Band 6 Trainee High Intensity Therapist | West London NHS Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 14 Tachwedd 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £46,419 - £55,046 per annum/ pro rata inclusive of 20% HCAS |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 14 Rhagfyr 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | London, W6 8BS |
| Cwmni: | West London Mental Health Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7619778/222-HF-067 |
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H&F NHS Talking Therapies are offering several places on the London-wide NHS Talking Therapies for trainee Cognitive-Behavioural Therapists. Please note this role will involve working with the adult population.
If you are an experienced mental health or social care worker with a recognised professional qualification working in a mental health setting (see core professionals list on the BABCP website), or a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner with at least 2 years’ post-qualification experience, this course gives you the training you need to become an accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT Therapist) via the BABCP route.
Since launching in 2009,H&F NHS Talking Therapieshas become a well-established successful NHS Talking Therapy serviceand is one of the three services provided by West London NHS Trust. Our main base is in the heart of Hammersmith near the vibrant market of Lyric Square.
We have an excellent track record of successfully supporting our CBT trainees through their training and preparing them for life after. We have also retained many of our trainees who have completed the training. We recognise that theTalking Therapiestraining programme can be demanding, and we are careful to provide weekly individual supervision, supportive line management.
Please note that due to the popularity of this post, it will be closed earlier than advertised if exceeding a high volume of applications
Applications are invited from qualified clinical or counselling psychological therapists, Mental Health Nurses, Psychotherapists, Counsellors, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers and Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners to apply for the one year full-timeTalking Therapiespost graduate diploma courses based at Royal Holloway University.
Applicants without a core mental health profession (such as Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner or counsellors without UKCP or BACP accreditation) must be able to meet the required KSA process criteria (see the Talking Therapies website for more information).
The training programme consists of three days working withinH&F NHS Talking Therapiesand two days at university taught by experts in the field. A typical week for a traineeinvolvesworking at least two days in the office including one evening clinic (12pm–8pm Monday to Thursday). You will then have two academic days to attend university (Royal Holloway) throughout the year.
IMPORTANT PLEASE READ – This role is part of the London wide recruitment process for CBT training places at Royal Holloway. If you have already applied for a CBT training role via an NHS Talking Therapies service, we would advise that you only apply for if this is the service you wish to prioritise.
Please note that if you have been offered another interview for a role Holloway College London service as part of the Royal Holloway process, you will not be offered an interview at H&F.
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 over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
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.
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.
This advert closes on Sunday 23 Nov 2025