Infertility Counsellor | Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 01 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 May 2025 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L8 7SS |
| Company: | Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7182075/159-LWH-81-25-A |
Summary
An opportunity has arisen for a qualified and accredited infertility counsellor to provide therapeutic, implications and support counselling to patients seeking fertility treatment and to donor conceived people and/or donors wishing to register with the Donor Conceived (DCR) register.
The candidate must possess a recognised qualification in counselling, be BACP accredited and be willing to work towards BICA accreditation. The candidate should demonstrate a knowledge, experience of working with emotional and psychological needs of individuals and couples suffering from fertility difficulties and the experiences of donor conceived people and donors who wish to obtain information from the Donor Conceived Register (DCR). Applicants will also need to show the skills and knowledge to be able to contribute to assessments of the Welfare on the Unborn Child in accordance with the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990.
This post is a unique specialist role which requires the counsellor to be confident and able to work autonomously and in an independent capacity as well as working closely with the multi-disciplinary team.
To provide a service that is sensitive and adaptable to the needs of the individual client - including donors, couple and family before, during and after treatment, taking into account stages of investigation and treatment and other sources of support.
To provide a service that is sensitive and adaptable to the needs of donor conceived people.
Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust delivers the highest standards of care for women, babies and families. Each year we deliver over 7,500 babies, carry out over 49,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly & preterm new-borns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles and have over 4,000 genetic appointments taking place. We believe that this along with a strong dedication to research & innovation makes us the specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.
We have some of the leading experts in their field, which has been showcased on national TV and news, making our teams famous across the world for professionalism, skill & compassion.
The Trust is constantly innovating and evolving its services to provide the most cutting edge and modern care possible. As well as developing services on our current site we have long-term aspirations for the future. We have recently launched a number of new strategies which provide a detailed long-term plan for our services.
Check out why Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust is a great place to work using the links below:
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Online brochure:https://www.liverpoolwomens.nhs.uk/media/4121/recruitment-pack-great-place-to-work-16pp-v4-final.pdf
To provide a service that is sensitive and adaptable to the needs of the individual client, couple and family before, during and after treatment, taking into account physical health and abilities, form 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 as follows:
Support counselling and therapeutic counselling as well as implications counselling for patients taking part in gametes donation treatments (receiving or donating ovum, sperm or embryo) and surrogacy (surrogate and commissioning couples).
To provide face to face, online and telephone counselling.
To perform Welfare of the Unborn Child assessments
To provide support to donor conceived people and donors wishing to register with the DCR
To attend regular team meetings
To adhere the HFEA, The Hewitt fertility Centre and Trust policies and be up to date with mandatory training and role related competencies.
This advert closes on Friday 16 May 2025