This training post sits within the NHS North East Lincolnshire Talking Therapies service, run by Navigo Health and Social Care CIC, and runs for 12 months. The post-holder delivers high intensity CBT to clients with a range of problems while training to become a qualified therapist. Three days a week are spent in clinical work and two on the training programme, with a mix of remote and in-person therapy. Entry depends on a qualification in a BABCP core profession or completed mental health training under the career framework.
What the job involves
- Accept and assess new referrals against service protocols, referring on or back where CBT is not suitable
- Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for clients
- Educate family members and others in treatment, conveying CBT formulations in clear language
- Meet agreed targets for client contacts and clinical sessions per week
- Keep clinical records and complete all service data collection
- Work with the team on step-up and step-down arrangements within stepped care, including work and employment issues
- Attend multidisciplinary meetings on referrals or clients where appropriate
- Complete the training programme requirements and apply learning in practice
- Receive coursework supervision from educational providers
- Attend clinical and managerial supervision and performance reviews
- Maintain professional standards, keep up to date with CBT developments and keep CPD records
- Protect client confidentiality and comply with data protection and security policies
What’s required
Qualifications
- Recorded or registered qualification in a BABCP core profession, such as counselling, medicine, occupational therapy, psychotherapy, mental health nursing, social work or psychology
- Or completed mental health training under the career framework (KSA) and experience in a stepped care service for anxiety and depression
- Training or experience in risk assessment within scope of practice
Experience
- Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services
Skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of medication used for anxiety, depression and common mental health problems
- Understanding of anxiety and depression as they present in primary care, and of how work affects mental health
- Advanced written and verbal communication, including clear reports and letters
- Computer literacy
- Ability to meet service targets and manage own caseload and time
- Ability to build good therapeutic relationships and work well in a team
Other
- Able to attend a two-day-a-week training course over 12 months
- Able to complete the academic components of the course
- Able to integrate training into practice
- Self-reflective when working with service users and in supervision
- Able to use clinical supervision and personal development effectively
- Understanding of the need for evidence-based psychological therapies
Nice to have
- Experience of working with people experiencing mental health problems
- Experience of working in primary care services
What’s offered
- Preceptorship once qualified
- Progression to Band 7 on successful completion of the course and BABCP accreditation
- Full support throughout the training programme
- Option of homeworking, subject to service need
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