Senior High Intensity Therapis

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West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.

We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.

Job overview

We have 2 posts available 1 Permanent and 1 Fixed Term for 12 Months,

Are you an experienced high intensity therapist looking for the next step in your career? Or an existing senior therapist who is looking for a move to a friendly and supportive team?

We are looking for a new member of our senior team. We need someone interested in quality improvement with clinical expertise, and the ability to nurture and lead staff effectively. In return we offer an excellent and supportive working environment where your wellbeing is our priority, an excellent induction, and ongoing training and development opportunities.

Here at Hounslow NHS Talking Therapies service we are proud to be an innovative and dynamic service that prides itself on excellence.

We also offer:

• A values driven environment - Togetherness, Responsibility, Excellence and Caring underpin how we treat each other and our patient
• A generous CPD package and leadership developmen
• A healthy work-life balance and operate a hybrid working week, where staff work at home on some days and on site other days (typically 3 days at home and 2 days in the office

Main duties of the job

You will be integral to supporting the team as a supervisor and line manager, as well as maintaining a small clinical caseload and supporting in the operational running of the service.

You will be passionate about providing a high standard of care for our service users. This is completed through high quality therapy and ensuring all parts of the system and its processes are effective and run efficiently. This includes providing supervision and line management along with supporting innovation and the setting up of new processes and ways or working as and when required.

We would participially like to hear from you if are qualified in a second modality in addition to CBT, such as IPT, EMDR or BCT.

Of course leadership skills are also essential to help problem solve with your team and motivate and encourage high standards of work in a rapidly changing and demanding Talking Therapies service. However, for those candidates without significant management experience we offer a comprehensive induction and line management training package to provide the support and skills required.

You will lead on specific areas within our service in both the step 2 and step 3 teams, the senior's role is to develop these areas, improve quality and outcomes, as well as taking part in different projects.

Working for our organisation

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Talking Therapies Low Intensity CBT or High Intensity CBT Qualification.
• Accredited PWP or CBT Therapist

Desirable criteria

• LTC certificate of competency
• PWP Supervisor training

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of offering detailed assessments and treatment interventions within an Talking Therapies service, including individual and group interventions
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
• Experience of supervising qualified and trainee PWPs within an Talking Therapies service
• Demonstrates high standards in written communication
• Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes

Desirable criteria

• Experience of the application of CBT in different cultural contexts.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups

Desirable criteria

• Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health
• Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems

As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.

We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo a pre-employment checks which can take between 4-8 weeks . After which your information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR ).

Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.

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).

West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Candidate Pack (DOCX, 645.1KB)