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<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>This varied role will involve undertaking a range of clinical activities including psychological assessments, treatments and other types of clinical intervention with individual service users, carers, families, groups etc; along with other activities such as staff training; research and development activity, and in particular, support the running of the Personality Disorder pathway.</p> <p>The postholder will need to undertake and meet the requirements of an apprenticeship, leading to the award ofa Masters Clinical Associate in Psychology.</p> <p>We also invite enquiries from qualified CAP's, who have completed their training, to be considered for an 0.80 B6 vacancy.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>Offer assessment and psychological interventions, in particular Structural clinical management (SCM) and Dialectical Behaviour therapy (DBT) informed treatment to clients on the Personality Disorder pathway as well as clients within the wider Psychology service.</p>
<p>Involvement in multi-disciplinary (MDT) and the Psychology service to promote excellent and evidenced based care to clients who struggle with severe and enduring mental health difficulties.</p>
  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the<strong>Care Quality Commission.</strong></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. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:</p> <p><strong>Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.</strong></p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>02 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 £46,580 a year
      
        per annum, pro rata
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
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          Part-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>367-ACMS-9687</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Centenary House, Hitchin, SG5 1JN</p>
      <p>Grammar School Walk</p>
      <p>Hitchin</p>
            <p>SG5 1JN</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Job description and main responsibilities, including the person specification is attached. The person specification is at the end of the document.</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>Job description and main responsibilities, including the person specification is attached. The person specification is at the end of the document.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>An honours degree (or  equivalent) in Psychology  with 2.1 or above</li>
        
        <li>OR Successful completion of a  BPS accredited postgraduate Psychology  conversion programme with  2.1 equivalent or above.</li>
        
        <li>OR  A 2.2 honours degree (or  equivalent) in Psychology  with appropriate additional  experience (or contextual  information) demonstrating  academic potential.</li>
        
        <li>Eligibility for Graduate Basis  for Chartered membership of the British Psychological  Society.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Further continuing  professional  development  relevant to work in  mental health and/or  psychological  interventions.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Paid or voluntary experience  relevant to working in health,  mental health and/or  psychological service  settings, including work in  community groups.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of  working in a setting  with service users  presenting with  severe and enduring  mental health  difficulties.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of  working within a  multidisciplinary  team.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of  working with carers.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of  working with groups  and/or delivering  group interventions.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>An honours degree (or  equivalent) in Psychology  with 2.1 or above</li>
          
          <li>OR Successful completion of a  BPS accredited postgraduate Psychology  conversion programme with  2.1 equivalent or above.</li>
          
          <li>OR  A 2.2 honours degree (or  equivalent) in Psychology  with appropriate additional  experience (or contextual  information) demonstrating  academic potential.</li>
          
          <li>Eligibility for Graduate Basis  for Chartered membership of the British Psychological  Society.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Further continuing  professional  development  relevant to work in  mental health and/or  psychological  interventions.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Paid or voluntary experience  relevant to working in health,  mental health and/or  psychological service  settings, including work in  community groups.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of  working in a setting  with service users  presenting with  severe and enduring  mental health  difficulties.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of  working within a  multidisciplinary  team.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of  working with carers.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of  working with groups  and/or delivering  group interventions.</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>
  

  


 
  
    
      
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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>
      

      
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Centenary House, Hitchin, SG5 1JN</p>
      <p>Grammar School Walk</p>
      <p>Hitchin</p>
            <p>SG5 1JN</p>
    
  

  
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        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Centenary House, Hitchin, SG5 1JN</p>
          <p>Grammar School Walk</p>
          <p>Hitchin</p>
                    <p>SG5 1JN</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>

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