Senior Counsellor

at  Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and accredited counsellor to join Brent Talking Therapies Service (IAPT) located in the diverse and vibrant community of the London borough of Brent. This is a Senior Counsellor role including clinical and supervisory responsibilities.
You will join a large and well integrated team with experienced staff, fellow supervisors, trainees and colleagues. You must have experience of delivering brief focussed counselling in a primary care setting, and also of offering formal supervision to other staff either in Talking Therapies or in other settings.
Applicants must be BACP Accredited (not just registered) , on the UKCP register or NCS Accredited Professional. Please ensure you provide the correct Registration Number in your application as we will confirm .
We are also looking for applicants who have completed a qualification or are in the process of completing training in an IAPT approved modality (such as DIT, Couples counselling for Depression, BCT, IPT or CFD).
You will provide a clinical service to adults with common mental health problems in the borough of Brent, and be responsible for the supervision of qualified and trainee counsellors within the Brent Talking Therapies Service.
This role is a good opportunity for those who also wish to develop their leadership skills. You will be responsible for waitlist management, allocating people referred into the service to the most appropriate intervention and to therapists with the most appropriate training and skills to meet their therapeutic need and provide their care. The post holder will also undertake other senior duties as delegated by the Clinical Lead and Joint Lead Counsellors for the service.
Interview date: TBC
The catchment area of the post is the London borough of Brent. The main hub for the service is based at Fairfields House in Kingsbury and there is a satellite hub at Bell House in Willesden Green.
We operate an agile working policy where staff combine remote working and being on-site to deliver face-to-face appointments and other service commitments that require a hub-based presence. The post-holder will work full-time hours and may be required to work at any times between 8am and 8pm on weekdays including an evening clinic as required by the service.
The post is full time and we would consider a 4-day working pattern.

BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR CNWL INCLUDE:

27 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays, with an increase to 33 days with continuous service
NHS discount
Opportunities for career progression
New starters will have a 13-week probation period which is a supportive process to allow individuals to learn and work within the key aspects of their role over a period of time
If you would like to see what it’s like to work for CNWL please have a look at https://talkingtherapies.cnwl.nhs.uk/work
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.
For information about the main duties and responsibilities of the role of senior counsellor , please refer to the attached job description and person specification

Please refer the Job description for details