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<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our dynamic and progressive Oncology counselling service at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust Hospital.The Oncology Counsellors are an established team working in collaboration with the clinical psychology team to provide excellent psychological support and care to our patients.</p> <p>We are looking for a candidate who is motivated, enthusiastic with excellent communication skills and the ability to work both autonomously and as part of a wider multi professional team.</p> <p>A key aspect of the role is to provide a comprehensive support and counselling service for patients and their families who are being treated under the Kent Oncology Centre (based at Maidstone Hospital) within Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.</p> <p>The post holder will work as part of a multi-professional team and will act as a resource to staff within the Oncology Centre and Cancer Services Division. The post holder will be expected to work closely with the Line Manager to develop the counselling service to reflect the changing needs of the clients, the service and ensuring consistency with national guidance and best practice.</p> <p>This post provides an exciting, challenging and rewarding opportunity for candidates to work within a supportive and committed team. </p> <p>The successful candidate will have yearly appraisal and objective setting as well as excellent professional development opportunities.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>To provide a comprehensive support and counselling service for patients and their families who are being treated under the Kent Oncology Centre ,within Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.The post holder will be expected to work closely with the Line Manager todevelop the counselling service to reflect the changing needs of the clients, the service and ensuring consistency with national guidance and best practice.Key Areas of Responsibility:1. Provide a confidential counselling service (assessment and therapeuticintervention) for people with cancer and their families, under the care ofthe Kent Oncology Centre, as required.2. To work to the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapists(BACP) code of ethics and practice accordingly.3. To maintain accurate records of referrals and provide monthly statics to the line manager.4. To offer a range of therapeutic strategies to meet the need of thepopulation which include patients, relatives and staff..5 Work collaboratively with other providers of counselling services toensure a collaborative approach to the development of the service.6. Participate in clinical audit to evaluate the counselling service..</p>   <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 and 2024 NHS Staff Survey.</p> <p>We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.</p> <p>Fordcombe Hospital, near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024. Specialising in planned care, it offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, diagnostic services (X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy), and consultation/treatment rooms.</p> <p><strong>Looking for flexible working?</strong>We are a flexible working-friendly organisation. Whether it's adjusting your hours or exploring other flexible arrangements, we want to work with you to find the best solution for you, our patients, and the Trust. Talk to us about how we can accommodate your working needs.</p> <p>Click here to hear what our staff say.</p> <p>Joining us includes a comprehensive benefits package:</p> <ul>  <li><strong>At least 27 days of annual leave</strong> plus public/bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff).</li>  <li><strong>Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme</strong>, with a 20.6% employer contribution and life assurance benefits</li>  <li><strong>Blue Light card eligibility</strong></li>  <li><strong>And more,</strong> additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below</li> </ul>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>01 December 2025</p>

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

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 6</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £38,682 to £46,580 a year
      
        per annum pro rata
      
    </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>359-7623323-T3</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust</p>
      <p>Hermitage lane</p>
      <p>Maidstone</p>
            <p>ME16 9QQ</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Weve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions prior to submission.</p>
<p>Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children). If a role involves regulated activity and requires a DBS check with a barred list check, you cannot apply if you are on the barred list.</p>
<p>All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date had been agreed.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Weve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions prior to submission.</p>
<p>Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children). If a role involves regulated activity and requires a DBS check with a barred list check, you cannot apply if you are on the barred list.</p>
<p>All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date had been agreed.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Counselling qualification</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience and Knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Understanding of safeguarding  vulnerable adults and children</li>
        
        <li>Minimum of two years counselling  experience.</li>
        
        <li>Awareness of national initiatives and  guidance in counselling</li>
        
        <li>Understanding of bereavement, grief  and loss</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of family  and couples' therapy</li>
          
          <li>Mindfulness training</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Able to work independently in a  stressful environment</li>
        
        <li>Possess requisite skills to undertake  an assessment and plan the  appropriate therapeutic intervention</li>
        
        <li>IT literate</li>
        
        <li>Effective communication skills, written  and verbal</li>
        
        <li>Possess skills to provide support to  staff.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Possesses skills to  teach and provide  training</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          Attributes
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Team worker, able to work effectively  with the multi professional teams in  both hospital and community  professional teams in both hospital  and community</li>
        
        <li>Ability to deal with distressing  circumstances</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_5">
        
          Addtional Requiremtents
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Ability to identify personal situations  which may affect practice and manage  these appropriately</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrates an empathetic  disposition/team player</li>
        
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        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Counselling qualification</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience and Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Understanding of safeguarding  vulnerable adults and children</li>
          
          <li>Minimum of two years counselling  experience.</li>
          
          <li>Awareness of national initiatives and  guidance in counselling</li>
          
          <li>Understanding of bereavement, grief  and loss</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of family  and couples' therapy</li>
            
            <li>Mindfulness training</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Able to work independently in a  stressful environment</li>
          
          <li>Possess requisite skills to undertake  an assessment and plan the  appropriate therapeutic intervention</li>
          
          <li>IT literate</li>
          
          <li>Effective communication skills, written  and verbal</li>
          
          <li>Possess skills to provide support to  staff.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Possesses skills to  teach and provide  training</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Attributes
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Team worker, able to work effectively  with the multi professional teams in  both hospital and community  professional teams in both hospital  and community</li>
          
