Digital Therapist Belfast

Spectrum.Life; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health solutions provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Digital Therapist to provide goal-focused support for clients with mild to moderate mental health needs. This hybrid role requires accredited counselling qualifications and offers opportunities for career progression and ongoing training. Candidates should possess strong communication skills, computing abilities, and a desire to work evenings. The position is ideal for qualified therapists looking for flexible work arrangements.

Benefits

Full training provided

Career progression opportunities

Individual clinical supervision in-house

Qualifications

• Minimum of 450 supervised practice hours post-qualification required.
• Full accredited membership of a recognised professional body.
• Experience of screening clients and identifying risk.

Responsibilities

• Provide goal-focused therapeutic support to individuals contacting the service.
• Assess clients’ needs and provide immediate telephone crisis counselling.
• Contribute to research and evaluation of the service as required.

Skills

Interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to work cooperatively as part of a team

Good computing skills (Microsoft software)

Education

Recognised qualification in Counselling or Psychotherapy

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Teams

Job description

About us

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.

Role Brief

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.

Hybrid role – 50% or more onsite
Within 1 1‑mile radius of BT7
Monday to Friday, evenings included up to 9 pm

Responsibilities

• Provide goal‑focused therapeutic support to individuals contacting the service.
• Triage assessment to determine best pathway.
• Assess clients’ 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.
• Work on specific tasks required relating to service development and expansion of service.

Requirements

• 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 governed by a recognised code of ethics and disciplinary process (e.g. BACP, BPS, BABCP, NCPS).
• 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 cooperatively 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 9 pm).

Desirable

• 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.

Benefits

• Full‑time or part‑time permanent contract.
• Hybrid role – 50% or more onsite.
• Full training provided between Monday and Friday 9 am to 5 pm.
• Working hours: Monday to Friday, evenings included up to 9 pm.
• Career progression for clinical and non‑clinical colleagues.
• Individual clinical supervision in‑house.