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IAPT Counsellor - Funded CfD Training
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Job Description
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- Drawing on developed specialist skills in assessment and psychological therapies, as a counsellor you will provide high quality clinical assessments and review sessions whilst working closely with local stakeholders such as GPs and employment support services etc.
- You will hold a clinical caseload providing IAPT compliant counselling at step 3 of the stepped care model, including more complex cases as appropriate, for individuals assessed and diagnosed with depression that are deemed suitable as meeting the criteria for counselling.
- You will work within the remit of the accredited Counselling for Depression (CfD) training and support clinical and operational leaders in aspects of risk management and therapist support
- Above all, you will be a passionate clinician, committed to driving the Talking Therapies / IAPT provision within our communities, and taking pride in making a difference to peoples lives
- Qualified to Degree, MSc, MA, or Diploma level in Counselling.
- BACP/UKCP accredited.
- Significant counselling experience post qualification
- Competence in and possession of a recognised theoretical model of counselling.
- Sound knowledge of the associated issues facing this client group, including relevant legislative frameworks in relation to mental health and child protection.
- Sound knowledge of NICE approved clinical interventions within an IAPT programme or similar.
- Ability to meet the BACP (or equivalent) competencies for telephone and video working.
- Successfully completed or willing and eligible to work towards qualification in the IAPT compliant modality Counselling for Depression (CfD) course.
- Experience of providing a counselling intervention within primary care or IAPT setting.
- Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems.
- Willingness to contribute to and assist in the development of strategies for service development that will make the service provision accessible to all clients.
- Experience of using electronic case management systems such as IAPTus.
- Qualification in the IAPT compliant modality Counselling for Depression (CfD).
- Qualification in another IAPT compliant counselling modality.
- Psychology or other health related undergraduate or postgraduate degree.
- Qualified to Degree, MSc, MA, or Diploma level in Counselling.
- BACP/UKCP accredited.
- Significant counselling experience post qualification
- Competence in and possession of a recognised theoretical model of counselling.
- Sound knowledge of the associated issues facing this client group, including relevant legislative frameworks in relation to mental health and child protection.
- Sound knowledge of NICE approved clinical interventions within an IAPT programme or similar.
- Ability to meet the BACP (or equivalent) competencies for telephone and video working.
- Successfully completed or willing and eligible to work towards qualification in the IAPT compliant modality Counselling for Depression (CfD) course.
- Experience of providing a counselling intervention within primary care or IAPT setting.
- Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems.
- Willingness to contribute to and assist in the development of strategies for service development that will make the service provision accessible to all clients.
- Experience of using electronic case management systems such as IAPTus.
- Qualification in the IAPT compliant modality Counselling for Depression (CfD).
- Qualification in another IAPT compliant counselling modality.
- Psychology or other health related undergraduate or postgraduate degree.
Job summary
We are excited to be recruiting qualified counsellors that wish to continue their professional development here at Connect Health for our Talking Therapies (previously known as IAPT) counselling service in Hounslow. We are seeking individuals with post qualification experience looking to undertake a Person-Centred experiential Counselling for Depression (PCE-CfD) course, and we're offering fully funded places to do this!
For full requirements and eligibility please see the attached job description. The successful post holder will be required to work a minimum of 22.5 hours per week with Connect in order to be eligible. This role is also face to face in our Hounslow service.
Main duties of the job
You will support the Operations Manager and Senior Counsellor to deliver a high-quality and client centred service and also with regard to all aspects of risk management, managing any issues that arise across the service, and support the clinical aspects of service development.
Were keen to innovate, especially when it comes to enhancing client outcomes, so youll be aware of, and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of psychological therapies and use this knowledge to drive and embrace change whilst srtiving for excellence.
