About this role
Job summary
As part of our expanding psychological therapies service, NHS Talking Therapies Hampshire are looking to recruit a full time Person-Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression (PCE-CfD) trainee therapists to join our friendly team. This is an excellent opportunity for highly motivated and passionate individuals, trained in Person-Centred or Humanistic counselling / psychotherapy with more than two years post-qualifying experience, to join an established team of PCE-CfD therapists. The PCE-CfD team are very proud to offer this way of working within the NHS and this is an exciting opportunity to develop your practice through training in the PCE-CfD modality: delivering high quality, evidence-based therapy for our local population.
Applicants will be committed to training and working within an IAPT Service at Step 3 of the Stepped Care Model. As part of the role, you provide assessments and NICE approved therapies across the locality, through a variety of means such as video conference and telephone sessions, working flexibly to meet the service needs. For those who wish to work with clients face to face, this option can be discussed at interview.
Upon completion of training and in receipt of PCE-CfD Licensed Practitioner Certificate, salary will rise to Band 7.
Please note this is a hybrid role (Fareham, Gosport, Havant, Petersfield) so you will need a driving licence and access to a vehicle for work use.
Main duties of the job
Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service
Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the department referral protocols, and refer patients onto the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary
Assess patients for suitability for PCE-CfD, and referring to an alternative modality, making onward referrals or signposting to services when required. Identifying where presenting problems appear to be too complex or severe during training and seeking advice from supervisor / manager on how to manage the case.
To be responsible for assessment, treatment and discharge of patients in line with national guidance and agreed service protocols.
To draw on evidence-based psychological models to formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for patients
Facilitate therapy groups, as required, in line with service programme.
Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the number of patient contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.
Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or patients in treatment, where appropriate.
Attend and fulfil all the requirements of the PCE-CfD training
Apply learning from the training programme in practice
Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice
Ensure that patient confidentiality is protected at all times
Please refer to job description for further details
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
Job description Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
The post holder will need to have a minimum of a Diploma in Person-Centred or Humanistic Counselling, 2 years post qualifying experience, and be accredited or working towards accreditation (min of 450 client hours achieved) with BACP or equivalent body. See person specification for more details.
Desirable
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Experience Essential
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Additional Criteria Essential
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address Basepoint Gosport
Aerodrome Road
Gosport
Hampshire
PO13 0FQ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)