CBT Practitioner​/Senior CAMHS Practitioner

Central CAMHS are seeking a Cognitive Behaviour Therapist with a core profession, who is eligible for accreditation as a CBT Therapist by the BABCP (or equivalent) to join our team at a very exciting time as we review and work to improve all aspects of our service delivery, supported by significant investment.

Central CAMHS offers a service to children, young people and families. We provide an extensive offer to our local community including significant early intervention and prevention services, unscheduled care, an Early Years 0-7 service and a broad range of NICE recommended and other evidence based interventions. We are a dynamic and committed multidisciplinary team of Clinical Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Family Therapists, and CAMHS Practitioners with a range of core professional backgrounds and Assistant Psychologists.

Significant joint working takes place with multi-agency partners with whom we have very good relationships.

We are proud of our commitment to supporting continuing professional development for our team Regular weekly peer case discussions, in addition to multidisciplinary team meetings take place.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post;
English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales .

Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

You will be required to provide a specialist Cognitive Behavioural Therapy service to children and young people with moderate to highly complex psychological problems within the CAMHS service.

To liaise with and provide consultancy to other agencies and individuals in managing the needs of children and young people with moderate to highly complex mental health needs.

To provide supervision, consultation and training to colleagues in community CAMHS and contribute to the development of specialist provision within the service.

To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of service policies and procedures.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

• A recognised core profession such as Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work or Psychology
• Eligible for accreditation as a CBT Therapist by the BABCP (or equivalent)
• Clinical Masters degree or equivalent educational or experience indicating performance at masters level
• A recognised post graduate qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Further training and development in specific CBT approaches
• Training in evidence based therapies that may complement a CBT approach
• Training in supervision

• Broad clinical experience of working therapeutically with children and young people who are experiencing complex mental health difficulties
• Experience of providing focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to this client group.
• Experience of working with families, carers and professional support systems
• Substantial experience in clinical practice post qualification or in therapeutic clinical practice.
• Experience of care coordination

• Able to carry out comprehensive mental health assessments using effective interview, observation, review of records and relevant psychometric measures
• Able to identify a range of mental health difficulties and the factors that may have contributed to their development and maintenance
• Able to collate, interpret and formulate information within a CBT model to guide intervention and care planning
• Able to deliver effective evidence based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to children, young people and their families with highly complex psychological problems
• Able to communicate complex and highly sensitive clinical information, orally and in writing, to children, young people, families/carers, and other professionals within and outside the NHS
• Able to demonstrate and teach CBT approaches to other professionals
• Ability to speak Welsh

• Good knowledge of a…