Trainee High Intensity CBT Therapist: Sponsorship Available

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

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 for these posts will be clinical and counselling psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Psychiatric Nurses, Social Workers and Psychological Well-being Practitioners. PWPs will need to evidence that they have attained a minimum of 2 years full time post qualification experience in order to meet eligibility criteria. All applicants to training who do not have a BABCP recognised core profession must enter via the KSA route following their guidelines and complete a portfolio of evidence prior to interview. Applicants will need to demonstrate relevant experience in delivering psychological therapies to adult clients. A knowledge of CBT and primary care experience would also be desirable.

 

Main duties of the job

As part of the National Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression Programme, Camden and Islington Talking Therapies service (our primary care psychological therapies service) is recruiting suitable individuals for the role of Trainee High Intensity CBT Therapists. We have two 12 month training contracts available in Camden Borough and two in Islington Borough. Successful applicants will work in our Talking Therapies service 3 days per week seeing clients for psychological therapy. On the other two days per week trainees will attend the training program that leads to a Post Graduate Diploma in CBT offered by Royal Holloway. The training programme is usually run in central London.

Person Specification

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Essential

  • Suitable applicants for these posts will be clinical and counselling psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Psychiatric Nurses, Social Workers and Psychological Well-being Practitioners.
  • Applicants will need to demonstrate relevant experience in delivering psychological therapies to adult clients.
  • A knowledge of CBT and primary care experience would also be desirable.

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Essential

  • Has received training (either formal of through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice.

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  • Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services.

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  • Ability to develop a therapeutic relationship

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).

Closing Date: 09 December 2025

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