Counsellor

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Northampton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a qualified counsellor to support NHS staff wellbeing. The role involves applying a range of counselling approaches to adults with varied presentations and ensuring compassionate, confidential support within the trust's wellbeing services.

The successful candidate will work within an NHS environment, promoting inclusive access to counselling and contributing to the mental health support framework for staff.

Qualifications

• Counselling qualification aligned with SCoPEd Column B or C & Accreditation with a Counselling Body identified in the SCoPEC framework.
• Knowledge of a range of counselling approaches.
• Experience delivering counselling interventions to adults, with a range of presentations.

Skills

Counselling qualification

Knowledge of counselling approaches

Experience delivering counselling to 1

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Counselling qualification and experience aligned with SCoPEd Column B or C & Accreditation with a Counselling Body identified in the SCoPED framework
• Knowledge and experience of a range of counselling approaches
• Experience delivering counselling interventions to adults, with a range of presentations

Desirable criteria

• Training and/or experience in providing supervision
• Knowledge and/or experience of working with clients from diverse backgrounds
• Experience working within NHS and/or mental health settings
• Experience of providing group-based interventions
• Experience in teaching/training
• Experience working with complexity and a range of clinical severity

Behaviours & Values

Essential criteria

• A clear interest in and commitment to working in psychological wellbeing for NHS staff
• Demonstrate qualities of openness, honesty, compassion and empathy
• Actively promote equality, diversity and inclusion in practice

Desirable criteria

• A commitment to showing leadership, motivating and inspiring the team
• Enthusiasm to collaborate with the workforce to try to engage and encourage people to access the service for their own well-being, especially around people who do not typically access support.

Important Information

By completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training records and full service history.

You must ensure that your application, including supporting statements and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.

Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.

We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility,

At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit: