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- Qualified Counsellor registered with BACP
- Specific training in working with children
- BACP Accreditation (or actively working towards this)
- IT Literate, including the ability to use Microsoft Office Suite
- Ability to analyse data and produce performance reports
- Expert knowledge within own profession, which underpins theory, gained through recent professional development
- Knowledge and understanding of the assessment of child and young adult support needs in a racially and culturally diverse population
- Legally entitled to work in this country
- Willing and able to travel extensively to meet the needs of our children, young people, and their families
- Car driver with access to a vehicle
- At least two years post qualifying experience in a related area
- Experience of responding proactively to safeguarding concerns
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively
- Ability to demonstrate a high degree of professional credibility
- Experience of providing bereavement counselling to children
- Experience of working within a palliative care setting
- Fully committed to the aims and objectives of Bluebell Wood Hospice
- Accountable for own actions, decisions, and development
- Qualified Counsellor registered with BACP
- Specific training in working with children
- BACP Accreditation (or actively working towards this)
- IT Literate, including the ability to use Microsoft Office Suite
- Ability to analyse data and produce performance reports
- Expert knowledge within own profession, which underpins theory, gained through recent professional development
- Knowledge and understanding of the assessment of child and young adult support needs in a racially and culturally diverse population
- Legally entitled to work in this country
- Willing and able to travel extensively to meet the needs of our children, young people, and their families
- Car driver with access to a vehicle
- At least two years post qualifying experience in a related area
- Experience of responding proactively to safeguarding concerns
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively
- Ability to demonstrate a high degree of professional credibility
- Experience of providing bereavement counselling to children
- Experience of working within a palliative care setting
- Fully committed to the aims and objectives of Bluebell Wood Hospice
- Accountable for own actions, decisions, and development
Job summary
Are you looking for a workplace where you're welcomed each day by supportive & friendly colleagues?
Where you're part of a dedicated team?
Where your work contributes to delivering the highest quality care, and every day ends with the knowledge that you've made a meaningful difference to a child or young person?
If your answer is yes, then Bluebell Wood Childrens Hospice might just be the perfect place for you.
Join our Family Support Team as a Counsellor and bring more than just your skills, bring your purpose.
Were looking for someone whos driven by a genuine desire to make a difference. You take ownership of your work, act with integrity, and show up as your authentic self. You value individuality, your own and others and thrive in a team that celebrates diversity, creativity, and compassion.
Main duties of the job
The role: Counsellor
To work as part of our Family Support Team providing holistic and therapeutic support to children and young people under the care of Bluebell Wood as well as family members experiencing anticipatory grief or bereavement. Our bereavement offer also extends to those families referred to us via external partnerships where children and young people have died suddenly and unexpectedly.
The requirements
You will be a counsellor qualified to level 4 (minimum) with at least 2 years post-qualification experience. You will meet the BACP competencies to work with children, young people and adults.
To fulfil the role effectively you will be a creative and resilient person and able to work collaboratively with your team.
You will have experience of working with children and families who have complex needs, offering support packages that meet their individual requirements.
Our vision at Bluebell Wood is for every baby, child and young person with a life limiting condition to access specialist palliative care, where and when they need it.You will join our fantastic team where we all play our part in achieving our vision and creating an incredible culture for everyone.
About us
Our services
Our uncompromisable support services are wide-ranging and bespoke to each family. We provide symptom management, end-of-life care, post-death care, short breaks, counselling, sibling support groups, music therapy, home visits and more. We support families across a large geographical area, including South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, North Derbyshire and parts of North Lincolnshire. The hospice is easily accessible from Barnsley, Rotherham, Doncaster, Sheffield and North Notts. We have free secure on-site parking for families, staff and volunteers to use.
Every year we need to raise £6.7m to keep our doors open and only around 17% of our income comes from government sources, the rest must be raised through fundraising activity.
What we offer
A friendly, incredible working environment along with the following benefits:
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays with the option to buy and sell
Employee assistance programme - including mental health care and out of hours GP access
A commitment to your professional development
Matched pension scheme of 5% of salary
Bluebell Wood enhanced maternity and paternity pay (unrelated to NHS conditions)
Enhanced night shift pay.
