Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Due to the nature of this role, it is only open to individuals who are not already working in an NHS Talking Therapies service in England. This role is funded by NHS England, and the funding criteria require that applicants are not working within an NHS Talking Therapy Service in England at the time of application. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to start their career within the NHS and gain valuable skills and experience. We welcome applications from all candidates who meet the criteria and are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion throughout our recruitment process. Applicants must be on the Accredited register of the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). This covers Accredited Counsellors / Counselling Psychologists registered with the UKCP, BPC, HCPC or an equivalent professional bodies and/or Accredited with the BACP. Please provide correct details of registration to confirm Accreditation by search of number and not name, on the PSA or BACP 'Find an Accredited Therapist', for shortlisting. Hillingdon NHS Talking Therapies service is looking to attract experienced, accredited counsellors / psychotherapists who wish to work in the NHS, and have or want to train in one of the brief relational modality therapies: Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy, Person Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression, Couple Therapy for Depression or Behavioural Couples Therapy and who may want to train further as modality supervisors. Main duties of the job
Our counselling service works to a brief model, offering around sessions of generic counselling or around 16 sessions for therapy within one of the specialist relational modalities. Clinicians offer 5 sessions within each working day of 7.5 hours, with adjustments to accommodate service meetings, paid CPD and training and generous paid holiday leave. Our post-holders work between 3 days (22.5hrs) and 5 days (37.5hrs) a week, one day of which must be a Tuesday. Individual supervision of provided fortnightly with additional supervision for modality clinical work. Staff currently work to a mix of home- and site-working in order to meet the demand for face to face work and for team cohesion and wellbeing. Clinicians currently offer a blend of telephone, video and face to face sessions, dependent on patient choice and clinical need. Service hours are between 8am and 6pm and clinicians are expected to provide some later working hours within their week. Our primary hub is at Beaufort House in central Uxbridge. CNWL offers flexible working to meet staff wellbeing for a health work-life balance. You will join a friendly, highly experienced and diverse team of clinicians and have opportunities to work in innovative areas of the service including our perinatal and post-Covid provisions. About us
The Hillingdon Talking Therapies Service is an innovative and progressive Talking Therapies (formerly IAPT) service working with Healthcare and Perinatal services, as part of Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. We work in close partnership with our local GP Confederation within North West London, with other mental health services, with CNWL Community physical healthcare teams and with voluntary sector and other specialist services delivering primary care support and treatment, including the primary care eating disorders team STRIDES, services for Young Adults, outreach initiatives supporting those suffering healthcare and economic inequalities and building relationships with community connectors. We are a supportive, friendly and experience group of clinicians with core training in psychodynamic or integrative counselling models, working within a busy and creative service. The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings. Job responsibilities
Accredited Counsellors without modality training enter preceptorship positions at band 6 including outer London weighting, to undertake funded training for a further year in one of the relational modality trainings with advancement to band 7. Those qualified as practitioners in an IAPT modality join at band 7 with outer London weighting. Person Specification
Education and qualifications
A Counselling Diploma approved by the BACP or equivalent. Accredited with the UKCP, BACP, BPC, HCPC or PSA equivalent professional accreditation Critical understanding of the relevance of studies of human development, psychopathology, psychology, social issues and evidence-based practice. Supervisor qualification from a substantial Counselling and/or IAPT modality supervision course, as a supervisor for Counselling, CfD, DIT, IPT, Couples Therapy, EMDR or CBT Additional training in specialist areas related to primary care mental health eg LTC, Perinatal, CBT principles, clinical risk assessment Qualified/Registered Mental Health Professional Previous Experience
Experience of working as a qualified counsellor with specialist post-qualification experience in the NHS, including substantial post-qualification experience within primary care. Experience of professional management and supervision of qualified and pre-qualified counsellors in the NHS in a primary care setting. Experience of working with a wide range of clients over the age of 18 years and including older adults presenting with mild to moderate degrees of severity of mental illness. Experience of working in the NHS or an IAPT service or other primary care setting, providing specialist expertise in the field of brief Counselling interventions. Experience of assessing clinical risk in the context of common mental health problems. Specialist experience acquired through having conducted 450 hours of supervised assessment and Counselling therapy during training. Specialist psychotherapeutic working experience. Experience of the application of psychotherapy in difference cultural and diversity contexts. Experience of working within a primary care/community setting Experience of managing an independent and specialist caseload. Research skills and knowledge and aptitude. Skills and Knowledge
Qualification as practitioner in a specialist brief model of psychotherapy a Talking Therapies modality Ability to work independently and manage a caseload, with freedom to act and take decisions about patient care, under supervision. Skills in providing professional and clinical supervision, management and training to qualified and pre-qualified counsellors. Experience of carrying a high patient caseload Other
To demonstrate emotional resilience and stability. Ability to establish and maintain working relationships under pressure 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. Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust £51,883 to £58,544 a yearper annum inc HCAS (pro rata P/T)
