Senior High Intensity Therapist

West London NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a qualified clinical psychologist. The role requires a doctoral level qualification in clinical psychology and relevant registration. Key responsibilities include delivering assessment and treatment, supervising therapists, and engaging in interdisciplinary collaboration. Applicants must demonstrate experience working with diverse client groups and possess strong communication skills. This position offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic healthcare environment committed to patient care and innovation.

Qualifications

• Must possess a doctoral level qualification in a relevant field.
• Registration with the appropriate Health Professions Council is required.
• Experience supervising therapists and working with diverse client groups.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological assessment and treatment in various care settings.
• Supervise and train prequalification and qualified therapists.
• Manage patients' psychological care and treatment.

Skills

Communication skills

Supervision of therapists

Crisis management

Multicultural awareness

Education

Doctoral level qualification in clinical psychology

Post Graduate CBT Diploma

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• A recorded/registered doctoral level qualification in clinical (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996)/ or counselling psychology/ a recorded/registered qualification in one of the following - nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy or a psychological therapy - plus further post graduate level diploma qualification training in a psychological therapy which may be CBT or another Talking Therapies appropriate evidence based therapy (i.e. IPT) to at least equivalent of a post graduate diploma and/or Qualification from High Intensity Talking Therapies Course (Post Graduate CBT Diploma) or Accredited as a cognitive behavioural psychotherapist by the British Association of Cognitive & Behavioural Psychotherapies (BABCP) or nearing completion of accreditation process. Where relevant, professional registration with the appropriate Health Professions Council (HPC). Evidence of CPD as recommended by HPC/BPS/relevant professional regulatory body

Desirable criteria

• Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of specialist Experience of supervising low- psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care / care psychology and/ or Talking Therapies service
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse. Formal specialist training in supervision of qualified psychologists/ psychological therapists and trainees
• Experience of training and supervising qualified and prequalification psychologists, and/or high intensity/ CBT therapists.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, inpatient and residential care. Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for patients' psychological care and treatment, both as a clinician, supervisor and team co-ordinator. Experience of work in a multicultural setting, including working with interpreters.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of supervising low- intensity therapists
• Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts
• Experience of teaching pre-qualification psychological therapists and other NHS staff. Experience of representing psychology within the context of multidisciplinary care

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
• Well-developed knowledge of evidence base for delivering high-intensity and low intensity interventions
• Knowledge of key NHS policy developments for psychological therapies and services generally and for Talking Therapies high/ low-intensity CBT in particular. Knowledge of legislation in relation to the specialism and mental health generally
• Working knowledge of the practices and approaches of other key disciplines, professions and agencies involved in the care and management network, including medical, employment, social, educational and criminal justice systems

Desirable criteria

• Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of CBT. Knowledge of service development issues including mental health and primary care mental health/ Talking Therapies

Skills

Essential criteria

• Highly-developed skills in the effective communication of a range of settings within and outside the NHS . Highly-developed communication skills at overcoming barriers to understanding and acceptance

Desirable criteria

• Skills for facilitating communication in interventions with families and staff teams

Other Requirements

Essential criteria

• Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours. Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and able to hold the stress of others Ability to effectively manage frequent exposure to highly distressing/ emotional circumstances

Desirable criteria

• Ability to manage effectively verbal aggression and abuse from patients, carers etc, and the risk of physical aggression. Ability to work creatively, cooperatively, reliably and consistently as an independent practitioner, as a manager and supervisor, and in multi-disciplinary and team settings. Demonstrably respectful. approach to patients, carers, colleagues, other professionals and professional contacts. Willingness to negotiate and ability to handle confrontation effectively and professionally

As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.

We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo a pre-employment checks which can take between 4-8 weeks . After which your information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR ).

Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.

West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We encourage the thoughtful use of technology as a demonstration of strong time management and a commitment to innovation. However, we encourage applicants to personalise their recruitment application to showcase their unique skills and experiences.

While AI-generated content can be a helpful tool, relying solely on generic responses instead of highlighting your own strengths and achievements may impact the success of your application. The success of an application will always be assessed against the essential and desirable criteria for the role, so it is important to ensure that your application and any supporting information clearly demonstrate how you meet these requirements.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Candidate Pack (PDF, 553.5KB)
• Occupational Health Requirements (PDF, 376.0KB)