Psychological Therapist - CBT

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity in our West Suffolk Young Adult Mental Health Service (YAMHS) for a qualified CBT therapist to join our team. This post will be based in Bury St. Edmunds.

Our service provides highly specialist mental health treatment for young adults aged 18-25. We are seeking a qualified and accredited CBT therapist with an existing core profession (in nursing/social work/OT) who is passionate and motivated to work in a developmentally-appropriate services alongside an existing strong and dedicated multi-disciplinary team.

You will be well-supported by an experienced psychology team and work alongside a range of colleagues with different specialist training and backgrounds.

If you have the drive to provide excellent care, can demonstrate high quality core clinical skills and a desire to learn, and are willing to go the extra mile to help make a different to young people's lives then we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist CBT assessment, formulation and treatment to young people (18-25) in a secondary mental health setting. To be able to work with young people, their families, and networks to provide effective, evidence-based treatment.

To contribute to broader team tasks as a senior clinician within the team in line with agreed job plan. This will include tasks such as undertaking complex assessments of young adults, developing meaningful formulations and safety plans, and making highly skilled decisions which guide ongoing interventions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide specialist CBT assessment, formulation and treatment to young people (18-25) within a secondary mental health setting. To work with young people, their families, and networks to provide effective, evidence-based treatment.

To hold and manage a clinical caseload in accordance with clinical and operational policies.

To attend and contribute to MDT meetings relating to referrals, young people in treatment, and broader team responsibilities where required.

To maintain a high standard of clinical governance including timely and appropriate record-keeping in line with policy. To produce high quality written documentation where required and to communicate effectively with young people and their networks.

To contribute to team tasks as a senior clinician within the team in line with agreed job plan. This may include complex assessment and formulation; risk formulation and safety planning; providing senior clinical leadership and guidance for team colleagues; attending post-assessment discussion meetings and contributing to the development of care and treatment plans within these forums, to use and support others to use routine outcome measures; to become involved in audit and research in line with specialism, role and agreed job plans.

To attend clinical and management supervision and to provide this, where appropriate, to others. To offer specialist CBT-informed consultation and training within the team in line with identified needs alongside psychology team colleagues.