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<h2>Introduction</h2>
	
		
			<p>Are you passionate about making a difference in mental health care? Join Badby Park as a Clinical Psychologist and play a vital role in delivering evidence-based interventions that transform lives.</p>
<p>Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will ensure service users are fully engaged in their care pathway and receive high-quality, person-centred treatment. This is an opportunity to contribute to innovative therapeutic approaches and service development while supporting people on their journey to recovery.</p>
<p>In this role, you will provide psychological assessments using a range of tools and techniques, integrating complex data to formulate tailored treatment plans. You will implement individual and group interventions, adjusting and refining formulations to meet patient needs. Alongside direct clinical work, you will contribute to service improvement initiatives, research and audits, ensuring our practices remain aligned with best practice and clinical governance standards. You will also support staff development through training programmes and provide supervision to Assistant Psychologists, helping to build a strong and skilled team.</p>
<p><strong>As the Clinical Psychologist, you will:</strong></p>
<ul>
    <li>Support the provision of psychology services in a specified area, in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, and under the direction and supervison of a Senior/Principal/Consultant or Lead Psychologist.</li>
    <li>Participate fully with the multidisciplinary team and ensure that the patient is fully engaged in their care pathway.</li>
    <li>Support clinical team working, including both direct interventions and the delivery of staff training programmes.</li>
    <li>Support the clinical team and area of service in developing new initiatives and ways of working.</li>
    <li>Work with internal and external agencies to enhance treatment pathways for patients.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>To be successful in this role, you will have:</strong></p>
<ul>
    <li>Successful completion of a Doctorate level qualification in applied psychology either through the British Psychological Society or a recognised training body, enabling registration with the HCPC as as Practitioner Psychologist.</li>
    <li>Registration with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist and Charterable status with the British Psychological Society.</li>
    <li>Experience (either pre-training, on training, or subsequently) of working with clients with complex needs that are relevant to the population in the service area.</li>
    <li>Competency in psychological assessment and formulation skills and an aptitude for learning new assessment methods.</li>
    <li>Competency with risk assessment, management, and evaluation tools.</li>
    <li>Clinical therapy skills - Experience using different therapeutic approaches to address a range of clinical issues. An awareness of other modalities and how they may be applied to the current service user population.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>What You’ll Get</strong></p>
<p>At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future:</p>
<ul>
    <li>Annual salary of £54,040 pro rata</li>
    <li>The equivalent of 25 days annual leave pro rata (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window</li>
    <li>Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals</li>
    <li>Access to our Rewards &amp; Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!</li>
    <li>Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance</li>
    <li>Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts</li>
    <li>Life Assurance, for added peace of mind</li>
    <li>Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support.</li>
    <li>24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be</li>
    <li>Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time</li>
    <li>Pension contribution, to help secure your future</li>
    <li>Free/subsidised meals and onsite/local free parking</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>About your next employer:</strong></p>
<p>Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities &amp; Autism, Children &amp; Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.</p>
<p>Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.</p>
<p><em>Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.</em></p>
		
	
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Highly Specialist Psychologist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are looking for a creative, forward thinking and motivated Systemic Family Therapist to join our friendly and professional multi-disciplinary Emotional &amp; Behavioural CAMHS Team based in Dunstable, within the South Bedfordshire Specialist CAMHS Service. Our team is inclusive and we consciously think about the varying contexts we work within (i.e. racial, cultural and socio-economic factors). Our work is underpinned by strong values to treat each other, service users and agency partners with respect and care. We would be happy to consider requests for flexible working.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The post-holder will have experience of working in CAMHS. You will be offering assessment and therapeutic treatment to young people with moderate to severe mental health difficulties and their families/carers, including generic CAMHS assessments as needed. You will be joining with our team's existing systemic psychotherapist and co-facilitating family therapy clinics and groups as appropriate (e.g. NVR and parent sessions), potentially also working alongside therapists from other local CAMHS teams. You will involve parent/carers, schools and other agencies as required. In addition, the post holder will offer consultations. You will require a high degree of professional autonomy, organization, and self management, with the ability to work well in a team. You will be supported by regular specialist clinical and management supervision sessions, access to a variety of internal CPD sessions, and annual performance appraisals. You will also participate in weekly clinical discussions with the teams, monthly complex case discussions and a monthly reflective space. There are opportunities to take part in discipline-specific meetings within Bedfordshire CAMHS and ELFT.</p>



