Trainee High Intensity Therapist - Mental Health Matters • Chester Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nTrainee High Intensity Therapist - Mental Health Matters with Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Chester, England, United Kingdom\n\nCheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) NHS Foundation Trust is hosting a centralised recruitment on behalf of Mental Health Matters (see the attached service descriptions document for further details). Successful candidates will need to be available to start by 9 November 2024. The role of High intensity therapist involves undertaking assessments and treating patients with depression and anxiety disorders. You will see individuals face-to-face or remotely via video conference and provide treatment for adults from many different backgrounds, collaborating with a range of professionals in physical health, mental health and social care as well as with community organisations Once treatment begins, you’ll meet with individuals regularly, usually weekly, to measure and review progress and tailor treatment accordingly. This is a training role with a Talking Therapies service in Cheshire & Merseyside leading to a postgraduate diploma in High Intensity Psychological Interventions (HIPI) Cognitive Behavioural Therapist. Successful applicants will enrol with the University of Chester. To work as a qualified therapist, you need to undertake training in cognitive behavioural therapy and during training you will be required to be a member of BABCP (British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies). Upon successful completion, you will be required to become accredited and maintain accreditation with BABCP. The role of a High Intensity Therapist involves the delivery of high intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) whilst undertaking a programme of intensive training. The training will equip the postholder to provide CBT to clients with a range of common mental health difficulties for which CBT is demonstrated to be clinically effective. You must be able to demonstrate the ability to work within a high volume, performance managed service, manage your own caseload and time and be an effective communicator. We are looking for people with a commitment to deliver high quality evidence-based assessments and interventions, a willingness to learn new skills and a desire to improve the health and wellbeing of people anxiety and/or depression disorders. Both trainee and qualified HITs play a critical role in helping shape the future direction of the Talking Therapies service. Successful candidates will be motivated, resilient, efficient, empathic, supportive and will be required to have a good understanding of the needs of local populations and familiarise themselves with local knowledge of services. There will be extensive self-directed study outside of the working hours. Talking Therapies Liverpool (Central, North & South), Halton, St Helens, Knowsley, Sefton, Warrington, Wirral, Cheshire West and Central Cheshire are services delivering psychological therapies as part of the national Talking Therapies initiative and are working together in a collaborative approach to the recruitment of the trainee Talking Therapies workforce across Cheshire and Merseyside. Please note these services are provided by different organisations. A list of the employing services recruiting for the Autumn 2024 cohort is provided in your application form. Please contact the individual service(s) for more specific information to support you in your application and choice of service. Not all Talking Therapies services are recruiting for the Autumn training programme. The completed application form will be shared with the Cheshire & Merseyside recruiting services and the higher education institutions providing the training. In submitting your application, you are agreeing to your information being shared. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Amy Bourke Job title: Service Manager Email address: ABourke@mhm.org.uk For help with your application please contact the individual service – you will find their contact details in the Service Descriptions (see Supporting Documents section)."}