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Bank Infertility Counsellor
| Posting date: | 15 October 2024 |
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| Salary: | £37,338.00 to £44,962.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £37338.00 - £44962.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 October 2024 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L8 7SS |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9159-24-0288 |
Summary
Main duties and responsibilities To provide a service that is sensitive and adaptable to the needs of the individual client, couple and family including donors and surrogates before, during and after treatment, taking into account forms of involvement in assisted conception, stages of investigation and treatment and other sources of support To provide the three distinct types of counselling as outlined in the HFEA code of practice - implications counselling, support counselling and therapeutic counselling To provide support to donor conceived people and donors wishing to register with the Donor Conceived Register. Implications counselling for: Patients and their partners taking part in gametes donation treatments (receiving or donating ovum, sperm or embryo) and surrogacy (surrogate and commissioning couples). Support and Therapeutic Counselling for: Patients suffering emotional and psychological distress and referring to relevant professional bodies when appropriate. Patients who store sperm, eggs or embryos for fertility preservation such as prior to chemo- or radiotherapy. Patients of deceased partners who have previously stored gametes. Patients whose treatment has failed or who have experienced a pregnancy loss. Prospective donors or surrogates who are found to be unsuitable for treatment. Patients diagnosed with genetic problems, after having relevant genetic counselling, and to explore how this affects them psychologically. Donor conceived people who wish to obtain information about their donor and/or half siblings on the register Donors who wish to remove their anonymity Welfare of the child assessment responsibilities: Assesses the welfare of the unborn child and any other child who may be affected by treatment. Contributes to the requirements of the HFEA act for assessment under the welfare of the child provisions, consistent with their role as counsellor. To receive highly complex, sensitive, distressing or contentious information, taking into account confidentiality whilst maintaining client and /or public safety. Liaises with health care professionals and other tertiary agencies. Prepares welfare of the child and/or safeguarding cases to be presented to Management meetings and Hewitt Centre Ethics Committee providing pre-conception assessment reports. Other general responsibilities: Keep appropriate records of patient contact. Provides counselling skills training as appropriate for the staff of the Hewitt Centre. Provides presentations for Patients Support Group and for Staff training Works within ethical guidelines as set out by the British Infertility Counselling Association, and within the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority Code of Practice. Assists in induction and training of Counsellors and multi disciplinary staff in absence of Senior Counsellor. To maintain and develop specialist knowledge and skills through (i) a programme of continuous professional development [CPD] and training (ii) engage with continuing professional supervision separate form management (iii) regular review of current research, legislation, policy-making and other activity relevant to the specific patient/client group. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for assessment of and provision for the counselling needs of patients / clients referred to the service. Preferably to be able to work from both Liverpool Womens Hospital and Knutsford Hewitt Fertility Centres. To be able to provide counselling online or via telephone as well as face to face. This job description describes the main responsibilities of the post and is not intended to be exhaustive. It may be subject to change as the service develops and to meet the needs of the Trust.