Counsellor / Psychotherapist

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

Job Title: Counsellor / Psychotherapist

Reporting to: Services Manager

Qualifications: Qualified to Diploma level
BACP accredited / UKCP registered or equivalent (or eligible)

Hours of work: 25 - 35 hours per week (negotiable, to include Wednesday mornings,

Fridays, and at least one evening to 7pm).

**Salary**: £28,361 - £39,921 depending on skills and experience (pro rata) plus 5% employer pension.

Holidays: 25 days pro rata

**Purposes of the post**
- To provide a counselling and therapy service for women
- To contribute to the administration, monitoring, evaluation and development of the service

**Key duties and responsibilities**

1. To accept, process and make initial contact with referrals

2. To assess potential clients, and signpost on to other agencies where appropriate

3. To hold a clinical caseload as appropriate to training and experience (for example individual, group counselling, psycho educational courses)

4. To establish and maintain effective links with other agencies and promote the range of services offered by WCTS

5. To participate in clinical supervision

6. To contribute to clinical discussions including debriefing sessions

7. To actively contribute to the development and practice of a coherent, supportive, effective learning team

8. To adhere to your professional body's code of ethics (UKCP, BACP, etc.) including maintaining accreditation or registration

9. To attend and actively participate in line management meetings, annual appraisals, weekly and quarterly team meetings etc as required

10. To maintain clinical and monitoring records - accurately and promptly

11. To produce content for periodic reports including output and outcome data, case studies, analysis and an evaluation of the impact of your work

12. To contribute to the ongoing development of WCTS

13. To maintain good communication with colleagues within WCTS, partner organisations and referring agencies

14. To value diversity. To actively promote and ensure good equal opportunities practice at all times and work in an anti-oppressive manner.

15. To work within BACP Ethical Framework and WCTS clinical guidelines, and comply with all policies and procedures

16. To undertake other duties appropriate to the post as required by WCTS
- This role is evolving as WCTS expands. The job description will be regularly reviewed. _

January 2024

PERSON SPECIFICATION
**Psychotherapist / Counsellor**

**Training and Expertise ** _Essential Desirable _

Relevant nationally recognised qualification to Diploma level or above, or
- equivalent (in e.g. counselling, psychotherapy)

BACP accreditation, UKCP registration (or equivalent) or eligible including
- 500+ hours post qualification counselling sessions

Relevant training e.g. EMDR, CBT, IAPT Step 3 qualifications etc

**Experience**

Holistic assessment for therapy including risk assessment

Working with a diverse client group across a range of counselling contract
- lengths

Working with short term therapeutic contracts

Working with IAPT services

**Skills**

A non-judgemental woman-centred holistic approach to clients

A calm and thoughtful approach to issues of clinical risk and safeguarding

Able to recognise and monitor own responses and not let them impinge on
- clients and or colleagues

An understanding of the limits of your capabilities and of what WCTS can offer
- within the constraints of the service

Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to
- contribute to clinical discussion and planning

Good administration, record keeping and ICT skills; ability to use monitoring
- data base systems

Fluent in languages other than English

**Behavioural & Other Job-related Characteristics**

Flexible and creative approach to meeting psychotherapeutic needs

Understanding of and commitment to equality, valuing diversity and anti
- discriminatory practice

Aware of duties and responsibilities within health and safety requirements

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time

**Salary**: £28,361.00-£39,921.00 per year

Expected hours: 25 - 35 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- Psychotherapy: 1 year (preferred)

Ability to Commute:

- Leeds City Centre, West Yorkshire (required)

Ability to Relocate:

- Leeds City Centre, West Yorkshire: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person