Counsellor

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are excited to be recruiting for a Full Time qualified Counsellor to work in our supportive team here at Chorley & South Ribble 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 below and the attached JD/PS for more details. If you are offered an interview the pay and terms and conditions will be discussed then.

Main duties of the job

Band 6In addition to core training as a counsellor, you must have an HEE Talking Therapies approved training qualification such as PCE-CfD, CTfD. For those qualified Counsellors who have not yet gained BACP Accreditation you must be committed to completion of this within your first 12 months in post.

Band 7In addition to the above you must be accredited with the BACP already and hold a supervision qualification.

We pride ourselves on the work we do and are looking for a committed, hardworking and enthusiastic individual with the appropriate training, skills and experience to offer counselling for a range of presentations.If this is you, do please apply!

About us

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.

Date posted

06 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-CEN1155-CPC

Job locations

Talking Therapies Chorley & South Ribble

Chorley

PR7 1AL

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack which includes a detailed job description and person specification, or visit our website via Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy accredited Diploma
Registered with BACP
Evidence of working towards Accreditation with BACP and expectation that this will be completed within 12 months of taking up the post
NHS talking therapies compliant modality training suitable for counselling service e.g. PCE-CfD IPT CTfD BCTfD MBCT EMDR DIT (or currently undertaking training)

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of NHS structures and policy within a primary care context.
Clinical and theoretical knowledge of at least one model of psychological therapy/counselling
An understanding of the key performance indicators in NHS Talking Therapies and how they relate to clinical practice

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with common mental health issues
Experience of collaborative work in the NHS. Experience of working within an NHS talking therapies team
Experience of delivering online and or telephone therapy

Skills

Essential

Highly developed interpersonal skills and communication skills both oral and written
Ability to sustain intense levels of concentration responding and participating as required
Ability to self-reflect and use clinical supervision appropriately

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy accredited Diploma
Registered with BACP
Evidence of working towards Accreditation with BACP and expectation that this will be completed within 12 months of taking up the post
NHS talking therapies compliant modality training suitable for counselling service e.g. PCE-CfD IPT CTfD BCTfD MBCT EMDR DIT (or currently undertaking training)

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of NHS structures and policy within a primary care context.
Clinical and theoretical knowledge of at least one model of psychological therapy/counselling
An understanding of the key performance indicators in NHS Talking Therapies and how they relate to clinical practice

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with common mental health issues
Experience of collaborative work in the NHS. Experience of working within an NHS talking therapies team
Experience of delivering online and or telephone therapy

Skills

Essential

Highly developed interpersonal skills and communication skills both oral and written
Ability to sustain intense levels of concentration responding and participating as required
Ability to self-reflect and use clinical supervision appropriately

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.