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Cognitive Behaviour Therapist and Supervisor - MHST | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 26 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £48,270 - £54,931 per annum (incl. of HCAS) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 March 2025 |
| Location: | Bracknell, RG12 7JZ |
| Company: | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7039989/371-TAP-CFS3441 |
Summary
Are you a qualified, or about to qualify, Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) looking for a role in an innovative service at the interface of education, healthcare & community support?
We've an exciting opportunity to join the Bracknell CAMHS Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) as a Band 7 Therapist & Supervisor.
We're developing our MHSTs to reach more young people as part of the Government’s Mental Health in Schools initiative. You'll play an important role in this fast-growing, innovative service, increasing access to mental health support for young people. In this role you'll:
• Conduct psychological assessments, case formulation, and deliver CBT interventions
• Promote the emotional wellbeing and mental health of young people in educational settings
• Supervise and support colleagues as appropriate
• Contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives
• Advise and work closely with our partner agencies, including the Local Authority, Youth Offending Teams and CAMHS pathways
Our "Outstanding" CQC-rated Trust offers a positive, supportive culture and a focus on professional growth and wellbeing. You'll be supported by senior clinicians within our multi-disciplinary team. Operational management and clinical supervision is provided within Berkshire Healthcare CAMHS.
Applications are processed as they are received. We would encourage you to apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early!
• Clinical assessments for young people up to the age of 18 years, presenting with mild to moderate mental health problems
• Evidence-based therapeutic interventions (individual, group or family)
• To offer training, consultation and supervision to external agencies with regards to the mental health presentation of children and young people who are accessing the MHST.
• Within schools actively promote the whole school-based approach to developing and maintaining emotional health and well-being.
• Provide leadership to the MHST, and deputising leadership to the team as required.
• Ensuring liaison and joint working between the Getting Help / MHST and the locality Early Help Hub and specialist CAMHS services.
• Use of routine outcome measures to promote active participation from young people and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions.
• Training to professionals
• Supervision, as appropriate to role –see detailed job description in separate attachment.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC,we’recommitted to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.As an employer,we’recommitted to offering an inclusiveand compassionateenvironmentwhereour peopleshare in a sense of belongingand are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcareare:
• Caring for and about youisour top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeingisimportant to us.Some of the benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
• Free parking across Trust sites
The“must haves” for this role:
• Post Graduate Diploma in CBT or appropriate doctoral qualification as detailed in the JD
• Registration with relevant professional body as detailed in JD
• Experience of working with young people with mental health difficulties
• Passion for providing collaborative and evidence-based mental health care in educational settings
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call Yani Chocalingum on 07780673550 or emailyani.chocalingum@berkshire.nhs.ukwho’ll be delighted to help.
Please note, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
This advert closes on Thursday 13 Mar 2025
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