Counsellor inRotherham inRotherham PUBLISHED 9 DEC 2023

Band 7: £46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum pro rata  PERMANENT 

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.

An opportunity has arisen to work in an exciting and dynamic service providing high intensity psychological interventions as part of the National NHS Talking Therapies service based at Rotherham.

We are looking for high intensity therapists, Psychotherapeutic Counsellors who have the energy, enthusiasm, and skills to join our team who are committed to making a difference within the RDaSH Talking Therapies service. The service has been well established providing a stepped care, evidenced-based model for the treatment of people with common mental health problems. You will be hard-working and able to meet specified targets, in order to deliver a high quality talking therapies service.

It would be desirable for applicants to be trained in a NHS Talking Therapies counselling modality such as Counselling for Depression, Interpersonal Therapy, DIT, Couples Therapy for Depression or a willingness to train in one or more of these.

To provide a qualified specialist psychological therapy service for anxiety and depression to clients from the NHS Talking Therapies service. This involves providing specialist psychological assessment and therapy, within one or more psychological therapy models specified by the NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression Manual.

To provide advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to colleagues and to other, non-professional carers. It will involve supervision of other colleagues including trainee High Intensity Therapists and Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, as well as trainees from other professional groups as appropriate.

The post holder works autonomously within professional guidelines and within the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.

Where this is development post completing training at Band 6, to attend and fulfil the requirements of the training to include supervision from educational providers in relation to the coursework, achieving either the essential Cognitive Behavioural Therapist or Psychotherapeutic Counsellor qualifications as detailed in the person specification.

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.

An opportunity has arisen to work in an exciting and dynamic service providing high intensity psychological interventions as part of the National NHS Talking Therapies service based at Rotherham.

We are looking for high intensity therapists, Psychotherapeutic Counsellors who have the energy, enthusiasm, and skills to join our team who are committed to making a difference within the RDaSH Talking Therapies service. The service has been well established providing a stepped care, evidenced-based model for the treatment of people with common mental health problems. You will be hard-working and able to meet specified targets, in order to deliver a high quality talking therapies service.

It would be desirable for applicants to be trained in a NHS Talking Therapies counselling modality such as Counselling for Depression, Interpersonal Therapy, DIT, Couples Therapy for Depression or a willingness to train in one or more of these.

To provide a qualified specialist psychological therapy service for anxiety and depression to clients from the NHS Talking Therapies service. This involves providing specialist psychological assessment and therapy, within one or more psychological therapy models specified by the NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression Manual.

To provide advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to colleagues and to other, non-professional carers. It will involve supervision of other colleagues including trainee High Intensity Therapists and Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, as well as trainees from other professional groups as appropriate.

The post holder works autonomously within professional guidelines and within the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.

Where this is development post completing training at Band 6, to attend and fulfil the requirements of the training to include supervision from educational providers in relation to the coursework, achieving either the essential Cognitive Behavioural Therapist or Psychotherapeutic Counsellor qualifications as detailed in the person specification.



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