Counsellor Required: Chester, Cheshire

WhereToTalk; Chester; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A health services organization in Chester is seeking a compassionate Band 5 Counsellor to enhance emotional wellbeing for individuals with neurological conditions. You will provide face-to-face and remote counselling, manage your own clinical caseload, and support various wellbeing initiatives. This role requires a relevant counselling qualification and a commitment to high-quality, person-centred care. Join a multidisciplinary team dedicated to making a difference in people's lives.

Qualifications

• Compassionate and motivated individual.
• Experience in person-centred counselling.
• Understanding of neurological conditions and their impacts.

Responsibilities

• Offer specialist one-to-one and group counselling.
• Undertake assessments addressing emotional wellbeing.
• Support wellbeing initiatives across the Centre.
• Contribute to new wellbeing initiatives in response to people’s needs.
• Maintain practice standards per BACP/NCPS codes and Centre guidelines.
• Manage your clinical caseload, including complex cases.
• Keep confidential records and produce reports and outcome measures.
• Suggest ideas for service improvements and innovative projects.

Skills

Compassion

Motivation

Counselling

Assessment

Wellbeing initiatives

Education

Relevant counselling qualification

Job description

Reference number: B0421-25-0000

The Neuro Therapy Centre provides life-changing support to adults living with neurological conditions and their Carers. Through physical and emotional therapies, we help people navigate the emotional, physical and practical challenges that can follow a diagnosis. We are now seeking a compassionate and motivated Band 5 Counsellor to join our multidisciplinary team and contribute to our growing mental-health support services.

About the Role

As a Band 5 Counsellor, you will play a vital role in improving the emotional wellbeing and resilience of people with neurological conditions and their Carers. You will work face-to-face and virtually – supporting people facing a wide range of personal, emotional, and social issues linked to disability, life changes, caring responsibilities, and loss.

You will provide structured, person-centred counselling and assessment, contribute to further developing our holistic mental-health offering, and collaborate closely with the wider team to ensure high-quality, joined-up care.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

• Offer specialist one-to-one and group counselling to people both in-person and remotely.
• Undertake assessments and interventions addressing emotional wellbeing, coping strategies, resilience, bereavement and life transitions.
• Support wellbeing initiatives across the Centre, including peer-support groups, listening services, and Carer programmes.
• Contribute to new wellbeing initiatives developed in response to peoples needs.
• Maintain practice standards aligned with BACP/NCPS codes of ethics and Centre clinical guidelines.
• Manage your own clinical caseload, including complex cases.
• Maintain accurate, confidential records and produce reports, assessments and outcome measures as required.
• Contribute ideas for service improvement and innovative wellbeing projects.