[Hiring] Counsellor/Psychotherapist @Bupa

Role Description

As a Remote Counsellor/Psychotherapist in the young persons department, you’ll support children and adolescents aged 11–17 by offering high‑quality therapeutic care through safe, effective, and compassionate online sessions. This role matters because the support you provide helps young people build resilience, confidence and improved emotional wellbeing.

• Deliver remote counselling to young people, offering short, medium, or longer‑term support depending on their needs.
• Complete assessments and formulations to determine the right evidence‑based interventions and care pathways.
• Provide therapy via video sessions while working within Bupa’s clinical governance and case‑management processes.
• Communicate effectively with key stakeholders such as parents, carers, schools, and local authorities when appropriate.
• Offer risk assessment, safeguarding awareness, and safety planning with support from senior clinical leads where needed.
• Signpost or refer onward when another service or treatment is more suitable.
• Provide occasional adult counselling support when business needs require it.
• Lead wellbeing workshops or psychoeducation sessions online for groups where appropriate.
• Work autonomously while collaborating with colleagues across our clinical and operational teams.
• Attend supervision, team meetings and continuous professional development in line with Bupa and your professional body requirements.

Qualifications

• Fully accredited with BACP, NCPS or UKCP.
• At least 450 supervised counselling hours and significant experience working with children or adolescents.
• At least three years of post‑qualification clinical experience, with two years dedicated to young people’s mental health.
• Strong IT skills and confidence using electronic medical record systems.
• Excellent communication, clinical judgement, and the ability to work independently while managing a structured caseload.
• Ability to adapt to the needs of young people with warmth, clarity and professional empathy.

Requirements

• Additional training or accreditation in specialist psychological treatment areas, leadership experience, or incident‑support training.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday (pro rata if part-time), increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell.
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind.
• Long Service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
• Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets.
• Wagestream - Have early access up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes.
• Competitive Pension plans and Parental leave options as well as access to unique products such as our Menopause plan.
• My Bupa Extras - discounts at your favourite retailers, plus a huge range of tools, content and information to support you with your wellbeing.