Job overview

We have an exciting, innovative and specialist role within our RISE Early Help Service. The role will be based within our Mental Health in Schools Team offer, which was part of a successful trailblazer program stemming from the green paper in 2017.  

We are looking for an experienced CBT therapist with a passion for early intervention and prevention to join our team. 

For the full advert please see the supporting information.

Main duties of the job

To deliver evidence-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy within the North Warwickshire Mental Health in Schools Team.

To provide supervision and support clinicians within your team.

To carry a caseload and co-ordinate care for children, young people and families.  Through this, the post holder will  assess children referred to the service and plan, implement and evaluate treatment plans.

As a member of the RISE team the post holder will display the ability to liaise internally and externally as appropriate with other professionals, attending and contributing to Multi-Disciplinary meetings, to appropriately support the young person.  Whilst also being able to support other professionals through guidance and consultation to ensure the effective provision of the service.

To work within the MHST Leadership team to further develop the service and the professionals within it, for example through offering Continued Professional Development Sessions, supporting the facilitation of group work, and consultations.

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.  Please note a teaching qualification is desirable and not essential. 

Working for our organisation

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support groups

We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.