The Digital Therapist role is suited to fully qualified and accredited counsellors or psychotherapists. This hybrid position combines remote working with occasional onsite or in-person clinical or team activities as required in central Belfast.  The Digital Therapist plays a central role in providing psychoeducation and goal-focused therapeutic support to employees and students presenting with mild to moderate mental health needs.

	Hybrid role - 50% or more onsite
	Within 1 1-mile radius of BT7
	Monday to Friday Evenings included up to 9pm

• Provide goal focused therapeutic support to individuals contacting the service.
• Triage assessment to determine best pathway 
• Assess client’s needs and provide immediate telephone crisis counselling/interventions.
• Identify the presenting problem and determine appropriate service response level as per case response level standards
• Maintain appropriate records of all therapeutic activity and outcome measures.
• Liaise and consult with other professionals working across the service as appropriate.
• Contribute to research and evaluation of the service as required.
• Operate within all policies, procedures, and guidelines of the service.
• Participate in team meetings and attend other meetings as deemed necessary.
• Working on specific tasks required relating to service development and expansion of service.

The above job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved, and consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which may be assigned to them from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office.

• A recognised qualification in Counselling or Psychotherapy, with a minimum of 450 supervised practice hours post-qualification required .
• Full accredited membership of a recognised professional body or organisation which is governed by a recognised code of ethics and disciplinary process (i.e., BACP, BPS, BABCP, NCPS (professional accreditation) etc..
• Experience working with a variety of clients reflecting a wide range of clinical presentations.
• Experience of screening clients and identifying any risk.
• Experience working with clients using short term models of therapeutic intervention, particularly CBT.
• Experience and interest in working with clients aged 16+.
• Ability to work co-operatively as part of a team.
• Ability to plan, organise, and prioritise own work.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good computing skills: Microsoft software (e.g., Word, Excel, Teams), email, internet, video conferencing software, and CSM software.
• Able to work afternoons and evenings (max 9pm).

• Experience working within an EAP service.
• Experience working online via phone and video.
• Training in high intensity CBT, TF-CBT, or EMDR.
• Experience working with clients presenting with issues of addiction.
• Ability to work therapeutically in a language other than English.

• Full-time or Part-time permanent contract
• Hybrid role - 50% or more onsite
• Full training provided between Monday and Friday, 9 am to 5 pm,
• Working hours: Monday to Friday, Evenings included up to 9pm
• Career Progression for clinical and non-clinical colleagues ­
• Individual clinical supervision in-house
• Extensive list of employee perks and benefits: https://app.box.com/s/6wwkvowbev6cn7tlvq9yz32amnpmnvcl