About us
Connect Health is a leading community services healthcare provider encompassing mental health, IAPT, rehabilitation, physiotherapy, tier-2 MSK (musculoskeletal), chronic pain, functional disorder/long Covid, First Contract Practitioners (FCP), rheumatology and occupational health services, serving over 375k NHS patients pa across 55+ NHS partners and 100+ occupational health wellbeing services.
As by far the largest independent MSK and Pain services provider, Connect Health supports the NHS to effectively and efficiently deliver care in more appropriate community settings, transforming services around specific quality and financial objectives, reducing waiting times and improving outcomes for patients.
Connect Health was established over 30 years ago and has built an enviable level of specialist expertise in delivering sustained transformation through its dedication to patient care, sophisticated infrastructure, digital tools, highly advanced clinical and operational insight and change methodology.
Date posted
24 September 2023
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience up to £38,000 depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
E0332-IAPT18
Job locations
Heart Of Hounslow Centre For Health
92 Bath Road
Hounslow
TW3 3EL
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
The main purpose of this is to work with our clients to assess the suitability of psychological interventions as well as formulate, implement, and evaluate therapy programmes for them.
Providing high quality clinical and case management supervision and delivering quality clinical sessions to clients and patients whilst keeping up to date with advances in psychological therapies.
The key duties of the job are split across Clinical, Professional and General objectives
CLINICAL
o Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service.
o Assess clients for suitability for Counselling / therapy.
o Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for clients.
o Adhere to a mutually agreeable activity contract relating to the number of client contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient, in line with both Local, National and Service targets.
o Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.
o Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols.
o Work closely with other wider teams and staff ensuring appropriate step-up and step-down arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach.
o To undertake risk assessment and risk management and, where appropriate, identifying patients whose safety needs might need to be escalated / managed in a time sensitive manner.
PROFESSIONAL
Keep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines and legislation set by the Department of Health (e.g. IAPT Manual, NHS Plan, National Service Framework, National Institute for Clinical Excellence) and Primary Care Services
Ensure that client confidentiality is protected at all times.
Be aware of and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of psychological therapies.
Ensure clear professional objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed with line management structure on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development.
Attend clinical / case management supervision on a regular basis as agreed with Manager.
Participate in individual performance reviews / appraisals and respond to agreed objectives.
Keep up to date all records in relation to Continuous Professional Development and ensure personal development plan maintains up to date specialist knowledge of latest theoretical and service delivery models/developments.
Carry out clinical audits of service performance, including service user surveys and evaluations, and help to collate and disseminate the results for feedback.
GENERAL
To contribute to the development of best practice within the service.
To adhere to Connect Healths Policies and Procedures, including clinical risk, safeguarding, other relevant measures and frameworks.
All employees have a responsibility and a legal obligation to ensure that information processed for both patients and staff is kept accurate, confidential, secure and in line with the GDPR and Security and Confidentiality Policies.
In line with meeting the needs of the service, be able to work flexibly e.g. working from several different premises or working in the evening as required.
Any other reasonable tasks.
Why work for Connect Health?
We are dedicated to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and rewarding our colleagues. We continue to reward our staff with competitive salaries and a great range of employee benefits. These include:
A minimum of 5% of your hours is bespoke personal development time
A proven roadmap to Consultant-level practice for those that wish to develop this level of capability.
Access to an internal network of Consultant clinicians (medical and AHPs) that provide leadership, educational, research and clinical support.
Access to the full content (live and recorded sessions) of the Connect Clinical Education Academy
Access to support and engagement with our entire MDT clinical workforce via
o Emergency clinical on call rota
o Clinical supervision
o Coaching and mentoring
o Online clinical resource and chat network
o Internal conferences and study days
o Clinical support tools/pathways
Up to 30 days holiday (plus public holidays)
option to buy additional annual leave
an additional day off for your birthday
online discounts portal
employer pension contributions
salary sacrifice schemes
an employee assistance programme
performance related pay rewards
team building/away days
reimbursement of professional body membership fees for clinicians
These benefits are our way of saying thank you to our colleagues.
