Mental Health Volunteer Roles in West Kensington, Greater London

We are delighted that you are interested in volunteering for Herts Musical Memories.

Herts Musical memories (HMM) was founded in June 2017, taking over from Singing for the Brain originally provided by The Alzheimer’s Society in Hertfordshire, bringing together people with dementia and their carers helping them to live well and enjoy a sense of unity through music.  When the Alzheimer’s Society lost their funding to run Singing for the Brain in Hertfordshire there was a sense of loss and devastation among the groups members - they sought help from local MPs along with councillors and press in an attempt to save the groups. Out of this campaign HMM was formed. The personal funding from its members to help start the charity speaks volumes of how key this service was to them, being often the only activity that a person with dementia responded too in any meaningful way - particularly those further along in their illness.  According to family, friends and carers the urgency for the groups to continue was vital for the mental health and wellbeing of their loved ones

The singing sessions have been devised through research carried out by the Alzheimer’s Society and use musical therapy whilst remaining informal and a lot of fun. It has been proven that singing is one of the best activities for people living with dementia.  We remember music in different parts of our brain and it is the last memory to go. One of our members lost his speech early on in his illness and couldn’t read, however once he started singing he found he could read the lyrics. Other benefits are the socialisation, reduction of anxiety and depression and feeling safe in a supportive and non-judgemental environment.  A recent new member told us that when her friends found out that her husband had dementia they all deserted her.  This, sadly is very common and demonstrates how the illness impacts not just the person with a diagnosis but also the wider family. Many clients tell us the relief of finding our services is enormous – they feel they have a life again.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

The sessions are run by our professional Group Leaders who carefully prepare them each week and are responsible for ensuring the sessions run smoothly. Our volunteers play a vital role in supporting this process, helping to make our singing sessions warm and inviting ensuring from the moment our members come through the door they have a positive experience that helps them deal with this devastating illness.

There are a number of tasks that the Group Leader needs support with, these are:

· Helping set up the room and preparing refreshments.

· Meet and greet people as they arrive.

· Help with the attendance register, signing people in and taking their fees.

· Handing out music lyrics once the singing begins.

· Handing out musical instruments when needed.

· If you are a confident singer – helping with the rounds and the partner song.

· Clearing up at the end making sure the hall is neat and tidy, all instruments and lyrics have been collected and are put away.

Currently we are seeking support in our Bushey group, however we will consider applications from people who are interested in volunteering in one of our other 8 groups within Hertfordshire.

Thank you so much for offering to support Herts Musical Memories. 

Charity No: 1176007

Management Committee Members Sought by thriving grassroots mental health charity at the cutting edge of advocacy service delivery in South London

Community Support Network South London (CSN) is a Brixton based mental health service user led and run mental health charity which currently provides mental health advocacy services primarily within the London borough of Lambeth in forensic, (for people with a criminal record in addition to mental health problems); in-patient and community settings.  We are seeking people to join our small and friendly Management Committee which currently has hybrid meetings on a bi-monthly basis.  Management Committee members may also get involved in other aspects of the organisation, such as: promoting the organisation, fundraising, recruitment & other HR issues as appropriate to the trustee role of a small charity.

Expenses reasonably incurred in the execution of the role (e.g. travel) will be met.

Skills/qualifications required for this role:

Understanding of what is required of a trustee, (although an induction pack and training will be provided).  Committee members will guide the work of the organisation, through policy and strategic development, funding. financial control & monitoring service provision.

Leadership, Mental Health, organisational development, management, financial and HR (Human Resources) skills and experience will be a particular asset, as will strategic development and fundraising experience.  We particularly welcome people who have experience of mental health problems and/or mental distress to join our Committee.

An excellent opportunity has arisen for Qualified CBT Hi, Counselling Hi, CYP CBT HI, CYP and PWP Accredited therapists with a NHS Talking Therapy [Previously IAPT] background. The therapist will be located in our Broad Street office in Birmingham and work face to face with opportunties to do remote work depending on needs.

We are looking for people with energy, enthusiasm and a high level of skills and experience. All freelancers and staff will receive regular clinical supervision and have access to a private 24/7 employee support helpline including personal counselling.

You will work as part of a team and you will also need good administrative, time management and communication skills.

