Job summary
- Main area
- Adult Mental Health Services - Oxfordshire Talking Therapies
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent: Hybrid Working Opportunity
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 267-OA6233743
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- NHS Oxfordshire Talking Therapies, Abell House
- Town
- Oxfordshire
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum / pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
High Intensity CBT Therapist - Oxford
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 BABCP Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist who has completed a BABCP accredited course in evidence based talking therapy?
We are looking for someone with CBT experience as well as significant experience of working in a primary care setting or a Clinical / Counselling Psychologist.
Our staff benefit from regular supervision, CPD and a range of training opportunities to support career progression, including training in second modalities and long term health conditions.
We have strong links with the Oxford Centre for Psychological Health that includes Oxford Centre for Cognitive Therapy (OCTC) and Oxford Institute for Clinical Psychology Training, which is hosted by the Trust. We actively encourage innovation and research with opportunities for collaborations with the Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire NHS Talking Therapies Collaboration, University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry and Department of Experimental Psychology.
Main duties of the job
NHS Oxfordshire Talking Therapies is one of the national Talking Therapies services delivering cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and other evidence-based psychological interventions, through a stepped care treatment model to people in the community with common mental health problems.
To support our continued expansion, we have developed pathways in working with patients with anxiety and/or depression and living with long term physical health conditions such as Cardiac disease. We have expanded our offer of employment support services and this has been commended by the Department of Works and Pensions.
The role includes both direct clinical work and support to the Step 2 staff and the Admin Team to ensure the smooth and efficient delivery of initial contact with NHS Oxfordshire Talking TherapiesThe service. It will involve supervision of clinical staff and provision of day supervision to all colleagues in the service as well as advice and guidance to other health professionals.
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
We value our employees and put people first. As a Global Digital Exemplar, we will provide you with an excellent working environment. Evidencing this we are excited to offer this position as a hybrid of working remotely and on Trust premises. You will be able to be part of a driven, high quality trust and service, giving you the flexibility, you need to balance work and home life.
We welcome conversations about this role and would love to hear from you. Please do get in touch with Liam Cuttell on the contact details below to discuss further.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- A recorded/registered doctoral level qualification in clinical or counselling psychology OR
- A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following - nursing, social work,
- Accredited with the BABCP
- Successful completion of accredited CBT course relevant to working with adults in an NHS Talking Therapies service, to PG Dip level
Desirable criteria
- To have completed a recognised CBT/IPT/DIT/EMDR supervisor training relevant to IAPT service provision.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
- Demonstrates high standards in written communication
- Delivery of therapy groups
- Experience of providing evidence based psychological therapies including CBT
- Experience with routine outcome monitoring
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in Primary Care Services
- To have delivered CBT/DIT/IPT/EMDR supervision individually or in a group
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training
- Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- received training (either formal of through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
- Understanding of principles and methods of clinical audit, research and service evaluation
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care
- Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems
- Knowledge of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and other relevant legislation
Desirable criteria
- Deliver therapy in languages other than English.
- Experience of working with diverse communities and within a multicultural setting
other
Essential criteria
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
- Able to travel to different locations for business and training purposes
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
- Liam Cuttell
- Job title
- Team Manager, NHS Oxfordshire Talking Therapies
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07769695294
- Additional information
If you have questions and want to find out more about the services and the role, please call Liam Cuttell.
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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