          <li>Ability to deal with distressing  circumstances</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_5">
          
            Addtional Requiremtents
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to identify personal situations  which may affect practice and manage  these appropriately</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrates an empathetic  disposition/team player</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>
  

  

  


 

      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust</p>
      <p>Hermitage lane</p>
      <p>Maidstone</p>
            <p>ME16 9QQ</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust</p>
          <p>Hermitage lane</p>
          <p>Maidstone</p>
                    <p>ME16 9QQ</p>
        
      

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

NHS Jobs

Oncology Counsellor - Kent and Medway ICS Only

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist</strong></p> <p>Are you passionate about transforming mental health services to meet local need? Do you have a track record of community capacity building and leading co-productions with community partners? Do you want to join a dynamic, experienced and forward thinking psychology leadership team in Newham that makes a real difference to people's lives? If so, we want to hear from you.</p> <p>We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Clinical or Counselling Psychologist with relevant post-qualification experience of working in Community Mental Health Teams to undertake a leadership role in our community transformation work. The post holder would be working with service managers, psychological therapies workforce and primary care networks as well as local community organisations and people participation leads to take forward the vision for broader mental health transformation as well as the move to a more community psychology focus in delivery of psychological interventions within community settings.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The role requires a skilled clinician who can work both directly as well as indirectly to provide a range of clinical services and to manage and support psychology staff including senior psychologists, Clinical Associate Psychologists, Assistant Psychologists and other psychological professionals. You should have experience of working with service users with complex mental health including dual diagnosis and/or Autistic Spectrum Disorder presentations. Additionally, you will be familiar with the needs of local community of Newham and challenges of working with wider social determinants of health. </p> <p>You would be joining a dynamic psychological professionals' department within secondary care in Newham which offers a variety of evidence based interventions, as well as values practice based evidence, adapted therapies and co-production. You will have access to clinical supervision and professional management support from the Consultant Psychological Lead, and operational management support from a Senior Manager in community services</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 fo 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>25 November 2025</p>

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

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 8b</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £70,396 to £80,837 a year
      
        per annum Inc HCAs
      
    </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>363-NEW7556115</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>CIMHS South/CRT South</p>
      <p>117 Balaam St</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>E13 8AF</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>For full details of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>For full details of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Education/Qualification/Training
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology</li>
        
        <li>HCPC registration</li>
        
        <li>Clinical supervision training of doctoral trainees</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Management/Leadership training</li>
          
          <li>Additional relevant training (Community Psychology, Narrative Therapy, Family Therapy, EMDR, Schema Therapy)</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of work in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of developing relationships with a range of community stakeholders towards the co-development of service provision</li>
        
        <li>Assessed experience of working as a qualified Clinical or Counselling psychologist at a highly specialist level, or assessed experience of working as a qualified psychotherapist, preferably in the NHS or similar public health provider.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working in community mental health services and multidisciplinary settings</li>
        
        <li>Highly developed communication skills at overcoming barriers to understanding and acceptance.</li>
        
        <li>Skills in providing advice and consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.</li>
        
        <li>Working knowledge of the practices and approaches of other key disciplines, professions and agencies involved in the care and management network, including medical, employment, social, educational and criminal justice systems.</li>
        
        <li>Supervision of MDT staff in Recovery Model approaches</li>
        
        <li>The use of QI or other improvement methodology in clinical settings</li>
        
        <li>The operational delivery of integrated care pathways</li>
        
        <li>The application of the Care Act (2015), Mental  Capacity Act (2007), Mental Health Act (2007)</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>the principles and practice of clinical governance, clinical audit and research  methodology</li>
        
        <li>Sufficient knowledge of other modalities to engage appropriately with colleagues and their work with service users</li>
        
        <li>Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.</li>
        
        <li>Current mental health legislation and initiatives, including NHS policies and procedures and Health &amp; Safety issues</li>
        
        <li>a range of psychological therapies</li>
        
        <li>Community Psychology models and approaches</li>
        
        <li>psychological assessment and treatment</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of local communities in Newham</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          Other
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Ability to travel independently across sites as required   Ability to identify and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviours.     Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours.     Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings.     Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and able to hold the stress of others.     Ability to remain in constrained positions for substantial proportion of working time.     Ability to concentrate intensively for substantial periods of time during patient contact, teaching/supervision sessions, team meetings, preparing written work etc.     Ability to produce high quality professional results to specified deadlines and other time constraints.     Ability to manage effectively frequent exposure to highly distressing/emotional circumstances.     Ability to manage effectively verbal aggression and abuse from patients, carers etc, and the risk of physical aggression.     Ability to work creatively, co-operatively, reliably and consistently as an independent practitioner, as a mentor and supervisor, and in multi-disciplinary and team settings.     Demonstrably respectful approach to patients, carers, colleagues, other professionals and professional contacts.  Willingness to negotiate and ability to handle confrontation effectively and professionally.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to speak an additional local community language (eg Somali, Sylheti/Bengali, Hindi, Urdu)  Budget Management</li>
          
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        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Education/Qualification/Training
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology</li>
          
          <li>HCPC registration</li>
          
          <li>Clinical supervision training of doctoral trainees</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Management/Leadership training</li>
            
            <li>Additional relevant training (Community Psychology, Narrative Therapy, Family Therapy, EMDR, Schema Therapy)</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of work in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of developing relationships with a range of community stakeholders towards the co-development of service provision</li>
          
          <li>Assessed experience of working as a qualified Clinical or Counselling psychologist at a highly specialist level, or assessed experience of working as a qualified psychotherapist, preferably in the NHS or similar public health provider.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working in community mental health services and multidisciplinary settings</li>
          
          <li>Highly developed communication skills at overcoming barriers to understanding and acceptance.</li>
          
          <li>Skills in providing advice and consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.</li>
          
          <li>Working knowledge of the practices and approaches of other key disciplines, professions and agencies involved in the care and management network, including medical, employment, social, educational and criminal justice systems.</li>
          
          <li>Supervision of MDT staff in Recovery Model approaches</li>
          
          <li>The use of QI or other improvement methodology in clinical settings</li>
          
          <li>The operational delivery of integrated care pathways</li>
          
          <li>The application of the Care Act (2015), Mental  Capacity Act (2007), Mental Health Act (2007)</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>the principles and practice of clinical governance, clinical audit and research  methodology</li>
          
          <li>Sufficient knowledge of other modalities to engage appropriately with colleagues and their work with service users</li>
          
          <li>Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.</li>
          
          <li>Current mental health legislation and initiatives, including NHS policies and procedures and Health &amp; Safety issues</li>
          
          <li>a range of psychological therapies</li>
          
          <li>Community Psychology models and approaches</li>
          
          <li>psychological assessment and treatment</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of local communities in Newham</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Other
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to travel independently across sites as required   Ability to identify and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviours.     Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours.     Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings.     Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and able to hold the stress of others.     Ability to remain in constrained positions for substantial proportion of working time.     Ability to concentrate intensively for substantial periods of time during patient contact, teaching/supervision sessions, team meetings, preparing written work etc.     Ability to produce high quality professional results to specified deadlines and other time constraints.     Ability to manage effectively frequent exposure to highly distressing/emotional circumstances.     Ability to manage effectively verbal aggression and abuse from patients, carers etc, and the risk of physical aggression.     Ability to work creatively, co-operatively, reliably and consistently as an independent practitioner, as a mentor and supervisor, and in multi-disciplinary and team settings.     Demonstrably respectful approach to patients, carers, colleagues, other professionals and professional contacts.  Willingness to negotiate and ability to handle confrontation effectively and professionally.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Ability to speak an additional local community language (eg Somali, Sylheti/Bengali, Hindi, Urdu)  Budget Management</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>
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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>
        </p>
      
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>CIMHS South/CRT South</p>
      <p>117 Balaam St</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>E13 8AF</p>
    
  

  
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    <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>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>CIMHS South/CRT South</p>
          <p>117 Balaam St</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>E13 8AF</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>

Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Clinical/Forensic/Counselling Psychologist or Psychological Therapist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>Job Overview</strong>Newham is one of London's most diverse and also most deprived boroughs, with one of the highest rates of psychosis in the capital. This creates a real need for timely, evidence based care. Our challenge is not just to meet this demand, but to build a model of care that works in partnership with service users, families, and the wider community.</p> <p>The Newham Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIS) team plays a key role in delivering the NHS Long Term Plan, particularly its focus on prevention through early detection and intervention. We are looking for psychologists who can bring both strong therapeutic skills and the ability to collaborate across services. Alongside delivering NICE recommended therapies such as CBT for psychosis and family interventions, you will work as part of a committed multidisciplinary team, ensuring care is joined up, formulation driven, and responsive to our community's needs.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>As a psychologist you will be central to the MDT, providing therapy to service users and their families, and supporting the team through reflective practice, consultation, supervision, and training. You will also help the team to think about and manage the complex relationship dynamics that can arise in psychosis, so that care remains safe, effective, and compassionate.</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>26 November 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £61,631 to £68,623 a year
      
        per annum Inc HCA
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>12 months</p>
  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>363-NEW7488732-B</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Newham Early Intervention Service</p>
      <p>Appleby Health Centre, 63 Appleby Road</p>
      <p>Canning Town</p>
            <p>E16 1LQ</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>For full details of the job, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification attached to the Job profile.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>For full details of the job, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification attached to the Job profile.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Education / Qualification / Training
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Completed training in family intervention for psychosis (FIp and/or BFT)</li>
          
          <li>Completed training in cognitive-behavioural therapy for psychosis (CBTp)</li>
          
          <li>Completed foundation level systemic training</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience working in a secondary care multidisciplinary setting within the NHS</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with people with psychosis from a variety of backgrounds</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with families and carers from a variety of backgrounds</li>
        
        <li>Experience of delivering teaching and supervision in MDT settings</li>
        
        <li>Experience of facilitating case consultations and / or reflective practice sessions</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working with neurodiversity in the context of psychosis</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with complex emotional needs in the context of psychosis</li>
          
          <li>Experience of administering and interpreting neuropsychological assessments in the context of psychosis</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Knowledge and Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Good knowledge of the Quality Improvement framework</li>
        
        <li>Proven skill in engaging and working with service users and families with complex mental health problems</li>
        
        <li>Skill in managing complex and challenging workplace relationship dynamics</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Knowledge of clinical supervision models</li>
          
