Job Title: Treatment Support Counsellor – Penny Brohn UK for GenesisCare Ref: TSC450 Contract: Permanent Hours: Part time (22.5 hours worked over 3 days) Salary: £29,000 - £31,000 pro-rata, per annum Location: This is a home-based role. About Us Penny Brohn UK is the cancer health and wellbeing charity. We help people feel better in mind, body and spirit by offering support through our team of cancer support experts (which includes doctors, nutritionists, counsellors and exercise therapists) Penny Brohn UK helps people with cancer to feel more physically and emotionally able to manage the impacts of their diagnosis and treatment, be more in control of their choices and have the best quality of life possible. By making our services freely available, our aim is for all people with cancer to be able to access the high-quality support they need. Penny Brohn UK have been working in partnership with GenesisCare UK, a private healthcare company, since 2013. We deliver an integrated cancer care approach which includes complementary treatment support and lifestyle advice for patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy at all of their 14 centres across the UK. For over 40 years, Penny Brohn UK has supported people with cancer to feel more physically and emotionally able to manage the impacts of their diagnosis and treatment, be more in control of their choices and have the best quality of life possible. The role This is an exciting opportunity to join our existing team of counsellors working remotely to support cancer patients being treated in the 14 GenesisCare centres across England. This role requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to establish effective rapport and deliver therapeutic interventions via telephone or video link. We are looking for a professional who can work in a flexible, intelligent, and creative way. Candidates should have experience of working as a counsellor within the NHS, charity sector or private practice, and have knowledge, experience/understanding of how cancer treatment can affect a patient’s health and wellbeing. Key role considerations * This role requires remote delivery of counselling sessions. * Most of the patient work is based on a short-term relationship (4 sessions) Through the successful partnership with GenesisCare, the treatment support service that we offer to cancer patients has shown to be both statistically and clinically significant. If you are driven to support patients whilst they undergo cancer treatment, this could be the opportunity for you. In return for your hard work and dedication you will enjoy a wide variety of benefits including: * 30 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata) * Regional allowance pro rata, per annum * Enhanced sick pay after six month’s service * Auto enrolment into the Penny Brohn UK pension scheme * Free Life Assurance * Family friendly policies with enhanced maternity and paternity leave after one year of service * Specsavers Corporate eyecare test * Cycle to work scheme Timetable for appointment Closing date: Thursday 6 November at 9.00am Interview details: Wednesday 11 November via Teams Start date: To be agreed upon appointment with successful candidate Interested? If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position. At Penny Brohn UK, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion throughout the organisation. We are proactively taking action to support EDI and Wellbeing to support our ethos of creating a diverse culture that is reflective of both our employees and the lived experience of all communities touched by cancer. We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability. No agencies please