LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY: IAPT Team Leader (Senior CBT Therapist)

Location: Luton (Hybrid Working Model) | Contract: Permanent, Full-Time (37.5 hours) | Salary: Top of Band 7 / Band 8a (D.O.E)

Ready to Elevate Your CBT Career?

We are seeking an ambitious, highly experienced, and BABCP-Accredited CBT Therapist to join our established IAPT service in Luton as a Team Leader.

This unique permanent role is designed for a senior practitioner ready to step into high-impact management without sacrificing clinical practice. You will be instrumental in driving quality standards and clinical excellence across your team while benefiting from significant remote working flexibility.

Why Join Us?

• Flexible Hybrid Working: We require a minimum of just 2 days per week in our professional Luton office, allowing you to maximize your working from home schedule.
• Exceptional Workload Balance: This is a true leadership role with a protected, reduced clinical caseload of just 6 patients concurrently.
• Direct Impact: You will provide clinical and line management to a small, dedicated team of 3 CBT Therapists.
• Senior Influence: Play a key role in operational oversight, clinical governance, and strategic service planning within the Luton hub.
• Competitive Pay: Access a highly desirable pay scale at the top of Band 7 or Band 8a, reflecting the dual clinical and managerial demands of the position.

Key Responsibilities

1. Leadership: Provide line management and expert clinical supervision to three qualified CBT Therapists.
2. Clinical Practice: Maintain a small caseload (6 patients) delivering specialist High-Intensity CBT for depression and anxiety disorders.
3. Quality Assurance: Monitor IAPT performance metrics, ensure fidelity to the CBT model, and lead on complex risk management.

Essential Requirements

• Full BABCP Accreditation as a CBT Therapist is MANDATORY.
• A recognised Post-Graduate Diploma in CBT.
• Significant post-qualification clinical experience in an IAPT setting.
• Proven experience in providing clinical supervision or mentoring/leadership to clinical staff.
• Office Attendance: Must be able to work from the Luton office for a MINIMUM of 2 days per week (3 days remote working offered).

Start Date: ASAP – Apply now to take the next step in your IAPT career!