Counsellor

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust; Northampton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Living wage employer

CPD opportunities

Job summary

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is recruiting Band 6 Counsellors to join the 14 Arches team. The role delivers short-term counselling to NHS staff and may involve group sessions, training, and staff wellbeing initiatives.

Regular clinical supervision will be provided, with reflective practice and professional development supported within the Psychological Professions Network. You will assess needs, develop safety plans, and contribute to service development while working within a

Qualifications

• Deliver short-term counselling interventions to NHS staff.
• Contribute to development and delivery of group sessions for staff wellbeing.
• Undertake initial assessments and safety planning for clients.

Responsibilities

• Deliver short-term counselling to NHS staff for a range of presenting issues.
• Provide induction and in-service training to pre-registration counsellors and trainees.
• Attend team meetings and contribute to service development and audit.
• Provide safeguarding and information sharing in line with policy.

Skills

Counselling

Group facilitation

Staff training

Safeguarding

Job description

14 Arches, Staff Psychology and Counselling, is a psychology led service, which delivers specialist psychological support to NHFT colleagues. The team currently consists of two part-time Principal Psychologists, who are the Joint Service Leads; Senior Psychologists and Counsellors. You would be joining the 14 Arches team at an exciting time of service expansion, in order to meet the needs of a growing NHFT workforce. We are recruiting additional Band 6 Counsellors to join the team. The role comprises working directly with individuals and groups, providing training and supporting the development of the service. This will include offering short-term counselling to individual staff around a concern which is impacting them at work. It may also involve facilitating group sessions for staff related to psychological wellbeing as well as presenting about the service and providing training sessions relevant to staff wellbeing. The post will be line managed by one of the Joint Service Leads. Regular clinical supervision will be provided by either a Senior or Principal Psychologist within the service. We also hold regular reflective practice sessions within the team and encourage engagement with a Community of Practice for counsellors working in NHS settings. Main duties of the job The postholder will be expected to: Deliver short-term counselling interventions to NHS staff for a range of presenting issues Contribute to the development and delivery of psychologically informed groups to promote staff wellbeing Provide initial assessment of clients presenting with multiple and complex issues; select appropriate therapeutic interventions, make decisions regarding referrals to specialist services and facilitate these as needed. Undertake safety assessments/formulations and development of safety plans for individual clients. Manage safeguarding concerns and share information to ensure safeguarding in accordance with local and national policy. Deliver service presentations, teaching/training sessions according to service need Contribute to service evaluation, audit and research Attend and contribute to team meetings Contribute to service development, identify areas for improvement and propose changes to service delivery and working practices. Provide induction and in-service training to pre-registration counsellors and trainees. Please note this is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities of the post. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties as may reasonably be required commensurate with the grade and/or hours of work at the post holders initial place of work or at any other of the Trust's establishments.

Joining this service can offer:

• Regular supervision from one of the psychologists in the service
• Monthly reflective practice within the team
• Opportunity to work within a well established and integrated Psychological Professions Network, which provides access to regular CPD meetings, organisational support and opportunities to connect with psychological professionals working across the Trust.

NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances. NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our 'outstanding' rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce. At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to an accredited living wage employer. We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where are people feel valued and able to thrive.