High Intensity Therapist - Counsellor

PLEASE NOTE THE ADVERT IS FOR COUNSELLING FOR DEPRESSION THERAPY FOR DEPRESSION (CFD) TRAINING PLACES. PLEASE ENUSRE THAT YOU HAVE THE RELEVENT ACCREDITABLE COUNSELLING QUALIFICATION LISTED IN THE PERSON SPEC FOR THIS ROLE PRIOR TO APPLYING.

We are excited to be expanding our workforce for counsellors here at Mersey Care in our Talking Therapies service.

We are seeking applications from qualified counsellors who wish to pursue additional modality training in the Talking Therapies compliant modalities.

You will be qualified to Diploma Level in Counselling with significant clinical experience of working with clients presenting with depression. In addition the successful candidate will hold accredited membership of BACP or an equivalent registering body. Above all, you will be an enthusiastic clinician, committed to driving the Talking Therapies provision within our communities, and taking pride in making a difference to peoples lives

You will hold a clinical caseload providing Talking Therapies compliant counselling at step 3 of the stepped care model for individuals assessed and diagnosed with depression that are deemed as meeting the criteria for counselling, whilst being supported to undertake training in Counselling for Depression.

We have positions available across all of our Talking Therapies localities which include St Helens, Halton, Liverpool and Knowsley and our clinical staff are to hold sessions both in person and remotely.

You will hold a clinical caseload providing Talking Therapies compliant counselling at step 3 of the stepped care model for individuals assessed and diagnosed with depression that are deemed as meeting the criteria for counselling, whilst being supported to undertake training in Counselling for Depression.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Julie Smith Job title: Operational Manager Email address: ***email_hidden*** Telephone number: 07787 687815