.g. EMDR, IPT, DIT, Couples, Groups).
Experience
Essential
- Experience of the psychological assessment and treatment of adult clients presenting with common mental health problems in an IAPT or specialist service, using CBT.
- Experience of meeting activity and outcome targets in a psychological service.
- Experience of collecting and recording generic and disorder specific outcome measures to monitor patient progress.
- Experience of contributing to the running or development of a service, for example through audit or leading a project or service area.
Desirable
- Experience of delivering CBT in a specialist CBT service e.g. CADAT .
- Experience of giving clinical supervision.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of CBT formulations and treatment for all the common mental health problems.
- Knowledge of psychological assessment.
- Knowledge of key legislation in relation to mental health issues, offenders, and child protection.
- Awareness of racial diversity issues and factors affecting access to mental health care.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Specialist practitioner skills in CBT including skills in the application of psychological assessments and interventions with complex presentations.
- Highly developed verbal and written communication skills well written form reflecting on person spec, the role and their own development needs=2; well written form but does not reflect on their own development needs=1; very brief and/or lots of mistakes=0)
- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner with appropriate level of clinical and managerial supervision.
Desirable
- Skills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups
- Consultation skills to work with the multi-professional team or other professional groups within own service.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Lambeth Talking Therapies, 1A Dalbury House, Ferndale Rd, Brixton, London SW9 8AP
Lambeth, London
SW9 8AP