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


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>11 November 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £47,810 to £54,710 a year
      
        pro rata
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>363-SSLB7580189</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Beech Close</p>
      <p>Beech Road</p>
      <p>Dunstable</p>
            <p>LU6 3SD</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact:</p> <p>Francesca Curti-Gialdino, Consultant Systemic Psychotherapist, Dunstable CAMHS, tel 01582 707635 or email <a href="mailto:francesca.curtigialdino@nhs.net" target="_blank">francesca.curtigialdino@nhs.net</a> or</p> <p>Dr Louise Scrivener, Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Team Lead, Dunstable CAMHS, tel 01582 707635 or email <a href="mailto:louise.scrivener1@nhs.net" target="_blank">louise.scrivener1@nhs.net</a></p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact:</p> <p>Francesca Curti-Gialdino, Consultant Systemic Psychotherapist, Dunstable CAMHS, tel 01582 707635 or email <a href="mailto:francesca.curtigialdino@nhs.net" target="_blank">francesca.curtigialdino@nhs.net</a> or</p> <p>Dr Louise Scrivener, Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Team Lead, Dunstable CAMHS, tel 01582 707635 or email <a href="mailto:louise.scrivener1@nhs.net" target="_blank">louise.scrivener1@nhs.net</a></p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Post-graduate qualification in relevant mental health/social welfare profession and demonstrable practice over a minimum of three years.</li>
        
        <li>Masters/Diploma level qualification (or its equivalent) in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy, accredited with UKCP.</li>
        
        <li>The Maintenance of UKCP Registration by attendance on short or long training courses to meet AFT CPD requirements.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Post-qualification training in one or more additional specialized areas of therapeutic practice</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Minimum three years practice in relevant first profession</li>
        
        <li>Assessed experience of working as a qualified systemic family psychotherapist for a minimum of 2 years, substantial previous relevant clinical experience, or newly qualified systemic psychotherapist with both substantial and significant previous relevant clinical experience and family therapy experience within the designated speciality where the post is located.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of specialist systemic assessment, formulation and intervention with clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse with a wide variety of client groups across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of the application of systemic psychotherapy in different cultural contexts.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Highly Specialist skills in using a wide variety of systemic theories and interventions and the ability to use these appropriately in relation to client need and work setting</li>
        
        <li>Highly Specialist skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.</li>
        
        <li>Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical &amp;/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.</li>
        
        <li>Highly Specialist skills in providing consultation to other professional groups.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience in supervision of counselling or nursing.  A short course in supervision would be desirable.</li>
          
          <li>Highly Specialist skills for offering live supervision of multi-disciplinary colleagues.</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of legislation in relation to the adults and mental health.</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of current psychological evidence base and best practice in working with adults.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Post-graduate qualification in relevant mental health/social welfare profession and demonstrable practice over a minimum of three years.</li>
          
          <li>Masters/Diploma level qualification (or its equivalent) in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy, accredited with UKCP.</li>
          
          <li>The Maintenance of UKCP Registration by attendance on short or long training courses to meet AFT CPD requirements.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Post-qualification training in one or more additional specialized areas of therapeutic practice</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Minimum three years practice in relevant first profession</li>
          
          <li>Assessed experience of working as a qualified systemic family psychotherapist for a minimum of 2 years, substantial previous relevant clinical experience, or newly qualified systemic psychotherapist with both substantial and significant previous relevant clinical experience and family therapy experience within the designated speciality where the post is located.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of specialist systemic assessment, formulation and intervention with clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse with a wide variety of client groups across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of the application of systemic psychotherapy in different cultural contexts.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Highly Specialist skills in using a wide variety of systemic theories and interventions and the ability to use these appropriately in relation to client need and work setting</li>
          
          <li>Highly Specialist skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.</li>
          
          <li>Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical &amp;/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.</li>
          
          <li>Highly Specialist skills in providing consultation to other professional groups.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience in supervision of counselling or nursing.  A short course in supervision would be desirable.</li>
            
            <li>Highly Specialist skills for offering live supervision of multi-disciplinary colleagues.</li>
            
            <li>Knowledge of legislation in relation to the adults and mental health.</li>
            
            <li>Knowledge of current psychological evidence base and best practice in working with adults.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
    
  



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

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

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


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

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

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


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Beech Close</p>
      <p>Beech Road</p>
      <p>Dunstable</p>
            <p>LU6 3SD</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Beech Close</p>
          <p>Beech Road</p>
          <p>Dunstable</p>
                    <p>LU6 3SD</p>
        
      

