The post sits within the Talking Therapies service at NHS Bexley Talking Therapies, which Mind in Bexley delivers. The role centres on clinical leadership of Step 3 High Intensity CBT, covering a specialist caseload of adults with depression, anxiety and long-term conditions, alongside supervision of trainee and qualified therapists. It combines clinical work with line management, audit and service development, plus early evening clinics and three on-site days a week. Applicants need BABCP accreditation or eligibility to apply, plus an Enhanced DBS.
What the job involves
- Provide clinical leadership for Step 3 therapy pathways
- Deliver specialist and routine CBT for adults with depression and anxiety disorders in line with NICE guidance
- Maintain an active clinical caseload, including assessment, formulation and treatment planning
- Provide clinical oversight of complex cases, including comorbidity and risk-related presentations
- Deliver individual and group case and skills supervision and reflective practice to therapists and trainees
- Provide line management to members of the Talking Therapies team
- Provide specialist long-term conditions supervision to clinicians in the service
- Provide ad-hoc supervision and act as risk escalation and safeguarding point on the duty supervision rota
- Provide senior input on risk assessment, crisis planning and discharge planning
- Monitor clinical outcomes, recovery rates and therapist performance using routine outcome measures
- Undertake clinical audits, contribute to national audits and produce management reports
- Contribute to workforce planning, recruitment, induction and joint pathways with physical and mental health teams
What’s required
Qualifications
- Postgraduate Diploma in CBT accredited by BABCP
- Full BABCP accreditation, or eligible to apply
- Evidence of CPD consistent with maintaining BABCP accreditation
- Completion of a CBT supervision course in line with NHS Talking Therapies supervision
Experience
- Post-qualification experience delivering CBT for a range of anxiety disorders and depression
- Experience supervising or supporting CBT trainees or qualified therapists
- Experience of working with risk and safeguarding
Skills & knowledge
- Strong understanding of the Talking Therapies model, including stepped care and performance and outcome frameworks
- Advanced CBT skills for complex presentations, delivered individually and in groups
- Strong leadership, communication and organisational skills, with high-quality supervision and feedback
- Analysing data and outcomes to improve service delivery, with competent IT and data entry skills including IAPTUS
Checks & eligibility
- Enhanced DBS clearance
Other
- Compassionate, reflective and committed to evidence-based practice, equality, diversity and inclusion
- Able to work autonomously and within a multidisciplinary team
- Flexible and resilient, willing to work early evening clinics
- Available to work from the Bexleyheath base three days a week
Nice to have
- Qualification in other high intensity modalities, such as IPT or EMDR DIT
- Experience as a psychological wellbeing practitioner or counsellor
- Further training in adapted CBT for long-term health conditions
- Experience delivering service development projects
- Experience with complex cases or special interest groups, such as LTC pathways, safeguarding, perinatal, older adults or diversity-focused work
- Experience completing clinical audits
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
