A temporary, 12-month fixed-term CBT therapist post with North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust, covering maternity leave in the Stoke-on-Trent NHS Talking Therapy Service. The full-time role delivers treatment programmes for clients with depression and anxiety disorders in primary care. The service is a partnership with Midland Partnership Foundation Trust and the third sector, and the post includes advanced CBT training. Fit depends on a post-graduate diploma in CBT or an equivalent high-intensity IAPT qualification.
What the job involves
- Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for clients with depression and the range of anxiety disorders
- Deliver a range of effective treatments for common mental health problems in primary care, focusing on anxiety and depression
- Meet agreed targets for client contacts offered and clinical sessions carried out each week
- Attend regular clinical supervision and caseload management
Qualifications
- High Intensity IAPT course (post-graduate diploma in CBT) or equivalent
Experience
- Demonstrable experience working in mental health services
- Significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner
- Some experience treating common mental health problems
- Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups
Skills & knowledge
- Full range of skills and competencies in the CBT competence framework (Roth and Pilling 2007)
Nice to have
- Previous experience in a Talking Therapies service
- Relevant experience in primary care treating anxiety and depression
- Trained in the provision of CBT supervision
- Accredited with a professional psychological therapy organisation
What’s offered
- Flexible working
- Wellness opportunities
- Continuing clinical training and development
- Clinical supervision and support
- Intensive advanced CBT clinical skills training, including adapting treatment for co-morbid physical conditions
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