Free parking on main site
Subsidised lunch
Free tea and coffee
Cycle to work scheme
Eligible for NHS Blue Light Card
Access to rewards portal
Details
Date posted
06 July 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£20,594 a year £34,324 (£20,594 pro rata) pa FTE
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
B0039-25-0008
Job locations
Cramfit Road
North Anston
Sheffield
S25 4AJ
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
JOB TITLE: Counsellor
ACCOUNTABLE TO: Family Wellbeing and Counselling Coordinator
About us
Our Vision
For every baby, child and young person with a life limiting condition to access specialist
palliative care, where and where they need it.
Our Mission
Whether in the hospice, at home or in partnership with another provider in a different setting, babies, children and young people will experience the same high-quality palliative and end of life care, and beyond, alongside specialist family support.
Our Values
We have worked together to create a new set of values which represent our aims as an organisation and these align perfectly with our overall strategy, ensuring that every decision we make and every action we take is guided by these principles.
JOB PURPOSE
The post holder has the responsibility for provision of counselling services for both children and adults, experiencing trauma, bereavement, and anticipatory grief, due to life shortening, palliative or end of life care, at Bluebell Wood to ensure that they are delivered in line with the ethical and professional codes of conduct pertaining to the relevant registered body (BACP).
MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Key Responsibilities:
Provide professional, competent, and ethical counselling in line with BACP requirements.
Provide a robust service delivery, under the direction of the Family Wellbeing and Counselling Coordinator.
To provide data and reports on services provided as required.
Maintain records in confidence and in line with the Data Protection Act 1998 and GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations).
Seek out and engage in regular clinical supervision.
Continue life-long professional learning.
Support colleagues in helping to ascertain the correct level of support based on client need and referring/signposting to the most appropriate service.
Key Tasks
Provide data and reports on the services provided as required.
Maintain accurate notes and appointment schedules using The Care Database, monitoring attendance and cancellations of clients.
Raise concerns to the appropriate member of management or Safeguarding Lead in a timely manner to ensure effective intervention if necessary.
Facilitate therapy sessions either in person or remotely according to client need.
Therapy
Hold a balanced caseload of clients, offering therapeutic intervention in line with professional registered body, (BACP).
Work autonomously as a competent practitioner within national, organisational, and local policies and procedures maintaining British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) or equivalent accreditation, working within the professional framework for ethical practice.
Continue to be mindful of and honest about limits to competence, and make recommendations for referral on where psychological difficulties are more complex and/or require specialist services/interventions.
Work in partnership with other professionals and agencies where necessary, signposting appropriately in situations where the core individual need is not bereavement or anticipatory grief.
Maintain a professional level of clinical practice through participation in individual monthly clinical supervision, placing a high value on self-care.
Maintain ongoing professional CPD in line with BACP requirements for continued registration, setting realistic personal development objectives. Taking responsibility for own development and maintaining a professionally relevant development portfolio.
Communication
Develop and maintain effective therapeutic relationships with children, young people and their families who use the counselling services via their preferred method of contact.
Establish and maintain effective communication with relevant individuals and groups to support children, young people, siblings, and family members; including key members of the hospice; volunteers; service users; statutory and voluntary organisations.
Develop and maintain effective communication links and relationships with external stakeholders, multi-disciplinary services and agencies, individuals, and organisations, to enable effective signposting where required.
Understand the importance of, and maintain, the need for confidentiality in all individual and hospice matters.
Service Development
Engage in research and development opportunities.
Network with other professionals both locally, regionally, and nationally who offer specialised services to children and families.
Work in collaboration with the psychological therapies team to continue to develop a robust, creative and evidence-based service for our children and families. I added this but if you think it isnt needed we can cut it.
Support the psychological therapies team to guide Family Support and wider hospice colleagues on theories around trauma, bereavement, and anticipatory grief to support their individual roles, providing specific training sessions where necessary.
GENERAL
All Bluebell Wood employees are required to:
Abide by the Health & Safety at Work Act
Adhere to policy and procedures around safeguarding children and young adults
Respect confidentiality applying to all Hospice areas
Work within Hospice policies and procedures
Comply with the Hospice no smoking policy
Participate in and contribute to team meetings
Co-operate and liaise with colleagues
Always behave in a professional manner, reflecting and maintaining the values and ethos of Bluebell Wood
All Bluebell Wood employees are expected to:
Demonstrate a commitment to their own development, to take advantage of education and training opportunities and develop their own competence
Support and encourage harmonious internal and external working relationships
Make a positive contribution to fundraising and raising the profile of the Hospice
This job description is not exhaustive. It will be subject to periodic review and may be amended following discussion between the post-holder and employer.
