Qualified High Intensity Therapist (Band 7) - Counsellor

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a psychotherapeutic counsellor to deliver specialist Counselling for Depression within the Talking Therapies team in Doncaster and the surrounding area.

The role requires NHS Talking Therapies training, registration or accreditation, and a commitment to high-quality care. You will work autonomously yet collaboratively within established guidelines, contributing to service development and audit.

Qualifications

• Essential to be trained in the NHS Talking Therapies counselling modality Counselling for Depression.
• Must hold current registration/accreditation with the appropriate body.

Responsibilities

• Provide qualified specialist psychological therapy and assessment in Counselling for Depression.
• Supervise colleagues as appropriate within the team.
• Contribute to audit, policy and service development and research within the area served.

Skills

Counselling for Depression training

Education

Registration/accreditation

Job description

An opportunity has arisen to work in an exciting and dynamic service providing high intensity psychological interventions for the Rotherham Talking Therapies team.

We are looking for a psychotherapeutic counsellor who has the energy, enthusiasm, and skills to join our team who is committed to making a difference within the RDaSH Talking Therapies service. The service has been well established providing a stepped care, evidenced-based model for the treatment of people with common mental health problems. You will be hard-working and able to meet specified targets, in order to deliver a high quality talking therapies service.

It is essential for applicants to be trained in the NHS Talking Therapies counselling modality Counselling for Depression, and hold relevant registration/accreditation.

Main duties of the job

To provide a qualified specialist psychological therapy service to clients in the modality of Counselling for Depression. This involves providing specialist psychological assessment and therapy, within one or more psychological therapy models specified by the NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression manual.

It will involve supervision of other colleagues as appropriate.

The post holder works autonomously within professional guidelines and within the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below: https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website: https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more