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Salary for this role£49,387 – £56,515 a year
Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year
Pay basisNational pay scales (NHS bands)
This occupation falls under the Health and Care Worker route. Salaries set by national pay scales (NHS bands) at or above the relevant band rate typically meet the occupation's requirement.
Closest occupation match: SOC 2225, Clinical psychologists. Pay for this occupation is set by national pay scales (NHS bands), so no single Home Office going rate applies.
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Role description
Job summary
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust works in partnership with Inclusion (Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust) to provide The East of England Gambling Service. We are seeking a High Intensity CBT Therapist/ Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join our dynamic team. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a unique branch of mental health at a time of unprecedented expansion and growth. The post holder will have the chance to make a significant difference to residents in the East of England and to be part of the development of the expansion of our service.The successful candidate will be an energetic and robust individual with sophisticated and sensitive clinical skills, and a proven track record of delivering high quality services in either the NHS, social care or the private sector. Various working locations and remote working across the East of England. Some evening work will also be required.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide, evidence-based psychological therapy to people who experience gambling harms in line with the NICE guidelines. The service covers the South West of England and the majority of our work is completed online (although face to face appointments may be required depending on service needs).
Assess and treat people experiencing gambling harms and co-occurring needs, and maintain associated records on the electronic patient record system.
Provide high-intensity, evidence-based psychological interventions; these will include at least Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Motivational Interviewing for people with a broad range of needs.
Provide consultation, liaison, and, where appropriate, clinical supervision to other professionals, including less experienced therapists, Assistant Psychologists, and Trainee Clinical Psychologists.
Undertake clinical audit and service evaluation activities to support the development of services relevant to client needs.
Develop best-practice knowledge in working with people who gamble and promote expertise in this area, including supporting research projects where appropriate, with the guidance of the Clinical Lead.
About us
The working environment will be a specialist NHS gambling Service staffed by a multi-disciplinary team working with outpatients. Although working as part of an MDT team, the post holder will be required to deliver specialist evidence-based psychological treatments that address the client's gambling problems and co-morbid health conditions.The post-holder will have a working base at Milton Keynes but the role is likely to be largely remote working. There will be an expectation of delivering services in other locations across the East of England region to be agreed once demand is clear.Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff. We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
Details
Date posted
06 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515 a year
per annum (pro rata if P/T)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time,
Home or remote working
Reference number
333-D-AD-0634
Job locations
Arc MK
33-37 Farthing Grove
Netherfield
MK6 4JH
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To provide specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with young people, family members and others involved in the clients care.
2. To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a clients gaming problem and/or mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.
3. To work specifically with clients of the East of England Gambling Service contributing to the delivery of individual and group-based psychological treatment programmes (rooted in MI/CBT principles as well as other evidence-based approaches) in conjunction with other Psychologists in the team.
4. To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.
5. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.
6. To liaise and share risk management information with the MDT and other professionals involved in clients care
7. To discern in collaboration with the MDT when it is appropriate to refer to and/or consult with other agencies such as social services, CMHTs and other specialist agencies.
8. To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.
9. To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.
10. To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings and agencies serving the client group.
11. To act as care coordinator, where appropriate, taking responsibility for initiating planning and review of care plans including clients, their carers, referring agents and others involved the network of care.
12. To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care and to monitor progress during the course of treatment.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
Must be fully or provisionally accredited with the BABCP or have completed a BABCP accredited high intensity CBT course or diploma programme.
Substantial specialist knowledge, theory and skills of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy acquired through diploma / degrees with BABCP accreditation.
Critical understanding of the relevance of studies of human development, psychopathology, psychology, social issues and evidence based practice.
Desirable
Qualified/Registered Mental Health Professional
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Essential
Experience of working in an IAPT service or other primary care setting.
Experience of specialist cognitive-behavioural psychotherapeutic assessment and treatment of adult patients in a mental health setting and presenting with problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
Specialist experience acquired through having conducted substantial hours of supervised assessment and therapy during training.
Experience of teaching, training and supervision.
Experience of delivering assessments and treatments remotely via video platforms.
Desirable
Specialist psychotherapeutic working experience.
Experience of the application of psychotherapy in difference cultural contexts.
Experience of working within a primary care/community setting.
Research skills and knowledge and aptitude.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES
Essential
Skills in the use of methods of cognitive behavioural therapy assessment, intervention and management including the use of theoretical models to analyse information and to develop formulations upon which to base treatment.
Ability to work as a lone practitioner. To plan, organise and prioritise own work and patient caseload.
Excellent IT and digital skills eg use of patient electronic databases, use of video platforms for patient work.
Ability to record, monitor and report on clinical information as required.
Skills in working in multidisciplinary settings.
Desirable
Ability to provide a culturally-competent and non-stigmatising service.
Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and able to hold the stress of others
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
Interested? Apply while it's open.Closes 20 October · Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust has 34 other sponsored roles if this one goes.
