High Intensity Therapist

South West London & St George's Mental Health NHS Trust; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent mental health service provider in London seeks an enthusiastic Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or CBT Therapist. The role involves delivering evidence-based CBT treatments for clients with depression, anxiety disorders, and PTSD, alongside supervising trainees. Ideal candidates should have appropriate qualifications and are encouraged to develop specialized skills. The organization promotes a supportive work environment with flexible hours and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Career development opportunities

Support for training and accreditation

Qualifications

• Minimum qualification as Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or CBT Therapist required.
• Desirable: accreditation in another modality of treatment such as IPT.

Responsibilities

• Provide CBT treatment to clients with depression, anxiety disorders, and PTSD.
• Supervise Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners and trainees.
• Develop specialized areas of interest through project groups.

Skills

CBT treatment

Clinical supervision

Team collaboration

Education

Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or CBT Therapist qualification

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or CBT Therapist to join our committed and friendly team of clinicians.

Wandsworth Talking Therapies service for Wandsworth offers evidence-based psychological treatments, including CBT, IPT, DIT, NET, EMDR and BCT to its residents. The service is professionally led by a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and operationally led by a Clinical Manager. The high performing Talking Therapies (TT) team provide evidence-based psychological treatments to people with common mental health problems including depression, anxiety disorders and PTSD within a stepped-care model. The clinical team includes qualified TT High Intensity CBT Therapists, Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, and Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, who provide evidence-based psychological interventions in line with NICE guidance.

The service operates from 8am - 8pm Monday to Thursday, and Friday 8-5pm. Shift patterns are from 8am - 4pm and 12noon - 8pm and the post holder will be required to work flexible hours in line with this. Typically we expect full time staff members to work two days 12-8pm and three days 8-4pm. Your working pattern can be negotiated and many of our clinicians prefer to work condensed hours to allow for a better work/life balance.

Responsibilities

• Provide Step 3 diagnostic assessments and evidence-based CBT treatment on an individual and group basis to clients aged 18 and over presenting with depression, anxiety disorders and PTSD.
• Involve in the clinical supervision of Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, Low Intensity Trainees and High Intensity Trainees, for which training will be provided.
• Develop areas of interest such as working with long term health conditions, working with clients with learning disabilities, or working with perinatal clients by contributing to project groups or taking a Champion role.
• Contribute to care pathways and share expertise as part of the SWLSTG Trust, with the five services working closely together.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or CBT Therapist (minimum level of qualification required by role).
• Desirable: completed a top-up TT course (e.g., Long Term Conditions training) or accreditation in another modality of treatment such as IPT.

Training and Supervision

• High quality supervision and CPD are a priority; receive weekly individual clinical supervision from band 8a or 8b Clinical/Counselling Psychologists or CBT Therapists within the service.
• Opportunity to attend a monthly clinical training session and quarterly CBT training workshops; supported to undertake accreditation in further modalities (e.g., EMDR, IPT, BCT).
• Funding available to train in additional modalities for many TT clinicians within the Trust.

About Us and Working Environment

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". 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.