NHS Counsellor: Shape Integrated Mental Health Care

AYP Counselling & DB Consulting; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Counsellor for a full-time, permanent position in Blackpool, England. The role involves structured conversations, clinical records, safeguarding processes and regular supervision within a large NHS organisation serving hospital and community settings.

The counsellor will work with people experiencing mental-health difficulties, assess needs, coordinate care with other professionals, and maintain governance and clear professional

Qualifications

• A counsellor assesses the persons presenting difficulties, agrees a therapeutic focus and records the care delivered.
• Supervision provides structured review of clinical decisions, risk, boundaries and progress.
• Confidentiality, informed consent and accurate record keeping are integral to practice and governance.

Responsibilities

• Assessment of emotional and psychological needs.
• Structured one-to-one therapeutic conversations.
• Clinical documentation and outcome review.
• Safeguarding and risk escalation.
• Professional supervision and team communication.

Job description

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Counsellor for a full-time, permanent position in Blackpool, England. The role involves structured conversations, clinical records, safeguarding processes and regular supervision within a large NHS organisation serving hospital and community settings.

The counsellor will work with people experiencing mental-health difficulties, assess needs, coordinate care with other professionals, and maintain governance and clear professional