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Bromley Healthcare
About
Bromley Healthcare is one of the UK's leading providers of community health services running services in Bromley, Bexley, Greenwich, Croydon, and Lewisham.
They put clinicians in the driving seat taking the best that the NHS has to offer, removing the bureaucracy and focusing on high-quality healthcare.
Source = www.bromleyhealthcare.org.uk
Contact
- Address
- Central Court
- 1 Knoll Rise
- Orpington
- Kent
- BR6 0JA
- Contact Number
- 020 8315 8880
Senior Primary Care Counsellor
Closed for applications on: 16-Dec-2025 00:00
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 16-Dec-2025 00:00
Key details
Location
- Site
- Bromley Borough
- Address
- Beckenham Beacon
- Town
- Bromley Borough
- Postcode
- BR3 3QL
- Major / Minor Region
- Kent
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Part time hours will be considered)
Salary
- Grade
- Band 7
Specialty
- Main area
- Senior Primary Care Counsellor
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 maybe at risk will receive priority consideration.
Applicants for roles involving driving responsibilities will be required to provide proof of business insurance.
Bromley Healthcare recognises the use of AI but job applicants are advised to ensure their applications are reflective of their skills, knowledge and experience. Where AI has been used in the job application this will need to be declared by the applicant explaining the type of AI used and its purpose, please use the supporting statement section to specify your use of AI.
Job overview
Senior Primary Care Counsellor - Band 7
Salary is dependent on experience
£53,751 - £60,651 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata
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).
Advert
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
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.
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:
- Remote working
- 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 recognises the use of AI but job applicants are advised to ensure their applications are reflective of their skills, knowledge and experience. Where AI has been used in the job application this will need to be declared by the applicant explaining the type of AI used and its purpose, please use the supporting statement section to specify your use of AI.
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.
Important Reminders:
- 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.
- When providing employment reference details, please ensure you provide accurate work-related email addresses so references can be promptly sought when progressing your application. Your referees must be individuals known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity.
- All staff identified as AT-RISK who meet the requirements of the post will be prioritized accordingly.
- The Trust utilizes the TRAC systems recruitment platform to administer all stages of the recruitment process, meaning that shortlisting information will not be communicated via NHS Jobs.
- Bromley Healthcare reserve the right to close adverts earlier than first published.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Postgraduate professional qualification in counselling and psychotherapy (BACP or UKCP accreditation)
- Postgraduate diploma/qualification in clinical supervision
- Qualification in one or more specialist trainings in NICE-recommended psychological therapies for depression (e.g., Person Centred Counselling for Depression)
Desirable criteria
- A degree in psychology, nursing, occupational therapy or a related discipline
Professional Registration
Essential criteria
- Accredited with a recognised counselling or psychotherapy organisation (e.g., BACP, UKCP,)
Skills
Essential criteria
- 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
Essential criteria
- 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
Desirable criteria
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- Experience of clinical audits and evaluation
- Experience of leading on service development
Training
Essential criteria
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Information Technology
Essential criteria
- Excellent IT skills: the ability to use computer and software systems as required, such as, MS 365, Radar, Health Roster, Qliksense
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Medford
- Job title
- Service/Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
No longer accepting applications
Sorry, this vacancy is no longer accepting applications.
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