Trainee High Intensity CBT Therapist Enfield | North London NHS Foundation Trust

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	19 Tachwedd 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£44,485 - £52,521 Per annum inclusive of Outer London HCAS
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	19 Rhagfyr 2025
Lleoliad:	Enfield, EN2 8JL
Cwmni:	Camden And Islington NHS Foundation Trust
Math o swydd:	Cytundeb
Cyfeirnod swydd:	7595620/455-NLFT-0481

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Candidates will have experience of working in mental health settings and will have eithera registered graduate qualification in nursing, social work or occupational therapy or evidence of using the career framework of training in mental health and experience of working in a stepped care service for anxiety and depression as a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner.

All positions will be offered at pay band 6 on a 12-month fixed term contract basis. The post-holder will work in the service for 3 days of the week whilst attending the training programme for the other two days.

This is a training role within the Enfield NHS Talking Therapies service (formerly known as IAPT). The post-holder will work within the Talking Therapies service providing high intensity interventions whilst undertaking a programme of training for this role. This intensive training post will equip the post–holder to provide cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for clients with a range of complex problems for which CBT is demonstrated to be clinically effective. The post- holder will work in the service for 3 days of the week using the newly developed skills whilst attending the training programme for the other two days with Royal Holloway, University of London.

This post will report to and be supported by the Enfield NHS Talking Therapies Clinical Team Leads.
• Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service
• Assess clients for suitability for CBT. Where the problems appear to be too complex or severe to be appropriate for a trainee therapists to refer to manager/supervisor for advice on how to manage the case.
• Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the department’s referral protocols, and refer unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary.
• Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for clients.
• Educate and involve family members and others in treatment as necessary, conveying CBT formulations with sensitivity in easily understood language.
• Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the number of client contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.
• Attend and fulfil all the requirements of the training element of the post.
• Apply learning form the training programme in practice
• Receive supervision from educational providers in relation to course work to meet the required standards.
• Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer and any regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (eg BPS, UKCP, BABCP), and keep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the department of health (e.g NHS plan, National Service Framework, National Institute for Clinical Excellence).

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:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.

2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all

3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

4. 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



The postholder will be aligned with our Values:

· We Are Kind

· We Are Respectful

· We Work Together

· We Keep Things Simple

· We Empower

· We Are Proudly Diverse



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, Haringey or Islington, as is considered reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the JD/PS attachment in the advert.
• All employees have a responsibility and a legal obligation to ensure that information processed for both patients and staff is kept accurate, confidential, secure and in line with the Data Protection Act (1998) and Security and Confidentiality Policies.


This advert closes on Wednesday 3 Dec 2025