Job summary
Are you a qualified and accredited counsellor, looking to work for a cutting edge NHS IAPT service?
Do you have a diploma in person centred or humanistic counselling and at least two years post qualifying experience of working as a counsellor?
Are you experienced in working with people presenting with a range of common mental health problems?
If the answer is yes to these questions, this could be the job for you.
You will need to be accredited by a recognised counselling or therapy association, such as BACP or UKCP. You will have excellent organisational skills, be IT literate and be willing to work flexibly and adaptively. If you havent trained in the PCE-CfD approach you will be willing and able to undertake the recommended training as part of this role. The training consists of five taught days, followed by a period of supervised, assessed practice.
The post will be based in the South Hams & West Devon TALKWORS team, located in Ivybridge, Tavistock and Totnes and will be working alongside the existing, established therapists and counsellors. The service is currently working a hybrid model with generally 60% in base and 40% remotely using using a range of video platforms,
Part time 22.5 hours per week (0.6wte)
Main duties of the job
TALKWORKS are looking for counsellors to provide Person Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression (PCE-CfD). PCE-CfD is a NICE approved evidence-based approach for working with people presenting with depression. PCE-CfD targets the emotional problems underlying depression along with the intrapersonal processes, such as low self-esteem and excessive self-criticism, which often maintain depressed mood. PCE-CfD therapy aims to help people contact underlying feelings, make sense of them and reflect on the new meanings which emerge. This, in turn, provides the basis for psychological and behavioural change.
About us
About Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Date posted
02 February 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9369-24-0058
Job locations
TALKWORKS
The Quay
Tavistock
Devon
PL19 8AB
TALKWORKS
1st Floor Glanville's Mill
IVYBRIDGE
PL21 0SL
Employer details
Employer name
Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Address
TALKWORKS
The Quay
Tavistock
Devon
PL19 8AB
Employer's website
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