Application Deadline:

Thursday 6th October 2024, applications will be assessed on a rolling basis and thus, the application window maybe closed earlier.

Background

Women’s Consortium aims to bridge the gap between disadvantaged communities and the rest of the city - working to address deprivation in Birmingham. Women’s Consortium is working in towards supporting people in their communities.

We provide:

· a unique service in Primary Care that works on mental health prevention, short term interventions and through our Secondary Care services; long term interventions.

· support to clients through helping them gain the tools and knowledge to overcome root issues causing or that may cause mental health problems or crises.

· signposting for clients to specialist services or advise that we understand are beyond our capacity.

Position Reports to:

Women’s Consortium: Clinical Service Manager

Location: (closest to candidate)

· Broad Street Birmingham

· Possibly Remotely depending on needs

Main purpose of job:

You will be an enthusiastic, motivated volunteer therapist working a minimum of 1 day a week seeing 6 clients or groups.

· Providing mental health and wellbeing support to clients from our NHS/GP, Police, and other referrals including direct referrals sourced by yourself to deliver. You may also contribute to our secondary services and offer further support if needed once discharged from our other non-NHS Taking Therapy services.

· Managing all admin related to seeing clients and ensure trust, privacy and confidentiality for both the clients and the organisation.

· Be responsible for completing required training particularly safeguarding training and ensuring compliance.

· Provide High and Low Intensity support within a Stepped Care Model for adults and/or Children and Young People (if trained/experienced in this area) with common mental health problems, including depression and a range of anxiety disorders.

Benefits:

1. Free Supervision and Case Management

2. Free DBS Enhanced Checks

3. Free Level 3 Safeguarding Training and other professional Training

4. Opportunity to join funded NHS courses with funded salaries

5. Discounts for stores, services and entertainment via our HR portal

6. Access to our 24 hour Employee Support Line with free counselling to manage stress at work and home as well as support with taxes, housing and more

Main tasks of job:

1) Train to carry out triage / assessments if needed.

2) Carry out triaging when you are not able to see clients and if needed.

3) See clients through our Talking Therapies program over 5 weeks depending on the client’s clinical needs.

4) Use the IAPTUS data system in order to manage client caseloads and to enter client data each week. Ensure all data/reporting for clients are entered during sessions or just after completing sessions.

5) Ensure suitable support program for clients to follow and adapt to, offer a range of interventions where needed and support clients throughout their treatment.

6) Assess, plan and implement a treatment plan, evaluation and manage and treat potential withdrawal, detoxification symptoms including emotional, physical and psychological.

7) Signpost clients where they are required to see more specialised services, in emergency situations and for safeguarding purposes, signpost to internal and/or external services based on client need.

8) Provide reports when required for monitoring and statistics and report problems/difficulties/complaints to the line manager and persons responsible.

9) Take required safeguarding training and ensure awareness of safeguarding procedures and important contact lists.

Registrations and Qualifications:

1) BABCP Registered and Accredited

2) Degree/Equivalent in a CBT, CYP, Counselling, PWP NHS Talking Therapies Recognised Qualifications and in particular a requirement to have NHS Talking Therapy experience.

3) At least 2 years of experience post qualification or experience in the field.

4) Demonstrates high standards in oral and written communications.

5) Must have basic IT skills such as using client databases, email, meeting apps and other relevant digital resources.

6) Must have IAPTUS Client Database Experience

How to Apply and Application Assessment:

We will be assessing applications as they come in and may close the application process as soon as we find the right candidates for the positions available

The above is not an exhaustive list of duties and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisation.

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday (any day betwen Monday to Friday)

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Birmingham, B1 2HF: reliably commute the birmingham office (required)

Application question(s):

• You must have experience using the IAPTUS client database Yes or No?

Education

• Diploma of Higher Education (preferred)

Language:

• English (required)

Licence/Certification:

• BABCP Accreditation or BACP Accreditation (required)
• CBT or CBT Hi, Counselling, PWP, IPT, CYP, CYP CBT Hi or any otherTalking Therapies recognised qualification (IAPT) (required)

Work Location: In person and hybrid depending on need

Application deadline: 06th October 2024

West London Centre for Counselling is a registered charity that has been delivering high quality, free, confidential counselling to the local community in Hammersmith and Fulham for over 30 years. We are currently contracted by the NHS Talking Therapies service in Hammersmith and Fulham to deliver short-term therapeutic interventions of 12-20 weeks to people with mild to moderate mental health conditions. All clients receive an assessment before starting treatment, and we assess over 1,000 clients each year.

We have a dedicated, experienced team of clinicians and administrators, and premises in Hammersmith, off Glenthorne Road. We are a BACP accredited service.

We are looking to appoint new volunteer Trustees to join our Board, which meets 4 – 5 times a year, usually on a Monday or Thursday evening in Hammersmith. This is a chance to help to shape the future of the organisation, and to play a role in ensuring its continued success.

We would particularly like to hear from people with experience in strategic development, human resources, or financial management; however the most important thing is an interest in and enthusiasm for the fields of counselling, psychotherapy and/or NHS mental health provision.

If you are interested in joining our small, friendly board as a Trustee, and can commit to attending 4 board meetings each year, please send your CV and a covering letter explaining why you are interested in the position.

Thank you.

MAC-UK’s new Trustees will bring deep awareness of and connectivity across the  communities and systems that they serve. They will be conversant in public health and alternatives to  mainstream mental health approaches, and well placed to support and advocate MAC-UK’s youth-led,  co-produced approaches. They will also be confident leading the Board and ensuring a healthy and  collaborative relationship with the MAC-UK team. 

MAC-UK is particularly keen to hear from individuals who have experience of being excluded by the  systems it seeks to change, especially care, criminal justice and mental health services.

Looking ahead, MAC-UK is committed to: 

• Increasing opportunities for excluded young people to co-produce services; 

• Advancing equalities and inclusion across their team and partnerships; 

• Enabling youth-led service design and commissioning in the systems that affect young people’s lives; 

• Influencing a public health and preventative approach against violence and inequalities based on  creative, therapeutic and relational investment rather than punitive deterrents. 

• Improving our fundraising strategy

Treasurer main responsibilities:

• Overseeing the presentation of budgets, internal management accounts and annual financial statements to the Board of Trustees.

• Ensuring that proper accounting records are kept, and that appropriate accounting procedures and controls are in place.

• Ensuring that robust and comprehensive financial policies are in place and being implemented, and supporting the development of policies covering financial reserves, and cost management.

• Monitoring and advising on the financial viability of the charity.

• Overseeing financial controls and adherence to systems, regularly liaising with the Co-Leadership team.

• Advising on the financial implications of the charity’s strategic plan, including overseeing the charity’s financial risk-management process

• Lead on the appointment of and liaison with external auditors.

• Oversee the development and implementation of systems for appraising, mitigating and reporting corporate risk.

• Ensuring that the accounts are prepared and disclosed in the form required by relevant statutory bodies, for example, the Charity Commission and/or the Registrar of Companies.

• Keeping the board informed about its financial duties and responsibilities and liaising with the Co-Leadership team to develop the financial understanding of the Board of Trustees.

The deadline for expressions of interest is Tuesday 1st October 2024 at 5pm.

Interviews will take place the week commencing 9th October 2024.

*THIS IS A VOLUNTEER ROLE*

**Please only apply if you are available to volunteer in Southwark every Thursday 09:30-12:30**

About the Role

We are looking for a sunny, dedicated person to support our regular Thursday morning Writing For Wellbeing group at the Southwark Wellbeing Hub. This is a hybrid group which can include up to 8 people attending in person and up to 5 people attending online. The Workshop Assistant will support the Workshop Facilitator to manage the room, ensuring everyone has the support they need and that the online participants feel included in the group.

The role will include the following:

- Helping to set up the tea and coffee station before the workshop, making drinks for participants during the workshop, and helping to break down the station at the end of the workshop

- Managing the Zoom room (letting in participants, responding to people in the chat, sending writing prompts to each participant in the chat, sharing the screen for visual prompts)

- Offering support to participants that need additional guidance or confidence building, if the Workshop Facilitator is already helping someone else

The workshops are very lively and a lot of fun. We encourage discussion, self-expression and lots of laughter. As the Workshop Assistant you will be able to join in with the group and the activities each week so you can unlock your own creativity too.

There is no experience necessary to join our team, but you will need to be confident using basic technology and ready to support and encourange a range of people with varying needs and abilities.

