Psychotherapist

Prospect Hospice; Swindon; On-site; GBP 8,000 - 12,000; Part time

Job summary

Prospect Hospice in Swindon seeks a compassionate Psychotherapist to join the Family Support Team on an 8-hour-per-week, flexible basis. You will provide specialist psychotherapeutic assessment and 1:1 intervention for patients and families facing complex emotional distress related to illness, trauma and loss.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, offering psychological input to care planning, supervision, and staff support, and help develop psycho-spiritual services across the hospice.

Qualifications

• Experience in psychotherapy and counselling.
• Ability to assess complex emotional distress in patients and families.
• Capability to provide supervision and reflective practice for staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychotherapeutic assessment and 1:1 intervention for patients and families experiencing complex emotional and psychological distress.
• Contribute psychological expertise to discussions and care planning; provide consultation, supervision and training to staff and volunteers; lead reflective practice and staff support where appropriate.
• Contribute to development, evaluation and continuous improvement of psycho-spiritual services across the hospice.

Skills

Psychotherapy

Counselling

Mental health assessment

Psycho-social support

Reflective practice

Job description

At Prospect Hospice, we know that facing a life-limiting illness can bring profound emotional and psychological challenges for patients, families and those who care for them.

We are looking for a compassionate and experienced Psychotherapist to join our Family Support Team.

This is a meaningful opportunity to use your professional expertise and emotional insight to help people explore fear, grief, identity and resilience during some of lifes most difficult moments.

The role is 8 hours per week, with flexibility to meet service needs.

Main duties of the job

You will provide specialist psychotherapeutic assessment and 1:1 intervention for patients and families experiencing complex emotional and psychological distress associated with diagnosis, illness progression, trauma, grief and loss.

As part of the wider multidisciplinary team, you will contribute psychological expertise to discussions and care planning, provide consultation, supervision and training to staff and volunteers, and lead reflective practice and staff support where appropriate.

You will also contribute to the development, evaluation and continuous improvement of psycho-spiritual services across the hospice

Since 1980, Prospect Hospice has provided dedicated end-of-life care for people living in Swindon, Marlborough and northeast Wiltshire. We bring care, comfort and confidence around the clock, every day of the year.

Our aim is to provide excellent, personalised and compassionate care for everyone in our community affected by a life-limiting illness. Working in partnership with local health and social care professionals and our community enables us to lead, provide and influence care so that people can access the best possible support when and wherever they need it.

Our vision is a community where death is no longer a taboo and everyone lives and dies well.