Job overview

The MPFT Staff Wellbeing Hub is delighted to share they are recruiting a High Intensity CBT Therapist.  The role is working on a fixed-term basis for 8 months.

The position will be based at Severn Fields Health Village, Shrewsbury.  There is scope for this post to also be remote / hybrid working

In the role you will be responsible for the clinical provision of specialist psychological therapy, using a High Intensity CBT Therapy approach.

You will working as part of a team of clinicians whose responsibility is to provide psychological services for staff members across MPFT.

Along with other team members you will be responsible, for the delivery of high intensity and complex psychological interventions via the use of a range of therapeutic modalities.

You will be responsible for triage and screening of referrals, assessing and treating patients suitable for High Intensity CBT and managing a waiting list. You will also contribute to routine data collection, audit and evaluation of patient measures as required by the service.

Main duties of the job

 To provide specialist assessment and brief intervention for NHS staff using complex psychological data gained from a variety of sources appropriately.

•    To ensure the systematic provision of the service provided by the individual and any staff reporting to them, including the responsibility to prioritise work appropriately.

•    To undertake formal assessments e.g. of capacity, safeguarding and risk, to take the appropriate steps to manage the situation, and to provide advice to other professionals on the psychological aspects of the assessment and associated management issues.

•    To work sensitively with staff members in line with guidelines for confidentiality

•    To undertake regular supervision and seek out further support supervision if necessary .

•    To plan therapeutic interventions which can be delivered in line with the evidence base and NICE guidelines.

•    To contribute to the development of services within the MPFT Staff Wellbeing Hub, reviewing service outcomes, designing and participating in audit, research and clinical governance initiatives, and reporting on the results. This will involve communication with a wide range of clinical and managerial colleagues, within and outside the Trust.

•    To support junior staff, as required.

•    To provide supervision to trainee clinical psychologists on placement, junior staff, volunteers and other colleagues, including professional and doctoral research supervision, as required.

Working for our organisation

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping  your communities and in return for this, we will support you by; 

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people. 

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications