Mental Health Practitioners

To work as part of the Ely Centre Psychological and Counselling Team providing Trauma Focused EMDR & CBT Therapy in line with organisational need and individual skill sets. This could involve work across all age ranges and within a number of settings regionally to victims and survivors and retired members of the Security & Armed Forces

Job Summary:

1.         To contribute to the work of The Ely Centre in the daily delivery of professional, safe and confidential CBT & EMDR Therapy.

2.         To implement the organisation’s systems, policies and procedures for service delivery.

Job Requirements:

Therapeutic Service Delivery

1. To assess the needs of clients (level 1,2 – level 3)and provide CBT & EMDR Therapy  to meet these needs, primarily through one-to one counselling.

2. To manage risk and safeguarding issues in accordance with appropriate legal and ethical requirements.

3. To maintain records in accordance with recording procedures.

4. To regularly attend  EMDR clinical supervision in accordance with policy and procedures.

1. To regularly meet with line manager and make them aware of any issues of concern or risk regarding your clients.

2. To be mindful of the policy of confidentiality when undertaking all duties.

3. To be willing and able to travel, and to maintain a flexible attitude

Service Quality and Development

1. Ensure BACP / IACP Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy is adhered to.

2. Promote quality assurance in the core values of the Ely Centre in all areas of work.

3. Implement/record psychometrics (CORE, IESR, PHQ, GAD ) and procedures to determine client / stakeholder satisfaction levels and service impacts in relation to indicators.

General Duties

1. Work within the parameters of the policies and procedures of the organisation.

2. Demonstrate commitment to continuous personal and professional development by undertaking appropriate training as required.

3. To comply with the relevant legislative frameworks relevant to the work.

4. Ensure you are familiar with relevant local statutory and voluntary sector resources, to enable appropriate signposting and referral on to other services.

5. In collaboration with the Board of Directors and Director of Services introduce, promote and establish Ely Centre services where appropriate

6. Utilise the Ely Centre Management and consult support systems for effective information sharing, mutual accountability and quality assurance in particular any issues relating to child protection and areas of risk behaviours or concerns

7. Ensure prompt and efficient recording referral, assessment and on-going client information as well as timely submission of project monitoring, clinical consult logs , invoices and evaluation tools including written reports as requested

8. To Work autonomously in successfully managing client workloads, making best use of resources.

9. Support the work of the Ely Centre, promoting and endorsing its services where appropriate

10. Sustain relationships with key stakeholders of the Ely Centre for effective internal and external information sharing and continued development  of Health and Well Being referrals pathways