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

CAMHS Family and Systemic Psychotherapist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>CAMHS Practitioner Band 7 - Clinical/Counselling/Educational Psychologist, CBT Therapist, Family Therapist, Mental Health, Social Worker, Mental Health Nurse ,Occupational Therapist (37.5hrs)</strong></p>
<p>We are seeking to recruit an experienced CAMHS/MHST practitioners to join the Luton and Central Bedfordshire Community access service (CAS)</p>
<p>CAS is a number of Mental Health Support Team (MHST) established following the government Green Paper: Transforming Children &amp; Young People's Mental Health Provision. The service is undergoing expansion and restructuring.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The three core functions of a Mental Health Support Team (MHST) are:</p>
<ol>
<li>Delivering evidence-based interventions for children and young people (CYP) with mild-to-moderate mental health problems.</li>
<li>Supporting the senior mental health lead in each education setting to introduce, develop and deliver the whole school/college approach.</li>
<li>Giving timely advice to school and college staff, and liaising with external specialist services, to help CYP to get the right support and stay in education.</li>
</ol>
<p>The role involves delivering all three MHST functions. The role involves providing clinical supervision and line management to practitioners within the team, holding a small caseload of clinical work (based on the postholder's training and interests), acting as a senior link supporting school leads to develop their whole school approach to wellbeing, project work, other tasks as/when required.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.</p>
      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>28 November 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £47,810 to £54,710 a year
      
        47810
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>363-SSLB7517487</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Charter House Luton</p>
      <p>Alma Street</p>
      <p>Luton</p>
            <p>LU1 2PJ</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>You would be joining a comprehensive and dynamic CAMH service, delivering a substantial stepped model of care following the needs-led i-Thrive framework. There area number of posts either within newly formed or established Mental health Support Teams across Luton and Central Bedfordshire. Your role will help to develop and deliver a wide range of interventions, projects and system changes with the aim of the whole school and whole community approaches to supporting young people's mental health. In addition to providing comprehensive consultation, assessment, risk management and interventions for young people experiencing emotional and mental health difficulties in schools, the post-holder will also clinically supervise colleagues. There may be an option of supervisor training at Reading University which we would strongly encourage post holders to take up.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>You would be joining a comprehensive and dynamic CAMH service, delivering a substantial stepped model of care following the needs-led i-Thrive framework. There area number of posts either within newly formed or established Mental health Support Teams across Luton and Central Bedfordshire. Your role will help to develop and deliver a wide range of interventions, projects and system changes with the aim of the whole school and whole community approaches to supporting young people's mental health. In addition to providing comprehensive consultation, assessment, risk management and interventions for young people experiencing emotional and mental health difficulties in schools, the post-holder will also clinically supervise colleagues. There may be an option of supervisor training at Reading University which we would strongly encourage post holders to take up.</p>
    
  


      
  
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          Education, Training and Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Recognised qualification in mental health (e.g. clinical psychologist, counselling psychologist, Educational Psychologist CBT therapist.(Mental Health Nursing , Mental Health Social Worker with CBT training at experience)</li>
        
        <li>Registration with HCPC and/or profession-specific regulatory body</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
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          Knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Knowledge of current guidelines and recent developments in evidence-based assessments and interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health problems</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management and mental health in relation to children, young people and their families</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge, understanding and experience with diverse racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds and families with a high level of deprivation</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Knowledge of current guidelines in terms of the implementation of the whole-school approach in education</li>
          
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          Experience &amp; Training
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of working as a qualified clinician with children and young people for a minimum of two years</li>
        
        <li>Specialist skills, training and experience in cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT)</li>
        
        <li>Substantial experience of working with evidence-based approaches for mild to moderate mental health problems in children and young people</li>
        
        <li>Experience of supervising low intensity practice with CYP and families</li>
        
        <li>Experience working with schools</li>
        
        <li>PG Cert Supervision: Children and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing</li>
        
        <li>Experience of supervising EMHP/CWP practitioners for 2 years</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of routine outcome monitoring</li>
          
          <li>Experience working as part of an MHST</li>
          
          <li>Experience of service development</li>
          
          <li>Formal training in supervision</li>
          
          <li>Experience of line managing others</li>
          
          <li>Experience of consultation</li>
          
          <li>Experience of teaching/training other professionals</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Other
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>The successful candidate must be able to start in post by 1st September 2024 at the latest</li>
        
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            Education, Training and Qualifications
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Recognised qualification in mental health (e.g. clinical psychologist, counselling psychologist, Educational Psychologist CBT therapist.(Mental Health Nursing , Mental Health Social Worker with CBT training at experience)</li>
          
          <li>Registration with HCPC and/or profession-specific regulatory body</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
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            Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Knowledge of current guidelines and recent developments in evidence-based assessments and interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health problems</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management and mental health in relation to children, young people and their families</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge, understanding and experience with diverse racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds and families with a high level of deprivation</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Knowledge of current guidelines in terms of the implementation of the whole-school approach in education</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Experience &amp; Training
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working as a qualified clinician with children and young people for a minimum of two years</li>
          
          <li>Specialist skills, training and experience in cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT)</li>
          
          <li>Substantial experience of working with evidence-based approaches for mild to moderate mental health problems in children and young people</li>
          
          <li>Experience of supervising low intensity practice with CYP and families</li>
          
          <li>Experience working with schools</li>
          
          <li>PG Cert Supervision: Children and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing</li>
          
          <li>Experience of supervising EMHP/CWP practitioners for 2 years</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of routine outcome monitoring</li>
            
            <li>Experience working as part of an MHST</li>
            
            <li>Experience of service development</li>
            
            <li>Formal training in supervision</li>
            
            <li>Experience of line managing others</li>
            
            <li>Experience of consultation</li>
            
            <li>Experience of teaching/training other professionals</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Other
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>The successful candidate must be able to start in post by 1st September 2024 at the latest</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>
    </p>
  


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

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

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


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Charter House Luton</p>
      <p>Alma Street</p>
      <p>Luton</p>
            <p>LU1 2PJ</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Charter House Luton</p>
          <p>Alma Street</p>
          <p>Luton</p>
                    <p>LU1 2PJ</p>
        
      

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

CAMHS Practitioner Band 7 - MHST

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>The pioneering and award-winning Family Safeguarding Service in Hertfordshire is seeking a part time (0.5) Band 8a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/Psychological Therapist (fixed term contract of one year to cover maternity leave) who is motivated to help change the lives of some of the most vulnerable families in Hertfordshire. Secondments will be considered (please check with your manager prior to applying).</p> <p>The post is based within the Family Safeguarding Service of Hertfordshire County Council but are employed by Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Trust and practice governance is provided from the NHS Trust. The posts are focused on the parents of the children and their families involved with the service and would best suit a practitioner with relevant experience of assessing and providing psychological interventions with adults with various mental health presentations.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>A first in the UK, Hertfordshire's ground-breaking family safeguarding model brings together all the professionals needed, under one roof, to provide intensive support to parents to address the substance misuse, mental health and domestic abuse that place children at risk of significant harm.An important focus of the project is to invest in training all team members to a high standard in motivational interviewing, to engage parents and children in conducting their own assessments of risk and change, to make group work and strengthening relationships work part of our everyday work. The model has been positively evaluated by the DFE and is currently being adopted by many other Local Authorities around the UK.</p>
<p>Pleases read the job description for more details.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trustare one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission</p>  <p>Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings.</p>  <p>Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:</p>  <p>Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.</p>       
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>24 November 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £57,888 to £64,880 a year
      
        per annum pro rata (5% HCAS inclusive)
      
    </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>
      
        
          Part-time
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>367-ACMS-9878</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Apsley Campus, Brindley Way, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9DQ</p>
      <p>Brindley Way</p>
      <p>Hemel Hempstead</p>
            <p>HP3 9DQ</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>The post-holders will be based at Hertfordshire County Council offices in Apsley. A hybrid model of agile, virtual and face to face working is in practice. </p> <p>Assessments and Interventions can sometimes take place in service users homes and at different sites across Hertfordshire so a car driver with access to a car is essential (unless the candidate is unable due to a disability). There are professional links across Hertfordshire, with structures in place for supervision and governance.</p> <p>There are also strong links with the University of Hertfordshire Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Training Course with opportunities for contributing to teaching and taking trainee clinical psychologists on placement.</p> <p>Hertfordshire County councils Childrens Services has been rated as good (with parts of the service rated as outstanding) and HPFT was rated outstanding in our most recent CQC inspection.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>The post-holders will be based at Hertfordshire County Council offices in Apsley. A hybrid model of agile, virtual and face to face working is in practice. </p> <p>Assessments and Interventions can sometimes take place in service users homes and at different sites across Hertfordshire so a car driver with access to a car is essential (unless the candidate is unable due to a disability). There are professional links across Hertfordshire, with structures in place for supervision and governance.</p> <p>There are also strong links with the University of Hertfordshire Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Training Course with opportunities for contributing to teaching and taking trainee clinical psychologists on placement.</p> <p>Hertfordshire County councils Childrens Services has been rated as good (with parts of the service rated as outstanding) and HPFT was rated outstanding in our most recent CQC inspection.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Professional qualification in one of the core mental  health professions e.g. psychiatric nursing, clinical  psychology, counselling psychology, medicine, social  work and occupational therapy, a recognised  qualification in cognitive behaviour therapy or to  have substantial other relevant experience and with  demonstrable competence to work in the mental  health field.  AND:  Diploma and / or M.Sc. in CBT leading to  demonstrable eligibility for accreditation with the  BABCP.</li>
        
        <li>OR  Completion of DBT Intensive Training and PG  Certificate in DBT. Continuing registration with body  overseeing practice of core mental health profession, e.g. NMC or HPCP</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Significant post qualification experience</li>
          
          <li>Experience of supervising of qualified clinical staff  from a range of professional backgrounds including  Chartered Psychologists.</li>
          
          <li>Post qualification training in assessment and  intervention models in one or more of the following:  parent-infant relationships, attachment, complex  trauma, or family systems.</li>
          
          <li>Training in risk assessment and management.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of working with a wide variety of client  groups, across the whole life course and presenting  with the full range of clinical severity across the full  range of care settings.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for  clients' psychological care and treatment, both as a  professionally qualified care co-ordinator and also  within the context of a multi-disciplinary care plan.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for  clients' psychological care and treatment, both as a  professionally qualified care co-ordinator and also  within the context of a multi-disciplinary care plan.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working as a qualified psychologist  within Adult Mental Health services or services  related to safeguarding and/or complex families,  which could include the Local Authority, Forensic  Services or relevant Third Sector organisations.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of assessing and managing high-risk  individuals or families in the community in  collaboration with a multi-agency network.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of providing supervision, training and  teaching.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with families in which  maltreatment/severe parenting breakdown has  occurred.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of delivering parenting interventions.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of providing expert witness reports and  testimony in family court proceedings.</li>
          
          <li>Experience in forensic risk assessment and forensic  psychological assessment tools.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of multi-professional leadership of teams  or services.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of the application of psychology in  different cultural contexts.</li>
          
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            KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Professional qualification in one of the core mental  health professions e.g. psychiatric nursing, clinical  psychology, counselling psychology, medicine, social  work and occupational therapy, a recognised  qualification in cognitive behaviour therapy or to  have substantial other relevant experience and with  demonstrable competence to work in the mental  health field.  AND:  Diploma and / or M.Sc. in CBT leading to  demonstrable eligibility for accreditation with the  BABCP.</li>
          
          <li>OR  Completion of DBT Intensive Training and PG  Certificate in DBT. Continuing registration with body  overseeing practice of core mental health profession, e.g. NMC or HPCP</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Significant post qualification experience</li>
            
            <li>Experience of supervising of qualified clinical staff  from a range of professional backgrounds including  Chartered Psychologists.</li>
            
            <li>Post qualification training in assessment and  intervention models in one or more of the following:  parent-infant relationships, attachment, complex  trauma, or family systems.</li>
            
            <li>Training in risk assessment and management.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working with a wide variety of client  groups, across the whole life course and presenting  with the full range of clinical severity across the full  range of care settings.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for  clients' psychological care and treatment, both as a  professionally qualified care co-ordinator and also  within the context of a multi-disciplinary care plan.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for  clients' psychological care and treatment, both as a  professionally qualified care co-ordinator and also  within the context of a multi-disciplinary care plan.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of working as a qualified psychologist  within Adult Mental Health services or services  related to safeguarding and/or complex families,  which could include the Local Authority, Forensic  Services or relevant Third Sector organisations.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of assessing and managing high-risk  individuals or families in the community in  collaboration with a multi-agency network.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of providing supervision, training and  teaching.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working with families in which  maltreatment/severe parenting breakdown has  occurred.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of delivering parenting interventions.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of providing expert witness reports and  testimony in family court proceedings.</li>
            
            <li>Experience in forensic risk assessment and forensic  psychological assessment tools.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of multi-professional leadership of teams  or services.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of the application of psychology in  different cultural contexts.</li>
            
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    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

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

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

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

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Apsley Campus, Brindley Way, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9DQ</p>
      <p>Brindley Way</p>
      <p>Hemel Hempstead</p>
            <p>HP3 9DQ</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Apsley Campus, Brindley Way, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9DQ</p>
          <p>Brindley Way</p>
          <p>Hemel Hempstead</p>
                    <p>HP3 9DQ</p>
        
      

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

Clinical, Counselling or Psychological Therapist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are looking to recruit a full-time Senior Clinical Psychologist (or equivalent) or a more recently qualified Clinical Psychologist seeking a preceptorship role to join the south in-patient service for older people within Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT). This service offers psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for people over the age of 65 years with dementia, as well as those experiencing distress from emotional disorders or psychosis who require admission.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The post holder will work alongside an enthusiastic multidisciplinary team to:</p>
<ul>
<li>Offer assessment, formulation and intervention for a wide range of presentations using both individual and group approaches</li>
<li>Support the development of the Structured Clinical Management (SCM) pathway for older people living with personality disorder</li>
<li>Offer Case Formulation, reflective practice and training sessions for staff teams to extend psychological ways of working</li>
<li>Offer enhanced neuropsychological assessment for more complex presentations</li>
<li>Collaborate in using outcome information to inform and develop good practice</li>
</ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.</p>
<p>NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>11 November 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £47,810 to £62,682 a year
      
