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NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
- Onsite working
- Full time
- Permanent
Posted 4 days ago, 24 May
Job ref: b1e045fcffab41d1bf7e2c06d4e3b228
Full Job Description
You will require exceptional clinical and organisational skills, an ability to filter demands and prioritise effectively, with a good grasp of what can be appropriately delegated. Day to day problem solving whilst maintaining an eye on the strategic direction of the service is important.
You will supervise others and ensure quality service provision and delivery across Suffolk, to support the service in achieving our key aims, ensuring clinical outcomes are met to maintain, and progress our successful service., EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.
DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK (formerly CRB)
FOR POSTS WITH DIRECT SERVICE USER CONTACT - Please be advised that due to recent changes in the DBS Service, organisations no longer receive copies of DBS Disclosures - these are sent directly to candidates only. Therefore, it will be your responsibility, if successful, to ensure that this is taken to the appointing officer as soon as you receive it.
Alternatively, if you have subscribed to the update service, we will be able to check your status once we have your authority to do so.
The Trust has now introduced a DBS Update Service which is a contractual requirement. You need to subscribe when you have applied for your DBS clearance and there is a time limit to subscribe of 19 days after receipt of your DBS disclosure. Please ensure that this is completed within the set time scale.
This update service is an annual subscription at a cost of £16 to you. This will enable the Trust to have instant online access to your DBS record, with your consent, and so will remove the need for you to have to apply for this repeat check again.
We are looking to employ an experienced CBT therapist to join our senior clinical team as a Lead Therapist in our Step 2 Team., You will have proven experience in clinical supervision, be motivated and have an ability to inspire and lead others, with the ability to lead and manage change through challenging times . A 'can do' attitude is essential to work collaboratively with all colleagues throughout the service and partnership.
You will need to hold a full accreditation with the BABCP and will carry a small caseload to maintain your own accreditation, taking cases from CBT waiting list as required.
We are a service committed to compassionate leadership and the development of our staff is important to us. You will receive regular supervision as well as in service training and CPD days that ensure your continued learning and development. We are a research-friendly service currently involved in a number of projects focussing on improving outcomes for our service users, and ways of developing the support offered to therapists to achieve this. We are also passionate about technology, utilising innovations where these aid therapy and improve the experience for our service users.
Experience of working within an NHS Talking Therapies service or knowledge and enthusiasm about the NHS Talking Therapies programme would be an advantage and you will need to demonstrate a history of achieving demanding key performance outcomes within a multifunction delivery team as the service is heavily performance managed around a number of contracted indicators.
Wellbeing Suffolk delivers NHS Talking Therapies and is currently benchmarked in the top three NHS Talking Therapies Services in the country with workforce surveys evidencing high morale. The service was recently awarded continuation to deliver the Talking Therapies contract for a further five years and is building on existing strengths to deliver the new model launched agreed in September 2024, so, a very exciting time to be joining the service.
The service is delivered as part of a well-established partnership between Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT), MTCIC, Shaw Trust, Suffolk Family Carers and Family Action. Our NHS Talking Therapies service provides community orientated, evidence-based psychological therapies for people from the age of sixteen with common mental health problems of anxiety and low mood with a range of presentations.
Benefits included with this role are:-
+ NHS pension
+ a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
+ career progression
+ starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
+ staff physio service
+ NHS discounts and many more.
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly, and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.
NSFT is committed to lifelong learning and continuous professional development (CPD) for its entire staff. There are a variety of definitions of CPD across the professions, but it is usually taken to mean learning activities which update existing skills.
CPD is determined through appraisal with a personal development plan agreed between an individual and their manager, with the commitment of the necessary time and resources.
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