High Intensity Therapist

Our well-established client located in Hertfordshire, Bovingdon. are seeking a High Intensity Therapist to join their friendly team on a Full time - Permanent basis with a salary on offer of 43,742.

Job Overview

Located in Hertfordshire, Bovingdon. As a High Intensity Therapist, you will be required to work with adults on an individual face-to-face basis or through facilitating therapeutic groups working with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages and committed to equal opportunities making a lasting change to peoples lives.

Main Responsibilities

As a High Intensity Therapist, you will provide a range of high intensity evidence-based interventions in line with IAPT guidance. There will also be additional management and leadership duties working in conjunction with the Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner.

Carrying out interventions relevant to individual client needs including 1:1 sessions and group work. Interventions may include Interpersonal psychotherapy for depression, brief dynamic interpersonal therapy, counselling for depression, mindfulness-based CBT and Behavioural activation therapy.

Develop and contribute to the thorough care needs of service users, supporting them in the development of release plans which are appropriate to their needs. Making decisions regarding the suitability of new referrals. To assess Service Users suitability for high intensity Step 3 interventions.

Skills Required

High Intensity Therapist MUST meet the following criteria:

Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties and people in primary care.

Experience of undertaking comprehensive risk assessments, including assessment of risk to self and others.

Experience of delivering high intensity IAPT interventions.

A thorough understanding of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) and the concept of stepped care

IAPT High Intensity qualification (post graduate diploma)

Post graduate level of training in psychology accredited by the BPS.

Benefits

Attractive Salary 43,742Training opportunities and career developmentFlexible workingSeason ticket loan schemeElectric Car SchemeCrisis Loan SchemeSimply Health - Health Cashback Scheme3 x Wellbeing Days (Pro Rata'd for Part Time Employees)Access to Blue Light CardCycle to work scheme25 Days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (rising to 30 days with length of service)Excellent contributory pension scheme. Employer matched contributions of up 6% in the first two years' service and up to 9% thereafter.Death in service payment (2x annual salary)Critical illness insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)

How to apply

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