Groups Lead, Band 8a - Maternity Cover | East London NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	East London NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£66,274 - £73,496 -
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	London, E1 0AQ
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	11 Sept 2026
Closing date:	11 Oct 2026

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Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical/ Counselling Psychologist / CBT Therapist to join a high performing and creative management team within Tower Hamlets Talking Therapies (THTT). We are part of East London NHS Foundation Trust which has been named one of the HSJ Top 10 best places to work in healthcare, HSJ Provider Trust of the Year and graded as ‘Outstanding’ by our regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

We believe that staff who feel valued by the Trust and are truly engaged in the organisation deliver better outcomes for our patients. This Trust is clinician-led and provides the highest possible level of clinical expertise throughout its services. We have set ourselves the mission to improve the quality of life of all we serve and have embarked on an ambitious Quality Improvement Programme to transform the culture of the Trust to one of continuous improvement, delivered through participation of all staff and with service users, carers and families at the heart of our efforts to improve.

The primary purpose of this role is to manage the group service provision within Tower Hamlets Talking Therapies, by ensuring sufficient capacity; managing group waiting lists and reviewing and introducing new clinical group offers.

The role would be to lead on the delivery and supervision of group-based interventions across modalities and steps of care, and focus on maintaining clinical effectiveness of groups through face to face and digital platforms. The role would need to ensure that group-based interventions are delivered in a client-oriented and culturally sensitive way.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

• Under the supervision of the Deputy Clinical Lead, to co-ordinate and develop the provision of group-based interventions and digital therapies. This will include waitlist management, being the clinical point of contact and liaising with colleagues to provide appropriate packages of care to Tower Hamlets residents.

· Provide specialist clinical supervision (for individual and group-based interventions) in individual and group formats to therapists with varying degrees of experience

· Provide line management to a team of HI therapists and PWPs

· Provide case management to a team of HI therapists/ PWPs and support them to deliver on performance and recovery targets.

· Support the management team to meet key performance indicators

· Contribute to service developments and support the interface with other providers including secondary care psychology services.

• As directed by the service’s senior management, liaise with colleagues in and outside of THTT to support the roll out of the IAPT expansion target into LTCs.

· Provide a clinical service to step 3 clients and to complete a small number of triages.

This advert closes on Sunday 27 Sep 2026

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