Our Service seeks a High Intensity Accredited Counsellor (Band 7) with a particular interest, experience, and firm commitment to delivering effective brief treatments. The service works across diverse patient groups presenting with a wide range of psychological difficulties.
Applicants need to be counsellors eligible for Band 7. Must have completed IAPT modality training (DIT, IPT, PCE-CfD, or CTfD) and in addition not be currently working in the NHS or an NHS commissioned service.
A supervision qualification is desirable.
We seek experienced clinicians who have an interest in applying clinical practice in various ways to develop service performance and clinical outcomes.
The post offers a range of developmental opportunities including Screening, Supervision, lead areas, waiting list/pathway management, audit & research.
Main duties of the job
* Provide specialist psychotherapeutic assessment and treatment of patients referred to Harrow Talking Therapies for High Intensity Counselling.
* Formulate and implement plans for the specialist psychotherapeutic treatment and/or management of patients' mental health problems.
* Be responsible for implementing a range of specialist High Intensity Counselling and other IAPT modalities interventions for individual patients, couples, and groups.
* Comply with caseload and set activity requirements which include the number of contacts and recovery rates.
* Regular and prompt entry of clinical data relating to patients on caseload.
* Regularly monitor and evaluate therapy programmes and progress.
* Evaluate and make decisions about treatment options considering theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors.
* Discharge patients as appropriate and arrange follow-up as necessary upon completion of therapy.
* Exercise autonomous professional responsibility for assessment, treatment, discharge, and onward referral.
* Assess and manage clinical risk to self and others. Involve other agencies as appropriate.
* Comply with relevant professional standards and guidelines.
* Maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping.
* Exercise responsibility for professional self-governance.
* Develop and maintain knowledge of local resources.
* Develop and propose innovative responses to identified needs of the diverse and multicultural community.
About us
The Counselling Team is a friendly, highly experienced and supportive team of clinicians. The post holder will receive regular supervision and support from the senior management team, as well as benefit from support and guidance from colleagues, regular reflective practice, and highly specialist CPD. Clinicians work collaboratively across the wider Service which has close links with our Community Mental Health Hub and local organisations and charities.
Our Counselling team provides assessment and treatments in brief counselling and IAPT modalities: DIT, IPT, PCE-CfD, and CTfD. The team is substantially psychodynamic or integrative in approach.
Job description
Job responsibilities
* Provide specialist psychotherapeutic assessment of patients referred to the CNWL Talking Therapies Service for High Intensity Counselling, based upon the appropriate use, interpretation, and integration of complex psychological data from various quantitative and qualitative sources.
* Formulate and implement plans for the specialist psychotherapeutic treatment and/or management of patients' mental health problems based on an appropriate conceptual framework.
* Be responsible for implementing a range of specialist High Intensity Counselling and other IAPT modalities interventions, adjusting and refining psychotherapeutic formulations as practice and experience demand.
* Comply with caseload and set activity requirements as per IAPT national guidelines and local IAPT implementation board.
* Regular and prompt entry of clinical data relating to patients on caseload.
* Regularly monitor and evaluate therapy programmes and progress, using objective measures where appropriate.
* Evaluate and make decisions about treatment options considering both theoretical and therapeutic models.
* Include family members and others involved in clients' problems in therapy programmes when necessary.
* Assess and deliver therapy programmes in the community or GP Surgery and other settings within the service as necessary.
* Discharge patients as appropriate and arrange follow-up as necessary.
* Exercise autonomous professional responsibility for assessment, treatment, discharge, and onward referral of patients.
* Assess and manage clinical risk to self and others. Involve other agencies as appropriate.
* Adhere to relevant professional codes of conduct, policy, and guidance.
* Maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping.
* Exercise responsibility for professional self-governance.
* Develop and maintain knowledge of local resources and relationships with relevant statutory, voluntary, and community groups.
* Develop and propose innovative responses to identified needs of the diverse and multicultural community served.
Person Specification
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
* Qualification from a BACP approved Diploma in Counselling or equivalent, or qualified as a Counselling Psychologist, or qualified as a Psychodynamic psychotherapist or counsellor.
* Professional Accreditation on the Professional Standards Authority register of Accredited Counsellors.
* Practitioner qualification in an accredited IAPT modality.
Desirable
* Supervisor qualification from a substantial Counselling and/or IAPT modality supervision course.
* Additional training in specialist areas related to primary care mental health.
* Qualified/Registered Mental Health Professional.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Essential
* Experience of working as an Accredited High Intensity Counsellor with highly specialist post-qualification experience.
* Experience of providing specialist expertise in the field of brief Counselling interventions.
* Experience of assessing clinical risk in the context of common mental health problems.
Desirable
* Specialist psychotherapeutic working experience.
* Experience of teaching, training, and supervision.
* Experience of the application of psychotherapy in different cultural and diversity contexts.
* Research skills and knowledge.
OTHER
Essential
* Ability to work creatively, cooperatively, reliably, and consistently.
* Demonstrably respectful approach to patients, carers, and colleagues.
* Willingness to negotiate and handle confrontation effectively and professionally.
Desirable
* Knowledge of local languages and ability to deliver therapy in other languages.
Employer details
Employer name
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Harrow Talking Therapies
12-14, Station Road, Harrow (opp Harrow Civic Centre)
London
HA1 2SL
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