**When you apply, please include a short note on why you would like to volunteer in this role**

About Us

In a Wordsmiths' Writing For Wellbeing Workshop, attendees are guided through structured writing activities and games to enable them to create and share a mixture of fictional and true stories based on their own experiences. All exercises are designed to guide the attendees to focus on memories associated with positive emotions but the prompts are always subjective enough that no-one will struggle to think of what to write about. The group setting allows each person to firstly build confidence by sharing work that they have created from nothing, and secondly to build empathy towards other people in their community by hearing their stories in their words.

Wordsmiths' workshops are designed to be inclusive of all abilities and experiences - the goal for each attendee isn't to create a perfectly worded masterpiece, the goal is to enable a creative way to communicate and to understand their own thoughts and emotions.

Could you be a Trustee?

Are you based in the West or East Midlands and looking for an opportunity to create positive social change, meet new people and learn new things?

Music Therapy Works is looking for three-to-four committed, motivated people to join the Board as Trustees, enabling even more people to benefit from music therapy.

We are looking, in particular, for one or more of the following skills/experience to complement our existing Trustees:

• Fundraising
• Marketing and communications
• Digital
• ICT strategy management skills
• Safeguarding
• Project or operational management
• Performance management
• Strategic planning

We also want our Board to reflect the diverse community that MTW supports. We would particularly like to hear from you if you:

• have a background in social care and/or safeguarding
• have a background in music therapy or a related field
• reflect MTW’s beneficiaries. For example: are you a disabled person? Do you have mental health needs? Are you a parent or teacher of a young disabled person, or a young person with mental health needs? Are you part of an adoptive family or do you work with children in care? Are you a carer for a person with dementia?

Whether you’re an experienced trustee or wanting to take up your first position at board level, we really want to hear from you! It is not necessary for you to have previous experience as a Trustee - training will be provided. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, but you must be over 18 years old.

What do you get out of being an MTW Trustee?

We recognise that volunteering with us is a two-way process and are keen to ensure you get the most out of your time with us:

• Being a Trustee is a great way to ‘give something back’ while developing your skills in leadership, influencing, debating, negotiating, strategic and organisational planning. You will have the opportunity to meet, network and learn from people who may have very different professional backgrounds and life experiences to your own
• We provide an induction pack for new Trustees to help you quickly feel settled in
• We provide opportunities for training and development
• Every new trustee is assigned a Board buddy to help them to feel part of the team
• We offer reasonable expenses

Interested? What to do next:

1. For full details about being an MTW trustee, including a role description, please download and read the Candidate Pack
2. To register an initial expression of interest, please email us. We will be happy to discuss any queries you may have about the role or the recruitment process generally
3. If you want to apply, please complete the application form on our website and attach a copy of your CV. Alternatively, you can download a copy of the form as a Microsoft Word document from MTW's website and send it with a copy of your CV 
4. If you require any materials in an alternative format, please do not hesitate to ask
5. The closing date for applications is Sunday 11th August 2024
6. Interviews will be held in person in Worcester on 5th and 6th September 2024, with an online option if absolutely necessary

We really look forward to hearing from you! Check out MTW's website - musictherapyworks. co. uk/jobs for a full candidate pack and application form.

Will you share your counselling or psychotherapy skills as a counsellor or therapist to join an online counselling service for patients and families affected by a chronic pain condition (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome)?

We're looking for 2 qualified counsellors, psychotherapists or psychologists ideally with some experience of working with chronic pain patients or lived experience of chronic illness, who may want to volunteer their skills supporting our adult service users (aged 18 & over) and help us to continue developing a mental health support service. 

As a Volunteer Counsellor/Therapist you’ll be providing remote counselling/therapy support services to adults aged 18 and over many of whom are isolated and in need of mental health services. You’ll be providing one-to-one counselling/therapy sessions online via Zoom or by phone. With your recognised counselling qualifications and experience you will be an asset to our small charity and to our services users.  

Depending on your qualifications, skills and experience, our volunteer counsellors / therapists provide person centred counselling (general talking counselling) or integrative counselling, or specialist services such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), ACT, CFT and EMDR for CRPS patients, or their families & close relatives.

People will be referred both by health or legal professionals as well as having patients and carers themselves referring into to the service.

In this role you’ll be able to develop your counselling and therapy skills, organisation, communication and team working skills.

