Recruit to Train CBT practitioner

Be a member of the multidisciplinary team, accept referrals via agreed protocolswithin the service.Assess clients for suitability for CBT intervention as per training requirements undersupervision of clinical supervisor/line manager.Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the teams referralprotocols, and refer unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to thereferral agent as necessary.Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for the psychologicaltreatment and/or management of a young persons mental health problems, basedupon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems and employingmethods of proven efficacy across the full range of care settings.Involve family members and others in treatment as necessary, conveying therapyformulations with sensitivity in easily understood language.Be responsible for providing and receiving highly complex, sensitive, distressingand emotional information in relation to mental health issues, where there are oftenbarriers to acceptance.Be mindful of the needs of children, young people, families and individuals from awide range of cultural, religious and social backgrounds and develop withcolleagues innovative ways of meeting these diverse needs.Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the number of client contactsoffered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting timesand ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.Be responsible for recording, monitoring and reporting on clinical work andcommunicating complex clinical information to a variety of recipients, e.g. serviceusers, families and carers, other professionals, and statutory and voluntaryorganisations, orally, in writing and/or electronically.Maintain clinical records, collate statistical information and maintain specialistequipment and resources. Complete all requirements relating to data collectionwithin the service. Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service. Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment, whereappropriate. Work closely with other members of the team to design and implementcare plans under the senior leadership of the team Lead.Should it be necessary to amend this job description in the light of future servicedevelopment, changes will be made in consultation with the post holder. Be responsible for developing and maintaining knowledge of local resources anddeveloping working relationships with relevant statutory, voluntary and co mmunitygroups and organisations.Be responsible for proposing innovative responses to identified community needsand developing these in consultation with senior colleagues.Ensure that professional guidelines for practice are followed appropriately.Receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with good practice guidelines. To ensure documentation and care plans are comprehensive and of the higheststandard in line with Trust.To record relevant information as consistent with Trust record keeping policyCollate and report on clinical information across a specific area(s).To provide clinical information as required and input into local and Trust electronicinformation systems.Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to Trust policies andany regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (eg BPS, UKCP, BABCP), andkeep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the department ofhealthAll employees have a responsibility and a legal obligation to ensure that informationprocessed for both patients and staff is kept accurate, confidential, secure and inline with the Data Protection Act (1998) and Security and Confidentiality Policies.It is the responsibility of all staff that they do not abuse their official position forpersonal gain, to seek advantage of further private business or other interests in thecourse of their official dutiesEnsure clear professional objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed withsenior therapists on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development.Attend clinical/managerial supervision on a regular basis as agreed with Manager.Participate in individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives.Keep up to date all records in relation to Continuous Professional Development andensure personal development plan maintains up to date specialist knowledge oflatest theoretical and service delivery models/developments.Attend relevant conferences / workshops in line with identified professional objectives To attend and fulfil all the requirements of the training element of the post.To apply learning from the training programme in practicePrepare and present clinical information for all patients on caseload to clinical casemanagement supervisors within the service on an agreed and scheduled basis, inorder to ensure safe practice and the clinical governance obligations of the worker,supervisor and service are deliveredReceive supervision from educational providers in relation to course work to meetthe required standards.To receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with good practice guidelinesand Trust Policy.Ensure that professional practice guidelines are followed appropriately.To participate in the Trust Appraisal and be committed to on-going ContinuingProfessional Development including participation in further specialist training as agreed with supervisor/line manager. To contribute to the development of best practice within the service.Be aware of, and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of care pathwayTo maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies andprocedures in relation to childrens mental health and social care needs.All employees have a duty and responsibility for their own health and safety and thehealth of safety of colleagues, patients and the general public.Develop and implement service related and/or academic research projects.Develop and implement clinical audit and survey projects where appropriate. Record and report on personally generated clinical information.Enter clinical information as required into local and Trust electronic informationsystems.Prepare teaching materials and presentations to a professional level.Be familiar with electronic access to research information, for example throughelectronic libraries, data banks, journals and websites.Use electronic mail regularly and competently for facilitating direct and indirectclinical work as well as service development.Have expertise in using the worldwide web in order to access information andservices which enhance clinical role with service users and staff, and contribute to continued professional development.