About this role
Job summary We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and committed candidate to apply for this Band 7 Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) post. Applicants must have current BABCP registration with full practitioner accreditation. The successful applicant will work within CAMHS Outpatients.
Our CAMHS service includes City and County Outpatient teams and specialist teams for adolescent inpatient care, learning disabilities, primary mental health, eating disorders, crisis services, lookedafter and adopted children, young offenders, homeless young people and paediatric psychology.
The post holder will work in the generic CAMHS outpatient team, offering mental health assessment and intervention to children and young people with moderate to severe difficulties. They will be passionate about addressing health inequalities and creative in improving access for vulnerable groups, supporting strategic objectives to embed highquality, evidencebased interventions.
The role includes direct work with children, young people and families, and supporting CBT approaches across pathways through staff training and supervision.
Main duties of the job The post holder will work as a Specialist Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist within psychological therapy & psychology services in CAMHS and across care pathways. They will provide a comprehensive, highly specialist CBT service to young people with complex difficulties for which CBT is clinically effective. This includes working with children & adolescents presenting with severe or treatmentresistant disorders and coexisting conditions. The role requires using a broad theoretical knowledge base to deliver specialist CBT assessments, formulations & skilled interventions. The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner, managing a caseload under clinical & case management supervision. Offering consultation/guidance to other mental health professionals, treatment pathways & community colleagues, contribute to the development of CBT practice informed by advances in treatment, theory & research. Role requires inperson attendance at clinics, meetings, assessments & liaison with other professionals, including MDT forums such as STRAT or childinneed meetings. Some hybrid working may be available in line with LPTs flexible working agreement. Post holder must maintain highly specialist CBT knowledge & skills and hold BABCP accreditation. Working across language & cultural barriers, using interpreters when required & be committed to equal opportunities. Role involves working remotely when necessary, delivering care from bases, patients homes, in outdoors & LPT clincs.
About us We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
About Us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Job description Job responsibilities
About Us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
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Experience Essential
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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.
Employer details Employer name Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Address The Valentine Centre
Gorse Hill Hospital, Anstey Lane,
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE7 7GX
Employer's website https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)