Most importantly you’ll be providing essential services that help make sure no one has to face CRPS alone. Be the hope for CRPS.

What the role involves

This role may vary depending on needs, but is likely to include:

• Undertake a client assessments, followed by person-centred counselling (via Zoom or phone) to our clients, offering up to 20 sessions for each client plus 4 psychometric assessments

• Providing one-to-one counselling sessions to clients aged 18 & over

• Update our database with the client’s basic information and session attendance

• Maintain succinct, relevant session notes and store these confidentially and securely in acccordahce with GDPR

• Attending and participating in peer supervision support

• Attend CPD training to ensure your knowledge stays current

• Participating in volunteer meetings
• Maintaining client confidentiality, upholding data protection and equal opportunities principle

• Attend monthly Supervision and peer support sessions to ensure safe working practices

We can support you to develop the skills you need for this role, including a full induction. You will have a chance to discuss your role and any additional needs with us. We can offer you a supervisor as well as expenses for annual insurance and an external supervisor if required.

What you need for this role

Essential

• Be a member (including student membership) of one of the recognised organisations (see below)
• Level 4 Diploma level qualifications as a minimum (unfortunately no students at this time), Degree or Masters in Counselling, Counselling/Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy, Art Therapy, EMDR 
• Minimum of 100 hours supervised
• Proof of professional indemnity insurance annually - we may consider paying this as an expense but commitment to the charity is required
• A valid DBS certificate (enhanced version), which is less than three years old and renewed every three years (the charity can provide where necessary)
• Able to keep people’s personal data safe

• Willing and able to provide counselling via Zoom from a private location with a stable WiFi connection

• Able to support a minimum of 3 clients a week, being three hours of your time for counselling sessions plus time for administration. We ideally hope you to offer the charity a minimum commitment of six months.

Desirable

• Knowledge of chronic pain or Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
• Previous experience as a chronic pain or CRPS counsellor or psychologist 
• Committed to our values
• Willing to develop skills and experience
• Enjoy working as part of a team
• Effective administration skills, planning and organisation skills
• Approachable, presentable, enthusiastic

We also welcome training counsellors and counselling/clinical psychologists who are looking for placements.

Once we’ve assessed your application, you may be invited for interview. If you are successful, we will arrange for you to have an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service DBS or Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) check.

Recognised Organisations You Must Be A Member of:

• British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP)
• British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapists (BABCP)
• EMDR Association UK
• Complimentary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC)
• General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR)
• British Society for Clinical Hypnotherapists (BSCH)
• National Council for Hypnotherapists (NCH)
• United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
• The National Hypnotherapy Society (HS)
• National Counselling Society (NCS)
• Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• The Association for Professional Hypnosis and Psychotherapy (APHP)
• National Register of Hypnotherapists & Psychotherapists (NRHP)

Making a difference

What impact will the opportunity have?

You will join the charity during a critical and challenging period where referrals are on the rise and your expert knowledge and experience will be invaluable to our success. You will have a key role in not only developing a counselling service for our clients but also ensure we provide counselling services and mental health support to our CRPS patients & their families who are in need of our support and inclusion on a regular basis. With your help we will expand our support and mental health services to ensure our service users receive mental health support that they may not have been offered.

What's in it for you as the volunteer? 

You would be a part of our small, friendly, forward-thinking charity team, focused on reaching people affected by this rare, painful and debilitating chronic pain condition and to provide them with psychological support whether they are patients, their partner, relatives, friends or carers. As this service is rapidly expanding, you would have a key role in developing our counselling and psychotherapy programme and to complement our support services that we offer. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to make a real difference in our clients' life which is already isolated and painful, who may not have received any psychological support.

Location: Hybrid/London (Finsbury Park)

Closing date: Sunday 29th September

Expected date of interviews : Tuesday 15th - Wednesday 16th October

Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, we provide health assessments and liaise with GPs, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.

We campaign for national and global change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work.

​We are seeking to recruit new Members of the Board to join our committed Board of Trustees. We are looking for candidates who have clinical experience including:

• Strategic clinical leadership,
• A deep understanding/experience of evidence based clinical models for torture/trauma survivors,
• Ideally, prior governance experience in a charitable or statutory setting.

We are committed to achieving a diverse Board and would be particularly interested to hear from survivors of torture who have experience in one or more of these areas.

