Trainee High Intensity Therapist, (Mid Notts - Notts City, Sherwood, Newark, Mansfield, Ashfield

Are you an experienced mental health professional or social care worker with a recognised professional qualification working in a mental health setting? Do you meet the KSA requirements as set out by the BABCP? Have you considered training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and getting paid to do it?

If so, our Trainee High Intensity Therapist programme could be for you!

We are recruiting across Nottinghamshire, including Nottingham City, Mid Notts (Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark & Sherwood) and Bassetlaw, please note you only need to make one application.

Getting to know Us:

Everyturn NHS Talking Therapies and Vita Health Group are delighted to have launched a new clinical partnership in April 2023, bringing together over 40 years of mental health experience, to support individuals and communities across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. We are looking for pioneering, skilled clinicians to join us on this exciting journey and play a central role in shaping the delivery of NHS Talking Therapies across the region.

The Role:

As a Talking Therapies partnership, we are looking for aspiring Cognitive Behavioural Therapists to join our Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Talking Therapies service as Trainee High Intensity Therapists (HITs) in the March 2024 cohort at the University of Lincoln. The course you will undertake is the one-year, full-time, PG Dip in High Intensity Psychological Interventions (HIPI).

This is a permanent position with a start date of 6th March 2024 at the University of Lincoln (Enrollment must be completed by 7th February 2024). There will be a service induction prior to this.

A typical working week includes 3 days of clinical practice within the service and 2 days attending university or completing study. University days will be hybrid training with a combination of remote and face-to-face teaching. Whilst your clinical practice is likely to include some remote working, you will be required to attend one of our offices or venues across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire for part of the week to deliver face to face sessions.

You will provide High Intensity CBT interventions recommended by NICE to clients with moderate to severe common mental health disorders and will receive weekly supervision provided by both the university and the workplace.

You will work Mondays to Friday and must do at least one 12pm - 8pm shift.

Getting to know You:

The Trainee position is aimed at mental health professionals who have some experience in CBT and who continue to work in a mental health environment.

Applications are invited from qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychological Therapists, Mental Health Nurses, Psychotherapists, Counsellors, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers and PWPs (with two years post qualification experience).

Applicants without a recognised and accredited core mental health professional training (such as Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners or Psychotherapists and Counsellors without UKCP or BACP accreditation) are eligible to apply but must be able to demonstrate at interview that they meet the KSA requirements set by the BABCP. The University of Lincoln require students on the KSA route to provide a full KSA submission by 10th January 2024. We therefore expect all KSA route candidates to attend interview with a completed KSA.

For more information about Core Professions:

https://www.babcp.com/Core-Professions

For more information about the KSA requirements:

https://www.babcp.com/Knowledge-Skills-Attitudes

Essential Requirements:

• Core Professional training or qualification, or able to demonstrate at interview that you meet the KSA requirements set by the BABCP.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent in a discipline connected to mental health (or ability to study at third year undergraduate degree level).
• Membership of the BABCP (from the time that the course commences).
• Availability to attend university as required – teaching will be a mixture of face to face and remote.
• Experience of working in mental health services, including risk management.
• Willingness to travel, which may include overnight stays on occasion, as and when required.

Desirable Requirements:

• Evidence of foundation level or sustained CPD in CBT.
• Evidence of supervised CBT practice.
• Experience of working in Primary Care/IAPT services.
• Worked in a service where agreed targets are in place demonstrating clinical outcomes.

Other Requirements:

• Shortlisted applicants must be available to attend interviews held in December. All interviews will be held remotely via Microsoft Teams
• Applicants must be available to commence the role and attend the first day of training with the University of Lincoln on 6th March.. A service induction will take place prior to this date. All equipment will be provided. Applicants must complete their enrollment with the Unviersity by 7th February 2024.
• A Disclosure and Barring check (DBS, formerly CRB) will be required by the service for appointment to post.
• Applicants who have completed an NHS or HEE funded psychological professions training programme within the last two years are not eligible to apply.
• Only those with the right to work in the UK without restriction and eligible for Home Fee status can be recruited.