Suicide Prevention Therapist

We are seeking to recruit an experienced mental health professional or therpaist to join our small team in Newcastle to support men in suicidal crisis. Our Newcastle centre opened in November and we need to recruit to expand our small of therpaists team to meet the growing needs of our service.

We will work with you and train you to develop your therapeutic skills to offer our semi-structured psychologically informed intervention. You will support the centre user and their supporter(s) to recover from the suicidal crisis and maintain their safety. 

The Charity

James’ Place exists to stop men dying by suicide. We opened our first centre in 2018 in Liverpool, the first of its kind in the UK, in 2022 we launched our second centre in London, and this year we opened our third centre in Newcastle. To date, we have supported over 2,300 men. James’ Place is a therapy centre for men who are experiencing a suicidal crisis, and it was set up to make the experience of finding help as easy as possible. It offers men a brief, intensive, therapeutic intervention in a safe environment. Men who walk through the door at James’ Place will be in a space where they feel valued and respected.   

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Essential Qualifications

 A Profession such as Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker registered with NMC, HPC, BASW. 

Or

Therapists registered with IAPT, BACP, UKCP, BABCP. 

Or

Psychology Graduate with experience of working as a Psychology Assistant or extensive experience of working within secondary mental health services. 

Essential Knowledge/Experience

Demonstrable experience working with adults experiencing acute psychological distress. 

Demonstrable knowledge of the impact of suicide on communities and individuals. 

Demonstrable knowledge of social and other factors which could lead to suicidal thinking and actions. 

Demonstrable knowledge of the particular difficulties contributing to male suicide. 

Evidence of being able to deliver a therapeutic session. 

Effective communication skills (written & verbal). 

Good interpersonal skills with the ability to manage difficult situations. 

Able to assess, plan, implement & evaluate therapeutic interventions. 

Able to work as an effective team member. 

Able to prioritise own workload. 

Self-motivated, uses own initiative and will make decisions. 

Good time management. 

Promotes people’s equality, diversity, and rights. 

Knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding Procedures. 

Knowledge of Service Governance and Evaluation. 

Commitment to clinical supervision. 

James’ Place Values

Ability to demonstrate and engage with James’ Place values 

Essential Skills

Commitment to working with men who are experiencing a suicidal crisis and their supporters. 

An ability to work in a therapeutic environment. 

An ability to manage therapeutic sessions. 

An ability to maintain boundaries within a time-limited intervention. 

An ability to maintain up to date service user records in line with James’ Place standards. 

Able to conduct effective risk assessments and collaborative safety plans with men who are presenting with a high risk of suicide or be willing and able to learn how to do so. 

An ability to maintain own personal safety and the safety of others within the centre. 

An ability to manage an allocated caseload. 

An ability to identify if the service offered is not adequate to maintain the persons safety and facilitate a rapid transfer to the most appropriate service. 

An ability to collaborate with centre users in the development of a person centred, individual intervention plan. 

An ability to engage the service user in the intervention plan, overcoming barriers to communication.