These are volunteer roles appointed for 3 years and renewable for an additional 2 terms. While the roles are unpaid, travel expenses and childcare costs will be reimbursed.

Freedom from Torture is committed to exemplary safeguarding practice, and we require an enhanced DBS check for these roles.

We provide a fulsome induction for all new trustees and gladly offer training and capacity-building opportunities on governance and trustee responsibilities, as required.

For more details of this opportunity, including how to apply, please visit our website. ​​

Freedom from Torture is strongly committed to diversity, equality and inclusion and we welcome applications to join our Board from individuals regardless of ethnicity, religion/belief, age, any disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marriage and civil partnership or socio-economic background.​

For a recent example of our work in action, you can learn more about A Sanctuary for Survivors ,our Silver-medal winning garden at this year's prestigious Chelsea Flower Show. Media coverage included a Channel 4 News segment featuring a survivor reading out a poem linked to horticultural therapy, a feature in the Guardian, a space on The Times' ‘gardens to look out for’ list, and a BBC interview with our CEO Sonya from the garden itself.​

Are you a good listener, able to show empathy and understanding as well as being able to spot the positive things in life? This could be the perfect role for you!

We are looking for volunteers who have a couple of hours a week to give on a regular basis to make friendly calls to people living with epilepsy who are feeling lonely or isolated.

“It made me feel like I wasn’t alone and has given me confidence within myself.”

You don’t have to have epilepsy yourself and your check-in calls don’t even have to be about epilepsy, sometimes people want to forget about that for a while and instead have a friendly conversation about what’s on telly, their favourite sport or their hobby.

You might be able to encourage them to get out and make more connections in their community but even if all you do is make someone laugh you have brightened their day and made a difference.

What's involved?

There is a DBS check to ensure we keep everyone safe and some basic training to enable you to get started. You’ll then be ready to start making calls. Calls typically last 30 minutes so depending how much time you have to give you can make a difference to two or three people a week, maybe even more!

Calls can easily be made over the phone or if you prefer over video call it's up to you which you prefer.

The role is flexible so that you can choose a time to volunteer that suits you. We only ask that you stick to that same time and day each week as it makes it easier for the service user to remember when to expect a call. We also ideally want you to be able to volunteer for at least a year so that service users have a consistent experience.

You’ll be fully supported by our befriending team and you’ll get to join our volunteer community with regular volunteer meet-ups. Our volunteer portal makes it easy to connect to other volunteers in your area or with shared interests and to be part of our volunteering community.

Trustee - Community Support Network South London

CSN was set up in 1993 by people with lived experience of mental health issues. It has been providing Independent Mental Health Advocacy services since 1996 and achieved charitable and company registration in 2000. Since 2000, CSN has developed its range of service delivery to include support for a local user group, community, prison and forensic Independent Mental Health Advocacy Services and Community Advocacy & Befriending Services. 

Are you a Clinical Supervisor interested in supporting counsellors and therapists?

Burning Nights CRPS Support has a highly skilled counselling and therapy team who provide counselling and psychotherapy to adults and children who have been affected by a debilitating pain condition, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). This team is expanding rapidly and we are now looking for a volunteer Clinical Supervisor to join this team ensuring we can continue the provision of our vital emotional support services to this community. We would ideally like to take on a Clinical Supervisor - one supporting the therapists who deal with adults.

All our Counselling and therapy team help to develop our growing mental health support service for patients, families and carers affected by Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). As a volunteer with the CRPS Counselling & Therapy Service, your skills and experience as a Clinical Supervisor will be providing support to therapists who offer therapy to vulnerable individuals, many of whom are isolated and in need of mental health support.

Depending on your qualifications, skills and experience, you will provide Supervisor support for counsellors or psychotherapists who provide counselling support or specialist services, such as general talking (person centred) therapies, integrative therapists, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for CRPS patients, their loved ones and carers. The service currently offers specialist support to anyone over the age of 5 who is affected by CRPS.

