CBT Therapist/Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

CBT Therapist/Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

NHS AfC: Band 7

Main area NHS Talking Therapies Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent: Minimum one evening per week Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Required to work one evening until 8pm) Job ref 395-PP042-25

Site Church Elm Lane Health Centre Town Barking & Dagenham Salary £46,148 - £52,809 pa (plus HCAS) Salary period Yearly Closing 31/03/2025 23:59

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients.

Job overview

We are looking for enthusiastic CBT Therapists/Clinical or Counselling Psychologists to provide therapy to clients referred to the NHS Talking Therapies Barking & Dagenham team, a primary care service working within the framework of an IAPT service model.

The post holder will be expected to work collaboratively with Senior Practitioners, HI Intensity Therapists, Counsellors, PWPs, Employment Advisors and a range of other professionals in the team.

The post holder will also be expected to operate autonomously, providing cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to clients presenting with complex anxiety disorders and depression, therefore, a good knowledge of disorder specific CBT interventions is essential. Alongside individual therapy, the post holder will be required to offer group treatment, conduct telephone and face-to-face assessments as part of their caseload. Working within the service’s business hours (8am-8pm) and offering a minimum of one evening per week is a necessary requirement of this role, therefore, flexibility regarding working hours is important.

We actively encourage a team approach and commitment to the team’s shared values and ethos must be demonstrated through regular attendance of team meetings, supervision and operating within the service’s local policies and procedures.

Main duties of the job

What we offer:

Clinical

• Caseload compromising of varied clinical presentations, therefore strengthening skills & knowledge
• Become culturally competent by working with people with different cultural backgrounds
• The prospect to become clinically competent in providing different modes of comprehensive assessments, treatments and various models of therapy
• Lead on projects after obtaining relevant training and experience
• Encourage development through objective setting and proactive reviews
• Undertake various responsibilities such as deliver training, or take on a consultative role between team and other services
• Support interest in a Champion role/Special Interest Group, influencing service development through research
• Opportunity to supervise staff as directed

Training & Supervision

• Organised monthly CPD that counts towards BABCP requirements
• Training in NICE compliant interventions for depression and anxiety disorders
• Regular clinical supervision, case/line management meeting and access to triage assessment supervision
• Access to regular LTC supervision
• Access to supportive learning through monthly peer supervision
• Hybrid working opportunities, including agile working from various sites
• Support flexible working
• Buddy support to aid transition into new role and service

Person specification

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification in CBT or Professional Doctorate (or its equivalent) in Clinical or Counselling Psychology
• BABCP accreditation for CBT Therapists (or working towards) / HCPC registration for Practitioner Psychologists (or working towards). Practitioner Psychologists will be expected to work towards accreditation with the BABCP within probationary period.
• Additional advanced training in CBT, EMDR, or other therapeutic interventions applied to a primary care service.

Experience

• Experience of working in adult mental health services
• Experience of working in primary care mental health
• Experience of providing supervision/consultation to other staff or services

Knowledge and skills

• Able to carry out highly skilled and complex psychological assessments with clients
• Able to choose most appropriate forms of psychological therapy to fit client need while working within Talking Therapies (IAPT) model
• Knowledge of current psychological interventions applied to people with mild-moderate psychological distress
• To provide advice to others in specialist areas of psychology and therapy

Equal opportunities employer

We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity and positively encourage applications from all sections of the community regardless of any protected characteristic.

We are a Disability Confident employer and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with disabilities.