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<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Northumberland Talking Therapies has an exciting opportunity to recruit a qualified PWP who holds accreditation with either the BABCP or BPS and is keen to develop their skills and experience within our
organisation, working to
deliver low intensity service provision to residents from the Northumberland
area. The position can be offered as a minimum of 22.5 hours or up to and including full time. You will be based in one of our Northumberland offices, but this is a hybrid position with home working options available.</p><p>The
post-holder will work within a service where caseload is monitored on booked
appointments, and which offers fantastic progression opportunities from supervisor
training to trainee high-intensity CBT positions.</p><p>The
post-holder will provide low intensity interventions including a
range of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) based self-management
interventions to clients experiencing mild to moderate anxiety and depression.
We are proud to be an inclusive workplace that celebrates diversity and welcomes applicants of all backgrounds, and applicants must be committed to upholding the principles of equal opportunities.</p><p>The successful candidate will have completed an academic course of study in line with the Low Intensity National Programme and be qualified as a PWP (e.g. PG Cert Low Intensity Psychological Therapies)</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>In
this role you will:</p><p>Undertake
triage assessments</p><p>Provide
a range of low intensity interventions through guided self-help and
computerised CBT, via telephone, video and face to face appointments.</p><p>Facilitate step 2 psycho educational online groups</p><p>Have
the opportunity to contribute to a number of innovative service improvement projects.
The service has a number of Special Interest Groups which seek to improve and innovate the service offered to the area. This includes but is
not limited to perinatal, long term health conditions, and young people.</p><p>Have
the opportunity to act as a mentor to trainee PWPs</p><p>Attend regular line management, case management and clinical skills supervision</p><p>Work closely with other PWPs to support one another and utilise skills and knowledge</p><p>Attend CPD events</p>  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>The
salary for this post is NHS comparable, and the successful applicant will be
employed on Sunderland Counselling Service (SCS) terms and conditions.</p><p>The
successful candidate will be entitled to benefits such as access to our
24/7 employee assistance programme to support wellbeing. The service is committed to supporting a work life balance and offers an enhanced 30 days annual leave per year (pro-rata)</p><p>Applications
are invited from candidates who are able to meet the requirements of the person
specification.</p><p>We
would encourage applicants from all backgrounds with relevant qualifications
and experience to apply.</p><p>If you wish to enquire about this post please contact either of the Step 2 Leads -</p><p>Hayley Armstrong (<a href="mailto:HArmstrong@tmnorthumberland.org.uk" target="_blank">HArmstrong@tmnorthumberland.org.uk</a>)</p><p>Sarah Coles (<a href="mailto:SColes@tmnorthumberland.org.uk" target="_blank">SColes@tmnorthumberland.org.uk</a></p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>16 October 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £31,048 to £37,796 a year
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>B0330-23-0009</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Northumberland Talking Therapies </p>
      <p>Unit 4, Telford Court</p>
      <p>Morpeth</p>
      <p>Northumberland</p>
      <p>NE61 2DB</p>
      <br>
      
        
          
          <p>Northumberland Talking Therapies </p>
          <p>Hawfinch Drive </p>
          <p>Alnwick</p>
                    <p>NE66 2GD</p>
          <br>
        
          
          <p>Northumberland Talking Therapies </p>
          <p>Beufront Park, Anick Road</p>
          <p>Hexham</p>
                    <p>NE46 4TU</p>
          <br>
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>The
post-holder will work within the IAPT service providing high volume low
intensity interventions which will be a range of cognitive behavioural therapy
(CBT) based self management interventions to clients with mild to
moderate common mental health conditions.</p><p>



The
post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages,
using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal
opportunities</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>The
post-holder will work within the IAPT service providing high volume low
intensity interventions which will be a range of cognitive behavioural therapy
(CBT) based self management interventions to clients with mild to
moderate common mental health conditions.</p><p>



The
post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages,
using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal
opportunities</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>-Qualification from PWP Training Course (Post Graduate Certificate or Level 3 undergraduate course)</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>-Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling or within a psychological therapy. </li>
          
