Qualified High Intensity Therapist

As a High Intensity Therapist within NHS Talking Therapies, you will deliver high-quality CBT interventions to adults with common mental health difficulties, including anxiety and depression. You will undertake assessments, formulate and implement treatment plans, manage a varied caseload, and work autonomously while maintaining strong links with primary care and wider healthcare services. You will play an active role in supporting service development, clinical supervision, audit, and quality improvement, helping to ensure the delivery of safe, effective and patient-centred care.

Please see the JD for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

The post holder will be part of an NHS Talking

Therapies service and will provide high intensity interventions - Cognitive

Behavioural Therapy (CBT).The post holder will work with clients who have a

range of Anxiety and Depression related problems for which CBT is demonstrated

to be clinically effective.

The post holder will work with people with

different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and

should be committed to equal opportunities.

referrals via agreed protocols within the service.

clients for suitability for psychological interventions.

decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the departments

referral protocols, and refer unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or

back to the referral agent as necessary.

implement and evaluate therapy programmes for clients.

highly developed communication skills in working with people to understand

their personal and often very sensitive difficulties.

exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment and

treatment of clients in line with the service standards.

and involve family members and others in treatment as necessary, conveying CBT

and other psychological formulations with sensitivity in easily understood

language.

to an agreed activity contract relating to the number of client contacts

offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week, in order to minimise

waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.

multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment,

where appropriate.

all requirements relating to data collection within the service.

coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols.

closely with other members of the team ensuring appropriate step-up and

step-down arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach.

and integrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall therapy

process.

out clinical audits of service performance, including service user surveys and

evaluations, and help to collate and disseminate the results for feedback.

with other health and social care staff from a range of agencies in the care

provided for clients.

specialist advice and consultation to other professionals / individuals /

groups / committees across Mental Health Trusts, Primary Care Trusts and other

voluntary agencies regarding service matters, related

to the practice and delivery of specific agreed therapeutic modalities and

service provision.

weekly duty cover where incoming referrals are screened and support is provided

to the team in choosing the appropriate treatment pathway and with safety

management.

to the teaching and training of mental health professionals and other staff

working in the service.

for, attend and participate in clinical skills supervision and case management

supervision as outlined in service policy.

the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer and any

regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (e.g. BABCP), and keep up to

date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the Department of Health (e.g.

NHS plan, National Service Framework, National Institute for Clinical

Excellence).

that client confidentiality is protected at all times.

aware of and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of CBT and other

psychological therapies.

clear professional objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed with

senior therapists on a regular basis as part of continuing professional

development (CPD).

clinical/managerial supervision on a regular basis as agreed with Line Manager.

in individual performance reviews and respond to agreed objectives.

up to date all records in relation to CPD and ensure personal development plan

maintains up to date specialist knowledge of latest theoretical and service

delivery models/developments.

relevant conferences / workshops in line with identified professional

objectives.

in service improvement by highlighting issues and implementing changes in

practice.

an advisory service on matters related to the practice and delivery of

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to individuals/groups/committees across mental

and physical health services and other voluntary agencies.

and maintain links with Primary Care and Secondary Care Staff to help

co-ordinate the provision of an effective Psychological Therapies Service.

contribute to the development of best practice within the service.

maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and

procedures in relation to Mental Health and Primary Care Services.

employees have a duty and responsibility for their own health and safety and

the health of safety of colleagues, patients and the general public.

employees have a responsibility and a legal obligation to ensure that

information processed for both patients and staff is kept accurate,

confidential, secure and in line with the Data Protection Act (2018) and

Security and Confidentiality Policies.

is the responsibility of all staff that they do not abuse their official

position for personal gain, to seek advantage of further private business or

other interests in the course of their official duties.

Job Description does not provide an exhaustive list of duties and may be

reviewed in conjunction with the post holder in light of service development.

NHUC is a not-for-profit Community Benefit Society, working in partnership with the NHS. NHUC provides services through two divisions, Same Day Care (SDC) and TalkPlus.

SDC provides services through the Integrated Urgent Care (IUC) contract which covers the in Hours Clinical Assessment Service (CAS) and Out of Hours (OOH) provision for North Hampshire, North East Hampshire and Farnham & Surrey Heath places which are part of the Hampshire and the Isle of Wight ICB and Surrey & Sussex ICB respectively. We also provide an Urgent Treatment Centre at the front door of Frimley Park Hospital whilst also holding some smaller contacts supporting Community Hospitals OOH and Flu response. Finally, SDC has a virtual care arm supporting patients at home.

TalkPlus provide NHS Talking Therapies, supporting people with common mental health problems in Northeast Hampshire and Farnham place. TalkPlus offers a range of treatments to people who are experiencing symptoms of stress, anxiety, low mood, depression, panic, phobias or OCD. TalkPlus has care pathways to provide timely treatment for perinatal and military veteran referrals.

NHUC is a Disability Confident registered organisation and are proud to support the Armed Forces community as a signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant.

NHUC is not currently a licensed sponsorship employer. As such, we are only able to progress candidates who can demonstrate an existing right to work in the UK at the time of application.

Knowledge, Communications, Interpersonal and Personal Skills:

Desirable: - Completed clinical audits within a service; - Fluent in languages other than English

Experience

Desirable: - Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups

Qualifications