Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT Therapist) Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Tripple Tree Ltd; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000

Job description

We are looking to recruit enthusiastic, motivated and flexible qualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) practitioners to join our Perinatal Service.

Applicants need to be accredited with the BABCP.

This is an exciting time to join our team; we are expanding our service so that we are able to reach more people across Liverpool & Sefton, with an aim to deliver increased therapeutic support.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the specialist perinatal service.
2. Assess clients for suitability for psychological interventions in line with the specialist perinatal psychological model of care.
3. Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the department’s referral protocols, and refer unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary.
4. Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for women and birthing people in the perinatal period.
5. Use highly developed communication skills in working with people to understand their personal and often very sensitive difficulties, including bonding and attachment difficulties.
6. Exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment and treatment of women and birthing people in line with the service.
7. Educate and involve family members and others in treatment as necessary, conveying CBT and other psychological formulations with sensitivity in easily understood language, and all the while keeping the baby, couple and family in mind.
8. Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the number of client contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.
9. Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment, where appropriate.
10. Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.
11. Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols.
12. Work closely with other members of the multi-disciplinary team ensuring stepped formulation driven care is delivered to maintain a matched-care approach.
13. Assess and integrate issues surrounding the wider context of people's lives into the overall therapy process.
14. Carry out clinical audits of service performance, including service user surveys and evaluations, and help to collate and disseminate the results for feedback.
15. Liaise with other health and social care staff from a range of agencies in the care provided clients.
16. Provide specialist advice and consultation to other professionals / individuals / groups / committees across Parent-Infant Mental Health Services, Maternity, Health Visiting, Mental Health Trusts, Primary Care Trusts and other voluntary agencies regarding service matters related to the practice and delivery of specific agreed therapeutic modalities and service provision.

This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Mar 2025.