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Specialist CAMHS Practitioner

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Are you passionate about mental health?</p>
<p>Would you like to be part of a dedicated team committed to making a difference to people's lives?</p>
<p>An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to work in the Therapies Team at our new Adult Acute Inpatient Wards, Silverwood.</p>
<p>The post offers a diverse range of experience working with people with complex mental health difficulties. You will join a friendly and supportive group of psychologists in the locality and there will be opportunities to develop your knowledge and skills through CPD. The trust has an enviable care pathways system which values Psychology, Psychotherapy and the Arts Psychotherapies. There are opportunities to train in DBT, CBT for psychosis, family interventions, CBT for personality disorders and structured clinical management.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p><strong>Variety:</strong> You will have the chance to work with a wide range of complex presentations including affective disorders, psychosis, and personality, and using a variety of methods and approaches. With assessments, individual therapies, group therapies, family interventions, MDT working, complex case meetings, indirect interventions using a Positive Behaviour Support framework, and supervision all part of the role, it's safe to say that no two days will feel the same! Many of our Psychologists in acute services find that the switching really helps to stay energised.</p>
<p><strong>Fast-paced:</strong> You will get to be reflexive; formulating problems, identifying with teams when attempted solutions create a new or different problem, and supporting teams to remove barriers to discharge and supporting people to have an independent and personally meaningful life outside of hospital. Expect your day to fly by!</p>
<p><strong>Autonomy:</strong> Acute Inpatient Psychologists can personalise and tailor the role of Psychology for their wards.</p>
<p><strong>Leadership:</strong> You will be able to develop the role of Psychology and influence the direction of the wider team in an environment designed for recovery and safety. Psychology's expertise are really valued for differential formulations, reducing restrictive practices, and delivering trauma-informed and Psychologically-informed care.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.</p> <p>We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.</p> <p>Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.</p> <p>Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.</p> <p>For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.</p> <p><strong>Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.</strong></p> <p><strong>Eligibility to high cost area supplement is conditional upon candidates residence and will be discussed on offer.</strong></p> <p>We look forward to receiving your application!</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>29 August 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 8a</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
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      £55,690 to £62,682 a year
      
        Incl 5% Fringe HCAS
      
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  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
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          Part-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>325-7298726-HOSP-A</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Silverwood</p>
      <p>St Peter's Hospital, Holloway Hill</p>
      <p>Chertsey</p>
            <p>KT16 0AE</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>For a full breakdown of the Job Role and Responsibilities please find the Job Profile attached to this job listing.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>For a full breakdown of the Job Role and Responsibilities please find the Job Profile attached to this job listing.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Professional Registration
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist</li>
        
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          Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology qualification or equivalent</li>
        
        <li>Completion of an appropriate clinical supervision course to enable supervision of trainees (or completion within 12 months of commencement in post)</li>
        
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          Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Experience of working with people from across the life span with a range of mental health issues and cognitive profiles.</li>
        
        <li>Experience across a range of psychological models including systemic, behavioural and individual therapeutic</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrable post registration/clinical experience and competency relevant to this care group.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of contributing to clinical practice/service development / project work.</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrate interest/skills in the relevant specialist area</li>
        
        <li>Experience of supervising assistant and trainee clinical psychologists</li>
        
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            Professional Registration
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist</li>
          
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            Qualifications
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology qualification or equivalent</li>
          
          <li>Completion of an appropriate clinical supervision course to enable supervision of trainees (or completion within 12 months of commencement in post)</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
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            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Experience of working with people from across the life span with a range of mental health issues and cognitive profiles.</li>
          
          <li>Experience across a range of psychological models including systemic, behavioural and individual therapeutic</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrable post registration/clinical experience and competency relevant to this care group.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of contributing to clinical practice/service development / project work.</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrate interest/skills in the relevant specialist area</li>
          
          <li>Experience of supervising assistant and trainee clinical psychologists</li>
          
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    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
      

      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Silverwood</p>
      <p>St Peter's Hospital, Holloway Hill</p>
      <p>Chertsey</p>
            <p>KT16 0AE</p>
    
  

  
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        <p><a href="https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us" target="_blank">https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Silverwood</p>
          <p>St Peter's Hospital, Holloway Hill</p>
          <p>Chertsey</p>
                    <p>KT16 0AE</p>
        
      

      
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        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us" target="_blank">https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - Silverwood

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are looking for a confident Qualified Psychologist with a passion for delivering outstanding care. 

