# Counsellor > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/counsellor/ff3c744b-6100-4cc4-b4f6-71f86f8ba432 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/counsellor/ff3c744b-6100-4cc4-b4f6-71f86f8ba432.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal Preston Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Counsellor - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum, Pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-21T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-07T09:55:46.209Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Preston/Lancashire_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Counsellor_Band_Renal_Medicine/Counsellor_Band_Renal_Medicine-v8187109 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8187109?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking a compassionate, skilled, and motivated Counsellor/Psychological Practitioner to join our specialist Renal Psychology Service, which sits within the wider Clinical Health Psychology Service at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team supporting adults living with chronic kidney disease, dialysis treatment, kidney transplantation, and associated adjustment and coping difficulties. The post has been developed in recognition of the increasing psychological needs of renal patients and our commitment to delivering person-centred care in line with national commissioning standards. The successful candidate will contribute to the assessment and delivery of evidence-based psychological interventions for patients experiencing emotional distress related to their renal condition, treatment burden, adjustment to illness, anxiety, depression, trauma, loss, and end-of-life concerns. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will join a supportive and compassionate multi-professional renal service and work closely with the Band 8b Lead and Assistant Psychologist, to deliver a high-quality specialist psychological service to renal patients and their family, carers, and the wider renal MDT. The post holder will work across a number of inpatient and outpatient clinical areas in the acute hospital setting at Royal Preston Hospital, as well as other sites across the LTHTs footprint. This will include working directly on hospital wards and outpatient treatment units (e.g. dialysis units). Key responsibilities include: - Providing psychological assessment and counselling interventions to renal patients. - Delivering evidence-based therapeutic interventions within agreed competencies. - Supporting patients to adjust to the impact of chronic illness and treatment. - Working collaboratively within multidisciplinary team meetings and care planning processes. - Contributing to psychologically informed care across renal services. - Providing consultation and advice to healthcare professionals regarding psychological aspects of patient care. - Maintaining accurate clinical records and outcome measures. - Participating in service development, audit, and quality improvement initiatives. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities We are looking for an individual who: - Holds a recognised qualification in counselling, psychotherapy, counselling psychology, or a related psychological therapy discipline. - Is accredited and registered with an appropriate professional body (e.g., BACP, UKCP, BABCP). - Has experience of delivering therapeutic interventions to adults experiencing emotional and psychological difficulties. - Demonstrates excellent communication and interpersonal skills. - Has an understanding of the psychological impact of long-term physical health conditions. - Is committed to working collaboratively within multidisciplinary healthcare teams. Experience of working within physical health settings would be advantageous but is not essential. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Degree / Diploma in Counselling or equivalent as recognised by the BACP, UKCP, or similar professional body - Accreditation with a recognised professional body (e.g. BACP, UKCP, BCP), regulated by the professional standards authority **Desirable** - Degree in psychology - Further knowledge/ experience with relevant certificates in other therapy modalities (e.g. Acceptance & commitment therapy, Compassion focused therapy) - Supervision qualification or certificate - Couple counselling training or qualification ### Knowledge & Experience **Essential** - Post qualification clinical practice experience in counselling. - Experience of working psychologically in physical health settings and long-term conditions - Training in NICE approved counselling modalities (e.g. Person-Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression; Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy; Interpersonal Therapy; Couples Therapy for Depression) - Working with a variety of different client groups. - Confidence in clinical risk assessment and safety management planning (NG 225), - Ability to assess and escalate mental health risk and safeguarding concerns where these routinely unfold **Desirable** - Post qualification clinical practice experience working psychologically in physical health settings and/or with people living with long-term conditions or in palliative care. - Post qualification clinical experience using NICE approved counselling modality (e.g. PersonCentred Experiential Counselling for Depression; Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy; Interpersonal Therapy; Couples Therapy for Depression - Knowledge of/training in the principles of Trauma Informed Care - Knowledge of/training in Psychosocial factors in healthcare - Experience of multidisciplinary working - Experience of inpatient ward working from a psychological perspective - Experience of offering reflective practice or supervision to other colleagues - Experience Implementing general infection control requirements related with ward-based working and IPC protocols. ## Documents - [what we can offer you (pdf, 6.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2464) - [creating your best application (pdf, 6.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2433) - [band 6 counsellor in renal medicine - jd & ps (pdf, 470.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10491363) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.