Senior CBT Therapist
4 hours ago
Bexleyheath
The post sits within the Talking Therapies service at NHS Bexley Talking Therapies, which Mind in Bexley delivers. The role centres on clinical leadership of Step 3 High Intensity CBT, covering a specialist caseload of adults with depression, anxiety and long-term conditions, alongside supervision of trainee and qualified therapists. It combines clinical work with line management, audit and service development, plus early evening clinics and three on-site days a week. Applicants need BABCP accreditation or eligibility to apply, plus an Enhanced DBS. • Provide clinical leadership for Step 3 therapy pathways, • Deliver specialist and routine CBT for adults with depression and anxiety disorders in line with NICE guidance, • Maintain an active clinical caseload, including assessment, formulation and treatment planning, • Provide clinical oversight of complex cases, including comorbidity and risk-related presentations, • Deliver individual and group case and skills supervision and reflective practice to therapists and trainees, • Provide line management to members of the Talking Therapies team, • Provide specialist long-term conditions supervision to clinicians in the service, • Provide ad-hoc supervision and act as risk escalation and safeguarding point on the duty supervision rota, • Provide senior input on risk assessment, crisis planning and discharge planning, • Monitor clinical outcomes, recovery rates and therapist performance using routine outcome measures, • Undertake clinical audits, contribute to national audits and produce management reports, • Contribute to workforce planning, recruitment, induction and joint pathways with physical and mental health teams, • Postgraduate Diploma in CBT accredited by BABCP, • Full BABCP accreditation, or eligible to apply, • Evidence of CPD consistent with maintaining BABCP accreditation, • Completion of a CBT supervision course in line with NHS Talking Therapies supervision, • Post-qualification experience delivering CBT for a range of anxiety disorders and depression, • Experience supervising or supporting CBT trainees or qualified therapists, • Experience of working with risk and safeguarding, • Strong understanding of the Talking Therapies model, including stepped care and performance and outcome frameworks, • Advanced CBT skills for complex presentations, delivered individually and in groups, • Strong leadership, communication and organisational skills, with high-quality supervision and feedback, • Analysing data and outcomes to improve service delivery, with competent IT and data entry skills including IAPTUS, • Enhanced DBS clearance, • Compassionate, reflective and committed to evidence-based practice, equality, diversity and inclusion, • Able to work autonomously and within a multidisciplinary team, • Flexible and resilient, willing to work early evening clinics, • Available to work from the Bexleyheath base three days a week, • Qualification in other high intensity modalities, such as IPT or EMDR DIT, • Experience as a psychological wellbeing practitioner or counsellor, • Further training in adapted CBT for long-term health conditions, • Experience delivering service development projects, • Experience with complex cases or special interest groups, such as LTC pathways, safeguarding, perinatal, older adults or diversity-focused work, • Experience completing clinical audits #J-18808-Ljbffr