Counsellor

Job overview

We are delighted to offer an opportunity to become part of our Cancer Psychological Service team as a Band 6 accredited counsellor or psychotherapist. We are a friendly team of Clinical Psychologists and a secretary, and the service was established in 2017.  The successful candidate will join a rapidly expanding Clinical Health Psychology Department within Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT).

We are recruiting to a 0.8 WTE post on a permanent contract. We strongly encourage interested candidates to contact us to discuss the role.

An interest in working with patients with physical health difficulties is essential, however we appreciate that cancer is a specialist area in which candidates may not have experience. Most importantly we require a willingness and enthusiasm to learn condition specific information, which we will support you with.

Interviews will be held on the 19th May in person at CRH or HRI.

Main duties of the job

The postholder:-

• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate care and treatments using advanced clinical knowledge and clinical skills. •    To provide counselling/psychological therapy to adult patients in line with NICE guidelines and other relevant guidance, within agreed activity levels under appropriate supervision.
• To offer advice and consultation on patients’ psychological care to non-psychology colleagues. •    To work autonomously within professional guidelines taking full responsibility for their professional practice under the ethical framework of their accrediting organisation.  Working in line with the policies and procedures of the Clinical Health Psychology department and CHFT organisational policies. •    To contribute to audit, policy, department meetings and service development as required. •    To support Cancer Psychological Service professionals with the development, delivery and co-ordination of groups, workshops and psycho education sessions as required. •    To assist in the development and facilitation of psychological supervision/reflective practice and peer support groups within the trust where needed. •    To work flexibly in response to service demands.

Please view job description for a full list of main responsibilities for this role.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Detailed job description and main responsibilities To assess, plan, implement and evaluate care and treatments using advanced clinical knowledge and clinical skills. ·     To provide counselling/psychological therapy to adult patients in line with NICE guidelines and other relevant guidance, within agreed activity levels under appropriate supervision.   ·        To offer advice and consultation on patients’ psychological care to non-psychology colleagues. ·        To work autonomously within professional guidelines taking full responsibility for their professional practice under the ethical framework of their accrediting organisation.  Working in line with the policies and procedures of the Clinical Health Psychology department and CHFT organisational policies. ·        To contribute to audit, policy, department meetings and service development as required. ·        To support Cancer Psychological Service professionals with the development, delivery and co-ordination of groups, workshops and psycho education sessions as required. ·        To assist in the development and facilitation of psychological supervision/reflective practice and peer support groups within the trust where needed. ·        To work flexibly in response to service demands
• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate care and treatments using advanced clinical knowledge and clinical skills.