Job summary
Employer heading
Primary Care Counsellor
Band 6
Bromley Healthcare, a community interest company, delivers a diverse range of services encompassing community nursing (e.g., district nursing, health visiting, specialist nursing) and therapy services catering to individuals across all age groups. Stemming from the community provider unit of NHS Bromley, we boast extensive experience in serving the Bromley populace over many years.
Working at Bromley Healthcare offers a fulfilling experience. Our distinctive service delivery approach and commitment to hearing every employee's voice ensure a gratifying career journey. As a Social Enterprise, we embrace an innovative approach to healthcare delivery, combining the traditional strengths of the NHS, such as robust training and development opportunities, with the flexibility to reinvest surpluses into community initiatives.
Employees of Bromley Healthcare whose role maybe at risk will receive priority consideration.
Applicants for roles involving driving responsibilities will be required to provide proof of business insurance.
Job overview
Primary Care Counsellor - Band 6
Salary is dependant on experience
£40,701 - £48,054 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata
18.75 hours per week (Part time)
We are looking for enthusiastic and committed individuals to join our Bromley Talking Therapies Service as a Primary Care Counsellor. Our service is part of the national NHS programme of Talking Therapies Service. We provide low and high-intensity therapies within the standards of a stepped-care model.
The successful candidates will have significant experience of working in primary care and providing brief counselling sessions for patients with depression.
Applicants must be accredited or working towards accreditation with the BACP or equivalent.
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Main duties of the job
An opportunity has arisen within Bromley Talking Therapies Service for an Accredited Counsellor to provide a counselling service for adults in primary care. Ideally, the candidate will have an IAPT recognised Counselling for Depression qualification.
The role involves providing initial assessments, including risk assessments, and offering appropriate short-term counselling or referral on to more appropriate services, and communicating outcomes to GPs/Referrers. The post holder would also be required to work autonomously within professional and service guidelines and to exercise responsibility for governance of their counselling practice.
Bromley Talking Therapies Service has a number of clinics based throughout the Borough of Bromley (including Beckenham and Orpington). Counselling is delivered face-to-face and online remotely. Bromley Talking Therapies Service operates between the hours of 8.00 am to 8.00 pm and the post-holder(s) would be expected to work out of office hours at least one evening per week.
For more information please see attached job description and person specification.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached detailed job description and person specification for further information about this position.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Formal approved qualification in counselling at Diploma level
- Accreditation with BCP/UKCP/BACP or other approved organisations
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Desirable criteria
- Training in CBT based brief interventions
Skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of ability to communicate and work effectively within the service including orally and in writing
- Ability to carry out assessments (incllulding ricks assessments) on patients with mild to moderate mental health problems
- Understanding of mild to moderate mental health problems
- Understanding of risk assessments and its management within a primary care setting
- Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with patients and other professionals
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
- Ability to cope with with emotionally demanding and stressful situations involved when providing counselling
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post qualification experience
- Evidence of providing brief effective treatment to adults with a wide range of mild to moderate mental health problems
Desirable criteria
- Experience of CBT based interventions
- Experience of working in a primary care setting or IAPT service
Information Technology
Essential criteria
- Good IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience of using computerised patient record system and psychometric measures
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rachael Jegede
- Job title
- Senior CBT Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 003 3000
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