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<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>To play a senior role in our Wave 11, Wave 5 and Wave 7 MHST teams, providing clinical leadership to the MHST team, and supporting the development of the MHST alongside senior colleagues within the service.</p> <p>The role will support the delivery of all interventions within the MHST teams, ensuring that a wide range of evidence-based interventions, using CBT based principles and a CBT informed framework, are used to support young people with mild to moderate mental health difficulties, and to ensure early help and access to specialist services is seamless and transparent. The post holder will need to be flexible with a clear understanding of THRIVE and how all providers and organizations build on collaborative working with children, young people and families at the heart of all we do.</p> <p><em>As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.</em></p> <p>To find out more about working in CAMHS, CLICK HERE for our video.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p><strong>Main Responsibilities</strong></p>
<p>The post holder will be working across schools supporting trainee EMHPs in the borough of Hillingdon by providing supervision, consultation, mental health assessments and evidenced based mental health treatments to children, young people and their families. They will provide support to frontline children's services in developing their capacity in early identification and intervention with children's mental health need. Promoting the emotional and mental health of children, young people and their families in the community, facilitating appropriate access to specialist CAMHS and other relevant provision. As a senior supervisor will be working as part of the leadership team to lead and manage the service.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>We are looking for a committed senior supervisor/MH Practitioner with a passion for working with children, young people and their families. You will work together with the MHST Lead in developing the Hillingdon MHST service providing supervision to junior staff, liaising and consulting with schools, ICB and other community agencies and ensuring the best possible outcomes for children who have emotional difficulties.</p>
<p>As one of the senior members of the team, you will work alongside senior CNWL staff and contribute to the service's development, as we continue to strive to be an accessible, responsive and innovative service with patient care and patient experience at its heart. There will be opportunities to further develop your leadership and strategic skills with support from senior colleagues.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>12 September 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £53,751 to £60,651 a year
      
        Per annum incl. HCAS
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>333-G-CA-1595</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Hillingdon CAMHS</p>
      <p>Avondale Drive</p>
      <p>Hillingdon</p>
            <p>UB3 3NR</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Key responsibilities of the post holder will include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Day to day operational running of the MHST teams, with support from Clinical Lead/Supervisor and CAMHS management structure. This may include managerial tasks such as recruitment, managing performance, ensuring team meetings take place, and management of healthroster.</li>
<li>Holding a caseload and undertaking the role of lead professional for children/young people with mild to moderate mental health problems in educational settings.</li>
<li>Working as an autonomous and accountable practitioner. This involves the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the care for the child or young person.</li>
<li>Developing and disseminating packages of care which may include variety of evidenced based interventions and work with parents and teaching staff on an individual and in a group setting.</li>
<li>Working collaboratively with young people and their families incorporating the use of outcome measures within their work.</li>
<li>Offering specialist support, consultation and training to staff within the service and other agencies where appropriate.</li>
<li>The post holder may have the opportunity to undertake a CYP IAPT supervisory course to become a supervisor for the Education Mental Health Professional (EMHP) at UCL depending upon existing qualifications and experience and course start date.</li>
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        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Key responsibilities of the post holder will include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Day to day operational running of the MHST teams, with support from Clinical Lead/Supervisor and CAMHS management structure. This may include managerial tasks such as recruitment, managing performance, ensuring team meetings take place, and management of healthroster.</li>
<li>Holding a caseload and undertaking the role of lead professional for children/young people with mild to moderate mental health problems in educational settings.</li>
<li>Working as an autonomous and accountable practitioner. This involves the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the care for the child or young person.</li>
<li>Developing and disseminating packages of care which may include variety of evidenced based interventions and work with parents and teaching staff on an individual and in a group setting.</li>
<li>Working collaboratively with young people and their families incorporating the use of outcome measures within their work.</li>
<li>Offering specialist support, consultation and training to staff within the service and other agencies where appropriate.</li>
<li>The post holder may have the opportunity to undertake a CYP IAPT supervisory course to become a supervisor for the Education Mental Health Professional (EMHP) at UCL depending upon existing qualifications and experience and course start date.</li>
</ul>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Education and Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Core Professional qualification eg. Psychology,  CBT Therapy, Nursing, Psychotherapy, Art  Therapy, Family Therapy. Teaching/Social Work  qualifications also considered.</li>
        
        <li>Current professional registration with  appropriate professional body HCPC, SSC,  NMC, BACP, BABCP</li>
        
        <li>Supervision training or demonstrable experience in supervising others</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Mentorship Qualification</li>
          
          <li>CYP IAPT Qualification</li>
          
          <li>CBT Qualification</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Previous Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Previous experience working with children and young people in a mental health setting</li>
        
        <li>Experience of specialist mental health assessment and therapeutic interventions with children and young people with mental health problems and their families</li>
        
        <li>Must be experienced in, and able to demonstrate ability to provide case management supervision for lower banded CAMHS workers, students and other service group/team professionals as required</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Previous experience of working in a CAMHS setting.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of teaching and training professionals</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Skills and knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Knowledge of the educational system in England</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of legislation in relation to children and adolescents and safeguarding procedures and policies</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of NHS, Social Care and Education structures, national policies and frameworks&amp; evidence-based guidelines (NICE)</li>
        
        <li>High level knowledge of the theory and practice of short term and long-term clinical interventions in CAMHS</li>
        
        <li>Ability to maintain accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronically and handwritten, which adhere to the CNWL policies</li>
        
        <li>Able to talk to people about sensitive issues in a supportive manner but also challenge others appropriately, in a professional manner</li>
        
        <li>Ability to communicate clearly verbally and in writing, including reports and documentation</li>
        
        <li>To have an understanding of the 2014 Children and Families Act in regards to children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND)</li>
        
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        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Education and Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Core Professional qualification eg. Psychology,  CBT Therapy, Nursing, Psychotherapy, Art  Therapy, Family Therapy. Teaching/Social Work  qualifications also considered.</li>
          
          <li>Current professional registration with  appropriate professional body HCPC, SSC,  NMC, BACP, BABCP</li>
          
          <li>Supervision training or demonstrable experience in supervising others</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Mentorship Qualification</li>
            
            <li>CYP IAPT Qualification</li>
            
            <li>CBT Qualification</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Previous Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Previous experience working with children and young people in a mental health setting</li>
          
          <li>Experience of specialist mental health assessment and therapeutic interventions with children and young people with mental health problems and their families</li>
          
          <li>Must be experienced in, and able to demonstrate ability to provide case management supervision for lower banded CAMHS workers, students and other service group/team professionals as required</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Previous experience of working in a CAMHS setting.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of teaching and training professionals</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Skills and knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Knowledge of the educational system in England</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of legislation in relation to children and adolescents and safeguarding procedures and policies</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of NHS, Social Care and Education structures, national policies and frameworks&amp; evidence-based guidelines (NICE)</li>
          
