Recruit to Train - Senior Mental Health Practitioner inExeter inExeter PUBLISHED 13 DEC 2023

Band 6: £37,338 to £44,962 a year  PERMANENT 
As a large community service, you will be joining a strong, enthusiastic and supportive group of professionals who will be your peers, your phone a friend network and your inspiring colleagues.


Main duties of the job

The CYP IAPT Recruit to Train programme involves both academic learning, coursework and supervised clinical practice. Alongside this, the post holder will work with colleagues in a specialist CFHD pathway, building relationships and wider skills in working children and young people with complex emotional and mental health needs in the community. This will include evidence-based assessment and outcome-monitored interventions in conjunction with the training. There will also be opportunities to engage in Participation and service development as well as contributing to service delivery within the team as required.

Post holders will be employees of CFHD on a substantive contract and also enrolled on a Postgraduate Diploma course with Exeter University. It is essential that applicants are able to balance a busy work and study schedule. As this is a Postgraduate level training, you will be required to study and perform at academic level and be prepared to work towards their studies outside of identified study time. Study time and/or teaching days are typically two days a week during term.

As these are training positions initially, please be aware that you must both gain employment in an CFHD SMHP Recruit to Train role and be accepted onto the University Course. You will be interviewed for both in one interview on the date listed. If you are ineligible for the University Course, we will be unable to be offer the role. If you withdraw from an employment offer but you have accepted a university offer, you will be unable to join the course.

Please note for this role, the training course is not optional; the roles are dependent on meeting all course requirements. Applicants for this training will need to be available to start by January 2025 when the course starts.

If you apply to this job, you are giving permission that information relevant to establishing eligibility can be shared between the CYP IAPT programme at Exeter University and CFHD. No irrelevant information will be disclosed or discussed.


Job Description.


Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification

.

The post holder will undertake academic and clinical practice training in evidence based psychological therapies and is required to attend, complete and pass all elements of the allocated CYP-IAPT training.

The post holder will deliver high quality comprehensive mental health services.

The role involves managing a defined caseload with a focus on providing expert assessment, formulation and evidence-based treatment for children and young people with complex mental health difficulties and their parents/carers in line with NICE guidance.

Collaborative working with a wide range of statutory and non-statutory agencies is central to this role.

The post holder will contribute to the multi-disciplinary approach of the team, providing integrated healthcare for children across Children and Family Health Devon.

Bringing professional expertise, skills and knowledge to multi-disciplinary team work, the post holder will work with, and offer supervision/consultation/advice to others.

With a focus on providing high quality, safe and compassionate care to children/young people the post holder will engage in team and service development including participating in audit, evaluation and review.


Exciting Opportunity: Train as a Cognitive Behaviour Therapist with a Fully Funded Programme.

We are thrilled to offer three passionate practitioners across Devon the chance to join us in a
permanent role
and train as
Cognitive Behaviour Therapists (CBT)
through a
fully funded 1-year programme
with the University of Exeter. After completing the training, postholders will continue to work with us as valued
Senior Mental Health Practitioners - CBT Therapists
, contributing to evidence-based mental health interventions for children and young people across Devon.


What We Offer:

  • Fully funded 1-year
    CBT training
    programme through the University of Exeter.
  • Permanent contract from day one.
  • Continued employment as a
    Senior Mental Health Practitioner - CBT Therapist
    after completing the programme.


Eligibility:
We welcome applications from:

  • Candidates who hold a
    Level 6 qualification
    and
    BABCP registration
    .
  • Those who are yet to achieve these but are eligible to take the
    Knowledge, Skills, Attributes (KSA) route
    . More information on eligibility requirements can be found here: www.jobsincare.com/job/jrJJcfCK


Key Dates:


  • Interviews will be held on 14th and 15th October.

  • Start date required by January 2025
    to align with the course commencement.

This could be the next step in your career, providing you with a rewarding opportunity to make a lasting impact on the mental health of children and young people in Devon.


Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is the place to be!
We have developed an innovative, integrated model of childrens community services and are looking to appoint enthusiastic individuals to join us. For more information about working with us visit our website careers page.

As a large community service, you will be joining a strong, enthusiastic and supportive group of professionals who will be your peers, your phone a friend network and your inspiring colleagues. This provides a real sense of professional collaboration and support that will be an asset to your work and your development.


