Counsellor/Psychotherapist: Wolverhampton, West Midlands

WhereToTalk; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 34,083 - 41,657; Part time

Job summary

WhereToTalk is seeking a Counsellor/Psychotherapist for a part-time position in Wolverhampton, primarily focused on providing support to patients and their families dealing with life-limiting illnesses. The role entails evaluating and managing patient referrals, supporting group meetings, and fostering compassionate engagements with both service users and colleagues.

The ideal candidate will possess a relevant professional qualification, have extensive care experience, and exhibit strong communication and IT skills. Join us in making a meaningful impact on our community.

Qualifications

• Experience of providing care in a health or social setting.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to support and hold group and one-to-one meetings.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and advice to patients and their families.
• Process and manage referrals to services.
• Deliver and develop support groups.

Skills

Communication skills

Experience in a health or social setting

IT proficiency (Word, Excel)

Education

Professional qualification (BACP, HCPC, UKCP)

Job description

Counsellor/Psychotherapist: Wolverhampton, West Midlands

Salary: £37,870 a year 30 hours (Pro-rota salary)

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: VP22359650

As a Counsellor or Therapist, you will work alongside Counselling, Support teams and Clinical Services in providing support and appropriate advice to patients and their families dealing with the impact of their life-limiting or incurable illness. You will be the first point of contact for those referred to our services and will take a proactive approach to processing and managing referrals, whilst delivering and developing support group.

Main duties of the job

You will need experience of providing care in a health or social setting as well as holding a professional qualification such as BACP, HCPC or UKCP. You will need to have excellent verbal and written communication skill, be able to support and hold group meeting as well as one to one meeting and have hands on knowledge of working with evaluations, audits and outcome. You should be able to demonstrate the ability to be compassionate and sensitive towards our service users, your colleagues and volunteers. You should be able to use IT and be familiar with packages such as Word and Excel. Please refer to the full Job Description for further details and requirements for the role.