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Job requirements
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Essential
19 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Requirement to drive a car
- Knowledge
Demonstrable knowledge and expertise regarding National and local developments in Primary Care Mental Health and Talking Therapies
- Knowledge
Clear understanding of statutory responsibilities under the Mental Health Act 1983, Clinical Governance, Child Protection, etc
- Knowledge
Specialist knowledge of all the evidence based models of psychological therapy, evidence for their use and detailed knowledge of common mental health problems
- Knowledge
Highly specialist theoretical and practical knowledge and skills working with mental health problems
- Knowledge
Ability to analyse and present complex information to colleagues
- Knowledge
Ability to use and understand performance information
- Knowledge
Can assist in the managing of people through change
- Knowledge
Ability to work with support in taking critical decisions
- Knowledge
Working independently and referring to line manager when necessary
- Knowledge
Excellent organisational skills
- Knowledge
Ability to concentrate for long periods of time and interpret complex information
- Experience
Substantial experience as a High Intensity Therapist within a Talking Therapies setting
- Experience
Supervisory experience in a Talking Therapies setting
- Experience
Experience of working in wider Mental Health settings
- Experience
A well-developed professional CPD portfolio demonstrating extensive clinical experience
- Qualifications
A recorded qualification in High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy at Post Graduate Diploma Level
- Qualifications
Accreditation with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies
- Qualifications
PWP Qualification
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified and accredited CBT therapist with a PWP qualification, to join our service as a deputy manager.
The post holder will retain a small caseload and will deliver a high level of psychological interventions with designated clients who have a range of complex anxiety and depression related problems.
Main duties of the job
- Support Team Manager in project work and lead on projects as appropriate.
- Represent the service area at local meetings in the absence of the Team Manager.
- Provide strong visible leadership within area of responsibility.
- Ensure that all staff in the service area are clear about what is expected and are working together in successful teams to achieve in the Trust’s vision.
Promote a culture where staff feel empowered and accountable for service improvement at local level.
- In the absence of the Team Manager review the service area workforce to ensure it has the right numbers of the right level of knowledge skill and expertise skill to deliver services in the most effective and efficient way
- Ensure that staff within service area are providing optimum quality of care in line with national healthcare standards including local healthcare targets and NICE guidance etc.
- Support the Team Manager in ensuring the Talking Therapies Team is adopting best practice to support the Trusts objective.
- Promote a culture where governance and risk management are seen to be everyone’s responsibility.
- Ensure that safety is at the centre of service area planning, analysis, and delivery.
- Support the Team Manager in implementing effective systems to record and monitor governance and risk information and contribute to reports to the relevant forums.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Please see attached Job description and Person Specification attached for the full information regarding this role.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Talking Therapies Deputy Team Manager with Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust in Coventry, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Team manager role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 02 Oct 2026.
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