Sessional Counsellor

ACCORD Hospice; Scotland; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player in the healthcare sector is seeking qualified counsellors to join their Patient and Family Support Team. This role offers a unique opportunity to provide essential support to patients at the end of life and their families during challenging times. With a flexible sessional work model, you can tailor your contributions around your other commitments while remaining self-employed. The team is dedicated to integrating this role seamlessly into their existing workforce, ensuring that your efforts will make a significant impact. If you are passionate about bereavement support and looking for a fulfilling role, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting clients pre and post bereavement is desirable.
• Qualified counsellors with flexibility to work sessionally.

Responsibilities

• Support patients at the end of life and their families.
• Contribute to the Renfrewshire Bereavement Network outreach.

Skills

Counselling

Bereavement Support

Flexible Work

Education

Qualified Counsellor

Job description

An opportunity has arisen at ACCORD Hospice in the Patient and Family Support Team for qualified counsellors.

We are continually developing the team who support patients at the end of life and their families and require a flexible workforce who can work alongside the variations in demand for support that our services face. Due to the nature of the work, it would be desirable to have experience of understanding and supporting client’s pre and post bereavement, supporting the ever-changing world these families find themselves in.

This role will also support the Renfrewshire Bereavement Network in our outreach facility.

In particular, we are seeking counsellors to join the team in a sessional way. This allows you to be able to offer the sessions that can fit around your other commitments while remaining self-employed. We have a successful track record in ACCORD of supporting this model and integrating this role into our substantive staff group in a seamless way.

For more information about the opportunity and the team, please contact Joy Elliot on [e-mail] or 0141 581 2000. Joy is the Patient and Family Support Team Lead.