You'll be working 16 hours a week, making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Cygnet Churchill.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>At Cygnet, we support our people to grow their careers, gain new skills and keep stepping up. 

Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others every day.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Cygnet was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of services for individuals with mental health needs, autism and learning disabilities within the UK. We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care. Our expert and highly dedicated care team of 10 000 employees empower 2864 individuals across 150 services to consistently make a positive difference to their lives, through service-user focused care and rehabilitation.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>15 September 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Other</p>

    
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £28,582 to £28,582 a year
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Fixed term</p>

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>1 months</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Part-time
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>VP4E74A251</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
                  <p>London and South East</p>
            <p>SE1 7PW</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Are you an outstanding Qualified Psychologist with a passion for delivering high quality care?</p>

<p>Cygnet have been providing a national network of specialist mental health services for more than 30 years.</p>

<p>With us, youll have the chance to progress your career as part of a dynamic, supportive team.</p>

<p>We need a Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologist whos passionate about helping people with a range of complex mental health needs.</p>

<p>Joining our team on a part time basis, you will work 16hrs per week across Thursdays and Fridays.</p>

<p>Maximising positive outcomes &amp; recovery for ourpatientsits a challenging, satisfying vocation.</p>

<p>At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development.</p>

<p>Youll also enjoy shopping, travel and leisure discounts  as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits  to support you to be happy both in and out of work.</p>

<p>So if you care about making a difference  every day  we want to hear from you.</p>

<p><strong>Cygnet Churchill:</strong></p>

<p>Cygnet Churchill, in south London, is a 57 bed inpatient mental health hospital for men. Cygnet Churchill has four wards including an emergency acute admissions service (Juniper Ward) and three high dependency inpatient rehabilitation services (Elm Court, Maple Court and Mulberry Court).</p>

<p><strong>Mulberry Court:</strong></p>

<p>Mulberry Court (18 beds) specialist high support inpatient rehabilitation (level 2) service for men who have severe and enduring mental illness, who may have been detained under the Mental Health Act.</p>

<p><strong>Your Day-to-Day</strong></p>

<ul>
 <li>Youll be working 16 hours a week</li>
 <li>Work as a team Psychologist within a multidisciplinary team (MDT)</li>
 <li>Carry out psychological assessments &amp; provide therapy to individuals &amp; groups</li>
 <li>Collaboratively develop care plans with the MDT</li>
 <li>Provide training &amp; supervision to colleagues, &amp; consultation to teams</li>
 <li>Evaluate the service, contribute to its development &amp; carry out clinical research</li>
 <li>Disseminate outcomes via conference presentations and publications.</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>We are looking for someone who is...</strong></p>

<ul>
 <li>A HCPC registered Clinical/Forensic/Counselling Psychologist with experience in a clinical forensic or mental health setting</li>
 <li>Preferably trained in complex therapies such as Schema focused, Cognitive Analytical and DBT</li>
 <li>Passionate about working with people with a range of complex mental health needs</li>
 <li>Capable of treating difficulties such as self-harm, physical &amp; verbal aggression, history of sexual offending and drug &amp; alcohol problems.</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Why Cygnet? Well offer you</strong></p>

<ul>
 <li>Strong career progression opportunities into management roles</li>
 <li>Monthly reflective practice, &amp; support with CPD opportunities</li>
 <li>Expert clinical supervision &amp; peer support</li>
 <li>Employee referral scheme</li>
 <li>Pension scheme</li>
 <li>Cycle to work scheme &amp; employee discount saving.</li>
</ul>

