Senior Counsellor | West London NHS Trust in Ealing

Ealing NHS Talking Therapies was one of the first Talking Therapies services to launch in 2008, and is one of the three services provided by West London NHS Trust. Our main base is in Ealing where we have access to over 16 clinic rooms and two open plan offices. In addition to this, we run clinics at GP surgeries across the borough, covering areas such as Southall, Acton, and Chiswick.

Clinical and line management supervision is part of our success, and as a qualified therapist you will benefit from weekly clinical supervision, monthly line management supervision, and monthly step 3 clinical skills.

We would love to hear from you if you are:

• A qualified modality practitioner with postgraduate training in counselling, psychotherapy or counselling psychology
• Fully accredited with the BACP or UKCP
• Trained in Talking Therapies approved specialist modality training: Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT)
• Able to demonstrate good therapeutic relationships with people
• An inspirational and collaborative team player with excellent communication skills committed to improving access to psychological therapies across the Ealing borough.

A typical week for a full-time clinician involves working at least one evening session (12pm–8pm Monday to Thursday) and achieving an average of 20 attended clinical contacts per week. We consider flexible working and part time hours to the right candidates.

Key Result Areas & Performance:

Clinical:

• To provide specialist Modality assessments of clients referred to the Ealing Talking Therapies service based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care.
• To work with clients with a range of mild to moderate mental health problems.
• To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a client’s mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client’s problems, and employing methods developed from evidence based practice.
• To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations and drawing upon different explanatory models.
• To be able to use Talking Therapies approved interventions/counselling at a specialist level in assessments and interventions.

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation. Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m. The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’. The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

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.