Job summary
- Main area
- IAPT - Buckinghamshire Healthy Minds
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 267-BM6244816
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- 2nd Floor Prospect House
- Town
- High Wycombe
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum / pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
High Intensity Therapist - CBT
Band 7
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Job overview
Are you a qualified, or due to qualify soon, High Intensity CBT Therapist looking for a service that is committed to your ongoing professional development? A service that puts staff wellbeing and patient care at the heart of everything they do? If so, the Buckinghamshire Talking Therapies service has a great opportunity for you!
Main duties of the job
As a qualified High Intensity CBT Therapist, you will support patients at Step 3, offering digital and face-to-face assessment and treatment sessions, and facilitating group therapy sessions. You will also participate in a duty rota, offering guidance and support to your BTT colleagues. You will also have opportunity to actively participate in different projects and workstreams.
In return, we offer robust supervision from skilled supervisors and managers, with the opportunity to learn to become a case management supervisor yourself. We have an excellent rolling programme of high quality CPD training, delivered by the experts in the field, with close links to both Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre (OCTC) and Oxford Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma (OxCADAT). In addition, we also provide staff with a personal annual CPD budget.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Want to know what it’s like to work for BTT? Open the ‘What it’s like to work for BTT pdf to see what our team members have to say!
We are a nationally recognized, high-performing, and innovative service. Visit our website (Oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/buckstalkingtherapies to find out how we support over 12,000 adults to manage their common mental health difficulties.
Staff wellbeing is a top priority - We have a very active, award winning, in- service wellbeing team and take a pride in our supportive, collaborative, and productive culture.
The Trust hosts the Oxford Institute of Clinical Psychology Training and Research and the Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre. BTT is actively involved in research, and the service benefits from being a member of the Oxford Academic Health Science Network – Anxiety and Depression Network led by Professor David Clark.
The Bucks Talking Therapies team follows a hybrid working pattern, with 2 days in a Trust clinic/office and 3 days from home.
We have two main bases, in Aylesbury and High Wycombe, with additional clinic space around the county. Ability and willingness to travel for business purposes is essential.
Qualified High Intensity Therapists are expected to be accredited with the British Association of Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP). Registration must be maintained annually, at the practitioner’s expense. Please ensure you complete the section within this application form asking for your registration details. If you are awaiting confirmation of registration, please provide evidence of your submission for registration.
Candidates who have completed training in a second therapeutic modality such as EMDR and Mindfulness would be desirable.
We expect our staff to share and demonstrate our values and be caring, safe and excellent in everything we do, constantly striving to improve the quality of care we provide and the experience that patients can expect.
For further information, please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name
- Bucks Talking Therapies
- Job title
- Operational Team
- Email address
- [email protected]
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BABCP accredited cognitive behavioural psychotherapist (or willing to apply for accreditation and be awarded it within 6 months of the post starting).
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care.
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the issues surrounding older adults or those with physical health problems.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of providing evidence based psychological therapies including CBT.
- Experience with routine outcome monitoring.
- Experience in establishing diagnosis / psychological formulation.
- Experience of providing supervisory support to colleagues.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.
- Ability to be self-reflective.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Bucks Talking Therapies
- Job title
- Operational Team
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07741686831
- Additional information
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
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