NHS TT HI Trainee Psychotherapeutic Counsellor ~ DIT Pathway

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust; Southampton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Southampton seeks Trainee Psychotherapeutic Counsellors for a new NHS funded training program. Candidates are expected to possess interpersonal skills such as warmth, empathy, and self-awareness. You'll work closely with individuals experiencing common mental health issues, fostering strong therapeutic relationships and engaging in evidence-based practices. The role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to community mental health services.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable interpersonal skills and values consistent with providing person-centred care.
• Ability to recognize the need for personal and professional support and self-care.

Responsibilities

• Work with people experiencing common mental health problems.
• Develop strong therapeutic relationships with patients.

Skills

Warmth

Compassion

Empathy

Self-awareness

Maturity

Listening

Ability to cope with emotional demands

Capacity for reflexivity

Vulnerability

Commitment to evidence-based practice

Job description

Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy Pathway for the NHS Talking Therapies High Intensity Psychotherapeutic Counselling training programme

Entrants do not need to possess previous clinical or professional expertise in mental health but should have demonstrable interpersonal skills and values consistent with providing hopeful, person-centred care within the NHS TT stepped model of care.

Potential trainees should be assessed for the following attributes or the potential for developing them:

• Warmth, kindness, compassion, empathy
• Authenticity, self-awareness, maturity, and stability
• Ability to listen, be present and attentive
• Ability to come alongside people experiencing emotional and psychological distress
• Capacity for reflexivity
• Ability to be vulnerable and make use of and reflect upon own life experience
• Capacity to cope with the emotional demands of the course
• Ability to cope with the intellectual and academic requirements
• Ability to be self-critical and use both positive and negative feedback
• Awareness of and ability to explore issues of difference and equality and the nature of prejudice and oppression
• Ability to recognise the need for personal and professional support and self-care
  
  

Candidates should also show a commitment to working with people with common mental health problems (see NHSTT Manual for conditions covered by NHS TT) and an understanding of and commitment to evidence-based practice and the NHS Talking Therapies stepped care model.

New NHS funded three year NHS TT HIPC training programme in Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy to run at Roehampton University.

To help improve access to adult NHS TT services for people experiencing common mental health problems, Health Education England (HEE) is piloting a new salaried training pathway that will provide trainee Psychotherapeutic Counsellors with advanced conceptual understanding and skills in the practical application of psychotherapeutic counselling and a defined standard of competency in the NICE-recommended - Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT). The training provider for this pathway is to be Roehampton University.

This Training Aims To

• Develop high intensity psychotherapeutic counsellors with the qualities, skills and competences to develop, engage in and sustain strong therapeutic relationships and work effectively with NHSTT patients with depression, and their families where appropriate.
• Develop core psychotherapeutic counselling practitioner competency, including integration of practical competency in DIT, in line with the needs of patients, families and carers.
• Ensure clinical practice in accordance with local and national NHS Talking Therapies Service policy, including working to create inclusive and effective services for all.
• Promote personal and professional development and self-awareness essential to successful psychotherapeutic counselling.
  
  

At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people. We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities. Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do, and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities, and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves. Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ailsa Greenlees Job title: Senior Service Lead NHSTT Southampton Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 02380 272000

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