          <li>High level knowledge of the theory and practice of short term and long-term clinical interventions in CAMHS</li>
          
          <li>Ability to maintain accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronically and handwritten, which adhere to the CNWL policies</li>
          
          <li>Able to talk to people about sensitive issues in a supportive manner but also challenge others appropriately, in a professional manner</li>
          
          <li>Ability to communicate clearly verbally and in writing, including reports and documentation</li>
          
          <li>To have an understanding of the 2014 Children and Families Act in regards to children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND)</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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        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>Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Hillingdon CAMHS</p>
      <p>Avondale Drive</p>
      <p>Hillingdon</p>
            <p>UB3 3NR</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



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

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

NHS Jobs

Senior MH practitioner/Supervisor MHST CAMHS

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are looking for a creative and motivated professional with experience of supporting young people with their mental health needs to join our team as a youth justice link worker. The post holder will work within Trafford CAMHS as a senior clinician. You will need to be a registered professional. This could be from a range of backgrounds including clinical psychology, psychotherapy, social work, nursing or occupational therapy. You will understand young people's mental health and have experience working with risk and trauma informed practice. One working day will be spent based within Trafford Youth Justice team, part of the local authority children and young people's services. The successful candidate is required to managea caseload and provide a range of high quality care appropriate to the child or young person's needs which will include; mental state assessment, risk assessment and management, providing consultation to colleagues within Youth Justice and to wider networks such as social care and, Greater Manchester Police and courts. The post holder will have a range of skills and knowledge to deliver care in a multi-agency team setting and receive clinical supervision and management supervision from local CAMHS service, and peer supervision with the CAMHS and youth justice teams. Experience of assessment of neurodevelopmental conditions will be advantageous.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p><strong>Clinical Duties:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>To work autonomously undertaking assessment of referrals from Trafford YJ Service. Gathering appropriate information from the child, family and relevant agencies.</li>
<li>To participate as a senior clinician within the core CAMHS team, offering assessment and intervention to young people with moderate to severe mental health need.</li>
<li>To develop a formulation and plan for intervention, negotiating this with the patient and parents, communicating to the referrer and relevant professionals.</li>
<li>To contribute to the duty function of the service, including assessment and management of risk.</li>
<li>To implement and manage intervention utilising the skills and expertise of the multi disciplinary team, and other agencies.</li>
<li>To manage your own case load, effectively managing your own capacity.</li>
<li>To actively participate in clinical supervision.</li>
<li>To attend and contribute to multi disciplinary team and multi agency meetings.</li>
<li>To provide consultation to other professionals</li>
<li>To work from a multi agency perspective in liaison with other professionals</li>
<li>To attend and contribute to professional meetings within YJ and Core CAMHS as required</li>
<li>To keep accurate, timely and thorough records of care provided to all patients, including the compilation of appropriate statistics.</li>
<li>To provide written reports as required and within timescale</li>
<li>To be responsible for the management of agreed tasks in relation to specific services/resources to ensure the efficient and safe running of that aspect of the service.</li>
</ol>
<p></p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn &amp; is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health &amp; social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.</p> <p>Bringing together 10 hospitals &amp; community services from across Manchester, Trafford &amp; beyond, we champion collaborative working &amp; transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.</p>  <p>We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient &amp; staff experience, operational effectiveness &amp; driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.</p>  <p>We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre &amp; Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.</p>  <p>At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>16 September 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, pro rata
      
    </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>349-MCH-7437488-RL4</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>1 Oriel Court</p>
      <p>Tatton Road</p>
      <p>Sale</p>
            <p>M33 7DF</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description &amp; Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the <em>Candidate Essentials Guide</em> that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.</p> <p><strong>Diversity Matters</strong></p> <p>MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at <a href="mailto:resourcing@mft.nhs.uk" target="_blank">resourcing@mft.nhs.uk</a>. </p> <p>Were looking forward to hearing from you!</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description &amp; Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the <em>Candidate Essentials Guide</em> that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.</p> <p><strong>Diversity Matters</strong></p> <p>MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at <a href="mailto:resourcing@mft.nhs.uk" target="_blank">resourcing@mft.nhs.uk</a>. </p> <p>Were looking forward to hearing from you!</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Qualifications and Registration
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>You must have a recognised qualification. Recognised qualifications are: Doctoral degree in Clinical or Counselling Psychology (or equivalent) as accredited by the BPS Registered Nursing: RMN/RSCN/RNMH Social Work (CQSW/DipSW) Occupational Therapy BACP approved accredited qualification</li>
        
        <li>You must be registered/accredited   with a professional body.  e.g. NMC, SW England, UKCP, HCPC, BACP</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Certificate in supervision skills</li>
          
          <li>Additional post graduate training in psychological therapies and interventions</li>
          
          <li>ADOS training</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Relevant experience and training in mental health assessments and interventions</li>
        
        <li>Proven experience of working effectively with people with mental health difficulties, including autonomous management of a complex caseload which frequently deals with distressing and emotional circumstances.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of hard to reach diverse community groups and individuals with emerging complex needs, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities and safeguarding</li>
        
        <li>Experience of assessing and managing risk: including safeguarding.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of developing and providing evidenced based assessments, formulations, and care plans and effective use of ROMS</li>
        
        <li>Experience of liaison and working with a range of other relevant agencies and professionals, including managing difficult conversations and differences of opinion</li>
        
        <li>Experience of mentoring and supervision of others, including supporting the mental health and wellbeing of junior staff and trainees.</li>
        
        <li>Understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance and a willingness to follow Trust Policy and Procedures</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of providing a variety of interventions for children and young people with mental health problems and their families.</li>
          
          <li>Community mental health experience across a variety of settings.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications and Registration
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>You must have a recognised qualification. Recognised qualifications are: Doctoral degree in Clinical or Counselling Psychology (or equivalent) as accredited by the BPS Registered Nursing: RMN/RSCN/RNMH Social Work (CQSW/DipSW) Occupational Therapy BACP approved accredited qualification</li>
          
          <li>You must be registered/accredited   with a professional body.  e.g. NMC, SW England, UKCP, HCPC, BACP</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Certificate in supervision skills</li>
            
            <li>Additional post graduate training in psychological therapies and interventions</li>
            
            <li>ADOS training</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Relevant experience and training in mental health assessments and interventions</li>
          
          <li>Proven experience of working effectively with people with mental health difficulties, including autonomous management of a complex caseload which frequently deals with distressing and emotional circumstances.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of hard to reach diverse community groups and individuals with emerging complex needs, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities and safeguarding</li>
          
