High Intensity Counsellor
| Posting date: | 10 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £53,751.00 to £60,651.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £53751.00 - £60651.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 March 2026 |
| Location: | Harrow, HA1 2SL |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9333-26-0334 |
Summary
Provide specialist psychotherapeutic assessment of patients referred to the CNWL Talking Therapies IAPT Service for High Intensity Counselling, based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex psychological data from a variety of quantitative and qualitative sources including self-report measures, rating scales, assessing for suitability of the treatment. Formulate and implement plans for the specialist psychotherapeutic treatment and/or management of patients mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of those problems derived from a broad theoretical knowledge of counselling. Be responsible for implementing a range of specialist High Intensity Counselling ,and other IAPT modalities. Comply with caseload and set activity requirements. Regular and prompt entry of clinical data relating to patients on caseload and make it available for supervision and for the patient as required.. Regularly monitor and evaluate therapy programmes and progress, using objective measures where appropriate. Evaluate and make decisions about treatment options. Include family members and others involved in clients problems in therapy programmes, where and if necessary. Assess and deliver therapy programmes in the community or GP Surgery and other settings within the service, as necessary. Discharge patients as appropriate and arrange follow-up as appropriate on completion of therapy.. Exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment. Adhere to relevant professional codes of conduct, policy and guidance of Accreditation requirements for individual registrants on the Professional Standards Authority register of Accredited Counsellors including UKCP, BACP, BPC etc. Maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping including electronic data-entry and recording. Exercise responsibility for professional self-governance. Develop and maintain knowledge of local resources and relationships with relevant statutory, voluntary and community groups and organisations. Develop and propose innovative responses to identified needs of the diverse and multi- cultural community the service serves in collaboration and consultation with colleagues from CNWL Talking Therapies IAPT Service and other relevant teams and agencies.