Job Description

Ealing Talking Therapies is passionate about offering a great quality therapy to our patients and we are very proud to be able to consistently offer all the Talking Therapies-approved therapies, such as EMDR, DIT, IPT, BCT, and CfD. To that effect, we are committed to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) of our staff and training in additional Talking Therapies modalities is highly encouraged. We have close links with our neighboring services (H&F and Hounslow) and share our CPD events with them, providing an opportunity to link up with our colleagues across the Trust. Over the last year, our staff have attended in-house training in complex PTSD, LTC, OCD, perinatal, and many others. In addition to the standard talking therapies, our service is one of only two Talking Therapies services in London that offer an exercise group for our patients (Running to Better Health), which is consistently achieving high recovery rates and is highly regarded.



The management team at Ealing Talking Therapies is committed to staff wellbeing and we have recently commissioned a QI project on staff wellbeing, led by staff across the different staff groups within the team. As a result, we are now offering small, confidential reflective groups for our staff alongside many other exciting wellbeing initiatives.

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 An inspirational and collaborative team player with excellent communication skills committed to improving access to psychological therapies across the Ealing borough.

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're rated 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.



The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached



The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed .