Psychotherapist / Counsellor

This is an exciting opportunity for a Psychotherapist / Counsellor with relevant post qualifying experience in working with young people / young adults with complex mental health and psychosocial issues to join the Off Centre team. We provide outcome focussed interventions that support resilience and / or recovery. You will be a warm, empathic individual with an ability to relate to young people and work as part of a team.

Off Centre provides early access help for young people age 16-25 with moderate to severe mental health problems. It facilitates the transition to adult services where appropriate, improves the mental well-being of young people by providing early interventions including individual, time limited and outcome focussed psychotherapy / counselling / arts psychotherapies, accessible drop in provision, therapeutic group work and keywork support.

Main duties of the job

1. To carry out clinical and holistic, initial assessments of service users needs and suitability for service, including assessing risk and safeguarding issues, co-design outcome focussed treatment plan with young adult, utilizing agreed assessment and outcome tools such as CORE 10, PHQ 9 and GAD 7.
2. To carry and maintain a caseload of service users receiving individual counselling or psychotherapy applying specialist knowledge and techniques of counselling or psychotherapy where appropriate during interventions. In addition, undertake the associated case management and administrative work in accordance with clinical and funding requirements. You will also co-facilitate the weekly Drop In on Thursday evenings.
3. To keep excellent and up-to-date records of work with service users at all times, adhering to confidentiality and information sharing protocols in conjunction with safeguarding requirements.
4. To advise and liaise with external partners involved in the mental health and wellbeing needs of clients. Contribute locally as well as regionally, to strategic planning discussions and ensure collaborative working with statutory and voluntary agencies and service providers to ensure a high quality unified service. Ensure that service-users views are heard and understood and inform and influence the development of local mental health services provision and practice.

Job responsibilities

Job title: Psychotherapist/Counsellor, Hackney

Service: Off Centre

Salary: Grade 3 point 24-28 plus inner London weighting

Hours: 37 hours per week (full time) possible job share available

Location: Unit 7, Textile Building, Hackney, London

Responsible to: Clinical Lead / Operational Manager

Person Specification

1. Educated to level six or above, with a recognised professional Counselling or Psychotherapy qualification. Commitment to continued professional development.
2. Educated to degree level or above in a relevant sector.
3. Hold individual BACP /UKCP (or equivalent) registration or accreditation (or be eligible for accreditation) with a proven commitment to continuing learning and professional development including active participation in clinical supervision, line management supervision and performance appraisals.
4. Demonstrable post qualification experience as a counsellor / psychotherapist and evidence of experience of working with children / young people / young adults with complex mental health and psychosocial issues and providing outcome focussed interventions that support resilience and / or recovery. Experience of working with young LGBTQIA+ people and group work would be desirable.
5. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal. Ability to work as part of a team from different theoretical backgrounds and identify with organizational and service goals.

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.

£36,138 to £39,627 a year inclusive of Inner London Weighting.