Counselling psychologist - NHS Health Careers

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This will include exploring people's social, economic, cultural, spiritual and physical health experiences. Counselling psychologists use psychological and ... Skiptomaincontent HomeExplorerolesPsychologicalprofessionsRolesinthepsychologicalprofessionsCounsellingpsychologist BacktoExploreroles Psychologicalprofessions Rolesinthepsychologicalprofessions Counsellingpsychologist Compareroles (Openinanewwindow) ShareonTwitter ShareonFacebook ShareonLinkedln Counsellingpsychologist Counsellingpsychologistsexamineaperson'sexperienceandexploreunderlyingissues.  They treat awiderangeofmentalhealthproblems suchas depression andanxiety, eatingdisorders,psychosis,'personalitydisorder',negativelifeevents,bereavement,domesticviolence,sexual,emotionalandphysicalabuse,trauma andrelationshipissues.  Workinglife  Youwillconsiderhowpeoplerelate,howtheythinkandbehave,theirexperiencesoftheworldandhowtheyfunctionintheireverydaylife.Thiswillincludeexploringpeople’ssocial,economic,cultural,spiritualandphysicalhealthexperiences.Counsellingpsychologistsusepsychologicalandpsychotherapeutictheoryandresearch.Theyworktoreducepsychologicaldistressandtopromotethewell-beingofindividuals,groupsandfamilies. Therelationshipbetweenyouandyourclientisconsideredtobecentraltounderstandingparticularpsychologicaldifficultiesandhowtheyapplytothem. Tohelprecognisetherelationshipbetweenpersonaldevelopmentandprofessionalpractice,youwillberequiredtohavepersonaltherapyasaclient aspartof your trainingandcontinuedprofessionaldevelopment.  Therelationshipbetweenyouandyourclientisconsideredtobecentraltounderstandingparticularpsychologicaldifficulties. WhowillIworkwith? Youwillworkwithindividuals,(children,youngpeople,adultsandolderadults),couples,families,withgroupsandatanorganisationalandcommunitylevel. Youmayworkaspartofmulti-professionalteamsincluding doctors, nurses and alliedhealthprofessionals andarangeofotherpsychologicalprofessionals. Inamanagementorleadershiprole,youcouldcontributetothedesignandimplementationofservicesforpatients. WherewillIwork?  WorkingwithintheNHSasacounsellingpsychologist, you'll work in: mentalhealth services GPsurgeries hospitals  otherhealthsettings Youcouldalso workinacademia,teaching,socialjustice,advocacyorresearchinyourareaofexpertise. Entryrequirements Toenteracounsellingpsychologytraining programme,youwillneedeitheranundergraduateorMaster’sdegreethatisaccreditedbytheBritishPsychologicalSociety(BPS)andleadsto graduatemembership.Aswellasthis,youwillneedsomeexperienceworkingwithadultsorchildren.  Toqualify,counsellingpsychologistscompletea HealthandCareProfessionsCouncil-accreditedpractitionerdoctoraldegree,whichrequireatleast450hoursofsupervisedcounsellingpracticeoverthreeormoreyears.Thesehoursshouldbeundertakeninavarietyofsettings.Traineesarealsorequiredtoreceivepersonaltherapyduringtraining.   Payandconditions MostjobsintheNHSarecoveredbytheAgendaforChange(AfC)payscales.Thispaysystemcoversallstaffexceptdoctors,dentistsandthemostseniormanagers.  Aftercompletingtheirtraining,counsellingpsychologistswillbepaidatband7,with some opportunitiestoprogresstohigherbandslaterintheircareer. PsychologistsintheNHSworkfullorparttime.TermsandconditionscanvaryforemployersoutsideoftheNHS.  Wheretherolecanlead Onceyouhavequalifiedasacounsellingpsychologist,thereisawiderangeofopportunities.WithfurtherexperienceyoucouldqualifyfortheRegisterofPsychologistsSpecialisinginpsychotherapyorbecomeaclinicalsupervisor.Youcouldapplyformoreseniorpositionse.g.headofapsychologyserviceorconsultantpsychologist.Aspsychologyreliesheavilyonresearch,youcouldcontributetothedevelopmentoftheprofessionthroughresearchworkandteaching.Youcouldapplyforatraineehighintensitytherapistposition,enablingyoutoworkundertheImprovingAccesstoPsychologicalTherapiesinitiative(IAPT). Moreinformationontraininganddevelopmentincounsellingpsychology.  IfyoustartNHS-fundedtrainingfromApril2022,youwillnormallybeunabletoaccessfurtherNHS-fundedtrainingforanewoccupationinthepsychologicalprofessionsuntiltwoyearsafteryourqualifyingexamboard. VisitthefundingforpsychologicalprofessionstrainingprogrammeswebpageformoreinformationaboutNHSfunding. Jobmarketandvacancies InJanuary2018,therewere22,960practitionerpsychologists registeredwiththe HealthandCareProfessionsCouncil.  Thelastrecordedfiguresshowthatthereareovernearly3,000counsellingpsychologistsintheUK.  MostNHSorganisationsadvertisetheirjobandapprenticeshipvacanciesonNHSJobs,includingthosewhorunNHSservices.Someadvertiseontheirownwebsites.YoucanfindalistofNHSorganisationsatNHSChoices. Ifyou'reapplyingforaroleeitherdirectlyintheNHSorinanorganisationthatprovidesNHSservices,you'llbeaskedtoshowhowyouthinkthevaluesoftheNHSConstitutionapplyinyoureverydaywork.ThesamewillbetrueifyouareapplyingforauniversitycoursefundedbytheNHS. 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