Job requirements
Essential
17 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
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Sound knowledge of Child Care legislation and Safeguarding
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Good knowledge of current local and national strategies concerning Children’s emotional wellbeing, Children’s Services, and mental health
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Good understanding of child and adolescent development and risk management of young people in crisis
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Ability to work in partnership with universal services to provide the best possible outcomes for children and young people
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Ability to work both as a member of a team and autonomously and to manage own and other colleagues’ anxieties
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Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Governance principles
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Highly developed communication skills
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Ability to delegate whilst maintaining overall responsibility for service users care, where appropriate
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Highly motivated & able to engage with service users & carers to improve outcomes
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Ability to be creative and adapt interventions to different age groups and abilities
- Experience
Significant experience of working with people with mental health needs, including those with emotional wellbeing needs
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Experience of delivering evidence-based interventions in a one-to-one and/or group setting
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Experience of providing training to professionals and children and young people (or able to demonstrate aptitude)
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Good knowledge of universal children’s services
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Ability to manage own caseload and time
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Diploma in counselling (therapeutic)
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Registered with an NHS recognised register for counsellors
Desirable
8 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Significant experience of working with children and young people who have mental health or emotional wellbeing needs
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Experience of delivering therapeutic interventions
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Local knowledge of children’s services
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Experience of delivering training or group interventions
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Experience of providing line management and or supervision
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Post qualification courses in childcare practice or therapeutic work with children and families
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Good understanding of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and/or Solution Focused Therapy
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Training qualification
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Healthy Minds Lincolnshire. We are recruiting to two posts: one covering Grantham and the surrounding area, and one covering Spalding and the surrounding area.
Healthy Minds Lincolnshire supports children and young people aged 0-19 who are presenting with emotional wellbeing or mental health problems, which are of a low level of complexity and/or intensity, by offering a variety of evidence-based interventions. It will also involve providing liaison and consultation to education providers and universal services.
This is advertised as full-time posts operating Monday to Friday 9am-5pm, however other working patterns can be considered and base can be negotiated.
Please note that, as we are currently undergoing service transformation work, this post will be part of a new hybrid team that is bringing together the existing Healthy Minds Lincolnshire (HML) and Mental Health Support Teams (MHST). The name of the hybrid teams/service is to be Healthy Minds Lincolnshire.
Main duties of the job
Healthy Minds Lincolnshire work with children and young people on a variety of emotional wellbeing needs including but not limited to: anxiety, low mood, self-harm, self-esteem, and anger.
This is an exciting opportunity for motivated and highly organised individuals with a passion for children and young people’s emotional wellbeing to help shape the Hybrid Emotional Wellbeing Service.
You should be able to travel around this large rural county and be able to work flexibly according to the needs of the service. You will need to have knowledge and experience of delivering evidence-based therapeutic interventions.
You will be expected to be familiar with children’s safeguarding procedures in Lincolnshire and demonstrate good working relationships with other professionals to enable the provision of holistic care to children, young people and their families.
You should possess a Level 5 Diploma in Counselling, be registered with a professional body and have experience of working therapeutically with Children and Young People.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.
When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:
Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
Competitive annual leave allowance
Car leasing scheme
NHS pension scheme
Free eye tests
Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants
Applicant requirements
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.
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This advert is for Practitioner Counsellor with Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Lincoln, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Counsellor role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 04 Nov 2026.
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