NHS Talking Therapies Counsellor
Posted 1 day 7 hours ago by Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Site Gannow Lane Resource Centre Town Burnley Salary £29,970 - £36,483 per annum, pro rata (subject to confirmation) Salary period Yearly Closing 09/07/:59
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:
- Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
- Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
- Extensive community physical health and well being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long term condition management.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children's nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.
We are excited to be recruiting for a part time qualified Counsellor to work in our supportive team here in Burnley. You will join our Talking Therapies team offering one to one, telephone and online therapy. We are open to flexible and hybrid working requests.
The successful candidate will be joining a fantastic team of PWPs, Counsellors and CBT therapists who work collaboratively to deliver the best outcomes for clients. Health and wellbeing of staff is important to us. You will receive regular supervision and will also have the opportunity to attend suitable training events to support your professional development.
Depending on qualifications, knowledge and skills you will be paid at a corresponding pay band.
Please see the attached JD/PS for more details.
Main duties of the job- To provide high quality primary care TT and counselling services to clients with mild to moderate mental health problems.
- To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of team policies and procedure.
- To deliver NHS Talking Therapies Counselling services in accordance with NICE guidelines, within agreed activity levels and model, meeting required key performance indicators (KPIs).
- To promote wellbeing and social inclusion.
- To work flexibly and in accordance with service demands.
- To work to the agreed number of clinical contacts per week as set by the Team Lead.
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working; we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesPlease refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details.
Person specification Qualifications- British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy accredited Diploma (or evidence of BACP 'Certificate of Proficiency' if Diploma was not BACP accredited)
- Hold Registered status with BACP
- Training in a TT compliant psychological therapies suitable for counselling service e.g. PCE-CfD IPT CTfD BCTfD MBCT EMDR DIT
- Knowledge of NHS structures and policy within a primary care context
- Good record of Continuing Professional Development and willingness to continue this
- Clinical and theoretical knowledge of more than 1 model of psychological therapy/counselling.
- Experience of psychological work with common mental health issue
- Experience of short term time-limited work
- Experience of promoting wellbeing and social inclusion
For an informal discussion about the post and qualification requirements please contact Leanne Sourbutts, Team Leader for Burnley Talking Therapies, on or . Clinical Lead for Counselling - Holly Eggboro can also be contacted on or .