QR code linking to this job posting Adult Counsellor in Colchester inColchester PUBLISHED SUN 29 DEC 2024

Depending on experience Band 6 DOE  FIXEDTERM 

Colchester Medical Practice are looking for an enthusiastic, committed and accredited primary care counsellor to join our team to provide a counselling service for adults, on a two year fixed term contract. This role can be offered on a full or part-time basis for a minimum of 22.5 hours to 37.5 hours per week.

We provide low and high-intensity therapies within the standards of a stepped-care model and require an individual with significant experience of working in primary care and providing brief counselling sessions for patients with depression.

  • Providing initial assessments, including risk assessments.
  • Offering appropriate short-term counselling or referral on to more appropriate services.
  • Communicating outcomes to GPs/referrers.
  • Working autonomously within professional and service guidelines and to exercise responsibility for governance of their counselling practice.
  • Delivering face-to-face and online remotely.

Colchester Medical Practice will offer a service that operates between the hours of 8.00 am to 18:00pm.

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