CBT therapist – OCD Unit

Location: Nightingale Hospital, 11-19 Lisson Grove, Marylebone, London NW1 6SH

Department: Therapy

Salary: Competitive, plus an additional London Allowance of £4,000 per annum added to all permanent posts (pro-rata for part-time roles)

Working hours: Full-time permanent position

About us

Nightingale Hospital is the only private mental health hospital in Central London, with over 30 years of experience in delivering specialised, evidence-based treatments in outpatient, day patient and inpatient settings. Our dedicated team of specialists are committed to the diagnosis and treatment of all types of mental health conditions, including eating disorders and addictions. Conveniently located, we are a two-minute walk from Marylebone mainline and Underground stations, and within a ten-minute walk of Baker Street and Edgware Road Underground stations.

We are owned by international medical group, Emeis delivering the full spectrum of psychiatric care, high-quality care home and rehabilitation services across the globe.

About the role
We are excited to expand our OCD & related disorders services and to support this we are seeking a BABCP accredited CBT Therapist to join our team. The role will be based across the specialist inpatient OCD & related disorders unit and Day Therapy department at the Nightingale hospital.

The successful appointee will work closely with esteemed Professor David Veale and Lead Therapist of the service and collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team. This is an opportunity for a passionate and enthusiastic CBT therapist to develop clinical skills in a specialist area of practice, with severe and chronic cases. We are seeking an individual that has relevant clinical experience as well as integrity, boundaries and resilience to cope with demands of working within an inpatient setting.

The main responsibilities involve undertaking psychological assessments to develop, deliver and recommend appropriate interventions, providing group and individual therapy in line with NICE guidelines, working with the MDT and supporting service development. The treatment is focused heavily on CBT and ERP but also draws on third wave CBT approaches. We welcome applicants who are confident in the delivery of CBT and have experience working with OCD, BDD, health anxiety and emetophobia.

You will be joining a supportive and friendly team of qualified healthcare professionals, from a range of clinical backgrounds including psychology, occupational therapy, creative therapies, psychiatry, and mental health nursing. Regular supervision provisions are in place, both individually and group based. The team also benefit from CPD events arranged specifically for the OCD service and hospital-wide therapy department as well as an individual allowance.

Company benefits

To reward the hard work of our fantastic colleagues, we offer an excellent benefits package as per the below:

• Competitive annual salary
• London Allowance of £4,000 per annum for all full-time permanent roles(pro-rata for part time employees)
• 25 days’ annual leave (increasing up to 30 with long service), in addition to bank holidays
• Employee Referral Program, designed to reward you for helping us find talented individuals who would
• be a great fit for our team.
• Generous pension scheme via the government autoenrollmentscheme in addition to eligibility to enrol into
• the company’s group pension scheme
• Accessto an interest free season ticket loan to support with your everyday travel expenses
• Discretionary annual bonus and salary review schemes
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Pay
• Enhanced company sick pay
• Accessto free Eyecare and contribution towardsthe cost of glasses for DSE Users
• Life Assurance Cover (Death in Service) [4x annual salary]
• Professional membership fees contribution
• Available opportunities for continued professional development (CPD).
• Heavily subsidised staff meals at breakfast, lunch and dinner with freshly soured ingredients and a new menu each week, its not one to be missed!

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