CBT Therapist (Home Based - Kent)

We Are With You is a national charity helping 130,000 people a year overcome problems with drugs, alcohol and mental health. We work in hundreds of communities and support people to rebuild their lives. We are extremely proud of the work we do but we know we need to go further. This post is for our NHS Talking Therapies Mental Health Service, which provides short term therapy to clients experiencing mild to moderate anxiety and depression.

If you're looking for a career that allows you to use your passion for supporting the mental wellbeing of others, you could be just who we're looking for. Read more to learn how you could join us as a High Intensity CBT Therapist.

We're a busy service, working to ensure our clients get the best possible support - whether that's through ourselves or another, more appropriate service for them. We work together as a team to improve access to mental health support for everyone. We are looking to recruit High Intensity CBT Therapists to join teams working across Kent & Surrey in our NHS Talking Therapies services.

This is a role for a qualified practitioner who is looking to expand their individual clinical practice to include digital, group & one to one CBT Step 3 NICE recommended interventions. You will be part of an MDT working within a stepped care model delivering an NHS contract.

We're a busy service, working to ensure our clients get the best possible support - whether that's through ourselves or another, more appropriate service for them. We work together as a team to improve access to mental health support for everyone. We are looking to recruit High Intensity Therapists to join teams working across Kent & Surrey in our IAPT services. This is a role for a qualified practitioner who is looking to expand their individual clinical practice to include digital, group & one to one CBT Step 3 NICE recommended interventions. You will be part of an MDT working within a stepped care model delivering an NHS contract.

REQUIRED SKILLS

To successfully carry out this role you will need:

• IAPT Course (Post Graduate Diploma) OR Equivalent: e.g. A recorded/registered doctoral level qualification in clinical or counselling psychology; a recorded/registered qualification in one of the following - nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy or within a psychological therapy – plus further post graduate qualification training in CBT, AND significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner and demonstrating the competences as required
• Accreditation with BABCP (or working towards BABCP accreditation within approx. 6 months)
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services
• Demonstrable experience with routine outcome monitoring
• Demonstrable experience of carrying out risk assessments within scope of practice
• Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health / benefits & employment systems
• Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems
• Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post
• Knowledge of child protection issues and other relevant legislation
• Knowledge of anti-discriminatory practice and of working with the diverse range of groups and communities served
• High level of enthusiasm and motivation
• Advanced communication skills
• Able to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
• Able to work under pressure
• Able to work within a team and foster good working relationships
• Able to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users and in own personal and professional development and in supervision
• Ability and skills to act as an advocate for a new service, to engage and foster good professional relationships with all health professionals in promoting the good integration of this service with the wider health care system

DESIRABLE SKILLS

Desired Skills

Whilst these are not essential candidates who have some or all of the following in addition to essential skills will be at an advantage:

• Accreditation for other NICE compliant psychological therapies such as IPT, Behavioural Couple Therapy for Depression, EMDR
• Training in other IAPT approved psychological therapies (e.g. IPT, Couple Therapy for Depression, EMDR)
• Experience of working in Primary Care Services
  Relevant experience in Primary Care treating anxiety and depression
  Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
  
• Completed clinical audits within a service
• Experience of teaching
• Experience of liaising with other professional groups
• Experience of working with diverse communities

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Everyone should feel comfortable getting the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol or mental health.

At We Are With You we work with people on their own goals, whether that’s staying safe and healthy, making small changes or stopping an unwanted habit altogether. We give people support in a way that’s right for them either face to face in their local service, community or online.

We provide a free and confidential service without judgement to more than 100,000 people a year.

We use our expertise to improve the help available and raise awareness around drugs, alcohol and mental health so that more people can get support.

We Are With You.

BENEFITS

• 28 days holiday plus a bank holiday allowance (pro rata for part time staff)
• Enhanced employer pension contribution
• Death in service benefit scheme
• Flexible working patterns to help with work life balance
• Training and development opportunities
• 24/7 access to employee assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION