Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
About
Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated health and social care Trust. We are the main provider of a wide range of specialist health & social care services to individuals and their carers or families in Sheffield. The Trust has an excellent reputation for providing high quality services to people within our care. Our vision is that people who use our services will achieve their full potential, living fulfilled lives in the community. We provide:
* Mental health services for adults and older people
* Services for people with learning disabilities
* Services for people with drug and alcohol problems
* A wide range of other specialist services, such as for people accessing maternal mental health, gender dysphoria services and psychology for people with physical health problems.
We also provide a full range of services at sites where people live. These services aim to provide care and treatment to individuals and their families and help people to maintain their independence and continue with their day-to-day lives as far as possible. We provide a range of in-patient and residential services for individuals who cannot be appropriately helped in a community-based setting. Within our learning disability services we work closely with a large number of supported living settings/residential care homes in partnership with housing associations. Many of the people we help are seen in their own homes by members of staff, and some people attend our clinics to see nurses, social workers, therapists or doctors. We provide treatment, care and help on an individual or group basis where support and guidance is provided. We also work alongside GPs and other staff in local health centres, or with staff from other organisations often in the voluntary sector. We often see people for short periods of time, providing advice and treatment which helps resolve the person’s problems. For people with more serious longer term difficulties we will support them and work with them for a number of years.
As a Foundation Trust we work in partnership with Sheffield City Council and have formal agreements with them, called a section 75 agreement, to provide a range of social care services on the Council’s behalf. Through these arrangements, we have made good progress in developing ‘integrated’ services for the people of Sheffield - an important goal that is shared by ourselves and the City Council. We have placed great importance on working with other organisations to deliver integrated health and social care services to local people. In doing this we have aimed to reflect and provide for the diverse needs of the people and communities of Sheffield.
We have core values which are at the heart of all our daily activities, these values are:
* Working together for our service users
* Respect and kindness
* Everyone counts
* Commitment to quality
* Improving lives
Key details
Location
Site: Citywide
Address: Argyll House, Williamson Road
Town: Sheffield
Postcode: S11 9AR
Major / Minor Region: South Yorkshire
Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 18.75 hours per week
Part time
Flexible working
Salary
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 PA
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (NHS AfC: Band 7)
Specialty
Main area: Mental Health
Interview date: 30/10/2024
Job overview
As a Senior Counsellor, the purpose of this role is to provide leadership in one of the evidence-based modalities that Counsellors deliver. This will be in line with NICE guidance and the Talking Therapies manual, for adults experiencing depression that meet suitability criteria to benefit from the service.
To provide leadership & supervision plans on suitability for accessing evidence-based modalities in line with the service policy.
To enable duties to be carried out, the Senior Counsellor roles are 18.75 hours for each evidence - based modality.
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In clinical work undertaken:
* To meet the National Talking Therapies standards which include an individual minimum 50% recovery rate and to meet 20 clinical contact hours (pro-rata) per week.
* To ensure productivity expectations are met in line with the National Talking Therapies manual.
* To meet patient needs by working across Sheffield according to demand, offering flexibility with appointments where possible.
* Offer professional advice and support to the referrers in Primary Care and Talking Therapies colleagues on all aspects of Counselling.
* Work autonomously within professional and best practice Talking Therapies guidelines.
* Liaise as appropriate with Talking Therapies colleagues, GPs regarding concerns and the treatment outcome.
* Support the use of data within the evidence-based modality to reflect, guide and improve practice and performance of Counsellors in conjunction with supervision.
* Collaborating with the professional lead counsellor to organise Counselling forums and CPD events.
* To attend a monthly professional counselling supervision with the Professional Lead Counsellor, Talking Therapies Clinical Director and General Manager in line with other professions within the service. The purpose of this is to ensure two-way feedback from Counsellor forums, ensure clinical governance, objective setting and developments.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical Work:
* To assess and treat people stepped to Counselling as appropriate.
* To complete all mandated session by session outcome measures.
* To have autonomous professional responsibility for clients referred.
* To formulate and implement a counselling contract, based on an appropriate conceptual framework, of the persons presenting issues within the protocols and procedures established by Talking Therapies (in line with NICE guidance, the Talking Therapies manual and suitability for a Talking Therapies service).
* To recognise and assess risk (including child and vulnerable adult protection) and raise matters in line with Talking Therapies/SHSC policy.
* To manage all aspects of arranging and working with interpreters when assessed as necessary for the Counselling contract.
* To sensitively communicate complex information to clients to encourage therapeutic engagement.
* To ensure record keeping in line with Sheffield Talking Therapies Standard Operating Procedures. This includes contemporaneous notes completed within 24 hours on the agreed patient record system. Checking SHSC patient administration systems prior to taking on new patients. To check any risk or suitability issues and to send a discharge summary to GP practices once completed treatment.
* To maintain a high level of clinical practice by attending your own Individual and Group Supervision.
Leadership role as Senior Counsellor:
* To provide evidence-base modality individual and group supervision.
* To provide an overview of Counselling supervision in the evidence-based modality. Including working collaboratively with other Senior Counsellors and Professional Lead Counsellor to ensure four live supervisions per year in line with service policy and the National Talking Therapies manual.
* To provide leadership to those providing counselling consultation to Talking Therapies colleagues to ensure suitability for the evidence-based modality offer in Talking Therapies.
* To have an overview of the evidence-based modality waiting list, suitability decision making and recovery rate taking action to improve waiting times, suitability decisions and ensuring an evidence-based modality recovery rate of at least 50%
* To support the achievement of a 50% recovery rate for the evidence-based modality, highlighting areas of best practice to share from other Counsellors and undertaking a monthly review of non-recovered Talking Therapies cases within the evidence-based modality to identify themes for ongoing development and improvement.
