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Counsellor • Truro
Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

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1. Can you tell us about your journey in counselling and how it led you to specialise in working with patients experiencing ME/CFS? Can you tell us about your journey in counselling and how it led you to specialise in working with patients experiencing ME/CFS?

2. How does your Level 4 Diploma in Counselling and any additional training or qualifications support your counselling practice? How does your Level 4 Diploma in Counselling and any additional training or qualifications support your counselling practice?

3. What experience do you have with the BACP accreditation process, and how do you believe it enhances your effectiveness as a counsellor? What experience do you have with the BACP accreditation process, and how do you believe it enhances your effectiveness as a counsellor?

4. What is your understanding of ME/CFS, and how do you think it impacts patients’ overall mental and emotional wellbeing? What is your understanding of ME/CFS, and how do you think it impacts patients’ overall mental and emotional wellbeing?

5. Can you discuss any specific therapeutic approaches you believe are particularly effective for patients dealing with chronic fatigue or post-viral syndromes? Can you discuss any specific therapeutic approaches you believe are particularly effective for patients dealing with chronic fatigue or post-viral syndromes?

6. How do you stay informed about the latest research and NICE Guidance regarding ME/CFS? Can you give an example of how this knowledge could benefit your practice? How do you stay informed about the latest research and NICE Guidance regarding ME/CFS? Can you give an example of how this knowledge could benefit your practice?

7. Describe your experience working in a multi-disciplinary team. How do you collaborate with other healthcare professionals to support patient outcomes? Describe your experience working in a multi-disciplinary team. How do you collaborate with other healthcare professionals to support patient outcomes?

8. Can you provide an example of a challenging team dynamic you’ve encountered and how you resolved it? Can you provide an example of a challenging team dynamic you’ve encountered and how you resolved it?

9. How do you approach developing personalised treatment plans for clients with persistent fatigue? How do you approach developing personalised treatment plans for clients with persistent fatigue?

10. Can you explain your methods for helping patients adjust to living with ME/CFS and promoting their recovery? Can you explain your methods for helping patients adjust to living with ME/CFS and promoting their recovery?

11. What strategies do you employ to ensure that your counselling sessions are holistic and integrative in nature? What strategies do you employ to ensure that your counselling sessions are holistic and integrative in nature?

12. How do you envision your role in training and supervising counsellors in training? What do you believe is essential for their development? How do you envision your role in training and supervising counsellors in training? What do you believe is essential for their development?

13. What are your own professional development goals, and how would this role contribute to them? What are your own professional development goals, and how would this role contribute to them?

14. How do you ensure that you operate within professional guidelines while also providing a personalised therapeutic approach? How do you ensure that you operate within professional guidelines while also providing a personalised therapeutic approach?

15. Can you discuss a time you made an ethically challenging decision in your counselling practice? What was the outcome? Can you discuss a time you made an ethically challenging decision in your counselling practice? What was the outcome?

16. The role mentions flexibility in working hours. How do you adapt your practice to cater to patients' varying needs while maintaining your own work-life balance? The role mentions flexibility in working hours. How do you adapt your practice to cater to patients' varying needs while maintaining your own work-life balance?

17. Can you share an experience where you had to adjust your counselling approach on the spot during a session? What was the reason and outcome? Can you share an experience where you had to adjust your counselling approach on the spot during a session? What was the reason and outcome?

18. What motivates you to work with the ME/CFS service specifically within the NHS? What motivates you to work with the ME/CFS service specifically within the NHS?

19. Do you have any questions for us about the team's culture or future projects within the Adult ME/CFS Service? Do you have any questions for us about the team's culture or future projects within the Adult ME/CFS Service?

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Role: Counsellor in Truro

Interviewed on Wednesday 16 April 2025 at 11:34.

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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nCounsellor with Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust in Truro\n\n Would you like to share your counselling knowledge and skills to enhance and optimise the holistic interventions with patients in our ME/CFS service? Are you inspired by working in and contributing to multi-disciplinary teams to support patient care beyond the therapy room? Are you passionate about whole body-mind and supporting people to optimise their recovery following a viral health episode and adjust to living with persistent fatigue? Do you hold a Level 4 Diploma in Counselling allowing you to apply for or already hold BACP accreditation? Are you excited to develop our psychological professions workforce at RCHT and contribute to training and supervising other counsellors in training whilst enhancing your own professional development? If the above questions spark your interest and you sense a good fit with the skills you have, we are keen to meet you to discuss our role within the Adult ME/CFS Service for a Band 6 Counsellor. This exciting opportunity is to join an experienced specialist team with the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly ME/CFS Adult Service. The team provide life-span clinical services and work to NICE Guidance NG206 standards and recognises the long-term and systemic impacts of the condition. Proposed interview date: 9th December 2024 To provide specialist counselling and targeted therapeutic interventions to support patients who have been referred to Cornwall & IoS Adult ME/CFS Service. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service policies and procedures. About us PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side. To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following: Identity Checks Professional registration and qualification checks Employment history and reference checks Occupational Health clearance Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check Right to work in the UK For further information please visit: https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation We reserve the right to close this advert early. We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview. We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed. "}