St Barnabas Hospice

Counselling Service Practitioner

The closing date is 28 January 2026

Job summary

Time to care. Time to make a difference!

Join our team at St Barnabas Hospice. As Counselling Service Practitioner, youll provide crucial support to ensure our operations run smoothly and effectively.

Why Join St Barnabas?

  • Time to care- Contribute to the effective operation of our hospice.
  • A team that feels like family- Be part of a supportive, collaborative environment.
  • Career growth- Opportunities for training and professional development.
  • Great benefits- Competitive salary £27,030 per annum, pro rata, Aegon Pension Scheme or NHS pension continuation, and 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
  • Working Hours-25 per week
  • Base - Hawthorn Road / Hybrid

Who Were Looking For:

  • Strong administration organisational skills.
  • Previous experience of case management and maintaining accurate records
  • Ability to work under pressure, prioritise tasks, and multitask effectively
  • Confident using digital systems and databases
  • Empathic and professional communicator, able to manage sensitive and difficult conversations
  • Compassionate, resilient, and able to maintain appropriate professional boundaries

Main duties of the job

Please refer to the job description linked to this listing for full details of this role.

Interview Date:

11 February 2026

To apply for this vacancy:

Please complete an application via the NHS Jobs website.

For assistance with your application contact:

recruitment@stbarnabashospice.co.uk

At St Barnabas, we believe in dignity, respect, and equality for all. We welcome applicants from every background.

  • We are happy to offer flexible working however there are certain core hours / service delivery elements that are required to be covered.

About us

Please Note:

  • Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK, we are unable to offer sponsorship. Please do not apply without this.
  • St Barnabas Hospice is an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in treating everyone with dignity and respect and welcome applications from all sectors of the community.
  • We reserve the right to extend, withdraw or close vacancies where necessary.
  • If selected for interview you will be contacted via the email account used to register. Please check your spam folder.

We are St Barnabas Hospice!

Lincolnshire's Leading provider of palliative, end-of-life nursing care to adults living with a life-limiting or terminal illness. Ranking in the top 100 best companies to work for in the UK.

What's Our Vision?

A world where dying with dignity, compassion and having choices is a fundamental part of life.

We're on a Mission!

To ensure all individuals facing the end of their life in Lincolnshire receive dignified, compassionate care when they require it and where they ask for it.

Benefits available to qualifying new employees:

  • Please see the linked Recruitment Pack to see what's on offer.

Pension Options:

  • Option 1 - Continuation of NHS pension (If applicable)
  • Option 2 - Join our generous contributory Pension Scheme, 7% of your monthly salary paid, together with a 3.5% personal contribution by you. (option to increase your contributions to be double matched by the Trust, up to a limit of 9%)

Details

Date posted

13 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£27,030 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

B0215-26-0000

Job locations

St. Barnabas Day Hospice

Hawthorn Road

Lincoln

LN2 4QX


Job description

Job responsibilities

** For details of the job description and personal specification please refer to the separate Job Description document **

Job description

Job responsibilities

** For details of the job description and personal specification please refer to the separate Job Description document **

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • ** For details of the job description and personal specification please refer to the separate Job Description document **
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • ** For details of the job description and personal specification please refer to the separate Job Description document **

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.

Employer details

Employer name

St Barnabas Hospice

Address

St. Barnabas Day Hospice

Hawthorn Road

Lincoln

LN2 4QX


Employer's website

https://stbarnabashospice.co.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

St Barnabas Hospice

Address

St. Barnabas Day Hospice

Hawthorn Road

Lincoln

LN2 4QX


Employer's website

https://stbarnabashospice.co.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Counselling Service Manager

Joanne White

joanne.white@stbarnabashospice.co.uk

01522518225

Details

Date posted

13 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£27,030 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

B0215-26-0000

Job locations

St. Barnabas Day Hospice

Hawthorn Road

Lincoln

LN2 4QX


Supporting documents

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