Job Description: Remote Counsellor/Psychotherapist – Young People Fully remote - UK* only Permanent Minimum 2 days a week Flexibility to work evenings and weekends, with both part-time and full-time opportunities available We make health happen At Bupa, we’re here to help people live longer, healthier, happier lives — and to create a better world. That’s why our Young Persons Talking Therapies Team plays such an important part in what we do. 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. You’ll be joining a team driven by care, clinical excellence, and the belief that mental health support should be clear, warm, and accessible. Your expertise will help shape the right pathway of care for each young person and their family. Key Responsibilities In this role, you will: 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. What We’re Looking For Essential: Fully accredited with BACP, NCPS or UKCP. Has at least 450 supervised counselling hours and significant experience working with children or adolescents. Brings at least three years of post‑qualification clinical experience, with two years dedicated to young people’s mental health. Has strong IT skills and confidence using electronic medical record systems. Demonstrates excellent communication, clinical judgement, and the ability to work independently while managing a structured caseload. Can adapt to the needs of young people with warmth, clarity and professional empathy. Desirable: Additional training or accreditation in specialist psychological treatment areas, leadership experience, or incident‑support training. Benefits Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of health — mental, physical, financial, social and environmental. We support flexible working and have a range of family‑friendly benefits. Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more: 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 Why Bupa? We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do. We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them. * Please note that while this is a remote position, you must be based in and working from within the UK at all times. Time Type: Part time Job Area: Clinical Services Locations: Home Based North c/o Bupa Place, Nationwide Be at the heart of helping people live longer healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We employ more than 80,000 people globally who are making this a reality. If you've got the belief, the drive and the talent to help us in our ambition then we’d like to hear from you. Wherever you work, one thing stands out about Bupa people. Our customers are our passion – they’re at the heart of our positively different culture of care. At Bupa you’ll be challenged, you’ll be encouraged to innovate, and collaborate with colleagues who are committed to delivering exceptional experiences. We trust, respect and consider everyone, knowing your difference will make the difference.

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