Trainee HIT (CBT) Therapist in City of London

Role Overview

Are you interested in becoming a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist? If so, we are advertising for a number of fully funded Trainee High Intensity Therapist CBT places.

Responsibilities & Training

We are seeking a committed and enthusiastic Trainee CBT High Intensity Therapist to join our Talking Therapies service. This is an exciting development opportunity for individuals passionate about delivering evidence-based psychological interventions while completing their CBT (HIT) training.

The trainee CBT position involves engaging in and undertaking the PG Diploma in High Intensity CBT at Royal Holloway London. Training takes place over one academic year and involves spending two days per week at university and three days in service at Bexley NHS Talking Therapies. You will provide high intensity interventions to adults presenting with mild to moderate anxiety and depression.

You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team consisting of Cognitive Behavioural Therapists, Counsellors, Talking Therapy qualified Counsellors, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, Primary Care Mental Health Practitioners and Employment Advisors.

Clinical and case management supervision is provided within the service. Once qualified you will be expected to offer F2F treatment as well as facilitate group session / assessments.

About Mind in Bexley and East Kent

Mind in Bexley and East Kent is a local Mind mental health charity and we offer an extensive range of support, advice and information to communities in Bexley and East Kent. The purpose and objects of the charity is \’to promote the preservation and the safeguarding of mental health and the relief of persons suffering from mental disorder\’. We promote well-being and work to reduce poor mental health and the stigma associated with it. We support people in their recovery and champion better services for everyone.

We seek to meet these purposes by undertaking a wide range of therapeutic and non-clinical mental health activities within Bexley, including direct therapeutic support of individuals, advice, advocacy and recovery, and campaigning to reduce the stigma of mental health and to raise awareness of mental health issues.