DClinPsy CBT Tutor

Salary:

Grade 7: £53,947 - £63,350 per annum, pro rata incl. London Weighting Allowance;

Grade 8: £65,091 - £74,613 per annum, pro rata incl. London Weighting Allowance

About us:

The IoPPN is a Faculty of King's College London and the largest academic community in Europe devoted to the study and prevention of mental illness and brain disease:  http://www.kcl.ac.uk/ioppn/index.aspx

The IoPPN’s clinical psychology training programme takes CBT as its main therapeutic modality, and family therapy/systemic practice as the second key modality. An important strength is the very comprehensive range of both local and national specialist placement opportunities, across three world-renowned NHS Trusts: South London and Maudsley, King’s College Hospital and Guy’s & St Thomas’ – known collectively as King’s Health Partners. The programme, in partnership with King’s Health Partners NHS Trusts, aims to train clinical psychologists who embody the scientist-practitioner ideal and who can go on to become effective NHS leaders. Another strength is the vibrant and diverse communities within South East London, and the programme values and positively promotes diversity and inclusion.

Link to IoPPN programme descriptions:  https://www.clearing-house.org.uk/courses/courses-z/ioppn-kings-college-london/about-programme

Link to programme webpage:  https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-research/areas/doctorate-in-clinical-psychology-dclinps

About the role:

The DClinPsy CBT Tutor will support the Programme provision of training that is required for the cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) pathway, linked to accreditation by the British Association of Behaviour and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP). The programme is accredited for all trainees at BABCP Level 1 and for a subset of trainees on the CBT pathway for Level 2. The post-holder will report to the DClinPsy CBT Lead.

The post-holder will work closely with programme team members and placement supervisors to maximise trainees’ CBT experience and supervision within clinical placements, and to mark their CBT assignments. They will provide extra online group CBT supervision where the placement supervisor is not a BABCP-accredited therapist. This will be supplementary to placement clinical supervision and responsibility, and not replace it.  They will also mark CBT case reports and oral case presentations, and contribute to CBT teaching on the DClinPsy programme.

The regular weekly requirement will be to provide supervision groups (remotely) every week on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.  In addition, on certain pre-specified dates (approximately four - six times per year) the post-holder will be required on site on a Monday or a Friday to mark presentations, attend meetings or deliver teaching.

This is a part time post (7 hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract until 31/12/2028.

About you:

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

• Accreditation as a Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)
• Registration with the HCPC (if a practitioner psychologist)
• Experience of contributing to CBT provision within DClinPsy training or BABCP accredited professional training in the UK.
• Significant clinical experience providing CBT and supervision of CBT practice in the UK NHS.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to maintain effective working relationships with trainees and with university and placement provider staff.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of marking case studies and rating session recordings for therapists seeking accreditation with the BABCP.
• Experience of delivering CBT to clinical client groups for whom BABCP-accredited practitioners are less frequently available, e.g. children, or people with psychosis.
• BABCP accreditation as a CBT supervisor and/or trainer.

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