High Intensity Counsellor

Job overview

Job advert for Counselling

We are looking for enthusiastic, passionate team players to join our dynamic service as High Intensity (HI) Counsellors. We are particularly interested to hear from female and Global Majority applicants to strengthen our diverse team.

If you are committed to delivering short-term evidence based high-quality care and making a real difference in people’s lives, we would like you to apply.

Why Join Us?

• Well established counselling team within a Talking Therapy Service (IAPT)
• Delivering short-term, goal focussed, outcome centred interventions
• Supportive, collaborative team environment
• Opportunities for professional development
• Make a meaningful impact in the Lewisham community

Working for the organisation:

We are a diverse, friendly and forward-thinking psychological therapy service based in Lewisham. Our team is committed to delivering high-quality, evidence-based interventions and fostering an environment where staff feel valued and supported in their professional growth. We have strong partnerships within the local community and welcome applicants who bring special interests or expertise in developing these links.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of a HI Counsellor:

The post holder will provide specialist psychological therapy services to clients residing in the Lewisham Borough.

This includes:

• Conducting specialist assessments to identify psychological needs.
• Developing individualised treatment plans, primarily using short-term, goal focused counselling.
• Delivering evidence-based interventions and monitoring progress through weekly outcome measures to support clients’ recovery rates.
• Ensuring high standards of clinical care and adherence to professional guidelines.
• Working autonomously, within the team and supervision guidelines.
• Competent to liaise and refer to multi-disciplinary teams (MDT) when appropriate.

Our clinicians are highly skilled and motivated, with access to specialist training enabling us to offer a wide range of therapies, including:

• Person Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression (PCE-CfD)
• Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT)
• Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
• Couple Therapy for Depression (CTfD)

To apply, download a full Job Description and main responsibilities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Provide specialist psychological therapy for clients referred to the NHS Talking Therapies service, integrating complex information from multiple sources, including:

• Specialist psychological assessments
• Self-report measures and routine outcome monitoring
• Clinical observations and formulation
• Deliver evidence-based, NICE-recommended psychological therapies for depression and anxiety disorders, including Person-Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression (PCE-CfD), Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT), Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), and Couple Therapy for Depression (CTfD), where appropriately trained.
• Formulate and implement individualised treatment plans using a collaborative, evidence-based and recovery-focused approach.
• Deliver short-term, goal-focused psychological therapy interventions and regularly review treatment progress and clinical outcomes to support recovery.
• Monitor treatment progress and outcomes through routine outcome measures, ensuring interventions remain effective and aligned with best practice.
• Work autonomously within professional, organisational and clinical governance frameworks, making appropriate referrals and liaising with multidisciplinary teams where required.
• Maintain high standards of clinical care, adhering to professional, ethical and service-specific guidelines.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.