          <li>Experience of assessing and managing risk: including safeguarding.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of developing and providing evidenced based assessments, formulations, and care plans and effective use of ROMS</li>
          
          <li>Experience of liaison and working with a range of other relevant agencies and professionals, including managing difficult conversations and differences of opinion</li>
          
          <li>Experience of mentoring and supervision of others, including supporting the mental health and wellbeing of junior staff and trainees.</li>
          
          <li>Understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance and a willingness to follow Trust Policy and Procedures</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of providing a variety of interventions for children and young people with mental health problems and their families.</li>
            
            <li>Community mental health experience across a variety of settings.</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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        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>
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>1 Oriel Court</p>
      <p>Tatton Road</p>
      <p>Sale</p>
            <p>M33 7DF</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>1 Oriel Court</p>
          <p>Tatton Road</p>
          <p>Sale</p>
                    <p>M33 7DF</p>
        
      

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

Senior CAMHS Practitioner Youth Justice Link Worker

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>The N&amp;S CAMHS Adolescent At-risk &amp; Forensic Service (AAFS) is a national and specialist service within the South London &amp; Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. AAFS are delighted to be recruiting a 1 WTE Band 7 Specialist Practitioner Psychologist to join our team on a permanent basis.This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a responsive, specialist service for young people and families who present with high risk alongside complex mental health needs and neurodiversity. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to consolidate skills in formulation, intervention, and risk management within a skilled and supportive clinical team.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The post holders will provide a specialist clinical service to the Adolescent At-risk &amp; Forensic Service, National and Specialist CAMHS. Main duties include:</p> <p>o Highly specialist assessments of young people with complex mental health needs, high-risk behaviours (e.g., self-harm, aggression, sexual offending) and/ or risk of exploitation (sexual and criminal). Assessments include structured risk and neuropsychological assessments.o To provide direct and indirect evidence-based psychological interventions for young people, their families and the systems around them. o To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.o To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate. o To undertake service evaluation, audit and research.o To work as an autonomous professional within professional guidelines and codes of conduct and guided by the policies and procedures of the service.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p><strong>About our locations:</strong>The post will be based at the Maudsley Hospital which is located in Denmark Hill, less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2) and is within walking distance from green spaces (e.g., Ruskin Park) and a vibrant high-street (Camberwell). (Due to move to the Pears Maudsley Children and Young People (PMCYP) at the Maudsley Hospital in late 2025/early 2026)</p> <p><strong>Flexible working:</strong>As one of the few Trusts in London we are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work Monday to Friday in the time frames from 09:00 to 17:00. This may include working early mornings or late evenings and some Saturdays as part of the core working hours/working pattern for this post.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>03 September 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
      
        per annum Incl. of 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>334-CLI-7424864</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Michael Rutter Centre</p>
      <p>De Crespigny Park</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>SE5 8AZ</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>The post holders will provide a specialist clinical service to the Adolescent At-risk &amp; Forensic Service, National and Specialist CAMHS. We are a friendly and supportive team committed to professional and personal development. We are committed to addressing inequality in access, experience and outcomes for children and staff from diverse backgrounds and take an anti-racist approach. Our team is made up of clinical psychologists, a forensic psychologist, a social worker, clinical psychology trainees, MSc placement students, and assistant psychologists. We are actively involved in research and have close links with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology &amp; Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, Doctoral Training Programme in Clinical Psychology. We recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce and the positive impact this has on our staff and our service users. We welcome and actively encourage applications from those with lived experiences of mental health and care services and from black and minority groups.Main duties include: Highly specialist assessments of young people with complex mental health needs, high-risk behaviours (e.g., self-harm, aggression, sexual offending) and/ or risk of exploitation (e.g., sexual and criminal). Assessments include structured risk and neuropsychological assessments. To provide direct and indirect evidence-based psychological interventions for young people, their families and the systems around them.  To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment. To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate.  To undertake service evaluation, audit and research. To work as an autonomous professional within professional guidelines and codes of conduct and guided by the policies and procedures of the service.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>The post holders will provide a specialist clinical service to the Adolescent At-risk &amp; Forensic Service, National and Specialist CAMHS. We are a friendly and supportive team committed to professional and personal development. We are committed to addressing inequality in access, experience and outcomes for children and staff from diverse backgrounds and take an anti-racist approach. Our team is made up of clinical psychologists, a forensic psychologist, a social worker, clinical psychology trainees, MSc placement students, and assistant psychologists. We are actively involved in research and have close links with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology &amp; Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, Doctoral Training Programme in Clinical Psychology. We recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce and the positive impact this has on our staff and our service users. We welcome and actively encourage applications from those with lived experiences of mental health and care services and from black and minority groups.Main duties include: Highly specialist assessments of young people with complex mental health needs, high-risk behaviours (e.g., self-harm, aggression, sexual offending) and/ or risk of exploitation (e.g., sexual and criminal). Assessments include structured risk and neuropsychological assessments. To provide direct and indirect evidence-based psychological interventions for young people, their families and the systems around them.  To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment. To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate.  To undertake service evaluation, audit and research. To work as an autonomous professional within professional guidelines and codes of conduct and guided by the policies and procedures of the service.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Professional Doctorate or combined MSc plus diploma that has been accepted by the HCPC for purposes of professional registration as a Clinical or Forensic psychologist. (A/I)</li>
        
        <li>Additional training beyond entry level qualifications in a specialised area of psychological practice (CBT/ DBT). This could be a diploma or short course. (A/I)</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Post qualification training and experience in clinical and forensic risk assessment and management (e.g., AIM-3, SAVRY)</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of assessment and treatment of clients with a range of complex needs and risk behaviours (A/I)</li>
        
        <li>Experience working with adolescent offending or young people at risk of harm / exploitation(A/I)</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience using DBT/AIM/systemic approaches (A/I)</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Understanding and Knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Theoretical knowledge relevant to work with young people who display, or who are at risk of, youth violence, fire-setting, harmful sexual behaviour, exploitation and the evidence base for relevant treatment approaches (A/I)</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of mental health and CAMHS assessment including clinical psychometrics. (A/I)</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care. (A/I)</li>
        
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          Skills
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>To deliver therapy across cultural and other differences. (A/I)</li>
        
        <li>To be skilled in the use of risk assessment measures, risk formulation (including wider context and complexity) and management (A/I)</li>
        
        <li>To deliver a range of evidence-based interventions with child, parent/ carer and systems in at least one model of psychological therapy (i.e. CBT, DBT) (A/I)</li>
        
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            Qualifications
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Professional Doctorate or combined MSc plus diploma that has been accepted by the HCPC for purposes of professional registration as a Clinical or Forensic psychologist. (A/I)</li>
          
          <li>Additional training beyond entry level qualifications in a specialised area of psychological practice (CBT/ DBT). This could be a diploma or short course. (A/I)</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Post qualification training and experience in clinical and forensic risk assessment and management (e.g., AIM-3, SAVRY)</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of assessment and treatment of clients with a range of complex needs and risk behaviours (A/I)</li>
          
          <li>Experience working with adolescent offending or young people at risk of harm / exploitation(A/I)</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience using DBT/AIM/systemic approaches (A/I)</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Understanding and Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Theoretical knowledge relevant to work with young people who display, or who are at risk of, youth violence, fire-setting, harmful sexual behaviour, exploitation and the evidence base for relevant treatment approaches (A/I)</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of mental health and CAMHS assessment including clinical psychometrics. (A/I)</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care. (A/I)</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
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            Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>To deliver therapy across cultural and other differences. (A/I)</li>
          
          <li>To be skilled in the use of risk assessment measures, risk formulation (including wider context and complexity) and management (A/I)</li>
          
          <li>To deliver a range of evidence-based interventions with child, parent/ carer and systems in at least one model of psychological therapy (i.e. CBT, DBT) (A/I)</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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        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>
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Michael Rutter Centre</p>
      <p>De Crespigny Park</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>SE5 8AZ</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Michael Rutter Centre</p>
          <p>De Crespigny Park</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>SE5 8AZ</p>
        
      

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

CAMHS Specialist Practitioner Psychologist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>*Please note interviews will be held on 29th September*</strong></p><p><strong>Exciting Opportunity: Train as a Cognitive Behaviour Therapist with a Fully Funded Programme!</strong></p><p>We are thrilled to offer two passionate practitioners the chance to join us in <strong>permanent roles </strong>and train as <strong>Cognitive Behaviour Therapists (CBT)</strong> through a <strong>fully funded 1-year programme</strong> with the University of Exeter. After completing training, postholders will continue to work with us as valued <strong>Senior Mental Health Practitioners - CBT Therapists</strong>, contributing to evidence-based mental health interventions for children and young people.</p><p><strong>What We Offer:</strong></p><ul>  <li>Fully funded 1-year <strong>CBT training</strong> programme through the University of Exeter.</li>  <li>Permanent contract from day one.</li>  <li>Continued employment as a <strong>Senior Mental Health Practitioner - CBT Therapist</strong> after completing the programme.</li> </ul><p><strong>Eligibility:</strong></p><ul>  <li>Candidates who hold a <strong>Level 6 qualification</strong> and <strong>BABCP registration</strong>.</li>  <li>Those who are yet to achieve these but are eligible to take the <strong>Knowledge, Skills, Attributes (KSA) route</strong>. More information on eligibility requirements can be found here.</li> </ul><p><strong>Key Dates:</strong></p><ul>  <li><strong>Interviews will be held on 29th September</strong></li>  <li><strong>Start date required by January 2026</strong> to align with the course commencement.</li> </ul><p>This could be the next step in your career, providing you with a rewarding opportunity to make a lasting impact on the mental health of children and young people in Devon. </p>  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The CYP IAPT Recruit to Train programme involves both academic learning, coursework and supervised clinical practice. Alongside this, the post holder will work with colleagues in a specialist CFHD pathway, building relationships and wider skills in working children and young people with complex emotional and mental health needs in the community. This will include evidence-based assessment and outcome-monitored interventions in conjunction with the training. There will also be opportunities to engage in Participation and service development as well as contributing to service delivery within the team as required.</p><p>Post holders will be employees of CFHD on a substantive contract and also enrolled on a Postgraduate Diploma course with Exeter University. It is essential that applicants are able to balance a busy work and study schedule. As this is a Postgraduate level training, you will be required to study and perform at academic level and be prepared to work towards their studies outside of identified study time. Study time and/or teaching days are typically two days a week during term.</p>  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD)comprises an Alliance of NHS organisations working together to improve health outcomes for children and young people in Devon.</p><p>CFHD provides integrated care and treatment for children and young people across physical and mental health. We are working closely with other organisations and providers to ensure we deliver locality and county-wide based integrated access to all of our services, based on the i-Thrive Framework, in response to consultation with our service users and communities.</p><p>CFHD works closely with our local universities of Plymouth, Exeter &amp; the Peninsula Medical School where we support students in clinical training placements and in addition support our own staff to undertake post graduate training.</p><p>Our integrated care and treatment has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers.</p><p>Our children and young people say</p><p><em>We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure.</em></p><p>Our vision is to be a successful, vibrant, partnership that benefits the communities we serve.</p>


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

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>C9369-25-0473</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
        <p>Children &amp; Family Health Devon</p>
      
