High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

North London NHS Foundation Trust; Edgware; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

North London NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Senior CBT Therapist to provide specialist psychological therapy to individuals with mental health problems. The role includes multi-disciplinary collaboration, conducting assessments, and implementing treatment plans within the CBT framework, aimed at improving mental health service delivery across North London.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing CBT to individuals with varying levels of mental health issues.
• Ability to triage, assess, and treat patients responsibly.
• Experience collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Conduct specialist psychotherapeutic assessments based on complex psychological data.
• Develop and deliver evidence-based CBT interventions tailored to patients' needs.

Skills

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Psychotherapeutic assessments

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Relevant psychological therapy qualification

Job description

The post holder will be responsible for providing specialist psychological therapy within the cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) model to individuals with mild, moderate, and severe common mental health problems in primary care and community settings, following NICE guidance and evidence-based practice. This includes triaging and screening referrals, assessing and treating suitable patients, reporting progress to referrers, and managing waiting lists. The post holder will collaborate with trainee and qualified psychological therapy practitioners, offer support and advice to colleagues, and participate in delivering mental health interventions such as outreach groups and workshops. Routine audit and evaluation of referred patients, in line with NHS Talking Therapies standards, is mandatory.

Key responsibilities include:

1. Providing specialist psychotherapeutic assessments: Conduct assessments based on complex psychological data from various sources, communicate outcomes to referrers and other professionals, determine patient suitability, and refer or advise accordingly.
2. Formulating and implementing treatment plans: Develop and deliver evidence-based CBT interventions across severity levels, employing appropriate theoretical frameworks and methods proven effective within the modality.

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) aims to improve mental health care across North London, delivering high-quality services closer to home.

Our Five-Year Strategy includes:

• Providing high-quality, accessible care
• Ensuring equity of outcomes across boroughs
• Creating supportive working environments
• Pioneering research, quality improvement, and technology

Staff may be required to work at different locations within Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey, or Islington, as needed.

For further details or informal visits, contact:

• Name: Justin Phil-Ebosie
• Job Title: Senior CBT Therapist
• Email: [e-mail]
• Telephone: [phone]