        pa pro rata
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>270-TG459-MH</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Riverside &amp; Brookview wards</p>
      <p>Berrywood Hospital</p>
      <p>Duston</p>
            <p>NN5 6UD</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Joining this service can offer:</p> <ul>  <li>Preceptorship programme for newly qualified staff wishing to progress to a Senior role</li>  <li>Supervision from a Principal Clinical Psychologist, with additional supervision available from the Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist &amp; Highly Specialist Systemic &amp; Family Psychotherapist</li>  <li>Support to develop skills in supervision and teaching through joint supervision and lecturing for Clinical Psychology Trainees at both the University of Leicester and University of Oxford</li>  <li>Opportunities for training in therapeutic models used within the service</li>  <li>Opportunities for innovative joint work with 3rd sector organisations</li>  <li>Links and participation in the BPS Faculty of Psychology for Older People (FPOP)</li>  <li>The opportunity to work within a well integrated Psychology Service that meets monthly for CPD, case audits and organisational support</li> </ul> <p><em>For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document. </em></p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>Joining this service can offer:</p> <ul>  <li>Preceptorship programme for newly qualified staff wishing to progress to a Senior role</li>  <li>Supervision from a Principal Clinical Psychologist, with additional supervision available from the Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist &amp; Highly Specialist Systemic &amp; Family Psychotherapist</li>  <li>Support to develop skills in supervision and teaching through joint supervision and lecturing for Clinical Psychology Trainees at both the University of Leicester and University of Oxford</li>  <li>Opportunities for training in therapeutic models used within the service</li>  <li>Opportunities for innovative joint work with 3rd sector organisations</li>  <li>Links and participation in the BPS Faculty of Psychology for Older People (FPOP)</li>  <li>The opportunity to work within a well integrated Psychology Service that meets monthly for CPD, case audits and organisational support</li> </ul> <p><em>For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document. </em></p>
    
  


      
  
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    <p>Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust</p>
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      <p>Berrywood Hospital</p>
      <p>Duston</p>
            <p>NN5 6UD</p>
    
  

  
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In-patient Clinical Psychologist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are recruiting a <strong>part-time (30 hours per week) substantive Band 7 CAMHS Clinician</strong>to join the <strong>Adolescent Mental Health Team (AMHT)</strong>within <strong>ELFT South Bedfordshire CAMHS</strong>, based in Luton. This is a community-focused role providing a highly specialist mental health service to children, young people, and their families presenting with complex mental health needs.</p> <p>As part of the ELFT AMHT, the post holder will deliver comprehensive specialist assessments and formulation-driven treatment packages, offering flexible, evidence-based episodes of care for adolescents presenting with a range of complex and high-risk mental health difficulties. You will work collaboratively within a well-established, supportive, and dynamic multidisciplinary team (MDT) to ensure that young people receive the highest standard of care.</p> <p>We are ideally looking for a <strong>Social Worker or Registered Mental Health Nurse</strong>who also has a background in therapeutic practice, such as <strong>Psychotherapy, Art Therapy, or Family/Systemic Therapy</strong>. The successful candidate will be able to <strong>provide specialist therapeutic interventions within an adolescent CAMHS setting</strong>, tailoring evidence-based approaches to meet the needs of young people with complex mental health difficulties and supporting their families.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>Working as a <strong>care coordinator</strong>within ELFT AMHT, you will hold a defined caseload and provide both direct clinical work and care coordination, ensuring safe and effective care planning, risk management, and multi-agency liaison. The post offers opportunities to contribute to service development, engage in reflective practice, and deliver specialist therapeutic interventions aligned with ELFT's commitment to high-quality, person-centred, and recovery-focused care.</p> <p>The AMHT is a well-functioning multi-disciplinary team within South Bedfordshire CAMHS. The team includesPsychiatrists, Mental Health Nurses, a Systemic Family Therapist, a Clinical Psychologist, an OccupationalTherapist, and a Child &amp; Adolescent Psychotherapist.The team model includes both joint and individual work with young people and their families. We offer arange of interventions, including:- Therapeutic care coordination- Systemic family therapy- Individual therapy (CBT, psychoanalytic psychotherapy, narrative therapy)- Psychiatric assessment and management</p>



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


      
        
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  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>21 November 2025</p>

  
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    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
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      £47,810 to £54,710 a year
      
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  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
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      <p>Charter House</p>
      <p>alma</p>
      <p>Alma Street</p>
            <p>LU1 2PJ</p>
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<p>Lee Gillard</p>
<p><a href="mailto:Lee.gillard1@nhs.net" target="_blank">Lee.gillard1@nhs.net</a></p>
<p>01525 638614</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>For further information please see attached job description and person specification or contact</p>
<p>Lee Gillard</p>
<p><a href="mailto:Lee.gillard1@nhs.net" target="_blank">Lee.gillard1@nhs.net</a></p>
<p>01525 638614</p>
    
