Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled and compassionate Band 7 Renal Counsellor to join our multidisciplinary Renal Services team. The post provides specialist psychotherapeutic counselling and psychological support to renal patients, their families and carers across the renal pathway, including dialysis and transplantation services.

About you

We are looking for a qualified and accredited Counsellor or Psychotherapist who has:

• A recognised degree-level qualification in psychological therapy as Counsellor or Psychotherapist
• Accreditation with a recognised professional body (BACP, UKCP, HCPC/HPC or BPC).
• Significant post-qualification counselling or psychotherapy experience.
• Experience of working therapeutically with people living with long-term or chronic health conditions.
• Experience of delivering a range of psychological interventions, including counselling, anxiety management, trauma work and bereavement support.
• Excellent communication, assessment and report-writing skills.
• The ability to work independently whilst contributing effectively to a multidisciplinary team.

Working Pattern

This is a 15-hour per week position, ideally worked across Mondays and Tuesdays. Some flexibility may be required to support service delivery, patient need and occasional educational activities. Travel between sites will be required on occasion.

Main duties of the job

About the role

As an expert psychotherapeutic practitioner, you will:

• Provide psychological assessment and counselling for patients with chronic kidney disease, dialysis patients and transplant recipients.
• Support patients, relatives and carers experiencing psychological distress, adjustment difficulties, loss, bereavement and end of life concerns.
• Undertake psychological assessments for living kidney donors and contribute reports to the multidisciplinary transplant team.
• Deliver counselling through face-to-face, telephone and video consultations.
• Work collaboratively with renal consultants, nurses, psychologists, transplant coordinators and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in patient education, staff training, service evaluation and clinical governance activities.
• Provide outreach support across our satellite dialysis units in Hinchingbrooke, West Suffolk and King's Lynn.

Working for our organisation

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.