Senior IPT Counsellor

As a Senior Counsellor, the purpose of this role is to provide leadership in one of the evidence-based modalities that Counsellors deliver. This will be in line with NICE guidance and the Talking Therapies manual, for adults experiencing depression that meet suitability criteria to benefit from the service.

To provide leadership & supervision plans on suitability for accessing evidence-based modalities in line with the service policy.

To enable duties to be carried out, the Senior Counsellor roles are 18.75 hours for each evidence - based modality

Main duties of the job

In clinical work undertaken:

To meet the National Talking Therapies standards which include an individual minimum 50% recovery rate and to meet 20 clinical contact hours (pro-rata) per week.

To ensure productivity expectations are met in line with the National Talking Therapies manual.

To meet patient needs by working across Sheffield according to demand, offering flexibility with appointments where possible.

Offerprofessional advice and support to thereferrers in Primary Care andTalking Therapiescolleagues on all aspects of Counselling.

Workautonomously within professional and best practice Talking Therapiesguidelines.

Liaiseasappropriate withTalking Therapiescolleagues, GPsregardingconcerns and the treatmentoutcome.

Support the use of data within the evidence-based modality to reflect, guide and improve practice and performance of Counsellors in conjunction with supervision.

Collaborating with the professional lead counsellor to organise Counsellingforums and CPD events.

To attend a monthly professional counselling supervision with the Professional Lead Counsellor, Talking Therapies Clinical Director and General Manager in line with other professions within the service. The purpose of this is to ensure two-way feedback from Counsellor forums, ensure clinical governance, objective setting and developments.

At SHSC, we prioritise the well-being and safety of both our service users and employees. It is our policy and a condition of employment that all employees must join the DBS Update Service. This service carries an annual fee, which employees are responsible for paying up front. However, employees may claim this cost back through the Trust's Employee Expenses Reimbursement Policy. For those requiring a Basic DBS check, it is necessary to register for a DBS Online Account.