We are currently recruiting for a sessional therapist to provide additional cover in our Letterkenny centre.

We require minimum 2 x shifts per week with evening work required.

Shifts are 4 hours in duration.

Centre Opening hours:

Monday & Wednesday: 12pm-8pm
Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 9am-5pm

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Location: 3rd Floor, Grand Central Building Canal Road, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal F92EK7Y
Position Type: Sessional Contract
Salary: €55 per hour

Role & Responsibilities:

Reporting directly to the Lead Therapist the role is to provide professional and compassionate therapeutic support to individuals who are in suicidal or self-harm crisis, and those bereaved by suicide.

  • Conduct face to face risk & suitability assessments and implement risk management plans as appropriate

  • Provide evidence informed, brief, strengths based & goal focused interventions

  • Work in accordance with Pieta’s Policies, Procedures and Guidelines

  • Liaise and consult with other professionals in supporting the client as required

  • Maintain accurate, confidential records of practice using Salesforce

  • Attend external clinical supervision twice per month (paid by Pieta) and attend group supervision internally in Pieta once per month

  • Contribute to research, audit and evaluation of the service as required

  • Maintain professional and personal boundaries

  • Participate in team meetings and attend other meetings as deemed necessary

  • Share information with the Lead Therapist, Regional Manager, Pieta team and other services as appropriate in accordance with good practice

Education, Skills & Experience Required:

  • A recognized degree or higher qualification on the NQAI framework in Counselling / Psychotherapy or a Level 9 in Counselling Psychology

  • Be a fully accredited Psychotherapist / Counselling Psychologist with IACP, BACP, IAHIP, FTAI, IAPTP, APPI, APCP, NAPCP, PSI or ICP

  • Ability to engage adults, adolescents and children in assessment and therapeutic work. Appropriate training is required to work with U18's - essential

  • Experience of working with crisis intervention and suicide bereavement

  • Knowledge of Brief Solution Focused Interventions, CBT etc.

  • Ability to reflect on practice in order to facilitate personal learning, professional development and service improvement

  • Demonstrate great warmth and the ability to empathize

  • Strong interpersonal & communication skills

  • Ability to work co-operatively as part of a team

  • Strong time management skills and capacity to prioritize competing demands

  • Ability to foster good working relationships with external agencies and organisations

  • Ability to fulfil obligations as per the Children First Act 2015

Applications for the above should be made through our website or via email, attaching a cover letter outlining your location, contract preference and suitability to the role to recruitment@pieta.ie by 13th June 2023.

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