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Trainee High Intensity Psychological Therapist

Band 6

Full Time Hours

Fixed Term - 12 Months

***Please be aware that when applying for this post there is an expectation that the post-holder will also independently apply for the October 2023 Trainee Cognitive Behavioural Therapy High Intensity Post Graduate Diploma with Birmingham University. The university selection process will run independently of Sandwell Talking Therapies selection process, and a candidate must be successful at both to be offered a position.

Main duties of the job

Sandwell Healthy Minds within the Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service to the local population of Sandwell.

The service offers a number of evidence-based psychological interventions both at step 2 and step 3 as proposed by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance. The service endeavours to offer the local population a full range of evidence-based psychological interventions, within a stepped care approach.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Post Title: Trainee High Intensity CBT Therapist

Department: Sandwell Healthy Minds

Location: Badsey Road, Oldbury

Directorate: IAPT Adult Mental Health

Band: Band 6Hours: 37.5 hours

Contract Type: 12 months fixed term

Person specification

Essential criteria
A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following at graduate level in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy or within a psychological therapy.
Evidence of meeting the Knowledge Skills and Attitude (KSA) requirements of BABCP

Desirable criteria

• Experience working in a stepped care service for anxiety and depression.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services
• Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
• Ability to manage own caseload and time
• Demonstrates high standards in written communication
• Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers
• Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in Primary Care Services

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care
• Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health
• Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Salary: £33,706.00-£40,588.00 per year

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Oldbury, West Midlands: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Nurse, OT, Art Therapist, social work or psych? (required)
• Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 285-6392 MH