Job summary
- Main area
- IAPT
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- 6 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 395-PP217-24
- Employer
- NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- South Forest Centre 21 Thorne Cl, City Of London
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/09/2024 23:59
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IAPT Counsellor (Maternity Cover)
Band 7
Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
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Job overview
North East London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to recruit an IAPT Counsellor for Waltham Forest Talking Therapies Service, who already has the experience of working in an IAPT service and is qualified in one of the IAPT compliant modalities. Currently, CFD, IPT and DIT are desirable modalities. We are looking for a highly motivated Counsellor with a range of assessment skills, clinical experience in delivering evidence based interventions for adults with mild to moderate anxiety and depressive symptoms.
The post will involve counselling assessments and interventions and this will form the majority of the clinical work from referrals within IAPT. There will be opportunities to work with other experienced practitioners. You will be offered regular supervision & case management.
Main duties of the job
Applicants will be working with adults presenting with depression, using a stepped care model in line with the national IAPT programme and NICE guidelines for psychological interventions. We as a team encourage a good work/life balance, as such we are happy for clinicians to work up to 40% of their week from home. As a dynamic and empowering team there is a strong focus on team work, candidates should also be able to deliver an autonomous service as part of the role, operating within recognised professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s services policies and procedures. Post holders will be expected to work within the service’s business hours (8am – 8pm) and offer a minimum of one evening per week until 8pm. We are happy to consider requests for flexible working.
Working for our organisation
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement - London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,108 to a maximum of £5,177).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy
Essential criteria
UKCP psychotherapists/ psychotherapeutic counsellors with full clinical membership OR BACP Accredited Counsellors'
NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy Qualification in an IAPT counselling modality (PCE-CfD / IPT / DIT)
You must hold accreditation with either BACP or UKCP.
Training and Qualifications:
- MBACP Accredited Counsellors or UKCP Psychotherapists/ Psychotherapeutic Counsellors
Experience:
- Clinical experience in delivering evidence based therapeutic interventions
- Experience of working with adults presenting with mild-moderate depression
- Experience of managing a large caseload
Knowledge and Skills:
- Able to carry out competent psychological and risk assessments
- Able to choose the most appropriate psychological therapeutic protocol and offer a range of evidence based options to treat clients within Havering Talking Therapies (IAPT).
- Knowledge of up to date psychological interventions applied to people with mild-moderate psychological distress, working knowledge of evidence based formulation driven treatment.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- UKCP psychotherapists/ psychotherapeutic counsellors with full clinical membership
- NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy
- BACP MBACP Accredited Counsellors
Experience
Essential criteria
- Clinical experience in delivering evidence based therapeutic interventions
- Experience of working with adults presenting with common mental health problems
- At least 6 months work experience in a healthcare service
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a primary care mental health /IAPT service
Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to carry out highly skilled psychological and risk assessments
- Able to develop formulations and revise them as appropriate
Person specification
BACP accredited
Essential criteria
- Membership with BACP
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BACP Acredited
Experience in the NHS
Desirable criteria
- IAPT Modality
- Counselling qualification
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Husnara Kabir
- Job title
- Senior High Intensity Counsellor
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07721 879557
- Additional information
The post is a maternity cover
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