  


      
  
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        <li>Qualification in Family Therapy, Clinical Psychology, Nursing, Counselling Psychology, Social Work, or equivalent</li>
        
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        <li>oExperience in a CAMHS setting</li>
        
        <li>oExperience using specialist clinical skills for therapeutic interventions</li>
        
        <li>oExperience with psychosis, high-risk, and complex cases</li>
        
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          <li>oExperience in MDT and joint working</li>
          
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        <li>oHighly developed interpersonal and therapeutic skills</li>
        
        <li>oAbility to adapt communication for adolescents with communication difficulties</li>
        
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          <li>oExperience in a CAMHS setting</li>
          
          <li>oExperience using specialist clinical skills for therapeutic interventions</li>
          
          <li>oExperience with psychosis, high-risk, and complex cases</li>
          
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            <li>oExperience in MDT and joint working</li>
            
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    <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  
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        <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>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
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      <p>Charter House</p>
      <p>alma</p>
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AMHT Clinician

<p>Are you passionate about making a difference in mental health care? Join Badby Park as a Clinical Psychologist and play a vital role in delivering evidence-based interventions that transform lives.</p> <p>Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will ensure service users are fully engaged in their care pathway and receive high-quality, person-centred treatment. This is an opportunity to contribute to innovative therapeutic approaches and service development while supporting people on their journey to recovery.</p> <p>In this role, you will provide psychological assessments using a range of tools and techniques, integrating complex data to formulate tailored treatment plans. You will implement individual and group interventions, adjusting and refining formulations to meet patient needs. Alongside direct clinical work, you will contribute to service improvement initiatives, research and audits, ensuring our practices remain aligned with best practice and clinical governance standards. You will also support staff development through training programmes and provide supervision to Assistant Psychologists, helping to build a strong and skilled team.</p> <p><strong>As the Clinical Psychologist, you will:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Support the provision of psychology services in a specified area, in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, and under the direction and supervison of a Senior/Principal/Consultant or Lead Psychologist.</li><li>Participate fully with the multidisciplinary team and ensure that the patient is fully engaged in their care pathway.</li><li>Support clinical team working, including both direct interventions and the delivery of staff training programmes.</li><li>Support the clinical team and area of service in developing new initiatives and ways of working.</li><li>Work with internal and external agencies to enhance treatment pathways for patients.</li></ul> <p><strong>To be successful in this role, you will have:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Successful completion of a Doctorate level qualification in applied psychology either through the British Psychological Society or a recognised training body, enabling registration with the HCPC as as Practitioner Psychologist.</li><li>Registration with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist and Charterable status with the British Psychological Society.</li><li>Experience (either pre-training, on training, or subsequently) of working with clients with complex needs that are relevant to the population in the service area.</li><li>Competency in psychological assessment and formulation skills and an aptitude for learning new assessment methods.</li><li>Competency with risk assessment, management, and evaluation tools.</li><li>Clinical therapy skills - Experience using different therapeutic approaches to address a range of clinical issues. An awareness of other modalities and how they may be applied to the current service user population.</li></ul> <p><strong>What You'll Get</strong></p> <p>At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future:</p> <ul> <li>Annual salary of £54,040 pro rata</li><li>The equivalent of 25 days annual leave pro rata (including bank holidays) - plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window</li><li>Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals</li><li>Access to our Rewards &amp; Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!</li><li>Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance</li><li>Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts</li><li>Life Assurance, for added peace of mind</li><li>Stream - instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support.</li><li>24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be</li><li>Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time</li><li>Pension contribution, to help secure your future</li><li>Free/subsidised meals and onsite/local free parking</li></ul> <p><strong>About your next employer:</strong></p> <p>Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities &amp; Autism, Children &amp; Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.</p> <p>Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.</p> <p>Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person's individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.</p>