      <p>Bittern Road</p>
      <p>Sowton Industrial Estate</p>
      <p>Exeter</p>
            <p>EX2 7FW</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p><em><strong>Full
Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person
Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting
information from the role requirements or person specification</strong></em><em><strong>.</strong></em></p><p>
The post holder will undertake academic and
clinical practice training in evidence based psychological therapies and is
required to attend, complete and pass all elements of the allocated CYP-IAPT
training.</p><p>
The post holder will deliver high quality
comprehensive mental health services. </p><p>
The role involves managing a defined caseload
with a focus on providing expert assessment, formulation and evidence-based
treatment for children and young people with complex mental health difficulties
and their parents/carers in line with NICE guidance. </p><p>
Collaborative working with a wide range of
statutory and non-statutory agencies is central to this role.</p><p>
The post holder will contribute to the
multi-disciplinary approach of the team, providing integrated healthcare for
children across Children and Family Health Devon. </p><p>
Bringing professional expertise, skills and
knowledge to multi-disciplinary team work, the post holder will work with, and
offer supervision/consultation/advice to others. </p><p>
With a focus on providing high quality, safe and
compassionate care to children/young people the post holder will engage in team
and service development including participating in audit, evaluation and
review. </p><p>Successful
applicants will be employed by <strong>Devon
Partnership Trust</strong> (<a href="https://jobs.dpt.nhs.uk/locations/working-here" target="_blank">https://jobs.dpt.nhs.uk/locations/working-here</a> )</p><p>Successful applicants will also
be enrolled on the HEE funded CYP IAPT Training course, CBT Modality at Exeter
University.</p><p><a href="https://swcypiapt.com/courses/cyp-iapt-courses/" target="_blank">https://swcypiapt.com/courses/cyp-iapt-courses/</a></p><p>As these are training positions
initially, please be aware that you must both gain employment in an CFHD SMHP
Recruit to Train role and be accepted onto the University Course. You will be
interviewed for both in one interview on the date listed. If you are ineligible
for the University Course, we will be unable to be offer the role. If you
withdraw from an employment offer but you have accepted a university offer, you
will be unable to join the course. </p><p>Please note for this role, the
training course is not optional; the roles are dependent on meeting all course
requirements. Applicants for this training will need to be available to start
by January 2025 when the course starts. </p><p>If you apply to this job, you are
giving permission that information relevant to establishing eligibility can be
shared between the CYP IAPT programme at Exeter University and CFHD. No
irrelevant information will be disclosed or discussed.</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p><em><strong>Full
Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person
Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting
information from the role requirements or person specification</strong></em><em><strong>.</strong></em></p><p>
The post holder will undertake academic and
clinical practice training in evidence based psychological therapies and is
required to attend, complete and pass all elements of the allocated CYP-IAPT
training.</p><p>
The post holder will deliver high quality
comprehensive mental health services. </p><p>
The role involves managing a defined caseload
with a focus on providing expert assessment, formulation and evidence-based
treatment for children and young people with complex mental health difficulties
and their parents/carers in line with NICE guidance. </p><p>
Collaborative working with a wide range of
statutory and non-statutory agencies is central to this role.</p><p>
The post holder will contribute to the
multi-disciplinary approach of the team, providing integrated healthcare for
children across Children and Family Health Devon. </p><p>
Bringing professional expertise, skills and
knowledge to multi-disciplinary team work, the post holder will work with, and
offer supervision/consultation/advice to others. </p><p>
With a focus on providing high quality, safe and
compassionate care to children/young people the post holder will engage in team
and service development including participating in audit, evaluation and
review. </p><p>Successful
applicants will be employed by <strong>Devon
Partnership Trust</strong> (<a href="https://jobs.dpt.nhs.uk/locations/working-here" target="_blank">https://jobs.dpt.nhs.uk/locations/working-here</a> )</p><p>Successful applicants will also
be enrolled on the HEE funded CYP IAPT Training course, CBT Modality at Exeter
University.</p><p><a href="https://swcypiapt.com/courses/cyp-iapt-courses/" target="_blank">https://swcypiapt.com/courses/cyp-iapt-courses/</a></p><p>As these are training positions
initially, please be aware that you must both gain employment in an CFHD SMHP
Recruit to Train role and be accepted onto the University Course. You will be
interviewed for both in one interview on the date listed. If you are ineligible
for the University Course, we will be unable to be offer the role. If you
withdraw from an employment offer but you have accepted a university offer, you
will be unable to join the course. </p><p>Please note for this role, the
training course is not optional; the roles are dependent on meeting all course
requirements. Applicants for this training will need to be available to start
by January 2025 when the course starts. </p><p>If you apply to this job, you are
giving permission that information relevant to establishing eligibility can be
shared between the CYP IAPT programme at Exeter University and CFHD. No
irrelevant information will be disclosed or discussed.</p>
    
  


      
  
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Excellent clinical assessment skills. </li>
        
        <li>Able to plan creatively to maximise effectiveness of care plans, including complex multi-agency care plans </li>
        
        <li>An understanding of the Mental Health Act/ Mental Health Capacity Act requirements. </li>
        
        <li>An understanding of child development</li>
        
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          Qualifications
        
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        <li>A professional qualification at degree level or equivalent e.g. Psychological profession, Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, or equivalent. </li>
        
        <li>Professional registration/accreditation with a recognised body, e.g. NMC, HCPC, Social Work England, UKCP, BABCP</li>
        
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          Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Substantial experience of managing an extensive and complex caseload and working with children/young people presenting with a range of complex mental health presentations. </li>
        
        <li>Working within a community CAMHS mental health setting. </li>
        
        <li>Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.</li>
        
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          <li>Excellent clinical assessment skills. </li>
          
          <li>Able to plan creatively to maximise effectiveness of care plans, including complex multi-agency care plans </li>
          
          <li>An understanding of the Mental Health Act/ Mental Health Capacity Act requirements. </li>
          
          <li>An understanding of child development</li>
          
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            Qualifications
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>A professional qualification at degree level or equivalent e.g. Psychological profession, Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, or equivalent. </li>
          
          <li>Professional registration/accreditation with a recognised body, e.g. NMC, HCPC, Social Work England, UKCP, BABCP</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
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            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Substantial experience of managing an extensive and complex caseload and working with children/young people presenting with a range of complex mental health presentations. </li>
          
          <li>Working within a community CAMHS mental health setting. </li>
          
          <li>Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.</li>
          
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    <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>
      

      

      
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        <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>Devon Partnership NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Children &amp; Family Health Devon</p>
      
      <p>Bittern Road</p>
      <p>Sowton Industrial Estate</p>
      <p>Exeter</p>
            <p>EX2 7FW</p>
    
  

  
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        <p>Devon Partnership NHS Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Children &amp; Family Health Devon</p>
          
          <p>Bittern Road</p>
          <p>Sowton Industrial Estate</p>
          <p>Exeter</p>
                    <p>EX2 7FW</p>
        
      

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

Senior Mental Health Practitioner (With CBT Training Opportunity)

CAMHS Practitioner CYP-PT Therapy Trainee (CBT)

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>An opportunity has arisen for a Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or an OT to join the Swindon Recovery Team at Chatsworth House, Swindon, Wiltshire. Candidates must be a part of professional registered body, have an experience of working with variety of mental health needs and have a passion for developing cutting edge and evidence based practice.</p>
<p>The role focuses is on providing effective interventions and treatments to people with severe and enduring mental health needs, and their carers. This involves enabling and assisting service-users to meet daily health, social care and wellbeing needs. Our aim is to empower and enable service-users to maintain or regain their independence in line with their personal recovery goals.</p>
<p>You can expect high levels of support and direction and to be actively involved in the models which develop within the area with service management support. We also offer a fast paced and challenging working environment, good supervision structures and training and more opportunities to develop. A carer progression will be supported if identified in Appraisal.</p>
  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>To undertake the full range of activities required to deliver ongoing comprehensive mental health assessment for service users with severe and enduring mental health needs living in the community and in a range of settings</p> <p>To act as care coordinator for identified service users, also providing defined interventions to individuals on other workers caseloads.</p> <p>To contribute to the planning, delivery and evaluation of defined, therapeutic interventions as identified, in line with personal recovery plans, including to service users who maybe on other caseloads.</p> <p>In collaboration with service users and carers, to be responsible for facilitating the development of comprehensive crisis plans, rapid access plans, advance statements etc., involving other agencies such as primary care etc. where appropriate.</p> <p>To be responsible for maintaining own workload, on a day-to-day basis, ensuring that time is prioritised effectively, making full use of electronic resources such as diaries/scheduling.</p> <p>To be responsible for the protection of individuals from abuse and harm in line with local safeguarding policies and procedures</p> <p>To proactively participate in management, workload and clinical supervision in accordance with trust policy, taking personal responsibility for making appropriate arrangements.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.</p>
<p>We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&amp;NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.</p>
<p>Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care. </p>
<p>At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.</p>
      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>15 September 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £38,682 to £46,580 a year
      
