Main area Palliative care counsellor Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Wednesday: essential. other day flexible for candidate) Job ref 236-SCO-P395-25
Employer Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site St James's House Town Salford Salary £38,682 - £46,580 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 26/08/2025 23:59 Interview date 03/09/2025
Palliative Care Counsellor
Band 6
Job overview
This is a position for a qualified counsellor to work flexibly across the Northern Care Alliance, providing a service for Salford residents. They will work within the Specialist Palliative Care team, and work with a selection of clients for assessment and ongoing counselling support to meet the individuals’ needs. Clients will include people who have been given a life limiting diagnosis, their significant others
· Thepost holder will provide counselling to adults who have been given a life limiting diagnosis, and their significant others.
· The post holder will work therapeutically with clients and their families in hospital, or at a health centre.
· The post holder will provide clinical supervision to health care workers within the palliative care, bereavement and chaplaincy service as directed by the line manager.
· They will manage their own caseloads and supervise more junior staff or students when required.
· The post holder will support learning and development of other Trust members by providing teaching sessions as directed by the line manager.
The post holder will be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of their own work and be able to work as part of a team.
Main duties of the job
To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of clients and to manage this efficiently and effectively regarding clinical priorities and use of time.
To undertake the comprehensive specialist assessment of clients, including those with complex presentation.
To ensure a high standard of care for the clients under your management.
To provide advice, guidance and support to other members of the healthcare team as required.
To advise on alternative services for clients who are not appropriate for the Specialist Palliative Care Counselling Service, and to refer clients directly to specialist services when appropriate.
When working with adults who are parents/carers of children up to the age of 18yrs it is required that the needs of their children are assessed to ensure that appropriate services are delivered to these children and families.
To adhere to all relevant British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Ethical Framework (or equivalent) requirements for Counsellors.
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person specification
Qualifications and profeesional requirement
* • Minimum of a diploma- level (or equivalent) qualification in Counselling.
* • British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists registered or equivalent
* • Training in Relationship therapy/Couple Counselling
* BACP Accreditation or working towards accredited status
Knowledge, Training & Experience, Skills & Abilities
* • Significant experience of working within a client centred model
* • Demonstrable post- qualification counselling experience in an NHS primary care, or mental health care setting
* • Knowledge and experience of using evaluation outcome measures
* • Demonstrate the management of therapeutic endings
* • Knowledge of theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies.
* • Ability to be self-reflective and to use Clinical Supervision appropriately
* • Ability to work independently, organise own caseload and workload
* • Knowledge and experience of basic IT skills (e.g. MS Word, Internet, Email)
* • Evidence of supervising other staff and students,
* • Demonstrate the ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multimedia materials suitable for presentation within public, professional and academic settings.
* • Ability to travel to location within Salford.
* • Knowledge of Palliative Care work with adults
* • Car user and have their own car to travel
* • Knowledge of NHS structures, policies and procedures
The NCA is proud to serve a diverse population and is committed to delivering inclusive, accessible care. We value individuality and aim to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Applications are welcomed from individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and beliefs.
We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex-personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met). As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.
Vacancies may close early if sufficient applications are received, or if an internal redeployee has been identified.
For fixed-term roles, current NHS staff will be considered for secondments, while fixed-term contracts will be offered to external (non-NHS) applicants.
The NCA does not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies. Read more about this here .
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name Victoria Sheila Wilmot Job title Service Lead palliative Care Counselling Service Email address Victoria.wilmot@nca.nhs.uk Telephone number 07743648600 Additional information
Available Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 9-5pm
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