Key Tasks and Objectives

• Facilitate Clinical Supervision one to one and group sessions on a monthly or fortnightly basis (online)

• Administer this supervision from invitation through to record keeping

• Maintain appropriate clinical records of all work and to report, along with any concerns on individuals or their practice to the Chair of Trustees

• Commitment to ongoing supervision of supervision practice at Burning Nights CRPS Support as well as engaging in separate own personal supervision as/if appropriate

• Work flexibly as part of a small team as necessary to provide maximum coverage for supervision, such as in the event of emergencies

• Abide by all Burning Nights CRPS Support policies and procedures

• Adhere to BACP, BABCP (or other appropriate therapies governing body) Ethical Framework

Key Skills, Qualifications and Experience

Essential:

• Psychotherapy/Counselling qualification with a minimum of 2 years post qualification experience in a similar field

• Qualification in Clinical Supervision - ideally level 7 or above (could also suit experienced counsellors who require a placement during Clinical Supervision placement, or experienced counsellors wishing to gain experience in supervision)

• Accreditation/registration (or working at the level of or towards this qualification) as a Supervisor with BACP/HCPC/BAPT or equivalent

• Significant proven experience of supervising individual counsellors/psychotherapists from a range of training backgrounds 

• Appropriate and proven clinical experience of working with clients with a range of difficulties including complex medical health issues, loss and bereavement. Ideally experience of working with clients living with or affected by chronic pain or chronic conditions

• Willingness to engage in any Burning Nights CRPS Support training

• Understanding of issues regarding confidentiality and management of risk within a counselling service

• Good administrative skills

• Understanding of the voluntary sector

• Commitment to on-going engagement in personal supervision

• Knowledgeable of and committed to equalities’ provision

Desirable:

• Appropriate and proven clinical experience of working with clients living with or affected by chronic pain or chronic conditions

• Being able to supervise therapists who work in therapy such as CBT, ACT, EMDR etc

• Experience of working within a low-cost / free voluntary sector counselling setting

• Experience of working within the voluntary charity sector

We are currently inviting applications for student counsellors/psychotherapy trainees and qualified honorary counsellors/psychotherapists to join our counselling team. Kingston Bereavement Service provide free one-to-one counselling on a short-term basis of ten sessions to adults who have been bereaved.

We are looking for candidates who have had at least one year’s clinical experience, and/or have extensive experience in a hospital, hospice or bereavement service, and have acquired a minimum of 50 clinical hours.

Training on bereavement counselling will be provided, and we offer a diverse ongoing CPD training programme. This covers things like working with complex clients, substance abuse and working with clients bereaved by suicide.

Kingston Bereavement Support is primarily a face-to-face service to best support the local community. Supervision for our counsellors is free of charge and provided fortnightly.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop skills within a short-term therapy framework and expand experience of working with loss and bereavement, whilst being supported by specialists

Would you like to join our board and help us protect and grow the Kingston Women’s Centre? The Clinical Trustee role ensures the Clinical practice of KWC staff and volunteers are kept in line with BACP ethical standards and KWC’s Policies and Procedures.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Strategic 

·  To assist and advise in the formation of the KWC’s strategy with particular regard to ensuring KWC has the clinical expertise to deliver the strategy. 

2. Clinical 

·To offer advice and support to the Clinical Manager in the development of KWC’s clinical services.

·To support the Clinical Manager in the development of innovative and developmental concepts for volunteers, staff and service users where appropriate.

· To assist the Clinical Manager, staff, and Board members in networking within the clinical sector.

· Where needed to support the Clinical Manager in the recruitment of Supervisors.

· To make recommendations to the Board of appropriate clinical changes to KWC’s Policies and Procedures and controls.

· To ensure the Board receives appropriate information on the activities that affect the clinical running of KWC. 

3. Governance

· To ensure the Board is aware of its clinical duties and responsibilities and the need to comply with legislation and BACP code of ethics. 

· To ensure all clinical policies, procedures and any appointment of external clinical advisors are reviewed on a regular basis.

· To monitor and report to the Board and offer solutions to any clinical concerns.

5. Key Qualities/Experience 

· Experience in a Senior Clinical role; ideally currently working in counselling, psychotherapy and or supervising counsellors and psychotherapists.

· Experience in developing Clinical Services and of working within the community.

· Good communication/interpersonal and decision- making skills.

· Ability to work collaboratively and constructively as a member of the Board.

· Willingness to devote the necessary time and effort to the role of Trustee.

· An understanding and acceptance of legal duties, responsibilities, and liabilities of trusteeship.

· Good independent judgment, strategic perspective, and vision.