High intensity counsellor | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	CNWL NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£55,524 - £62,652 N/A
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	London, HA1 2SL
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	11 Nov 2026
Closing date:	11 Dec 2026

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Summary

Our Service seeks a High IntensityAccreditedCounsellor (Band 7) with a particular interest,experienceand firm commitment to working to deliver effective brief treatments. The service works across diverse patient groups presenting with a wide range of psychological difficulties.

Toqualifyfor Band 7applicantswould needqualificationin at least one IAPT approved modality. A supervision qualification is desirable.

The posts can be recruited to at two bandings, dependent on experience and qualifications:

Band 7:We seek experienced clinicians who have an interest in applying clinical practice in a variety of other ways to develop the service performance and clinical outcomes.

Thepost offersa range of developmental opportunitiesincluding Screening, Supervision, lead areas, waiting list/pathway management, audit & research. Experience is highlydesirable;however,training can be provided.

Band 6:Where Band 7 criteria have not yet been fully met, itmaypossible to consider suitable candidates to join the service at Band 6. The retention of the post will be conditional on achieving qualification in anadditionalIAPT modality within an agreedtime-frame.  

You should be an Accredited or Registered Counsellor or Psychotherapist with the BACP, UKCP, BPC or an equivalent professional body. PLEASE ENTER YOUR ACCREDITATION/REGISTRATION STATUS IN YOUR APPLICATION.

• Provide specialist psychotherapeutic assessment and treatment of patients referred to Harrow Talking Therapies for High Intensity Counselling.

• Formulate and implement plans for the specialist psychotherapeutic treatment and/or management of patients' mental health problems, based uponan appropriate conceptualframework of those problems derived from a broad theoretical knowledge of counselling.

• Be responsible forimplementing a range of specialist High Intensity Counselling, and other IAPT modalities interventions for individual patients,couplesand groups.

• Comply withcaseload and set activity requirements which include number of contacts and recovery rates.

• Regular and prompt entry of clinical data relating to patients on caseload.

• Regularlymonitorand evaluate therapy programmes and progress.

• Evaluate and make decisions about treatment optionstaking into accountboth theoretical and therapeutic models andhighly complexfactors.

The Counselling Team is a friendly, highlyexperiencedand supportive team of clinicians. The post holder will receive regular supervision and support from the senior management team, as well as benefit from support and guidance from colleagues, regular reflective practice, and highly specialist CPD. Clinicians work collaboratively across the wider Service which has close links with our Community Mental Health Hub and local organisations and charities.

Our Counselling team provides assessment and treatments in brief counselling and IAPT modalities:  DIT, IPT, PCE-CfD and CTfD. The team issubstantially psychodynamicor integrative in approach.

The Service is open Monday – Wednesday 8.00am to 8.00pm and Friday 8.00am – 5.00pm. Posts are offered with5days (37.5hrs) per week,one day of which must be a Wednesday and the required office day is Thursday and one evening shift to 8pm is required.  The Service offers telephone,videoand face-to-face sessions dependent on patient need. Staff currently work with a balance of office and home-based practice, with a generous allowance made forhome-basedworking    

Harrow Talking Therapies is based in Harrow Weald,an easy walkfrom the Underground Station. The Service forms part of Central andNorth WestLondon NHS Foundation Trust.

• Provide specialist psychotherapeutic assessment and treatment of patients referred to Harrow Talking Therapies for High Intensity Counselling.

• Be responsible forimplementing a range of specialist High Intensity Counselling, and other IAPT modalities interventions for individual patients,couplesand groups.

• Comply withcaseload and set activity requirements which include number of contacts and recovery rates.

• Regular and prompt entry of clinical data relating to patients on caseload.

• Regularlymonitorand evaluate therapy programmes and progress.

• Evaluate and make decisions about treatment optionstaking into accountboth theoretical and therapeutic models andhighly complexfactors.

• Discharge patients asappropriateand arrange follow-up asappropriate oncompletion of therapy. 

• Exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment,dischargeand onward referral.

•  Assess and manage clinical risk to self and others. Involve other agencies asappropriate.

• "Comply with relevant professional standards and guidelines.

• Maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping.

• Exercise responsibility for professional self-governance.

• Develop andmaintainknowledge of local resources.

• Develop and propose innovative responses toidentifiedneeds of the diverse and multi- cultural community.

This advert closes on Wednesday 25 Nov 2026

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