Job summary
- Main area
- Psychological Wellbeing
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-CR-940
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trustwide
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £56,276 - £63,176 pa inclusive pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Counsellor
Band 7
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
An opportunity to join CONTACT – the Staff Counselling, Stress Management, Conflict Resolution and Trauma Support Service for Imperial College Healthcare Trust, based at 3 major hospital sites: Charing Cross, Hammersmith and St. Mary’s. CONTACT is a comprehensive in house support service for staff at all levels of the Trust. You will be a BACP/UKCP/BPS accredited practitioner with substantial experience of a wide range of clients and time-limited work. You will have substantial knowledge and experience of work-place counselling, related research and the challenges and ethical dilemmas presented in this area of work. In addition you must have group facilitation, training and supervisory training and experience as well as therapeutic skills to a senior practitioner level. You will be able to work with groups of staff dealing with conflict, and to support both individuals and groups of staff experiencing traumatic incidents. An Integrated and transcultural approach is essential in all areas of work. You will be required to work across the hospital sites.
Main duties of the job
You will be joining, CONTACT a comprehensive staff support service inclusive of all. And providing a range of professional, confidential services, giving all staff a safe non-judgemental space, which provides a framework for psychological growth, development and enhancement of workplace relationships. With a focus on self-care, compassion and team collaboration to strengthen individual and collective resilience. Helping to create an environment for staff to deliver more effective and efficient patient care.
You will be delivering a range of expert services for individuals and groups including:
Counselling
Trauma Support
Stress Management
Conflict Services
Group facilitation
Psycho-education for individuals and teams
Delivery of range of training
Bespoke interventions
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
EDUCATION
Essential criteria
- Counselling / psychotherapy training to Diploma/Degree/Master's level
- BACP/UKCP/BPS accredited practitioner
- Training in short-term work
- Training/qualification in supervision
- Training in group work
- Training in stress management
- Training in work with trauma
Desirable criteria
- Mediator training
SKILLS/ABILITIES
Essential criteria
- Facilitation skills – range of groups
- Integrated transcultural model - application to all areas of work
- Understanding of the stresses faced by NHS staff
- Ability to maintain and contribute to administrative processes
- Ability to design short courses/programmes
- Ability to design, co-ordinate and evaluate interventions Trustwide, which will enable the Trust to be compliant with Stress at Work Policy and Guidance.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to work with groups in conflict
- work experience
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Counselling in an organisational setting
- Substantial counselling experience – senior practitioner level
- Working with trauma
- Working as a supervisor
- Short/medium/longer-term counselling
- Stress management initiatives and practice
Desirable criteria
- Working with groups in conflict
- Stress management initiatives and practice
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Fiona Blair
- Job title
- Head Of Service & Psychological Wellbeing Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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