* To participate in and contribute to the Talking Therapies CPD Events, to develop and co-facilitate counsellor forums, supervision forums as appropriate alongside the Professional Lead Counsellor.
* To meet key objectives for this role outlined in individual performance reviews and respond to agreed individual objectives aligned with meeting the service objectives of achieving all three National Talking Therapies standards.
* To continue to gain professional training and experience making a commitment to continual professional development. Including responding to additional training request by NHS England in line with Talking Therapies providing evidence-based interventions.
* Ensure all mandatory training is up to date in line with service protocol.
* Attend Leadership meetings as required.
Service development
* To be research aware and able to contribute to the research program supported by the Talking Therapies service where appropriate.
* To act in an informed proactive manner to support improved access to the Talking Therapies service for people who use the service.
* To contribute through the Talking Therapies data set and other evaluation tools to improve the quality and effectiveness of evidence-based counselling modalities.
* To be able to use all the required electronic systems used by SHSC and Talking Therapies.
* The post holder should be comfortable in the use of computer technology, have basic keyboard skills and have the ability to use email. In addition to this the ability to conduct videoconferencing as a treatment option.
* To attend and support others in attending clinical and practice meetings as part of the Talking Therapies team and work closely with the Primary Health Care team where appropriate.
* To support ongoing development of Counsellors practicing in evidence-based modalities, highlighting CPD needs and developing a yearly CPD plan. To collaborate with other Senior Counsellors and Professional Lead Counsellor to the development of best practice in Counselling in Sheffield Talking Therapies by developing and delivering ongoing quality improvement.
* To maintain up to date knowledge and an active involvement with current developments in the area of Talking Therapies and counselling.
* To maintain annual accreditation with a professional accrediting body relevant to providing individual psychological therapy / Counselling / psychotherapy and the required registrations for the Talking Therapies evidence-based competency-based trainings.
We aim to be an organisation that is diverse and inclusive and to meet this aim we welcome applications from people with a wide range of life experience and whose diversity echoes the diversity of Sheffield, that of the people who use our services, and that of the people who may need to use our services but face barriers to access. Please think about your personal values and how these align with our values when you are applying.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Person specification
Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
* Knowledge of the role of Talking Therapies counsellor and skills to deliver evidence-based modalities in the treatment of depression in line with the National Talking Therapies manual
* Skilled at achieving required standards through delivering agreed job plan in line with 20 clinical hours per week pro rata and ability to meet the minimum required 50% clinical recovery rate for Talking Therapies services
* Ability to use session by session outcome measures to monitor practice
* Knowledge and skills in the use of methods of Counselling appropriate in Talking Therapies e.g., contracting; assessment; implementing clinically appropriate interventions for depression; caseload management to achieve clinical contact hours required and managing endings
* Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively (verbally and written), communicating complex, highly technical or clinically sensitive information to clients, organisations and to other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
* Able to establish and maintain therapeutic relationships and alliances as well work within the Talking Therapies model and hold firm boundaries when necessary
* Skilled in providing advice on suitability of evidence-based counselling interventions to other professions in Talking Therapies, GPs and other stakeholders as appropriate
* Skilled at working across different teams
* Skilled at providing supervision within the evidence-based modality
* Skilled in supporting others to improve their practice
* Able to contribute effectively to service development and service improvement
Desirable criteria
* Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and Mental health
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Qualified in a BACP approved Diploma in Counselling
* Registered and accredited with United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) or British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP or equivalent accrediting body). It is essential that registration and accreditation must be maintained throughout employment
* Qualified as a Counsellor and Supervisor in Person Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression (PCE CfD)
* Qualified in Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
Desirable criteria
* Further formal and relevant post accreditation training (relevant to the Talking Therapies counsellor role)
* Training in healthcare leadership
* Willing to take IPT supervision training & PCE-CfD supervision training
Experience
Essential criteria
* Experience of working in a Talking Therapies service delivering counselling for people with depression
* Experience of Counselling in Primary Care settings working collaboratively with GPs and the wider Primary Care Team
* Experience of delivering brief focus Counselling interventions with good patient outcomes
* Experience of working with adults, presenting with mild to severe symptoms of depression in line with suitability for a Talking Therapies service
* Maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotional and distressing problems
* Demonstrate clinical leadership
* Experienced evidence-based modality supervisor in 1-1 and group work
* Experience of supporting others to improve their clinical practice and patient outcomes
* Experience of leading meetings such as forums and CPD sessions
Desirable criteria
* Experience of the application of evidence-based counselling modalities in different cultural contexts
* Experience of delivering evidence-based modality supervision
Other
Essential criteria
* Ability to work 18.75 hours per week in order to meet the requirements of the role
* Ability to be flexible and work across Sheffield depending on need
* Ability to be flexible with appointment times to meet patient need (where needed to offer one early appointment and one late appointment per week outside 9-5 working hours and to work Saturdays if required, on occasion)
* Documented evidence throughout employment in line with requirements from professional body to maintain accreditation and professional registration, supporting others to maintain accreditation
* Strong evidence of commitment to personal development to maintain and deepen the capacity to withstand the emotional and ethical conflicts of the post and the capacity to maintain therapeutic focussed concentration for long periods of time. This can be demonstrated through different forms of continuing personal development and effective use of supervision.
* All clinical work undertaken in the service can be 100% face to face depending on service need and patient need. Any virtual clinics can be delivered at home or base providing aspects of the Agile working policy are followed.
Desirable criteria
* Experience of working within a multicultural framework
Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Sarah Gaines
Job title: Team Manager
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01142264380
Additional information: Helen Knight
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