High Intensity Psychotherapeutic Counselling Trainee (DIT pathway)

North London NHS Foundation Trust; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS healthcare provider in London is offering a three-year training role in High Intensity Psychotherapeutic Counselling. The position involves attending university courses while working with clients, focusing on psychodynamic counselling and Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy. Suitable applicants should be prepared for a busy schedule and hold a postgraduate qualification. This role includes NHS benefits and the possibility of working in various locations across North London.

Benefits

NHS discounts

Generous annual leave

NHS pension scheme

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Applicants must be able to study and produce academic work at a postgraduate level.
• Experience in high-intensity psychodynamic counselling is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Attend university course alongside duties in Islington NHS Talking Therapies.
• Provide high intensity psychodynamic counselling to clients.
• Balance training and work schedules effectively.

Skills

Ability to balance work and study

Strong academic skills

Experience in counselling

Education

Postgraduate qualification

Job description

This post is part of NHS funded three-year Talking Therapies High Intensity Psychotherapeutic Counselling training programme in Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT), delivered by Roehampton University. Trainees will attend their university course alongside their duties within Islington NHS Talking Therapies (TT).

This is a three-year NHS Talking Therapies training role working towards a qualification as a High Intensity Psychotherapeutic Counsellor. Year one is a Band 5 foundation course. Upon successful completion, the candidate progresses to a two-year fixed-term Band 6 position in High-Intensity Psychotherapeutic Counselling.

Training involves 3 days per week with Roehampton University and 2 days per week working with clients, initially offering high intensity psychodynamic counselling and later Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT). The course includes a mixture of in-person training and online live sessions via Zoom. As it is a Postgraduate diploma, applicants must be able to study and produce academic work at this level, including outside of protected study time such as weekends and after work.

This role is suited for applicants who can balance a busy work and study schedule. Successful applicants should be able to start training at the end of September 2025.

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our community.

Our Five-Year Strategy

• Provide high-quality care closer to home.
• Ensure equity of outcome across North London and borough partnerships.
• Create supportive work environments to enable staff to deliver outstanding care.

Why NLFT?

• Develop and retain staff through leadership programs and opportunities.
• Promote flexible working and support staff wellbeing initiatives.
• Offer NHS discounts, generous annual leave, and NHS pension scheme.
• Maintain excellent internal staff networks.

Applicants may be required to work at different locations within Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey, or Islington as needed. The Trust reserves the right to assign staff to other locations as necessary.

For further details or informal visits, contact:

• Name: Alice Seferiades
• Job title: Clinical Co-ordinator, Relational Therapies
• Email: [e-mail]