<p>Please note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.</p>

<p>Ready to make a positive change?</p>

<p><strong>Please click on the apply now link below.</strong></p>

<p>Join us!</p>

<p>In this role youll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users &amp; their families.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Are you an outstanding Qualified Psychologist with a passion for delivering high quality care?</p>

<p>Cygnet have been providing a national network of specialist mental health services for more than 30 years.</p>

<p>With us, youll have the chance to progress your career as part of a dynamic, supportive team.</p>

<p>We need a Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologist whos passionate about helping people with a range of complex mental health needs.</p>

<p>Joining our team on a part time basis, you will work 16hrs per week across Thursdays and Fridays.</p>

<p>Maximising positive outcomes &amp; recovery for ourpatientsits a challenging, satisfying vocation.</p>

<p>At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development.</p>

<p>Youll also enjoy shopping, travel and leisure discounts  as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits  to support you to be happy both in and out of work.</p>

<p>So if you care about making a difference  every day  we want to hear from you.</p>

<p><strong>Cygnet Churchill:</strong></p>

<p>Cygnet Churchill, in south London, is a 57 bed inpatient mental health hospital for men. Cygnet Churchill has four wards including an emergency acute admissions service (Juniper Ward) and three high dependency inpatient rehabilitation services (Elm Court, Maple Court and Mulberry Court).</p>

<p><strong>Mulberry Court:</strong></p>

<p>Mulberry Court (18 beds) specialist high support inpatient rehabilitation (level 2) service for men who have severe and enduring mental illness, who may have been detained under the Mental Health Act.</p>

<p><strong>Your Day-to-Day</strong></p>

<ul>
 <li>Youll be working 16 hours a week</li>
 <li>Work as a team Psychologist within a multidisciplinary team (MDT)</li>
 <li>Carry out psychological assessments &amp; provide therapy to individuals &amp; groups</li>
 <li>Collaboratively develop care plans with the MDT</li>
 <li>Provide training &amp; supervision to colleagues, &amp; consultation to teams</li>
 <li>Evaluate the service, contribute to its development &amp; carry out clinical research</li>
 <li>Disseminate outcomes via conference presentations and publications.</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>We are looking for someone who is...</strong></p>

<ul>
 <li>A HCPC registered Clinical/Forensic/Counselling Psychologist with experience in a clinical forensic or mental health setting</li>
 <li>Preferably trained in complex therapies such as Schema focused, Cognitive Analytical and DBT</li>
 <li>Passionate about working with people with a range of complex mental health needs</li>
 <li>Capable of treating difficulties such as self-harm, physical &amp; verbal aggression, history of sexual offending and drug &amp; alcohol problems.</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Why Cygnet? Well offer you</strong></p>

<ul>
 <li>Strong career progression opportunities into management roles</li>
 <li>Monthly reflective practice, &amp; support with CPD opportunities</li>
 <li>Expert clinical supervision &amp; peer support</li>
 <li>Employee referral scheme</li>
 <li>Pension scheme</li>
 <li>Cycle to work scheme &amp; employee discount saving.</li>
</ul>

<p>Please note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.</p>

<p>Ready to make a positive change?</p>

<p><strong>Please click on the apply now link below.</strong></p>

<p>Join us!</p>

<p>In this role youll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users &amp; their families.</p>
    
  


      
  
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          General Requirements
        
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        <li>Please refer to job description above</li>
        
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          <li>Please refer to job description above</li>
          
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          <li>Please refer to job description above</li>
          
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          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Please refer to job description above</li>
            
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    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
    <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Cygnet Health Care</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
                  <p>London and South East</p>
            <p>SE1 7PW</p>
    
  

  
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    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="https://www.cygnethealth.co.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.cygnethealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Cygnet Health Care</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
                              <p>London and South East</p>
                    <p>SE1 7PW</p>
        
