CBT Therapist or Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in London is seeking a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or CBT Therapist to join their team. This role involves providing specialist CBT assessments and treatment for adults with severe mental health difficulties. Successful candidates will work autonomously as part of a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to clients' recovery and well-being. Join us in transforming mental health services and making a difference in community care.

Benefits

Flexible working

Career development opportunities

Inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• Experience providing CBT assessments and treatments.
• Ability to engage in multi-disciplinary teamwork.
• Skills in interpreting data from various sources.

Responsibilities

• Provide CBT assessments for clients in the Adult Community Mental Health Teams.
• Design and implement formal CBT treatment plans.
• Engage in assessment, treatment, and discharge of clients.
• Provide specialist CBT advice and guidance to other professionals.

Skills

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Communication skills

Autonomous working

Professional judgement

Education

Doctorate in Psychology or Equivalent

Job description

A Vacancy at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or CBT Therapist to join our committed and friendly team of clinicians in our Central Wandsworth & West Battersea Integrated Recovery Hub, one of four multidisciplinary Integrated Recovery Hubs in Wandsworth and provides specialist assessment, treatment and recovery work for adults with a wide variety of severe and enduring mental health difficulties.

Central Wandsworth & West Battersea Integrated Recovery Hub offers a specialist, community-focused mental health and social care service to adults (18‑75) whose mental health problems, because of their seriousness or complexity, cannot be effectively treated within primary care. Clinical/professional judgement will determine priority for treatment and support, but in line with policy implementation guidance. The Integrated Recovery Hub (IRH) service is the central element of mental health service for adults and their relatives/carers.

The post holder will be expected to work in health and other community settings (including outpatient clinics), clients’ and their relatives’ homes, inpatient and other hospital settings, and any other settings in which the client is most appropriately managed.

You will provide cognitive behaviour therapy to patients referred to the Adult Integrated Recovery Hubs (IRHs) in Wandsworth. The post holder is expected to operate within recognised professional guidelines and the overall framework of the Wandsworth Adult Integrated Recovery Hub policies and procedures.

You will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the services’ policies and procedures. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill‑health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ – we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti‑racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co‑produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

Responsibilities

1. Provide CBT assessments of clients referred to the Adult Community Mental Health Teams based upon the appropriate use, interpretation, and integration of data from a variety of sources including self‑report measures, rating scales, direct and semi‑structured interviews.
2. Design and implement plans for the formal CBT treatment and/or management of a client’s problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client’s problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy.
3. Be responsible for implementing a range of individual, family and group interventions based upon evidence of treatment efficacy, and which rely primarily upon CBT models.
4. Evaluate and make decisions about CBT treatment options considering both theoretical and therapeutic CBT models and complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual or group.
5. Engage in the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients in liaison with the multi‑disciplinary team. Provide specialist CBT advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients’ formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.
6. Contribute directly and indirectly to a CBT based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings and agencies serving the client group.
7. Undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and provide advice to other professions on CBT approaches to aspects of risk assessment and risk management.
8. Communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment and CBT treatment plans of clients under their care and monitor progress during the course of treatment.

This advert closes on Sunday 30 Nov 2025.