Permanent half-time post coordinating the Long Term Conditions pathway within the Islington NHS Talking Therapies service's management team, run by North London NHS Foundation Trust. The role combines pathway coordination, line management of designated staff, and clinical supervision and training for junior and other clinical colleagues. Work includes assessment and high-intensity psychological therapy, often in primary care, with a mix of on-site and remote working and one weekly evening clinic. Candidates need HCPC registration as a clinical or counselling psychologist, or another mental health qualification with CBT training.
What the job involves
- Coordinate the Long Term Conditions pathway
- Line manage designated staff
- Offer clinical supervision to junior colleagues
- Provide advice, consultation and training to other clinical colleagues
- Deliver assessment and psychological interventions, often in primary care
- Deliver high-intensity interventions including CBT, EMDR, IPT, DIT, BCT and Counselling for Depression
- Hold one evening clinic a week until 8pm
- Work closely with Camden, Barnet and Enfield Talking Therapies
- Help shape and develop the service in partnership with service users
What’s required
Qualifications
- Doctoral training in clinical or counselling psychology, or another mental health profession qualification (for example mental health nursing or occupational therapy) with CBT qualification and working towards BABCP…
- Completion of further post-qualification specialist training in relevant areas of practice
Registration & licences
- Current HCPC registration as a clinical or counselling psychologist
Experience
- Experience supervising CBT and other Talking Therapies approved high-intensity therapy and low-intensity psychological interventions
- Experience working with adults with a range of mental health difficulties within long term conditions pathways
Skills & knowledge
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing
Checks & eligibility
- Criminal records disclosure (DBS)
What’s offered
- Regular CPD and high-quality supervision
- Further training opportunities, as available, in trauma-focused CBT, EMDR, Compassion Focused Therapy, DIT, IPT, Counselling for Depression and Couples Therapy for Depression
- Equality, diversity and inclusion strategies at all service levels
- Strong academic links with University College London and opportunities to join clinical research
- Encouraged flexible working with a negotiated working pattern
- Wellbeing-focused line management, supervision and peer support
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
