Trainee Counsellor for Depression

We are seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Trainee Counsellor for Depression to join our team at Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. As a Trainee Counsellor, you will play a vital role in providing specialist psychological assessments and therapy to patients experiencing common mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, and low mood.

• Provide specialist psychological assessments and therapy to patients referred to the NHS Talking Therapies service.
• Deliver evidence-based treatments for anxiety disorders and depression, including counselling for depression.
• Formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of patients' mental health problems.
• Evaluate and make decisions about treatment options, taking into account theoretical and therapeutic models, as well as complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes.
• Exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment, and discharge of patients whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans.

We are looking for a candidate with the following qualifications and experience:

• Diploma in humanistic or person-centred counselling or psychotherapy.
• Evidence of working towards BACP Counsellor/Psychotherapy accreditation or equivalent.
• Minimum two years post-qualifying experience providing brief counselling to clients with common mental health problems, particularly depression.

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust is a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services to approximately one million people living in Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire, and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing, and we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds.