Powys Teaching Health Board is seeking an experienced and compassionate Senior Counsellor (band 6) to join the Local Primary Mental Health Service (LPMHSS) on a fulltime permanent basis.
The post holder will deliver high quality evidence-based counselling interventions to adults experiencing mild to moderate or and stable severe but stable mental health difficulties.
The role is integrated into a multi-disciplinary team delivering brief psychological interventions (6-10 sessions).
The successful applicant will be a qualified Accredited Counsellor/ Psychotherapist ideally with experience of working within NHS and Primary Care Mental Health settings with a strong commitment to Recovery focussed Person-Centred care.
Carry a comprehensive clinical caseload, providing relational based, person-centred intervention plans informed by professional Counselling/Psychotherapy knowledge.
- Deliver face to face clinics from one or more of the LPMHSS Hub locations, in addition to virtual clinics via video consultation platforms.
- Attend team meetings and multi-disciplinary clinical meetings about individual service users.
- Maintain an Outlook diary for all clinical activity and work with the Team Lead and administrative team to work in accordance with a personalised job plan.
- Manage, plan and prioritise daily workload, including managing own clinical caseload in accordance with own individual
job plan and with the support of the line manager and clinical supervisor.
- Attend meetings relevant to the post, including triage/screening meetings.
- Engage in regular specialist clinical supervision from an appropriately qualified and experienced clinical supervisor.
Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won’t get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.
As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We’re also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy ’life work’ balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.
To start your journey with us, and to learn more about what we can offer you please visit: https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/ . There you will find information about our benefits and values, read staff experiences and more about what our beautiful county has to offer.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
We would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers; but even if you don’t speak any Welsh, or want to develop your skills, don’t worry: the health board will support you with training.
