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Trainee CBT Therapist

Job details
Posting date: 18 November 2024
Salary: £37,338.00 to £44,962.00 per year
Additional salary information: £37338.00 - £44962.00 a year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 28 November 2024
Location: West Sussex, BN11 1UR
Company: NHS Jobs
Job type: Contract
Job reference: C9150-24-1144

Summary

You will be part of a high-performing service which provides remote and face-to-face treatments for our patients including video and in-person appointments, with qualified staff being both home and office based. You will receive excellent clinical supervision. You will also have the opportunity to work with experienced CBT therapists, Counsellors and qualified PWP's, all of whom have a reputation for being friendly and supportive of trainees. We have training posts available in a variety of locations across West Sussex. You will need to be able and willing to travel to different sites as required in West Sussex. Please note that you will be expected to pay for any travel you have to make to and from the University, although any travel between your work base and our locations in West Sussex will be covered by NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies expenses. Successful applicants can be based in Worthing or Horsham. We will ask your preference at interview and will try to accommodate where possible. We are looking for candidates from a broad range of backgrounds. This enhances trainees' learning, and we are also keen to develop a workforce that represents the diverse society in which we live. We are a leading NHS Talking Therapies service with a track record of innovation, imagination and excellence. We are a flagship service within our Trust and recognised as one of the best service providers of psychological interventions in the country. We pride ourselves on the support we offer trainees in the service, from designated trainers and senior staff to the whole team of administrators, managers and clinicians. Your wellbeing is of paramount importance to us and we have various initiatives in the service and in the wider Trust that can help to support you further. We know from experience that our trainees are always keen to stay within the service upon completion of their course. Once qualified and accredited you will be able to apply for substantive vacancies within the service. Should you be successful in a substantive role following your training year, you will be fully supported through all areas of the work to continue building your skills through our excellent preceptorship scheme. We offer flexible working, provide an 8am-8pm service and once qualified working one evening per week is required. Attend and fulfill all the requirements of the training element of the post Apply learning from the training programme into clinical practice Receive supervision from educational providers in relation to course work to meet the required standards To be responsible for working with vulnerable patients experiencing a wide range of mental health problems and high levels of emotional and psychological distress and disturbance. To accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service To assess clients for suitability for treatment within NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies and specifically for Step 3 Psychological Therapy as required As required, to make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the service referral protocols, and refer unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary, with due regard for assessment and management of risk. To undertake risk assessment and take the appropriate action. [possibly breaching patient confidentiality in the interests of the patient or as dictated by legislation] To formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for clients To engage in a collaborative manner to build resilience and hope focusing on recovery. To be alert and respond creatively to change in the patients identified needs or psychological/emotional status To complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service, including the use of routine outcome measures