Psychotherapist / Counsellor

OUR CLIENT:

Goodall Brazier is working closely with a niche, dynamic company specialising in therapeutic residential care and education. Our client has an exceptional reputation and delivers high-quality, integrated national therapeutic care for young people, with complex needs, mental health issues, and/or high risk profiles/behaviour.

The successful candidate will have experience in screening or assessing ASD, including working with young people with ASD. In addition, familiarity with clinical risk assessment tools for violence or sexual harm will suffice, if no prior SHB experience.

THE ROLE:

The role will be based in the Bedfordshire area working three days a week; the candidate will be tasked with providing assessments and interventions for young people, professional training and consultation, and be able to work within a multi-disciplinary team effectively; in order to promote emotional and psychological well-being, reduction of risk behaviour and positive risk management for adolescents (aged 10-18yrs).

THE INDIVIDUAL:

The client is looking for an individual who’s a highly specialist practitioner with relevant practical experience working with young people with complex histories.

You will:
*Work closely with the residential and education teams; delivering clinical consultations, advice and guidance to aid their development of child care practice/therapeutic needs.
*Assist in the development of the integrated (care, education & clinical) assessment of therapeutic needs of young people, predominantly guiding the behavioural risk assessment and management.
*Manage all clientele records within the company’s residential/educational services, and preserve internal and external professional networks.
*Conduct psychotherapy/psychological assessments, including psychometric testing where applicable, for all admitted patients within the residential community.
*Lead in-house case management arrangement with the in-house team; reviewing young persons’ progress and risk and assessing the intervention programmes in place.

REQUIREMENTS:

*Educated to degree level or equivalent and hold a postgraduate qualification in a psychotherapy/counselling specialism.
*Additional experience post-qualification in applying psychotherapeutic/psychological models of assessment and intervention in various settings.
*Accreditation as a psychotherapist or counsellor is essential with a relevant psychotherapy professional body who operate a Health & Care Professions Council accredited register (or directly registered with the HCPC if appropriate to your discipline).
*Knowledge of ‘development, assessment, treatment and risk management’ for young people with sexually abusive and sexually aggressive behaviours.
*True passion of the development of young people’s engagement/participation in communities and true commitment in raising the standards of care for young individuals.
*Awareness of equality legislation, data protection legislation, confidentiality and duty of care issues.

If you can offer the above coupled with professionalism, true commitment and dedication then this is the right opportunity for you.

Goodall Brazier is now one of the fastest growing Health Care Executive Search Consultancies’ of its kind in the UK, our business works and grows by referrals. If you know anyone suitable for the above opportunity please don’t hesitate to contact us confidentially.