Cancer and Psychological Support (CaPS) Service Counsellor
Hywel Dda University Health Board
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Job summary
This is an opportunity for an experienced and skilled counsellor to join our Cancer and Psychological Support (CaPS) Service. You will be working in a supportive team environment where you can benefit from flexible working whilst providing psychological counselling support to patients from diagnosis onward as they navigate their cancer journey, alongside their families and carers.
You will be based within Aberystwyth covering the Ceredigion county of our Health Board. You will therefore require experience working autonomously within community settings and be established in homeworking. Furthermore, the applicant will need to be willing to travel to other sites across the Health Board within all the three counties of Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion if required. CaPS offers talking therapy via a blended model of engagement, such as online, telephone, text and face to face counselling supporting individuals one-on-one and in group settings.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will become an integral member of the team. We offer flexible working arrangements in return we ask for your flexibility in meeting service need. We provide a high level of supervision and caseload management support in light of the complexities of supporting patients, families and their carers throughout their cancer journey.
For continued professional development, we keep an eye on learning opportunities both in-house and externally.
You will be working within the CaPS service conducting assessments and providing one-to-one psychological and counselling support, alongside facilitating groups for patients and their carers. The applicant will be required to adopt a hybrid approach, working in both clinical and community settings, and being established at homeworking. You will be required to access, input and maintain digital records, and IT skills and an ability to navigate IT systems is essential. Alongside, evidencing digital counselling practice with clients.
You will be required to work alongside and in partnership with other Healthcare professionals within Oncology/Cancer Services within Hywel Dda University Health Board, and beyond.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Interviews will be held on 04/04/2025
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
* Registered with BACP
* Relevant Diploma in Counselling
* Has, or working towards, Accreditation
* Online and telephone counselling qualification
* Related Counselling Qualifications
Experience
* Evidence of relevant cancer or end-of-life practice
* Working in adult cancer or end-of-life Counselling
* Receiving Clinical Supervision
* In depth knowledge of cancer care and experience of its delivery
* Experience of working autonomously in community settings/ and from home
* Evidence of broad spectrum of relevant Counselling experience
* NHS Experience and Community working
Language Skills
* Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£30,420 to £37,030 a year per annum pro rata
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