High Intensity CBT Therapist - Lambeth Talking Therapies

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Greater London seeks a motivated High Intensity CBT Therapist to deliver psychological interventions and support diverse mental health needs. The role offers clinical supervision, hybrid working options, and a commitment to team development. Applicants should have BABCP accreditation or be nearing completion of their HI CBT training. This position entails a high caseload and responsibility for individual client therapy.

Benefits

Weekly clinical supervision

Specialist monthly supervision

CPD opportunities

Qualifications

• Applicants must be BABCP accredited or near completion of HI CBT training.
• Experience in delivering psychological interventions for depression and anxiety required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver NICE recommended psychological interventions.
• Provide clinical supervision and maintain accurate records.
• Monitor risk and respond to client needs.

Skills

BABCP accreditation

Fluent in Portuguese

Fluent in Spanish

Fluent in Cantonese

Fluent in Mandarin

Education

HI CBT training

Job description

A Vacancy at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic High Intensity CBT Therapist to join our team.

We are committed to developing the people that come to work with us. We know our service can only be as good as the people who work here, and we will invest in you to maximise that potential.

You will receive weekly clinical supervision from an experienced therapist, as well as specialist monthly group supervision by an experienced clinician from the Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma (CADAT). In addition, there are monthly specialist EMDR supervision groups for any clinician fully trained in EMDR, and regular CPD opportunities within the Trust.

The post is a busy one, with targets for activity and recovery and a high caseload. The post requires working one evening a week as a shift day i.e. 12-8pm on a regular evening each week. We are hybrid working, with typically 2 days in the office.

In order to be shortlisted for this post, applicants must be BABCP accredited. Applicants who are due to complete their HI CBT training shortly are strongly encouraged to apply.

Lambeth is a borough of high social and psychological needs with considerable cultural diversity. We value this and we would like our team to reflect the diversity of our community and therefore we would welcome applications from individuals from a Black, Asian or any other Global Majority backgrounds. We would particularly welcome candidates fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, Cantonese and Mandarin.

Key Responsibilities (Included but not limited to):

• To deliver NICE recommended, formulation driven specialist psychological interventions for depression and anxiety disorders, adapting interventions for the specific needs and clinical setting, working with individual clients, groups and large workshops.
• Assess and integrate issues surrounding social support, voluntary work and employment into therapy.
• To provide psychological reports, including relevant formulation, opinion and interventions, in order to inform referrers and, where appropriate, service users.
• To select and deliver evidence based psychological treatments, monitoring outcomes and modifying and adapting interventions, drawing on a range of theoretical models.
• To work as an autonomous professional within BABCP/HCPC guidelines and the policies and procedures of the service, taking full responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions.
• To keep clear, accurate and up to date records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols.
• To confidently assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans.
• Maintain a clinical caseload in line with activity targets agreed with line manager.

Key Responsibilities:

CLINICAL

• To deliver NICE recommended, formulation driven specialist psychological interventions for depression and anxiety disorders, adapting interventions for the specific needs and clinical setting, working with individual clients, groups and large workshops.
• Assess and integrate issues surrounding social support, voluntary work and employment into therapy.

TEACHING, TRAINING AND SUPERVISION

• To receive regular clinical and professional supervision from a more senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/High Intensity CBT Therapist, according to BABCP/HCPC and Trust guidelines. This must include live supervision of your work (through recordings or observation).
• To contribute to the development of the knowledge and skills base within Lambeth IAPT by maintaining an active awareness of current developments in psychology, CBT, IAPT and by implementing knowledge gained in practice.

TEAM MEMBER

• To make a full contribution to the running of Lambeth Talking Therapies as a member of a team and the whole service.
• To identify any aspects of the service which could be improved and contribute to the service development through undertaking and participating in appropriate projects.

About the team:

Lambeth Talking Therapies is a well-established and successful service with over 100 members of staff. We are a friendly, creative and sociable team consisting of Clinical Support Workers, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, High Intensity Therapists and admin staff.

Lambeth Talking Therapies Service Mission:

Working with people to reduce the distress and practical problems caused by common mental health problems; by developing and supporting staff who are dedicated to providing high quality, continuously improving psychological services to all of Lambeth’s diverse population.

About the location:

At present, the large majority of sessions to clients are offered virtually and clinicians are working from home. We are happy to consider fully remote working roles. We anticipate all staff doing a combination of office/home working in the future.

The main service team bases are at in Brixton, Stockwell and Streatham. All our bases have great transport links and are close to coffee shops and food markets for enjoying your lunch break.

AI Disclaimer

Please do not use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to write your application. The application form is a large part of the evaluation process and this limits our ability to accurately assess your application against the criteria. Any applications deemed to be written by AI will not be considered for interview.

FYI - Will be paid Band 6 if CBT Therapist and not yet BABCP accredited.

This advert closes on Monday 1 Dec 2025.