          <li>-Psychology or other health related undergraduate degree.</li>
          
          <li>-Psychology or other health related postgraduate degree</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>-Evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem </li>
        
        <li>-Demonstrates high standards in written communication</li>
        
        <li>-Able to write clear reports and letters.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>-Experience of working in Primary Care Services</li>
          
          <li>-Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes </li>
          
          <li>-Ability to manage own caseload and time</li>
          
          <li>-Evidence of working in the local community</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Knowledge and Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>-Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training</li>
        
        <li>-Computer literate </li>
        
        <li>-Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills </li>
        
        <li>-Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients</li>
        
        <li>-Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care </li>
        
        <li>-High level of enthusiasm and motivation. </li>
        
        <li>-Advanced communication skills                             </li>
        
        <li>-Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships</li>
        
        <li>-Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively</li>
        
        <li>-Ability to work under pressure </li>
        
        <li>-Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality </li>
        
        <li>-Ability to be self reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in supervision</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>-Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health </li>
          
          <li>-Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems</li>
          
          <li>-Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post</li>
          
          <li>Car driver and/or ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation</li>
          
          <li>-Fluent in languages other than English</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>-Qualification from PWP Training Course (Post Graduate Certificate or Level 3 undergraduate course)</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>-Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling or within a psychological therapy. </li>
            
            <li>-Psychology or other health related undergraduate degree.</li>
            
            <li>-Psychology or other health related postgraduate degree</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>-Evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem </li>
          
          <li>-Demonstrates high standards in written communication</li>
          
          <li>-Able to write clear reports and letters.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>-Experience of working in Primary Care Services</li>
            
            <li>-Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes </li>
            
            <li>-Ability to manage own caseload and time</li>
            
            <li>-Evidence of working in the local community</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge and Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>-Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training</li>
          
          <li>-Computer literate </li>
          
          <li>-Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills </li>
          
          <li>-Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients</li>
          
          <li>-Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care </li>
          
          <li>-High level of enthusiasm and motivation. </li>
          
          <li>-Advanced communication skills                             </li>
          
          <li>-Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships</li>
          
          <li>-Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively</li>
          
          <li>-Ability to work under pressure </li>
          
          <li>-Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality </li>
          
          <li>-Ability to be self reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in supervision</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>-Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health </li>
            
            <li>-Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems</li>
            
            <li>-Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post</li>
            
            <li>Car driver and/or ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation</li>
            
            <li>-Fluent in languages other than English</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="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="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>Sunderland Counselling Service</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Northumberland Talking Therapies </p>
      <p>Unit 4, Telford Court</p>
      <p>Morpeth</p>
      <p>Northumberland</p>
      <p>NE61 2DB</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Sunderland Counselling Service</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Northumberland Talking Therapies </p>
          <p>Unit 4, Telford Court</p>
          <p>Morpeth</p>
          <p>Northumberland</p>
          <p>NE61 2DB</p>
        
      

