• Job Description

  Req#: C9371-23-0752?language=en&page=500&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Are you a Senior CBT therapist / Senior Psychological Therapist looking for a new, varied role? Are you someone who enjoys networking and building effective relationships within the community?

  Here at the Getting Help Team in Slough we are looking for a senior CBT therapist / Senior psychological therapist to join our team on either a full or part time basis.

  The aim of this role is to provide assessments and short-term, evidence-based therapeutic interventions to young people with mild to moderate mental health needs. Within this role you will promote the emotional wellbeing and mental health of young people in the community as well as offering advice, information and support to young people and families. Additionally, you will provide outreach support to promote engagement and deliver consultation and training to professionals as needed.This role offers a blended approach to working in which you will manage your own diary between a combination of community, team working and the ability to work from home.As a service we offer continuous clinical supervision, support applications for accreditations and study days, offer safeguarding supervision and encourage both internal and external self development.The Getting Help Team sits alongside the Mental Health Support Teams in Slough. Operational management and clinical supervision will be provided within Berkshire Healthcare CAMHS.

  Interviews to be held on 14th August 2023

  Main duties of the job

  • Clinical assessments for young people up to the age of 18 years, presenting with mild to moderate mental health problems
  • Short-term, evidence-based therapeutic interventions (individual, group, family, as appropriate) Consultations - offering advice, information and support to young people, families and professionals
  • Joint working with partner agencies, including Mental Health Support Teams, Early Help, Youth Offending Teams, other Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
  • Use of routine outcome measures to promote active participation from young people and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions.
  • Training to professional so Supervision, as appropriate to role - See Job Description for more detail.

  About us

  Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust isa specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.

  We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you'll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

  Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:

  • Caring for and about you is our top priority
  • Committed to providing good quality, safe services
  • Working Together with you to develop innovative solution

  We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

  Benefits of working for us include:

  • Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
  • 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
  • Generous NHS pension scheme
  • Excellent learning and career development opportunities
  • 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme
  • Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
  • Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
  • Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
  • Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
  • Free parking across Trust sites

  Date posted

  05 July 2023

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 7

  Salary

  £45,753 to £52,067 a year per annum (incl of HCAS)

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  371-CYP1297-C

  Job locations

  Getting Help Team Slough, Upton Hospital

  Albert Street

  Slough

  SL1 2BJ

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The must haves for this role:

  • Doctoral in Clinical/Counselling/Educational Psychologist or Systemic Family Psychotherapist or Core Qualification AND CBT Supervision qualification
  • Experience of working with young people with mental health difficulties
  • Experience / enthusiasm for multi-professional and multi-agency working
  • Ability to travel between multiple sites

  If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.

  We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The must haves for this role:

  • Doctoral in Clinical/Counselling/Educational Psychologist or Systemic Family Psychotherapist or Core Qualification AND CBT Supervision qualification
  • Experience of working with young people with mental health difficulties
  • Experience / enthusiasm for multi-professional and multi-agency working
  • Ability to travel between multiple sites

  If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.

  We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.

  Person Specification

  Education/Qualifications/Training

  Essential

  • Appropriate qualification as either a Clinical/Counselling/Educational Psychologist (Doctoral) level training and relevant UK Professional Registration (HCPC/BPS).
  • Or as a Systemic Family Psychotherapist (MA/MSc qualification with full registration as a Systemic Psychotherapist with UKCP)
  • Or appropriate qualification to be an existing CAMHS clinician at Band 7 for example, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Registered Nurse, CBT Therapist, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker
  • CBT Supervision qualification, or willingness to undertake supervision training

  Desirable

  • Postgraduate qualification in a relevant field of mental health and able to demonstrate significant practice.
  • CYP IAPT Training e.g. CBT, low intensity EMHP or CWP trainingSystemic Family Therapy, Attachment based training Interpersonal Therapy [IPT].

  Continuous Professional Development

  Essential

  • Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the relevant professional body.

  Knowledge and skills

  Essential

  • Knowledge and understanding of child and adolescent mental health difficulties, their assessment, and current evidence-based intervention strategies.
  • An ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing to convey highly complex and clinically sensitive information to family members of all ages, pupil/students and to a wide range of professional people.
  • An awareness of current issues in service delivery within community CAMHS and other settings and an ability to contribute to service development
  • Ability to work autonomously, managing and planning own workload.
  • High level skills in working with professional networks and the ability to advocate for and advance the mental health needs of parents and their children.
  • Ability to form excellent working relationships with colleagues and work flexibly with others in multidisciplinary and multi-agency settings
  • Skills in providing consultation and support regarding mental health issues to other professionals
  • Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice.
  • Ability to manage/supervise clinical staff
  • An awareness of relevant legislation and its implications for clinical practice
  • Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to safeguarding children (child protection policies and procedures), integrated working and ISA (information sharing and assessment) procedures.

