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The Health at Work team is responsible for promoting and maintaining the physical and psychological health and well‑being of the Trust’s staff. We wish to recruit a qualified counsellor with experience of working in a small team to provide short‑term, face‑to‑face counselling to staff. Training in group facilitation, mediation, EMDR and Critical Incident Stress debriefing would also be desirable. You will work across two clinic sites – Ealing (Southall, Middx) and Broadmoor (Crowthorne, Berkshire).
You must have or be working towards BACP accreditation or its equivalent. NHS experience is desirable but applicants without NHS experience will also be considered.
Key Result Areas & Performance
- To provide a one‑to‑one counselling service to NHS staff in a Health at Work Service.
- To act ethically at all times in accordance with the BACP Ethical Framework for good practice in counselling and psychotherapy.
- To work as an autonomous practitioner within the interdisciplinary team.
- Deliver appropriate training sessions on stress and resilience and effective witness training.
Counselling
- Use counselling interventions effectively within a quality framework, valuing diversity and working with a trans‑model in all areas.
- Use counselling interventions effectively with a wide range of work‑related and personal issues, including working with frightened or hostile defensive clients.
Qualifications and Experience
• Qualified counsellor with experience working in a small team.
• Training in group facilitation, mediation, EMDR and Critical Incident Stress debriefing is desirable.
• BACP accreditation or equivalent, working towards accreditation is acceptable.
• NHS experience is desirable but not mandatory.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Rose Salimu
Job title: Senior Occupational Health Advisor
Email: r.salimu@nhs.net
