Senior Primary Care Counsellor

Main area Senior Primary Care Counsellor Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Part time hours Will be considered) Job ref 848-BHC-329-25

Site Bromley Borough Town Bromley Borough Salary £53,751 - £60,651 inc. HCAS per annum pro rata Closing 15/12/:59

Bromley Healthcare, a community interest company, delivers a diverse range of services encompassing community nursing (e.g., district nursing, health visiting, specialist nursing) and therapy services catering to individuals across all age groups. Stemming from the community provider unit of NHS Bromley, we boast extensive experience in serving the Bromley populace over many years.

Working at Bromley Healthcare offers a fulfilling experience. Our distinctive service delivery approach and commitment to hearing every employee's voice ensure a gratifying career journey. As a Social Enterprise, we embrace an innovative approach to healthcare delivery, combining the traditional strengths of the NHS, such as robust training and development opportunities, with the flexibility to reinvest surpluses into community initiatives.

Employees of Bromley Healthcare whose role may be at risk will receive priority consideration.

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Job overview

Senior Primary Care Counsellor - Band 7

Salary is dependent on experience

37.5 hours per week (Part-time hours can be considered)

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed individual to join our Bromley Talking Therapies Service as a Senior Primary Care Counsellor. Our service is part of the national programme of NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and depresssion in adults. We provide low and high-intensity therapies within the standards of a stepped-care model.

The successful candidate will have significant experience working in Talking Therapies services and providing brief counselling for patients with depression.

Applicants must be accredited with the BACP or equivalent, and ideally be qualified in one or more NICE-recommended psychological therapies for depression (e.g., PCE-CfD, IPT).

Salary is dependent on NHS experience and current banding/pay point.

Proposed Interview date week commencing 5th Jan 2026

Main duties of the job

An opportunity has arisen within Bromley Talking Therapies for an experienced, accredited counsellor, to provide counselling to adults and lead a counselling team.

Job Summary (not exhaustive)

• providing assessment and counselling to clients of the Talking Therapies service
• providing advice/consultation on clients' psychological care to referrers, colleagues, family members/carers and other healthcare professionals
• providing line management and clinical supervision to a team of counsellors
• to lead on service development in agreed areas of the service

Working for our organisation Working for our organisation

Bromley Healthcare is a community interest company and provides a wide range of services, including community nursing services such as district nursing, health visiting, specialist nurses, and therapy services for children, young people, and adults.

Would you like to work for an organisation that is progressive, innovative, and provides quality care for families in Bromley? To find out what it's like to work for Bromley Healthcare please view our videos on YouTube.

We provide an excellent benefits package including various pension schemes, extensive staff wellbeing offers, discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, discounted electronics, access to EAP, Blue Light Card eligibility, opportunity to apply for low-interest personal loans, and an excellent lease car scheme. We are constantly looking to expand our staff benefits.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached detailed job description, which includes the main duties and responsibilities, and the person specification for further information about this position.

Person specification Qualifications

• Postgraduate professional qualification in counselling and psychotherapy (BACP or UKCP accreditation)
• Qualification in one or more specialist trainings in NICE-recommended psychological therapies for depression (e.g., Person Centred Counselling for Depression)
• A degree in psychology, nursing, occupational therapy or a related discipline

Professional Registration

• Accredited with a recognised counselling or psychotherapy organisation (e.g., BACP, UKCP)

Skills

• Evidence of excellent communication skills, verbally and in writing, with a diverse range of individuals
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with patients and other professionals
• Ability to work with a significant degree of autonomy, and as part of a team
• Ability to work to performance managed targets
• Adaptable to the needs of the service on a day-to-day basis and have a flexible approach to duties

Experience

• A minimum of two-year post qualification experience of assessment and treatment of clients within an NHS Talking Therapies service
• Knowledge of the role and value of a full range of evidence-based therapies for a range of mental health problems
• Experience of identifying and managing safeguarding concerns and clinical risk
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
• Experience of clinical audits and evaluation
• Experience of leading on service development

Training

• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Information Technology

• Excellent IT skills: the ability to use computer and software systems as required, such as, MS 365, Radar, Health Roster, Qliksense

We are dedicated to caring for our service users and their loved ones, as well as ensuring the wellbeing of our colleagues. That's why we strongly encourage all colleagues to avail themselves of the Coronavirus vaccination.

To get a sense of what it's like to work with Bromley Healthcare, you can visit our YouTube channel at the following link: YouTube Channel .

Salary is determined by NHS experience and current banding/pay point. External applicants will begin at the entry point of the salary scale in line with NHS terms and conditions.

At Bromley Healthcare, we are fully committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where all colleagues feel supported, nurtured, and celebrated. Discrimination of any protected characteristic is not tolerated. Diversity and inclusion are key components of our People Strategy, as an equal opportunities employer, we are particularly eager to enhance Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) representation across Bromley Healthcare, especially at senior levels.

We welcome applicants with a disability. We are able to support reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process, please let us know if you require any.

We understand the importance of balancing work and life, so we offer our staff a variety of flexible working options from day one. These include:

• Compressed hours
• Part-time
• Job shares

We encourage you to discuss this with your hiring manager, who will take your individual circumstances into account alongside the service needs.

We eagerly anticipate welcoming you to a rewarding career with Bromley Healthcare. Please note that all offers of new employment with Bromley Healthcare are subject to a six-month probationary period.

Bromley Healthcare CIC is an NHS community provider and an integral part of the NHS family. However, we pride ourselves on being different; as a co-owned social enterprise, Bromley Healthcare CIC is owned by its employees. This ensures that our staff remain under NHS Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions and are members of the NHS pension scheme (provided they are eligible). If not, we offer the Nest or Scottish Widows pension schemes.

• Please ensure you check your emails regularly, as this is our primary mode of communication throughout the recruitment process. As a general guideline, interviews typically occur within 2 weeks of the closing date.
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