Psychological Therapist CBT

Job overview

We are looking to appoint a dynamic and motivated Cognitive Behavioural Therapist to work within our Getting Help Team in North Durham. The post holder will be responsible for both clinical & caseload supervision, leadership to the Senior Children's Psychological Well-Being Practitioners (CWP’s) and Trainee Children's Wellbeing Practitioners alongside delivering CBT interventions at a high-quality level.

They will be a vital part of the development of the Governed Psychological Therapies within the GHT. The post holder will be part of the collective leadership of Governed Psychological Therapies and contribute to the development of colleagues in the team. Must be qualified in cognitive behavioural therapy and accredited with BABCP. We also invite applications from qualified CBT Therapists currently in the process of applying for BABCP accreditation. In this case applicants would initially be appointed as a B6 CAMHS CBT Practitioner and supported to achieve full BABCP accreditation within 6 months. Following successful accreditation, the postholder would move the B7 CBT Therapist role.

Applicants without a recognised core professional training and not registered with a professional regulatory body such as HCPC or NMC would need to demonstrate equivalent training and experience in mental health via the Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes (KSA) route and therefore have a portfolio of evidence approved as part of your BABCP accreditation.

Main duties of the job

The Getting Help Team have a vibrant and passionate multi-agency approach to children and young people's mental health and wellbeing. Starting from the point of maintaining wellbeing and preventing mental ill health is critical to all our work, followed by aspiring to be able to offer effective support at the earliest opportunity if a young person requires it.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Psychologists & Psychological Therapists provide key leadership roles within the Trust. To support this we have developed leadership profiles for each psychology band and the profile card associated with this post is attached on NHS Jobs. You can find more information about the NHS Leadership Academy’s Healthcare Leadership Model and the profiles at their website. We encourage you to look at these resources as they will play a part in the interview process.