Cognitive Behavioural Therapist - Prescot, United Kingdom - Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
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Prescot, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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A vacancy has arisen within the CYP Crisis Response team for a qualified CBT Therapist on a permanent basis.

The post holder will provide a specialised role in the development and implementation of services and care pathways for children and young people with mental health [CYPMH] problems within the THRIVE Framework for service delivery.


Working in Crisis Response Team, you will be responsible for the provision of highly specialist cognitive behaviour therapy for children and young people experiencing complex psychological and socioenvironmental problems.

This is in line with national and local drivers and within the Thrive model framework which is the delivery model for CAMHS in Mersey Care.

You will also support other staff including trainees and be expected to offer supervision where appropriate.

The post holder will provide high intensity interventions - initially cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) in the perinatal period. To accept referrals and agreed protocols within the service and work as part of an MDT.


Adhere to agreed activity contract relating to the number of client contracts offered and clinical sessions carried out per week, in order to minimise working times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.

To work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.


Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.


We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services.

Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.


At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient.

We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together.

We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.


Clinical:

Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the specialist CYP Response Team.

Assess clients for suitability for psychological interventions in line with the specialist CYP CRT psychological model of care.


Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the department's referral protocols, and refer unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary.


Use highly developed communication skills in working with children and young people to understand their personal and often very sensitive difficulties.


To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment and treatment of children and young people in line with the service.


Educate and involve family members and others in treatment as necessary, conveying CBT and other psychological formulations with sensitivity in easily understood language, and all the while keeping the child young person and family in mind.


Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the number of client contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.

Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment, where appropriate.

Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.

Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols.


Work closely with other members of the multi-disciplinary team ensuring stepped formulation driven care is delivered to maintain a matched-care approach.

Assess and integrate issues surrounding the wider context of people's lives into the overall therapy process.


Carry out clinical audits of service performance, including service user surveys and evaluations, and help to collate and disseminate the results for feedback.

Liaise with other health and social care staff from a range of agencies in the care provided clients.


Training and Supervision:


Attend and fulfil all the requirements of the CYPMHS approved supervision training and whole service training programme in Children and Young Person mental health.

Contribute to the teaching and training of mental health professionals and other staff working in the service.

After completion of supervision training, supervise staff in the service.


Professional:


Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer and any regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (e.g., BPS, UKCP, BABCP), and keep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the Department of Health (e.g.

, NHS plan, National
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