CBT Therapist in Manchester

Central Manchester NHS Talking Therapies Service are currently seeking a CBT Therapist to join our friendly and supportive team. We are looking for someone with CBT experience who is looking to deliver high quality CBT and develop through regular supervision, CPD and a range of training opportunities to support career progression. We are one of the national Talking Therapies services delivering cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and other evidence-based psychological interventions, through a stepped care treatment model to people in the community with common mental health problems. The role will include delivering both face to face and remote appointments. We are a Stepped care service and work closely with other services in the Manchester area.

Main duties of the job

• To formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes across a range of complex problems with which clients present.
• To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment and treatment of clients in line with the service.
• Provide supervision to other staff involved in the provision of psychological services including day supervision.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations. We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond. Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options. Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity. Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Benefits

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Salary sacrifice car scheme.
• Blue Light Card Discounts.

Person Specification

Education

• Qualification from High Intensity IAPT Course (Post Graduate Diploma) OR Equivalent: e.g. A recorded/registered doctoral level qualification in clinical or counselling psychology/ a recorded/registered qualification in one of the following - nursing, social work, occupational therapy or a psychological therapy - plus further post graduate diploma qualification in CBT from a recognised or accredited training provider significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner and demonstrating the competences as required.
• Training in an additional therapeutic modality.

Experience

• Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services.
• Relevant experience in Primary Care settings treating anxiety and depression-related problems.
• Ability to meet agreed/specified activity and service targets.
• Ability to manage own caseload and time.
• Demonstrates high standards in written communication.
• Experience with routine outcome monitoring.
• Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers.
• Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes.
• Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups.

Knowledge

• Have an understanding of the need for, and current limitations of, evidence based psychological therapies.
• Possess knowledge of child and adult safeguarding procedures and other relevant legislation.
• Have knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems.

Skills & Abilities

• Have full range of skills and competencies as laid out in the competence framework for CBT (Roth and Pilling 2007).
• Have well developed communication skills to effectively communicate, often complex and sensitive information, orally and in writing.
• Have received training in assessing risk (either formal of through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of their expected practice.
• Be able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.
• Accredited with a professional psychological therapy organisation.

Other

• There is a frequent requirement to travel, mainly within the local area, in order to provide clinics.
• An occasional requirement to travel across the wider footprint of the Trust to attend meetings and events relevant to the role.
• An awareness of the diversity of the local population and a positive attitude to meeting the needs of different communities.
• Experience of working with diverse communities and within a multicultural setting.

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.

Contract Details

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum, pro rata. Fixed term duration of 12 months. Working pattern includes full-time, part-time, flexible working, and compressed hours.