Job summary
We currently have two exciting opportunities to join our Healthy Minds Lincolnshire service as a Counsellor at Band 5 (Agenda for Change). These two roles are part of a 6 month pilot project, providing a counselling offer to children and young people who access our Healthy Minds Lincolnshire service. This project is an opportunity to make a real difference in outcomes for children, young people and their families by offering early support in the form of counselling intervention.
The Healthy Minds Lincolnshire service supports children and young people aged 0-19 who are presenting with emotional wellbeing or mental health problems, which are of a low level of complexity and/or intensity, by offering a variety of evidence based intervetions. We are really excited to pilot an additional intervention offer in the form of counselling. The service currently has teams based across the county in Boston, Horncastle Lincoln and Grantham.
Whilst we are offering the posts as substantive posts, please be aware that if the pilot comes to an end, we would look to offer suitable alternative employment within the Trust.
This is advertised as full-time post operating Monday to Friday 9am-5pm, however other working patterns can be considered and base can be negotiated.
For more information, please contact Kirsty Aspin or Becky Sowerby
This Job description is currently subject to job evaluation.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide assessments and counselling for children & young people who suffer a range of emotional wellbeing and common mental health problems, and monitor the effectiveness of the intervention.
The B5 Healthy Minds Lincolnshire Counsellor will be a key link person for Education Settings within their area. They will provide guidance and liaison to education providers and support in embedding the whole school approach. They will provide emotional wellbeing support to children and young people including their parents/carers and wider support network. Support will be provided by the Counsellor in groups, workshops and on a one-to-one basis.
The B5 Counsellor will also provide management and clinical supervision to the B4 Practitioners within the team.
About us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England, in an area heralded as a fantastic place to live and work. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We are also leading the way in transforming care, with multi-million-pound transformation of patient environments and radical redesign of community services.
This is the time to join and help redesign our services of the future. We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide telephone consultations for children/young people and families (CYP-F) to establish the most appropriate intervention or signpost/refer to most appropriate service.
Formulate, implement and evaluate counselling therapy programmes for CYP
Co-ordinate, lead and deliver groups and workshops for children and young people (CYP) and parents.
Provide one-to-one intervention for a caseload of CYP. Manage clinical risk and safeguarding concerns.
Provide advice/consultation to school staff and other professionals (e.g., childrens services) to upskill them in supporting the emotional wellbeing of CYP.
Liaise with other professionals/services re. referrals and according to CYP needs.
Attend Pastoral Support Plan (PSP) meetings with schools where a child is identified as experiencing emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA).
Provide monthly clinical supervision to education staff in term time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide telephone consultations for children/young people and families (CYP-F) to establish the most appropriate intervention or signpost/refer to most appropriate service.
Formulate, implement and evaluate counselling therapy programmes for CYP
Co-ordinate, lead and deliver groups and workshops for children and young people (CYP) and parents.
Provide one-to-one intervention for a caseload of CYP. Manage clinical risk and safeguarding concerns.
Provide advice/consultation to school staff and other professionals (e.g., childrens services) to upskill them in supporting the emotional wellbeing of CYP.
Liaise with other professionals/services re. referrals and according to CYP needs.
Attend Pastoral Support Plan (PSP) meetings with schools where a child is identified as experiencing emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA).
Provide monthly clinical supervision to education staff in term time.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma in counselling (therapeutic)
- A member of, or accredited by a professional association e.g. BACP
Desirable
- Post qualification courses in childcare practice or therapeutic work with children and families.
- Good understanding of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and/or Solution Focused Therapy.
- Training qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children and young people with mental health needs, including those with emotional wellbeing needs
- Experience of delivering counselling interventions in a one-to-one and/or group setting,
- Supervised practice
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
- Ability to meet agreed/ specified service targets
- Experience of providing training to professionals and children and young people (or able to demonstrate aptitude).
- Good knowledge of universal children's services.
Desirable
- Accreditation with BACP/UKCP or working towards accreditation
- Commitment to appropriate ethic framework
- Experience of working with people who have mental health or emotional wellbeing needs.
- Experience of providing line management and or supervision.
- Knowledge of a broad range of psychological therapies including time limited interventions
Skills
Essential
- Sound knowledge of Child Care legislation and Safeguarding
- Good knowledge of current local and national strategies concerning Children's emotional wellbeing, Children's Services, and mental health
- Good understanding of child and adolescent development and risk management of young people in crisis.
- Ability to work in partnership with universal services to provide the best possible outcomes for children and young people.
- Ability to work both as a member of a team and autonomously and to manage own and other colleagues' anxieties.
- Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Governance principles.
- Highly developed communication skills.
- Ability to delegate whilst maintaining overall responsibility for service users care, where appropriate.
- Highly motivated & able to engage with service users & carers to improve outcomes
- Ability to be creative and adapt interventions to different age groups and abilities
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma in counselling (therapeutic)
- A member of, or accredited by a professional association e.g. BACP
Desirable
- Post qualification courses in childcare practice or therapeutic work with children and families.
- Good understanding of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and/or Solution Focused Therapy.
- Training qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children and young people with mental health needs, including those with emotional wellbeing needs
- Experience of delivering counselling interventions in a one-to-one and/or group setting,
- Supervised practice
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
- Ability to meet agreed/ specified service targets
- Experience of providing training to professionals and children and young people (or able to demonstrate aptitude).
- Good knowledge of universal children's services.
Desirable
- Accreditation with BACP/UKCP or working towards accreditation
- Commitment to appropriate ethic framework
- Experience of working with people who have mental health or emotional wellbeing needs.
- Experience of providing line management and or supervision.
- Knowledge of a broad range of psychological therapies including time limited interventions
Skills
Essential
- Sound knowledge of Child Care legislation and Safeguarding
- Good knowledge of current local and national strategies concerning Children's emotional wellbeing, Children's Services, and mental health
- Good understanding of child and adolescent development and risk management of young people in crisis.
- Ability to work in partnership with universal services to provide the best possible outcomes for children and young people.
- Ability to work both as a member of a team and autonomously and to manage own and other colleagues' anxieties.
- Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Governance principles.
- Highly developed communication skills.
- Ability to delegate whilst maintaining overall responsibility for service users care, where appropriate.
- Highly motivated & able to engage with service users & carers to improve outcomes
- Ability to be creative and adapt interventions to different age groups and abilities
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Horncastle, Boston, Grantham or Lincoln in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
LN1 1EJ
Employer's website
https://www.lpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
