PCE CFD Supervisor

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified PCE CFD Supervisor to join our team at Sunderland Counselling Service. As a key member of our clinical management team, you will be responsible for providing Talking Therapies compliant supervision for counsellors working at step 3 of the stepped care model.

• Provide Talking Therapies compliant PCE CFD supervision to staff working as counsellors for Sunderland Counselling Service, specifically based within the Northumberland Talking Therapies service.
• Support supervisees to adhere to session limits and models as defined by the service and to achieve service-related performance measures.
• Support supervisees to work from the assessment of a TT colleague to develop realistic therapy goals with clients to manage the issues and associated problems that are affecting their mental and emotional well-being.
• Support supervisees to make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the services referral protocols, referring unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary, or step the persons treatment to another modality if required.
• Support supervisees to use clinical supervision effectively and to improve competencies in clinical practice, including linking in with service management where appropriate.

HS Northumberland Talking Therapies (formerly known as Talking Matters Northumberland) offers free psychological treatment for people aged 16 and over who have a GP in Northumberland. We offer one-to-one talking therapy for depression, anxiety, stress, and other mental health related problems. We also offer Couples Therapy for Depression.

Our aim is to ensure people in Northumberland can get quick and easy access to personalised treatment to support their recovery and live life to the full. If you are experiencing emotional or mental health issues that affect your daily living, employment, or wider health needs, then NHS Northumberland Talking Therapies will almost certainly benefit you.

We provide free psychological treatment, support, and recovery to anyone in Northumberland experiencing common difficulties such as:

• Low mood and depression
• Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
• Stress
• Panic attacks
• Phobias
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Health Anxiety
• Social anxiety Disorder (SAD)
• Bereavement/loss
• Work-related stress
• Long-term health conditions (LTC)
• Sleep problems
• Relationships impacted by one or both partners having depression

The service is part of the national NHS Talking Therapies, for anxiety and depression programme. It is run in collaboration with Sunderland Counselling Service.

• Provide supervision in both face to face and remote formats, as agreed with the SCS Clinical Lead and NTT Clinical Lead; as a guide, at least 50% of supervision is expected to be delivered in person.
• Support supervisees to work from the assessment of a TT colleague to develop realistic therapy goals with clients to manage the issues and associated problems that are affecting their mental and emotional well-being.
• Support supervisees to make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the services referral protocols, referring unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary, or step the persons treatment to another modality if required.
• Support supervisees to use clinical supervision effectively and to improve competencies in clinical practice, including linking in with service management where appropriate.
• Complete accurate and appropriate supervision notes on agreed case management systems such as IAPTus.

Qualifications

• Qualified to Degree, MSc, MA, or Diploma level in Counselling
• Qualification in Talking Therapies compliant form of counselling therapy, specifically PCE- Counselling for Depression.
• Qualification in a Talking Therapies compliant supervision modality, specifically Supervision of PCE Counselling for Depression.
• Training in risk assessment.

Requirements

• Accreditation with BACP or other relevant professional body.
• High level of enthusiasm and motivation.
• Advanced communication skills
• Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality.

Experience

• Significant counselling experience post qualification, either in a paid or voluntary capacity.
• Significant experience of providing counselling supervision.
• Experience of effectively supervising counsellors offering time limited counselling.
• Experience of providing PCE CfD Supervision within primary care or TT setting.
• Experience of carrying out assessments of client support needs, including risk assessments.
• Experience of writing accurate supervision notes.
• Commitment to and experience of working with multi-agency partnerships.
• Experience of using electronic case management systems such as IAPTus.
• Experience of supervising counsellors working with people who have experienced a common mental health problem.