          <li>Ability to speak an additional language</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Education / Qualification / Training
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Completed training in family intervention for psychosis (FIp and/or BFT)</li>
            
            <li>Completed training in cognitive-behavioural therapy for psychosis (CBTp)</li>
            
            <li>Completed foundation level systemic training</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience working in a secondary care multidisciplinary setting within the NHS</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with people with psychosis from a variety of backgrounds</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with families and carers from a variety of backgrounds</li>
          
          <li>Experience of delivering teaching and supervision in MDT settings</li>
          
          <li>Experience of facilitating case consultations and / or reflective practice sessions</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of working with neurodiversity in the context of psychosis</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working with complex emotional needs in the context of psychosis</li>
            
            <li>Experience of administering and interpreting neuropsychological assessments in the context of psychosis</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge and Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Good knowledge of the Quality Improvement framework</li>
          
          <li>Proven skill in engaging and working with service users and families with complex mental health problems</li>
          
          <li>Skill in managing complex and challenging workplace relationship dynamics</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Knowledge of clinical supervision models</li>
            
            <li>Ability to speak an additional language</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>Newham Early Intervention Service</p>
      <p>Appleby Health Centre, 63 Appleby Road</p>
      <p>Canning Town</p>
            <p>E16 1LQ</p>
    
  

  
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    <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>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Newham Early Intervention Service</p>
          <p>Appleby Health Centre, 63 Appleby Road</p>
          <p>Canning Town</p>
                    <p>E16 1LQ</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>

Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist

Anatomical Pathology Technologist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>NELFT's Kent &amp; Medway All Age Eating Disorders Service specialises in the assessment, diagnosis and NICE concordant treatment of young people and adults with Eating Disorders (Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder &amp; Otherwise Specified Feeding &amp; Eating Disorders). Additional pathways have been added to the Service with transformation monies including an Enhanced Care pathway and First Episode Rapid Early Intervention in Eating Disorders (FREED) and Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID).</p> <p>This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a multidisciplinary all age specialist Community Eating Disorder team. The team is committed to delivering the highest quality service to enable service users live the life they want. This opportunity gives the successful candidate the chance to influence the success of this innovative Eating Disorder service</p> <p>We are looking for applicants who have enthusiasm for working in specialist mental health services, who are adaptable; enjoy variety, can working independently as well as understanding the importance of team working. You will form part of our patient focused service, providing a high quality, accurate and timely service.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The All-Age Eating Disorder Service is based across the County of Kent at George Turle House, Canterbury, and The Courtyard, Maidstone, with Specialist support offered to the Kent and Medway Adolescent Hospital in Staplehurst. Geographically, we support the County of Kent and Medway, so the ability to travel is essential.</p> <p>You will need to be passionate about delivering high quality care to complex mental health service users and be innovative in your approach to helping us in developing new pathways within the NHS transformation agenda.</p> <p>Prospective post holders are encouraged to find out more about this exciting role.</p> <p>The successful applicant will support the team with duty and routine assessments, triages for patients where binge eating disorder or bulimia may be indicated at the point of referral. You will also support in the delivery of guided self help programmes, and CBT based interventions such as CBT-T and our First Stage of Treatment Programme.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p><strong>Our Values 2025 - 2030</strong></p>   <p>Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.</p> <p>They are:</p> <ul>  <li><strong>We are kind.</strong></li>  <li><strong>We are respectful.</strong></li>  <li><strong>We work together with our communities.</strong></li> </ul> <p>These three values help us to<em>strive to provide the best care by the best people.</em></p>   <p><strong>Probationary Period</strong></p> <p>This post will be subject to a probationary period.</p> <p><strong>Starting with Us</strong></p> <p>NELFT places great importance on new starters being properly welcomed into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks, including mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process, new starters will also have the opportunity to meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend several drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing, and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.</p>       
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>26 November 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £31,049 to £37,796 a year
      
        per annum
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>395-KM383-25</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>The Courtyard/ Georges Turle House</p>
            <p>Maidstone/ Canterbury</p>
            <p>ME141PA</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>There will also be an exciting opportunity to take a lead role in the delivery in a new innovative digital pathway for patients diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder, and Bulimia.</p> <p>The post holder will be expected to attend and participate in MDT team meetings as well as CPA meetings of cases on their case load. You will also be expected to manage an active caseload, prepare and attend regular individual and group supervisions and maintain high levels of data quality.</p> <p>As the service is exclusively an outpatient service, the post holder will not hold an inpatient case load.</p> <p>The post holders will support their peers and team leader and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative. They will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals and agencies.</p> <p><strong>Certificates of Sponsorship</strong>Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.</p> <p><strong>Use of AI</strong>Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.</p>    

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>There will also be an exciting opportunity to take a lead role in the delivery in a new innovative digital pathway for patients diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder, and Bulimia.</p> <p>The post holder will be expected to attend and participate in MDT team meetings as well as CPA meetings of cases on their case load. You will also be expected to manage an active caseload, prepare and attend regular individual and group supervisions and maintain high levels of data quality.</p> <p>As the service is exclusively an outpatient service, the post holder will not hold an inpatient case load.</p> <p>The post holders will support their peers and team leader and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative. They will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals and agencies.</p> <p><strong>Certificates of Sponsorship</strong>Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.</p> <p><strong>Use of AI</strong>Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.</p>      
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>A graduate certificate (Level 6) or postgraduate certificate (Level 7) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health)</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of working with people with mental health needs gained through a graduate certificate or postgraduate certificate training with significant supervised practice</li>
        
