Counsellor

Band 5 or Band 6 based on experience and registration with the BACP

Main area: palliative care Grade Band 5 or Band 6 based on experience and registration with the BACP

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Part time - 18 hours per week

Job ref: 153-SP04340

Department name: UHD - General Recruitment Site Christchurch - The Macmillan Unit

Town: Christchurch

Salary: £29,970 - £44,962 pa

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 30/03/:59

As University Hospitals Dorset, we are a three-site acute trust with 'university hospital' status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches, you'll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work. We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.

Job overview

The counsellor works as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing support and counselling to patients with a terminal diagnosis, their partners, and family members. The counsellor also provides pre and post-bereavement support and counselling.

The postholder will be part of the implementation of the psychological support service in line with NICE Guidance on Cancer Care Services, Improving Supportive and Palliative Care for Adults.

Base Location: Christchurch - The Macmillan Unit

Interview Date: TBC

Main duties of the job

To support and provide counselling to patients and their relatives on an individual and group basis. To work as part of a supportive and specialist team.

Working for our organisation

Our values define who we are as . They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The postholder will be part of the implementation of the psychological support service in line with NICE Guidance on Cancer Care Services, Improving Supportive and Palliative Care for Adults.

Person specification Qualifications

• Completed a BACP approved Diploma in Counselling
• Accreditation with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) or UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)

Experience

• Experience of working as a qualified counsellor in the NHS or similar setting, with a wide variety of clients over the age of 16 presenting with mild to moderate levels of distress
• Experience in exercising clinical responsibility for clients' emotional care and treatment including maintaining confidentiality
• Experience of supporting people through loss and bereavement
• Experience of facilitating/leading groups

Please note: Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.

This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name: Lucy Short

Job title: Patient and Family Support Lead

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