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Additional responsibilities include offering immediate support during critical incidents, conducting follow-up appointments, maintaining accurate patient records, and developing customized treatment plans. The counselor will also participate in regular supervision, ongoing professional development, and auditing counseling activities to uphold high standards in line with British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) guidelines.
To provide counselling and support for women in the gynaecology and maternity services. The role of counselling within women's health is to provide a confidential service to clients and their partners in respect of their pregnancy loss. This will be including to support couples through a subsequent pregnancy. The post holder will be required to provide support to staff when required.
- To work within British Association for counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) standards and guidelines
- Provide One-on-One Counselling to women and couples referred by the Bereavement Support Midwife or other Health Professionals: Deliver individualised counselling sessions to patients and family members coping with loss and grief, adjusting approaches based on the unique needs of everyone.
- To carry out assessments to determine what kind of interventions is most appropriate. To refer clients to appropriate internal or external services if appropriate.
- Providing resources and strategies for coping with loss.
- To establish and facilitate support groups for individuals experiencing similar losses, fostering a sense of community and mutual understanding.
- To collaborate closely with the bereavement support midwife, other midwifery team, obstetric and medical professionals to ensure holistic care is provide.
- Provide training to healthcare staff, on how to communicate with and support grieving patients and to update staff regarding counselling issues relevant to their services.
- To attend regular counselling supervision and keep up to date with development in the fields of counselling. To keep professional counselling skills appropriately updated.
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To provide counselling and support for women in the gynaecology and maternity services. The role of counselling within womens health is to provide a confidential service to clients and their partners in respect of their pregnancy loss. This will be including to support couples through a subsequent pregnancy. The post holder will be required to provide support to staff when requi
To work within British Association for counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) standards and guidelines
Provide One-on-One Counselling to women and couples referred by the Bereavement Support Midwife or other Health Professionals: Deliver individualised counselling sessions to patients and family members coping with loss and grief, adjusting approaches based on the unique needs of everyone.
To carry out assessments to determine what kind of interventions is most appropriate. To refer clients to appropriate internal or external services if appropriate.
Conduct Follow-ups: Carry out follow-up appointments with patients after they leave the hospital, ensuring continuity of care and emotional support.
Intervention: Offer immediate counselling and support during critical incidents or when a patient exhibits severe emotional distress.
Providing resources and strategies for coping with loss.
To communicate with other Health Professionals, to ensure a holistic care approach including Psychology and Psychiatry and ensure good working relationships are maintained and standards of counselling and referral criteria are regularly reviewed and audited.
Facilitate Support Groups: Establish and facilitate support groups for individuals experiencing similar losses, fostering a sense of community and mutual understanding.
Liaise with Healthcare Team: Collaborate closely with thebereavement support midwife, other midwifery team, obstetric and medical professionals to ensure holistic care is provided.
Train Staff: Provide training to healthcare staff, particularly midwives, on how to communicate with and support grieving patients and to update staff regarding counselling issues relevant to their services.
To be involved in developing an appropriate debriefing facility for staff involved in difficult situations at work. To offer direct counselling to such staff and bereavement support midwives as required.
To attend regular counselling supervision and to keep up to date with development in the fields of counselling. To keep professional counselling skills appropriately updated. Time and funding will be provided by the service for this.
Administrative Duties: Maintain accurate and confidential patient records, document treatment plans and progress notes, and carry out other administrative tasks as required, according to BAC standards.
Develop Treatment Plans: Develop tailored treatment plans for bereaved patients, setting therapeutic goals and tracking progress over time.
To take responsibility for monitoring and auditing counselling activity. To present this information yearly to the line manager and appropriate staff within the services.
To record all counselling sessions on appropriate Trust systems to ensure the patient experience of the counselling service is accurately accounted for and auditable on a regular basis.
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