About this role
Job summary
We are seeking a skilled and compassionate CBT Practitioner with specialist expertise and experience in working with people experiencing psychosis. You will work in our community based mental health team in S Camden. You will provide evidence-based psychological assessment, formulation, and intervention for individuals presenting with psychosis and related difficulties, delivering person-centred care that promotes recovery, resilience, and improved quality of life.
In addition to the specialist psychosis work, the successful candidate will undertake comprehensive CBT assessments and develop formulation-driven treatment plans for individuals experiencing common mental health difficulties, including anxiety and depression.You will work within a strong psychology team. We hold regular meetings and are an integrated part of our MDT team and the wider psychology team across the three core teams of South Camden, Kentish Town and North West.
Main duties of the job
They will deliver high-quality CBT interventions in line with recognised clinical guidelines, adapting approaches to meet the diverse needs of service users and ensuring that care is informed by the latest evidence-based practice.The role also includes providing psychological consultation, advice, and support to the wider multidisciplinary team, contributing to the development of psychologically informed care across the service.The post holder will work collaboratively with colleagues to enhance clinical understanding, support case formulation, and promote best practice in the assessment and treatment of complex mental health presentations.They will contribute to service development, clinical governance, and the continuous improvement of patient outcomes.
About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy:
We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology. Why NLFT?
We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities. We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives. NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme Excellent internal staff network
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Job description Job responsibilities
This role is a specialist CBT therapist post with a focus on working with clients experiencing distressing psychosis. The postholder carries a specialist caseload and plays a key role in delivering Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for psychosis (CBTp) within Camden core teams. In addition, the role provides specialist CBT interventions for clients with depression and anxiety whose needs are too complex for primary care talking therapies services.
See attached job description and person specification for detailed description.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Postgraduate qualification in cognitive behavioural therapy
Desirable
BABCP accreditation Working with interpreters Working across a variety of mental health settings
Qualifications Essential
Skills in assessment and intervention in CBT across the mental health spectrum, including psychosis.
Qualifications Essential
Skills in assessment and intervention in CBT across the mental health spectrum, including psychosis.
Qualifications Essential
Experience of working in an MDT team.
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.
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name North London NHS Foundation Trust
Address Margarete Centre
108 Hampstead Road
London
NW1 2LS
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)