Psychological Therapist or Clinical Psychologist

at  Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Early Intervention Lead Psychological Therapist/Psychologist
Band 7 - Part Time 30 hours per week - Permanent contract
EI CAMHS and EI Adult
There has never been a more exciting time to join Bradford District Care Trust!
Bradford and Airedale Early Intervention Team is a Top Performing psychological service, supporting those between 14 – 65 who may be ‘At Risk’ of, or experiencing, a first episode of Psychosis. The service works to a Bio-Psycho-Social-Spiritual model and is committed to flexible and adapted ways of working to best serve our community.
You will be responsible for delivering Psychological Interventions – primarily CBT-p – to the young people and adults who use our service. You will work closely with your own supervisor and Team Lead to ensure an MDT approach is maintained with all Service Users, and you are supported with your cases.
The post will guide Cluster Teams within Aire Warf and Craven and EI-CAMHS, in psychological ways of working, and promote formulation within MDT discussions. You will be part of the wider EI Psychological Therapist Team and work with them to ensure psychological therapies are accessible and ensure quality care is being delivered service wide.
Closing- 3rd November 2024
Shortlisting-4th November 2024
Interview- 11th November 2024
To provide evidence based (see NICE CG 82 & CG 178) Psychological Therapy to individuals aged 18 - 35 and deemed to be ‘vulnerable to’ or ‘at risk of’ developing psychosis, across Bradford, Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven districts
Making autonomous clinical decisions about own professional practice.
Provide clinical supervision, consultation and advice on psychological therapies.
Assist the Team Managers and Clinical Lead with service development, including research and development activities

EVERYTHING WE DO IS UNDERPINNED BY OUR CORE VALUES: -

We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Increase mileage rates for > 3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received .
Job Overview Continued-
We are looking for a motived, and reflective practitioner with a passion for working flexibly within the communities of Bradford. We welcome CBT practitioners/Clinical Psychologists nearing the end of their qualification.
In our efforts to develop a representative workforce, we would like to encourage applications from individuals of a Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) background who may be representative of the diverse community in Bradford.
Please read the attached Job description and the person specification for more details about this role.
Right to Work in the UK
Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.
Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trust’s eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.
As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly

Please refer the Job description for details