Job summary
Service: Tower Hamlets Talking Therapies, East London Foundation Trust, NHS
Location: We have both fully remote and in person positions available at 71, Johnson Street, London E1 0AQ
'PLEASE CLEARLY MARK ON YOUR APPLICATION, IN CAPITALS, WHETHER YOU ARE APPLYING FOR AREMOTEORIN PERSON PLACEMENT: applications that do not make this clear will not be considered.'
Speciality: Primary Care Adult Mental health
Modality: Integrative
Client work: Brief one-to-one work 6 - 8 sessions
Case Load: 4 patients per week - evenings available [to 7pm]
Supervision: 1 hour per 8 clinical hours, group supervision with a BACP accredited supervisor
Experience: Minimum of 50+ hours supervised counselling experience
Insurance: Insurance is provided by the Service
Tower Hamlets Talking Therapies is one of the leading national IAPT services and offers a range of evidence-based therapies across low and high intensity streams including Brief Psychodynamic, Integrative, CBT, Eating Disorders, Long Term Health Conditions (LTC), Group therapies and psycho-education workshops.
We are looking for trainee counsellors interested in gaining experience working with adults presenting with mild to moderate common mental health problems. Tower Hamlets is a diverse borough and this is therefore an opportunity to learn to work adaptively and flexibly whilst taking into account societal and cultural factors contributing to the development and maintenance of distress.
Main duties of the job
Your placement would be within the Relational Stream which includes various modalities such as Counselling, Brief Psychodynamic Therapy, Integrative Therapy, Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT) and Group Therapy.
Furthermore, this placement offers the opportunity to engage in a supervisory relationship with a BACP Accredited Counsellor. We aim to embrace and cultivate counselling as a profession and its values and identity and encourage each Counsellor in training to explore and develop their own identity as practitioners.
As a Counsellor on placement with us, you will be assessing, formulating and working with individuals presenting with mainly mild to moderate mood and anxiety and depression. You will offer time-limited individual therapy. In addition, you may offer Group therapy which is co-facilitated with a qualified Counsellor. You will have the opportunity to liaise with GPs, local Community Mental Health Teams and other secondary care psychology services as part of your role.
About us
Regular meetings are usually held on Thursdays at 11am which are optional to attend. Meetings provide additional opportunities for involvement with audits, service development, case presentations, attending team-wide and specialism meetings and a 1 hour monthly CPD meeting.
Any further questions can be directed to Wendy Fielding, Relational Lead | Psychodynamic Psychotherapist: wendy.fielding1@nhs.net or elft.placements@nhs.net to contact a Resourcing Officer regarding your online application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
2 Referee contact details are required for your application to progress - one of which should be your course lead or tutor
All applications should be discussed and agreed with your course lead/tutor
Closing Date: Wednesday 31st July 2024. Interviews will be held over the last two weeks of August 2024
Job description
Job responsibilities
2 Referee contact details are required for your application to progress - one of which should be your course lead or tutor
All applications should be discussed and agreed with your course lead/tutor
Closing Date: Wednesday 31st July 2024. Interviews will be held over the last two weeks of August 2024
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Enrolled on an accredited Counselling training course, recognized by the BACP or UKCP
Desirable
- In second year (or above) of counselling training course
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people who have experienced a range of mental health problems/trauma, health, social services, education, voluntary sector
- And/or experience as part of training
Desirable
- Completion of one clinical training placement. Min. 30 hours
- Awareness of severe and enduring mental health conditions
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- 4.Sound basic knowledge of common mental health problems and treatment modalities e.g. anxiety and depression
- 5.Ability to benefit from the clinical opportunities available, including those beyond discipline specific practice
- 6.Good interpersonal skills with service users and colleagues
- 7.Ability to reflect on & critically appraise own performance and to use the clinical supervision process, including accepting guidance and/or instruction where appropriate.
- 8.Good written and oral communication skills appropriate to circumstance.
- 9.Good written and oral knowledge of and communication and expression in the English language.
- 10.Ability to work in a way that minimizes risks to health, safety & security of self, other professionals, service users, & members of the public.
- 11.Good IT and word processing skills
Desirable
- Knowledge of the evidence base for counselling therapies
- Developed skills in record keeping, report writing, liaison and communication.
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working
Other
Essential
- Commitment to recognise and incorporate learning regarding diversity and equality issues in clinical practice.
Desirable
- Member of a professional association
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Enrolled on an accredited Counselling training course, recognized by the BACP or UKCP
Desirable
- In second year (or above) of counselling training course
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people who have experienced a range of mental health problems/trauma, health, social services, education, voluntary sector
- And/or experience as part of training
Desirable
- Completion of one clinical training placement. Min. 30 hours
- Awareness of severe and enduring mental health conditions
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- 4.Sound basic knowledge of common mental health problems and treatment modalities e.g. anxiety and depression
- 5.Ability to benefit from the clinical opportunities available, including those beyond discipline specific practice
- 6.Good interpersonal skills with service users and colleagues
- 7.Ability to reflect on & critically appraise own performance and to use the clinical supervision process, including accepting guidance and/or instruction where appropriate.
- 8.Good written and oral communication skills appropriate to circumstance.
- 9.Good written and oral knowledge of and communication and expression in the English language.
- 10.Ability to work in a way that minimizes risks to health, safety & security of self, other professionals, service users, & members of the public.
- 11.Good IT and word processing skills
Desirable
- Knowledge of the evidence base for counselling therapies
- Developed skills in record keeping, report writing, liaison and communication.
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working
Other
Essential
- Commitment to recognise and incorporate learning regarding diversity and equality issues in clinical practice.
Desirable
- Member of a professional association
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).
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).
