This is an exciting opportunity to join the University of Manchester Counselling and Mental Health Service. We are a multi-disciplinary team of Counsellors, Senior Counsellors, Mental Health Practitioners and other support staff providing a range of psychological interventions for both students and staff at the University of Manchester.
You will have a professional counselling qualifications and/or IAPT training or similar, e.g. Masters in Counselling; Cognitive Analytic Therapy Practitioner; CBT. You will have significant post qualifying experience and a minimum of 1500 post qualifying clinical hours. You will have substantial experience of carrying a caseload of 5 or more clinical contacts per day. We are looking for someone with a keen interest in working in the HE sector with up-date knowledge of relevant psychological and mental health interventions. You will provide brief psychological interventions to University staff and students. You will have significant training and experience in assessment, formulation and structured interventions. You will be able to identify significant mental health difficulties and undertake thorough risk assessments. You will be able to work collaboratively and flexibly within a diverse team.
We operate on campus and in-person with some remote appointment provision depending on need and circumstance at the time. Our core hours are Monday to Friday 9-5 but this post may require some flexibility in working hours.
PLEASE NOTE: There will be opportunity to learn more about the Counselling & Mental Health Service and the provision of support across the University of Manchester at an informal drop in question and answer session on zoom. Details below:
Friday 17th 3p.m. Zoom Q&A with a Senior Counsellor and Triage Support Practitioner from the service.
This will not be part of the interview process and no-one from the panel will be at the sessions. If you are interested in registering for one of these sessions then please email: pauledward.duffy@manchester.ac.uk
As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments will be made on merit.
Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.
Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:
Name: Claire Francis
Email: claire.francis@manchester.ac.uk
General enquiries:
Email: People.recruitment@manchester.ac.uk
Technical support:
https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home
This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.
Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.