Part-Time Clinical Psychologist

<p><strong>Ready for a Change? Use Your Skills to Transform a Child s Life</strong></p><p><strong>Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer Bedford and Surrounding Areas</strong><br> <strong>Location:</strong> Bedford and surrounding areas<br> <strong>Salary:</strong> £62,000 per year (plus additional allowances)<br> <strong>Employment Type:</strong> Full-time Self-employed</p><p><strong>Is it Time to Use Your Mental Health Nursing Skills Differently?</strong></p><p>Every child deserves to feel safe, valued, and part of a family. Right now, young people in Bedford Borough are living in residential care and need someone who can help them take the next step into a stable home where they can heal and thrive.</p><p>If you have experience as a Mental Health Nurse, supporting children or young people with emotional, behavioural, or mental health needs, you already have skills that could change a child s future. This role is not about providing a bed. It is about offering consistency, compassion, and the belief that life can get better.</p><p>As a Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer, you will welcome a young person into your home and provide full-time care, supported every step of the way by a dedicated local team.</p><p><strong>Why Choose Specialist Therapeutic Fostering?</strong></p><p>This specialist route is for people who want to make a profound difference. You will work as part of a trauma-informed team, helping children transition out of residential care into a safe family environment where they can build trust, independence, and resilience.</p><p>This role offers you the chance to transform a child s life while experiencing something life-changing yourself.</p><p><strong>What You Will Receive as a Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer</strong></p><ul> <li>£62,000 per year plus £1,000 additional allowances for holidays and birthdays</li><li>Up to 28 days respite each year</li><li>Specialist trauma-informed training and ongoing professional development</li><li>Clinical supervision and 24/7 out-of-hours support</li><li>Peer support networks, including access to the Mockingbird Constellation model</li><li>Membership of The Fostering Network</li><li>Be part of a local fostering team that knows and values its carers</li></ul> <p><strong>Could This Be You?</strong></p><p>We are looking for individuals or couples who:</p><ul> <li>Live in Bedford or the surrounding area</li><li>Can offer a dedicated bedroom for fostering a young person</li><li>Have experience providing mental health support, interventions, or therapy for children and young people</li><li>Are resilient, nurturing, and open to learning</li><li>Can provide full-time care (at least one person at home if applying as a couple)</li><li>Ideally, you will have no children under 12 living at home. Exceptions may apply depending on the child s needs.</li></ul> <p>Please note fostering requires you to register as self-employed. You will be responsible for managing your own tax affairs and maintaining the necessary records related to the role.</p><p><strong>Is it Time for a Change?</strong></p><p>This is your opportunity to use your mental health nursing skills in a way that truly matters. You will make a difference to a child, to your community, and to yourself.</p><p>Apply now to speak with our team and take the first step toward becoming a Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer for Bedford Borough.</p>

Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer - Mental Health Nurse

<p><strong>Ready for a Change? Use Your Skills to Transform a Child s Life</strong></p><p><strong>Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer Bedford and Surrounding Areas</strong><br> <strong>Location:</strong> Bedford and surrounding areas<br> <strong>Salary:</strong> £62,000 per year (plus additional allowances)<br> <strong>Employment Type:</strong> Full-time Self-employed</p><p><strong>Is it Time to Use Your Psychology Skills Differently?</strong></p><p>Every child deserves to feel safe, valued, and part of a family. Right now, young people in Bedford Borough are living in residential care and need someone who can help them take the next step into a stable home where they can heal and thrive.</p><p>If you have experience as a Psychologist, supporting children or young people through emotional, behavioural, or mental health challenges, you already have skills that could change a child s future. This role is not about providing a bed. It is about offering consistency, understanding, and the belief that life can get better.</p><p>As a Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer, you will welcome a young person into your home and provide full-time care, supported every step of the way by a dedicated local team.</p><p><strong>Why Choose Specialist Therapeutic Fostering?</strong></p><p>This specialist route is for people who want to make a profound difference. You will work as part of a trauma-informed team, helping children transition out of residential care into a safe family environment where they can build trust, resilience, and independence.</p><p>This role offers you the chance to transform a child s life while experiencing something life-changing yourself.</p><p><strong>What You Will Receive as a Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer</strong></p><ul> <li>£62,000 per year plus £1,000 additional allowances for holidays and birthdays</li><li>Up to 28 days respite each year</li><li>Specialist trauma-informed training and ongoing professional development</li><li>Clinical supervision and 24/7 out-of-hours support</li><li>Peer support networks, including access to the Mockingbird Constellation model</li><li>Membership of The Fostering Network</li><li>Be part of a local fostering team that knows and values its carers</li></ul> <p><strong>Could This Be You?</strong></p><p>We are looking for individuals or couples who:</p><ul> <li>Live in Bedford or the surrounding area</li><li>Can offer a dedicated bedroom for fostering a young person</li><li>Have experience supporting children or young people with emotional, behavioural, or psychological needs</li><li>Are resilient, nurturing, and open to learning</li><li>Can provide full-time care (at least one person at home if applying as a couple)</li><li>Ideally, you will have no children under 12 living at home. Exceptions may apply depending on the child s needs.</li></ul> <p>Please note fostering requires you to register as self-employed. You will be responsible for managing your own tax affairs and maintaining the necessary records related to the role.</p><p><strong>Is it Time for a Change?</strong></p><p>This is your opportunity to use your psychology skills in a way that truly matters. You will make a difference to a child, to your community, and to yourself.</p><p>Apply now to speak with our team and take the first step toward becoming a Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer for Bedford Borough.</p>

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