Counsellor – Mental Health Advisor

Mental Health Advisor – Liverpool

We currently have an exciting position for a Mental Health Advisor (OT, Nurse, Accredited Counsellors, Psychologist) in Liverpool to join a large UK provider of Work Programme initiatives. Our client is rated as one of The Sunday Times’ 100 Best Companies to Work for (2014, 2011, 2010 and 2009) and their programme initiative aims to assist people to find suitable and lasting employment.

Duties:

* You will be in place to conduct bio-psychosocial assessments for clients, while providing face to face and telephone based interventions/appointments.

* As a Mental Health Advisor you will utilise your specialist skills, knowledge and experience, taking a holistic approach and working closely with employment advisors, key workers or case managers to help our clients to better manage their physical and/or mental health support and enable them to remain in work or facilitate a successful return to employment.

* Candidates must have experience of applying Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and/or, Motivational Interviewing and/or Brief Solution Focused Therapy approaches to a client base. You will also have experience of delivering one-to-one interventions and of facilitating workshops. Applicants must have both a passion and an interest in empowering unemployed clients to effectively manage their mental health, whilst supporting them to move closer to work.

* You will be expected to offer advice and guidance to clients with regard to their health condition and empowering individuals to manage their health more independently and effectively and provide return to work guidance and offer in work support where required and refer clients to appropriate specialist services, agencies and organisations.

* You will work with other Health Advisors and Senior Health Advisors to build relationships with external organisations such as the NHS and other specialist providers of health &/or wellbeing related services. They will also generatehealth and wellbeing referrals and ensure work to ensure continued engagement with employment advisors.

Necessary Skills/Qualifications:

* Qualified and registered health professional holding registration with the HCPC, NMC or BACP as appropriate. It is preferred that Counsellors are accredited.

* Experience in a mental health setting, pain management, mental health, occupational health, vocational rehabilitation or condition management – Experience of delivering health or wellbeing related group interventions, facilitating workshops or training sessions.

* Experience of working with those who are unemployed and/or may havehealth or wellbeing related issues, disability with an understanding of vulnerable groups.

* Experience in the use or good level of understanding of CBT in the context of behaviour change.

Permanent- This role is based in Liverpool, with flexibility to travel to other local sites (Central Liverpool, Huyton and Preston) to meet business requirements. This position is 5 days per week 9am-5.30pm (with an hour for lunch). There is the possibility of part time also.

The salary is between £29,874and £29,895 (Pro Rata) depending on experience and benefits include:

* A stakeholder pension scheme – Private Health cover
* 25 days + 8 Bank Holidays annual leave (Pro-Rata)
* 45p per mile travel allowance
* Childcare Vouchers (tax savings for working parents)
* Give as You Earn
* Season Ticket Loans
* Insurance

For more information on this role please or call Martin at Recruiting for Care