Job overview
Powys Teaching Health Board is seeking an experienced and compassionate Senior Counsellor (band 6) to join the Local Primary Mental Health Service (LPMHSS) on a fulltime permanent basis.
The post holder will deliver high quality evidence-based counselling interventions to adults experiencing mild to moderate or and stable severe but stable mental health difficulties.
The role is integrated into a multi-disciplinary team delivering brief psychological interventions (6-10 sessions).
The successful applicant will be a qualified Accredited Counsellor/ Psychotherapist ideally with experience of working within NHS and Primary Care Mental Health settings with a strong commitment to Recovery focussed Person-Centred care.
Main duties of the job
- Carry a comprehensive clinical caseload, providing relational based, person-centred intervention plans informed by professional Counselling/Psychotherapy knowledge. • Deliver face to face clinics from one or more of the LPMHSS Hub locations, in addition to virtual clinics via video consultation platforms. • Attend team meetings and multi-disciplinary clinical meetings about individual service users. • Maintain an Outlook diary for all clinical activity and work with the Team Lead and administrative team to work in accordance with a personalised job plan. • Manage, plan and prioritise daily workload, including managing own clinical caseload in accordance with own individual job plan and with the support of the line manager and clinical supervisor. • Attend meetings relevant to the post, including triage/screening meetings. • Engage in regular specialist clinical supervision from an appropriately qualified and experienced clinical supervisor.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
We would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers; but even if you don’t speak any Welsh, or want to develop your skills, don’t worry: the health board will support you with training.
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This advert is for Senior Counsellor/Psychotherapist with Powys Teaching Health Board in Bronllys, West Wales, Wales. It is listed as a Band 6 Mental health professionals role. The advertised salary is £40,559 - £48,841 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 22 Jun 2026.
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