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Due to the nature of this role, it is only open to individuals who are not already working in an NHS Talking Therapies service in England. This role is funded by NHS England, and the funding criteria require that applicants are not working within an NHS Talking Therapy Service in England at the time of application. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to start their career within the NHS and gain valuable skills and experience. We welcome applications from all candidates who meet the criteria and are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion throughout our recruitment process. Applicants must be on the Accredited register of the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). This covers Accredited Counsellors / Counselling Psychologists registered with the UKCP, BPC, HCPC or an equivalent professional bodies and/or Accredited with the BACP. Please provide correct details of registration to confirm Accreditation by search of number and not name, on the PSA or BACP 'Find an Accredited Therapist', for shortlisting. Hillingdon NHS Talking Therapies service is looking to attract experienced, accredited counsellors / psychotherapists who wish to work in the NHS, and have or want to train in one of the brief relational modality therapies: Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy, Person Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression, Couple Therapy for Depression or Behavioural Couples Therapy and who may want to train further as modality supervisors. Main duties of the job
Our counselling service works to a brief model, offering around sessions of generic counselling or around 16 sessions for therapy within one of the specialist relational modalities. Clinicians offer 5 sessions within each working day of 7.5 hours, with adjustments to accommodate service meetings, paid CPD and training and generous paid holiday leave. Our post-holders work between 3 days (22.5hrs) and 5 days (37.5hrs) a week, one day of which must be a Tuesday. Individual supervision of provided fortnightly with additional supervision for modality clinical work. Staff currently work to a mix of home- and site-working in order to meet the demand for face to face work and for team cohesion and wellbeing. Clinicians currently offer a blend of telephone, video and face to face sessions, dependent on patient choice and clinical need. Service hours are between 8am and 6pm and clinicians are expected to provide some later working hours within their week. Our primary hub is at Beaufort House in central Uxbridge. CNWL offers flexible working to meet staff wellbeing for a health work-life balance. You will join a friendly, highly experienced and diverse team of clinicians and have opportunities to work in innovative areas of the service including our perinatal and post-Covid provisions. About us
The Hillingdon Talking Therapies Service is an innovative and progressive Talking Therapies (formerly IAPT) service working with Healthcare and Perinatal services, as part of Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. We work in close partnership with our local GP Confederation within North West London, with other mental health services, with CNWL Community physical healthcare teams and with voluntary sector and other specialist services delivering primary care support and treatment, including the primary care eating disorders team STRIDES, services for Young Adults, outreach initiatives supporting those suffering healthcare and economic inequalities and building relationships with community connectors. We are a supportive, friendly and experience group of clinicians with core training in psychodynamic or integrative counselling models, working within a busy and creative service. The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings. Job responsibilities
Accredited Counsellors without modality training enter preceptorship positions at band 6 including outer London weighting, to undertake funded training for a further year in one of the relational modality trainings with advancement to band 7. Those qualified as practitioners in an IAPT modality join at band 7 with outer London weighting. Person Specification
Education and qualifications
A Counselling Diploma approved by the BACP or equivalent. Accredited with the UKCP, BACP, BPC, HCPC or PSA equivalent professional accreditation Critical understanding of the relevance of studies of human development, psychopathology, psychology, social issues and evidence-based practice. Supervisor qualification from a substantial Counselling and/or IAPT modality supervision course, as a supervisor for Counselling, CfD, DIT, IPT, Couples Therapy, EMDR or CBT Additional training in specialist areas related to primary care mental health eg LTC, Perinatal, CBT principles, clinical risk assessment Qualified/Registered Mental Health Professional Previous Experience
Experience of working as a qualified counsellor with specialist post-qualification experience in the NHS, including substantial post-qualification experience within primary care. Experience of professional management and supervision of qualified and pre-qualified counsellors in the NHS in a primary care setting. Experience of working with a wide range of clients over the age of 18 years and including older adults presenting with mild to moderate degrees of severity of mental illness. Experience of working in the NHS or an IAPT service or other primary care setting, providing specialist expertise in the field of brief Counselling interventions. Experience of assessing clinical risk in the context of common mental health problems. Specialist experience acquired through having conducted 450 hours of supervised assessment and Counselling therapy during training. Specialist psychotherapeutic working experience. Experience of the application of psychotherapy in difference cultural and diversity contexts. Experience of working within a primary care/community setting Experience of managing an independent and specialist caseload. Research skills and knowledge and aptitude. Skills and Knowledge
Qualification as practitioner in a specialist brief model of psychotherapy a Talking Therapies modality Ability to work independently and manage a caseload, with freedom to act and take decisions about patient care, under supervision. Skills in providing professional and clinical supervision, management and training to qualified and pre-qualified counsellors. Experience of carrying a high patient caseload Other
To demonstrate emotional resilience and stability. Ability to establish and maintain working relationships under pressure 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. Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust £51,883 to £58,544 a yearper annum inc HCAS (pro rata P/T)
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