Job summary
We are proud of the success of Barnet Talking Therapies and are expanding our counselling team.
Would you like to Join us?
Barnet Talking Therapies are looking for a counsellor who is empathetic, caring and committed to time limited therapy in the NHS, to join our successful counselling team. We are a well established team of therapists including CBT practitioners, PWPs with counsellors being well integrated within the service.
Your training might be psychodynamic, person centred, integrative or existential and you should be accredited with the BACP, on the UKCP register (candidates who have submitted their portfolios for accreditation also accepted -state this clearly in your supporting statement). You will have excellent spoken and written communication skills. Our service works to a hybrid model, we offer sessions to our clients in person or via a video platform, which means you will be required to work at our sites in Edgware or Finchley as well as working remotely. As an employer we support flexible working.
We will be committed to helping you continue to progress your career, through a range of development and training opportunities, in addition to excellent supervision and peer support. We will also support you getting onto an IAPT training programme and progress towards a band 7 position if you are appointed to a band 6 post.
We are an equal opportunity employer and are keen to recruit people that reflect the diverse communities we serve.
Main duties of the job
JOB SUMMARY
- To provide a qualified time limited counselling service to Step 3 clients of the Barnet Talking Therapies Service.
- To offer advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to staff from other agencies involved in providing care.
- To work to a pattern of clinical hours and in localities that support the needs of the service and local population.
- To liaise with local mental health-based services and voluntary community agencies.
- To monitor and audit evidence-based practice.
- To contribute to policy and service development within the team and the area served by the team/service.
- To work within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.
About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.Our Five-Year Strategy:
1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
Why NLFT?
We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
Excellent internal staff network
The postholder will be aligned with our Values:
We Are Kind
We Are Respectful
We Work Together
We Keep Things Simple
We Empower
We Are Proudly Diverse
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification required for the post of Counsellor
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification required for the post of Counsellor
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Accreditation with BACP/UKCP or equivalent accrediting body or eligible for such accreditation.
- asters level training or equivalent in appropriate discipline.
- 2 years post-qualification experience.
Desirable
- Specialist IAPT training and accreditation in IAPTapproved modality, e.g. DIT, IPT, Counselling for Depression
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services
- Experience of working in Primary Care Services
- Experience of providing evidence-based psychological interventions.
Desirable
- Experience of working in an IAPT Service.
Skills & Competencies
Essential
- Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care.
- Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidencebased psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.
Desirable
- Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems
Other Requirements
Essential
- High level of enthusiasm and Motivation.
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
- Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality.
Desirable
- Fluent in languages other than English.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Accreditation with BACP/UKCP or equivalent accrediting body or eligible for such accreditation.
- asters level training or equivalent in appropriate discipline.
- 2 years post-qualification experience.
Desirable
- Specialist IAPT training and accreditation in IAPTapproved modality, e.g. DIT, IPT, Counselling for Depression
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services
- Experience of working in Primary Care Services
- Experience of providing evidence-based psychological interventions.
Desirable
- Experience of working in an IAPT Service.
Skills & Competencies
Essential
- Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care.
- Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidencebased psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.
Desirable
- Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems
Other Requirements
Essential
- High level of enthusiasm and Motivation.
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
- Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality.
Desirable
- Fluent in languages other than English.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
