We are recruiting High Intensity CBT trainees to join our NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression - Talking Therapies Southwark (TTS). Postholders will spend three days a week in the service and the other two days, they undertake the PG Dip in CBT course at Royal Holloway University of London.
We have been a NHS Talking Therapies service for depression and anxiety since 2008 and currently have over 100 WTE staff. We provide a full range of NICE recommended step 2 and 3 interventions for depression and anxiety including CBT, IPT, Counselling, DIT, BCT and EMDR. The postholders will join the TTS to deliver high quality cognitive-behavioural therapy to clients with depression and / or anxiety.
Postholders will be expected to see clients mainly outpatient clinics, but possibly in GP surgeries or other community settings. Most of our staff do at least one evening a week and are involved in delivering both individual and group treatments. Successful applicants can expect to join a highly valued and motivated TTS workforce which consists of cognitive behavioural therapists, clinical or counselling psychologists, counsellors, PWPs, career coaches and our admin team.
We have two team bases, Maudsley Hospital and Guy's Hospital and post holders will base at one of them but is expected to have to travel between the two sites occasionally.
Our Trust headquarters is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2). We also provide services and operate across other locations, such as London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; and substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Lambeth, Greenwich and Wandsworth.
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It’s important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Grace Wong Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist Email address: grace.wong@slam.nhs.uk Telephone number: 020 3228 2194