        <li>Experience running groups/activities</li>
        
        <li>Experience of analysing and communicating complex information verbally and in writing</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>An awareness of NHS priorities</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Able to establish and maintain empathic, supportive relationships with people in significant distress or who are cognitively impaired, their families and carers</li>
        
        <li>Able to receive, understand and communicate confidential client information of a sensitive and often complex nature, including discussing care with family members within boundaries of confidentiality</li>
        
        <li>Able to communicate in a sensitive and reassuring manner, with empathy, and where appropriate reassurance.</li>
        
        <li>Able to assist in assessment and observation activities related to individual's health and wellbeing, arriving at judgments about how to respond within the care plan</li>
        
        <li>Able to assist in planning and delivering psychologically informed interventions to meet people's health and wellbeing needs</li>
        
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        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
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            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>A graduate certificate (Level 6) or postgraduate certificate (Level 7) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health)</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
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            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working with people with mental health needs gained through a graduate certificate or postgraduate certificate training with significant supervised practice</li>
          
          <li>Experience running groups/activities</li>
          
          <li>Experience of analysing and communicating complex information verbally and in writing</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>An awareness of NHS priorities</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Able to establish and maintain empathic, supportive relationships with people in significant distress or who are cognitively impaired, their families and carers</li>
          
          <li>Able to receive, understand and communicate confidential client information of a sensitive and often complex nature, including discussing care with family members within boundaries of confidentiality</li>
          
          <li>Able to communicate in a sensitive and reassuring manner, with empathy, and where appropriate reassurance.</li>
          
          <li>Able to assist in assessment and observation activities related to individual's health and wellbeing, arriving at judgments about how to respond within the care plan</li>
          
          <li>Able to assist in planning and delivering psychologically informed interventions to meet people's health and wellbeing needs</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>
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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>NELFT North East London Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>The Courtyard/ Georges Turle House</p>
            <p>Maidstone/ Canterbury</p>
            <p>ME141PA</p>
    
  

  
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        <p><a href="https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <p>NELFT North East London Foundation Trust</p>
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          <p>The Courtyard/ Georges Turle House</p>
                    <p>Maidstone/ Canterbury</p>
                    <p>ME141PA</p>
        
      

      
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            <p><a href="https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner - Eating Disorders

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Due to a review of the staffing establishment an exciting opportunity has arisen for additional Band 4 Nursery Nurses to join the team at the East London Mother &amp; Baby Unit.</p>
<p>Applicants for this position will need to be a nursery nurse with the appropriate training, experience of working with babies and who are able to demonstrate interest in Perinatal Mental Health.</p>
<p>Working in a Mother &amp; Baby Unit is a unique role for nursery nurses to work within an inpatient mental health ward, supporting babies and their mothers who are experiencing mental health difficulties.</p>
<p>The East London Mother and Baby unit is a 12 bedded unit based within the City &amp; Hackney Centre for Mental Health.</p>
<p>This family-centred specialist Mother and Baby Unit cares for people who experience severe mental health difficulties during the later stages of pregnancy and following the birth. The mothers are either experiencing mental health problems ante-natally or up to one year post-natally and require direct support in ensuring care of the infant is upheld whilst supporting the mother through their own recovery.</p>
<p>The ward team consists of registered mental health nurses, nursery nurses, social therapists and a life skills recovery worker. This work is further enhanced in therapy by a psychologist, occupational therapist, parent-infant psychotherapist, art therapist and dance movement therapist.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>Applicants will be expected to demonstrate a sound knowledge of caring effectively for infants under 1 year and to use this knowledge to teach and guide colleagues and mums.</p> <p>Assess and implementcare for infants and ensuring needs are met and that mum is supported to provide safe and effective care to baby.</p> <p>To contribute to the development of standards of care for both mothers and babies on the unit, proving feedback as necessary and taking positive steps towards implementing necessary change</p> <p>To support wider family network as necessary around knowledge and care of babies.</p> <p>Any successful applicant will also be expected to support the City and Hackney Centre for Mental Health in providing care and treatment and upholding the safety of both patients and staff within the unit.</p> <p>You will be expected to work Long days, nights and weekends. You will also be expected to undertake training in physical holding skills.</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>02 December 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £33,094 to £36,195 a year
      
        per annum Inc HCAs
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
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          Full-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>363-CH7138824</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>East London Mother &amp; Baby Unit City &amp; Hackney Centre for Mental Health</p>
      <p>Homerton Row</p>
      <p>LONDON</p>
            <p>E9 6SR</p>
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          Education/ Qualification/ Training
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>o(NNEB) or Diploma in childcare &amp; education or National diploma in early years</li>
        
        <li>oLevel 3 children and education</li>
        
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          Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>oAbility to perform and participate as part of a              Multidisciplinary team.</li>
        
        <li>oAbility to communicate effectively verbally, in writing and electronically.</li>
        
        <li>oAbility to work towards a competency framework.</li>
        
        <li>oExperience of working actively with young babies within the last few months and having contributed directly to the development of services available to them.</li>
        
