Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist - CBT

Job summary

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as a Specialist Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist within psychological therapy & psychology services in CAMHS and across care pathways. They will provide a comprehensive, highly specialist CBT service to young people with complex difficulties for which CBT is clinically effective. This includes working with children & adolescents presenting with severe or treatmentresistant disorders and coexisting conditions. The role requires using a broad theoretical knowledge base to deliver specialist CBT assessments, formulations & skilled interventions. The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner, managing a caseload under clinical & case management supervision. Offering consultation/guidance to other mental health professionals, treatment pathways & community colleagues, contribute to the development of CBT practice informed by advances in treatment, theory & research. Role requires inperson attendance at clinics, meetings, assessments & liaison with other professionals, including MDT forums such as STRAT or childinneed meetings. Some hybrid working may be available in line with LPTs flexible working agreement. Post holder must maintain highly specialist CBT knowledge & skills and hold BABCP accreditation. Working across language & cultural barriers, using interpreters when required & be committed to equal opportunities. Role involves working remotely when necessary, delivering care from bases, patients homes, in outdoors & LPT clincs.

Job responsibilities

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.