The best thing about Connect Health? For me its the opportunity to develop and be part of an organisation that arent afraid to innovate whilst keeping the patient at the centre of everything we do. Connect Health MSK Clinician, Spring 2022
Job responsibilities
The main purpose of this is to work with our clients to assess the suitability of psychological interventions as well as formulate, implement, and evaluate therapy programmes for them.
Providing high quality clinical and case management supervision and delivering quality clinical sessions to clients and patients whilst keeping up to date with advances in psychological therapies.
The key duties of the job are split across Clinical, Professional and General objectives
CLINICAL
o Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service.
o Assess clients for suitability for Counselling / therapy.
o Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for clients.
o Adhere to a mutually agreeable activity contract relating to the number of client contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient, in line with both Local, National and Service targets.
o Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.
o Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols.
o Work closely with other wider teams and staff ensuring appropriate step-up and step-down arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach.
o To undertake risk assessment and risk management and, where appropriate, identifying patients whose safety needs might need to be escalated / managed in a time sensitive manner.
PROFESSIONAL
Keep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines and legislation set by the Department of Health (e.g. IAPT Manual, NHS Plan, National Service Framework, National Institute for Clinical Excellence) and Primary Care Services
Ensure that client confidentiality is protected at all times.
Be aware of and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of psychological therapies.
Ensure clear professional objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed with line management structure on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development.
Attend clinical / case management supervision on a regular basis as agreed with Manager.
Participate in individual performance reviews / appraisals and respond to agreed objectives.
Keep up to date all records in relation to Continuous Professional Development and ensure personal development plan maintains up to date specialist knowledge of latest theoretical and service delivery models/developments.
Carry out clinical audits of service performance, including service user surveys and evaluations, and help to collate and disseminate the results for feedback.
GENERAL
To contribute to the development of best practice within the service.
To adhere to Connect Healths Policies and Procedures, including clinical risk, safeguarding, other relevant measures and frameworks.
All employees have a responsibility and a legal obligation to ensure that information processed for both patients and staff is kept accurate, confidential, secure and in line with the GDPR and Security and Confidentiality Policies.
In line with meeting the needs of the service, be able to work flexibly e.g. working from several different premises or working in the evening as required.
Any other reasonable tasks.
Why work for Connect Health?
We are dedicated to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and rewarding our colleagues. We continue to reward our staff with competitive salaries and a great range of employee benefits. These include:
A minimum of 5% of your hours is bespoke personal development time
A proven roadmap to Consultant-level practice for those that wish to develop this level of capability.
Access to an internal network of Consultant clinicians (medical and AHPs) that provide leadership, educational, research and clinical support.
Access to the full content (live and recorded sessions) of the Connect Clinical Education Academy
Access to support and engagement with our entire MDT clinical workforce via
o Emergency clinical on call rota
o Clinical supervision
o Coaching and mentoring
o Online clinical resource and chat network
o Internal conferences and study days
o Clinical support tools/pathways
Up to 30 days holiday (plus public holidays)
option to buy additional annual leave
an additional day off for your birthday
online discounts portal
employer pension contributions
salary sacrifice schemes
an employee assistance programme
performance related pay rewards
team building/away days
reimbursement of professional body membership fees for clinicians
These benefits are our way of saying thank you to our colleagues.
The best thing about Connect Health? For me its the opportunity to develop and be part of an organisation that arent afraid to innovate whilst keeping the patient at the centre of everything we do. Connect Health MSK Clinician, Spring 2022
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Employer details
Employer name
Connect Health Group Limited
Address
Heart Of Hounslow Centre For Health
92 Bath Road
Hounslow
TW3 3EL
Employer's website
https://www.connecthealth.co.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Connect Health Group Limited
Address
Heart Of Hounslow Centre For Health
92 Bath Road
Hounslow
TW3 3EL
Employer's website
https://www.connecthealth.co.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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