Nottinghamshire Healthcare are delighted to be offering a number of roles following a substantial £1 million + investment by the ICB into Psychological Therapies, demonstrating both the ICB’s and Trust’s commitment to expand psychological therapies into LMHTs as part of an integrated pathway of patient care.
We have full time or part time opportunities for Band 8a Clinical Psychologist or Band 8A BABCP accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapists (who have a core professional qualification) working within LMHTs in Nottinghamshire. The role also provides Psychological interventions 1 day per week within Older Peoples Care Unit CMHT
Our commitment to you is that we will provide flexible working, regarding both the hours and location of work, as well as job design and development opportunities.
You will have current BABCP accreditation, Core professional training, experience in secondary care Mental Health (Nursing, Psychologist, Occupational Therapist or Social Work) and have undertaken additional post registration training in therapeutic interventions such as EMDR, MBCT, ACT and Compassion Focussed Therapy.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service which is £16 per year.

As part of the /Psychology / Psychotherapy team the post holder will be responsible for the provision of a highly specialist Psychological Therapy including Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy (CBP) within the Locality Mental Health Teams (LMHT). The post holder will be a key member of the multidisciplinary LMHT and work with an all age population (over 18). The post holder will combine direct individual and group clinical work with supervision, training, consultation, research and service evaluation/development.

• The post holder will have experience of working with those having a wide range of complex mental health needs and deliver evidence-based interventions to service users with severe and enduring mental health problems and will utilise advanced theoretical knowledge and skills providing detailed CBP assessment and treatment.
• To supervise and support Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners within your LMHT
• To offer and provide advice and consultation to the team managers, team members from other disciplines, other colleagues, and non-professional carers, on matters related to the psychological needs and issues relevant to the services and their users.
• To research clinical practice for audit, policy and service development, alongside systematic evaluation and development of treatment protocols.
• To implement teaching and training within the service at introductory, intermediate and specialist professional levels

TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire’s biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
The main responsibilities of the role will be to provide highly specialist Psychological Therapy including Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy (CBP) within the LMHT by utilising advanced theoretical knowledge and skills to a caseload of patients that are experiencing severe, enduring and complex mental health problems, more often than not with patients experiencing suicidal risk and having experienced significant childhood adversity, and ongoing sociological problems.

To provide highly specialised CBT supervision e.g. for MHWPs, CAPs, Band 7 CBT therapists, Band 7 Counselling/Clinical Psychologists, Assistant Psychologists in the service and visiting therapists undertaking training or maintaining accreditation requirements. This includes ensuring that work allocated to them is appropriate to their level of clinical skill and experience so they are practising safely and appropriately.

• To work with the Psychotherapy Lead to maintain high levels of clinical and supervisory governance in the department.

To act as a link worker between Step 4 Psychology/Psychotherapy services and LMHT.

KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS

• To have undertaken a recognised qualification and have very significant years of (whole time equivalent) experience working in a core mental health profession (e.g. psychiatric nursing, clinical psychology, psychiatry, social work or occupational therapy)
• Recognised advanced and highly specialist (post registration) training in CBP and to the standards of the BABCP.
• Experience of carrying a Psychological Therapy caseload as an autonomous practitioner.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and training in CBP to the standard of the BABCP.
• Accredited by the BABCP or willing to achieve accreditation within 1 year of being in post.
• To maintain Core Profession and BABCP Accreditation.
• Post registration development and experience of teaching, supervision and leadership.

• The post holder will have experience of working with those having a wide range of complex mental health needs and deliver evidence-based interventions to service users with severe and enduring mental health problems and will utilise advanced theoretical knowledge and skills providing detailed CBP assessment and treatment.
• To supervise and support Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners within your LMHT
• To offer and provide advice and consultation to the team managers, team members from other disciplines, other colleagues, and non-professional carers, on matters related to the psychological needs and issues relevant to the services and their users.
• To research clinical practice for audit, policy and service development, alongside systematic evaluation and development of treatment protocols.
• To implement teaching and training within the service at introductory, intermediate and specialist professional level