Specialist Counsellor

at  Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

The service is looking to recruit a specialist counsellor who will provide valuable input within our recovery oriented drug and alcohol psychology pathway and contribute to the planning and development of the service, in line with the service specifications.
This is a new fixed term role in the service (ending 31st March 2025 but vacancy may be extended dependent on funding) and the main purpose will be to support the delivery of a range of psychological interventions. This will involve assessing and supporting people with substance use problems in their recovery journeys while keeping in mind trauma-informed principles as well as the available clinical evidence
As a specialist counsellor, you will bring important relational counselling skills in working with people in drug and alcohol recovery, and you will be familiar with up to date specialist knowledge of latest theoretical and service delivery guidance. You will have a degree in counselling or other related field and be BACP accredited or equivalent.
Specialist counselling will play a key role in enhancing our therapeutic programs and involve working directly with clients accessing our Drug and Alcohol Specialist Psychology Service.
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person- centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

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