Clinical Tutor/ Supervisor CBTpd Yr 2 in Manchester

We are seeking an experienced BABCP-accredited CBT practitioner to provide specialist supervision and tutoring for trainees undertaking the Year 2 PGDip/Cert CBT Personality Disorder (CBTpdt) programme. The role involves delivering clinical and academic supervision, assessing competencies, supporting trainee development, and contributing to programme delivery and evaluation.

Main duties of the job:

• Provision of highly specialised CBTpd clinical and academic supervision for trainees on the CBTpd programmes.
• Provision of clinical advice in supervision consistent with the CBTpd core competencies, and CBTpd curriculum, developed by Roth & Piling.
• Facilitate trainee’s understanding in the application of complex theoretical principles to clinical practice.
• Provision of academic advice in tutorials to facilitate the development of trainee’s CBTpd knowledge and academic skills.
• To assess trainees’ competencies in delivering CBT and CBTpd using the Cognitive Therapy Rating Scale – Revised version.
• Contribute to the delivery of highly specialist CBTpd workshops/training, presenting highly complex theoretical information in a large group format.

Person specification:

• Qualification in one of the main mental health, health or social care professions (e.g. clinical psychology, nursing, social work, occupational therapy) with a minimum of four years’ post qualification experience in mental health.
• BABCP Accreditation as a therapist.
• Recognised qualification in clinical supervision.
• BABCP accreditation as a trainer and supervisor.
• Substantial supervised practice experience of using CBT with anxiety and depression (e.g. clinical CBT post in Primary Care).
• Experience of delivering evidence-based CBTpd.
• Experience of delivering CBTpd supervision to a range of other professionals, including experience of rating therapy sessions on the CTS-R to assess supervisee’s competencies.
• Good knowledge of the theoretical basis and evidence base for CBT and CBTpd.
• Knowledge and understanding of national policies and processes related to CBT (e.g. SMHP IAPT, workforce plans, accreditation processes).
• Experience of delivering CBTpd training.
• Success in having research published in professional peer-reviewed journals.
• Knowledge of research/evaluation related to training programmes.

Important Information about working for GMMH: All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks. The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.

Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer. The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities.