Counsellor

COUNSELLOR – BAND 6                                                                                           

Closing Date: 8 April 2025

Primary Location: Erdington, although occasional cross site working may be

required

Hours: 22.5 hours

Duration: Permanent

Salary:  Clinical Band 6, £36,276 - £43,683 per year pro rata

(Actual salary:  £21,765 – £26,209)

DBS Requirement: Enhanced check with Adult Barring List

“Happy to talk about flexible working”

Do you want to be part of an excellent therapeutic counselling service where every day is different, where you can help people help themselves, and provide a platform for clients to make positive changes?

We have an opportunity for a caring, compassionate, and committed professional to join our Wellbeing Team as a Counsellor.

At Birmingham Hospice our teams are committed to improving the quality of life for people living with life-limiting conditions, as well as supporting their families and loved ones during one of the most challenging periods they will ever face.

Our Counselling team is on an incredible journey. They are developing a new pioneering private service whilst also enhancing the service they provide for Hospice clients.

As part of the team, you will support groups, individuals, and the service, by providing holistic counselling to explore bereavement and grief for patients and their families known to the Hospice both pre

and post bereavement, and for bereaved clients not known to the Hospice. 

You will provide a comprehensive, therapeutic service for clients referred by other professionals or who have self-referred, based upon psychological principles, working within the context of palliative care services and as indicated in NICE guidelines.

Requirements

·       A qualified counsellor who is registered with an approved professional counselling body (e.g. BACP) and with experience and understanding of the needs associated with loss, grief and bereavement.

·       Advanced training in the theory and practice of counselling.

·       Practitioner level knowledge of at least two models of psychological therapy

·       Significant experience of providing counselling

·       Experience of clinical assessment in a counselling setting
 

To view the full job description for this role and to apply for this vacancy please visit our vacancies portal on our website.