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Cognitive Behavioural Therapist- Paediatric Chronic Fatigue/ME

Manylion swydd
Dyddiad hysbysebu: 01 Awst 2024
Cyflog: Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: £43,742 - £50,056 per annum (pro rata)
Oriau: Rhan Amser
Dyddiad cau: 31 Awst 2024
Lleoliad: Nottingham, NG7 2UH
Cwmni: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
Math o swydd: Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd: 6133844/164-6133844

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A Vacancy at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.


The paediatric ME/Chronic Fatigue Service is an innovative service delivering evidenced based intervention tailored to the needs of children, young people and their families in Nottingham and Greater Nottingham.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and dedicated part time Band 7 Cognitive Behavioural Therapist to take up a permanent role working with this service at Nottingham Childrens Hospital. The post holder will work flexibly across hospital and community sites including schools, colleges and home visits. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with experience of working with young people with long term health conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome or chronic pain to join our innovative and supportive team.

This post will be suitable for those who have a BABCP registration in place.



As an accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist you will provide high quality, specialist CBT to individuals and groups in a wide range of settings, including outpatient clinics, home visits and schools. A flexible approach to service delivery is essential.

You will have knowledge and experience of working with common mental health conditions, and an understanding of models of treatment for ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome such as the use of us ACT, Compassion focussed therapy and Mindfulness interventions.

You will need to have excellent communication skills to deliver individual and group interventions in this challenging clinical field, building links across the health and education community. You need to be an excellent team player, dynamic and forward thinking with an ambition for self development.

With over 20,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Please refer to the job description and personal specification.
• To provide specialist assessments and intervention for the management of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources.
• To offer a flexible approach to the delivery of treatment, both individually and in groups, using evidence based approaches for the management of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
• Proactively work with patients promoting self-management strategies, enabling them to recognise and maximise their potential outcomes. Empowering them to make choices about their future management.
• Be professionally accountable for all aspects of own work, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.
• Develop evidenced based holistic personalised treatment plans for individuals with complex needs enabling individuals, carers and families to contribute to the plan.
• Communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, establishing effective working relationships with patients, families and carers providing information and advice at appropriate stages of the patient pathway. Communicating complex condition related information to patients / carers and relatives within scope of professional practice accounting for potential barriers to communication.
• Communicate effectively with all professionals involved in the patients care ensuring the delivery of a coordinated multidisciplinary service exploring complex and sensitive issues related to treatment options and decisions.
• To lead on aspects of service delivery and development of service resources, contributing to a CBT based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all patients
• Be proficient in the use of negotiating/motivational skills to influence and support problem solving and behaviour change.
• To engage with regular clinical supervision from a senior CBT accredited practitioner.
• To develop skills in the area of teaching, training and supervision and to provide supervision to other MDT staff’s CBT work as appropriate.
• To provide advice, consultation and training to staff working with the patient group across a range of agencies and settings where appropriate.
• Liaise with colleagues from all specialties regarding assessment of patient needs prior to transfer of care.
• Maintain accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in line with trust policies, departmental standards and relevant professional body standards.
• Ensure own actions support equality, diversity and rights by compliance with Trust policies and ensuring that the clinical service is sensitive to individual needs, cultures, beliefs and values.
• To contribute to training and service improvements while continuing to develop specific skills appropriate for the service area.


This advert closes on Sunday 11 Aug 2024