Main area: Adult Community Mental Health Services
Grade Band: 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 30 hours per week (One evening per week)
Job ref: 277-6975075-CMH
Site: Greenwich Time to Talk Town Eltham, London
Salary: £51,883 - £58,544 pro rata pa inc
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 12/02/2025 23:59
Job overview
Greenwich Time To Talk, NHS Talking Therapies is a primary care psychological therapy service. CBT and counselling interventions are offered to clients within the Royal borough of Greenwich.
We are seeking a highly motivated Counsellor who is accredited with the BACP/UKCP to enhance our thriving NHS Talking Therapies service. The post-holder will have experience of working with people with anxiety and depression in a primary and/or secondary care setting. The post-holder will be part of a strong experienced counselling team and will be expected to provide individual and group counselling interventions.
Oxleas has a large, well-established and supportive psychology department which is part of the Psychological Therapies Directorate within the Trust. This provides strong leadership and professional management and supports staff by prioritising supervision and continuing professional development.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work with people from different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities. Community languages would be an advantage. The post-holder will be expected to work one shifted day (till 8pm) a week and will also be required to work remotely under Agenda for Change terms and conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
Clinical
* Contribute to the provision of the Locality Psychological Therapies Service, by undertaking counselling with individual clients or, when appropriate, in groups.
* Using communication and relationship skills to undertake assessment of clients referred to the service, including risk assessment and referral to appropriate services.
* To prioritise and manage own client caseload.
* To exercise professional responsibility for the assessment, intervention and discharge of clients.
* To provide counselling collaboratively with clients including:
Assessments: Psychometric assessments, behavioural assessment, observational assessment, assessment by interviewing, and assessment by analysis of archive material.
Interventions: Counselling and other psychological therapies with a range of presenting problems primarily Anxiety and Depression.
* To provide advice to other professionals within and external to the multi-disciplinary team.
* To keep adequate clinical records in accordance with Trust guidelines.
* To frequently sit in a restricted position for substantial periods during clinical sessions and meetings.
* Dealing with frequent highly distressing situations.
Management responsibilities
* To provide information and guidance to other primary care staff on psychological therapy.
* To attend meetings when required.
* To maintain statistical data.
* To liaise, collaborate and communicate with GPs and others concerned with the care and treatment of clients.
Leadership
* Workshops/presentations relevant to counselling.
* To sit on relevant working groups of the service as required.
Clinical Governance
* To implement and maintain the principles of Clinical Governance.
* To maintain up to date clear client records and case notes.
* To abide by the postholder’s appropriate Code of Professional Conduct.
* To maintain professional accreditation with relevant professional body.
Research and service development
* To use published research and information on good practice regularly.
* Participate in discussion and review regarding the development and evaluation of the locality counselling service.
Teaching, Training and Supervision
* To provide induction, line management and clinical supervision to counsellors on trainee clinical placement.
* Attend for regular supervision as agreed.
Communication
* Clinicians within Greenwich Time To Talk service and clinicians within Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust.
* General Practitioners and service providers from both statutory and voluntary organisations.
Person specification
Professional Registration
* BACP/UKCP Accredited
* Primary Care Adult Mental health working experience
Approved counselling qualification
* Recognised professional counselling qualification at Diploma level or above
* Qualification in a specialist treatment modality
Relevant Counselling Experience
* Experience using counselling interventions with Depression and Anxiety
* Experience working as a counsellor in NHS Talking Therapies
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities.
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