Counsellor

Job description

Job responsibilities

Hope House Children’s Hospices have an opportunity for a Counsellor to join our team based in Conwy. You will join us on a part-time, permanent basis, working 15 hours per week. In return, our Counsellor will receive a competitive salary of £27,179 - £37,466 per annum, pro rata.

Hope House Children’s Hospice is a centre of excellence for children’s palliative care ensuring every family facing the death of a child gets the very best care and support when and where they need it.  No one should face the death of a child alone.

About the Counsellor role:

Counsellors who meet the qualification and experience requirements set out below, but have not completed training to work with couples or children & young people are welcome to apply, as this is an opportunity to join the counselling team in a developmental role where appropriate additional training will be provided.

The Counsellor will provide one to one and, where qualified, counselling for couples, children & young people in person at the hospice and designated counselling hubs, online and via the telephone. The Counsellor will be passionate in their therapeutic role, and will manage a caseload of clients, both bereaved and pre bereaved. The counsellor will broadly work with person-centered theory.

You will also coordinate, facilitate and support, group therapy sessions which may take place in the evenings and weekends.

As a counsellor with some experience of working with bereavement and loss, you will be a positive role model for your team, offer advice and support, provide regular peer supervision and pro-actively help develop your team’s skills, knowledge and confidence.

You will put the children and families at the heart of everything we do and use our resources carefully to deliver responsive safe and effective care.

What we are looking for a Counsellor who:

• Will be flexible and adaptable in your approach to work, possess excellent decision-making skills and can multitask effectively and plan over the immediate term
• Holds a recognised level 4 or higher Diploma in counselling satisfying BACP Stage 3 Core Practitioner training.
• Has been in practice for at least three years post qualification.
• Eligible to apply for BACP Accreditation
• Has some experience of working with bereavement and loss
• Has experience in counselling couples, children and young people or is willing to undertake suitable training
• Is highly organised and can rapidly prioritise

• Is proficient in the use of IT packages
• A Welsh speaker would be welcome, but is not essential.

What we offer:

In return for your commitment, our great reward package includes;

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• NHS Pension or organisational pension scheme
• Staff rewards programme
• Flexible working arrangements
• Great development opportunities

Closing date:  27th July 2023

Interview date:  9th August 2023

If you think you have what it takes to be our Counsellor then please click ‘apply’ now! We are welcoming informal discussions with our Counselling Coordinator, Judy Waddell, contact us on 01691 679679. We’d love to hear from you!

Hope House and Ty Gobaith Children’s Hospices are committed to equality of opportunity and meeting the needs of children, young people and families. The care we provide and the environment we create to deliver care reflects our ongoing commitment to respecting the diversity of the communities we serve, and the individual physical, spiritual and emotional needs of each person and their loved ones.

Person Specification

Essential Qualifications

Essential

• <p><strong>Essential Qualification:</strong></p> <p>Minimum Level 4 Diploma completed over one year full time or two years part time classroom based tuition with a broadly Person Centred theoretical base. To have included a supervised placement of at least 100 hours. To have achieved BACP Certificate of Proficiency</p> <p><strong>Essential Experience</strong></p> <p>Minimum of 3 years post qualification with sufficient completed hours to enable application for BACP Accreditation</p> <p><strong>Development Post Requirements:</strong></p> <p>If not a current holder of a certificate in working with couples and children and young people – you would be required to complete this qualification within the first 12 months of employment.</p>

Desirable

• <p>Experience of counselling clients following bereavement</p>
• <p>Working with trauma</p>

Essential Skills

Essential

• <p>To be highly organised and can rapidly prioritise.</p> <p>Advanced communication, negotiation, decision making and organisational skills, both verbally and in writing.</p> <p>Proficient in the use of IT packages.</p> <p>Ability to communicate in Welsh at an intermediate (Canolradd) level would be advantageous. &nbsp;</p>

Essential Knowledge

Essential

• <p>Able to assess, identify and evaluate own knowledge and skills required to meet the demands of the client, taking responsibility for continuing personal development and performance.</p> <p>To stay abreast of up-to-date research and developments ensuring evidence based practice is always used.</p> <p>A working knowledge of consent, GDPR and confidentiality management, Caldicott Principles and Duty of Candour.</p> <p>A working knowledge of the principles and implementation of Safeguarding processes and procedures, including the Mental Capacity Act.</p>

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hope House Children’s Hospices

Address

Ty Gobaith

Tremorfa Lane

Groesynydd

Conwy

LL32 8SS

Employer's website

https://www.hopehouse.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)