Job responsibilities
JOB TITLE: Counsellor
ACCOUNTABLE TO: Family Wellbeing and Counselling Coordinator
About us
Our Vision
For every baby, child and young person with a life limiting condition to access specialist
palliative care, where and where they need it.
Our Mission
Whether in the hospice, at home or in partnership with another provider in a different setting, babies, children and young people will experience the same high-quality palliative and end of life care, and beyond, alongside specialist family support.
Our Values
We have worked together to create a new set of values which represent our aims as an organisation and these align perfectly with our overall strategy, ensuring that every decision we make and every action we take is guided by these principles.
JOB PURPOSE
The post holder has the responsibility for provision of counselling services for both children and adults, experiencing trauma, bereavement, and anticipatory grief, due to life shortening, palliative or end of life care, at Bluebell Wood to ensure that they are delivered in line with the ethical and professional codes of conduct pertaining to the relevant registered body (BACP).
MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Key Responsibilities:
Provide professional, competent, and ethical counselling in line with BACP requirements.
Provide a robust service delivery, under the direction of the Family Wellbeing and Counselling Coordinator.
To provide data and reports on services provided as required.
Maintain records in confidence and in line with the Data Protection Act 1998 and GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations).
Seek out and engage in regular clinical supervision.
Continue life-long professional learning.
Support colleagues in helping to ascertain the correct level of support based on client need and referring/signposting to the most appropriate service.
Key Tasks
Provide data and reports on the services provided as required.
Maintain accurate notes and appointment schedules using The Care Database, monitoring attendance and cancellations of clients.
Raise concerns to the appropriate member of management or Safeguarding Lead in a timely manner to ensure effective intervention if necessary.
Facilitate therapy sessions either in person or remotely according to client need.
Therapy
Hold a balanced caseload of clients, offering therapeutic intervention in line with professional registered body, (BACP).
Work autonomously as a competent practitioner within national, organisational, and local policies and procedures maintaining British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) or equivalent accreditation, working within the professional framework for ethical practice.
Continue to be mindful of and honest about limits to competence, and make recommendations for referral on where psychological difficulties are more complex and/or require specialist services/interventions.
Work in partnership with other professionals and agencies where necessary, signposting appropriately in situations where the core individual need is not bereavement or anticipatory grief.
Maintain a professional level of clinical practice through participation in individual monthly clinical supervision, placing a high value on self-care.
Maintain ongoing professional CPD in line with BACP requirements for continued registration, setting realistic personal development objectives. Taking responsibility for own development and maintaining a professionally relevant development portfolio.
Communication
Develop and maintain effective therapeutic relationships with children, young people and their families who use the counselling services via their preferred method of contact.
Establish and maintain effective communication with relevant individuals and groups to support children, young people, siblings, and family members; including key members of the hospice; volunteers; service users; statutory and voluntary organisations.
Develop and maintain effective communication links and relationships with external stakeholders, multi-disciplinary services and agencies, individuals, and organisations, to enable effective signposting where required.
Understand the importance of, and maintain, the need for confidentiality in all individual and hospice matters.
Service Development
Engage in research and development opportunities.
Network with other professionals both locally, regionally, and nationally who offer specialised services to children and families.
Work in collaboration with the psychological therapies team to continue to develop a robust, creative and evidence-based service for our children and families. I added this but if you think it isnt needed we can cut it.
Support the psychological therapies team to guide Family Support and wider hospice colleagues on theories around trauma, bereavement, and anticipatory grief to support their individual roles, providing specific training sessions where necessary.
GENERAL
All Bluebell Wood employees are required to:
Abide by the Health & Safety at Work Act
Adhere to policy and procedures around safeguarding children and young adults
Respect confidentiality applying to all Hospice areas
Work within Hospice policies and procedures
Comply with the Hospice no smoking policy
Participate in and contribute to team meetings
Co-operate and liaise with colleagues
Always behave in a professional manner, reflecting and maintaining the values and ethos of Bluebell Wood
All Bluebell Wood employees are expected to:
Demonstrate a commitment to their own development, to take advantage of education and training opportunities and develop their own competence
Support and encourage harmonious internal and external working relationships
Make a positive contribution to fundraising and raising the profile of the Hospice
This job description is not exhaustive. It will be subject to periodic review and may be amended following discussion between the post-holder and employer.
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Additional informationDisclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice
Address
Cramfit Road
North Anston
Sheffield
S25 4AJ
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice
Address
Cramfit Road
North Anston
Sheffield
S25 4AJ
Employer's website
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