About this role
Job summary
Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation NHS Trust (LPFT) is an Improving Access to Psychological Therapies site (IAPT). An opportunity has arisen for two Trainee Cognitive Behavioural Therapists Band 6 to join the Lincolnshire Talking Therapies Service ,with an uplift to Band 7 on successful completion of training
Posts available: Gainsborough and Louth
Although you may also be required to cover alternative bases to meet service need if appropriate
The Service provides evidence-based interventions within a stepped care model, treating people with mild to moderate common mental health problems. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a major national service, which has fundamentally changed the way in which psychological treatments are provided.
In return we can offer you:
o A well established, friendly and supportive therapy team.
o Personal and Professional Development opportunities.
o Regular management and clinical supervision.
o Annual appraisal
o Early access to our staff wellbeing service and psychology therapies
o Excellent working environment.
o NHS Pension
o NHS benefits
For further information regarding this post please contact Philip Chilvers, Team Manager, Gainsborough Talking Therapies Team via email [email protected]
Main duties of the job
All applicants will need to work towards gaining a PG Diploma in CBT as an essential requirement, full support and supervision will be provided for this
The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, be able to work within a team environment and be thoroughly conversant with the use of clinical systems.
The Band 6 Trainee Cognitive Behavioural Therapist will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing step 3 protocol driven CBT interventions for a range of anxiety disorders and depression. The post holder will be expected to hold a clinical caseload, and will be provided with clinical supervision.
About us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England, in an area heralded as a fantastic place to live and work. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We are also leading the way in transforming care, with multi-million-pound transformation of patient environments and radical redesign of community services.
This is the time to join and help redesign our services of the future. We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.
When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:
Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
Competitive annual leave allowance
Car leasing scheme
NHS pension scheme
Free eye tests
Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Experience of working in a mental health setting. Experience of working with people experiencing common mental health disorders. Ability to meet agreed service targets Ability to manage a caseload and own time.
Desirable
Experience of delivering psychological interventions. Experience of working in a service where agreed targets are in place demonstrating clinical outcome.
Qualifications Essential
One of the following core professions: Arts Therapists - HCPC Registered, Counselling - Accredited with the BACP, IACP, COSCA, or FDAP (NCAC), or Registered Member CPC, Medicine - Psychiatrist or General Practitioner, MBChB or MBBS, and usually PG training with membership of MRCGP, MRCP or MRCPsych, Occupational Therapy - BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy, MSc Occupational Therapy, or Dip C.O.T and HCPC Registered, Probation Services - DipPS, Psychology - 1st degree plus a post-graduate qualification (MSc or Doctorate) in an applied area such as clinical, counselling, educational, forensic, health psychology. HCPC Registered as Practitioner Psychologist (HCPC registration alone insufficient), Psychotherapy / Psychotherapeutic Counselling with UKCP Registration, Registered Nurse - Mental Health (RMN), or Learning Disability (general nursing and enrolled nursing is insufficient), Social Work - CQSW, DipSW or BA/BSc Hons Social Work, Teacher of Special Education / Needs - CertEd, B.Ed, or BA/BSc with PGCE, plus additional specialist training in Special Education, with additional counselling / psychotherapy training. Or; Evidence of meeting the Knowledge Skills and Attitude (KSA) requirements of the BABCP
Skills and Competences Essential
Ability to evaluate and implement course of CBT study with clinical caseload Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets Ability to manage own caseload and time. Demonstrates high standards in written communication Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers. Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and other common mental health problems Computer literate. Excellent verbal and written communication skills Has received training and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice Basic understanding of issues surrounding clinical risk. Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients. High level of enthusiasm and motivation. Advanced communication skills. Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships. Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively. Ability to work under pressure Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality. Ability to be self reflective, whilst working with service users, & in own personal and professional development and in supervision.
Desirable
Completed clinical audits within a service
Special Requirements Essential
Demonstrable working knowledge and understanding of all relevant policies and legislation Understanding of common mental health problems and of current approaches to treatment e.g. NICE Guidelines Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and other common mental health problems. Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in the workplace.
Training Essential
Able to attend University on the required days for the course duration Able to complete the academic components of the course. Able to integrate training into practice
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 Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address Gainsborough Health Clinic, Hickman Street
Gainsborough, DN21 2DZ and;
Windsor House, Windsor Road, Louth
LN11 0LF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.lpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)