About this role
Job summary Ready to use your clinical expertise to deliver meaningful, Island wide therapeutic interventions to clients with a range of mental health needs? Please note this role is not open to remote or hybrid working.
As a Band 7 Counsellor within Community Wellbeing Service, youll take full ownership of a diverse caseload, supporting clients aged 18 and over. Working within a Step 2 therapy service, you will provide high intensity, short term, evidence based therapeutic interventions for individuals experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. You will carry out structured assessments to identify presenting needs, collaboratively agree therapeutic goals, and deliver interventions in line with recognised clinical models and best practice.
Main duties of the job You will need a strong background of assessing clinical risk, including identifying when an individuals needs fall outside the scope of the service. You will use your professional judgement, making onward referrals and ensuring individuals are signposted to the right level of care in a timely manner. You will manage your caseload effectively, maintaining a strong focus on safe, responsive and person centred care.
Beyond your own caseload, youll play an active role in shaping how the service works, contributing to the ongoing development and improvement of the service, supporting quality enhancement, service innovation and the embedding of evidence based practice across the team. Youll use your experience to guide others through clinical supervision, share specialist advice, with a commitment to improving mental health support across the Island. This is a role where your clinical judgement, autonomy and ability to manage complexity will be used every day. Apply now!
About us By joining Manx Care on the Isle of Man youll be stepping away from NHS pressures and demands, as the Islands healthcare system is similar but separate to the UK NHS. We provide lots of opportunities for professional learning and CPD, this includes use of our well-resourced education and training centre.
At many of our locations youll have access to free on-site car parking. People who relocate here can also get a refund on their National Insurance contributions for the first year of living here. In addition, we offer generous relocation packages for most of our roles!
On the Isle of Man you can benefit from great lifestyle opportunities, a safe environment and great schools. Manx residents benefit from lower tax rates compared to most countries in the EU.
Job description Job responsibilities
A workplace that invests in you
Enjoy higher salaries compared to the UK, along with annual salary increases that extend beyond typical UK NHS pay scales.
A generous annual leave entitlement starting at 27 days and 10 Public Holidays.
Subject to meeting eligibility criteria, the IOM Public Service offers two pension arrangements: the Isle of Man Government Unified Scheme 2011 or the Isle of Man Government Defined Contribution (DC) Arrangement.
Free on-site car parking.
Our on-site education and training centre, Keyll Darree, comprises a lecture theatre, well stocked medical library, training facilities and a state-of-the-art simulation lab which is operated by trained simulation practitioners.
Access to the Learning, Education and Development training facility, which is exclusively for Public Service employees, to keep on top of your continuous professional development.
Free access to the Isle of Man Government Staff Welfare Service which offers professional counselling, emotional support and signposting on a wide range of issues.
Accommodation may be available for the first 6 months in your role at a reduced rate for non-Island residents, subject to availability.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Recognised professional counselling qualification to diploma level or equivalent.
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.
Employer details Employer name Manx Care
Address Ballakermeen Road (Manx Care)
Douglas
Isle of Man
IM1 4BR
United Kingdom
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