NHS Cognitive Behavioural Therapist - London, United Kingdom - Wales Medicines Strategy Group

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Employer Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site St Leonard's Hospital Town London Salary £42,471 - £50,364 p.a.

inc. London wide Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Programme (IAPT) for CBT High Intensity Therapists
Psychological therapy services across London are recruiting CBT High Intensity Trainees as part of the IAPT programme. These services deliver evidence-based psychological therapies for people with anxiety and depression.
Are you an experiencedmental health professional or social care worker with a recognised professional qualification working in a mental health setting? Have you considered training in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and getting paid to do it?

Applications are invited from qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychological Therapists, Mental Health Nurses, Psychotherapists, Counsellors, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers and Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners to apply for the one-year full-time IAPT post graduate diploma courses based at King's College London and Royal Holloway.

Applicants without a recognised and accredited core mental health professional training (such as Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners * or Psychotherapists and Counsellors without UKCP or BACP accreditation) can apply but must be able to meet the required KSA process.

*It is based on the principle that once an individual has commenced an NHS-funded psychological professions training programme, a 2-year period will be required to pass from the expected completion date of that training before the funded individual would be eligible for further NHS funding to train in another psychological profession training (where this leads to a change of occupation).

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients.

In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff.

This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Post-graduate qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology conferring eligibility for chartership by the British Psychological Society, including specifically:

• models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics CBT and one other psychological therapy.
• three or more supervised clinical placements (including lifespan developmental psychology and mental health specialisms)and research skills. Mental Health Nursing, Psychotherapy, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or as Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner.

Registration with Health and Care Professions Council
Further post-graduate training in a psychological therapy.
Strong evidence of interest and further training in CBT.
Skills for undertaking audit and monitoring of service activity and outcomes.

Ability to provide a culturally-competent and non-stigmatising service including an awareness of the potential impact of discrimination and disadvantage on mental health.

Ability to co-ordinate the recording and reporting of clinical information with psychology assistants and associates as required
Skills in providing advice and consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.

Ability to use discretion in applying specialist knowledge and policy to local circumstances and situations, in liaison with Head of Primary Care Psychology Service.

Ability to act as a specialist psychological therapist and work autonomously in community and hospital settings.
Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings.

Doctoral-level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex, multivariate data analysis as practised within the field of clinical psychology.

Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups across the life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across a range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, inpatient and residential care.

Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.
Experience of working with older adults
Experience of teaching or training other staff.

Working knowledge of the practices and approaches of other key disciplines, professions and agencies involved in the care and management network, including medical, employment, social, educational and criminal justice systems.

Knowledge of legislation in relation to the specialism and mental health generally.
Ability to produce high quality professional results to specified deadlines and other time constraints.
Ability to manage effectively verbal aggression and abuse from patients, carers etc, and the risk of physical aggression.

We are committed to achieving equality and inclusion at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, and we respect and value the diversity and differences of our patients and our people, ensuring everyone is enabled to thrive, feels a sense of belonging, and is able to be their authentic self.

We offer a range of flexible working options that enable you to balance your work and personal life, including part-time, compressed hours, remote working and job-shares.

If you are interested in joining our team, please let us know your preferred working pattern in your application, and we will consider all requests for flexible working and try to accommodate them wherever possible.

Please note that secondment arrangements will be considered for any fixed term positions, with the agreement of the existing line manager.

We are committed to equal opportunities, and have been approved as a Disability Confident Employer.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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