Digital Therapist - Belfast

Spectrum Life; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Spectrum.Life in Belfast is seeking a Digital Therapist for a part-time hybrid role combining remote work with onsite sessions. The role supports employees and students with mild to moderate mental health needs, delivering psychoeducation and goal-focused therapy.

The position requires a Counselling or Psychotherapy qualification with 450 supervised hours, and accredited professional membership. Flexibility for afternoons/evenings is preferred.

Qualifications

• Qualified in Counselling or Psychotherapy with 450 supervised hours.
• Accredited membership with a recognised professional body (BACP, BPS, BABCP, NCPS, etc.).
• Experience with CBT, TF-CBT, or EMDR is desirable.
• Experience with clients aged 16+ and ability to work in a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide goal-focused therapeutic support to individuals contacting the service.
• Triage assessments to determine best pathway.
• Assess clients’ needs and provide immediate telephone crisis interventions.
• Record therapeutic activity and outcomes.
• Liaise with other professionals and contribute to service development.
• Attend team meetings and adhere to service policies.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Organisational skills

Digital proficiency

Education

Counselling or Psychotherapy qualification

450 supervised practice hours

Accredited professional body membership

Tools

MS Office

Video conferencing

CSM software

Job description

Spectrum.Life is a whole-of-health digital partner that guides organisations and their people to thrive, delivering clinically backed digital health, mental health and wellbeing solutions. Our HealthTech delivers digital transformation for Insurers, Educators and Employers through Co-creation or seamlessly integrated out-of-the-box solutions, that decrease digital fragmentation and engage, empower, and transform their people's lives. Established in 2018 by Stuart McGoldrick and Stephen Costello, Spectrum.Life provides services internationally to over 7.2m insurance members, 3,000 corporate clients, 60 universities and 650,000 university students. Spectrum.Life currently employs over 450 people. Our vision is to change and save as many lives as possible.

The Digital Therapist role is suited to fully qualified and accredited counsellors or psychotherapists. This hybrid position combines remote working with occasional onsite or in-person clinical or team activities as required in central Belfast. The Digital Therapist plays a central role in providing psychoeducation and goal-focused therapeutic support to employees and students presenting with mild to moderate mental health needs.

Location: Residing Within 1 1-mile radius of BT7 Working Hours: Monday : 09:00am - 17:00pm (Remote) Wednesday: 13:00pm - 21:00pm (Onsite) Thursday: 09:00am - 17:00pm (Onsite) 1 Week Training: Monday - Friday, 09:00am - 17:00pm (Remote)

• - Provide goal focused therapeutic support to individuals contacting the service.
• - Triage assessment to determine best pathway
• - Assess client's needs and provide immediate telephone crisis counselling/interventions.
• - Identify the presenting problem and determine appropriate service response level as per case response level standards
• - Maintain appropriate records of all therapeutic activity and outcome measures.
• - Liaise and consult with other professionals working across the service as appropriate.
• - Contribute to research and evaluation of the service as required.
• - Operate within all policies, procedures, and guidelines of the service.
• - Participate in team meetings and attend other meetings as deemed necessary.
• - Working on specific tasks required relating to service development and expansion of service.

The above job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved, and consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which may be assigned to them from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office.

A recognised qualification in Counselling or Psychotherapy, with a minimum of 450 supervised practice hours post-qualification required . Full accredited membership of a recognised professional body or organisation which is governed by a recognised code of ethics and disciplinary process (i.e., BACP, BPS, BABCP, NCPS (professional accreditation) etc.. Experience working with a variety of clients reflecting a wide range of clinical presentations. Experience of screening clients and identifying any risk. Experience working with clients using short term models of therapeutic intervention, particularly CBT. Experience and interest in working with clients aged 16+. Ability to work co-operatively as part of a team. Ability to plan, organise, and prioritise own work. Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Good computing skills: Microsoft software (e.g., Word, Excel, Teams), email, internet, video conferencing software, and CSM software. Able to work afternoons and evenings (max 9pm). Experience working within an EAP service. Experience working online via phone and video. Training in high intensity CBT, TF-CBT, or EMDR. Experience working with clients presenting with issues of addiction. Ability to work therapeutically in a language other than English.

Part-time permanent contract Hybrid role - 50% or More Onsite Full training provided between Monday and Friday, 09:00am - 17:00pm, Career Progression for clinical and non-clinical colleagues Individual clinical supervision in-house Extensive list of employee perks and benefits: https://app.box.com/s/6wwkvowbev6cn7tlvq9yz32amnpmnvcl