Lead Counsellor

NHS Jobs; Kentucky; Sur place; USD 55 000 - 85 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

NHS Jobs is seeking a qualified counselling/psychotherapy professional to lead a countywide counselling service. The role covers governance, safeguarding, and operational support for trainees on placement, ensuring timely and effective psychosocial care.

You will supervise counsellors and student placements, manage referral pathways, and implement risk-based systems to safeguard clients while coordinating service delivery across the county.

Qualifications

• Qualified in counselling or psychotherapy at Level 4 or above.
• BACP accreditation or UKCP registration or equivalent.
• Certificate in counselling supervision.

Responsabilités

• Coordinate, manage, and lead an accessible counselling service with clear pathways and risk governance.
• Hold clinical governance and safeguarding accountability for the counselling element of the service.
• Create and maintain a clear pathway for the counselling service from referral to exit.
• Provide robust assessments of clients' mental health needs and allocate appropriately.
• Provide supervision, guidance, and reflective practice spaces for counsellors and trainees.
• Implement risk-responsive systems and escalate safeguarding promptly.

Connaissances

Counselling

Psychotherapy

Clinical governance

Supervision

Formation

Level 4 Counselling or Psychotherapy

BACP accreditation / UKCP registration

Counselling supervision certificate

Description du poste

About the Role

This role involves providing structured counselling / psychosocial therapies to service users and their close family members as required. Also providing management of the countywide counselling service within Recovery Steps Cumbria and operational support to trainee counsellors on placement at the service.

What Youll Do

• Coordinate, manage, and lead an accessible counselling service with clear pathways and risk governance.
• Hold clinical governance and safeguarding accountability for the counselling element of the service.
• Create and maintain clear pathway for the counselling service from referral point to exit.
• Provide robust assessments of clients mental health needs and suitability for psychological intervention, allocate correctly with counsellors, volunteer/Student counsellors as appropriate to their capacity and skills.
• Provide supervision, guidance, and reflective practice spaces for counsellors, volunteer and trainee counsellors ensuring high quality of care.
• Implement systems responsive to differing levels of risk, complexity, and need; escape safeguarding promptly.

To Succeed in This Role

• Recognised qualification in Counselling or Psychotherapy (Level 4 or above)
• BACP accreditation / UKCP registration (or equivalent)
• Recognised certificate in counselling supervision