Job overview

We are looking for a Modality Practitioner to join our supportive and highly regarded Ealing Talking Therapies team.

What can we offer you?

•    A values driven environment - our Trust Values of Togetherness, Responsibility, Excellence and Caring underpin how we treat each other and our patient
•    Excellent and supportive supervision in this role
•    A supportive culture that values work-life balance, including wellbeing activities such as book club, weekly activities, social nights, gratitude boxes, mindfulness for staff, and others.
•    Relocation allowance – if you are moving more than 40 miles to join our team you can claim moving expenses up to a maximum of £8,000. Please contact us for more details
•    We promote a healthy work-life balance and operate a hybrid working week, where staff work at home on some days and on site other days
•    Full or part time (min 3 days per week) opportunities available (please note one evening shift 12noon to 8pm is required)
•    The chance to develop clinical and managerial skills (e.g. champion roles, LTC training and supervisor opportunities).  
•    A comprehensive induction and ongoing training & development
•    Excellent staff benefits including 27 days annual leave, rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years

Main duties of the job

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

A typical week for a full-time clinician involves working at least one evening session (12pm–8pm Monday to Thursday) and achieving an average of 20 attended clinical contacts per week. These are mostly treatment and assessment patients plus meetings, admin and running therapy groups, providing supervision and managing projects.
You will need experience of risk management and assessment, formulation and treatment of Talking Therapies appropriate disorders. We are keen to fill gaps in experience though, through our comprehensive CPD and supervision programme, and we offer ongoing support via debrief and senior duty at all times. 
We would be delighted to receive applications from clinicians interested in service development within ethnic minority communities and supporting the service in improving treatment outcomes and diversity of access more broadly, as this is an area of focus for our service.

Working for our organisation

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and   Hammersmith & Fulham).  We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.