High Intensity Psychotherapeutic Counsellor

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced and qualified High Intensity Psychotherapeutic Counsellor to join our team at Inclusion Thurrock

This post requires accreditation with BACP (or equivalent) and PCE-CfD qualification to be paid at Band 7. This post can also be a Band 6 training post; we will provide the PCE-CfD training and upon successful completion, the post will be up banded to Band 7.

The post holder will be part of an NHS Talking Therapies service and will provide high intensity interventions using approved psychotherapeutic modalities. These include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Person-Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression (PCE-CfD), Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT), Couples Therapy for Depression (CTfD), and Behavioural Couples Therapy (BCT) as recommended by NICE.

The post holder will work with clients who have a range of difficulties including depression and anxiety disorders for which the NHS TALKING THERAPIES modality is demonstrated to be clinically effective.

The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities and equality of access to treatment.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment and treatment of clients in line with the service and adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the number of client contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and support accessible and convenient treatment delivery.

You will assess and integrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall therapy process, carrying out clinical audits of service performance, including service user surveys and evaluations, and help to collate and disseminate the results for feedback.

You will provide an advisory service on matters related to the practice and delivery of NHS TALKING THERAPIES approved psychotherapeutic interventions to individuals/groups/committees across the mental health network (trust, primary care networks and complex care colleagues and voluntary agencies).

About us

Inclusion, created in 2002 is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). We provide caring and effective services across England, including, West Yorkshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, West Mercia, Thames Valley, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Thurrock, Essex. We support individuals, families and communities who are affected by addiction, crime, mental health or need treatment for their sexual health.

We believe that the individuals and families who use our services should receive high quality, committed and inclusive care, realising all the benefits a modern NHS organisation can provide. We work with patients and our staff teams to achieve the best outcomes we can. We invest heavily in training and development, and the wellbeing of our people, both staff and service users is central to who we are.

Here at MPFT, we are proud of the comprehensive wellbeing and lifestyle support offer available, in addition to in-house training and coaching support. Our services are robustly governed, evidence-based, inclusive, and designed and provided in conjunction with service users. We are committed to providing the best service we can, and if you share our values, we want you on our team

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details, a summary is below:

Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service Assess clients for suitability for psychological interventions Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for clients. Carry out clinical audits of service performance, including service user surveys and evaluations, and help to collate and disseminate the results for feedback. Educate and involve family members and others in treatment as necessary, conveying psychological formulations with sensitivity in easily understood language. Liaise with other health and social care staff from a range of agencies in the care provided clients. Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Qualification from a High Intensity NHS Talking Therapies Course (Post Graduate Diploma or equivalent) Provisional or full accreditation with a recognised professional body ( BABCP/UKCP/BACP) or working towards accreditation with an agreement to achieve accreditation within 1 year of employment.

Desirable

Further qualifications in NHS Talking Therapies approved therapeutic modalities ( EMDR, DIT, IPT, MBCT)

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable experience of working in mental health with patients experiencing common mental health problems.

Desirable

Experience of working within the NHS Talking Therapies services

Skills

Essential

Full range of skills and competencies as laid out in the competency frameworks for NHS Talking Therapies Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post

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