Counselling Clinical & Supervisor Lead

YOU Counselling Clinical & Supervisor Lead

Location:

Portsmouth & Fareham

Salary: £31,724pa for 32 hours per week (£39,655 FTE)

Employment type:

Permanent, Part Time

Seniority level:
Mid-Senior level

The first suitable applicant will be appointed.

YOU is a registered charity that has been providing care, support and advice for over 30 years to vulnerable people, working across Hampshire, Portsmouth, Somerset, Dorset, Sussex and the Isle of Wight to give them the tools and resources they need to live independent, secure and valued lives.

• Qualified and Accredited Counsellor/Supervisor:
  Professional counselling and supervision qualifications; BACP membership (or equivalent); minimum three years' counselling experience with 450+ supervised hours and at least two years' clinical supervision experience.
• Relevant sector experience: background in counselling services (paid or voluntary), including work with rape crisis/sexual assault services and strong knowledge of safeguarding, diversity, inclusion, and the BACP Ethical Framework.
• Team leadership and service development: experience managing front-line teams, building partner relationships, planning services, and monitoring outcomes to ensure high-quality delivery.
• Crisis management and client-focused practice: able to respond calmly to crises, manage a caseload effectively, and work flexibly (including evenings/weekends and across various locations).
• Strong administrative and IT skills: proficient in Word, Excel, report writing, email communication, and maintaining organised, accurate records.

The YOU Clinical Lead is responsible for the clinical activities of all Counselling and Therapeutic teams across YOU ensuring innovative and ethical practice. The post holder will lead on clinical team meetings/training, carry out clinical supervision with counsellors and work with the Service Manager to ensure a cohesive offer. You will develop a range of evidence based therapeutic groups, workshops and retreats, writing a comprehensive training package, and lead on the delivery of training to counsellors and peers to facilitate these.

As the Clinical Lead you are responsible for the quality of therapeutic interventions, in line with BACP and NICE guidelines, and will have extensive counselling experience, hold a case load and be an experienced clinical supervisor.

• I promote, share and ensure compliance across YOU Counselling in accordance with the BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions and NICE guidelines
• I am responsible for ensuring that YOU is, and remains an organisational member of BACP, completing the application and reviewing on a regular basis to ensure our membership remains current
• I will work with the Service Manager on the development and implementation of clinical processes, making sure they are in line with YOUs existing practice, and ensure the service works within those
• I am responsible for the clinical development of counselling staff across all the YOU Counselling teams, ensuring their memberships of BACP are up to date and they work within our ethical framework
• I work with the Service Manager to identify opportunities to grow the size and scope of YOU Counselling Centres
• I am responsible for the development and implementation of clinical policies and procedures, and the development of the clinical governance framework for the service, writing the framework and ensuring it is reviewed yearly
• I work with the Service Manager and ensure all data is kept for monitoring purposes and write analytical and evaluation reports to demonstrate the excellence of all counselling services
• I develop key partnership relationships both internally and externally
• I ensure the Rape Crisis and Sexual Assault Centre meets national standards for excellence within a rape crisis and sexual assault service and seek membership of, and national accreditation with, appropriate organisations
• I lead, coach and train counsellors, ensuring their practice is up to date to provide an effective counselling service
• I lead on the development of a professional learning programme, writing the programme against national best…