        <li>oRelevant post qualification experience.</li>
        
        <li>oExperience of observing changes in the physical and psychological condition of babies and contributing to the development of skills in other staff and being able to monitor this.</li>
        
        <li>oExperience of working in a mental health setting</li>
        
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          Knowledge and Skills
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>oDetailed knowledge of child development and              knowledge of age and stage of appropriate              play activities.</li>
        
        <li>oUnderstanding of the Children's Act and knowledge of child</li>
        
        <li>oAwareness of the National Service Framework (NSF) for Children and other Government initiatives.</li>
        
        <li>oKnowledge of primary health care relating to young infants.</li>
        
        <li>oAbility to manage difficult situations or Provide advice to others to ensure they act appropriately.</li>
        
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            Education/ Qualification/ Training
          
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          <li>o(NNEB) or Diploma in childcare &amp; education or National diploma in early years</li>
          
          <li>oLevel 3 children and education</li>
          
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            Experience
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>oAbility to perform and participate as part of a              Multidisciplinary team.</li>
          
          <li>oAbility to communicate effectively verbally, in writing and electronically.</li>
          
          <li>oAbility to work towards a competency framework.</li>
          
          <li>oExperience of working actively with young babies within the last few months and having contributed directly to the development of services available to them.</li>
          
          <li>oRelevant post qualification experience.</li>
          
          <li>oExperience of observing changes in the physical and psychological condition of babies and contributing to the development of skills in other staff and being able to monitor this.</li>
          
          <li>oExperience of working in a mental health setting</li>
          
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            Knowledge and Skills
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>oDetailed knowledge of child development and              knowledge of age and stage of appropriate              play activities.</li>
          
          <li>oUnderstanding of the Children's Act and knowledge of child</li>
          
          <li>oAwareness of the National Service Framework (NSF) for Children and other Government initiatives.</li>
          
          <li>oKnowledge of primary health care relating to young infants.</li>
          
          <li>oAbility to manage difficult situations or Provide advice to others to ensure they act appropriately.</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>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>East London Mother &amp; Baby Unit City &amp; Hackney Centre for Mental Health</p>
      <p>Homerton Row</p>
      <p>LONDON</p>
            <p>E9 6SR</p>
    
  

  
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        <p><a href="https://www.elft.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>East London Mother &amp; Baby Unit City &amp; Hackney Centre for Mental Health</p>
          <p>Homerton Row</p>
          <p>LONDON</p>
                    <p>E9 6SR</p>
        
      

      
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            <p><a href="https://www.elft.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Nursery Nurse

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>Team Lead Post</strong></p> <p><strong>NEWLY CREATED POST FOR SERVICE EXPANSION</strong></p> <p><strong>Job Overview</strong></p> <p>Our service is expanding further, and we are delighted to be recruiting for a team lead for our West Kent area. This role is an exciting mixed operational and clinical role and we are looking for a candidate with experience in Children and Young Peoples Mental Health with aspiration to progress in their career and to work in a fast paced innovative service. Please contact us for more details about the role. Candidates need to be qualified clinicians with core professional registrations (NMC, OT, Social Work, Clinical/Counselling Psychology, BABCP CBT).</p> <p>Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) are a new government initiative to help increase children and young people's access to support for emotional wellbeing and mental health. MHSTs are part of the national Children and Young People's Increasing Access to Psychological Therapies (CYP-IAPT) programme.</p> <p>MHSTs are a resource in addition to the already existing support in any particular education setting. MHSTs have three main functions:</p> <p>1. Targeted Intervention</p> <p>2. Whole School Approach</p> <p>3. Consultation and Liaison</p> <p>Our local MHST services are called Emotional Wellbeing Teams Kent and Emotional Support teams Medway. To find out more about us please see our website: <a href="https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/kent-and-medway-mental-health-support-teams" target="_blank">https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/kent-and-medway-mental-health-support-teams</a></p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>Applicants will need to meet the job description requirements and be able to demonstrate a passion for early intervention mental health and emotional wellbeing support. As stated above these roles are mixed operational and clinical and we are looking for candidates that can strike a balance between the two perspectives. Please contact us for more details.</p> <p>This role will be based in:</p> <p>West Kent</p>   <h3>About us</h3>
  <p><strong>Our Values 2025 - 2030</strong>Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.They are:We are kind. We are respectful. We work together with our communities.These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.</p> <p><strong>Starting with NELFT </strong></p> <p>NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.</p> <p><strong>Probationary Period </strong></p> <p>This post will be subject to a probationary period.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>24 November 2025</p>

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

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 7</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £47,810 to £54,710 a year
      
        per annum
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>395-KM366-25</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>Maidstone Studios</p>
      <p>Vinters Business Park, New Cut Road</p>
      <p>Maidstone</p>
            <p>ME14 5NZ</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <ol>  <li>To provide an efficient, effective, comprehensive and specialist MHST experience forchildren and adolescents with emotional and mental health problems, their carers/parentsandfamilies</li>  <li>To contribute to multi-disciplinary assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with emotional and mental health problems, their carers/parent and families</li>  <li>To undertake a range of generic clinical work, guided self help, targeted group work and workshops under Whole School Approach.</li>  <li>To provide consultation on MHST cases to EMHPs/CWPs and lead by example in promoting the NELFT 5ps</li>  <li>Tocontributetoaudit andresearch.</li>  <li>To monitor and guide the team in ensuring we meet safety benchmarks set by NELFT and the CQC, as well as ensuring delivery of interventions are carried out in line with NICE, guidance with Routine Outcome measures to monitor efficacy of intervention.</li>  <li>To support Operational Leads with day to day running of the service including monitoring governance and compliance.</li>  <li>Act up in the absence of the Operational manager for short period</li> </ol> <p><strong>Certificates of Sponsorship</strong></p> <p>Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust</p> <p><strong>Use Of AI</strong></p> <p>Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <ol>  <li>To provide an efficient, effective, comprehensive and specialist MHST experience forchildren and adolescents with emotional and mental health problems, their carers/parentsandfamilies</li>  <li>To contribute to multi-disciplinary assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with emotional and mental health problems, their carers/parent and families</li>  <li>To undertake a range of generic clinical work, guided self help, targeted group work and workshops under Whole School Approach.</li>  <li>To provide consultation on MHST cases to EMHPs/CWPs and lead by example in promoting the NELFT 5ps</li>  <li>Tocontributetoaudit andresearch.</li>  <li>To monitor and guide the team in ensuring we meet safety benchmarks set by NELFT and the CQC, as well as ensuring delivery of interventions are carried out in line with NICE, guidance with Routine Outcome measures to monitor efficacy of intervention.</li>  <li>To support Operational Leads with day to day running of the service including monitoring governance and compliance.</li>  <li>Act up in the absence of the Operational manager for short period</li> </ol> <p><strong>Certificates of Sponsorship</strong></p> <p>Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust</p> <p><strong>Use Of AI</strong></p> <p>Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process</p>
    
  


      
  
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          Qualification
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Relevant graduate qualification with recognised professional body</li>
        
        <li>A minimum of a second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in a relevant academic subject (e.g. Psychology, Education, Childhood development, Social Work etc)</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>A minimum of a second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in a relevant academic subject (e.g. Psychology, Education, Childhood development, Social Work etc)</li>
          
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          Experience
        
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        <li>Substantial Band 6 experience within a CYP Mental Health setting or equivalent</li>
        
        <li>Experience in offering CBT therapeutic Interventions within a CYP Mental Health Setting with children and young people with mental health difficulties.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>CAMHS or other relevant mental health experience</li>
          
          <li>Experience in NHS or equivalent service</li>
          
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          Experience of providing Clinical Supervision
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Extensive experience of providing clinical and managerial supervision</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>CYP-IAPT  Supervision course</li>
          
          <li>Managerial or leadership training</li>
          
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          Skills
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Demonstrate the ability to communicate clearly and effectively within a team</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Demonstrate the importance of good record keeping and working in line with local policies, procedures, and guidelines.</li>
          
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          Knowledge
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Knowledge of MHST legislation in relation to children and adolescents and safeguarding procedures and policies</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of risk management, ability to monitor and assess risk and act accordingly to ensure safety.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>To guide the team to ensure safety benchmarks are met regarding delivery of interventions in line with NICE guidance and the use of  ROMS</li>
          
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            Qualification
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Relevant graduate qualification with recognised professional body</li>
          
          <li>A minimum of a second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in a relevant academic subject (e.g. Psychology, Education, Childhood development, Social Work etc)</li>
          
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          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>A minimum of a second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in a relevant academic subject (e.g. Psychology, Education, Childhood development, Social Work etc)</li>
            
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            Experience
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Substantial Band 6 experience within a CYP Mental Health setting or equivalent</li>
          
          <li>Experience in offering CBT therapeutic Interventions within a CYP Mental Health Setting with children and young people with mental health difficulties.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>CAMHS or other relevant mental health experience</li>
            
            <li>Experience in NHS or equivalent service</li>
            
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            Experience of providing Clinical Supervision
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Extensive experience of providing clinical and managerial supervision</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>CYP-IAPT  Supervision course</li>
            
            <li>Managerial or leadership training</li>
            
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            Skills
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Demonstrate the ability to communicate clearly and effectively within a team</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Demonstrate the importance of good record keeping and working in line with local policies, procedures, and guidelines.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Knowledge of MHST legislation in relation to children and adolescents and safeguarding procedures and policies</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of risk management, ability to monitor and assess risk and act accordingly to ensure safety.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>To guide the team to ensure safety benchmarks are met regarding delivery of interventions in line with NICE guidance and the use of  ROMS</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>
  

  
    <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>
      

      
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          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
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    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>NELFT North East London Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Maidstone Studios</p>
      <p>Vinters Business Park, New Cut Road</p>
      <p>Maidstone</p>
            <p>ME14 5NZ</p>
    
  

  
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        <p>NELFT North East London Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Maidstone Studios</p>
          <p>Vinters Business Park, New Cut Road</p>
          <p>Maidstone</p>
                    <p>ME14 5NZ</p>
        
      

      
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            <p><a href="https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

MHST Team Lead

Intensive Community Support Senior Clinician

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are looking for an energetic, highly motivated Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or CBT Therapist to join our dynamic Diabetes Psychology Team.</p> <p>If you are an enthusiastic and motivated clinician with experience in working with people with diabetes or Long-Term Conditions (LTC), and you are passionate about delivering evidence-based psychological interventions and service development, we encourage you to apply.</p> <p>This is an excellent opportunity to develop advanced clinical skills within a multidisciplinary team and be involved in a key service development project. Regular supervision will be provided.</p> <p>The post holder will be responsible for delivering a specialist psychology service to patients living with Type 2 diabetes in Well Street Common PCN and Hackney Marshes PCN.</p> <p>Your work within the Diabetes Psychology team will be central to improving patient engagement, self-management, and overall outcomes, with a specific focus on addressing health inequalities. This includes identifying and working with patients who struggle to attend appointments, as well as providing one-to-one and group-based support for individuals struggling with diabetes related distress. It will also involve wider outreach in the community and skilling up primary care staff to improve effectiveness of patient contact.</p> <p>You will work alongside a multidisciplinary team with disciplines including Endocrinology, Nursing, Psychology, Dietetics, and Diabetes Lay Educators and the wider primary care team.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <ul>  <li>Clinical: Providing specialist psychological interventions to complex patients living with Type 2 diabetes, within HM &amp; WSC PCNs to improve self-management and promote active, healthy lifestyles.</li>  <li>Service &amp; Community Engagement: Identifying barriers to engagement in diabetes management within the two PCNs through focused research, including questionnaires and focus groups.</li>  <li>Awareness &amp; Outreach: Engaging with the community to raise awareness of diabetes management resources, with a strong focus on marginalised groups.</li>  <li>Staff Training &amp; Support: Skilling up existing staff on the knowledge and awareness of psychological barriers to engagement in diabetes care, and utilising resources like MDMs to improve the effectiveness of patient contact and reduce disengagement.</li>  <li>Peer Support: Setting up peer support initiatives based on identified need, making strategic use of existing community resources.</li>  <li>Sustainability: Developing a sustainable model of care that can be fully integrated into the PCN's ongoing services after the initial funding period concludes.</li> </ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.</p> <p>We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).</p> <p>Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.</p> <p>Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.</p> <p>We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.</p> <p>Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.</p> <p>Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ &amp; Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>03 December 2025</p>

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

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 7</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £56,276 to £63,176 a year
      
        pro rata p.a. incl.
      
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  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Fixed term</p>

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>12 months</p>
  

  
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          Part-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>293-EMRS2-0519</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Homerton Hospital</p>
      <p>Homerton Row</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>E9 6SR</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
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    <p>The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.</p> <p>The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.</p> <p>The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.</p>
    
  


      
  
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          Education/Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Post graduate qualification in CBT leading to BABCP accreditation or Post-graduate qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology conferring eligibility for chartership by the British Psychological Society, Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with Health Care Professions Council</li>
        
        <li>Models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics CBT and one other psychological therapy</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>BABCP accreditation</li>
          
          <li>Training in and experience of delivering other modalities such as Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), Behavioural Couples Therapy (BCT), Counselling for Depression (CfD), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)</li>
          
          <li>Relevant specialist training or qualifications teaching or training other staff</li>
          
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          Skills/ Abilities
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Highly-developed skills in the effective communication of highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to a wide variety of recipients in a range of settings within and outside the NHS, including the ability to produce comprehensive and coherent letters, reports and associated documentation</li>
        
        <li>Skills in working across multidisciplinary settings</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups across the life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across a range of care settings</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working in a physical health setting, providing highly specialist health psychology assessment and treatment through 1:1 and group interventions with adults</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working in the clinical field of diabetes/ LTC</li>
        
        <li>Experience of teaching or training other staff</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with individuals who may be considered difficult to engage in their own healthcare</li>
          
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          Trust Values, Equal Opportunities and Other Requirements
        
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        <li>Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values</li>
        
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            Education/Qualifications
          
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          <li>Post graduate qualification in CBT leading to BABCP accreditation or Post-graduate qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology conferring eligibility for chartership by the British Psychological Society, Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with Health Care Professions Council</li>
          
          <li>Models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics CBT and one other psychological therapy</li>
          
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          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>BABCP accreditation</li>
            
            <li>Training in and experience of delivering other modalities such as Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), Behavioural Couples Therapy (BCT), Counselling for Depression (CfD), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)</li>
            
            <li>Relevant specialist training or qualifications teaching or training other staff</li>
            
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            Skills/ Abilities
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Highly-developed skills in the effective communication of highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to a wide variety of recipients in a range of settings within and outside the NHS, including the ability to produce comprehensive and coherent letters, reports and associated documentation</li>
          
          <li>Skills in working across multidisciplinary settings</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups across the life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across a range of care settings</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working in a physical health setting, providing highly specialist health psychology assessment and treatment through 1:1 and group interventions with adults</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working in the clinical field of diabetes/ LTC</li>
          
          <li>Experience of teaching or training other staff</li>
          
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          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working with individuals who may be considered difficult to engage in their own healthcare</li>
            
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          <li>Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values</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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    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Homerton Hospital</p>
      <p>Homerton Row</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>E9 6SR</p>
    
  

  
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        <p>Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust</p>
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          <p>Homerton Hospital</p>
          <p>Homerton Row</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>E9 6SR</p>
        
      

      
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            <p><a href="https://www.homerton.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.homerton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

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