We are recruiting High Intensity CBT trainees to join Lewisham NHS Talking Therapies.
About the role:
Post holders will spend three days a week in the service and the other two days they will undertake the PG Dip in CBT course at Royal Holloway University of London. There is an expectation from Royal Holloway and Lewisham NHS Talking Therapies that successful applicants will stay in their posts and complete the training which will last until early 2026.
About the team:
We have been an IAPT service (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) since 2009 and currently have over 90 staff. We provide a full range of NICE recommended step 2 and 3 interventions for depression and anxiety including CBT, IPT, Counselling, DIT, BCT and EMDR. The post holders will join Lewisham NHS Talking Therapies to deliver high quality cognitive-behavioural therapy to clients with depression and / or anxiety.
Post holders will be expected to see clients in GP surgeries, outpatients clinics, and possibly in other community settings e.g. libraries. Most of our staff do at least one evening clinic a week and are involved in delivering both individual and group treatments. Successful applicants can expect to join a highly valued and motivated workforce which consists of cognitive behavioural therapists, clinical / counselling psychologists, counsellors, PWPs, career coaches and our admin team.
About the location:
We have team bases in Grove Park, Deptford, Catford and Jenner and post holders will be based at one of them but may have to travel between the two sites occasionally.
Our Trust headquarters is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2). We also provide services and operate across other locations, such as London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; and substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Lambeth, Greenwich and Wandsworth.
Benefits:
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It’s important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer
Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
• Generous pay, pensions and leave,we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
• Work life balance,flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
• Career development,There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
• Car lease,our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars
• Accommodation,our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites
• NHS discounts,with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.
Other benefits include:
• Counselling services
• Wellbeing events
• Long service awards
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Childcare vouchers
• Staff restaurants
We look forward to receiving your application.
This advert closes on Sunday 5 Jan 2025