Psychological Therapies Practitioner / Mental Health Clinical Counsellor

Psychological Therapies Practitioner / Mental HealthClinical Counsellorwith a qualification in psychotherapy and counselling, clinical and wellbeing experience working with clients, both 1to1 and in groups, and excellent organisational and administrative skills is required for a well-established charity based in East London.

SALARY: Starting salary £35,446 FTE / Actual Salary £21,267 (based on 22.5 hour per week) + Benefits

LOCATION: Hackney, East London (E9) with some remote work

JOB TYPE: Part-Time, Fixed Term Contract until 31 May 2025 (with potential for extension)

WORKING HOURS: 22.5 Hours per Week (occasional evening and weekend working)

JOB OVERVIEW

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Psychological Therapies Practitioner / Mental HealthClinical Counsellor with a qualification in psychotherapy and counselling, clinical and wellbeing experience working with clients, both 1to1 and in groups, and excellent organisational and administrative skills.

As the Psychological Therapies Practitioner / Mental HealthClinical Counsellor you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and will facilitate one to one sessions and group therapy sessions with adults as part of the organisation’s Wellbeing Network.

Working as the Psychological Therapies Practitioner / Mental HealthClinical Counsellor you will be an experience, dynamic and creative Mental Health practitioner who can work in a very brief, solution focused model, while creating a strong therapeutic alliance and drawing out clients’ own expertise, capacities, resources and motivation.

DUTIES

Your duties as the Psychological Therapies Practitioner / Mental HealthClinical Counsellor include:

• Manage a caseload of clients for one to one and group therapy sessions via face to face, Teams and over the telephone

• Offer skilled screening and assessment, informed by knowledge of the spectrum of Mental Health needs and risk factors and support the Wellbeing Network Clinical Manager and teams with allocations

• Work closely with the Wellbeing Network Clinical Manager to ensure appropriate services adhering to BACP guidelines

• Apply data protection, confidentiality, safeguarding, the organisation’s lone working policy and risk management, and all professional codes of ethics

• Keep accurate and up to date and GDPR compliant electronic records of client notes, including assessment, sessional notes, client satisfaction and wellbeing scores

• Maintain and develop service monitoring and evaluation records, to ensure that the impact of the overall therapeutic service is evidenced

• Monitor the views of clients regarding the effectiveness and quality of the Psychological Therapies' services

• Participate in learning and development opportunities, following assessment of personal and professional development needs

• Meet the annual membership criteria of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, including the required level of Continuing Professional Development

• Participate in regular one-to-one supervision sessions with line manager and group clinical supervision with colleagues along with contributing to team shared learning and development

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

ESSENTIAL

• Experience of delivering clinical counselling sessions in a Mental Health setting, and working in reference to NICE guidance

• Possess qualification in psychotherapy and counselling

• Extensive post qualification status as a counsellor/psychotherapist

• Recognised accreditation with UKCP/BACP/HCPC

• Ability to work as part of multidisciplinary team ensuring excellent organisation, communication and interpersonal skills

• Successful clinical experience working with clients (one-to-one and groups) with a range of difficulties, including complex Mental Health issues and culturally specific Mental Health issues

• Experience of delivering and formulating clinical assessments

• Experience of working in brief, solution focused therapeutic model

• Ability to promote the concepts of social inclusion, early intervention and recovery

• Ability to work flexibly to meet the demands of the service, both in terms of hours and role, including occasional evening and weekend working

DESIRABLE

• Understanding of the voluntary sector

DBS clearance at Enhanced (with Barring) is required for this role

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JOB REF: AWDO-C12009

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