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  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
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          Full-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>342-SWN082-0925</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Chatsworth House</p>
      <p>6, Bath Road</p>
      <p>Swindon</p>
            <p>SN1 4BP</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>To undertake the full range of activities required to deliver ongoing comprehensive mental health assessment for service users with severe and enduring mental health needs living in the community and in a range of settings. This will include:The use of standardised assessment tools, i.e. the Cluster Allocation Support Tool (CAST), KGVRecovery StarHistory, strengths and aspirationsMental stateImpact of culture and diversityFunctional needsThe needs of family and carerEvaluation of riskPhysical healthComplicating factorsThe interventions and treatments required to enable positive change.Social care needsSafeguarding and public protectionCapacity under the Mental Capacity Act</p> <p>To be responsible for developing delivering and reviewing comprehensive and complex treatment programmes using appropriate frameworks in line with evidence-based practice, including strategies to manage risk for service users with complex needs and carers, bringing in other resources as required.</p> <p>To act as care coordinator for service users with the most complex needs, also providingdefined interventions to individuals on other workers caseloads.</p> <p>To plan, deliver and evaluate defined, specialist therapeutic interventions as indicated inthe assessment process, in line with personal recovery plans, including to service users who maybe on other caseloads. This might include:Individual or group therapeutic interventionPsychological treatments such as CBT, DBT approaches , family interventionsPsychosocial interventionsMotivational and coping enhancement strategies.Medication managementInterventions under the Mental Health Act,</p> <p>To deliver a range of defined activities/interventions to improve the carers ability to support the service user and to enable them in their relationship with the service user.</p> <p>To develop and maintain good partnership working with other services throughout all treatment episodes, including regular liaison within Primary Health Care Team, inpatientand intensive services, day services, voluntary sector and with nominated carers/advocates.</p> <p>In collaboration with service users and carers, to be responsible for facilitating the development of complex comprehensive crisis plans, rapid access plans, advance statements etc, involving other agencies such as primary care etc where appropriate.</p> <p>To personally build and lead others to build, hope inspiring relationships with service users, which acknowledge the personal journey of each person, and focus on strengths and aspirations to allow the creation of meaningful personal recovery plans.</p> <p>To be responsible for maintaining own workload, as well as planning the workload of others, on a day to day basis, ensuring that time is prioritised effectively, utilising of electronic resources such as diaries/scheduling.</p> <p>To be responsible for the protection of individuals from abuse and harm in line with local safeguarding policies and procedures, including working with others in the planning development and review of protection plans, ensuring the appropriate sharing of information.</p> <p>Coordinating and undertaking protective interventions which maybe required in the protection of others, as outlined in the protection plan, taking individual action where indicated.</p>   

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>To undertake the full range of activities required to deliver ongoing comprehensive mental health assessment for service users with severe and enduring mental health needs living in the community and in a range of settings. This will include:The use of standardised assessment tools, i.e. the Cluster Allocation Support Tool (CAST), KGVRecovery StarHistory, strengths and aspirationsMental stateImpact of culture and diversityFunctional needsThe needs of family and carerEvaluation of riskPhysical healthComplicating factorsThe interventions and treatments required to enable positive change.Social care needsSafeguarding and public protectionCapacity under the Mental Capacity Act</p> <p>To be responsible for developing delivering and reviewing comprehensive and complex treatment programmes using appropriate frameworks in line with evidence-based practice, including strategies to manage risk for service users with complex needs and carers, bringing in other resources as required.</p> <p>To act as care coordinator for service users with the most complex needs, also providingdefined interventions to individuals on other workers caseloads.</p> <p>To plan, deliver and evaluate defined, specialist therapeutic interventions as indicated inthe assessment process, in line with personal recovery plans, including to service users who maybe on other caseloads. This might include:Individual or group therapeutic interventionPsychological treatments such as CBT, DBT approaches , family interventionsPsychosocial interventionsMotivational and coping enhancement strategies.Medication managementInterventions under the Mental Health Act,</p> <p>To deliver a range of defined activities/interventions to improve the carers ability to support the service user and to enable them in their relationship with the service user.</p> <p>To develop and maintain good partnership working with other services throughout all treatment episodes, including regular liaison within Primary Health Care Team, inpatientand intensive services, day services, voluntary sector and with nominated carers/advocates.</p> <p>In collaboration with service users and carers, to be responsible for facilitating the development of complex comprehensive crisis plans, rapid access plans, advance statements etc, involving other agencies such as primary care etc where appropriate.</p> <p>To personally build and lead others to build, hope inspiring relationships with service users, which acknowledge the personal journey of each person, and focus on strengths and aspirations to allow the creation of meaningful personal recovery plans.</p> <p>To be responsible for maintaining own workload, as well as planning the workload of others, on a day to day basis, ensuring that time is prioritised effectively, utilising of electronic resources such as diaries/scheduling.</p> <p>To be responsible for the protection of individuals from abuse and harm in line with local safeguarding policies and procedures, including working with others in the planning development and review of protection plans, ensuring the appropriate sharing of information.</p> <p>Coordinating and undertaking protective interventions which maybe required in the protection of others, as outlined in the protection plan, taking individual action where indicated.</p>     
  


      
  
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          Education and qualification
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Diploma level /Degree and qualifications eg. RMN, OT, Social Work</li>
        
        <li>Current relevant registration with the NMC or equivalent professional body</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Relevant post registration qualifications such as CBT, brief interventions etc.</li>
          
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          Experience and Knowledge
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Substantial experience of undertaking assessments and delivering interventions in a range of settings in mental health services</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with adults with mental health needs in community</li>
        
        <li>Substantial experience of working collaboratively to assess and manage risk.</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrates a developed understanding of the recovery principles, and the role of secondary mental health services in the delivery of care</li>
        
        <li>Highly developed written communication skills, with experience of compiling and sorting notes and reports, establishing statistical data and analysing information</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Experience in a wide variety of settings</li>
          
          <li>Relevant post registration qualifications in therapeutic interventions.</li>
          
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            Education and qualification
          
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          <li>Diploma level /Degree and qualifications eg. RMN, OT, Social Work</li>
          
          <li>Current relevant registration with the NMC or equivalent professional body</li>
          
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          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Relevant post registration qualifications such as CBT, brief interventions etc.</li>
            
