Job summary
Join NewcastleOHS, a well-established Occupational Health & Wellbeing service dedicated to supporting NHS staff. As a Band 6 Counsellor, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality mental health support through 1:1 counselling, facilitating group therapy sessions, and designing and delivering educational workshops. You will contribute to service development initiatives, ensuring the service remains responsive to the evolving needs of NHS staff. This role requires a compassionate, skilled professional with experience in counselling, group work, and mental health education, committed to promoting wellbeing and resilience. Join us in making a meaningful difference to the health and wellbeing of those who care for others.
- Interview Date Wednesday 26 March 2025
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
Deliver 1:1 counselling as well as educational group sessions to support NHS staff with mental health and wellbeing needs. Design and facilitate educational workshops to promote resilience and self-care. Contribute to service development, ensuring the service remains effective and responsive. Provide supervision within counselling team, fostering a collaborative and skilled team environment. Maintain accurate records and adhere to professional and ethical standards. Engage in continuous professional development to enhance practice. This role requires a compassionate, experienced counsellor committed to improving the mental health and wellbeing of NHS staff.
About us
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
o Freeman Hospitalo Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)o Newcastle Dental Hospitalo Newcastle Fertility Centreo Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbriao Northern Genetics Serviceo Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide counselling for staff and external occupational health contracts in designated occupational health clinics, with responsibility for managing own caseload and for maintaining accurate and relevant client records
- Contribute to service development including education and delivery of group interventions
- To work at all times in line with the policies, procedures and service standards of the Trust and within the Code of Ethics and Practice for Counsellors (BACP)
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide counselling for staff and external occupational health contracts in designated occupational health clinics, with responsibility for managing own caseload and for maintaining accurate and relevant client records
- Contribute to service development including education and delivery of group interventions
- To work at all times in line with the policies, procedures and service standards of the Trust and within the Code of Ethics and Practice for Counsellors (BACP)
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Diploma level qualification in counselling on a BACP accredited course
- Eligible for membership of the BACP
- Current professional registration to practice as a qualified counsellor (BACP/UKCP)
- Evidence of recent/relevant CPD
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in Counselling
- Supervisor/mentor training relevant to professional practice
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience of dealing with clients presenting multiple and complex issues, including risk assessment and management
- Experience of prioritising and managing own caseload
- Experience of maintaining clear and up to date client records
Desirable
- Audit and/or change management/service development
- Awareness of local mental health system, social and community networks
- Experience of working in Occupational Health setting
- Experience of delivering interventions or mental health education in a group setting
- Experience of providing in house training
- Evidence of contribution to service development
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Well-developed communication and relationship skills
- Appropriate IT skills to enable effective working within modern NHS environment including Microsoft office, remote delivery platforms & electronic patient management systems
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Diploma level qualification in counselling on a BACP accredited course
- Eligible for membership of the BACP
- Current professional registration to practice as a qualified counsellor (BACP/UKCP)
- Evidence of recent/relevant CPD
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in Counselling
- Supervisor/mentor training relevant to professional practice
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience of dealing with clients presenting multiple and complex issues, including risk assessment and management
- Experience of prioritising and managing own caseload
- Experience of maintaining clear and up to date client records
Desirable
- Audit and/or change management/service development
- Awareness of local mental health system, social and community networks
- Experience of working in Occupational Health setting
- Experience of delivering interventions or mental health education in a group setting
- Experience of providing in house training
- Evidence of contribution to service development
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Well-developed communication and relationship skills
- Appropriate IT skills to enable effective working within modern NHS environment including Microsoft office, remote delivery platforms & electronic patient management systems
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
