Cbt Therapist - Merthyr Tydfil, United Kingdom - The Exchange

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Therapeutic Counselling Services [TCS] is seeking to appoint CBT Therapists (Full time or Part Time) to work within a psychological wellbeing team, providing evidence-based treatments for people psychological and emotional issues.

This will mainly involve individual clinical work, delivered remotely or in person in South Wales to young people and parents.


You will manage your own diary and caseload within the speciality area and maintain clinical related records using the organisations bespoke electronic database and note-keeping programme.

You will work collaboratively with other agencies and mental health professionals to provide a service to young people. You will also contribute to service development and will participate in service evaluation within the area as directed.

A current driving license is necessary. An Enhanced Disclosure will be required for this post.


PERSON SPECIFICATION:


Training & Qualifications

  • Diploma level (or equivalent) qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy which has been accredited by a recognised professional body (BACP, BABCP, BPS, UKCP or similar)
  • Member of BABCP/ BACP or equivalent.
  • Hold or be working towards BABCP/BACP accreditation as a counsellor.

Experience

  • Experience of working with clients (young people and parents) presenting with mild to moderate psychological difficulties.
  • Possess relevant experience in a helping profession, either paid or voluntary

Knowledge & Skills

  • Knowledge and awareness of the issues relevant to working within an educational and learning context.
  • Ability to work to a system of processes and procedures, recording and providing information accurately and timeously when required.
  • Ability to organise own clinical/administrative duties
  • Ability to work within a context of evidencebased counselling, performance evaluation and monitoring
  • Ability to monitor own competency and limitations and the ability to seek appropriate advice at an early stage.
  • Awareness of presentation of psychiatric difficulties.
  • Awareness of the role of CAMHS Teams, Voluntary Agencies etc.

Personal Qualities

  • Approachable, have good listening skills and a manner that encourages a climate for safe and trusting relationship
  • Patience, tolerance and sensitivity
  • A mature and nonjudgemental outlook
  • Possess an understanding of the key issues impacting on young people's lives today
  • Ability to liaise with, work with and alongside other services and agencies in a collegial manner, whilst maintaining appropriate levels of confidentiality, to help effect positive change based on the issues raised by clients.
  • Awareness of need for professionalism at all times, in behaviour, maintaining confidentiality, appropriate dress, punctuality and reliability

Other

  • An enhanced CRB disclosure will be required.
  • Driving licence with access to own vehicle.

Physical, mental, emotional and environmental demands of the job

Physical

The post-holder must:

  • Undertake travel to counselling locations as required
  • Be able to cope with unpleasant behaviour including physical and verbal aggression and occasionally to work in conditions suboptimal for clinical activity.
  • Utilise standard keyboard/IT skills
  • Be able to sit in confined spaces and to concentrate for long periods whilst undertaking clinical sessions with clients. This involves multitasking, observational skills and concurrent intellectual analysis under pressure of time.

Mental effort

  • Sustain concentration for long periods of time on information from a number of sources, such as clinical sessions with clients, clinical meetings, service planning meetings, telephone consultation with staff and other professionals
  • Lengthy and frequent concentration periods involve observational and multitasking skills with concurrent intellectual analysis under pressure of time.
  • Workload can be unpredictable e.g. attendance at meetings is often required at short notice and at times, clients or staff may need to be seen urgently.

Emotional

  • Required to deal with highly distressing, chronic and /or deteriorating conditions, where progress may be very slow and require long term commitment.
  • Deal with clients distressed by the effects of severe physical or mental health problems
  • Deal with clients exhibiting high levels of distress and describing in detail harrowing and traumatic life events.
  • Deal with psychological problems in clients experiencing adverse life experiences, irresolvable life circumstances and intractable life problems.
  • Access appropriate support to ensure that the effects of any such exposures are not detrimental to an effective clinical role.
  • Required to help other professionals, care staff and relatives deal with highly distressing situations.

Environmental

  • The post holder should expect some exposure to hazards such as verbal and possible face to face aggression.
**The TCS Group provided the following inclusive hiring information
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