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Trainee Cognitive Behavioural Therapist | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	19 July 2024
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£35,392 - £42,618 per annum
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	18 August 2024
Location:	Oldham, OL1 2JH
Company:	Pennine Care NHS FT
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	6454695/311-O557-24

Summary

We, in Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust (PCFT), are delighted to invite applications for a full time Trainee Cognitive Behavioural Psychological Therapist post. This post are on the Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Serious Mental Health problems (Psychosis and Bipolar Disorder or Personality Disorders) at the Greater Manchester Mental Health Psychological Therapies Training Centre. Applications are particularly encouraged from people with an interest and knowledge / experience of Cognitive Behavioural therapy.

This post will be based in the Oldham adult community mental health services, . The post holder will be member of the Secondary Care Psychological Service and the Community Mental Health Team. They will provide formal psychological interventions using newly developed skills whilst undertaking a programme of training for this role. Once the course requirements are met and the post holder has achieved provisional accreditation with the BABCP, they will progress to a full-time qualified band 7 CBT Psychological Therapist role within the Trust.

This is a transition and training role, which is a fixed term contract. Once the course requirements are met and the post holder has achieved provisional accreditation with the BABCP they will progress to a full-time qualified band 7 CBT therapist role. The post holder will work within Adult Community Transformed Mental Health services in PCFT.

To attend to the training course requirements and undertake all of the below duties under the supervision of a clinical supervisor.

Develop psychological formulations for individual patients that contribute towards the overall assessment of their care needs

Collaboratively establish individual patients goals towards recovery.

Determine suitability of specific psychological interventions, including group and individual modalities, based on the patients assessment/formulation

Plan, deliver and review individual and group psychological interventions for specific patients.

With service user consent, to video tape clinical sessions for viewing in clinical supervision and for submission for course assignments.

Identify gaps within and potential developments of the psychological therapy programme, reporting these to supervisory staff

The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.

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’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and personal specification for more detailed information about the role.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following at graduate level in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy or within a psychological therapy.

OR

Evidence of meeting the Knowledge Skills and Attitude (KSA) requirements of BABCP. 2 years post qualified experience for Psychological Well-being Practitioners

Desirable

Some additional training in relation to CBT, or other psychological therapies (i.e. short courses)

Significant additional training in CBT/ Psychological approaches (i.e. formal training courses, diploma, degree etc).

Knowledge/ Experience

Essential

Demonstrable post qualification experience in your core profession.

Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services in a qualified role.

Significant experience of working with adults with severe and complex mental health difficulties including psychosis and/ or personality disorder.

Experience of working within a mental health MDT

Experience of assessing and managing risk

Demonstrates a good understanding of psychosis and/ or personality disorder

Demonstrates a positive attitude to working with clients with personality disorder/interpersonal difficulties or psychosis.

Ability to manage own caseload and time.

Demonstrates high standards in written communication

Desirable

Experience of working in a psycho-social way with clients with complex andsevere mental health difficulties.


Demonstrates an understanding for the need use evidence-based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post


Lived experience

Skills and Abilities

Able to attend an academic course

Ability to complete academic components of the course

Ability to work face to face

Computer literate

Well-developed skills in the 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

Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients

High level of enthusiasm and motivation about working psychologically with clients with PD and/ or psychosis

Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships

Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively

Ability to work under pressure

Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality

Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, & in own personal and professional development and in supervision

Work related circumstances

Essential

Able to attend required training, including intensive teaching blocks.

Willingness to engage in specific training as required meeting the needs of this user group.

Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and to maintain high quality clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and stressful conditions

The capacity to tolerate frequent exposure to unpredictable working conditions including demanding, verbally and possibly physically aggressive clients

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.


This advert closes on Friday 2 Aug 2024