Job Description:

Remote Counsellor/Psychotherapist (Children and Young Adult)

BACP Accredited

Nationwide – remote

Salary -£36,500 based on FT hours. Part-time hours also available pro rata.

Permanent

Our Accredited Counsellors work 8-hour shifts covering the hours between 8am to 8pm, weekends as required to manage a case load of telephone counselling clients.

We make health happen.

As an employee at Bupa our patients will be your top priority. With no shareholders, we reinvest our profits back into our business to give you the extra time and technology you need to make a difference to our patients each and every day.

The Mental Wellbeing Practitioner Role will provide a high quality, safe and effective support to Bupa corporate customers.

This is a fantastic opportunity to really make a difference to the wellbeing of a diverse range of clients and at the same time, an opportunity where you can continue in your own clinical career development.

This role is a wonderful opportunity to really make a difference to people’s lives. You’ll deliver a telephone counselling service to Children and Young people in accordance with Bupa policies and procedures.

You’ll help us make health happen by:

• Providing telephone counselling to a case load of Children and young people, short, medium, longer term sessional work with a varied mix of client presenting problems.

• Conducting mental health triage assessments

• Assessing and managing risk to clients and others as required

• Working in adherence to professional standards and compliance with regulatory framework

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

• Recognised Counselling diploma qualification (Level 4) or higher

• BACP Accredited

• 3 Years post qualification

• 2 years + experience in Children and Young People (CYP Mental Health) / CAMHS services

• Preferably previous experience providing telephone counselling over short, medium or longer term

• Experience in working with complex cases is desirable

• Strong IT skills – experienced MS Office packages (including preferably MS Teams) – this is a busy computer and phone-based role

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social, and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell.

• Enhanced pension and life insurance.

• Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work.

• Discounted access to online gym sessions.

• Annual performance-based bonus.

• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind.

• Option to join dental insurance scheme at a discounted rate.

• Access to our Digital GP platform on you mobile.

• Emotional wellbeing support.

• Access to family mental health line.

• Financial wellbeing channels.

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring, and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

If you would like more information on the role or would like to discuss other opportunities suited to your skills and experience, please contact Emma Stockwell-Sykes – Senior Specialist Recruiter on emma.stockwell-sykes@bupa.com

* Full job description is available upon request.

Time Type:

Full time

Job Area:

Clinical Services

Locations:

Home Based, c/o Angel Court