Clinical Lead

Job Title:                   Clinical Lead

Responsible to:       SEFF’s Director of Services and Management Board

Location:                  SEFF Offices (Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh) but with roving responsibilities across the IVU Network of groups

Hours:                       Full-time 1st April 2020 - 31st March 2022  may be extended subject to further funding being secured

                                   (Although this post is advertised as a 37.5 hour post we would also consider a 30 hour / week contract)

Salary:                       Pt 34 NJC Scales - £36,876 plus 6% pension

The Clinical Lead will oversee the delivery of therapeutic services within a multidisciplinary approach, to include: counselling, life coaching, health and wellbeing casework and complementary therapies. They will be responsible for the overall management, governance and safe delivery of all clinical services, ensuring professional and ethical excellence across all service platforms.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

1. Registered and Accredited Member of BACP (or equivalent), with at least 3 years post-qualification experience.
2. Knowledge and experience of managing client risk, and maintaining boundaries and confidentiality appropriately.
3. Extensive experience in clinical assessment.
4. Knowledge and experience of working with trauma.
5. Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships with other statutory/community/voluntary groups.
6. Working knowledge and experience of monitoring and evaluating clinical outcomes.
7. An understanding of a range of presenting issues and suitable interventions within a counselling setting.
8. A minimum of 2 years’ experience of line management.

Desirable

1. At least 3 years’ experience of clinically supervising counsellors/psychotherapists/ complementary therapists.
2. Senior Accredited member of BACP (or equivalent)
3. Previous experience of delivering training
4. CBT Level 5.
5. Previous experience of using computerised monitoring & evaluation systems.

Skills and Abilities

1. Excellent interpersonal skills and self-motivation.
2. Ability to work autonomously and with initiative, including effective prioritisation of tasks and ability to work to agreed aims and objectives.
3. Ability to work flexible hours (including occasional out of hours work).
4. Willingness to undertake training required for the post.
5. Ability to create and sustain effective working relationships and build consensus with key stakeholders.
6. Excellent written and oral communication skills.
7. Sound knowledge of ICT including all Microsoft Office applications (word, excel, outlook, internet etc.).
8. Excellent interpersonal skills to work within a team and build good working relationships.
9. Excellent management and organisational and skills.

To apply for this position please see application form and equal opportunities form attached.