Specialist Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist

Specialist Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and committed candidate to apply for this Band 7 post, or a Band 6 developmental post with the opportunity to become a Band 7 within a supported structure. The move to a Band 7 post would be upon completion of required competencies as agreed and reviewed with managers.

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust is now a large provider of Community Health, Mental Health and Learning Disability services, serving a population of approximately 1 million people across Leicester City, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We are advertising for a Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist to join our large team of Psychological Professions, working in a strong multi-disciplinary setting delivering services for young people and their families / carers in Leicestershire.

The post holder will serve the generic outpatient team, which is a specialist team offering mental health assessment and intervention to children and young people with moderate to severe mental health difficulties.

Main duties of the job

To work as a Specialist Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist as part of psychological therapy and psychology services within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and care pathways.

To provide a comprehensive, highly specialist cognitive behavioural psychotherapy service to young people with complex problems for which CBT is evidenced to be clinically effective. This includes working with children and adolescents who may present with severe and treatment resistant disorders with co-existing conditions.

To use a broad theoretical knowledge base to provide specialist cognitive behavioural assessments and formulations that inform highly skilled CBT interventions.

To work as a highly skilled autonomous practitioner, managing a caseload under clinical and case management supervision.

To offer consultation and guidance to other mental health professionals, other treatment pathways and community colleagues.

To contribute to the ongoing development of CBT practice taking into account advances in treatment, theory and research.

To maintain highly specialist CBT knowledge and skills and hold and maintain BABCP accreditation.

The post holder will communicate across language and cultural barriers, working with interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.

To work remotely as necessary and to work from a base, in patients homes or in outdoor spaces and clinics at across LPT sites, adhering to all the Trusts standard operating procedures.

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.