Iapt Trainee High Intensity Practitioner- Band 6 - Cheltenham, United Kingdom - Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Cheltenham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The Gloucestershire Mental Health Intermediate Care Service (NHS Talking Therapies) is passionate about providing psychological therapies for the population it serves.

We offer NICE compliant treatment to patients experiencing mild to moderate depression and anxiety.

We are a busy and expanding service that has four clinical teams. Our integrated teams include primary care nursing and NHS talking therapies.

The NHS Talking Therapies team comprises of Clinical leads, Team managers, Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, Psychological Therapists and Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners and trainees.

The Service provides evidenced based psychological interventions using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and other NHS Talking Therapies approved therapies. We deliver treatment over the telephone, in groups, face to face and using digital therapy options.

We are looking for motivated, enthusiastic and skilled individuals who will join our team as a high intensity trainee CBT therapist.

The role will require you to undertake an intensive one year PGDip Psychological Therapies Practice (High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) at the University of Exeter.

You will need to attend university as required, which will include up to four blocks of teaching of up to four days.

Most teaching will be 2 days per week, with the rest of your working week spent providing high intensity CBT Assessment and CBT Interventions in accordance with NICE guidance.

You will receive clinical supervision in the workplace and University to develop your clinical skills.

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we are supportive of the people we care for in the community and aim to provide a fully responsive service to everyone who needs it.

This is the same approach we take for our employees.

We look to value the skills and experiences of those we work with, whether they are service users, carers, families or those looking to work with us.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS. We treat NHS patients according to NHS principles and standards.

The difference is the Trust is accountable to local people, rather than to Government, and so we are able to work closely with our community to develop services in the way that best suits the needs of local people.

Our Staff Survey results showed people at our Trust feel they are engaged, part of a team and work for a compassionate and inclusive organisation.

Our overall scores were better than average in eight of nine themes and level in one - the best overall results for a community, mental health and learning disabilities Trust in the south west and first equal amongst all sector NHS providers within the region too.

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy.

The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs.

Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our people's skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care.

So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.