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<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>To work in the Occupational Health Department at Furness General Hospital, providing counselling to staff members of UHMBT.</p>
<p>We are a short term therapy service and therefore you need to be comfortable offering 6 session therapy.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>To provide short term counselling to staff members of UHMBT.</p>
<p>To run some training sessions for staff members. To work within the multi disciplinary team of Occupational Health. Please Job Description and Person Specification.</p>
<p>Providing counselling, working within the multidisciplinary team, including working as an active member in the therapy team. Providing occasional support training sessions.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>We operatefrom three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, andUlverstonCommunity Health Centre.</p>
<p>FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.</p>
<p>WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.</p>
<p>All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies,daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>16 September 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 6</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
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      £38,682 to £46,580 a year
      
        pro rata
      
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  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
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          Part-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>331-B18900925</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Furness General Hospital</p>
            <p>Barrow-in-Furness</p>
            <p>LA14 4LF</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website <a href="https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/</a></p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website <a href="https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/</a></p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          essential
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>registered with BACP or UKCP</li>
        
        <li>At least 1000 client hours</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of recent CPD</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            essential
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>registered with BACP or UKCP</li>
          
          <li>At least 1000 client hours</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of recent CPD</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
    
  



      
  
    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>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.</p>
  

  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>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.</p>
      

      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
        </p>
      
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Furness General Hospital</p>
            <p>Barrow-in-Furness</p>
            <p>LA14 4LF</p>
    
  

  
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    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk" target="_blank">https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Furness General Hospital</p>
                    <p>Barrow-in-Furness</p>
                    <p>LA14 4LF</p>
        
      

      
        <br>
        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk" target="_blank">https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

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