Job summary
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About us:
Princess Alice Hospice is a charity supporting people in life, death and grief. We're dedicated to working closely with individuals, communities and organisations in the London Boroughs of Kingston and Richmond and large parts of Surrey, to ensure more people receive the support they need.
Main duties of the job
PLEASE APPLY VIA WWW.PAH.ORG.UK
About the role:
We are looking for an experienced Bereavement Counsellor, with an interest in spirituality, to provide high-quality clinical assessments and individual bereavement support for adults needing to access our Bereavement Service.
This key role will play a significant part in enabling us to deliver our commitment to holistic, person-centered care and develop our Bereavement Service.
About us
PLEASE APPLY VIA WWW.PAH.ORG.UK
About You:
You will be a qualified counsellor, with a strong understanding of the theories of bereavement and significant loss, insight into human development and at least two years post-qualification experience.
Skilled in conducting clinical assessments and providing culturally sensitive, empathic, non-judgmental, bereavement counselling for adults (in-person and via electronic media), your calm, professional approach will complement your excellent interpersonal skills.
If you're a compassionate, empathetic person, who shares our values, and are looking for a new role in a supportive and inclusive environment, we would love to hear from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description on our website www.pah.org.uk
The role supports the aims
and objectives of the Bereavement Service, conducting clinical assessments and providing one to one bereavement
counsellingfor
appropriate adult clients - in-person or exceptionally via telephone or online.
The role supports the aims and objectives of the
Spiritual Care team, in providing counselling support, as appropriate, to
patients, families/carers and bereaved people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description on our website www.pah.org.uk
The role supports the aims
and objectives of the Bereavement Service, conducting clinical assessments and providing one to one bereavement
counsellingfor
appropriate adult clients - in-person or exceptionally via telephone or online.
The role supports the aims and objectives of the
Spiritual Care team, in providing counselling support, as appropriate, to
patients, families/carers and bereaved people.
Person Specification
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Good personal awareness, able to reflect on own practice and life experience and make effective use of supervision.
- Able to work with and accept people with different cultural and belief backgrounds.
- Self-motivated, able to work independently.
- Able to work with volunteers who have a range of experience and skills.
- Able to maintain confidentiality.
- Non-judgmental attitude.
- Empathetic and sensitive to the needs of others.
- Committed to maintaining up to date Continuing Professional Development.
- Committed to collaborative working.
- Flexibility and willingness to learn.
- Familiar with healthcare and hospice culture.
- Awareness of, and commitment to the mission, vision, and values of the Hospice.
Experience
Essential
- At least two years post-qualification experience as a counsellor.
- Demonstrable understanding of bereavement.
- Demonstrable understanding and experience of working with death, dying and bereavement.
- Experience of undertaking counselling assessments.
- Experience of multi-professional teamworking.
- Able to develop effective, empathic, non-judgemental working relationships with a range of clients, using appropriate counselling skills.
- Able to build good working relationships with professional colleagues.
- Able to work respectfully with volunteers.
- Able to work in a systematic and organised way.
- Good organisational/administrative skills.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Good telephone manner.
- Demonstrable teaching ability.
- Commitment to culturally competent, anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive practice.
- IT literate (MS Office and client record systems).
- Good knowledge of psychological theories and their clinical application.
- Good understanding of death, dying, bereavement, grief and loss.
- Good understanding of and willingness to provide psycho-spiritual care at the end of life.
- Good understanding of BACP Ethical Framework values and principles.
- Audit and research experience.
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum Level 5 or 6 qualification in counselling or psychotherapy.
- Registration with an appropriate professional body e.g. BACP UKCP etc.
Person Specification
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Good personal awareness, able to reflect on own practice and life experience and make effective use of supervision.
- Able to work with and accept people with different cultural and belief backgrounds.
- Self-motivated, able to work independently.
- Able to work with volunteers who have a range of experience and skills.
- Able to maintain confidentiality.
- Non-judgmental attitude.
- Empathetic and sensitive to the needs of others.
- Committed to maintaining up to date Continuing Professional Development.
- Committed to collaborative working.
- Flexibility and willingness to learn.
- Familiar with healthcare and hospice culture.
- Awareness of, and commitment to the mission, vision, and values of the Hospice.
Experience
Essential
- At least two years post-qualification experience as a counsellor.
- Demonstrable understanding of bereavement.
- Demonstrable understanding and experience of working with death, dying and bereavement.
- Experience of undertaking counselling assessments.
- Experience of multi-professional teamworking.
- Able to develop effective, empathic, non-judgemental working relationships with a range of clients, using appropriate counselling skills.
- Able to build good working relationships with professional colleagues.
- Able to work respectfully with volunteers.
- Able to work in a systematic and organised way.
- Good organisational/administrative skills.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Good telephone manner.
- Demonstrable teaching ability.
- Commitment to culturally competent, anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive practice.
- IT literate (MS Office and client record systems).
- Good knowledge of psychological theories and their clinical application.
- Good understanding of death, dying, bereavement, grief and loss.
- Good understanding of and willingness to provide psycho-spiritual care at the end of life.
- Good understanding of BACP Ethical Framework values and principles.
- Audit and research experience.
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum Level 5 or 6 qualification in counselling or psychotherapy.
- Registration with an appropriate professional body e.g. BACP UKCP etc.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
