Job Introduction

Everyone's Turning Point is unique. It's the moment when they realise they've made a small, but important, step forward. Very often, that small step is the start of something bigger. But only when the right support, advice and services are in place. That's where you come in, working as part of our Talking Therapies service, our highly successful and innovative 'Improving Access to Psychological Therapies' (IAPT) delivery model.

We support people who are having difficulty in coping and who may be suffering from a common mental illness such as depression, anxiety or phobias. Our approach embeds the notion of well-being and recovery and promotes personal responsibility for lifestyle choices and self-management of mental well-being. For our clients, this has resulted in a highly accessible and user-friendly service available across a wide geographical area.

This is hybrid role - a combination of service based (minimum 2 days per week) and home working.

Role Responsibility

We are looking to recruit a High Intensity Therapist who has completed one (or more) of the following modalities:

• Person Centred Experiential Counsellor (PCEC)/Counsellor for Depression (CfD) IAPT qualification
• Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT)

You'll manage your own caseload whilst working towards both service and individual targets.

We offer regular masterclasses to upskill our therapists and support their career development as well as opportunities to access additional modality training. We provide excellent opportunities for development in this role through access to training around areas of specialism such as supervision, long-term conditions, cultural diversity etc. 

You will work with your supervisor and line manager to make sure development and CPD plans are in place for your ongoing growth. There are also many opportunities for career progression into areas of leadership or further clinical training.

You will be required to work on an outreach and rota basis in the community as the service operates 7 days per week.

The Ideal Candidate

You must have a qualification in this modality and be accredited by your relevant governing body (BABCP, BACP/UKCP) accredited or working towards. Alongside vast experience of working within Mental Health, you'll have a proven ability to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients and working relationships with your colleagues.

We have an active wellbeing working group made up staff from within various different roles in the service who work together to organise events, keep people connected and provide information and support helping to make this a really great place to work. 

We also offer the opportunity to manage your wellbeing by working flexibly and there are lots of opportunities to ensure this can work for you as well as our clients. We pay incentivised rates of pay for weekend working and additional hours.

About us

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.

We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package.

You will also receive a one-off £1,200 joining bonus - T&C's apply.

You will get 32 days’ paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 34 days. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.

Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following the link below to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees.

Turning Point Benefits

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date. 

Turning Point