Therapist

Harmless; Leicester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Leicester is seeking dedicated professionals to provide psychotherapeutic support and interventions to individuals at risk. The role involves collaborating with communities, delivering clinical services, and ensuring client safety. Candidates should possess a diploma-level qualification in therapy or counselling. The company offers a supportive environment with a commitment to recovery and wellbeing.

Benefits

Annual leave

Sick pay

Pension contributions

CPD training

Conference access

Qualifications

• Minimum diploma-level therapy and/or counselling qualification with registration.
• Passion for delivering excellent clinical experiences.

Responsibilities

• Provide various psychotherapeutic approaches to individuals and groups.
• Deliver clinical and non-clinical psychosocial interventions.
• Coordinate safeguarding responses to ensure client safety.

Skills

Organizational

Resilience

Service User Focus

Building Relationships

Teamwork

Education

Diploma-level therapy and/or counselling qualification

Job description

Important dates

Closing date: Sunday 8th June 2025

Interview dates: Weeks commencing 23rd and 30th June 2025

Hours

Full time and part time available. Harmless operate a 4-day working model with full-time staff working 32 hours per week.

Salary

£24,648 per annum, pro rata, rising to £26,179 per annum, pro rata, on successful completion of a probationary period.

Job Description

During the application process, you are required to:

• Attend an interview in person.
• Provide details for reference checks.
• Complete an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Please note: To be successful, you should be eligible to work in the UK or hold a relevant work visa. Clinical quality, safeguarding, and integrity are central to our work. Ability to travel across the region is essential.

Main Purpose and Scope of the Job

• Support hope and recovery ethos within our service.
• Provide various psychotherapeutic approaches to individuals of all ages at risk and groups of concern.
• Deliver clinical and non-clinical psychosocial interventions to promote recovery and wellbeing.
• Implement assertive outreach to promote early intervention, including direct client work and outreach initiatives.
• Collaborate with communities to promote health and recovery using non-clinical interventions.
• Enhance access to Harmless’s psychological care and support services.
• Support service users' recovery through practical activities like employment, social engagement, advocacy, and housing.
• Ensure clients are connected with external services for their long-term support.
• Meet and exceed individual and service KPIs.
• Coordinate safeguarding responses as needed to ensure client safety and coordinated care.
• Assist Service leads in achieving organizational, clinical, and support team objectives.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support community safety.
• Uphold referral pathways and reduce stigma around seeking help for self-harm, suicide, and bereavement.
• Willingness to travel and flexibility are essential; candidates must be able to drive or access alternative transport.

Person Specification

Skills, Knowledge, and Experience

• Qualification: Minimum diploma-level therapy and/or counselling qualification with registration (e.g., BACP).
• Accreditation: Hold accreditation with a relevant body (desirable).
• Organizational: Commitment to Harmless CIC values and continuous improvement.
• Quality: Proven high standards in service provision.
• Resilience: Ability to adapt to external changes and threats.
• Service User Focus: Passion for delivering excellent clinical experiences.
• Building Relationships: Effective stakeholder engagement skills.
• Specialism: Knowledge in mental health, self-harm, and suicide prevention (desirable).
• People Skills: Ability to motivate and collaborate across teams.
• Data and Insights: Competence in using data for decision-making and performance monitoring.
• Teamwork: Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Continuous Improvement: Receptiveness to feedback and skill development.

Benefits

Harmless CIC offers benefits including annual leave, sick pay, pension contributions, CPD training, and conference access, with benefits increasing with years of service. More details available upon request.

About Us

Harmless is a CIC with social aims, operating like a charity but also generating income through its training department to fund life-saving services. We manage various pathways and projects across different localities, committed to sustainability and social impact.