# Lead Counsellor

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Waythrough.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/lead-counsellor/5107faf2-5537-402d-9c46-8e27249b111c
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/lead-counsellor/5107faf2-5537-402d-9c46-8e27249b111c.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Waythrough
- **Location:** Recovery Steps Cumbria
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Counsellor
- **Salary:** £40266.00 to £54478.00
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part-time
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-30T23:59:59.999Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-30T08:15:59.815Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/B0061-JR014006
- **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/B0061-JR014006/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=B0061-JR014006
- **Employer website:** https://www.waythrough.org.uk/

## Job Content

### Job summary

About the Role

This role involves providing structured counselling / psychosocial therapies to service users and their close family members as required. Also providing management of the countywide counselling service within Recovery Steps Cumbria and operational support to trainee counsellors on placement at the service.

### Main duties of the job

What Youll Do

- Coordinate, manage, and lead an accessible counselling service with clear pathways and risk governance.
- Hold clinical governance and safeguarding accountability for the counselling element of the service.
- Create and maintain clear pathway for the counselling service from referral point to exit.
- Provide robust assessments of clients mental health needs and suitability for psychological intervention, allocate correctly with counsellors, volunteer/Student counsellors as appropriate to their capacity and skills.
- Provide supervision, guidance, and reflective practice spaces for counsellors, volunteer and trainee counsellors ensuring high quality of care.
- Implement systems responsive to differing levels of risk, complexity, and need; escalate safeguarding promptly.

### About us

About Waythrough

Waythrough was formed in 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Together, weve created one of the largest mental health and social support charities in England.

Every year, we support around 125,000 people through nearly 200 services and its all made possible by our 3,500 brilliant staff and volunteers.

Make a real difference in your community

Are you passionate about helping others live safer, healthier, more independent lives? Join our team at Waythrough and support people facing challenges around mental health, substance use, housing or domestic abuse. This is more than just a job its a chance to build meaningful relationships and create lasting change.

### Details

- Date posted: 30 September 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: £40,266 to £54,478 a year Pro Rata'd to 30 Hours
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Part-time
- Reference number: B0061-JR014006
- Job locations: Recovery Steps Cumbria, Castle Street, Carlisle, CA3 8SY, United Kingdom

### Job responsibilities

To Succeed in This Role, Youll Need:

- Recognised qualification in Counselling or Psychotherapy (Level 4 or above) BACP accreditation / UKCP registration (or equivalent)
- Recognised certificate in counselling supervision

## Person Specification

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- To Succeed in This Role, Youll Need:
- Recognised qualification in Counselling or Psychotherapy (Level 4 or above) BACP accreditation / UKCP registration (or equivalent)
- Recognised certificate in counselling supervision

## 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.