Independent EAP Counsellor

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Job Description

📍Location: Sheffield, England, United Kingdom | 🔄Self-Employed | ⏰ Flexibility to manage your own calendar | 🤝In-Person Counselling services | 💼Own professional consulting premises

Are you a qualified mental health professional looking to make a meaningful impact while enjoying flexible working arrangements?

🚀 Why Choose TELUS Health?
• Comprehensive Support - Thorough induction training with dedicated Team Managers.

• Professional Growth - Diverse case exposure and enhanced short-term counselling expertise.

• Flexibility - Full control over referral acceptance and scheduling.

• Technology - Access to our intuitive Provider Hub platform.

• Community - Strong peer relationships and ongoing management support.

• Development - Regular audit feedback and free CPD Learning Line events.

• Insights - Customer satisfaction data to inform your practice.

🎯 What You'll Do:
• Manage online referrals with prompt response times.

• Provide short-term, solution-focused counselling (3-12 sessions).

• Connect with diverse clients facing varied workplace and personal challenges.

• Maintain comprehensive case documentation and feedback.

• Collaborate with our Provider Services team on risk management.

đź“‹Essential Requirements :
• Accreditation: BACP/UKCP/COSCA/BPS/NCS/BABCP or equivalent.

• Alternative: Diploma-level qualification + 3 years post-qualification experience + 450+ counselling hours.

• Approach: Experience in short-term, solution-focused therapeutic models.

• Supervision: Regular professional clinical supervision arrangements should be in place.

• Insurance: Professional indemnity (minimum £1,000,000).

• Compliance: ICO registration as Data Controller.

🎓 Ideal Experience:
• Previous EAP experience preferred but not essential.

• Assessment and support planning expertise.

• Short-term counselling interventions with workplace focus.

• Understanding of organizational dynamics and work-life challenges.

• Knowledge of local therapeutic resources and referral pathways.

• IT proficiency (Microsoft Office, email, online systems).