Clinical Supervisor and Counsellor at The Employee Resilience Company Ltd

Clinical Supervisor and Counsellor at The Employee Resilience Company Ltd

CLINICAL SUPERVISOR and COUNSELLOR (LIPS and Counsellors)

Full Time (Part Time applicants can be considered)

£35,000.00-£38,000.00 per year

The Employee Resilience Company Ltd (TERC) provides both Employee Assistance Provision and full Secondary Mental Health Services. The service is fully (APPTS) Accredited by The Royal College of Psychiatrists and The British Psychological Society for delivering the highest standards of clinical governance. The Accreditation also recognises the wide range of high quality services including counselling, secondary mental health services and wellbeing support offered by TERC.

TERC provides services to NHS, Blue Light Services and other public and private sector employees. TERC is a highly successful service which offers regular clinical supervision, case management supervision and CPD support to support you to achive the best results for your client and for your own professional development.

TERC is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion best practice and positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity. To support this, we have in house EDI specialists and run a range of active in-house diversity networks.

We are actively seeking to increase the diversity of our workforce, to ensure we are representative of the communities we serve at all levels. We therefore welcome applications from candidates with a wide range of lived experience.

We are committed to equitably support the wellbeing of all employees as demonstrated by:

• Our association with the MINDFUL EMPLOYER Charter for Employers who are Positive About Mental Health.
• Our status as a Menopause Friendly Committed employer and our membership with The British Menopause Society
• Our sign up to Zero Suicide Alliance
• Our commitment to meet the standards outlined in the Equality Register, NHS Equality Delivery System (EDS). Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) and Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES).
• The provision of access to health and wellbeing services for colleagues which includes a team of trained Mental Health Advocates and an Employee Assistance Programme.
• An embedded Just and Learning Culture and a robust Staff Values Charter
• We promote a speaking up culture facilitated by dedicated Freedom to Speak Up Guardians.

TERC are a fast-growing psychological services provider in the United Kingdom. With a strong emphasis on clinical and operational excellence, delivery standards and as a clinically led organisation you can be assured our clients are at the heart of what we do and our staff at the heart of our delivery.

Utilising technology to support a team environment but enabling home based working. With robust induction and training, 121 clinical supervision, case and peer supervision and a monthly CPD programme you will be supported to grow as a practitioner and individual. We offer psychological support via our EAP, a short-term model moving through to secondary tier mental health and a wide range of training and additional clinical services.

We are currently recruiting for qualified Counsellors / Psychotherapists to join our Employee Assistance Program and Secondary Mental Health teams across the UK. If you would like the opportunity to be part of a fast-growing service with a strong focus on the highest standards of clinical and operational delivery, we would like to hear from you. There are full time/part time and flexible working posts to suit your lifestyle.

Working to both short and treatment term models, clients are able to access virtual face to face and telephone appointments. You can expect clients with a wide range of presenting issues both work and home related.

Our EAP team provide a 24/7 confidential support service alongside access to telephone and face to face counselling and support. Clients can call our number to speak to a qualified counsellor about issues such as depression, anxiety, stress, debt advice and family issues. There may be opportunities for onsite working in our partner NHS and Blue Light services as we continue to develop and grow.

The role will involve a range of duties including.

• Delivery of virtual face-to-face counselling and telephone counselling to a short-term model.
• Undertaking clinical assessment, risk management and sessional delivery.
• Home work supported by our triage and senior clinical management team
• Conducting telephone assessments including referrals for ongoing psychological support.
• Providing support calls to employees and managers and signposting to appropriate external agencies
• Offering Psychoeducation
• Managing elevated risk calls
• Providing advice to managers/HR on a need’s basis
• Supporting clients within our CCBT programs
• Supervising LIPS
• Supervising Counsellors
• Ensuring all documentation relating to tasks is up to date and stored as per TERC processes.
• Opportunities to develop clinical, clinical supervision and leadership skills
• There may be opportunities for some on site work within our partner NHS and Blue light services.
• Duties commensurate with training and experience to meet service needs.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Professional qualification in counselling at Diploma level or above
• Be BACP accredited or equivalent (evidencing at least 3 years counselling experience post qualification, at least 450+ hours of supervised practice and appropriate personal and professional development)
• Hold a Counselling Supervision qualification at Level 6 or above
• Have at least one year’s experience in offering group supervision to counsellors in a relevant setting
• Have experience of supervising counsellors at differing levels of their careers
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of the BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions
• Excellent communication skills, offering a trauma-informed way of being and language
• Adaptable and flexible approach and ability to work evenings in line with client and staff requirements (when agreed and planned)
• Good administrative skills
• Experience and knowledge of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
• Experience in completing risk assessments
• Telephone and Face to face sessional counselling delivery experience
• Additional training further to their Diploma qualification.
• Experience in EAP Clinical Delivery (or equivalent) or experience working within a multidisciplinary clinical environment.
• Experience in applying Trauma-informed approach to work
• Computer literate essential, alongside the ability to work as part of a team but also autonomously. All candidates will be required to hold enhanced DBS and we can process this on your behalf if you do not have this.

Hours:

• 5 days each week Monday to Friday 8am – 4pm
• Occasional Weekend On call work (twice a year)
• Cover for Bank Holidays (rotational occasional cover)
• On Call Rota (occasional)

As we offer a 24/7 service, you will be required to work occasional bank holidays on a rota basis.

The Company fully believes in supporting its staff members and has supported a number of employees through further development courses. TERC also offers an excellent benefits package including:

· Flexible working patterns.

• Pension Scheme
• Health Scheme – Opticians, Dental, Physio
• Carer Support, Financial Support, 24/7 Legal Support
• 24/7 GP helpline – book a Telephone or Video Appointment with a GP
• Employee Assistance Program – 24/7 telephone counselling helpline
• Life Insurance Scheme
• 32 Days Leave Including Bank Holidays, additional day off for birthday.
• Finder’s fee £500 when recommending someone to join the company (T&C’s apply)
• Monthly case and clinical supervision and 1-2-1 with your line manager
• Annual CPD Programme
• Further Training and Development opportunities
• 24/7 Senior Clinical Duty staff to support risk and Safeguarding issues.
• Reward and Recognition Scheme

Next Steps

· Please submit your CV and a covering letter giving your reasons for your interest in this role.

• If successful after an initial screening call and interview, we will discuss and agree your shift pattern and contract.
• We will provide you with all the IT and workstation equipment needed, and check in with you prior to your start date to ensure you have everything you need
• You will receive a full 4 week induction, online and with others, which starts with an introduction from the Directors, service managers, HR & line managers and meeting some of your new colleagues
• We will then support you with “on the job” training to help you practice the skills you will need to perform the role. We have a team of seniors there to support you every step of the way

Should you wish to discuss any adjustment or assistance you might need in the application or interview process please contact hr@tercltd.co.uk and we will arrange.

TERC is committed to supporting all individuals with dignity and recognises the potential complications that may arise when taking references.

We encourage applicants to contact hr@tercltd.co.uk to discuss or amend how we manage reference requests.

Please note, all applicants must be legally entitled to accept and perform work in the UK and all positions are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Any data which you share with us throughout the hiring process will be stored securely within the UK and is accessible only by staff who require it. Should your application be unsuccessful, your data will be securely destroyed after 12 months.

TERC reserves the right to close this job when sufficient applications have been received.

https://www.tercltd.co.uk/jobs/clinical-supervisor-and-counsellor-lips-and-counsellors/