Senior Counsellor (CfD - Counselling for Depression)
Job type: Permanent, Full-time
Overview
Nouvita Healthcare is launching a NHS-commissioned Talking Therapies service in Hertfordshire and seeks a dynamic Lead Counsellor to play a pivotal leadership role in delivering accessible, high-quality mental health care. You will help build, shape, and deliver a compassionate, forward-thinking counselling service, working with colleagues, GPs, NHS partners, and the wider community.
Responsibilities
* Provide clinical leadership to counsellors, trainees, and other therapy professionals
* Ensure Safe & Effective Supervision, overseeing the structure and quality of clinical supervision
* Deliver specialist therapy for complex presentations within the service
* Support service development by creating new interventions, guiding best practice, and driving innovation in counselling modalities
* Collaborate with NHS Partners (including Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust and GPs)
* Lead recruitment and workforce development, helping build and train the team
* Promote mental health awareness through community events, training, and public engagement
About Us
Nouvita Healthcare is an established provider of specialist health and social care services in Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire. We deliver high-quality, patient-centred mental health support and therapeutic services across hospital, residential, and outpatient settings. We value continuous improvement and foster an environment where staff can develop their careers.
Details
* Salary: £55,000 per year
* Contract: Permanent
* Working pattern: Full-time
* Location: 33 Wellfield Close, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 0BU
Person Specification
Experience (Essential)
* Completed training in Counselling for Depression (CfD)
* NHS Talking Therapies accredited counselling/psychotherapy registrations (per NHS Talking Therapies Manual): BACP Accredited; UKCP Registered; ACC Accreditation; NCS Accredited; British Psychoanalytic Council Registered
* Proven experience in clinical leadership and supervision
* Skilled in working with complex presentations
* In-depth knowledge of NHS Talking Therapies (formerly IAPT)
* Willingness to travel across Hertfordshire
Qualifications (Essential)
* Completed training in Counselling for Depression (CfD)
* Accreditations as listed above under Experience
Desirable
* In-depth knowledge of NHS Talking Therapies (formerly IAPT)
* Passion for service development, workforce growth, and patient care
Other
Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required. The post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975 (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require DBS disclosure.
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