Lead Counsellor (Patient and Family Support Team)

A key aspect of this role is leading and supporting a team of counsellors, ensuring a cohesive, effective, and responsive service. The successful candidate will be confident in coordinating workload, offering day-to-day guidance, and supporting the professional development and wellbeing of colleagues. The Lead Counsellor will be expected to bring strong leadership experience, including the ability to manage team dynamics, provide informal support and guidance, and contribute to service improvement and the ongoing development of psychological support within a multidisciplinary team, working alongside the clinical psychologist and other professionals.

While involvement in supervision is part of the role, a formal supervision qualification is desirable but not essential, as additional supervision support is available within the service. Experience of, or a good understanding of, working with children and young people is also important, given the needs of the service., A successful Lead Counsellor will have:

• A qualification in Counselling to at least a diploma level
• Experience of leading or coordinating a team of counsellors (essential)
• A certificate in Counselling Supervision CPCAB Level 6 (desirable, not essential)
• Experience in end of life and grief issues
• Experience of working with adults and some knowledge or experience of working with children and young people
• Experience in working with volunteers
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• A good understanding of safeguarding protocols and procedures
• The ability to coordinate workload and support colleagues in day-to-day practice
• Flexibility to work across both the Farnham and Guildford sites, with occasional community work
• Experience of working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, including clinical psychology input where appropriate
  
  Are you looking for a job where you can make a real difference? At Phyllis Tuckwell, we pride ourselves on offering exceptional care to our patients and their families and carers., We are based in Farnham and Guildford, and provide bespoke, compassionate palliative and end of life care for people living with an advanced or terminal illness, across West Surrey and North-East Hampshire.
  
  Excellent Benefits
• Six weeks paid holiday plus public holidays (pro-rated for part time staff)
• Continuation of NHS Pension or Phyllis Tuckwell Group Personal Pension Plan (matched contributions up to 7.5%)
• Health Cash Plan Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Staff Benefit Scheme
• Blue Light Discount Card
Excellent Career Development
• Access to learning and professional development opportunities (we have an on-site education team)
A Great Place to Work
• Equal Opportunities employer
• Flexible hours and flexible working
• Supportive colleagues
• Clinical supervision and support
• 97% of our staff are proud to work for Phyllis Tuckwell