Job summary
- Main area
- Counselling
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Home or remote working
- Job ref
- 344-7898WCY
- Employer
- East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Buckland
- Town
- dover
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Women's Health Counsellor
Band 6
Job overview
The Women’s Health Counsellor will play a pivotal role in provision of time limited counselling support and intervention to clients accessing care following a pregnancy loss at any stage,
Issues relating to body image following gynaecological/obstetric surgery, Issues regarding fertility,
Before becoming pregnant, patients that may be affected by previous birth trauma, loss of a pregnancy, or stillbirth at EKHUFT. The post holder will offer assessment and time limited counselling support and intervention as part of an integrated pathway, for clients accessing care. The post holder will work closely with the three current Counsellors, The Matron for Gynaecology Safeguarding Team, Bereavement Midwives and Maternity Services in ensuring high quality care and support for women and their families. The post holder will act as a key service resource, providing care for women and birthing people
Main duties of the job
To provide initial assessment and intervention to clients with related social, emotional, and psychological problems
To work with the multidisciplinary team to ensure all young people and vulnerable adults accessing services are assessed for any safeguarding issues.
To ensure that any safeguarding issues that arise are documented and managed in line with Trust safeguarding protocols.
To ensure all disclosures of domestic / sexual violence and exploitation are managed appropriately, ensuring individuals are assessed and supported, with referral to local statutory agencies, as per local and national guidance.
To develop and deliver specialist therapeutic treatment plans to meet the needs of individuals or couple's with treatment of depression, anxiety, post trauma and bereavement counselling.
Working for our organisation
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.
If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Person specification
Qulifications and training
Essential criteria
- Mentor Qualification or ENB 998 Min 2 years post registration of a recognisable Counselling qualification
- Registered BACP/NCPS
- Working towards Accreditation/ Accredited
- Recent experience in working therapeutically with specific relative training to add to the existing skill mix of the counselling team eg CBT
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of facilitating learning in practice
- Evidence of on-going personal + professional development
- Bereavement training/Trauma training
- Registered Nurse/Midwife on the Practising Register
Clinical skills and experience
Essential criteria
- Experience and expertise in working with Traumatic stress/Complex trauma and Complex bereavement
- Able to recognise the need for and apply a wide range of counselling therapeutic interventions relevant to this area of practice
- Ability to work on own initiative using sound decision-making and problem-solving skills
- Able to communicate complex information in a sensitive, tactful and empathetic way, verbally and in writing.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in a variety of clinical settings including gynaecology/Maternity
- Advanced knowledge of local and national guidance and service delivery
- Experience working with couples and Individuals
- IT skills
- Negotiation of issues of boundaries and confidential with other professionals
Governance
Essential criteria
- Understanding of the elements relating to clinical governance and risk management, ensuring appropriate monitoring systems are in place.
- evidence of Continuous quality improvement
Desirable criteria
- Datix training
Personal/professional attributes
Essential criteria
- Autonomous and can work under own initiative.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to have a collaborative working relationship with the Counselling Team
Other Requirments
Essential criteria
- Position may involve occasional inter-site travel. Has access to transport
- To work face to face with clients at BHD and WHH (on occasional Saturdays) and work from home
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nicola Pointer
- Job title
- Matron Gynaecology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07813 585851
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