Senior CBT Therapist

North London NHS Foundation Trust; Edgware; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

North London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Senior CBT therapist to lead and supervise staff within the Barnet Talking Therapies service. The role includes managing a small clinical caseload and supporting service development.

The post requires BABCP accreditation and NHS experience, with a hybrid on-site (2-3 days) and remote working pattern. Evenings clinics may be required to cover senior management duties.

Qualifications

• BABCP accredited CBT therapist qualification
• Experience in NHS Talking Therapies services
• Ability to provide leadership and clinical supervision to staff

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, supervision and expert psychological assessment within CBT service.
• Offer advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to colleagues.
• Work autonomously within professional guidelines and team policies.
• Participate in service-related research, audits and quality improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to delivering Talking Therapies KPIs and service development.
• Oversee day-to-day service operations and staff performance.

Skills

CBT therapy

Clinical supervision

Line-management

Job description

We are looking for enthusiastic, BABCP accredited and experienced CBT therapists to join NHS Barnet Talking Therapies Service as a Senior CBT therapist. We are a well- established and highly regarded service with a strong track record for staff retention, development and wellbeing. The service is provided by the North London Foundation Trust. We work closely with our partner Services in Camden, Enfield and Islington.

You will be part of a large team of CBT Therapists, an Assistant Psychologist, PWPs, counsellors, trainees and administrators who are working to increase access to treatment for people with depression, anxiety and other common mental health conditions and making changes in line with national KPIs for Talking Therapies. The post holder will be supported by the Deputy Clinical Lead and Clinical Lead for the service and have peer support from an experienced senior team.

You will be responsible for clinical supervision and line-management of staff, also, to take on a lead role in an area of service development and carry a small clinical caseload.

Applicants are advised that we operate a hybrid working policy which means post holders are expected to come on site to our base (2-3 days a week) and combine this with remote working.

The post holder will also be expected to support senior management cover as required including evening clinics that run from 8.00 am- 8.00 pm.

Main Duties of the Job

• To provide leadership, highly specialised clinical supervision and expert psychological assessment and treatment within an NHS Talking Therapies service specialising in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Counselling.
• To offer advice and consultation on clients’ psychological care to colleagues
• To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.
• To participate in and lead on service related research and audit projects, service development and quality improvement initiatives.
• To also work with the senior management team to deliver Talking Therapies key performance indicators.
• To be responsible for line management and performance of staff supervised.
• To support the management of the day to day operations of the service alongside other senior management team members.

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

Our Five-Year Strategy

• We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
• With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
• We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that falls under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Chineye Njoku Job title: Deputy Clinical & Operational Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 020 8702 5309