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            Experience and Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Substantial experience of undertaking assessments and delivering interventions in a range of settings in mental health services</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with adults with mental health needs in community</li>
          
          <li>Substantial experience of working collaboratively to assess and manage risk.</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrates a developed understanding of the recovery principles, and the role of secondary mental health services in the delivery of care</li>
          
          <li>Highly developed written communication skills, with experience of compiling and sorting notes and reports, establishing statistical data and analysing information</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
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            <li>Experience in a wide variety of settings</li>
            
            <li>Relevant post registration qualifications in therapeutic interventions.</li>
            
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    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

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

  
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    <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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    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Avon &amp; Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Chatsworth House</p>
      <p>6, Bath Road</p>
      <p>Swindon</p>
            <p>SN1 4BP</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Avon &amp; Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Chatsworth House</p>
          <p>6, Bath Road</p>
          <p>Swindon</p>
                    <p>SN1 4BP</p>
        
      

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

Band 6 Specialist Mental Health Practitioner  - Swindon

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>This post is a fixed-term (up to) 9 month 0.5 wte AfC Band 8a Highly Specialist Psychological Practitioner post (or a band 7 depending on experience) working into MY Psychological Services for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Critical Care. This post offers the opportunity to develop skills in specialist psychological assessment and therapeutic intervention working with a range of presentations, including psychological trauma, appearance related concerns, and adjustment to injury, across a range of settings in two full patient pathways.</p><p>There will also be opportunity to work with and into different MDTs, offering consultation, supervision to non-psychological professionals and teaching/training. The postholder will be part of two MDTs, a wider Surgery Psychological Section and a growing MY Psychological Services department, with access to strong and supportive groups of professionals. Although working with initiative and autonomy is important to this role, you will work closely with others.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>To provide specialist psychological assessments of clients (whether individuals or team-based clients), based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources.</p><p>To formulate and implement psychological intervention based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the patient's presentation, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy.</p><p>To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and management.</p><p>To communicate verbally and in writing, highly complex information in a manner that is clear, understandable and appropriate to a range of settings and audiences.</p><p>To support the team in providing teaching, training and consultation.</p><p>To undertake appropriate research and participate in the routine collection of data for purposes of outcome evaluation.</p><p>To participate in regular clinical supervision and and develop skills in offering supervision to others, accessing appropriate training to support your development.</p><p>To regularly attend and participate in team meetings, away-days and other professional meetings and support the development of MY Psychological Services for Surgery.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).</p><p>Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.</p><p>As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more.</p><p>If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

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

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £55,690 to £62,682 a year
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>9 months</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Part-time,
        
      
        
          Flexible working,
        
      
        
          Compressed hours
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>000658</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>Pinderfields Hospital</p>
            <p>Wakefield</p>
      <p>West Yorkshire</p>
      <p>WF1 4DG</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <ul>
<li>Core professional qualification in one of the psychological professions (e.g. Clinical Psychology, Counselling Psychology, Health Psychology, CBT Therapy or equivalent).</li>
<li>Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 2000) as accredited by the BPS.</li>
<li>Accreditation or registration with a relevant professional body (e.g. HCPC, BABCP, BPS, UKCP).</li>
<li>Knowledge and skills in the use of psychological assessment, formulation and intervention to work with individuals and teams presenting with complex difficulties.</li>
<li>Experience of maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems</li>
<li>Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients and other professional colleagues.</li>
<li>Enthusiasm for the development and delivery of psychological services focused on improving the wellbeing of staff and patients.</li>
<li>The ability to provide effective teaching and training.</li>
<li>The ability to work flexibly and cooperatively as part of a team.</li>
<li>The ability to use own initiative and make decisions independently, whilst being aware of own limitations.</li>
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      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <ul>
<li>Core professional qualification in one of the psychological professions (e.g. Clinical Psychology, Counselling Psychology, Health Psychology, CBT Therapy or equivalent).</li>
<li>Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 2000) as accredited by the BPS.</li>
<li>Accreditation or registration with a relevant professional body (e.g. HCPC, BABCP, BPS, UKCP).</li>
<li>Knowledge and skills in the use of psychological assessment, formulation and intervention to work with individuals and teams presenting with complex difficulties.</li>
<li>Experience of maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems</li>
<li>Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients and other professional colleagues.</li>
<li>Enthusiasm for the development and delivery of psychological services focused on improving the wellbeing of staff and patients.</li>
<li>The ability to provide effective teaching and training.</li>
<li>The ability to work flexibly and cooperatively as part of a team.</li>
<li>The ability to use own initiative and make decisions independently, whilst being aware of own limitations.</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>The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Pinderfields Hospital</p>
            <p>Wakefield</p>
      <p>West Yorkshire</p>
      <p>WF1 4DG</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <p>The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust</p>
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          <p>Pinderfields Hospital</p>
                    <p>Wakefield</p>
          <p>West Yorkshire</p>
          <p>WF1 4DG</p>
        
      

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

Highly Specialist psychological practitioner

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are pleased to offer this Associate Psychological Practitioner (APP)/Mental Health wellbeing Practitioner (MHWP) post within specialist eating disorder services. The post is based at Harvey House, Lancaster and working from Kendal and Barrow which are the bases for the Bay Eating Disorder Team. The team is part of the All Age Eating Disorder Service which covers Lancashire and South Cumbria and has close links with our other locality teams based in the Bay (Lancaster and South Cumbria), Fylde Coast, East and West Lancashire providing multi-disciplinary specialist care for people who have an eating disorder. You will be joining a dynamic multi-disciplinary team of professionals with a passion for working with people who have eating disorders including psychological therapists, systemic family therapist, specialist mental health nurses, specialist dietitian and medical professionals.</p>
<p>You will be joining the team at an exciting time of real development as the service works together to improve services for people who have an eating disorder. You will benefit from working with an enthusiastic, hardworking and supportive team who are committed to delivering high quality NICE compliant psychological therapies to people of all ages with an eating disorder. The post holder will receive regular supervision and professional support from either a psychologist or CBT therapist.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The service is committed to training and development of staff and you would be supported to access training in eating disorder specific CBT models, if required.</p>
<p>The successful candidate will be expected to deliver low intensity CBT interventions mainly focused on the eating disorder. Interventions will be offered in both 1:1 and group formats.</p>
<p>Applications will be welcome from suitably qualified Associate Psychological Practitioners, who have completed the Postgraduate Diploma Associate Psychological Practitioner (PGDip APP) and Mental Health wellbeing Practitioner (MHWP) additional training.</p>
<p>Please note: This post is subject to an enhanced DBS Clearance. As part of the pre-employment checks, successful candidates will be required to pay for their own DBS check at a cost of £50. Deductions will be taken from the first 3 months salary.</p>
<p>For further information please contact: Dr. Jane Evans, Consultant Psychologist Tel. 01282 657999; email: <a href="mailto:jane.evans@lscft.nhs.uk" target="_blank">jane.evans@lscft.nhs.uk</a></p>
<p>The post-holder will work within all age eating disorders service. The post holder will work with people from different cultural backgrounds and of different ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>The post-holder will be required to conduct psychological assessments, develop structured formulations and deliver psychologically informed, evidence based interventions under the supervision of an experienced clinical psychologist/CBT therapist. This will include provision of CBT informed guided self-help for eating disorders and co-facilitating CBT groups for eating disorders.</p> <p>Lancashire &amp; South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.Lancashire &amp; South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.</p> <p>For more information please visit our website via Lancashire &amp; South Cumbria NHS FT.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>04 September 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 (subject to confirmation)
      
