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NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

About
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex and Kent.
We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.
Contact
- Address
- Trust Head Office
- West Wing
- CEME Centre
- Marsh Way
- Rainham
- Essex
- RM13 8GQ
- Contact Number
- 0300 300 1530
High Intensity Therapist/CBT Therapist (Wellbeing at Winter Programme)
Closed for applications on: 18-Sept-2024 00:00
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 18-Sept-2024 00:00
Key details
Location
- Site
- Petersfield Centre
- Address
- Harold hill
- Town
- Romford
- Postcode
- RM3 9PH
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Fixed term: 5 months (Mainly REMOTE - minimum one/two days per week F2F clinical work based onsite at main office in Harold Hill.)
- Hours
- 37.5 hours per week (Full Time 37.5 hours per Week)
Salary
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 plus HCAS per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 7)
Specialty
- Main area
- Therapist
Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video
Job overview
Havering Talking Therapies (IAPT)
We have proven to be a service that provides high quality service provision for patients, effective standards of care and excellent staff development & support.
High Intensity/CBT therapist - Wellbeing Winter Programme
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a major national initiative, and an innovative service which is fundamentally changing the way in which psychological treatments are provided in the NHS in England.
You will be part of a multi-professional workforce that will significantly increase access to treatment for people with depression, anxiety and other common mental health conditions, within a Primary Care setting.
NELFT Talking Therapies services (Havering IAPT) are third wave sites that provide psychological therapy within the standards of the stepped care model i.e. Step 2 (Low intensity) and step 3 (High Intensity).
NELFT is committed to the four Talking Therapies services (Havering IAPT)and the trust is seeking to employ motivated staff to contribute to the success of these services. We are looking to recruit High Intensity Therapists to support our expanding IAPT service in Havering.
We are looking for applicants who have enthusiasm for working in a primary care setting, who are adaptable; enjoy variety, can work independently as well as understanding the importance of team working.
Advert
Applicants should be either qualified High-Intensity CBT Therapists ( BABCP-accredited or in the process of applying for accreditation) or Clinical / Counselling Psychologist, They will provide assessments and CBT interventions (individual and group-based) to people with common mental health problems (i.e., depression, anxiety disorders).
The main responsibilities of the post:
- To be responsible for the comprehensive psychological assessment of clients referred into the service and accepted onto the post holder’s caseload.
- To formulate treatment plans, based on sound and current theoretical knowledge and good practice, following a thorough and specialist assessment
- To be responsible for carrying out therapeutic interventions with a variety of clients and using a range of specialist therapeutic interventions as appropriate, with particular emphasis on advanced CBT approaches, both as group work and 1:1.
Working for our organisation
COVID-19 Vaccination
We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement – London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,108 and a maximum payment of £5,177 per annum pro rata).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details on the vacancy.
Benefits
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:
- A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
- A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our efforts to support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity.
- Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
- Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.
Supporting our Armed Forces
We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Gold Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme. We have supportive policies, guaranteed interview schemes for veterans. reservists and military spouses and give additional leave to our Reservists so that they can attend their annual camp.
Equal opportunities employer
We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity and positively encourage applications from all sections of the community regardless of any protected characteristic.
We are a Disability Confident employer and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with disabilities. If you require this application in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape please contact the recruitment team on 0300 300 1530 or email [email protected].
Correspondence with us
You are advised to regularly check your emails (including any junk mail/spam folders) for correspondence related to this post.
As part of our recruitment process, we may be required to share information you provide on the application form with NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA) and/or other organisations for the purpose of the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of fraud or any other unlawful activity affecting the NHS. We also use third party providers to check and verify your qualifications who may be contacting you on our behalf to verify the same.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Professional postgraduate qualification in CBT, Clinical or Counselling Psychology (BABCP or BPS accredited), Doctoral level or equivalent. Chartered status and registered with the Health Professions Council (HPC).
Desirable criteria
- Additional advanced training in CBT, EMDR, Mindfulness, Couples Therapy for Depression, BCT, Counselling for Depression , IPT
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in adult mental health services
- Experience of working in a primary mental health service
- Experience of networking with organisations outside the NHS
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities
- Able to carry out highly skilled and complex psychological assessments with clients
- Able to make formulations, and revise them as appropriate.
- Able to offer expert psychological opinion on the basis of judgements about complex factors, variables and options
- Able to choose most appropriate forms of psychological therapy options to fit client need while working within IAPT guidelines
- Knowledge of current psychological interventions applied to people with mild-moderate psychological distress
- Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to well-being, mind-body interactions, and positive psychology
- Skilled, empathic and sensitive communicator, able to convey highly complex or sensitive information and ideas to clients, relatives and colleagues. Able to use lay language appropriately for people unfamiliar with psychological terms.
- Able to work effectively with clients who may express high levels of distress or emotion, or are verbally aggressive
- Able to manage and work with complex psychological presentations
- Able to process impact of clients’ material through appropriate means, including personal strategies and professional supervision
- Able to deal with clients in a sensitive and appropriate manner
- Able to choose most appropriate forms of psychological therapy and offer a range of options to fit client need
- Able to plan, prioritise and organise own clinical workload, plan and carry out programmes of therapy
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge, and or experience of guidelines, evidence based literature, theory and clinical work in the area of primary care mental health
- Qualification in IPT or other modality
Skills
Essential criteria
- Basic awareness of IT and IT skills
Other
Essential criteria
- To be aware and demonstrate the Trust Values
- To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area
- Flexible attitude and approach to work setting
- Creative and innovative
- Positive attitude to collaborative teamwork
- Able to travel between sites
- Participate in peer supervision and or receives supervision from more experienced psychological practitioner
- Keep up to date client records in agreed and appropriate formats and disseminates clinical information appropriately
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- DR Laura Fontaine
- Job title
- Havering IAPT Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 300 1554
- Additional information
0300 300 1554 Option 2
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