Counsellor Required: Portishead, Somerset
Avon and Somerset Police
Contract type: Full Time
Department: Occupational Health
Location: Portishead, Occupational Health Department- BS20 6PN
Contract duration/Number of months: 10
Avon and Somerset Police is seeking a dedicated and experienced Counsellor to join our professional Occupational Health Team. You will play a crucial role in providing proactive, comprehensive, and confidential counselling services to our officers and staff.
This position is an opportunity to make a significant impact on the mental well-being of those who serve and protect our community.
The role:
You will be responsible for providing a proactive, comprehensive, and confidential counselling service to our police officers, police staff and members of the Special Constabulary.
Main responsibilities:
* Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, providing short term focused therapy for psychological ill health and providing assessment, advice and referral on to appropriate specialists.
* Conduct thorough assessments and initiate appropriate treatment for mild to moderate mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety disorders.
* Create personalised counselling plans tailored to the specific needs and circumstances of each person.
* Maintain written records of session content and ongoing treatment plans throughout the therapy period using the medical records digital program.
* Attend group supervision with your Senior Psychological Health Advisor in line with BACP requirements.
* Supervise and assess treatment outcomes, ensuring effective communication of complex, technical, and clinically sensitive information both verbally and in written form for all parties involved.
* Supervise return to work programmes in terms of offering practical solutions, advice and support on wellbeing matters to clients and their line managers.
Essential skills, experience and qualifications:
* Advanced Course, Degree or Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling.
* BACP/or alternative appropriate accreditation.
* Demonstrated success in providing effective support to clients dealing with stress, anxiety, and depression.
* Active listening skills and ability to understand and empathise with clients’ concerns.
* Demonstrated experience in formulating best practice guidelines, with a keen awareness of national directives and industry standards.
* Experience of working in an occupational health setting.
If you flourish in a dynamic environment and find yourself intrigued by this opportunity, we invite you to explore it further with us.
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