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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical

• Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service
• Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for clients
• 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 ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient
• Attend meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment, where appropriate
• Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service
• Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols 
• Work closely with other members of the team ensuring appropriate step-up and step-down arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach
• Undertake psychological assessments of patients referred to the service. Assessments will include idenfication of the patient’s problem, comprehensive risk assessment and identification of goals for therapy.

Training and Supervision

• To attend CPD and mandatory training provided by the Trust
• To attend clinical supervision
• To undertake DIT/IPT/CfD training if they don’t already hold one of those

Professional

• Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer and any regulatory, professional and accrediting bodies (eg BPS,  UKCP ), and keep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the Department of Health (e.g. IAPT,  National Institute for Clinical Excellence)
• Ensure that client confidentiality is protected at all times
• Be aware of, and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of counselling  and other agreed psychological therapies
• Ensure clear professional objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed with senior therapists on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development
• Attend clinical/managerial supervision on a regular basis as agreed with Manager
• Participate in individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives
• Keep up to date all records in relation to C.P.D. and ensure personal development plan maintains up to date specialist knowledge of latest theoretical and service delivery models/developments
• Attend relevant conferences / workshops in line with identified professional objectives

General

• To contribute to the development of best practice within the service
• To maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and procedures
• All employees have a duty and responsibility for their own health and safety and the health of safety of colleagues, patients and the general public
• All employees have a responsibility and a legal obligation to ensure that information processed for both patients and staff is kept accurate, confidential, secure and in line with the Data Protection Act (1998) and Security and Confidentiality Policies
• It is the responsibility of all staff that they do not abuse their official position for personal gain, to seek advantage of further private business or other interests in the course of their official duties.
• This Job Description does not provide an exhaustive list of duties and may be reviewed in conjunction with the post holder in light of service development

·       Full range of skills and competencies as laid out in the competence framework for Counselling (Roth and Pilling 2007)

·       Has received training (either formal of through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice.

·       Basic understanding of issues surrounding clinical risk.