Hospice Counsellor Required: Loughborough, Leicestershire

Rainbows is looking for a compassionate and dedicated Counsellor to join the team on a part time basis to cover 15 hours per week between Monday to Friday (working days/times to be agreed with successful candidate).

As the counsellor at Rainbows you will provide short-term anticipatory grief and bereavement counselling to family members of a baby, child or young person or young adult patients accessing Rainbows. You will provide a range of support in an individual, couple, family or group setting in line with best practice and professional framework.

You will have experience of working in a time limited counselling approach and experience of working with people experiencing loss and grief. You will have a good understanding of how grief impacts parents whose babies, children & young people have died.

You will need to demonstrate a broad variety of skills and competencies, including:

• BACP registered or have another relevant ethical body certificate/registration
• Level 4 Counselling Diploma or equivalent
• Significant post qualification experience
• Experience of working with people experiencing loss & grief
• Experience of working independently, without management supervision
• Knowledge of and commitment to the philosophy of palliative care & bereavement counselling

Desirable skills and experience;

• Experience of working in a palliative/end of life care setting
• Experience of working within diverse communities
• Experience of working with families that include someone with palliative care/complex care needs

Our Benefits

• Free car parking at the Hospice and access to company vehicles
• Bupa healthcare cashback scheme
• Free access to Health Assured EAP service
• Wellbeing support and access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Generous annual leave plus bank holidays
• Established Training programme
• Subsidised freshly cooked meals whilst on shift in the Hospice

If you would like more information about this role, please email rebecca.sweetman@rainbows.co.uk, Bereavement Lead, or call 01509 638000.