We have CBT training posts to work with CYP with anxiety and depression in our Mood, Emotions and Relationships Pathway in North, East or South localities of Devon. Please indicate your preferences on your application.


Main duties of the job

The CYP IAPT Recruit to Train programme involves both academic learning, coursework and supervised clinical practice. Alongside this, the post holder will work with colleagues in a specialist CFHD pathway, building relationships and wider skills in working children and young people with complex emotional and mental health needs in the community. This will include evidence-based assessment and outcome-monitored interventions in conjunction with the training. There will also be opportunities to engage in Participation and service development as well as contributing to service delivery within the team as required.

Post holders will be employees of CFHD on a substantive contract and also enrolled on a Postgraduate Diploma course with Exeter University. It is essential that applicants are able to balance a busy work and study schedule. As this is a Postgraduate level training, you will be required to study and perform at academic level and be prepared to work towards their studies outside of identified study time. Study time and/or teaching days are typically two days a week during term.

As these are training positions initially, please be aware that you must both gain employment in an CFHD SMHP Recruit to Train role and be accepted onto the University Course. You will be interviewed for both in one interview on the date listed. If you are ineligible for the University Course, we will be unable to be offer the role. If you withdraw from an employment offer but you have accepted a university offer, you will be unable to join the course.

Please note for this role, the training course is not optional; the roles are dependent on meeting all course requirements. Applicants for this training will need to be available to start by January 2025 when the course starts.

If you apply to this job, you are giving permission that information relevant to establishing eligibility can be shared between the CYP IAPT programme at Exeter University and CFHD. No irrelevant information will be disclosed or discussed.


Job Description.


Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification

.

The post holder will undertake academic and clinical practice training in evidence based psychological therapies and is required to attend, complete and pass all elements of the allocated CYP-IAPT training.

The post holder will deliver high quality comprehensive mental health services.

The role involves managing a defined caseload with a focus on providing expert assessment, formulation and evidence-based treatment for children and young people with complex mental health difficulties and their parents/carers in line with NICE guidance.

Collaborative working with a wide range of statutory and non-statutory agencies is central to this role.

The post holder will contribute to the multi-disciplinary approach of the team, providing integrated healthcare for children across Children and Family Health Devon.

Bringing professional expertise, skills and knowledge to multi-disciplinary team work, the post holder will work with, and offer supervision/consultation/advice to others.

With a focus on providing high quality, safe and compassionate care to children/young people the post holder will engage in team and service development including participating in audit, evaluation and review.


Exciting Opportunity: Train as a Cognitive Behaviour Therapist with a Fully Funded Programme.

We are thrilled to offer three passionate practitioners across Devon the chance to join us in a
permanent role
and train as
Cognitive Behaviour Therapists (CBT)
through a
fully funded 1-year programme
with the University of Exeter. After completing the training, postholders will continue to work with us as valued
Senior Mental Health Practitioners - CBT Therapists
, contributing to evidence-based mental health interventions for children and young people across Devon.


What We Offer:

  • Fully funded 1-year
    CBT training
    programme through the University of Exeter.
  • Permanent contract from day one.
  • Continued employment as a
    Senior Mental Health Practitioner - CBT Therapist
    after completing the programme.


Eligibility:
We welcome applications from:

  • Candidates who hold a
    Level 6 qualification
    and
    BABCP registration
    .
  • Those who are yet to achieve these but are eligible to take the
    Knowledge, Skills, Attributes (KSA) route
    . More information on eligibility requirements can be found here: www.jobsincare.com/job/jrJJcfCK


Key Dates:


  • Interviews will be held on 14th and 15th October.

  • Start date required by January 2025
    to align with the course commencement.

This could be the next step in your career, providing you with a rewarding opportunity to make a lasting impact on the mental health of children and young people in Devon.


Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is the place to be!
We have developed an innovative, integrated model of childrens community services and are looking to appoint enthusiastic individuals to join us. For more information about working with us visit our website careers page.

As a large community service, you will be joining a strong, enthusiastic and supportive group of professionals who will be your peers, your phone a friend network and your inspiring colleagues. This provides a real sense of professional collaboration and support that will be an asset to your work and your development.


We have CBT training posts to work with CYP with anxiety and depression in our Mood, Emotions and Relationships Pathway in North, East or South localities of Devon. Please indicate your preferences on your application.



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