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CBT Therapist or Clinical/ Counselling Psychologist – Trauma
CHUMS Child Bereavement, Trauma and Emotional Wellbeing Service
CHUMS CIC Social Enterprise
CHUMS Child Bereavement, Trauma and Emotional Wellbeing Service
(CHUMS CIC Social Enterprise) is an NHS Approved Provider of clinical
services to bereaved and traumatised children as well as those with
mild to moderate mental health difficulties in Luton and Bedfordshire.
The service left the NHS in June 2011 to become an independent
Social Enterprise, affording the organisation more freedom to offer its
services in a way that best suits the needs of the service users. It is
jointly funded by the NHS and charitable donations. The appointed
Clinician will be working within the Trauma Service offering support to
children/young people following a trauma which will include traumatic
death, sexual abuse, witness to domestic violence, witness to another
traumatic incident and/or are showing signs and symptoms of post
traumatic stress disorder.
The post-holder will be expected to offer assessment and intervention
to their own individual caseload of children and young people, based
on trauma focussed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy principles and
other evidence-based approaches. They will have the opportunity to
develop their knowledge and skills in these approaches under
supervision, with a view to developing their own expertise and passing
it on to other professionals through consultation and training.
The ideal candidate will have experience of working with children and
young people with a range of mental health difficulties and experience
in working with truama. They will also enjoy being part of a very
friendly and hardworking team of professionals.
Please contact us if you would like to arrange a visit.
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22.5 hours
Dependent on experience
Office base in Silsoe, clinical work throughout Luton and
Bedfordshire, teaching and training around the UK
CHUMS Child Bereavement, Trauma and Emotional Wellbeing
Service
Wrest Park Enterprise Centre
Wrest Park
Silsoe
Beds MK45 4HS
01525 863924
Russell Hurn, Consultant Psychologist
Russell.hurn@chums.uk.com
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www.chums.uk.com
28th October 2014
TBC