This is an opportunity for an experienced and skilled counsellor to join our team. You will be working in a supportive team environment where you can benefit from flexible working whilst supporting people from diagnosis onward on their cancer journey, alongside their families and carers, providing psychological counselling support.
You will be based within Pembrokeshire across two sites, and will 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. The CaPS Service offers talking therapy via a blended model of engagement, such as online, telephone, text and face to face counselling support. We also support 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.
You will be working within the CaPS service providing counselling and psychological support to patients, their families and carers.
You will be conducting assessments and provide one-to-one counselling support, alongside facilitating group support.
You will be required to work alongside and in partnership with other Healthcare professionals and Cancer Services within the Health Board.
This role requires a high degree of autonomous working whilst fostering a positive and pro-active approach to team working. The applicant is required to provide counselling support in community and hospital settings. Homeworking is an intrinsic part of this role, and working digitally with clients who access the service.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post. English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers.
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 14/02/2025.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
* Registered with BACP
* Relevant Diploma in Counselling
* Has, or working towards, Accreditation
* Online and telephone counselling qualification
Desirable
* Related Counselling Qualifications
Experience
Essential
* 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
* Delivering counselling via digital means
* Experience of working autonomously in community settings/ and from home
Desirable
* Evidence of broad spectrum of relevant Counselling experience
* NHS Experience and Community working
Language Skills
Desirable
* Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
Employer details
Employer name
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Address
Withybush General Hospital
Fishguard Road
Haverfordwest
SA61 2PZ
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