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

NHS Jobs

Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner - NTT

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>An exciting opportunity has arisen within NHS Northumberland Talking Therapies to appoint a cohort of Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners to be based within the Northumberland area and study through Teesside University.</p><p>The post will involve office based working. This is a Northumberland wide post, the primary base is likely to be either Morpeth, Blyth or Cramlington but you may be expected to travel to other bases around Northumberland.</p><p>The post will include one evening shift per week.</p><p>Progression from a Band 4 to a Band 5 will be dependent on you successfully completing the course. If you are unsuccessful at completing the course unfortunately your employment contract will be terminated.</p><p>Applications are invited from candidates who are able to meet the requirements of the person specification.</p><p>If you wish to enquire about this post please contact either of the Step 2 Leads, Sarah Coles (<a href="mailto:SColes@tmnorthumberland.org.uk" target="_blank">SColes@tmnorthumberland.org.uk</a>) or Hayley Armstrong (<a href="mailto:HArmstrong@tmnorthumberland.org.uk" target="_blank">HArmstrong@tmnorthumberland.org.uk</a>)</p><p>Interviews are expected to be held face to face the week beginning 17th November.</p><p>Early application is encouraged due to an expected high volume of applicants, we may therefore close the vacancy prior to the advertised closing date.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>You will be required to meet the demands of balancing a high caseload whilst completing the academic components of the role. You will work towards a Post Graduate Certificate in Low Intensity Psychological Therapies and attend University each week. You will work within the service for the days not at university.</p><p>We want to ensure our workforce reflects the local community and would encourage applicants from all backgrounds with relevant qualifications and experience to apply.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>We offer free psychological treatment for the people of Northumberland for depression and anxiety. This service has been developed by NHS Northumberland CCG, was shaped by patients and clinicians together, building on comments and ideas put forward by service users and benefits thousands of patients across Northumberland.</p><p>The post holder will be provided with regular clinical and case management supervision. The successful candidate will be entitled to benefits such as 30 days annual leave (pro-rata), access to our 24/7 employee assistance programme, Cycle2Work Scheme, training and being part of a supportive team which emphasises the importance of continuing personal and professional development. The successful candidates will be employed by Sunderland Counselling Service, a partnership organisation with NHS Northumberland Talking Therapies.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>30 October 2025</p>

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

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 4</p>
  
  

  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £27,485 a year
      
    </p>
  
  
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>B0330-25-0018</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
        <p>Talking Matters Northumberland</p>
      
      <p>4 Telford Court</p>
            <p>Morpeth</p>
      <p>Northumberland</p>
      <p>NE61 2DB</p>
      <br>
      
        
          
            <p>Talking Matters</p>
          
          <p>Hawfinch Drive</p>
                    <p>Alnwick</p>
          <p>Northumberland</p>
          <p>NE66 2GD</p>
          <br>
        
          
            <p>Talking Matters</p>
          
          <p>Anick Road</p>
                    <p>Hexham</p>
          <p>Northumberland</p>
          <p>NE46 4TU</p>
          <br>
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Becoming a Trainee PWP offers an exciting opportunity to train in delivering low intensity psychological therapies within a multidisciplinary and innovative team. The post-holder will support individuals aged 16+, from a variety of cultural backgrounds and should be committed to equal opportunities. They must be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal, organisational and communication skills, as well as show initiative, and be committed to developing clinical practice and knowledge within this role.</p><p>In this role you will:</p><ul> <li>Attend Teesside University alongside placement in service to gain a qualification in delivering Low Intensity CBT interventions (Low Intensity Psychological Therapy PGCert).</li> <li>Attend regular line management, case management and clinical skills supervision.</li> <li>Complete assessment appointments with service users each week and make clinical decisions based on information gathered.</li> <li>Carry out evidence based interventions via telephone, video call and face-to-face guided self-help, Computerised CBT and psycho-educational classes.</li> <li>Attend CPD events.</li> <li>Get involved with specialist interest groups.</li> <li>Work closely with other PWPs to support one another and utilise and share skills and knowledge.</li> <li>Work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team.</li> <li>Once qualified all PWPs are required to apply for PWP registration, through the BPS or BABCP.</li> </ul>  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Becoming a Trainee PWP offers an exciting opportunity to train in delivering low intensity psychological therapies within a multidisciplinary and innovative team. The post-holder will support individuals aged 16+, from a variety of cultural backgrounds and should be committed to equal opportunities. They must be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal, organisational and communication skills, as well as show initiative, and be committed to developing clinical practice and knowledge within this role.</p><p>In this role you will:</p><ul> <li>Attend Teesside University alongside placement in service to gain a qualification in delivering Low Intensity CBT interventions (Low Intensity Psychological Therapy PGCert).</li> <li>Attend regular line management, case management and clinical skills supervision.</li> <li>Complete assessment appointments with service users each week and make clinical decisions based on information gathered.</li> <li>Carry out evidence based interventions via telephone, video call and face-to-face guided self-help, Computerised CBT and psycho-educational classes.</li> <li>Attend CPD events.</li> <li>Get involved with specialist interest groups.</li> <li>Work closely with other PWPs to support one another and utilise and share skills and knowledge.</li> <li>Work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team.</li> <li>Once qualified all PWPs are required to apply for PWP registration, through the BPS or BABCP.</li> </ul>    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Evidence of ability to study successfully at undergraduate year 1 level or the equivalent.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Psychology or other Health and Care related undergraduate degree.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Knowledge 
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression including the wider impact for the whole person. </li>
        
