Are you a qualified counsellor or psychotherapist with relevant experience of working therapeutically with children and young people, and confidence supporting families experiencing grief, trauma and emotional distress? East Anglia's Children's Hospice (EACH) are looking for a compassionate and skilled full-time Child and Young person Counsellor to join our care team at The Treehouse Hospice. This role provides therapeutic support to children and young people, and their families, living with severe medical complexity, life‑threatening or life‑shortening conditions, as well as those experiencing anticipatory grief, trauma and bereavement. Duties will include; Provide counselling to children, young people and families affected by illness, trauma, loss and bereavement Manage a varied clinical caseload Complete comprehensive assessments, formulations, risk assessments and regular reviews Deliver individual, group and family therapeutic interventions Work collaboratively with multi‑agency partners including schools, health and community services Maintain accurate and timely clinical records using approved systems Provide pre‑ and post‑bereavement counselling and psychoeducation Support families with key decision‑making, memory making and end‑of‑life planning Contribute to therapeutic groups, workshops, training and organisation‑wide events You will have the ability/willingness to work across hospice, community and education settings with a full current full, valid driving license and access to own vehicle is required. Please note: Interviews will take place on 11th June 2026 at the Nook Hospice. Successful applicants will be invited for a tour of the Treehouse hospice on a separate date. For further information, please see job description attached. About the Candidate The ideal candidate will have the following: Recognised postgraduate counselling/psychotherapy qualification (Level 5) specific to work with children and young people (CYP) UKCP Registered or BACP accredited (or working towards accreditation) or equivalent counselling accreditation Regulating body allows practice with both adults and children Relevant experience providing counselling to children, young people and families Experience of assessment, risk management and multi‑agency working Experience working with grief, loss, complex trauma and emotional distress About Us East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) ensures the best possible quality of life and makes every moment count for children and families across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk. Our family-centred approach includes specialist nursing care, symptom management nursing, short breaks, wellbeing activities, therapies, care at end of life, bereavement support, counselling and volunteer services in the family home; all meeting the individual needs of the child, young person and whole family. In 2020, all three of our hospices; The Nook (Norfolk), The Treehouse (Ipswich) and Milton (Cambridge) were rated OUTSTANDING by the Care Quality Commission. Our people are central to our success. We have a talented workforce of staff and volunteers in Care, Fundraising, Retail, Facilities, IT, Finance, Marketing & Communications and Human Resources. We’re over 440 employees strong, with a team of more than 2,000 volunteers across the organisation including over 50 shops and a Retail Distribution Centre. The Benefits we offer: Free onsite parking NHS pension - continuation if already contributing Enhanced holiday plus holiday purchase scheme Flexible / hybrid working Role specific training and development opportunities Employer pension scheme (up to 7% employer contribution) inc. life assurance cover Enhanced maternity & paternity pay Employee health cash plan & wellbeing support schemes Disclosure and Barring Service Check Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.