Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

The Black Country Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) Services are located across Sandwell, Dudley, Walsall and Wolverhampton teams. It is an exciting time to join our teams as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist with many innovative, new service developments across the service. The post holder will join of a network of psychological professions across Early Intervention Services in the Black Country, including Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, CBT therapists and Assistant Psychologists. As a growing psychological professions team in EI, there is a range of support, supervision and internal training for the post holder to be part of and take up.

The post holder will be based between Walsall and Sandwell Early Intervention Services, but would be expected to work flexibly across the four teams when needed.

The post holder will be primarily contributing towards the delivery of high quality evidenced-based psychological assessment, formulations and interventions for people experiencing psychosis, psychotic symptomology, and/or At Risk Mental States, who may present with complex mental health, social, and relational difficulties, as well as issues such as substance and alcohol use.

The post holder will also be provided training and support the delivery of family interventions within the service., The main duties and responsibilities of the role would be:

• To work as an integral part of the Early Intervention in Psychosis Multi-Disciplinary Team; understanding and supporting the roles and contributions of colleagues to deliver a holistic package of care to promote recovery

• Able to work with clients across the age range of 14 to 65, from varying cultural and religious backgrounds, presenting with complex mental health, social, and relational difficulties. Some clients may also have co-existing neurodiversity and/or learning difficulties

• The delivery of cognitive behavioural interventions to those individuals with first episode psychosis and at risk mental state

• The delivery of family interventions within the service

To be part of initial assessments to the EI service and be trained on assessment tools, including the Comprehensive Assessment of At Risk Mental State (CAARMS)

For more information, please refer to the job description and person specification for the post

Working for our organisation

Join us here at the Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHFT) and be a part of something new and exciting.

What we can offer you:

• The opportunity to join a welcoming and friendly team, and network of psychological professions

• Interesting and varied clinical work to establish yourself as a clinician and to develop and consolidate your skills.

• Exciting opportunities to help shape the delivery of services

• A culture of supporting and helping each other to grow and be our best

• A chance to make a real difference to people’s lives

• A creative and forward-thinking environment

• Ongoing Continuing Professional Development and training opportunities are prioritised in BCHFT, The post holder will have extensive clinical experience of working in mental health services and supporting people with complex mental health difficulties, particularly psychosis.

The post holder will work as an integral part of a multidisciplinary team in Early Intervention in Psychosis Services to support the care and recovery of clients within the service and their family and carers.

BCHFT are committed to investment in our Psychology staff so you will have access to a psychology specific dedicated CPD budget to support your professional growth

Please Note that Internal at Risk Employees will be given preference for this position

We reserve the right to bring the closing date forward for this vacancy at any time should we receive an overwhelming response of applications. We therefore encourage applicants to apply early if you wish to be considered for this post.

If you do not hear from the recruitment 4 weeks within the advertised closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful at the shortlisting stage. Please ensure that you check your emails on a regular basis for any recruitment updates regarding this vacancy. If you are not successful at the shortlisting stage and would like feedback, please contact the Recruitment Team directly for feedback.

The salary range quoted is as per NHS Agenda for Change pay structures. This is based on the number of years’ working directly within the NHS at the advertised pay band. Experience gained with other NHS Trusts will apply, but candidates without prior experience working direct for the NHS would normally be appointed at the lowest point unless they can demonstrate the equivalent experience and then be eligible for incremental increases in future years.

Successful applicants for clinical posts up to and including Band 4 are expected to hold the national Care Certificate qualification and will be supported to attain this once in post.

The Trust is committed to equal opportunities, providing opportunities for flexible working and is a non-smoking organisation.

As a Trust we are passionate about Anti-Racism, Disability Inclusion, and LGBTQ+ Equality, and are committed to diversifying our staff team in all areas and at all levels of seniority to better reflect the diverse communities we serve. Therefore, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from people who belong to a minority or marginalised community, including from Black and Asian, Disabled (including hidden disabilities such as Neurodiversity, Mental Health, etc), or Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans or Queer (LGBTQ+) people.

Furthermore, Disabled applicants have the option of requesting that their application is considered under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS). Please indicate your intention to apply under the GIS in the relevant section of your application. Regardless of whether you participate in the scheme or have shared a disability, you will be provided the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments to the interview process at each stage of the recruitment process.

Due to the nature of the work some posts may be subject to a Standard Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, through the Disclosure and Barring Service as stipulated under part V of the Police Act 1997. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us; this will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances of your offences.

The post holder will have Post-Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and/or Additional training/qualifications in CBT for Psychosis (CBTp) and/or extensive experience of delivering CBT with people experiencing psychosis and psychotic symptomology