Job summary
You will work in the People Directorate within the Occupational Health and Wellbeing service, with a small team of counsellors. Your role will be dedicated to providing effective and supportive therapeutic interventions for Trust staff. The team is committed to delivering high-quality treatment that promotes positive mental health and wellbeing across the organisation.
In this 15-hour per week role, the postholder will provide professional counselling support to employees, managers, and the wider workforce through face-to-face, telephone, or secure video sessions, depending on service need.
The postholder is skilled in conducting assessments, formulating treatment plans, and delivering brief counselling interventions, often requiring sustained and focused concentration. You will demonstrate a strong understanding of evidence-based psychological therapies and their practical application, and be able to manage a part-time caseload effectively.
The role requires excellent IT skills, including proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, alongside a high standard of professional written and verbal communication. The postholder must also be capable of producing complex or clinically sensitive information for both service users and professional colleagues.
Main duties of the job
You will assess clients and determine appropriate interventions in line with the Mental Wellbeing Hub's stepped-care model, developing and delivering counselling or brief therapy plans that reflect client requirements. Operating autonomously within professional guidelines, you will maintain responsibility for clinical governance while managing your own caseload, prioritising tasks, and completing any required audits or evaluations.
The postholder will also offer consultation to staff and managers, supporting them to reflect on challenges, explore options, and access appropriate resources, including responding to general workplace mental health queries.
Working collaboratively with the Mental Wellbeing Hub team and the wider People Directorate team, you will contribute to the development and delivery of initiatives such as workshops, group interventions, and online resources. This will keep up to date with current counselling approaches through relevant training, participate in the development and review of service policies and procedures, and engage in regular clinical supervision with an appropriately qualified senior practitioner.
About us
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.
Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.
Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.
A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.
We employ nearly 5,000 people from over 80 nationalities, striving to be a diverse, inclusive employer and recognised leader in equality. We support flexible working, welcoming flexible applications. Proud of our many accreditations, we are embedding an anti-racist approach in all we do.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder will be able to work 15 hours per week with flexibility to schedule sessions across the week and to work across both hospital sites as required, including occasional early morning, late, or outofhours sessions to meet service needs.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder will be able to work 15 hours per week with flexibility to schedule sessions across the week and to work across both hospital sites as required, including occasional early morning, late, or outofhours sessions to meet service needs.
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Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- or Psychologist, including newly qualified practitioners. oExperience in assessment and brief counselling interventions with service users. oSupervised clinical experience as a qualified Counsellor. oExperience of working with diverse range of mental health situations. oExperience of exercising clinical responsibility for clients' emotional care and treatment, including maintaining confidentiality
Desirable
- oExperience of working in an NHS or healthcare setting as a specialist Counsellor is desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- oDiploma-level training in Counselling. oSpecialist knowledge, degree, or equivalent level. oMember of BACP or other relevant professional body. oEvidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Desirable
- oAdditional brief therapy qualification desirable e.g. CBT, EMDR oPsychology or other health-related undergraduate degree
Skills, knowledge and competencies
Essential
- oSkilled in conducting assessments, treatment formulation and brief counselling interventions, often requiring sustained and focused concentration. oDemonstrate an understanding of evidence-based psychological therapies and their application. oAbility to manage a part-time caseload effectively and prioritise workload within a reduced hours framework. oAbility to develop positive therapeutic relationships with clients. oCommitment to treating clients with respect and dignity, adopting a culturally sensitive approach that considers the needs of the whole person. oExcellent IT skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint. oHigh standard of professional communication, both written and oral. oAbility to write complex or clinically sensitive information for service users and professional colleagues.
Desirable
- oKnowledge of different psychological models of understanding human difficulties. oExperience or willingness to contribute to the development and delivery of workshops, group interventions and online resources.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- or Psychologist, including newly qualified practitioners. oExperience in assessment and brief counselling interventions with service users. oSupervised clinical experience as a qualified Counsellor. oExperience of working with diverse range of mental health situations. oExperience of exercising clinical responsibility for clients' emotional care and treatment, including maintaining confidentiality
Desirable
- oExperience of working in an NHS or healthcare setting as a specialist Counsellor is desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- oDiploma-level training in Counselling. oSpecialist knowledge, degree, or equivalent level. oMember of BACP or other relevant professional body. oEvidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Desirable
- oAdditional brief therapy qualification desirable e.g. CBT, EMDR oPsychology or other health-related undergraduate degree
Skills, knowledge and competencies
Essential
- oSkilled in conducting assessments, treatment formulation and brief counselling interventions, often requiring sustained and focused concentration. oDemonstrate an understanding of evidence-based psychological therapies and their application. oAbility to manage a part-time caseload effectively and prioritise workload within a reduced hours framework. oAbility to develop positive therapeutic relationships with clients. oCommitment to treating clients with respect and dignity, adopting a culturally sensitive approach that considers the needs of the whole person. oExcellent IT skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint. oHigh standard of professional communication, both written and oral. oAbility to write complex or clinically sensitive information for service users and professional colleagues.
Desirable
- oKnowledge of different psychological models of understanding human difficulties. oExperience or willingness to contribute to the development and delivery of workshops, group interventions and online resources.
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).
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT
Address
Warrington and Halton
Warrington and Halton
WA51QG
Employer's website
https://whh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