      

      
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        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.cygnethealth.co.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.cygnethealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Clinical / Forensic / Counselling Psychologist - Part time

Practitioner Supervisor

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>As an HCPC registered Allied Health professional, reporting to the Consultant psychological lead for Tower Hamlets, you will supervise the clinical and professional aspects of all arts therapists working in in adult mental health services. Their line management will be held by other colleagues in either inpatient or locality psychology teams. </p> <p>You will ensure that the art therapists are supported to meet resident's needs via group, partnership working and 1:1 work. This will be through development of guidance and best practice for the art therapy professionals in the borough. Ensuring that activity is effective, acceptable and increasingly co-produced. There will be scope to explore partnership working with voluntary and charitable sector organisations, to further disseminate the benefits of art therapies through supervision and consultation.</p> <p>There will be time for clinical work and other service development activities. </p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>1. To be responsible for the overall provision of a specialist Arts Therapies assessment and treatment service for adults within the Directorate</p> <p>2. To be responsible for all clincial and professional aspects of the Arts Therapies offer within Tower Hamlets and ensure that clear systems are in place and working effectively for management and productivity</p> <p>3. To lead in the development of the Arts Therapies service, including proposing and implementing service developments within the area served by the team and in liaison with the Senior Leadership Team, Professional Lead for Arts Therapies, and other Head Arts Therapists in the Trust.</p> <p>4. To manage and supervise the Arts Therapists and trainee Arts Therapists across the directorate</p> <p>5. To provide specialist Arts Therapies assessment and treatment for own clinical caseload</p> <p>6. To evaluate the clinical effectiveness of the Arts Therapies service and to understand and contribute research and quality improvement in relevant specialist fields</p> <p>7. To establish and maintain good working relationships with all other operational and clinical managers in both inpatient and community settings in the borough.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>05 September 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 8a</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £64,156 to £71,148 a year
      
        per annum pro rata Inc HCAs
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Part-time
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>363-TH7442637</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Mile End Hospital</p>
      <p>Bancroft Rd</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>E1 4DG</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Substantial post-qualification experience of providing highly specialist arts therapeutic assessment and treatment interventions for patients within working age adult services with complex problems and reflecting a wide range of clinical severity and/or comorbid difficulties such as dual diagnosis, psychosis, personality disorder or learning disabilities</li>
        
        <li>Experience developing a specialist service, and of liaising with a wide range of operational managers across clinical settings</li>
        
        <li>Experience of leading a staff team including; workload allocation, timetable monitoring and coordination, negotiating new staffing resources, managing departmental budgets and performance targets, organising induction of new staff and students</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with interpreters</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working in a range of care settings, including outpatient, inpatient and community</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Training &amp; Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>For Art, Music or Drama Therapist  Registration with the HCPC  For Dance Movement Psychotherapists - Full Member Registration with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)</li>
        
        <li>Membership of own Arts Therapy professional body</li>
        
        <li>Clinical Supervision Training</li>
        
        <li>MA (or equivalent) Arts Therapies qualification</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Further training in an area of psychological practice relevant to the post's clinical area</li>
          
          <li>Management training e.g. in appraisal skills, recruitment and retention, Core manager's training</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Knowledge and skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Leadership and management skills, particularly in developing a specialist service</li>
        
        <li>Skills in contributing to risk assessment and risk management planning within a multidisciplinary team</li>
        
        <li>Skills in managing highly emotive and distressing situations including verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse, with professionalism</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of running quality improvement projects</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Substantial post-qualification experience of providing highly specialist arts therapeutic assessment and treatment interventions for patients within working age adult services with complex problems and reflecting a wide range of clinical severity and/or comorbid difficulties such as dual diagnosis, psychosis, personality disorder or learning disabilities</li>
          
          <li>Experience developing a specialist service, and of liaising with a wide range of operational managers across clinical settings</li>
          
