NHS Talking Therapies Councillor / Modality Practitioner - Ealing

We would love to hear from you if you are

A qualified modality practitioner with postgraduate training in counselling, psychotherapy or counselling psychology

Fully accredited with the BACP or UKCP

Trained in one or more Talking Therapies approved specialist modality trainings

Able to demonstrate good therapeutic relationships with people

A typical week for a full-time clinician involves working at least one evening session (12pm-8pm Monday to Thursday) and achieving an average of 20 attended clinical contacts per week. These are mostly treatment and assessment patients plus meetings, admin and running therapy groups, providing supervision and managing projects.

We consider flexible working and part time hours to the right candidates. You will need experience of risk management and assessment, formulation and treatment of Talking Therapies appropriate disorders. We are keen to fill gaps in experience though, through our comprehensive CPD and supervision programme, and we offer ongoing support via debrief and senior duty at all times. We would be delighted to receive applications from clinicians interested in service development within ethnic minority communities and supporting the service in improving treatment outcomes and diversity of access more broadly, as this is an area of focus for our service.

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of mental health, community and social care in the UK.

Our 3,982 staff care for people in hospital and in the community, helping them to recover and go on to lead full and productive lives. We aim to be the best organisation of our kind in the country.

We provide care and treatment for more than 800,000 people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow, delivering services in the community (at home, in GP surgeries and care homes), hospital, specialist clinics and forensic (secure) units.

We'rerated good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Together, we're committed to promoting hope and wellbeing, working with patients, service users, carers, families and partners across the communities we serve.

We are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ and experience of mental illness.

A values driven environment - our Trust Values of Togetherness, Responsibility, Excellence and Caring underpin how we treat each other and our patient

Excellent and supportive supervision in this role

A supportive culture that values work-life balance, including wellbeing activities such as book club, weekly activities, social nights, gratitude boxes, mindfulness for staff, and others.

Relocation allowance - if you are moving more than 40 miles to join our team you can claim moving expenses up to a maximum of £8,000. Please contact us for more details

Relocation allowance - if you are moving more than 40 miles to join our team you can claim moving expenses up to a maximum of £8,000. Please contact us for more details

We promote a healthy work-life balance and operate a hybrid working week, where staff work at home on some days and on site other days

Full or part time (min 3 days per week) opportunities available (please note one evening shift 12noon to 8pm is required)

The chance to develop clinical and managerial skills (e.g. champion roles, LTC training and supervisor opportunities).

A comprehensive induction and ongoing training & development