Modality Practitioner

Job overview

Are you looking for a counsellor role in a friendly team? Are an accredited CfD, IPT or DIT counsellor? Are you passionate about providing a vital service to our community?

In line with expansion of Talking Therapies, we want to increase our counselling offer and recruit four new counsellors.

Hounslow NHS Talking Therapies is seeking an experienced counsellors to join our friendly team.

What we offer:

We offer a stable, and supportive working environment

A values driven environment - Togetherness, Responsibility, Excellence and Caring underpin how we treat each other and our patients

We promote a healthy work-life balance and operate a hybrid working week

We offer flexible working,

Regular line management & supervision

Opportunities to gain knowledge and skills in service developments

A comprehensive CPD & reflective practice programme

We are particularly eager to recruit Counselling and DIT qualified approaches as demand for these therapies is incredibly high.

Main duties of the job

You will provide a specialist, compassionate service to clients experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties, primarily anxiety and depression. This includes completing assessments and delivering interventions such as Counselling for Depression, Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy and Interpersonal Therapy. You will work collaboratively with colleagues from a range of professional backgrounds and facilitate therapeutic groups.

The role also involves offering consultation and psychological advice to non-psychologist colleagues and carers in relation to clients’ psychological care.

We operate a hybrid working model, with staff working a minimum of two days on-site and up to three days from home.

As a high-performing service, we are seeking clinicians who can work autonomously and as part of a team, deliver 20 clinical hours per week and work flexibly to meet service needs. Your standard job plan will include offering one evening clinic (12–8pm) per week.

You will work with people from diverse cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters where required, and demonstrate a strong commitment to equality of access and inclusive practice.

Please see the attached Job Pack for full details.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.