Psychotherapist/Counsellor

BUILDING A NEW DIRECTION LIMITED; Greater London; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25–30 days

Pension contributions up to 6%

Flexible working

Sick leave & family leave provisions

Eye care & flu jabs

Cycle to work

Professional development

Job summary

Family Action is seeking a Psychotherapist/Counsellor for the Off Centre service in Greater London. The role involves carrying out initial assessments, managing a counselling caseload, and coordinating with partners to deliver a high-quality mental health service.

The post requires UK recognised qualification in psychotherapy/counselling (MA desirable) and accreditation with BACP/UKCP/HCPC, with CPD and post-qualification training preferred. DBS enhanced disclosure is required.

Qualifications

• UK recognised Psychotherapy/Counselling qualification (MA desirable) or equivalent with substantial post-qualifying clinical experience.
• Accredited to a relevant professional Psychotherapy/Counselling body (BACP/UKCP/HCPC).
• Demonstrated CPD and post-qualification training in relevant areas such as DBT, Systemic, Mindfulness or EMDR.
• Appointments subject to enhanced DBS clearance.

Responsibilities

• Carry out clinical and holistic initial assessments of service users’ needs and risk, co-design outcome-focused treatment plans.
• Maintain a caseload of service users receiving counselling/psychotherapy and undertake case management and admin work.
• Maintain up-to-date records in line with confidentiality and safeguarding requirements.
• Liaise with external partners and contribute to local and regional planning for high-quality services.

Skills

Counselling

Psychotherapy

Risk assessment

Case management

Record keeping

Education

MA in Psychotherapy or Counselling

Accredited psychotherapy qualification

Job description

Job Reference:

1868

Location:

Greater London

Hours of Work:

37 hours per week (full time)

Salary:

£36,501 - £40,024 FTE per annum, Inclusive of Inner London Weighting

Contract Type:

Temporary Contract

Closing Date:

30 Sep 2026

Job Details:

ID: 1868 Psychotherapist/Counsellor

Service: Off Centre

Salary: Grade 3 (upper) 24-28: £36,501 - £40,024 FTE per annum, Inclusive of Inner London Weighting

Location: Off Centre, The Textile Building, Hackney, London, E9.

We are predominantly office based but there may be an option for staff to work one day a week remotely. Our office space is wheelchair accessible. All staff are required to work on Wednesdays and one evening up to 8pm on either Monday or Thursday.

Hours: Full-time (37 hours per week) or open to job share.

We offer flexible working arrangements - please see below for more details.

Contract: Temporary (1 year)

Family Action & the Role’s Impact:

At Family Action we support people through change, challenge or crisis. It’s what we’ve done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities.

We see first-hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so we speak up for the importance of family in national and local policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today.

Main Responsibilities:

• To carry out clinical and holistic, initial assessments of service users’ needs and suitability for service, including assessing risk and safeguarding issues, co-design outcome focussed treatment plan with young adult, utilizing agreed assessment and outcome tools such as CORE 10, PHQ 9 and GAD 7.
• To carry and maintain a caseload of service users receiving individual counselling / psychotherapy applying specialist knowledge and techniques of counselling / psychotherapy where appropriate during interventions. In addition, undertake the associated case management and administrative work in accordance with clinical and funding requirements. You will also co-facilitate the weekly Drop In on Thursday evenings.
• To keep excellent and up-to-date records of work with service users at all times, adhering to confidentiality and information sharing protocols in conjunction with safeguarding requirements.
• To advise and liaise with external partners involved in the mental health and wellbeing needs of clients. Contribute locally as well as regionally, to strategic planning discussions and ensure collaborative working with statutory and voluntary agencies and service providers to ensure a high quality unified service. Ensure that service-users’ views are heard and understood and inform and influence the development of local mental health services’ provision and practice.

Main Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):

• UK recognised Psychotherapy/Counselling (MA desirable) or equivalent qualification with substantial post-qualifying clinical experience in delivering evidence based psychotherapies with young people or young adults (ideally both) with moderate to severe mental health issues, and with a focus on quality and effectiveness.
• Accredited to a relevant professional Psychotherapy/Counselling body (BACP/UKCP/HCPC).
• You will be able to demonstrate continued professional development and advanced post qualification training in relevant areas which could include areas of DBT, Systemic, Mindfulness and/or EMDR approaches and interventions.
• Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service that we consider acceptable.

Benefits:

• - an annual paid leave entitlement that commences at 25 working days, rising each April by one day, subject to a maximum of 30 working days plus bank holidays / of 30 working days plus bank holidays
• - up to 6% matched-pension contributions
• - flexible working arrangements and new starters have the right to make flexible working requests from day one of employment
• - enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions
• - eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers
• - cycle to work scheme
• - investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role, and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an interview.

*Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.