Job summary
The Employee Wellbeing Service are delighted to offer this permanent, part time (3.75 hrs per week) post of Clinical Supervisor. The purpose of the role is to offer Clinical Supervision to our counsellors, trainees on placement and the wider People, Health and Wellbeing Team, including our dedicated team of occupational health nurses. The post holder will provide individual and group supervision online and face to face at Denbigh House. This role is suitable for a qualified clinical supervisor who is also an accredited counsellor/psychotherapist with the BACP/UKCP/BPS or equivalent. The post holder will have experience delivering and supervising the delivery of short term/ solution focused interventions preferably within an NHS setting. Duties of the role include, but are not limited to: providing excellent, supportive supervision to counsellors/ therapists using an empowering, empathic and mentoring approach; providing clinical oversight including safeguarding and risk monitoring to all supervisees. The post holder will liaise with the Employee Wellbeing Services other clinical supervisor and both are supported by and report to the Lead Counsellor. There will be a requirement to attend regular monthly meetings with the Lead Counsellor and support the ongoing development of the service.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
- To provide clinical consultation to counsellors and assistant psychological therapists working in EWS
- To maintain clinical records adhering to confidentiality and consent requirements in line with professional standards, Data Protection Act 1998, Access to Medical reports Act 1988, Access to Health Records Act 1990, General Data Protection Regulations 2018 the ICO employment practices code and other legislation as relevant.
- To participate in role development/service issues and actively participate in service development meetings as and when required
- To maintain high quality clinical practice by ensuring Continual Professional Development (CPD)
- To be actively involved in setting up and leading or taking part in any relevant training
- To attend relevant training and professional development in keeping with requirements of the professional bodies
- To keep up to date with any professional issues such as risk assessment/ evolving and evidence-based counselling techniques
- To routinely participate in audit and service evaluation highlighting any trends to the lead counsellor/Head of EWS
- To maintain a strong clinical role in EWS, ensuring accessibility and effective support to the EWS counsellors
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.
Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well",and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.
Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree/Recognised Professional Degree, diploma in Counselling or equivalent
- Recognised qualification in supervision
- BACP Accreditation or equivalent
- Current membership which is appropriate for professional practice and requires adherence to a recognised Code of Ethics and Conduct e.g. BACP/UKCP/BABCP/CPC
Desirable
- Eligibility for BACP Senior accreditation (Supervision)
Experience
Essential
- Has worked as a counsellor with clients with a range of mild to moderate mental health in a mental health setting
- In Supervising a brief model of counselling
- Extensive experience as a counselling supervisor in individual supervision
- Knowledge and awareness of employee wellbeing services, NHS structure and counselling practice in the NHS
Desirable
- Experience of working as a counselling supervisor in a medical/mental health/employee setting
- Experience of facilitating group supervision
Skills
Essential
- Ability to provide and receive highly complex or contentious information which requires motivational, negotiating, empathetic or reassurance skills and information may be hostile, antagonistic or highly emotive both in clinical supervision and clinical settings
- Is able to communicate information on formulation risk and treatment to other health professionals both in clinical supervision and clinical settings
- Is able to elicit highly sensitive information relating to behaviour or state of mind, sometimes through interpreters or advocates, where there is a need for reassurance, empathy and to gain agreement from the patient to a therapeutic regime
Specialist knowledge
Essential
- To have specialist knowledge of employee wellbeing practice and NHS structures
- To have a securely understood and integrated practice theory and method of clinical supervision
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Able to critically reflect and give clear effective feedback
- Resilient Able to be flexible
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree/Recognised Professional Degree, diploma in Counselling or equivalent
- Recognised qualification in supervision
- BACP Accreditation or equivalent
- Current membership which is appropriate for professional practice and requires adherence to a recognised Code of Ethics and Conduct e.g. BACP/UKCP/BABCP/CPC
Desirable
- Eligibility for BACP Senior accreditation (Supervision)
Experience
Essential
- Has worked as a counsellor with clients with a range of mild to moderate mental health in a mental health setting
- In Supervising a brief model of counselling
- Extensive experience as a counselling supervisor in individual supervision
- Knowledge and awareness of employee wellbeing services, NHS structure and counselling practice in the NHS
Desirable
- Experience of working as a counselling supervisor in a medical/mental health/employee setting
- Experience of facilitating group supervision
Skills
Essential
- Ability to provide and receive highly complex or contentious information which requires motivational, negotiating, empathetic or reassurance skills and information may be hostile, antagonistic or highly emotive both in clinical supervision and clinical settings
- Is able to communicate information on formulation risk and treatment to other health professionals both in clinical supervision and clinical settings
- Is able to elicit highly sensitive information relating to behaviour or state of mind, sometimes through interpreters or advocates, where there is a need for reassurance, empathy and to gain agreement from the patient to a therapeutic regime
Specialist knowledge
Essential
- To have specialist knowledge of employee wellbeing practice and NHS structures
- To have a securely understood and integrated practice theory and method of clinical supervision
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Able to critically reflect and give clear effective feedback
- Resilient Able to be flexible
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).
