An opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 CBT Therapist to join the Secondary Care Psychological Therapies Service in the Stockport borough. This is a permanent, part time (0.6 WTE) post and we are looking for someone to join our team 3 days a week due to the previous postholder retiring.

Our team is located in a Psychological Therapies Department based at Stepping Hill Hospital. We are a friendly, connected team comprising of Clinical Psychologists and other Psychological Therapists who value continued professional development and peer support.

The team provides both individual and group therapies to service users in the Community and offers consultation (case discussion and formulation, teaching, supervision) to the two CMHTs in Stockport. We also work closely with other clinical teams including the Complex Emotional and Relational Needs (CERN) Pathway and the Early Intervention Service. In addition to our community offer, we also have a dedicated Psychologist working on to the two inpatient wards.

The post holder will be accountable to the Principal Clinical Psychologist/Team Manager for Secondary Care Psychological Therapies.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work 3 days a week offering CBT to service users on both a one-to-one and group basis. Experience in working with service users who present with psychosis would be advantageous but not essential. Currently we run four group interventions including a Mindfulness group, a DBT-informed skills group, a Bipolar Relapse Prevention group and a Hearing Voices group.

The post holder may also be asked to co-facilitate groups on the inpatient wards but the main focus of the role would be in the community.

While the above is our current offer, we are continuously reviewing our work and are open to fresh ideas and perspectives, and new initiatives.

Clinical supervision will be offered to the post holder in line with your therapeutic modality.

About us

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We are really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

We welcome the unique contributions that applicants can bring in terms of education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran's status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

We also encourage applications from individuals with lived experience of mental health problems, either individually or as a carer.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You must also have a firm commitment to working with service users with severe and enduring mental health difficulties and be eligible to work in this country.

Please see the attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of CBT assessment and therapy of clients in adult Mental Health settings
• Significant experience of clinical work in mental health covering clients with a range of complex presentations and across the age range
• Significant experience of receiving CBT supervision
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working

Desirable

• Experience of the application of CBT in different cultural contexts
• Experience of teaching, training and / or supervision
• Experience of providing / working in therapeutic groups
• Experience of delivering CBT for psychosis

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

• Core Mental Health Professional qualification
• Qualification in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy to Post-graduate Diploma level
• Accreditation with the BABCP
• Short courses and experience to MSc level

Desirable

• Post graduate training in CBT for psychosis

Knowledge

Essential

• High level knowledge of theory and practice of CBT
• Knowledge of routine / standard clinical outcome measure

Desirable

• Knowledge of legislation in relation to client group
• Knowledge of evidencebased treatment guidelines
• Basic working knowledge of other psychological therapies

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing
• Skills in providing clinical advice to other professional and non-professional staff
• IT skills sufficient to use computers for communication, data management and writing reports
• Ability to demonstrate developing self-care skills

Desirable

• Skills in clinical audit
• Skills in producing relevant self-help and progress monitoring tools
• Ability to cope and deal with distressing and complex information

Work Related Circumstances

Essential

• Ability to flexible in seeing the service user in the most appropriate setting for treating their problems
• Ability to self-reflect and use supervision appropriately
• Ability to use CPD to develop skills in autonomous professional working
• Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
• Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
• Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Desirable

• Ability to cope and deal with distressing and complex information

Employer details

Employer name

Pennine Care NHS FT

Address

Secondary Care Psychological Therapies Service, Oasis Building, Stepping Hill Hospital

Poplar Grove

Stockport

SK2 7JE

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311-S528-24