Trainee High Intensity CBT Therapist | North London NHS Foundation Trust

Camden And Islington NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a Trainee High Intensity CBT Therapist in Greater London. The successful candidate will provide cognitive behaviour therapy and engage in intensive training over 12 months. Applicants must have relevant clinical qualifications and experience in psychological therapies. The role requires attendance at training and offers a supportive environment within NHS frameworks.

Benefits

NHS Discounts

Generous annual leave

NHS pension scheme

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Clinical and counselling psychologists or relevant practitioners.
• At least 2 years of post-qualification experience for PWPs.
• Relevant experience in delivering psychological therapies.

Responsibilities

• Assess and provide cognitive behaviour therapy to clients.
• Work in general practices with GPs and staff.
• Attend and fulfill all training requirements.
• Participate in clinical audits and evaluations.

Skills

Assessment and treatment skills

Communication skills

Knowledge of CBT

Organizational skills

Education

Relevant clinical qualification

Job description

Job Overview

This is a training role within the Trust’s Talking therapies Services. The post‑holder will work within the Talking Therapies service providing high intensity interventions whilst undertaking a programme of further training for this role. This intensive training post will equip the post‑holder to provide cognitive behaviour therapy to clients. The post‑holder will provide assessment and treatment and offer advice and consultation on clients’ psychological care to referrers, family members and carers. The post‑holder will work in the service for 3 days of the week, whilst attending the CBT training programme for the other two days.

Basic Requirements for High Intensity Trainees

• Suitable applicants are clinical and counselling psychologists, occupational therapists, psychiatric nurses, social workers and psychological well‑being practitioners. PWPs need at least 2 years full‑time post‑qualification experience.
• Applicants not from a BABCP recognised core profession must enter via the KSA route following guidelines and complete a portfolio of evidence prior to interview.
• Applicants must demonstrate relevant experience in delivering psychological therapies to adult clients. Knowledge of CBT and primary care experience is desirable.

Applicants

Therapists will demonstrate personal qualities that make them suitable for the practice of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies.

Therapists will use Cognitive and/or Behavioural Therapy in line with the available evidence base as their main, or one of their main therapeutic models.

The successful applicants will be highly motivated with the ability to organise and prioritise their own workload with experience of working in IAPT services or comparable professional settings. One evening per week (12‑8pm) is required for an out of hours service.

This post will be fixed term for one year.

Service Details

As part of the National Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression Programme, Camden and Islington Talking Therapies service is recruiting suitable individuals for the role of Trainee High Intensity CBT Therapists. Two 12‑month training contracts are available in Camden Borough and two in Islington Borough. Successful applicants will work in the Talking Therapies service three days per week seeing clients for psychological therapy. The remaining two days each week trainees will attend the training programme that leads to a Post Graduate Diploma in CBT offered by Royal Holloway. The training programme is usually run in central London.

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT)

NLFT is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five‑Year Strategy

1. We will provide consistently high‑quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all.
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with a supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

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.

Values

• We Are Kind
• We Are Respectful
• We Work Together
• We Keep Things Simple
• We Empower
• We Are Proudly Diverse

Location Requirement

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, Haringey 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.

Responsibilities

• To assess and provide cognitive behaviour therapy to referred clients.
• To work in designated general practices liaising with GPs and other practice staff in the care provided to clients.
• To provide advice, guidance and consultation to referrers, family members and carers.
• To provide reports and communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner concerning the assessment and treatment plans of clients.
• To liaise with other health and social care staff, from a range of agencies, in the care provided to clients.
• To attend and fulfil all the requirements of the training element of the post.
• Apply learning from the training programme in practice.
• Receive supervision from educational providers in relation to course work to meet the required standards.
• To utilise evidence‑based literature and research to support evidence‑based practice in individual work and work with other team members.
• To participate in clinical audit and service evaluation with colleagues within the service, to help evaluate and improve service provision.
• To receive regular clinical professional supervision from a senior psychologist or psychological therapist and, where appropriate, other senior professional colleagues.
• To participate in an agreed programme of training and continuing professional development and maintain an active engagement with current developments in practice in areas related to the post.
• To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues of relevance to the service and client group.
• To undertake such other duties and responsibilities, appropriate to the grade of the post, as may be agreed with the Clinical Team Manager.

Application Deadline

This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Dec 2025.