    </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>351-SPS1443-MS</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Harvey House</p>
      <p>Ashton Road</p>
      <p>Lancaster</p>
            <p>LA1 5AZ</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>A minimum of a second class honours degree or higher in psychology.</li>
        
        <li>Eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.</li>
        
        <li>Successful completion and pass on the Postgraduate Diploma Associate Psychological Practitioner (PGDip APP).</li>
        
        <li>Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner (MHWP) training.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Demonstrates an understanding of lifespan psychology applied to health care.</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrates an understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with psychological/mental health difficulties or other disabilities.</li>
        
        <li>Good communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work across a number of different settings.</li>
        
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          Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Experience of working with people with who experience difficulties with mental health and/or physical health.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of delivering low intensity CBT interventions</li>
        
        <li>Experience of conducting research projects of service-related audit.</li>
        
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            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>A minimum of a second class honours degree or higher in psychology.</li>
          
          <li>Eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.</li>
          
          <li>Successful completion and pass on the Postgraduate Diploma Associate Psychological Practitioner (PGDip APP).</li>
          
          <li>Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner (MHWP) training.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Demonstrates an understanding of lifespan psychology applied to health care.</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrates an understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with psychological/mental health difficulties or other disabilities.</li>
          
          <li>Good communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work across a number of different settings.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
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            Experience
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Experience of working with people with who experience difficulties with mental health and/or physical health.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of delivering low intensity CBT interventions</li>
          
          <li>Experience of conducting research projects of service-related audit.</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>
  

  

  


 

      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Lancashire &amp; South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Harvey House</p>
      <p>Ashton Road</p>
      <p>Lancaster</p>
            <p>LA1 5AZ</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <p>Lancashire &amp; South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Harvey House</p>
          <p>Ashton Road</p>
          <p>Lancaster</p>
                    <p>LA1 5AZ</p>
        
      

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

Associate Practitioner Psychologist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>ASSOCIATE PSYCHOLOGICAL PRACTITIONER (APP)</p> <p>East Lancs Eating Disorder Service, Pendle House, Nelson</p> <p>Specialist Network</p> <p>Lancashire &amp; South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust</p> <p>A4C BAND 5</p> <p>Full-time (1 WTE; 37.5 hrs)</p> <p> 12 month FTC - maternity cover</p> <p>We are pleased to offer this Associate Psychological Practitioner (APP) post within specialist eating disorder services. The post is based at Pendle House, Nelson, East Lancashire Eating Disorder Team. The team is part of the All Age Eating Disorder Service which covers Lancashire and South Cumbria and has close links with our other locality teams based in the Bay (Lancaster and South Cumbria), Fylde Coast, Central and West Lancashire providing multi-disciplinary specialist care for people who have an eating disorder. You will be joining a dynamic multi-disciplinary team of professionals with a passion for working with people who have eating disorders including psychological therapists, systemic family therapist, specialist mental health nurses, specialist dietitian and medical professionals.</p>   <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>You will be joining the team at an exciting time of real development as the service works together to improve services for people who have an eating disorder. You will benefit from working with an enthusiastic, hardworking and supportive team who are committed to delivering high quality NICE compliant psychological therapies to people of all ages with an eating disorder. The post holder will receive regular supervision and professional support from either a psychologist or CBT therapist. The service is committed to training and development of staff and you would be supported to access training in eating disorder specific CBT models, if required.</p>
<p>The successful candidate will be expected to deliver low intensity CBT interventions mainly focused on the eating disorder. Interventions will be offered in both 1:1 and group formats.</p>
<p>Applications will be welcome from suitably qualified Associate Psychological Practitioners, who have completed the Postgraduate Diploma Associate Psychological Practitioner (PGDip APP).</p>
<p>Please note: This post is subject to an enhanced DBS Clearance. As part of the pre-employment checks, successful candidates will be required to pay for their own DBS check at a cost of £55.50. Deductions will be taken from the first 3 months salary.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Lancashire &amp; South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services includ-ing low and medium secure care.The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.Lancashire &amp; South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbe-ing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.For more information please visit our website via Lancashire &amp; South Cumbria NHS FT</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>09 September 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>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
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>351-SPS1446-CLK</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Pendle House</p>
            <p>Nelson</p>
            <p>BB9 9TG</p>
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          Education
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>A minimum of a second class honours degree or higher in psychology.</li>
        
        <li>Eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.</li>
        
        <li>Successful completion and pass on the Postgraduate Diploma Associate Psychological Practitioner (PGDip APP).</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
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          Knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Demonstrates an understanding of lifespan psychology applied to health care.</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrates an understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with psychological/mental health difficulties or other disabilities.</li>
        
        <li>Good communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work across a number of different settings.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
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          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of working with people with who experience difficulties with mental health and/or physical health.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of delivering low intensity CBT interventions</li>
        
        <li>To have worked as part of a team in a clinical setting.</li>
        
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        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
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            Education
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>A minimum of a second class honours degree or higher in psychology.</li>
          
          <li>Eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.</li>
          
          <li>Successful completion and pass on the Postgraduate Diploma Associate Psychological Practitioner (PGDip APP).</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
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            Knowledge
          
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          <li>Demonstrates an understanding of lifespan psychology applied to health care.</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrates an understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with psychological/mental health difficulties or other disabilities.</li>
          
          <li>Good communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work across a number of different settings.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
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            Experience
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working with people with who experience difficulties with mental health and/or physical health.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of delivering low intensity CBT interventions</li>
          
          <li>To have worked as part of a team in a clinical setting.</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>
  

  

  


 

      
  
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    <p>Lancashire &amp; South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Pendle House</p>
            <p>Nelson</p>
            <p>BB9 9TG</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Lancashire &amp; South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Pendle House</p>
                    <p>Nelson</p>
                    <p>BB9 9TG</p>
        
      

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

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