          <li>Experience of leading a staff team including; workload allocation, timetable monitoring and coordination, negotiating new staffing resources, managing departmental budgets and performance targets, organising induction of new staff and students</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with interpreters</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of working in a range of care settings, including outpatient, inpatient and community</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Training &amp; Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>For Art, Music or Drama Therapist  Registration with the HCPC  For Dance Movement Psychotherapists - Full Member Registration with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)</li>
          
          <li>Membership of own Arts Therapy professional body</li>
          
          <li>Clinical Supervision Training</li>
          
          <li>MA (or equivalent) Arts Therapies qualification</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Further training in an area of psychological practice relevant to the post's clinical area</li>
            
            <li>Management training e.g. in appraisal skills, recruitment and retention, Core manager's training</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge and skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Leadership and management skills, particularly in developing a specialist service</li>
          
          <li>Skills in contributing to risk assessment and risk management planning within a multidisciplinary team</li>
          
          <li>Skills in managing highly emotive and distressing situations including verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse, with professionalism</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of running quality improvement projects</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
    
  



      
  
    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
    <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
    </p>
  


 
  
    
      
        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
        </p>
      
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Mile End Hospital</p>
      <p>Bancroft Rd</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>E1 4DG</p>
    
  

  
    <br>
    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="https://www.elft.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Mile End Hospital</p>
          <p>Bancroft Rd</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>E1 4DG</p>
        
      

      
        <br>
        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.elft.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Tower Hamlets Arts Therapy Professional Lead

Highly Specialist LD/Autism Practitioner

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>MHST EMHP / CWP/ Mental Health Practitioner</p>
<p>Hillingdon Mental Health Support Team is looking for a <strong>Qualified</strong> <strong>EMHP or Generic Mental Health Practitioner</strong> who has experience of working with Children and Young People in Mental Health Services in the provision of individual and group treatments. We seek to appoint an enthusiastic and vibrant individual who is passionate about improving health outcomes for children and young people.</p>
<p>Mental health professionals with post graduate training in a recognised therapy modality and experience of working with CYP may also apply. We are open to applications from newly qualified occupational therapists, mental health nurses, social workers or other relevant therapy post graduate qualifications.</p>
<p>You will work alongside other EMHPs, Mental Health Practitioners and a Senior Practitioner to support the wellbeing and mental health needs of schools and colleges in the borough of Hillingdon.</p>
<p><em>The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.</em></p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>This is a role within the Green Paper for Transforming children and young people's mental health programme. The post holder will work within a service providing low intensity interventions. The post-holder will provide a range of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) based self- management interventions to children and young people with mild to moderate anxiety and depression and/or behavioural difficulties and their parent(s)/carer(s).</p> <p>The post holder will work with children, young people and parents with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.</p> <ul>  <li>Undertaking assessments and delivering evidence-based, low-intensity, brief intervention for children and young people,with mild to moderate mental health problems, in an <strong>education setting.</strong></li>  <li>Helping children and young people within these settings who present with more severe problems to rapidly access more specialist service.</li>  <li>Supporting and facilitating staff in education settings to identify, and where appropriate, manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing.</li>  <li>Working with and within educational environments to afford better access to CYP mental health services.</li>  <li>Training and consultation to schools and other agencies about mental health in children and young people.</li>  <li>Support schools in developing their Whole School Approach to mental health.</li> </ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>We are passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patients own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.</p> <p>We're always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee were hoping to find our future leaders and well support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.</p> <p>With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.</p> <p>Central and North West London NHS Trust expects all staff to act in a way which shows you understand our core values and are willing to put them into practice with young people, their friends family and carers and also other staff members.</p> <p>To find out more about working in CAMHS, CLICK HERE for our video.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>15 September 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 5</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £35,763 to £43,466 a year
      
        per annum incl HCAS (pro rata if P/T)
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Full-time,
        
      
        
