Senior Counsellor

Senior Counsellor - IAPT Counselling Team Leader

Are you an experienced BACP accredited counsellor passionate about providing high quality counselling to people with common mental health problems who also has a keen interest in supporting other qualified and trainee counsellors?

Increased investment in clinical leadership has resulted in an exciting opportunity for a full-time Senior Counsellor/Counselling Team Leader post (Band 7).

Investing in our team is important to us and we pride ourselves on the support we offer to staff. Additional leadership training will also be offered to support you in your role.

This is an exciting time for Blackpool Healthier Minds. The role will provide a genuine opportunity for you to develop your leadership skills. You will have the opportunity to be part of a fantastic multidisciplinary team of staff who are genuinely committed to improving the lives of our service users and carers.

They will carry a caseload of clients with common mental illness, including those with complexity. It is anticipated that clinical work will form approximately 80% of your time with the remaining 20% (1 day per week) dedicated to supervisory and other leadership tasks. You will be offered regular clinical and management support and supervision.

We are particularly interested in applicants who can demonstrate they have practiced as a clinician within the National IAPT Programme and have knowledge of the challenges this can bring. An understanding and commitment to both the IAPT model and staff wellbeing are essential.

The role may appeal to a counsellor keen to develop their skills in clinical leadership by supporting front line clinicians. As a senior clinician, you will be pivotal in nurturing team cohesion, motivation and enthusiasm.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a large, integrated provider of acute and community services to the 445,000 population of the Fylde coast health economy and the estimated 11 million visitors to the seaside town of Blackpool. With patients and families at the heart of all we do, we are committed to creating a culture that empowers our staff and inspires us all to deliver first class clinical care. We form a central part of the Healthier Fylde Coast Integrated Care Partnership and our progressive approach to partnership working in the area provides an enviable opportunity to redesign and deliver services that meet the challenges of today’s health system.

We are not underestimating the challenges facing today’s health system but believe there are the foundations here in Blackpool to deliver truly excellent, integrated services that can make a major impact on the lives of the thousands of people we serve.

They will also provide clinical leadership, consultation, guidance and training to counsellors and trainees whilst carrying a caseload of clients with common mental illness, including those with complexity. It is anticipated that clinical work will form approximately 80% of your time with the remaining 20% (1 day per week) dedicated to supervisory and other leadership tasks. The role will be varied. You will be offered regular clinical and management support and supervision.

Blackpool Healthier Minds has a strong supportive leadership team which you will be an integral part of. The role may appeal to a counsellor keen to develop their skills in clinical leadership by supporting front line clinicians. As a senior clinician, you will be pivotal in nurturing team cohesion, motivation and enthusiasm. An important part of the role will be to ensure that IAPT national guidelines are being followed within the service and KPI targets are achieved. You will have knowledge and experience of supporting staff.

We are keen to hear from suitably experienced, enthusiastic, and motivated individuals who are focused on providing patient-centred care of the highest quality and passionate about supporting their colleagues to be the best they can be. We’d like to see a real passion for primary care mental health, and the real difference this can make to service users and carers. It’s a challenging role which we believe will provide a talented senior clinician with real scope to develop and influence practice.