Kickstart your new year with a role that combines your CBT skills with your passion for supporting Long Term Conditions! Here at VitaMinds BNSSG, we are expanding our LTC Pathway to meet the needs of Persistent Physical Health Symptoms within the local area, and are looking for a dedicated, skilled clinician to join us in developing this service!

Getting to know Us

Hello! We are the VitaMinds BNSSG – we are the lead provider of IAPT services within the BNSSG Integrated Care footprint, providing vital mental health support to clients aged 16+ across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

Our LTC Pathway aims to support those identifying with physical health conditions, who are seeking treatment for depression, anxiety and PTSD. We partner with local health care providers to deliver meaningful support to this client group and are always looking for ways to develop and expand the service.

Making People Better

As a specialist LTC CBT, you will provide dedicated treatment to clients who have had emotional impact from the onset or maintaining of symptoms associated with physical health conditions. You will provide specialist psychological assessments and evidence-based interventions, working within NICE guidelines and professional clinical frameworks. You will play a central role in the development of the service, contributing valuable clinical insights and developing links with wider healthcare providers. You will role model a culture of reflective practice and participate in regular CPD to develop your own clinical skills.

We really do practice what we preach here at Vita, with a company-wide focus on staff wellbeing, a flexible and creative approach to work and a real culture of openness and support. We love to see our colleagues thrive and achieve their personal goals, so we place a real emphasis on quality supervision, rich CPD and encouraging our CBT Therapists to embrace specialist training and leadership opportunities.

Getting to know You

As a LTC CBT Therapist, you will be able to demonstrate:

• Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) in High Intensity CBT
• BABCP accreditation
• IAPT LTC training or a willingness to attend this.
• An awareness of and commitment to supporting and facilitating diversity and inclusion
• Experience of applying CBT for those with physical health conditions, working within a Long-Term Conditions Pathway, and/or of using ACT or EMDR would also be desirable, but are not essential for this role.

If this sounds like the right fit for you, we look forward to welcoming you to the team! 

Why Vita Health Group?

Vita Health Group celebrates life. Improving lives physically and mentally drives everything we do.

We are physical and mental health specialists with over 30 years of experience.  We work in partnership with the NHS, support the UK’s largest corporate companies to help assist their workforce and provide a full range of physiotherapy services to private customers.

To achieve our mission of making people better, we recognise the importance of investing in our staff. In addition to a competitive salary, we also offer the opportunity of a flexible work life balance and a comprehensive benefits package which you can view in full on our website.  To progress your skills and enable career development we provide Continued Professional Development opportunities including secondments, management training, a mentoring scheme and regular events and webinars across a range of clinical disciplines.

Vita Health Group is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.  We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion best practice and positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity.  To support this we have a dedicated team of EDI specialists and run a range of active in-house diversity networks.

We are actively seeking to increase the diversity of our workforce, to ensure we are representative of the communities we serve at all levels. We therefore welcome applications from candidates with a wide range of lived experience.

We are committed to equitably support the wellbeing of all employees as demonstrated by:

• Our association with the MINDFUL EMPLOYER Charter for Employers who are Positive About Mental Health.
• Our status as a Disability Confident Employer dedicated to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process. All disabled candidates that meet the minimum essential criteria will be invited to interview.
• Our status as a Menopause Friendly Committed employer.
• Our sign up to the Employer with Heart Charter.
• Our commitment to meet the standards outlined in the NHS Equality Delivery System (EDS2), Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) and Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES).
• The provision of access to health and wellbeing services for colleagues which includes a team of trained Mental Health Advocates and an Employee Assistance Programme.
• An embedded “speaking up” culture facilitated by Freedom to Speak Up Guardians.

Should you wish to discuss any adjustment or assistance you might need in the application or interview process please contact recruitment@vhg.co.uk and we will arrange.

Please note, all applicants must be legally entitled to accept and perform work in the UK and all positions are subject to a DBS check. 

Any data which you share with us throughout the hiring process will be stored securely within the UK and is accessible only by staff who require it. Should your application be unsuccessful, your data will be securely destroyed after 6 months. 

Vita Health Group reserves the right to close this job when sufficient applications have been received.

Vita Health Group