Job description

Job responsibilities

Qualified HIT CBT Therapist, Wirral

We are looking for qualified High Intensity CBT Therapist to join us in delivering the best care we can to our patients.

Working between the hours of 8am 8pm Monday to Friday with onsite and hybrid options available. The CBT therapist role is highly valued and seen as an integral part of what we do. Our therapists provide disorder specific assessments, formulation and evidence-based CBT protocols for people with anxiety disorders and/or depression. We work to the stepped care model to provide the least intrusive and most appropriate level of care to meet the needs of the person. Therefore, our CBT therapists will offer a wide range of treatments and delivery formats. Adapting what we offer to make our treatments more accessible is a critical characteristic of what we do.

We have a CBT preceptorship for newly qualified staff and career development opportunities through to senior management and clinical leadership. As you will already know, NHS Talking Therapies is fast paced. We listen to our staff wellbeing needs and provide clinical CPD, self-care sessions and high-quality resources to enable you to support people effectively. The role is varied and constantly evolving with the evidence base and guidance and you can be a part of our evolution if you join us.

• We will care for you, your role and career development, while you care for the people who need our support.
• Together we will evolve and innovate services to help us to face the future needs of people with anxiety disorders and depression.
• Together we will increase access; provide the least burdensome, most effective treatments first; and help more people to recover.

About you

We would love to hear from you if you possess the following:

• Hold a Post Graduate Diploma in High Intensity Interventions or other Post Graduate CBT training qualification
• Hold BABCP accreditation or be working towards full accreditation.
• Are looking to work for an innovative provider who really values you and your career development.
• Have a proven track record of delivering high quality disorder specific assessments, formulation and protocol-based CBT interventions that reflect local and national priorities and targets.
• Able to demonstrate good therapeutic relationships with people.
• Able to undertake thorough risk assessments.
• Able to organise high volume workload to ensure effective prioritisation and delivery of objectives.
• Are flexible to meet the needs of the service.
• Are committed to improving access to psychological therapies and working within these services for your future career development.
• Additional EMDR training and NHS Talking Therapies HIT Supervisor training are desirable.

What we offer in return

We are proud to have been recognised and certified as a Great Place to Work, which speaks volumes on how much we value our staff members. In return for the hard work and dedication from our teams, we offer the following benefits:

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 32 days at 5 years service) and the option to purchase or sell day
• Enhanced pension
• Wagestream-ability torelease earnings, giving youinstant access to your pay
• Smart Clinic Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistant Programme, GP and priority physiotherapy access and shopping discounts with the opportunity to sign up for a Blue Light Card
• Enhanced life assurance scheme, payment being three times your annual salary
• Plus, many more great benefits on offer

Here at Everyturn Mental Health we champion equality, diversity and inclusion within the organisation by ensuring our opportunities are open to all and our approach is inclusive. We positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity.

We welcome you to be yourself at work and have a range of Colleague Networks for members and allies of the LGBTQ+; Black, Asian and minority ethnic; menopause and neurodivergent communities.

We particularly encourage applicants from ethnic minority backgrounds, as we strive to ensure our service reflects the diversity within our locality.

Job responsibilities

Qualified HIT CBT Therapist, Wirral

We are looking for qualified High Intensity CBT Therapist to join us in delivering the best care we can to our patients.

Working between the hours of 8am 8pm Monday to Friday with onsite and hybrid options available. The CBT therapist role is highly valued and seen as an integral part of what we do. Our therapists provide disorder specific assessments, formulation and evidence-based CBT protocols for people with anxiety disorders and/or depression. We work to the stepped care model to provide the least intrusive and most appropriate level of care to meet the needs of the person. Therefore, our CBT therapists will offer a wide range of treatments and delivery formats. Adapting what we offer to make our treatments more accessible is a critical characteristic of what we do.

We have a CBT preceptorship for newly qualified staff and career development opportunities through to senior management and clinical leadership. As you will already know, NHS Talking Therapies is fast paced. We listen to our staff wellbeing needs and provide clinical CPD, self-care sessions and high-quality resources to enable you to support people effectively. The role is varied and constantly evolving with the evidence base and guidance and you can be a part of our evolution if you join us.

• We will care for you, your role and career development, while you care for the people who need our support.
• Together we will evolve and innovate services to help us to face the future needs of people with anxiety disorders and depression.
• Together we will increase access; provide the least burdensome, most effective treatments first; and help more people to recover.