          Flexible working
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>333-G-CA-1596</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Minet Clinic</p>
      <p>Avondale Drive</p>
      <p>Hayes</p>
            <p>UB3 3NR</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Assess and deliver outcome focused, evidence-based interventions in educational settings for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties, working at all times in collaboration with and giving respect to the education function of the setting in which the post-holder is deployed.</p>
<p>Work in partnership to support children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their parents/carers, families and educators in the self-management of presenting difficulties.</p>
<p>Work in effective, evidence-based partnership with children, young people, their families and their educators in the development of plans for the intervention and agreed outcomes.</p>
<p>Support and empower children, young people, their parents/carers and families and their educators to make informed choices about the interventions being offered.</p>
<p>See job description and person specification for full list of key responsibilities.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Assess and deliver outcome focused, evidence-based interventions in educational settings for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties, working at all times in collaboration with and giving respect to the education function of the setting in which the post-holder is deployed.</p>
<p>Work in partnership to support children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their parents/carers, families and educators in the self-management of presenting difficulties.</p>
<p>Work in effective, evidence-based partnership with children, young people, their families and their educators in the development of plans for the intervention and agreed outcomes.</p>
<p>Support and empower children, young people, their parents/carers and families and their educators to make informed choices about the interventions being offered.</p>
<p>See job description and person specification for full list of key responsibilities.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Education and Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner or CYP Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner  Or /  Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker with additional CBT or other relevant therapy post graduate qualification</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Previous Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of working with children and young people, their families and others in a healthcare or school setting.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with anxiety disorders</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with affective disorders</li>
        
        <li>Experience of the delivery of specific low intensity therapeutic interventions to children, young people or their families (e.g. CBT, solution focused brief therapy)</li>
        
        <li>Ability to conduct other group therapeutic interventions with children and their families</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of monitoring and recording outcome measures for children's emotional wellbeing</li>
          
          <li>Experience of  navigating  complex social  systems and  environments, who  may have  conflicting  priorities or  agendas</li>
          
          <li>Experience of  working with  vulnerable groups  of children and  young people for  example, looked  after children,  neurodiverse  children, children  with speech  language and  communication  needs, children who speak English  as a second  language</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Skills/Competencies
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Ability to work within educational settings to increase mental health awareness within the staff group</li>
        
        <li>Ability to make an assessment of risk and to record and communicate it appropriately.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to teach others about mental health issues</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          Knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Knowledge of educational environments</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of safeguarding issues</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_5">
        
          Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Excellent oral and written communication skills</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Proven commitment to continuous professional development.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Education and Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner or CYP Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner  Or /  Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker with additional CBT or other relevant therapy post graduate qualification</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Previous Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working with children and young people, their families and others in a healthcare or school setting.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with anxiety disorders</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with affective disorders</li>
          
          <li>Experience of the delivery of specific low intensity therapeutic interventions to children, young people or their families (e.g. CBT, solution focused brief therapy)</li>
          
          <li>Ability to conduct other group therapeutic interventions with children and their families</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of monitoring and recording outcome measures for children's emotional wellbeing</li>
            
            <li>Experience of  navigating  complex social  systems and  environments, who  may have  conflicting  priorities or  agendas</li>
            
            <li>Experience of  working with  vulnerable groups  of children and  young people for  example, looked  after children,  neurodiverse  children, children  with speech  language and  communication  needs, children who speak English  as a second  language</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Skills/Competencies
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to work within educational settings to increase mental health awareness within the staff group</li>
          
          <li>Ability to make an assessment of risk and to record and communicate it appropriately.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Ability to teach others about mental health issues</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Knowledge of educational environments</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of safeguarding issues</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_5">
          
            Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Excellent oral and written communication skills</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Proven commitment to continuous professional development.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
    
  



      
  
    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
    <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  


 
  
    
      
        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Minet Clinic</p>
      <p>Avondale Drive</p>
      <p>Hayes</p>
            <p>UB3 3NR</p>
    
  

  
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    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work" target="_blank">https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Minet Clinic</p>
          <p>Avondale Drive</p>
          <p>Hayes</p>
                    <p>UB3 3NR</p>
        
      

      
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        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work" target="_blank">https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

MHST EMHP / Mental Health Practitioner

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Mind Matters Surrey Talking Therapies NHS are looking to recruit full time Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners</p>
<p>The post will be a blend of in person and remote working. The post-holder will be required to work up to two days per week in Epsom or Leatherhead ) and remotely the remainder of the week. There are opportunities to work with people in face to face clinics and across teams and telephone.</p>
<p>Successful applicants with sufficient post qualifying experience will be given the opportunity for further development in Long Term Conditions Training, Supervision Training and a variety of Champion and lead roles across the Step 2 Team. Newly qualified candidates can join our new preceptorship programme where we support and develop our newly qualified staff, gently easing them into their qualified roles.</p>
<p>All PWPs provide assessments and deliver high volume, low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy guided self-help interventions to clients with mild to moderate anxiety and depression. In addition, all PWPs are trained to offer silver cloud assisted therapy treatment sessions and deliver a specialist group each week.</p>
<p>We would like to hear from you if you can demonstrate your commitment to providing high quality care and psychological treatment at Step 2 within an Talking Therapies service. </p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>As a PWP, your main duties will be to conduct assessments with people experiencing a range of mental health difficulties, identifying areas for change, and identifying what the most appropriate treatment pathways would be.</p>
<p>This might include making referrals to other services, or offering treatments within Mind Matters.</p>
<p>You will also be providing low intensity CBT interventions to individuals experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties, promoting self-management of their own recovery.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Mind Matters Surrey Talking Therapies has been operational since 2013 and is part of the Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Trust. We are a fast growing, primary care mental health service offering high quality evidence based psychological therapies for people with common mental health problems.We offer NHS Agenda for Change salaries which include the outer London fringe benefit and NHS pension.</p> <p>There are opportunities for individual professional development, including; monthly clinical skills, weekly supervision and specialist and supervision training. All Mind Matters Surrey staff attend a quarterly CPD and Team meeting which can count towards professional CPD.</p> <p>Mind Matters Surrey Talking Therapies services provides Talking Therapies treatments between 8.00am - 8.00pm Monday to Thursday and office hours Friday . There is a requirement to work a minimum of 2 late shifts (12-8pm) per week plus1 face to face clinic.</p> <p><strong>Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.</strong></p>


      
        
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  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>17 September 2025</p>

  
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      £31,049 to £37,796 a year
      
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  <p>325-7456179-TT</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>Unither House,  Curfew Bell Road</p>
      <p>Chertsey</p>
      <p>Surrey</p>
            <p>KT16 9FG</p>
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        <li>Evidence of working as a trainee PWP for a year within a Talking Therapies Service</li>
        
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          <li>Evidence of working as qualified or newly qualified PWP within a Talking Therapies service, assessing and treating people with people who have experienced a mental health problem.</li>
          
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            <li>Evidence of working as qualified or newly qualified PWP within a Talking Therapies service, assessing and treating people with people who have experienced a mental health problem.</li>
            
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    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

  

  


 

      
  
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    <p>Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust</p>
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      <p>Unither House,  Curfew Bell Road</p>
      <p>Chertsey</p>
      <p>Surrey</p>
            <p>KT16 9FG</p>
    
  

  
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        <p>Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust</p>
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          <p>Unither House,  Curfew Bell Road</p>
          <p>Chertsey</p>
          <p>Surrey</p>
                    <p>KT16 9FG</p>
        
      

