Senior High Intensity CBT Therapist

Job summary

To contribute to the strategic development and modernisation of mental
health services in Waltham Forest by assisting in the strategic approach to
integrating mental health and physical health service development in primary
care in Waltham Forest.

To improve the capacity of the primary care services to meet the needs of
people with common mental health problems and Long term conditions
through the development and management of Waltham Forest Talking
Therapies

To improve integrated working between primary and secondary care in
relation to mental health.

Main duties of the job

To provide leadership, supervision and line management for senior clinical
practitioners and psychological wellbeing practitioners in WF Talking
Therapies. This will include day-to day guidance and support to the team,
management supervision, case management, performance management, and
monitoring service delivery
2. To provide clinical leadership alongside the WF Talking Therapies
Professional & Strategic Lead and Clinical lead.
3. To engage with a wide range of stakeholders, including users and carers in
the mental health primary care agenda.
4. To ensure clinical staff are familiar with, and use, the PC-MIS database,
producing reports/ figures/statistics/performance/flow rates and data on clinical
outcomes for the WF Talking Therapies Professional & Strategic Lead as
required.
5. To develop/coordinate/edit and review WF Talking Therapies material for the
intranet and be the liaison link with the CCG press office for the internet
6. To assist in the development and management of the evidence based models
and National guidance for WF Talking Therapies.
7. To work with Talking Therapies Professional & Strategic Lead and Clinical
lead to establish the appropriate future direction of the service.

About us

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex. We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.

Job responsibilities

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Waltham Forest Talking Therapies formerly known as Waltham Forest IAPT, (Improving Access to Psychological Services) for an experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated fully accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist to join the management team.

Main duties of the job

We are keen to offer this opportunity to a CBT therapist with at least 3 years experience in an IAPT primary care service undertaking operational duties, line managing staff and offering clinical supervision while carrying a small caseload.

The post holder will demonstrate high standards of supervision, strong leadership and a commitment to team working. We are preferably looking for someone who has managerial and or supervisory experience as the main aspect of this role will be operational. The successful candidate will maintain a small caseload of clients in addition to his/her operational role, which will include performance management, budget analysis, managing sickness absences, health roster , service development and supporting the team to meet Trust/NHS Talking Therapies KPI’s. The post holder will also have knowledge and skills in using Trust & Talking Therapies Data Systems.

The post holder will have a Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy qualification, hold practitioner accreditation with the BABCP or be a HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist.

 

Our Values 2025 - 2030

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT. They are:

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.

These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Goodmayes Hospital.

Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period.

 

High Cost Area Supplement – Outer London (B&D, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest, CEME) This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 p.a. pro rata for part time).

 

Certificates of Sponsorship Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

 

Use of AI

We value applications that genuinely reflect each candidate’s own skills, experience and motivations. We therefore strongly discourage the use of AI-generated content in applications.

Applications should be written in your own words and accurately represent your knowledge, skills and experience.

We reserve the right to reject an application where we reasonably believe AI has been used to generate or materially contribute to its content.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible as some posts close early to limit the number of applications.

For an informal chat, please contact:

Name: Farrah Dowlut

Job title: Principal Therapist

Contact Number: (apply through the link on this page) (option 4)