Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist

The role entails both direct and indirect responsibilities within the realm of mental health services. Direct engagement with service users encompasses the provision of specialized psychological assessments, formulation, and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) treatment, both in individual and group settings. This position requires working with service users experiencing a broad array of mental health challenges within secondary care mental health services, particularly those presenting with complex, chronic, and often comorbid conditions.

The primary focus of this role is to deliver evidence-based assessments and treatments in accordance with NICE guidelines and current scholarly literature, specifically addressing severe and recurrent depression, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and complex trauma, particularly in cases where prior interventions have proven ineffective.

A comprehensive understanding and significant applied experience in treating service users with PTSD through trauma-focused therapies are imperative.

Indirect responsibilities will include providing consultation, formulation, supervision, and training to multidisciplinary teams.

Candidates must possess a foundational professional mental health qualification or its equivalent, have completed additional postgraduate training in CBT, and have attained accreditation with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP).

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.