About this role
Job summary
We are looking for a BABCP accredited and qualified CBT therapist to join our wonderful team in Watford, Hertfordshire.
This role will require a mix of office base working and remote working. Fully remote working isa not permitted, and a minimum of one day a week on site is required, in Watford or Borehamwood. You will be provided with regular clinical and managerial supervision.
You will be part of an APPTS accredited NHS Talking Therapies service that provides consistently good outcomes for our service users, and is integrated within a CQC rated Outstanding NHS Trust.
Main duties of the job
Whilst observing and following the Trust's Standards, you will be organizing your working week to provide Assessment and Treatment appointments, amounting to 20 hours of contact per week, and keeping these contacts fully recorded in a timely way.These duties will be supported by peer, reflective, clinical and managerial supervisions, 5 days of CPD per year, and a culture of learning, improving, conscientiousness, accountability and compassionate professional support.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trustare one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Job description Job responsibilities
Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer and any regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (eg BPS, UKCP,BABCP) and keep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the department of health (e.g. NHS plan, National Service Framework, National Institute for Clinical Excellence).
All high intensity CBT therapists are expected to adhere to BABCP codes of conduct.
Ensure that client confidentiality is protected at all times.
Be aware of, and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of CBT andother agreed psychological therapies.
Ensure clear professional objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed with senior therapists on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development.
Attend clinical/managerial supervision on a regular basis as agreed withManager.
For a More in-depth Person and Job Description please read attached before applying
Person Specification
Knowledge Essential
Post Graduate Diploma in CBT and eligibility for BABCP accreditation. Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services Full range of skills and competencies as laid out in the competence framework for CBT (Roth & Pilling 2007) A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following at Graduate level in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy or within a psychological therapy or an equivalent level of training and experience under the BABCP KSA criteria.
Desirable
BABCP Accredited Demonstrable experience of working in primary care
Experience Essential
Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in primary care Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health Commitment to developing knowledge of local and wider systems and networks
Desirable
Trained in provision of supervision in CBT Completed clinical audits within a service Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other mental health problems
Physical effort Essential
Requirement for regular/daily to travel between office base and allocated GP surgeries where service delivered. Requirement to carry laptop/files between office base and surgeries in line with all relevant HPFT policies
COMMUNICATION SKILLS Essential
Advanced communication skills Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships Excellent verbal and written communication skills Ability & skills to act as an advocate for a new service, to engage and foster good relationships with all health professional in promoting the good integration of this service with the wider health care system Computer literate
Desirable
Fluent in languages other than English
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address Prospect house, Peace Drive, Watford, WD17 3XE
Peace Drive
Watford
WD17 3XE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)