  Additional Requirements

  Essential

  • A positive approach and resilient attitude to working with children, young people and their families with mental health difficulties
  • Ability to work as part of a team and independently
  • Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance, as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
  • Willingness to work flexibly
  • An awareness of own strengths and limitations
  • Ability to drive between sites and to locality meetings
  • Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults
  • Be a car user to enable travel between sites.

  Previous Experience

  Essential

  • Post qualifying experience or equivalent experience working with children and young people in the field of mental health
  • Experience of working with evidence based approaches in mental health.
  • Good level knowledge of the theory and practice of psychological interventions
  • An enthusiasm for using Routine Outcome Measures
  • Experience of formulation, assessment and treatment when working with children, young people, and their parents, presenting with a range of mental health difficulties and challenging behaviour.
  • Experience of multidisciplinary and multiagency working eg: with local authorities, education settings and other community services.
  • Experience of providing a culturally sensitive service.

  Desirable

  • Experience in managing child protection concerns.
  • Experience of providing supervision
  • Experience of providing training Experience of running / corunning groups.

  Person Specification

  Education/Qualifications/Training

  Essential

  • Appropriate qualification as either a Clinical/Counselling/Educational Psychologist (Doctoral) level training and relevant UK Professional Registration (HCPC/BPS).
  • Or as a Systemic Family Psychotherapist (MA/MSc qualification with full registration as a Systemic Psychotherapist with UKCP)
  • Or appropriate qualification to be an existing CAMHS clinician at Band 7 for example, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Registered Nurse, CBT Therapist, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker
  • CBT Supervision qualification, or willingness to undertake supervision training

  Desirable

  • Postgraduate qualification in a relevant field of mental health and able to demonstrate significant practice.
  • CYP IAPT Training e.g. CBT, low intensity EMHP or CWP trainingSystemic Family Therapy, Attachment based training Interpersonal Therapy [IPT].

  Continuous Professional Development

  Essential

  • Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the relevant professional body.

  Knowledge and skills

  Essential

  • Knowledge and understanding of child and adolescent mental health difficulties, their assessment, and current evidence-based intervention strategies.
  • An ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing to convey highly complex and clinically sensitive information to family members of all ages, pupil/students and to a wide range of professional people.
  • An awareness of current issues in service delivery within community CAMHS and other settings and an ability to contribute to service development
  • Ability to work autonomously, managing and planning own workload.
  • High level skills in working with professional networks and the ability to advocate for and advance the mental health needs of parents and their children.
  • Ability to form excellent working relationships with colleagues and work flexibly with others in multidisciplinary and multi-agency settings
  • Skills in providing consultation and support regarding mental health issues to other professionals
  • Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice.
  • Ability to manage/supervise clinical staff
  • An awareness of relevant legislation and its implications for clinical practice
  • Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to safeguarding children (child protection policies and procedures), integrated working and ISA (information sharing and assessment) procedures.

  Additional Requirements

  Essential

  • A positive approach and resilient attitude to working with children, young people and their families with mental health difficulties
  • Ability to work as part of a team and independently
  • Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance, as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
  • Willingness to work flexibly
  • An awareness of own strengths and limitations
  • Ability to drive between sites and to locality meetings
  • Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults
  • Be a car user to enable travel between sites.

  Previous Experience

  Essential

  • Post qualifying experience or equivalent experience working with children and young people in the field of mental health
  • Experience of working with evidence based approaches in mental health.
  • Good level knowledge of the theory and practice of psychological interventions
  • An enthusiasm for using Routine Outcome Measures
  • Experience of formulation, assessment and treatment when working with children, young people, and their parents, presenting with a range of mental health difficulties and challenging behaviour.
  • Experience of multidisciplinary and multiagency working eg: with local authorities, education settings and other community services.
  • Experience of providing a culturally sensitive service.

  Desirable

  • Experience in managing child protection concerns.
  • Experience of providing supervision
  • Experience of providing training Experience of running / corunning groups.

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

  Address

  Getting Help Team Slough, Upton Hospital

  Albert Street

  Slough

  SL1 2BJ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

  Address

  Getting Help Team Slough, Upton Hospital

  Albert Street

  Slough

  SL1 2BJ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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