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Cognitive Analytical Therapist

Oxford Health NHS FT

Job Title: CAT Therapist

Band: Band 7

Hours: Part Time 18.75 Hours per Week

Base: City and South bases in Oxfordshire

 

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (OHFT) provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible.

As a leading teaching, training and research trust, we have close links to Oxford and Oxford Brookes, Buckinghamshire, Reading and Bath universities. We are part of the Oxford Academic Health Science Centre, working closely with our university colleagues to translate their findings into clinical care as quickly as possible, enabling people using our services to benefit from the latest advances in healthcare.

In everything we do, we strive to be caring, safe and excellent. We expect our staff to share and demonstrate these values as we work to constantly improve the quality of care we provide. This ensures that we have the right workforce to deliver effective team-working and excellent patient care and experience.

Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure Barring Service and other relevant employment checks.

We are now implementing the plans to transform Psychological Therapies in Oxfordshire. Therapists will now be working as part of the integrated Specialist Adult Mental Health Teams, providing a full range of Psychologically informed interventions, as well as supervision and consultation.  

We are looking for enthusiastic and effective CAT Therapists who wish to make a difference to patients with long term mental health problems.  If you have skills in delivering therapy to this client group and can demonstrate:

• A good working knowledge of effective treatments,
• Sound clinical risk assessment and management,
• Experience of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults,
• Supervising and consulting with therapists, trainees or other clinical staff

Excellent supervision is provided by senior therapists to help you consolidate your therapy skills in a focused and supported way.

http://www.jobs.nhs.uk/xi/vacancy/4c155022ad074a8047f7a9f0f35e5c26/?vac_ref=914999880

For more information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Liam Cuttell liam.cuttell@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk

Closing date: 2nd April 2018

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