Job summary
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This is an exciting opportunity to join the Psychological Medicine team at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre. This is a 12-month fixed-term post, funded by The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Charity. The Centre is seeking a motivated, sensitive and compassionate counsellor to provide high-quality, evidence-based psychological care to patients affected by cancer. The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, delivering NICE Level 3 psychological assessment and therapeutic interventions in line with BACP standards.The post holder will work on a one-on-one basis counselling patients with a cancer diagnosis, receiving referrals from the specialist Counsellor. Theywill provide psychological assessment and therapeutic interventions in accordance with Level 3 guidelines. Using a counselling approach for patients referred to the Psychological Medicine Service at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.
This is a part-time role of 8 hours per week, working over 2 days (4 hours per day)
Main duties of the job
* Accept referrals via agreed service protocols, evaluate and make decisions on suitability of new referrals and refer back to the specialist counsellor when necessary.
* Maintain and keep appropriate records of all clinical activity and complete all service requirements relating to data collection. Use information technology as appropriate within direct clinical work and treatmentinterventions.
* To plan, monitor and evaluate own work, using clinical outcome assessments, as a regular feature of the work. Ensuring a timely, responsive and appropriate service for patients so treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.
* Recognise when patients may need additional support - working closely with other team members to ensure appropriate step-up and step-down arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach.
* Identify when a patient is not ready to engage in the counselling process and managing them in an empathic and planned manner.
* Undertake risk assessment and management to include suicide risk, suicidal ideation, suicidal intent and safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults. Making appropriate referrals as necessary and/or working in conjunction with other external agencies.
* Provide support to student counsellors when required or in the absence of the specialist counsellor.
About us
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's leading cancer centres providing highly specialist cancer care to a population of 2.4m people across Cheshire and Merseyside, and the surrounding areas, including North Wales and the Isle of Man.
Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.
Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.
We are -
* Kind
* Empowered
* Responsible
* Inclusive
Details
Date posted
11 February 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
SRG2
Job locations
Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Wirral
Clatterbridge Road
Wirral
CH63 4JY
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Level 4 or above professional qualification in counselling
* Postgraduate qualification in counselling or equivalent experience
* Certificate in therapeutic counselling supervision or equivalent experience
Desirable
* Qualification in more than one modality
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
* BACP registered
* Knowledge of people's emotions and responses to high anxiety, trauma, serious illness and death
* Awareness of mental health issues
Experience
Essential
* Experience and ability to confidently deliver counselling within a health care environment.
* Experience initiating, running and facilitating groups.
* Experience of using relaxation, imagery and or similar techniques as ways of working with people
* Experience in all aspects of counselling using a counselling approach from a therapeutic model.
* Experience of using an IT database and collating accurate patient records.
* Experience of telephone and video counselling
* Have structured one to one monthly clinical counselling supervision in place.
Desirable
* Highly experienced to confidently deliver counselling to people affected by cancer within the NHS. Experience post qualifying - working with cancer patients or life-limiting illnesses
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Level 4 or above professional qualification in counselling
* Postgraduate qualification in counselling or equivalent experience
* Certificate in therapeutic counselling supervision or equivalent experience
Desirable
* Qualification in more than one modality
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
* BACP registered
* Knowledge of people's emotions and responses to high anxiety, trauma, serious illness and death
* Awareness of mental health issues
Experience
Essential
* Experience and ability to confidently deliver counselling within a health care environment.
* Experience initiating, running and facilitating groups.
* Experience of using relaxation, imagery and or similar techniques as ways of working with people
* Experience in all aspects of counselling using a counselling approach from a therapeutic model.
* Experience of using an IT database and collating accurate patient records.
* Experience of telephone and video counselling
* Have structured one to one monthly clinical counselling supervision in place.
Desirable
* Highly experienced to confidently deliver counselling to people affected by cancer within the NHS. Experience post qualifying - working with cancer patients or life-limiting illnesses
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT
Address
Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Wirral
Clatterbridge Road
Wirral
CH63 4JY
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Employer details
Employer name
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT
Address
Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Wirral
Clatterbridge Road
Wirral
CH63 4JY
Employer's website
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