Clinical Psychologist specialising in CBT/High Intensity CBT Therapist

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Shrewsbury; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 53,000

Job description

Main area Clinical Psychologist specialising in CBT / High Intensity CBT Therapist Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working
• Compressed hours

37.5 hours per week (Hybrid Working) Job ref 301-KM-25-7046777

Employer Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Severn Fields Health Village Town Shrewsbury Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 23/03/2025 23:59

Clinical Psychologist specialising in CBT/High Intensity CBT Therapist

NHS AfC: Band 7

Job overview

Welcome! An exciting opportunity has arisen within The Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin Talking Therapies service for a highly motivated Cognitive Behavioural Therapist or Clinical Psychologist who has specialised in CBT to join our multi-disciplinary team.

The Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin NHS Talking Therapies Service is a busy caring team consisting of Administration staff, PWPs, CMHPs, CBT Practitioners and Counsellors. We deliver Talking Therapies to the people of Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin which has exciting, diverse and growing modern towns, surrounded by the stunning Shropshire countryside.

Our NHS Talking Therapies team is a great place to work and we are looking for your help to continue the ongoing development and expansion of the service.

Due to funding terms outlined by NHS England we are unable to offer this opportunity to anyone currently working within NHS Talking Therapies. If you are a High Intensity CBT Therapist who has trained within IAPT / NHS Talking Therapies but does not currently work in an NHS Talking Therapy Service we would welcome your application.

Main duties of the job

· You will be part of a team of clinicians whose responsibility is to provide psychological services for people with common mental health problems in primary care across designated venues within Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, according to population need.

· You will be responsible for the delivery of high intensity psychological interventions delivered at step three of the stepped care model of service delivery. Clinical provision includes assessment, formulation and time-limited evidence-based interventions within primary care as and when appropriate.

· You will be responsible for maintaining an individual caseload, working independently and using your own initiative. You will be accountable for the direct delivery of clinical work where there is a frequent requirement for intense concentration and frequent exposure to highly charged emotional circumstances.

· You will be required to attend regular supervision, maintain mandatory training compliance and continue professional development.

· You will be required to hold or be actively working towards professional accreditation with the BABCP.

· You will be working with Staff, Service Users and Carers from different cultural backgrounds, ages, difference and diversity, and should be committed to culturally sensitive practice and offering equality of opportunity.

• You must be willing and able to travel to various clinic spaces across the locality.

Working for our organisation

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Providing a primary care mental health service, to those adults in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin (STW). The post-holder will work as a member of a locality team within the (STW) Psychological Therapies Service, providing effective evidence-based therapies.

The post holder will be part of an NHS Talking Therapies service and will provide high intensity interventions using NHS Talking Therapies approved Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) as recommended by NICE. The post holder will work with clients who have a range of difficulties including depression and anxiety disorders for which the TTAD modality is demonstrated to be clinically effective.

The service offers a stepped care model to a range of mental health issues using evidenced based, NICE approved approaches. The post-holder will work within the TTAD service providing high intensity interventions, providing a high intensity service to clients with a range of complex problems. The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities and equality of access to treatment.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Qualification from a High Intensity NHS Talking Therapies Course (Post Graduate Diploma) in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy OR Diploma or MSc in Cognitive Behavioural Therapies OR Clinical Psychologists with BABCP Level 2 Accreditation OR Level 2 Accredited training CYP Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Post-Graduate Diploma course
• Further qualifications in NHS Talking Therapies approved therapeutic modalities (e.g. EMDR & MBCT)
• Post-graduate supervisor training and qualification

Registration

• Eligible for full accreditation with a recognised professional body (BABCP) and have or are working towards accreditation with an agreement to achieve this within 1 year of employment.

Experience

• Significant experience working as a psychological therapist and demonstrating the competences as required

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.