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Do you have a passion for working with people who have experienced common mental health problems and a desire to change people’s lives for the better?

If you have aspirations to develop and progress, our Talking Therapies team is leading the way in providing excellent opportunities for training and our focus on staff wellbeing and flexible working arrangements enable our workforce to enjoy a good work life balance

Our central location benefits from free parking, easy travelling distance of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire with direct train links to Derby

As part of the Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust we offer:

• An annual salary of up to £50,056 pro rata depending on experience
• 35 - 41 days annual leave – including bank holidays (depending on length of service)
• Ongoing career development and training
• NHS Pension Scheme – one of the most comprehensive and generous schemes in the UK
• Wellbeing support such as access to the MPFT Staff Psychology Service and additional wellbeing days along with activities throughout the year
• The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Flexible working opportunities depending on the role
• Access to SOOTHE resources supporting staff across the trust with their physical, mental and financial health. In addition to the support offered from our occupational health provider Team Prevent
• Innovative research training program STARS
• Child Care Voucher Scheme
• NHS discounts available via the Blue Card

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Good communication skills and informed clinical judgement are vital to the role. It is imperative that you can provide evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem and are able to demonstrate an understanding of how anxiety and depression present in Primary Care. You should have a real interest in helping people with anxiety and depression to achieve a level of recovery which will improve their overall wellbeing and day to day life.

You will join a team of CBT Therapists, Counsellors and Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners. You will be responsible for assessing patient suitability and delivering evidenced based CBT interventions. The post is managed and supervised within the IAPT service with some specialist supervision for Long Term Conditions.

Applicants should be BABCP accredited/working towards registration and have experience of working in Primary care mental health services for adults.

The service works core 9-5 hours but offers patient therapy between the hours of 8am-8pm Monday to Friday, and in future on Saturday mornings. Candidates should be prepared to work flexibly to meet service needs within these hours. Approximately 50% of the working week will be office based and 50% worked remotely

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping  your communities and in return for this, we will support you by; 

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.