High Intensity Therapist (CBT Therapist) Band 7 Main area: NHS Talking Therapies Knowsley
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
Full time Part time Flexible working Compressed hours 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 350-CC6857515
Site: Whiston Primary Care Resource Centre
Town: Whiston
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 09/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 22/01/2025
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities.
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Job overview We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced CBT therapist to join our Talking Therapies services in Mersey Care. Our professional and supportive team responds to the needs of adults experiencing common mental health difficulties across Knowsley, St Helens, Halton, and Liverpool.
The successful candidate will work autonomously and as part of the team, providing high intensity step 3 interventions in accordance with NICE guidelines.
Main duties of the job Provide high intensity psychological interventions for people whose needs are complex or chronic. Provide specialist assessment, formulation, and treatment, including consultation and recommendations regarding service users' care to colleagues. Undertake systemic measurement of clinical outcomes with service users. Utilise research skills for audit, research, service evaluation, and service development. Provide clinical supervision for staff who are providing High Intensity Therapy at Step 3. Receive supervision for own work. Provide advice and support for colleagues whose background is not in Step 3 High Intensity Therapy. Person specification Qualifications For CBT posts: Post Graduate Diploma or equivalent Post Graduate level CBT Training certificate which confers eligibility for BABCP accreditation. For Counselling posts: Diploma in Counselling from a recognised course which meets the requirements for BACP Accreditation. Holds Accreditation by the appropriate body OR be able to achieve Provisional Accreditation within one year. Significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner. Additional qualifications in an IAPT/Talking Therapies recognised modality – CBT, EMDR, Mindfulness etc. KNOWLEDGE/ EXPERIENCE Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services. Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets. Demonstrates high standards in written communication. Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups. Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
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As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification.
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