Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

As NHS Scotland’s unique provider of a national tele-health and tele-care service, we are responsible for the delivery of health advice and information by telephone and online services to the population of Scotland 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. NHS 24 is a patient-focused service providing the people of Scotland with triage, advice, guidance, referral and information on health and healthcare services

We have five regional centres – Aberdeen, Dundee, South Queensferry, Cardonald and Clydebank. NHS 24 supports hybrid working, and this post can be based within any NHS 24 regional centres. This post will be based in our Cardonald Regional Centre. The successful candidate must be within commuting distance to a regional centre to attend if required and must also be able to travel to other regional centres when requested to attend meetings, undertake training and any other activities.

The successful candidate will join the enhanced psychology pathway within NHS 24’s Psychological Services, delivering digitally enabled, evidence-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to adults experiencing mild to moderate mental health or physical health difficulties. This primarily involves individual clinical work via telephone, with potential future opportunities for video-enabled and group interventions.

The role includes managing a personal caseload, undertaking assessment and formulation, and delivering structured CBT interventions in accordance with evidence-based practice. The post holder will maintain appropriate clinical records, monitor and evaluate treatment outcomes, and work collaboratively with clinical psychology colleagues and other health professionals. You will contribute to training, supervision, service delivery and evaluation activities to support the ongoing development of psychological therapy provision within NHS 24.

• Provide evidence-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy interventions appropriate to patients’ assessed needs and clinical presentations.
• Undertake psychological assessment and CBT formulation, identifying relevant predisposing, precipitating and maintaining factors associated with patients’ presenting difficulties.
• Evaluate therapeutic interventions and monitor change throughout treatment, including changes in behaviour, cognition, emotional wellbeing and psychological symptoms, using appropriate clinical outcome measures.
• Maintain a high level of proficiency in the use of relevant psychological assessment tools, outcome measures and CBT protocols, applying these appropriately within clinical case management.
• Communicate formulations, treatment plans and psychological understanding clearly and sensitively to patients, referrers and other health professionals involved in the patient’s care.
• Maintain appropriate clinical records and documentation in accordance with professional and organisational requirements.

• Demonstrate experience of assessing and treating a range of mental health presentations using evidence-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, including mild to moderate presentations.
• Demonstrate competence in assessment, formulation, treatment planning, delivery and evaluation of CBT interventions.
• Show willingness and competence to effectively deliver psycho-educational materials to patients, other healthcare staff and third-sector colleagues.
• Experience of delivering psychological therapies digitally and providing treatment appointments remotely via telephone or Near Me would be advantageous.