Cognitive Behavioural Therapist - Eip

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a qualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist to join our dedicated Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) Team on the beautiful Isle of Wight.

This rewarding role offers the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of individuals experiencing a first episode of psychosis, supporting their recovery through evidence-based psychological interventions within a compassionate and multidisciplinary team environment.

As a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, you will provide high-quality specialist assessment, formulation and evidence-based psychological therapies, both individually and in groups, to service users under the care of the Early Intervention in Psychosis Team.

Working within professional guidelines and Trust policies, you will support individuals diagnosed with first episode psychosis and work collaboratively with families, carers and other professionals involved in their care. A strong commitment to recovery-focused practice, co-production and person-centred care is essential.

You will also:

• Deliver specialist CBT interventions to individuals experiencing psychosis.
• Undertake comprehensive psychological assessments and formulations.
• Facilitate individual and group therapy programmes.
• Provide consultation, advice and supervision to colleagues within the multidisciplinary team.
• Work collaboratively with families, carers and professionals involved in service users' care.
• Contribute to service development, audit, research and quality improvement initiatives.
• Promote psychologically informed approaches across the team and wider service.
• Work effectively with people from diverse cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters where required.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert.

The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

• Qualification as an RMN, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, or Clinical Psychologist with post-qualification training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis.
• Applications from qualified psychological therapists without a core professional training will also be considered if they meet the other criteria.
• AND
• Accredited registration with a relevant psychological professional body (e.g. BABCP, HCPC).
• Training and qualifications in staff training, other psychological therapies, or other fields of applied psychology.
• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of individuals and…