Complex Trauma CBT Therapists

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) is a high performing provider of integrated health and care, providing physical and mental health, learning disabilities and adult social care services. Employing 8,500 staff with a turnover of £490m, the majority of our services are delivered in Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin, however our Inclusion services can be found across the country. Our inclusive organisation has received excellent 2020/21 staff opinion survey results and has recently been short-listed for two prestigious HSJ Awards.

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Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Wellbeing (IAPT) Service

CBT Therapists – Complex Trauma Specialism – Band 7

1 x Full time at Cannock base

1 x Full time at Tamworth base

Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust (MPFT) works in partnership with North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare (NSCHC) to deliver IAPT services across the whole of Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent.

Local Community Mental Health Transformation has enabled the creation of two new posts, one within each neighborhood team in South Staffordshire, for CBT Therapists to work exclusively with patients presenting to services with complex trauma. These posts will be managed and supervised within the IAPT service with some specialist supervision provided by secondary care therapists.

Applications are invited from BABCP accredited CBT Therapists who have been qualified for a minimum of 2 years and can demonstrate significant clinical experience of working with people experiencing trauma. Training in EMDR and/or experience of working in secondary care mental health services will be advantageous.

These posts are permanent contracts but please note, funding is currently only available for the Complex Trauma posts for 12 months. If funding is not extended after this time, post holders will be offered an ongoing role within the core IAPT service as step 3 CBT therapists.

This vacancy will close when enough applications have been received and may be before the advertised closing date.

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MPFT is committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all areas of the community, who meet the specific criteria of the post regardless of age, ethnictity, sexual orientation, gender, disability and religion/belief.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The Trust has a positive attitude to employees and job applicants with mental health issues.

PLEASE NOTE: should we have a high volume of applications the Trust may close the vacancy early

For more details, please contact Sarah Watts Sarah.Watts@mpft.nhs.uk

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