Counsellor

You will manage a balanced caseload and provide in-person or remote

therapy according to client need, working autonomously within professional and organisational policies and referring complex

needs appropriately.

You will keep accurate, confidential records and appointments on The Care Database, monitor attendance, provide reports, comply with GDPR, and promptly escalate

safeguarding or other concerns.

You will build effective relationships with children, young people and families, collaborate with hospice and external services, and signpost needs outside bereavement or anticipatory grief support.

You will maintain practice

through monthly clinical supervision, CPD and self-care, while contributing to

service development and advising colleagues on trauma and grief.

This is a role

snapshot; download the full job description and person

specification for details.

What you will need

You must be a

BACP-registered qualified counsellor, trained to work with children, with

relevant post-qualifying experience and sound referral judgement.

will communicate sensitively, build trust and use sound judgement when assessing need,

managing risk

and safeguarding. Bereavement counselling experience with

children is essential; palliative care experience is desirable.

You will use Microsoft

Office confidently, analyse service data, produce reports, maintain current

knowledge and assess support needs across diverse communities.

purpose

The post holder has the responsibility for provision of counselling services

for both children

and adults, experiencing

trauma, bereavement, and anticipatory grief, due to life shortening, palliative

or end of life care, at Bluebell Wood

to ensure that they are delivered in line with

the ethical and professional codes

of conduct pertaining to the relevant registered body (BACP).

Provide professional, competent, and ethical counselling in line with BACP requirements.

Provide a robust service

delivery, under the direction of the Family

Wellbeing and Counselling Coordinator.

To provide data and reports on services provided

as required.

Maintain records in confidence and in line with the Data Protection Act 1998 and GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations).

Seek out and engage in regular

clinical supervision.

Continue life-long professional learning.

Support colleagues in helping to ascertain the correct level of support based on client need and referring/signposting to the most

appropriate service.

Provide data and reports

on the services provided as required.

Maintain accurate notes and appointment schedules

using The Care Database, monitoring attendance and cancellations

of clients.

Raise concerns to the appropriate member of management or Safeguarding Lead in a timely

manner to ensure effective intervention if necessary.

Facilitate therapy

sessions either in person or remotely according to client need.

Hold a balanced caseload

of clients, oering therapeutic intervention in line with professional

registered body, (BACP).

Work autonomously as a competent practitioner within national, organisational, and local policies and procedures maintaining

British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) or equivalent

accreditation, working within the professional framework for ethical practice.

Continue to be mindful

of and honest about limits

to competence and make recommendations for referral on where psychological diculties

are more complex and/or require specialist services/interventions.

Work in partnership with other

professionals and agencies where necessary, signposting appropriately in situations where the core individual need is not bereavement or anticipatory grief.

Maintain a professional level of clinical

practice through participation in individual monthly

clinical supervision, placing

a high value on self-care.

Maintain ongoing professional

CPD in line with BACP requirements for continued registration, setting realistic personal development objectives. Taking responsibility for own development and maintaining a professionally relevant development

portfolio.

Develop and maintain effective therapeutic relationships with children,

young people and their families who use the counselling services via their

preferred method of contact.

Establish and maintain eective communication with relevant individuals and groups to support

children, young people, siblings, and family members; including key members of

the hospice; volunteers; service users; statutory and voluntary organisations.

Develop and maintain effective

communication links and relationships with external stakeholders, multi-disciplinary services and agencies, individuals, and

organisations, to enable effective signposting where required.

Understand the importance of,

and maintain, the need for confidentiality in all individual and hospice

matters.

Engage in research and development opportunities.

Network with other professionals both locally, regionally, and nationally who oer specialised services to children

and families.

Work in collaboration with the psychological therapies team to continue

to develop a robust, creative and evidence-based service for our children and families.

Support the psychological therapies

team to guide Family Support

and wider hospice

colleagues on theories around

trauma, bereavement, and anticipatory grief to support their individual roles,

providing specic training sessions where necessary.

Person

specificationEssential

criteria

Specific training in working with children

BACP Accreditation (or actively working

towards this)

Experience of responding proactively to

safeguarding concerns

Excellent interpersonal skills and the

ability to communicate effectively

Ability to demonstrate a high degree of

professional credibility

Experience of providing bereavement

counselling to children

IT Literate, including the ability to use

Ability to analyse data and produce

performance reports

Expert knowledge within own profession, which

underpins theory, gained through recent professional development

Legally entitled to work in this country

Willing and able to travel extensively to

meet the needs of our children, young people, and their families

Car driver with access to a vehicle

Desirable criteria

Experience of working within a

palliative care setting

Knowledge and understanding of the

assessment of child and young adult support needs in a racially and culturally

diverse population

Children's Hospice, we're committed to ensuring every baby, child and young

person with a life-limiting condition can access specialist palliative care

whenever and wherever they need it. Supporting families across South Yorkshire,

North Nottinghamshire, North Derbyshire and parts of North Lincolnshire, we

provide a wide range of expert services tailored to each family's needs,

including respite care, symptom management, counselling, therapies, home visits

and end-of-life support. Delivering this vital care costs around £6.7 million

each year, yet only around 17% of our income comes from government funding,

meaning we rely heavily on fundraising, donations and community support. That's

why every role at Bluebell Wood matters.

In this

purpose-driven role, you will provide compassionate, professional counselling that

embraces individuality and helps children, young people and families navigate

trauma, bereavement and anticipatory grief with specialist support tailored to

their needs.

Experience

Essential: - Experience of responding proactively to safeguarding concerns; - Experience of providing bereavement counselling to children

Desirable: - Experience of working within a palliative care setting

Qualifications

Essential: - Qualified Counsellor registered with BACP; - Specific training in working with children; - BACP Accreditation or actively working towards this

Other

Skills / Knowledge

Desirable: - Experience of working within a palliative care setting