Trainee High Intensity IAPT

Job summary

Applications open from 09:00 Monday 15th April - 23:59 Sunday 28th April 2024

Applications should not be submitted through NHS Jobs. You must submit your application through the King's website on https://www.kcl.ac.uk/mental-health-and-psychological-sciences/postgraduate/cognitive-behavioural-therapies-pgdip/programme-information

London wide Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Programme (IAPT) for CBT High Intensity Therapists

Psychological therapy services across London are now recruiting CBT High Intensity Trainees as part of the IAPT programme. These services deliver evidence-based psychological therapies for people with anxiety and depression.

Are you an experiencedmental health professional or social care worker with a recognised professional qualification working in a mental health setting? Have you considered training in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)?

Applications are invited from qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychological Therapists, Mental Health Nurses, Psychotherapists, Counsellors, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers and Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners to apply for the one-year full-time IAPT post graduate diploma courses based at King's College London and Royal Holloway.

Applicants without a core mental health profession (such as Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner or counsellors without UKCP or BACP accreditation) must be able to meet the required KSA process criteria.

Main duties of the job

As this is London wide recruitment process there is a centralised application process between NHS Talking therapy services (previously IAPT) and Royal Holloway and King's College London.

Please visit the BABCP website for a list of core professions: https://babcp.com/Accreditation/Practitioner-Accreditation/Core-Professions/Core-Professions-list-and-criteria

*Please note that PWP's need to have a minimum of 3 years' experience, two of which are as a qualified practitioner.

From 1st April 2022, the '2-year psychological professions funding rule' came into play by NHSE. It is based on the principle that once an individual has commenced an NHS-funded psychological professions training programme, a 2-year period will be required to pass from the expected completion date of that training before the funded individual would be eligible for further NHS funding to train in another psychological profession training (where this leads to a change of occupation).

Please visit the NHSE Webpages for further information, including a list of courses: https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/mental-health/psychological-professions/nhs-funding-psychological-professions-training-programmes#:~:text=The%20'2%2Dyear%20psychological%20professions,individual%20would%20be%20eligible%20

Those without a valid permit to work in the UK are not eligible to apply for this position.

About us

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.