Job summary

Brent Talking Therapies Service is located in the diverse London borough of Brent. This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior CBT Therapist/Clinical Psychologist/Counselling Psychologist to join our committed team. We are looking for a qualified and experienced therapist to take on clinical, supervisory, managerial, and service development related responsibilities. You must have substantial experience of working as a CBT therapist in an IAPT service, managing complex client presentations and providing formal clinical supervision to qualified clinicians and trainees. Experience of working with long-term health conditions is highly desirable.

You must have good knowledge of the IAPT programme and have demonstrated high standards of communication skills, problem solving and have developed good professional working relationships with staff, service users, partners and the general public. Candidates musthave current BABCP therapist accreditation as an essential requirement in order to apply for this role .

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

Main duties of the job

You will provide expert supervision and support for experienced CBT therapists, psychological wellbeing practitioners and trainees working within the service and contribute to provision of senior clinician cover for the service along with other members of the senior leadership team for duty and evening clinics. You will carry a clinical caseload and contribute to and provide highly specialist assessment, formulation and interventions to clients using a stepped care model in line with the national programme and latest NICE guidance for psychological interventions. You will have had extensive experience of working across Mental Health Services with a range of client groups with moderate as well as complex severe and enduring mental health problems.

The post holder will receive regular clinical and managerial supervision and support and join the senior leadership team within the service. The service has wider links with other Talking Therapies services within CNWL Foundation Trust and the Trust-wide clinical psychology services. We have good links with and have trainees from all the Regional training courses and there would be opportunities to mentor and supervise Trainee Clinical Psychologists, and CBT Trainees.

Interview date: Friday 26th May 2023

About us

The catchment area of the post is the London borough of Brent. The main hub for the service is based at Fairfields House in Kingsbury and there is a satellite hub at Bell House in Willesden will be required to work across both hubs and in other parts of the borough, GP surgeries and community settings.

We operate an agile working policy where staff combine remote working and being on-site to deliver face-to-face appointments and other service commitments that require a hub-based presence. The post-holder will work full-time hours and may be required to work at any times between 8am and 8pm on weekdays including an evening clinic as required by the service.

Benefits of working for Brent include:

  • Brent Talking Therapies Service has close links with the CNWL Talking Therapies teams and there are opportunities for further development.
  • We are able to offer training in other models of care such as BCT and MBCT.
  • Our clinicians also have opportunities to develop in their area of interest, LTC, perinatal, young adults, older adults, outreach/community work, and LGBTQ+
  • 27 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays, with an increase to 33 days with continuous service
  • NHS discount
  • Opportunities for career progression
  • If you would like to see what it’s like to work for CNWL please have a look at

Date posted

18 April 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,703 to £59,796 a year pa inc HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

333-J-BR-0549

Job locations

Brent Talking Therapies Service

Fairfields House, Fairfields Crescent

London

NW9 0PS

Job description

Job responsibilities

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • To provide specialist assessments of clients referred to the CNWL Talking Therapies Brent Service based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.
  • To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a clients mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy.
  • To integrate with the psychological formulation specialist knowledge of complex mental health disorders.
  • To provide specialist psychological advice guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.
  • To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.
  • To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care and to monitor progress during the course of both uni-and multi-disciplinary care.
  • To provide expertise, advice and support to facilitate the effective and appropriate provision of psychological care by all members of the CNWL Talking Therapies Brent Service, where appropriate.
  • To be responsible for the coordination and management of Departmental Waiting Lists.
  • To receive regular clinical professional supervision from the CNWL Talking Therapies Brent Service Clinical Lead and where appropriate, other senior professional colleagues
  • To provide supervision to qualified low and high intensity therapists and other IAPT staff as appropriate
  • To contribute to the development, evaluation and monitoring of the CNWL Talking Therapies Brent Service operational policies and services, through the deployment of professional skills in research, service evaluation and audit. This includes monitoring of performance on IAPTUS in terms of booked appointments, waiting times and recovery rates, amongst others.
  • To advise both service and professional management on those aspects of the service where psychological and/or organisational matters need addressing. This would also include leading on areas of service development such as LTC pathways , joint work with physical healthcare teams, service user involvement, and other areas as appropriate.
  • To manage the workload of team practitioners, within the framework of the CNWL Talking Therapies Brent Service policies and procedures.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • To provide specialist assessments of clients referred to the CNWL Talking Therapies Brent Service based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.
  • To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a clients mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy.
  • To integrate with the psychological formulation specialist knowledge of complex mental health disorders.
  • To provide specialist psychological advice guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.
  • To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.
  • To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care and to monitor progress during the course of both uni-and multi-disciplinary care.
  • To provide expertise, advice and support to facilitate the effective and appropriate provision of psychological care by all members of the CNWL Talking Therapies Brent Service, where appropriate.
  • To be responsible for the coordination and management of Departmental Waiting Lists.
  • To receive regular clinical professional supervision from the CNWL Talking Therapies Brent Service Clinical Lead and where appropriate, other senior professional colleagues
  • To provide supervision to qualified low and high intensity therapists and other IAPT staff as appropriate
  • To contribute to the development, evaluation and monitoring of the CNWL Talking Therapies Brent Service operational policies and services, through the deployment of professional skills in research, service evaluation and audit. This includes monitoring of performance on IAPTUS in terms of booked appointments, waiting times and recovery rates, amongst others.
  • To advise both service and professional management on those aspects of the service where psychological and/or organisational matters need addressing. This would also include leading on areas of service development such as LTC pathways , joint work with physical healthcare teams, service user involvement, and other areas as appropriate.
  • To manage the workload of team practitioners, within the framework of the CNWL Talking Therapies Brent Service policies and procedures.

Person Specification

Training and qualifications

Essential

  • Post-qualification training in Cognitive Behavioural Treatment (CBT) recognized as leading to accreditation.
  • Applicant must have therapist accreditation with the BABCP.

Desirable

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

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial post qualification experience of working within an IAPT service as a qualified high intensity therapist.
  • Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a range of mental health conditions and across care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.
  • Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course 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
  • Experience of interdisciplinary working within the NHS in adult mental health
  • Experience of interdisciplinary working within the NHS

Desirable

  • Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision of staff from a range of clinical backgrounds.
  • Experience of line managing staff or managing projects within an IAPT service

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
  • 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.
  • Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BABCP.

Desirable

  • Training in supervision
  • Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialized psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc). High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
  • Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
  • Experience of leading and carrying out research projects and interpreting data using statistical analyses.
  • Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology

Other

Essential

  • Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
  • Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.

Desirable

  • Experience of working within a multicultural framework, including ability to deliver therapy in languages other than English
Person Specification

Training and qualifications

Essential

  • Post-qualification training in Cognitive Behavioural Treatment (CBT) recognized as leading to accreditation.
  • Applicant must have therapist accreditation with the BABCP.

Desirable

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

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial post qualification experience of working within an IAPT service as a qualified high intensity therapist.
  • Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a range of mental health conditions and across care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.
  • Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course 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
  • Experience of interdisciplinary working within the NHS in adult mental health
  • Experience of interdisciplinary working within the NHS

Desirable

  • Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision of staff from a range of clinical backgrounds.
  • Experience of line managing staff or managing projects within an IAPT service

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
  • 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.
  • Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BABCP.

Desirable

  • Training in supervision
  • Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialized psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc). High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
  • Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
  • Experience of leading and carrying out research projects and interpreting data using statistical analyses.
  • Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology

Other

Essential

  • Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
  • Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.

Desirable

  • Experience of working within a multicultural framework, including ability to deliver therapy in languages other than English

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).