Position Overview & Specifications
Job Title: Counsellor
Location: London, Kennington
Salary: up to £37,500 per annum, pro rata
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full or part time - minimum of 3 days per week
About Us
Optima Health are a UK market leader in the provision of Occupational Healthcare and wellbeing services. Our aim is to improve the health and wellbeing of the UK workforce by supporting healthy high performance in our client organisations, helping them to achieve their full potential through their people.
We deliver comprehensive services, including absence management, fitness for task assessments, health surveillance, vocational rehabilitation, and wellness programmes, as well as a full range of diagnostics and treatments
We are a forward-thinking, rapidly growing organisation who are keen to invest in people and support them to ensure their long-term career progression. We are a company who are going places and we want you to come with us!
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Delivering short-term (up to 6 sessions) of counselling for clients with personal or work related issues, who are off sick or at work, with a goal of returning staff back to recuperative/full duties
- Intermittent, longer-term, on-going support to suspended officers
- Advice/support to managers about counselling services
- Pre-selection and on-going monitoring screening, for vulnerable roles
- Presentations to groups on the counselling/OH services when agreed
- Trauma Support debriefs and follow up
- On call duties for urgent assessment of clients.
- Psychological screening as and when needed.
- Adhere to the policies for working in the counselling service.
- Demonstrate a commitment to professional development by attending all team meetings and development opportunities
- Participate in the development of occupational health and counselling policies and guidelines as requested
- Work pro-activity with colleagues to promote psychological well-being at work
- Represent Occupational Health at appropriate meetings both internally and externally as requested
- Any other roles as deemed fit by Clinical Lead – Counselling or Operational Head of Mental Health Services.
Experience, skills and knowledge required for the role
- Experienced in working in a highly demanding environment.
- Experience of delivering a brief counselling model.
- You must have at least 3 years' experience of working in a counselling service, occupational health or related service offering short term solution focussed therapy.
- Understand of the use of IAPT measurement form.
- Ability to work autonomously carrying out risk assessments on vulnerable clients.
- Registered with a professional body (I.E BACP, UKCP)
- CBT trained practitioners desirable but not essential.
What Can We Offer You?
- Competitive salary
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Plenty of career progression opportunities
- Extensive induction with ongoing mentoring and support from some of the top Occupational Health professionals in the industry
- 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
- Fantastic pension scheme
- Eye care test vouchers
- Flu jabs
- Reward Scheme
- Buy and sell holiday scheme
- Life assurance
- Share save scheme
Optima Health is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants meeting the minimum criteria for the role will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, gender or gender expression, disability, race or ethnicity, religion or belief or sexual orientation.