Clinical Supervisor

**TERMS**
- Salary depending on experience
- Hours of work: 1.5 hours of fortnightly supervision per group
- Available for daytime and/or evening supervision depending on group allocated
- Available for in-person and/or remote supervision depending on group allocated
- Available to attend monthly meetings with Clinical Manager
- Willingness to work outside prescribed hours to manage risk escalations
- Access to TCF subsidised CPD events
- Probation period: 3 months
- Start Date: Immediate

***THE COUNSELLING FOUNDATION **is a modern charity with a well-established reputation in the field of counselling and psychotherapy for over 40 years. Our mission is to deliver affordable psychological therapy, to train psychotherapists and provide services to organisations and the NHS.

We are an organisational member of BACP and our training courses are accredited and validated by BACP. All staff, honoraries, volunteers and therapists in training are thus accountable to the ethical requirements of these organisations and to their complaints procedures.

There are 3 strands to the services we provide:

- Provision of charitable subsidised counselling
- Provision of short-term work to NHS clients, EAP clients and other contracts
- Counselling Training programmes including short personal development courses

**THE COUNSELLING FOUNDATION **is proud of our welcoming culture and commitment to client care. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity throughout the organisation and encourage diversity and difference.

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

We are looking for an experienced clinician who is passionate about provision of care outside the private sector and has the energy and enthusiasm to support us in our growth and innovation in client care.

You will work as part of The Counselling Foundation’s (TCF) supervision team to provide a high and consistent standard of supervision to all qualified and trainee counsellors across the Foundation. You will be required to work with TCF trainees and qualified counsellors working for the charitable counselling service as well as other TCF contracts.

In particular, you will be supervising counsellors delivering one-to-one counselling to clients with complex needs and/or dual diagnosis.

We are receiving an increase in the number of individuals with complex needs referring into our service. Apart from emotional support, many suffer simultaneously from physical, social and financial difficulties thereby exacerbating their problems. This inhibits their ability to cope, often making them vulnerable to crisis. Many have a history of abuse, domestic violence, substance misuse, family and relationship difficulties, poverty, social isolation, homelessness, unemployment and some have a history of offending/anti-social behaviour. In addition, some clients have learning and physical disabilities.

As a supervisor in our service, you will be at the centre of continuing to bring our response to the current mental health crisis to life. You will be supported by the Clinical Manager, Clinical Director and the wider clinical team. Above all, you will be passionate about joining a charitable organisation that embraces diversity and innovation and strives to connect and contribute to our local communities by offering a safe space, providing supportive and emphatic counselling to individuals who struggle to access emotional help.

**ACCOUNTABILITY**

The Clinical Supervisor reports to the Clinical Manager and will work closely with Clinical Director.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**
- To support TCF’s objectives of supervision by creating a learning environment combining a balance of support, reflection, challenge and education for all supervisees to develop their clinical skills and competence
- To lead and facilitate at least 1 supervision group consisting of a maximum of 4 supervisees per group
- To lead and facilitate group supervision for 1.5 hours every fortnight throughout the year
- To work with the Clinical Manager/s to support and expedite client allocation and all service delivery targets
- To work with Clinical Managers to manage issues around late or non-payment of fees
- To ensure supervisees manage their clients in accordance with organisational policies e.g., collection of fees, keeping client records etc
- To ensure supervisees carry out clinical work competently in line with TCF guidelines and polices holding the best interest of the client in mind at all times
- To work with the Clinical Managers to manage clinical escalations and risk reporting
- To facilitate case review meetings as needed to provide updates and action plans of at-risk cases together with counsellor and Clinical Manager
- To facilitate monthly peer discussion drop-in sessions groups for counsellors working with clients with complex needs to share learning and explore ethical dilemmas
- To ensure all supervisees adhere to risk management procedures and policies
- To ensure all cases are presented for supervision on a reg