Counsellor with CBT Qualification

Optima Health; Chichester; Hybrid; GBP 21,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading Occupational Health service provider in Chichester is looking for a part-time Counsellor to offer confidential therapy services to clients. The ideal candidate will hold a counselling degree and have a CBT qualification, ensuring professionalism and confidentiality. This hybrid role offers a competitive salary and a variety of benefits including annual leave, pension scheme, and career progression opportunities. We're looking for someone who is dedicated and passionate about improving workplace wellbeing.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

Health Cash Plan

Career progression opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Must be a registered counsellor with a CBT qualification.
• Experienced in a demanding environment and able to work autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional and confidential counselling and therapy services.
• Maintain records of counselling work and statistics.
• Ensure confidentiality and comply with relevant legislation.
• Collaborate with the Head of Mental Health Services.

Skills

Counselling

CBT practices

Autonomous work

Risk assessments

Education

Degree in Counselling

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Job Title: Counsellor
Location: Chichester - Hybrid
Salary: £21,000 per annum
Contract Type: Part Time, Permanent
Hours: 3 days a week - 24 hours

Right to live and work within the UK is required for this role.

About Us:

Optima Health are the UK market leader of Occupational Health and Wellbeing services. Our heritage can be traced back to 1947 where we were pioneers in the provision of Occupational Health and have led the way ever since, bringing new and innovative solutions to employers across the UK. We can offer unrivalled clinical expertise and industry leading tailored solutions to our clients. We work with over two thousand businesses, in various industries, and our aim is to improve the health and wellbeing of the UK workforce by supporting healthy high performance in our client organisations, helping them to achieve their full potential through their people.

Optima Health not only provide an excellent package, but we also offer a structured induction and training programme in your first few weeks. We offer tailored career development and opportunities for further training and qualifications, to support you in your career journey. We are committed to making this a really great place to work, so together, we live by our values; We are one team, we do the right thing, we are shaping tomorrow, and we are never too big to care.

Role Summary:

The role of Counsellor is to provide a professional and confidential workplace counselling and therapy service to clients across a range of contracts. This may include supporting individuals with personal and/or work-related issues. The post holder will be required to comply with all company policies, procedures, and standards relating to quality and confidentiality. The successful candidate must be a registered counsellor with a CBT qualification. This role will involve a combination of on-site and remote working.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• To provide professional and confidential counselling and therapy services to clients from a range of contracts.
• To maintain adequate records of counselling and therapy work and provide appropriate statistical returns as required.
• Consult with Head of Mental Health Services and the Clinical Manger appropriately regarding general employee care issues, training needs, policy, and practice, without any breach of confidentiality or compromise to the nature of this post.
• Collaborate with employees collaboratively to maintain fair and transparent systems to ensure that clients are seen within a reasonable timeframe within contract KPIs.
• Conduct any other work or duties that are requested.
• Responsible for diary management through the online portal system.
• Collaborate with other employees.
• Maintain the confidentiality of information about clients, employees, and other business in accordance with professional codes of conduct and relevant legislation such as the Data Protection Act. Maintain business confidentiality in line with policies.
• Participate in clinical supervision.
• Adhere to professional body's ethical framework and professional requirements, including partaking in training, with help and support from colleagues.
• Maintain a working knowledge of Information Technology applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• To maintain a working knowledge of the Portal system.
• Those therapists working on blue light contracts will also be required to provide in person therapy as required, assist with the duty function, complete psychological monitoring and provide on-site and virtual trauma support (All training will be provided).
• Lead by example and be an inspirational role model for the Optima health values – Shaping Tomorrow, We Do the Right Thing, One Team, Never Too Big to Care

Experience, Skills, and Knowledge Required for the Role:

• Minimum of a Degree in Counselling
• CBT Practitioner qaulification
• Registered with a professional body
• Experienced in working in a highly demanding environment.
• Ability to work autonomously conducting risk assessments on vulnerable clients.

What Can We Offer You?

• Competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Buy and sell holiday scheme
• Pension scheme
• Health Cash Plan
• Career progression opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Eye care test vouchers
• Flu vaccination scheme
• Employee discount scheme
• Life assurance
• Professional registrations fees paid
• Clinical Training Academy

Optima Health is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants meeting the minimum criteria for the role will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, gender or gender expression, disability, race or ethnicity, religion or belief or sexual orientation.

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