Are you looking to take your first step towards an exciting career in the NHS, or looking for an exciting new challenge? If so we would like you to support our Occupational Health department and become a fantastic member of our team at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust.
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust Occupational Health Department have a vacancy for an Counsellor (Band 5). You will play a vital role within the department as it strives to provide high quality services to employees of the Trust.
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, friendly and motivated Staff Counsellor to work within the Occupational Health Department. Reporting to the Department Manager, you will hold a British Association of Counselling Diploma and associated accreditation or equivalent. Ideally with a apeciality in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT); This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a team which has developed an excellent service which fully supports the health and wellbeing needs of staff working for the Trust.
You will be expected to manage your own case load, negotiate client contracts and demonstrate your experience of evidence based practice to enhance your work. In order to fit in with the demands of this dynamic role and the needs of the team, you will be able to adapt to change, work both proactively and reactively in a flexible manner and demonstrate team working and a positive attitude.
If all the above sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you.
Our department is SEQOHS accredited, this marks the quality we strive for as an occupational health Service. You will be joining a high-performing integrated NHS Trust, rated Good in our last CQC inspection but striving for even more. We were delighted to hear that our staff rated us as ‘the best place to work in Greater Manchester’ in the most recent Staff Survey results (Q4 2020/21) and this is testament to the truly unique family and team feel at the Trust. We can truly offer you a wonderful place to work and develop.
• Provides professional counselling for a wider range of issues including, but not restricted to relationship issues, depression, stress, anxiety, bereavement and work related issues.
• To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence-based practice on an individual basis.
• To agree a contract with a client after an initial assessment.
• To provide individual counselling to clients.
• To undertake continuing risk assessment of clients.
• To organise/ manage their own caseload.
• To be aware of and use appropriate referral systems.
• To keep confidential records in accordance with professional codes of practice and Trust
• Partake in Mental Wellbeing Clinics and sign post service users to a range of support that will be available.
• Help and partake is widening and diversifying our support package to staff members.
This advert closes on Wednesday 27 Nov 2024
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