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
1. Counselling / psychotherapy training to Diploma/Degree/Master's level
2. BACP/UKCP/BPS accredited practitioner
3. Training in short-term work
4. Training/qualification in supervision
5. Training in group work
6. Training in stress management
7. Training in work with trauma
Desirable criteria
8. Mediator training
SKILLS/ABILITIES
Essential criteria
9. Facilitation skills – range of groups
10. Integrated transcultural model - application to all areas of work
11. Understanding of the stresses faced by NHS staff
12. Ability to maintain and contribute to administrative processes
13. Ability to design short courses/programmes
14. 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
15. Ability to work with groups in conflict
16. work experience
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
17. Counselling in an organisational setting
18. Substantial counselling experience – senior practitioner level
19. Working with trauma
20. Working as a supervisor
21. Short/medium/longer-term counselling
22. Stress management initiatives and practice
Desirable criteria
23. Working with groups in conflict
24. Stress management initiatives and practice
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