Counsellor/Psychological Therapist
Remote · Closes 4th of November 2026
alary: £26,500 – £30,000 per year (pro rata)
Hours: 23 hours a week
Location: Remote
Closing Date: 4th of November 2026
Quote reference: ABL 934
Role
You will be the Counsellor/Psychological Therapist for ABL Health and support our Health Improvement and Weight Management Services across Oldham.
ABL Health aims to empower individuals and communities towards a healthier future by promoting health awareness. The Counsellor/Psychological Therapist integrates psychological theory with therapeutic techniques to help people overcome and deal with problematic life events and mental health issues. They engage people and their communities to help identify barriers whilst empowering them to overcome these.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
As a Therapeutic Practitioner, you will deliver person-centred, evidence-based psychological and therapeutic interventions to adults accessing targeted weight management and physical activity programmes. Working under the line management of ABL Health’s Obesity and Families Lead, you will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to support assessments, facilitate psychological and risk assessments, and contribute to client formulations and appropriate care pathways. You will help clients explore complex and sensitive issues relating to weight, behaviour, relationships and personal circumstances, using appropriate assessment tools and therapeutic approaches to support meaningful change and prepare them to engage with weight management interventions. You will maintain accurate and detailed client records, prepare for and participate in multidisciplinary team meetings, case reviews, peer supervision and relevant multi-agency meetings, including safeguarding discussions where required. You will provide professional advice to support care planning, contribute your knowledge and expertise to improve service outcomes, and ensure interventions are inclusive and responsive to people from diverse cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds, using interpreters where necessary. You will manage your workload effectively, maintain professional accountability for your practice, adhere to relevant clinical and legal requirements, and keep up to date with current research and developments in psychological and group therapy for obesity. Clinical supervision will be provided by a qualified and experienced psychotherapist, independently of line management.
Skills and Competencies Required
- Be an experienced therapist in a community health environment, assisting and delivering support to individuals referred to service.
- Experience of working with diverse communities within varied cultural environments.
- Adept in communication; A strong communicator who adapts the message to fit the needs of the audience.
- Quality driven; you naturally seek high standards and actively seek to improve them.
- Value and remain open to new ideas and perspectives.
Employee Benefits
- Birthday Day off
- Flexible Annual Leave scheme
- Employee Referral scheme
- 37.5 hours working week
- Flu jabs
- Blue Light Card
- Cycle to work scheme
- Leadership and staff away days
- Training and Development
Please note that we are not able to offer sponsorship for this role
Download: Blank Application-formDBS-003-4 – Copy