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Band 7 Cognitive Behavioural Therapist - The Barberry

Job details
Posting date: 03 February 2025
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum, pro rata
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 05 March 2025
Location: Birmingham, B15 2SY
Company: Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Job type: Contract
Job reference: 6944008/436-6944008

Summary

A Vacancy at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.


We are aiming to recruit a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist on a 12-month fixed term basis to cover for employment break. A secondment from internal candidates within the Trust will also be considered. The is a well-established post based in the Eating Disorders Service at The Barberry in Edgbaston, Birmingham. It involves the provision of specialist psychological assessment and evidence-based psychological interventions to clients of the Eating Disorders Service; and to provide consultation-liaison and training to colleagues in primary and secondary care teams. Being allied to the multi-disciplinary team in the Eating Disorders Service, the post holder will act as a member of the team, attend meetings and offer supervision, advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to team colleagues. The post holder will be closely supervised and supported by a senior Clinical Psychologist / Psychological Therapist in the Eating Disorders Service.

To provide a qualified specialist psychological therapy service to users of the service team, across all sectors of care; providing specialist psychological assessment and therapy at the same time as offering supervision, advice and consultation on clients’ psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures. To utilise skills for clinical and service audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

The main duties and responsibilities of the job role can be found in the attached 'job description'.


This advert closes on Thursday 20 Feb 2025