About you

We would love to hear from you if you possess the following:

• Hold a Post Graduate Diploma in High Intensity Interventions or other Post Graduate CBT training qualification
• Hold BABCP accreditation or be working towards full accreditation.
• Are looking to work for an innovative provider who really values you and your career development.
• Have a proven track record of delivering high quality disorder specific assessments, formulation and protocol-based CBT interventions that reflect local and national priorities and targets.
• Able to demonstrate good therapeutic relationships with people.
• Able to undertake thorough risk assessments.
• Able to organise high volume workload to ensure effective prioritisation and delivery of objectives.
• Are flexible to meet the needs of the service.
• Are committed to improving access to psychological therapies and working within these services for your future career development.
• Additional EMDR training and NHS Talking Therapies HIT Supervisor training are desirable.

What we offer in return

We are proud to have been recognised and certified as a Great Place to Work, which speaks volumes on how much we value our staff members. In return for the hard work and dedication from our teams, we offer the following benefits:

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 32 days at 5 years service) and the option to purchase or sell day
• Enhanced pension
• Wagestream-ability torelease earnings, giving youinstant access to your pay
• Smart Clinic Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistant Programme, GP and priority physiotherapy access and shopping discounts with the opportunity to sign up for a Blue Light Card
• Enhanced life assurance scheme, payment being three times your annual salary
• Plus, many more great benefits on offer

Here at Everyturn Mental Health we champion equality, diversity and inclusion within the organisation by ensuring our opportunities are open to all and our approach is inclusive. We positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity.

We welcome you to be yourself at work and have a range of Colleague Networks for members and allies of the LGBTQ+; Black, Asian and minority ethnic; menopause and neurodivergent communities.

We particularly encourage applicants from ethnic minority backgrounds, as we strive to ensure our service reflects the diversity within our locality.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem utilising high intensity CBT.
• Evidence of managing a high-volume caseload.
• Experience of working within an NHS Talking Therapies provider and achieving good individual outcomes in patient work.
• Demonstrates experience in robust risk management processes.
• Demonstrates high standards in written communication.
• Demonstrates the ability to work within the boundaries of confidentiality.
• Ability to manage own caseload and time.
• Experience of using NHS Talking Therapies data management systems.
• Thorough and up to date knowledge of the CBT role, NICE Guideline protocols for High Intensity CBT Interventions, and latest updates to evidence base and delivery.
• Knowledge of medication used in anxiety disorders, depression and other common health problems and where gaps in knowledge exist, takes appropriate action to ensure these are remedied.
• Demonstrates a thorough understanding of anxiety disorders and depression, the stepped care model and step-up/down options to aid clinical decision making in the service and appropriate patient coordination.
• IT literate.
• Able to demonstrate clinical outcomes and meeting agreed performance targets.
• Ability to write clear and legible reports, letters and notes.

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualification from High Intensity NHS Talking Therapies Course (Post Graduate Diploma) or other Post Graduate CBT training course.
• BABCP accreditation or working towards full accreditation.

Desirable

• Qualified to deliver EMDR, Interpersonal Psychological Therapy, NHS Talking Therapies Couples therapy for depression.
• PWP and CBT Supervisor training certificate (or willingness to attend).

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem utilising high intensity CBT.
• Evidence of managing a high-volume caseload.
• Experience of working within an NHS Talking Therapies provider and achieving good individual outcomes in patient work.
• Demonstrates experience in robust risk management processes.
• Demonstrates high standards in written communication.
• Demonstrates the ability to work within the boundaries of confidentiality.
• Ability to manage own caseload and time.
• Experience of using NHS Talking Therapies data management systems.
• Thorough and up to date knowledge of the CBT role, NICE Guideline protocols for High Intensity CBT Interventions, and latest updates to evidence base and delivery.
• Knowledge of medication used in anxiety disorders, depression and other common health problems and where gaps in knowledge exist, takes appropriate action to ensure these are remedied.
• Demonstrates a thorough understanding of anxiety disorders and depression, the stepped care model and step-up/down options to aid clinical decision making in the service and appropriate patient coordination.
• IT literate.
• Able to demonstrate clinical outcomes and meeting agreed performance targets.
• Ability to write clear and legible reports, letters and notes.

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualification from High Intensity NHS Talking Therapies Course (Post Graduate Diploma) or other Post Graduate CBT training course.
• BABCP accreditation or working towards full accreditation.

Desirable

• Qualified to deliver EMDR, Interpersonal Psychological Therapy, NHS Talking Therapies Couples therapy for depression.
• PWP and CBT Supervisor training certificate (or willingness to attend).

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

Everyturn Mental Health

Address

Unit 24-28

Woodside Business Park

Birkenhead

Merseyside

CH41 1EL

Employer's website

https://www.everyturn.org/careers-at-everyturn/ (Opens in a new tab)