This is a 12-month fixed-term trainee post with Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service, combining a Post-Graduate Diploma in CBT at Hull University with clinical work in NHS Talking Therapies. Trainees treat people with common mental health problems at step 3 of a stepped care model, delivering taught CBT protocols. Full-time only: two days a week at Hull, three in face-to-face and remote clinics, building to a caseload of four clients a day. Applicants need at least two years working with a wide range of mental health conditions.
What the job involves
- Deliver taught CBT protocols to clients with common mental health problems at high intensity (step 3)
- Carry out risk assessment and case management
- Run a clinical caseload across face-to-face clinics in Leeds and remote clinics
- Work towards a clinical caseload of four clients per day
- Attend Hull University twice a week for CBT training
- Complete academic work outside clinical working hours
- Record therapy sessions for training and share them for critique in clinical and group supervision
- Organise time and work to restrictive deadlines
- Adapt to changing service needs, keeping the client at the centre of therapeutic decisions
What’s required
Experience
- At least 2 years working with clients who have a wide range of mental health conditions
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Competent and familiar with risk assessment and case management
- Good time management
- Resilience in adapting to changing service needs
Other
- Strong desire to help clients with their mental health
- Commitment to the academic and clinical requirements of the course
- Annual leave taken outside university term times
What’s offered
- Course places funded by NHS England
- Possible progression to a permanent position, subject to service performance standards and university training
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