      
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Qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Are you passionate about working with young people and families? Are you looking for a Psychology role in CAMHS? Would you like to join a warm, thoughtful and inclusive team dedicated to providing flexible, creative, developmentally-sensitive, person-centered, trauma-informed and evidence-based support to children and young people who are struggling with moderate to severe emotional difficulties?</p>  <p>If so, an opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to work in the generic Barnet CAMHS Teams, at the Oak Lane clinic in East Finchley.</p>  <p>This post is located within the multidisciplinary CAMHS 0-18 service, delivering generic and neurodevelopmental assessments and psychological interventions to families living within the borough of Barnet.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The Post Holder will:</p>  <p>Offer specialist CAMHS assessments and interventions to children, young people and their families/carers in a community CAMHS setting, under the supervision of a senior psychologist.</p>  <p>Contribute to the work of Barnet CAMHS neurodevelopmental service.</p>  <p>Offer supervision to Assistant Psychologists, Psychology students and CBT therapists.</p>  <p>Work alongside MDT colleagues and represent Psychology in MDT meetings, and CAMHS in multi-agency contexts as appropriate.</p>  <p>Work autonomously within professional Psychology guidelines and exercise responsibility for their continuous professional development.</p>  <p>Utilise research skills for audit, policy, and service development and research.</p>   <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.</p> <p><strong>Our Five-Year Strategy: </strong></p> <ol>  <li>We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.</li>  <li>With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all</li>  <li>We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.</li>  <li>We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.</li> </ol> <p><strong>Why NLFT?</strong></p> <ul>  <li>We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.</li>  <li>We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.</li>  <li>NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme</li>  <li>Excellent internal staff network</li> </ul> <p>In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.</p>


      
        
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  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>17 September 2025</p>

  
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      <p>Band 7</p>
  
  

  
  
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      £53,751 to £60,651 a year
      
        per annum inclusive of HCAS
      
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  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>455-NLFT-0393-A</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>Oak Lane Childrens Centre</p>
      <p>Oak Lane</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>N2 8LT</p>
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    <p> To provide specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.</p>  <p> To plan and implement formal psychological treatment and/or management of a clients mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods of proven efficacy. </p>  <p> To implement a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses. </p>  <p> To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.</p>  <p> To be responsible and accountable for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans.</p>  <p> To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p> To provide specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.</p>  <p> To plan and implement formal psychological treatment and/or management of a clients mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods of proven efficacy. </p>  <p> To implement a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses. </p>  <p> To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.</p>  <p> To be responsible and accountable for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans.</p>  <p> To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan</p>
    
  


      
  
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        <li>Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology, (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996), including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.   Registration with the HCPC as a clinical or counselling psychologist.</li>
        
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          <li>Additional therapeutic training  ADOS trained</li>
          
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        <li>Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of young people and adolescents with mental health difficulties and learning difficulties across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.   Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.</li>
        
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          <li>Experience of working in consultation and collaboratively with Social Care Teams.  Experience of working within a specialist learning disability service.  Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.   Experience of the application of clinical/counselling psychology in different cultural contexts.  Experience of working in the NHS.</li>
          
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        <li>Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.  Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.  Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.  Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.  Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.  Good organisational and time management skills, ability to plan and prioritise own workload.</li>
        
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          <li>Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology, (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996), including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.   Registration with the HCPC as a clinical or counselling psychologist.</li>
          
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          <li>Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of young people and adolescents with mental health difficulties and learning difficulties across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.   Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.</li>
          
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            <li>Experience of working in consultation and collaboratively with Social Care Teams.  Experience of working within a specialist learning disability service.  Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.   Experience of the application of clinical/counselling psychology in different cultural contexts.  Experience of working in the NHS.</li>
            
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          <li>Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.  Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.  Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.  Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.  Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.  Good organisational and time management skills, ability to plan and prioritise own workload.</li>
          
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            <li>Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.</li>
            
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    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
    <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  
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      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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        <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
      

      
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        <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
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          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
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    <p>North London NHS Foundation Trust </p>
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      <p>Oak Lane Childrens Centre</p>
      <p>Oak Lane</p>
      <p>London</p>
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        <p>North London NHS Foundation Trust </p>
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          <p>Oak Lane Childrens Centre</p>
          <p>Oak Lane</p>
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            <p><a href="https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

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