Job overview
The Black Country Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) Services are located across Sandwell, Dudley, Walsall and Wolverhampton teams. It is an exciting time to join our teams as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist with many innovative, new service developments across the service. The post holder will join of a network of psychological professions across Early Intervention Services in the Black Country, including Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, CBT therapists and Assistant Psychologists. As a growing psychological professions team in EI, there is a range of support, supervision and internal training for the post holder to be part of and take up.
The post holder will be based between Walsall and Sandwell Early Intervention Services, but would be expected to work flexibly across the four teams when needed.
The post holder will be primarily contributing towards the delivery of high quality evidenced-based psychological assessment, formulations and interventions for people experiencing psychosis, psychotic symptomology, and/or At Risk Mental States, who may present with complex mental health, social, and relational difficulties, as well as issues such as substance and alcohol use.
The post holder will also be provided training and support the delivery of family interventions within the service.
Main duties of the job
The main duties and responsibilities of the role would be:

• To work as an integral part of the Early Intervention in Psychosis Multi-Disciplinary Team; understanding and supporting the roles and contributions of colleagues to deliver a holistic package of care to promote recovery
• Able to work with clients across the age range of 14 to 65, from varying cultural and religious backgrounds, presenting with complex mental health, social, and relational difficulties. Some clients may also have co-existing neurodiversity and/or learning difficulties
• The delivery of cognitive behavioural interventions to those individuals with first episode psychosis and at risk mental state
• The delivery of family interventions within the service

To be part of initial assessments to the EI service and be trained on assessment tools, including the Comprehensive Assessment of At Risk Mental State (CAARMS)
For more information, please refer to the job description and person specification for the post
Working for our organisation
Join us here at the Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHFT) and be a part of something new and exciting.
What we can offer you:

• The opportunity to join a welcoming and friendly team, and network of psychological professions
• Interesting and varied clinical work to establish yourself as a clinician and to develop and consolidate your skills.
• Exciting opportunities to help shape the delivery of services
• A culture of supporting and helping each other to grow and be our best
• A chance to make a real difference to people’s lives
• A creative and forward-thinking environment
• Ongoing Continuing Professional Development and training opportunities are prioritised in BCHFT

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will have Post-Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and/or Additional training/qualifications in CBT for Psychosis (CBTp) and/or extensive experience of delivering CBT with people experiencing psychosis and psychotic symptomology
The post holder will have extensive clinical experience of working in mental health services and supporting people with complex mental health difficulties, particularly psychosis.
The post holder will work as an integral part of a multidisciplinary team in Early Intervention in Psychosis Services to support the care and recovery of clients within the service and their family and carers.
BCHFT are committed to investment in our Psychology staff so you will have access to a psychology specific dedicated CPD budget to support your professional growth
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria

• Undergraduate Degree or Relevant Professional Qualification in a core Mental Health profession
• Post-Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Additional training/qualifications in CBT for Psychosis (CBTp) OR extensive experience of delivering CBT with people experiencing psychosis and psychotic symptomology

Desirable criteria

• Training in Family Interventions or Behaviour Family Therapy
• Training/qualifications in other psychological therapies

Experience
Essential criteria

• Extensive experience of working with people experiencing psychosis, psychotic symptomology or At Risk Mental State

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working with people across the age range of 14-65

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months
Pay: £46,148.00-£52,809.00 per year
Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Bereavement leave
• Childcare
• Company car
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Employee mentoring programme
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Flexitime
• Free flu jabs
• Free or subsidised travel
• Gym membership
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Relocation assistance
• Sabbatical
• Sick pay
• Store discount
• Transport links
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Walsall, West Midlands: reliably commute or be willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (preferred)

Experience:

• working with people with psychosis: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• relevant Mental Health Qualification (required)
• Post-Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (required)
• experience delivering CBT (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person
Reference ID: 285-9887-MH