Senior CBT Clinician and Supervisor | South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust

Richmond Talking Therapies is looking to recruit a permanent part-time (22.5hours) Band 8A Senior CBT Clinician and Supervisor to join the team.

The Talking Therapies programme continues to drive forward the expansion of its delivery of psychological interventions. This is an exciting opportunity to be a member of the senior management team, offering line management and clinical CBT supervision to Band 7 and Band 6 HI clinicians as well as carrying a small case load and participating in Clinician of the Day rota.

NHS Richmond Talking Therapies is a forward thinking and innovative Primary Care Mental Health Service providing psychological therapies across the borough of Richmond-upon-Thames, with the service located in Twickenham. Given the success of digital working for patients and staff we will continue to offer both digital and face-to-face appointments.

The service combines the psychological treatment program of Talking Therapies and psychiatric Primary Care Liaison, which allows a seamless combination of interventions and provides a rich learning environment for staff.

Potential candidates will hold full accreditation with the BABCP.

The role of the Senior CBT Supervisor will include:
1. Provide clinical CBT supervision and Line Management to HI therapists and trainees. The post holder will also be responsible for assisting in the recruitment and placement of HI therapists.
2. Lead on the management of clinical modalities, in particular the PTSD stream within the IAPT program
3. Offering expertise in CBT treatment and supervision, ensuring the effective delivery of evidence based assessment and treatment packages
4. Arrange training for the RWS team,

• Provide expert knowledge on CBT assessment and treatment for individuals and Groups and take responsibility for proactively disseminating this expertise within the service.


• Ensuring the systematic provision of high quality CBT to individuals and groups within a wide range of settings (including GP surgeries, community settings and therapy centres).


• Provide clinical co-working with other health professionals.


• The provision of generic mental health assessments to identify all groups of adult mental disorders.


• The provision of specialist assessments for suitability for CBT


• Act independently and autonomously on behalf of the service to deal with complex urgent cases, including patients presenting with high levels of emotional distress and imminent risk to self and others.


• Where CBT is not an indicated treatment, liaise as appropriate with other professional groups to effectively communicate your assessment and facilitate transfer of care to an appropriate professional.


• Conducting risk assessments, preparing risk management plans and initiating appropriate action where indicated (including requests for mental health act assessments).


• Record, collate and communicate outcome data of your clinical activity and all those you supervise to both the Service Manager and Lead Clinician.


• Co-ordinating, participating in, and contribute to CBT supervision with professional colleagues.


• Promote and contribute to the development and maintenance of a healthy therapeutic culture within the Richmond Wellbeing Service amongst colleagues and Service Users.
  
  We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.


We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.