Band 6 Trainee High Intensity Therapist

Bidvane; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly supervision

Supportive line management

Buddy system

Postgraduate CBT training

Job summary

West London NHS Trust's H&F Talking Therapies is offering a Band 6 trainee therapist post for 12 months, combining clinical work with a postgraduate diploma aimed at BABCP accreditation. The placement includes adult services with Royal Holloway teaching and two office days plus an evening clinic.

Applicants should have a relevant graduate-level qualification meeting BABCP criteria. The role develops CBT skills, risk assessment, and caseload management in a stepped-care setting, with supervision

Qualifications

• Graduate-level qualification meeting BABCP Knowledge, Skills and Attitude criteria.
• Experience in a stepped-care service for anxiety and depression.
• Ability to meet service targets and manage a caseload.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical work with adults in H&F NHS Talking Therapies.
• Attend the one-year postgraduate diploma at Royal Holloway, with two university teaching days each week.
• Work three days per week in the service, normally including at least two office days and one evening clinic from 12pm to 8pm Monday to Thursday.

Skills

Anxiety and depression management

Caseload management

Verbal and written communication

Risk assessment

Education

Graduate-level qualification meeting BABCP criteria

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Band 6 trainee therapist post is based in H&F NHS Talking Therapies at West London NHS Trust and lasts 12 months. It combines clinical work with a postgraduate diploma that prepares trainees for CBT accreditation through the BABCP route. The adult-service placement combines three service days and two teaching days at Royal Holloway, with at least two office days and an evening clinic from 12pm to 8pm Monday to Thursday. Applicants need a relevant graduate-level qualification or evidence meeting BABCP’s KSA criteria, and Hammersmith & Fulham must be their first or second London service choice.

What the job involves

• Provide clinical work with adults in H&F NHS Talking Therapies, applying course learning in practice
• Attend the one-year postgraduate diploma at Royal Holloway, with two university teaching days each week
• Work three days each week in the service, normally including at least two office days and one evening clinic from 12pm to 8pm Monday to Thursday

What’s required

Qualifications

• Graduate-level qualification in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy or psychological therapy, or evidence meeting BABCP Knowledge, Skills and Attitude criteria

Experience

• Experience working in a stepped-care service for anxiety and depression

Skills & knowledge

• Understanding of anxiety and depression in primary care, and medication used for these and other common mental health problems
• Knowledge of work-related issues and their effect on mental health, and of evidence-based psychological therapies and their relevance to the role
• Ability to meet service targets and manage a caseload and time
• Strong verbal and written communication, including clear reports and letters to referrers
• Computer literacy; ability to evaluate training and put its learning into practice
• Training in and experience carrying out risk assessments within scope of practice; ability to build therapeutic relationships

Other

• Able to attend a two-day-per-week course
• Able to complete course academic work, including recordings, assignments and self-study
• Able to integrate training into practice

Nice to have

• Experience working in a stepped-care service for anxiety and depression
• Experience in primary care services
• Experience in a service with agreed targets and demonstrated clinical outcomes
• Driving ability or willingness and ability to travel to locations across the organisation
• Fluency in languages other than English
• Experience working with diverse communities in a multicultural setting

What’s offered

• Weekly individual supervision
• Supportive line management
• Buddy system
• Postgraduate CBT training