Onsite Counsellor

Here at Lyra (formally ICAS World), we offer global Workplace Mental Health services to over 6 million employees worldwide to support employees, their families and their employers in their time of need. We pride ourselves on clinical quality, seeking our opportunity to support and make an impactful difference for our service users.

We are keen to onboard likeminded clinicians who we’ll work closely with to safeguard the therapeutic journey for our service users. There's an exciting opportunity for a counsellor/psychotherapist based in the **central London area **to support our client in their **London office** with an onsite EAP clinic **3 days per week (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday)**. The clinic will run for an initial trial period of 6 months with the aim of making the onsite presence permanent.

**The role**:

- Onsite clinical delivery for short term goal orientated therapy.
- Create an onsite awareness of mental health and wellbeing.
- Cultivating a safe, confidential onsite environment to challenge any bias and create a psychologically safe workspace.
- Appointments would be arranged via you and the client within agreed timescales.
- You'd provide updates on progress and clinical outcomes, including CORE-10.

**Role requirements**:
**Qualifications**:

- Bachelors or Masters level counselling qualification or a doctorate level psychological qualification appropriate to professional standards of the United Kingdom.
- Current **accreditation **status with relevant professional body in relevant country (ideally BACP or equivalent)
- Registered with the Information Commissioners’ Office (ICO) or equivalent as a Data Controller.

**Experience**:

- Minimum of 2 years private practice experience or equivalent of 450 hours experience post qualification.
- Experience of working with a broad range of psychological health and work place related issues. Should include mental health, stress, relationship issues, child related issues, anxiety, and substance related issues.
- Effective management of working with high risk cases such as suicide, abuse, as well as substance use and abuse.
- Experience of working with a diverse client base with cross-cultural and gender awareness and sensitivity.

**Skills**:

- Computer literate.
- Proficient use of English language - other languages are advantageous.
- Excellent administrative and clinical note writing skills.
- Ability to retain and protect confidential information in line with GDPR.
- Strong communication skills with the proven ability to build robust working relationships with key business stakeholders.

**Other**:

- You require to have sufficient professional indemnity insurance.
- Experience of working within a case management model ideally within an EAP or similar setting.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Fixed term contract, Freelance

**Salary**: From £50.00 per hour

Expected hours: 22.5 per week

Application question(s):

- Do you have accreditation status with a counselling professional governing body in the UK (BACP or equivalent)?

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Lyra onsite provider - WD London onsite