Senior Counsellor (Counselling for Depression)

Join Us in Shaping the Future of Mental Health Support

Are you an experienced and accredited counselling professional looking to take the next step in leadership? Nouvita Healthcare is proud to be launching a new NHS-commissioned Talking Therapies service in Hertfordshire and we are looking for a dynamic Lead Counsellor to play a pivotal role in its success.

This is a unique opportunity to be part of an exciting new chapter in accessible, high-quality mental health care. You’ll help build, shape, and deliver a compassionate, forward-thinking counselling service — working closely with colleagues, GPs, NHS partners, and the wider community.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Provide Clinical Leadership to counsellors, trainees, and other therapy professionals

• Ensure Safe & Effective Supervision, overseeing the structure and quality of clinical supervision

• Deliver Specialist Therapy for complex presentations within the service

• Support Service Development by creating new interventions, guiding best practice, and driving innovation within the counselling modalities

• Collaborate with NHS Partners (including Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust and GPs)

• Lead Recruitment & Workforce Development, helping build and train our team

• Promote Mental Health Awareness through community events, training, and public engagement

What We’re Looking For

• One or more NHS Talking Therapies specified counselling or psychotherapy accreditations (as detailed in the NHS Talking Therapies Manual): British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Accredited; United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) Registered as a Psychotherapist or Psychotherapeutic Counsellor; Association of Christian Counsellors (ACC) Accreditation; National Counselling Society (NCS) Accredited Professional registrants, British Psychoanalytic Council Registered.

• Proven experience in clinical leadership and supervision

• Skilled in working with complex presentations

• In-depth knowledge of NHS Talking Therapies (formerly IAPT)

• Passion for service development, workforce growth, and patient care

• Willingness to travel across Hertfordshire County

Why Join Nouvita Healthcare?

• Be part of a brand-new, values-led Talking Therapies service

• Play a key leadership role from day one

• Work in a supportive, multidisciplinary environment

• Contribute to genuinely meaningful mental health transformation

• Opportunities for continued professional development and innovation

If you're ready to make a difference and shape the future of psychological therapies in Hertfordshire, we’d love to hear from you.