Description
West London NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) to join our friendly team at Hounslow NHS Talking Therapies.
The successful candidate will provide a specialist and caring CBT service to clients primarily suffering from mild to moderate mental health problems, including anxiety and depression.
Responsibilities include:
- Providing specialist CBT therapy
- Facilitating CBT groups
- Supporting Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWPs) to facilitate community and/or in-house workshops
- Advising on clients' psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and carers
- Supervising other colleagues, including trainee therapists and PWPs
The role involves working with people from different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary, and being passionate about providing equal opportunities for all clients to access services.
The Trust offers a stable and supportive working environment, promoting a healthy work-life balance and operating a hybrid working week. Benefits include regular line management and supervision, a comprehensive CPD and reflective practice program, and flexible working.
Requirements:
- Postgraduate doctoral level training in clinical or counseling psychology (or its equivalent)
- Postgraduate training in another core mental health profession (nursing, occupational therapy) or equivalent experience plus a postgraduate diploma or higher degree in CBT
- Professional registration with the Health Professions Council (HPC)
- Accreditation by the BABCP as a provisionally or fully accredited practitioner, or ability to achieve provisional practitioner accreditation within six months
Desirable qualifications include pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training, and/or other fields of applied psychology, as well as full accreditation with the BABCP.
The salary for this permanent, full-time position ranges from £55,524 to £62,652 per annum.