Job summary
We are looking for enthusiastic, BABCP accredited and experienced CBT therapists to join NHS Enfield Talking Therapies Service as a Senior CBT therapist. We are a well-established and highly regarded service with a strong track record for staff retention, development and wellbeing. The service is provided by the North London Foundation Trust. We work closely with our partner Services in Barnet, Camden and Islington.

You will be part of a large team of CBT Therapists, PWPs, counsellors, trainees and administrators who are working to increase access to treatment for people with depression, anxiety and other common mental health conditions and making changes in line with national KPIs for Talking Therapies. The postholder will be supported by the Deputy Clinical Lead and Clinical Lead for the service and have peer support from an experienced senior team.

You will be responsible for clinical and managerial supervision of staff, take on a lead role in an area of service development and also carry a small clinical caseload.

Applicants are advised that we operate a hybrid working policy which means postholders are expected to come on site to our base (2-3 days a week) and combine this with remote working. For this vacancy we specifically require someone to be on-site on Wednesdays and Fridays until 5pm.

The postholder will also be expected to support senior management cover as required including evening clinics that run from 8.00 am - 8.00 pm.

Main duties of the job

• To provide leadership, highly specialised clinical supervision and expert psychological assessment and treatment within an NHS Talking Therapies service specialising in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Counselling.
• To offer advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to colleagues.
• To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.
• To participate in and lead on service related research and audit projects, service development and quality improvement initiatives.
• To also work with the senior management team to deliver Talking Therapies key performance indicators.
• To be responsible for line management and performance of staff supervised.
• To support the management of the day to day operations of the service alongside other senior management team members.

This is not an exhaustive list, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.

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.

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 falls under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, 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.

Salary: £63,665 to £70,887 a year per annum including Outer London HCAS rate
Band: Band 8a
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Closing date: 18 November 2026
Reference number: 455-NLFT-8337024-A

Essential qualifications and experience

• Core mental health professional training in Clinical Psychology, Counselling Psychology, Nursing, Social Work, Psychotherapy or equivalent, together with post degree diploma level training in CBT or completion of a recognised High Intensity training course provided by a BABCP approved Higher Education provider (e.g. Royal Holloway).
• CBT Therapist accreditation with the BABCP.
• Demonstrable experience in providing CBT assessments and treatments across a range of severities and presentations.
• Substantial experience of providing formal clinical supervision to CBT Therapists.
• Experience of line management including performance management, case management and clinical supervision of both qualified therapists and therapists in training.

Desirable

• Experience of using alternative therapeutic modalities such as BCT, EMDR, IPT in clinical settings.
• Experience of working as a clinical psychologist, HI or CBT therapist within secondary care or specialist psychological services.
• Experience of IAPTUS and RiO.
• Experience of involvement in service development.

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. 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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For questions about the job, contact:
Katy Heathcote, Deputy Clinical Lead
nlft.enfieldtalkingtherapies@nhs.net
02087024900

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