Trainee High Intensity Therapist inBeckenham inBeckenham PUBLISHED 7 NOV 2024

Band 6: £42,939 to £50,697 a year per annum inc of HCAs FIXED TERM

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust rYgdvU2z

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We are recruiting High Intensity CBT trainees to join Croydon Talking Therapies. Postholders will spend three days a week in the service and over the other two days, they will undertake the PG Dip in CBT course at Royal Holloway University of London. There is an expectation from Royal Holloway and Croydon Talking Therapies that successful applicants will stay in their posts and complete the training which will last till early 2026.

We are a large IAPT service (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) and currently have over 100 staff. We provide a full range of NICE recommended step 2 and 3 interventions for depression and anxiety including CBT, IPT, Counselling, and EMDR. We are looking for enthusiastic and passionate team players, committed to working for our Croydon communities, offering patient-centred, responsive and high-quality psychological health and wellbeing services.

The postholders will join the Croydon Talking Therapies service to deliver high quality cognitive-behavioural therapy to clients with depression and / or anxiety.

Postholders will be expected to see clients in GP surgeries and outpatients clinics, as well as remotely. All staff are required to work one evening per week. Successful applicants can expect to join a highly valued and motivated IAPT workforce which consists of cognitive behavioural therapists, clinical / counselling / health psychologists, counsellors, PWPs, career coaches and our admin team.

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This is a training role within the Improving Access To Psychological Therapies Programme (IAPT). The postholder will work within the IAPT service providing high intensity interventions whilst undertaking a programme of training for this role. This intensive training post will equip the postholder to provide a cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) service to clients with a range of complex problems for which CBT is demonstrated to be clinically effective.

Please see a separate document for a full job description.

The postholders will join the Croydon Talking Therapies service to deliver high quality cognitive-behavioural therapy to clients with depression and / or anxiety.

About us
This is a training role within the Improving Access To Psychological Therapies Programme (IAPT). The postholder will work within the IAPT service providing high intensity interventions whilst undertaking a programme of training for this role. This intensive training post will equip the postholder to provide a cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) service to clients with a range of complex problems for which CBT is demonstrated to be clinically effective.

Please see a separate document for a full job description.

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1. Can you tell us a bit about yourself and what motivated you to apply for this role?

2. What do you know about the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme and its objectives?

3. Why have you chosen to pursue a career in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)?

4. How do you think your background or previous experiences have prepared you for the PG Dip in CBT course?

5. What strategies will you employ to manage your time between working in Croydon Talking Therapies and studying at Royal Holloway University?

6. Can you explain what Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is and how it can be effective for clients with depression and anxiety?

7. Describe a situation where you dealt with a challenging clinical case. What approach did you take, and what was the outcome?

8. How would you assess a client’s readiness for engaging in CBT?

9. How do you view your role as part of a multi-disciplinary team in delivering mental health services?

10. Can you provide an example of how you have worked collaboratively with others in a care or support setting?

11. What does patient-centred care mean to you, and how would you ensure that your practice reflects this approach?

12. How would you handle a situation where a client is resistant to therapy or not making progress as anticipated?

13. Discuss your understanding of confidentiality in therapy and how you would maintain it while working in different settings.

14. How would you deal with ethical dilemmas that may arise in your practice?

15. What are your long-term career aspirations within the field of mental health?

16. How do you envision contributing to the communities in Croydon through your work as a High Intensity Therapist?

17. Can you provide an example of a time when you received constructive feedback? How did you respond?

18. In a high-pressure environment like the NHS, how do you plan to manage stress and maintain your own mental wellbeing?

19. Are you comfortable with working one evening per week, and how do you anticipate this will fit into your lifestyle?

20. Given the need for remote therapy sessions as well as face-to-face meetings, how do you anticipate adapting your therapeutic approach?