        <li>Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and meaningful occupation and the impact it can have on mental health.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems. </li>
          
          <li>Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post. </li>
          
          <li>Demonstrates an understanding of the role of clinical risk assessments.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Training 
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Able to meet all the requirements of the PWP training </li>
        
        <li>Able to complete academic components of the course</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          Other 
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>High level of motivation. </li>
        
        <li>Ability to foster good working relationships. </li>
        
        <li>Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality. </li>
        
        <li>Willingness and ability to travel to locations throughout the organisation. </li>
        
        <li>Willingness and ability to work through interpreters.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively.</li>
          
          <li>Car driver. </li>
          
          <li>Fluent in languages other than English.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_5">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Evidence of working with people who have experienced a common mental health problem</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of communicating with individuals from diverse backgrounds</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of working within a team environment</li>
        
        <li>Ability to apply learning in practice. </li>
        
        <li>Computer literate. </li>
        
        <li>Ability to be self-reflective. </li>
        
        <li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills. </li>
        
        <li>Able to develop good therapeutic relationships and maintain professional boundaries.</li>
        
        <li> Excellent organisational and time management skills including ability to manage conflicting demands and work under pressure.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working in Primary Care settings</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working in a setting where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes</li>
          
          <li>Experience of managing own caseload</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of working in the local community</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working in partnership with other services</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Evidence of ability to study successfully at undergraduate year 1 level or the equivalent.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Psychology or other Health and Care related undergraduate degree.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Knowledge 
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression including the wider impact for the whole person. </li>
          
          <li>Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and meaningful occupation and the impact it can have on mental health.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems. </li>
            
            <li>Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post. </li>
            
            <li>Demonstrates an understanding of the role of clinical risk assessments.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Training 
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Able to meet all the requirements of the PWP training </li>
          
          <li>Able to complete academic components of the course</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Other 
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>High level of motivation. </li>
          
          <li>Ability to foster good working relationships. </li>
          
          <li>Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality. </li>
          
          <li>Willingness and ability to travel to locations throughout the organisation. </li>
          
          <li>Willingness and ability to work through interpreters.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively.</li>
            
            <li>Car driver. </li>
            
            <li>Fluent in languages other than English.</li>
            
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            Experience
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Evidence of working with people who have experienced a common mental health problem</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of communicating with individuals from diverse backgrounds</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of working within a team environment</li>
          
          <li>Ability to apply learning in practice. </li>
          
          <li>Computer literate. </li>
          
          <li>Ability to be self-reflective. </li>
          
          <li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills. </li>
          
          <li>Able to develop good therapeutic relationships and maintain professional boundaries.</li>
          
          <li> Excellent organisational and time management skills including ability to manage conflicting demands and work under pressure.</li>
          
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          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of working in Primary Care settings</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working in a setting where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes</li>
            
            <li>Experience of managing own caseload</li>
            
            <li>Evidence of working in the local community</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working in partnership with other services</li>
            
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Sunderland Counselling Service</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Talking Matters Northumberland</p>
      
      <p>4 Telford Court</p>
            <p>Morpeth</p>
      <p>Northumberland</p>
      <p>NE61 2DB</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Sunderland Counselling Service</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Talking Matters Northumberland</p>
          
          <p>4 Telford Court</p>
                    <p>Morpeth</p>
          <p>Northumberland</p>
          <p>NE61 2DB</p>
        
      

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

2 Assistant Psychologist Jobs in Morpeth NE61, UK