Step 3 CBT Team Leader

Integrated Care System; Luton; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A health and social care organization in Luton is seeking a qualified High Intensity CBT Team Leader to provide and oversee high-intensity interventions. This role involves working with clients experiencing complex anxiety and depression, leading a team, and managing a caseload. Benefits include flexible working hours and a supportive culture focused on staff wellbeing and career development.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Career development opportunities

Access to fitness facilities

Qualifications

• Extensive experience working within mental health.
• Proven ability to develop therapeutic and professional relationships.
• Supervisory experience in a similar role.

Responsibilities

• Provide and oversee the delivery of high-intensity interventions.
• Work with clients experiencing complex anxiety and depression.
• Manage own caseload and motivate team to meet targets.

Skills

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Team leadership

Mental health experience

Education

BABCP accreditation

Qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Job description

We are currently recruiting for exciting opportunities to join Turning Point and be part of our highly successful and innovative Talking Therapies service.

Total Wellbeing Luton is an integrated Talking Therapies service combining healthy lifestyles and emotional health programmes provided in partnership with Active Luton. We are looking for a qualified High Intensity CBT Team Leader / Step 3 Team Leader to join the team.

The service in Luton provides person-centered, holistic, and accessible wellbeing services which are flexible, creative, easy to access and navigate, and responsive to the needs of local people. The service contributes to tackling inequalities in health by promoting and supporting people to develop healthier behaviors and lifestyles within their communities.

Alongside supporting the community with improving their physical and emotional health, we prioritize staff wellbeing. Our facilities are based at Active Luton gyms and community centres, which all staff can access and use freely.

We offer regular masterclasses to upskill our therapists and support their career development, along with opportunities to access additional modality training.

Please apply directly on our Turning Point website using the link in the supporting information section.

Main Duties of the Job

You will join our team in Luton, working in and around the district, where we specialize in evidence-based psychological therapies. You should have extensive experience working within mental health and have experience leading and managing teams, with a proven ability to develop good therapeutic and working relationships with clients and colleagues.

You will also manage your own caseload and motivate your team to meet service and individual targets. Having completed an IAPT Supervision Course would be beneficial but is not essential.

In addition to talking therapies, we offer healthy lifestyle programmes including NHS stop smoking services, health checks, exercise on referral, social prescriptions, weight management, and support with physical activity for people with long-term health conditions.

About Us

As a leading health and social care provider with over 300 locations across England, we pride ourselves on the quality of our services.

We operate on a not-for-profit basis, reinvesting every penny into our services and staff. We are committed to continuous improvement in the lives of those we support.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

We understand that rewards can mean different things to each person. Whether it’s financial benefits, a supportive culture, recognition, or career development opportunities, we aim to support you through our comprehensive total reward package.

Join our team and explore the exciting perks available to our employees via the link in the supporting information section.

Job Responsibilities

The post holder will be part of the Talking Therapies (IAPT) service, providing and overseeing the delivery of high-intensity interventions, primarily Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and PCECfD. You will work with clients experiencing complex anxiety and depression, where CBT/PCE CfD is clinically effective.

Please see the attached job description for further information.

Person Specification

Experience

• You must hold a qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and have BABCP accreditation. You should have extensive experience working within mental health, with a proven ability to develop therapeutic and professional relationships. Supervisory experience in a similar role is also required.
• In return, you will have opportunities to develop your skills and career, supported by training and experience.
• The role involves flexible working hours, including evenings and Saturdays, to support client needs. Incentivized rates are offered for weekend and additional hours.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to a DBS check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.

Salary ranges from £55,450 to £60,505 per year, depending on experience and qualifications.