Job summary
We are looking for an experienced and accredited Counsellor trained to deliver Person Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression (PCE-CfD). You will work in an innovative and creative NHS Talking therapies service providing PCE- CfD to people experiencing mild to moderate depression. You will also provide clinical supervision for counselling colleagues.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be part of an innovative and enthusiastic NHS Talking Therapies Service and will provide:
o high-intensity NICE-approved counselling to clients with persistent sub-threshold, mild or moderate depression, in accordance with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Evidence (NICE) guidelines for depression (NICE, 2009).
o advice and consultation on client's psychological care to colleagues and to other, non-professional carers.
o therapy contracts of normally 16 sessions, but more exceptionally, up to twenty where additional sessions are required to achieve a good outcome.
o Supervision of other colleagues including PCE-CFD trainees and Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, as well as trainees from other professional groups as appropriate.
o The post holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and within the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.
o They will also utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.
About us
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A minimum two-year post-graduate (or equivalent) qualification in Psychotherapeutic Counselling, Psychotherapy, Counselling, or Counselling Psychology, comprising no less than 450 hours programme contact AND no less than 450 hours supervised counselling or psychotherapy practice (including hours gained after core training).
- One or more NHS Talking Therapies specified counselling or psychotherapy accreditations (as detailed in the NHS Talking Therapies Manual): British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Accredited; United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) Registered as a Psychotherapist or Psychotherapeutic Counsellor; Association of Christian Counsellors Accreditation; National Counselling Society Accredited Professional registrants, British Psychoanalytic Council Registered.
- Evidence of successful completion of training in NICE-recommended time limited psychological therapies for depression (Person Centred Experiential - Counselling for Depression).
Desirable
- A Batchelor's degree and/or professional training in a health practitioner field (e.g., nursing, occupational therapy)
- Evidence of post qualification training in clinical supervision
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients within an NHS Talking Therapies service
- oExperience of working with a variety of client groups and presenting problems that reflect a range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse, and the threat of physical abuse.
Desirable
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- Experience of specialist psychological therapy assessment and treatment of clients across a range of care settings relevant to an NHS Talking Therapies service, including outpatient, community, and primary care settings
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience at working with PCE-CFD at a specialist level.
- High -level knowledge of the theory and practice of PCE-CFD.
- Knowledge of effective care pathway navigation across primary and secondary care psychological therapies services
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A minimum two-year post-graduate (or equivalent) qualification in Psychotherapeutic Counselling, Psychotherapy, Counselling, or Counselling Psychology, comprising no less than 450 hours programme contact AND no less than 450 hours supervised counselling or psychotherapy practice (including hours gained after core training).
- One or more NHS Talking Therapies specified counselling or psychotherapy accreditations (as detailed in the NHS Talking Therapies Manual): British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Accredited; United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) Registered as a Psychotherapist or Psychotherapeutic Counsellor; Association of Christian Counsellors Accreditation; National Counselling Society Accredited Professional registrants, British Psychoanalytic Council Registered.
- Evidence of successful completion of training in NICE-recommended time limited psychological therapies for depression (Person Centred Experiential - Counselling for Depression).
Desirable
- A Batchelor's degree and/or professional training in a health practitioner field (e.g., nursing, occupational therapy)
- Evidence of post qualification training in clinical supervision
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients within an NHS Talking Therapies service
- oExperience of working with a variety of client groups and presenting problems that reflect a range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse, and the threat of physical abuse.
Desirable
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- Experience of specialist psychological therapy assessment and treatment of clients across a range of care settings relevant to an NHS Talking Therapies service, including outpatient, community, and primary care settings
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience at working with PCE-CFD at a specialist level.
- High -level knowledge of the theory and practice of PCE-CFD.
- Knowledge of effective care pathway navigation across primary and secondary care psychological therapies services
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
