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<h2>Job overview</h2>St Nicholas’ School is a thriving, forward-looking independent day School for girls aged 3 - 16 and boys 3 - 7. Set within 30 glorious acres of Hampshire countryside, the School enjoys modern, well-resourced classrooms, small classes and excellent academic results. Pupils at St Nicholas’ School are highly motivated and keen to learn.<br>We are looking for an experienced school counsellor to provide a part-time counselling service to the school. This will be part of a multidisciplinary team that supports the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of pupils at St Nicholas’ School.<br><br>The School Counsellor will provide a professional, flexible and confidential counselling service to pupils. It is expected that the Counsellor will visit the school during school hours (to be agreed in advance) with flexibility in terms of days and hours, although generally appointments take place in the morning or afternoon, at school, during term time, to provide counselling to pupils referred by the school to fit in with school timetables. The successful applicant will have experience in working with young people and have the relevant counselling qualifications, appropriate professional indemnity insurance and be a member of a professional body.<br>The post-holder will work on a self-employed (peripatetic) basis.<b><br></b><b>Closing date: 15 December 2025.</b><b><br></b><b>We will be interviewing on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close the vacancy when a suitable candidate has been appointed. Therefore, early applications are recommended to avoid disappointment.</b><br>The School is an equal opportunities employer.<br><br><i>Safeguarding <br></i><br><i>The School and its staff are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The School is registered with the DBS and successful applicants will be required to complete successfully the Disclosure procedure at the Enhanced level. It is an offence for any person barred from working with children to apply for this post.<br></i><i><br></i><i>All applicants will also be required to complete a criminal records self-declaration form. Please note that you are not required to disclose convictions or cautions that are ‘protected’, as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If you have a conviction and are not sure whether is it ‘protected’, please visit the Gov.UK website.</i><br><br><br><br>

School Counsellor (self-employed)

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced and innovative Band 6 mental Health Practitioner to join our CMHT. Winchester CMHT is a dynamic, nurturing, and supportive team with excellent peer support and regular supervision. You will manage a reasonable-sized caseload of service users, covering shared care and carrying out assessments. You will be involved in training, mentoring and supervising new and unregistered staff as well as providing excellent front-line clinical care.</p><p>Winchester CMHT provides compassionate, kind and recovery-focused care to our patients, carers and their families. You will need to be able to work autonomously in the community and use your own initiative. The successful candidates will have sound clinical skills, administration and IT skills including be able to type. You will also need excellent assessment and communication skills. There will be a range of shadowing/training opportunities to introduce you to the care coordination role and you will need to work alongside other agencies to promote holistic recovery-focused care.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>To act as care coordinator to an agreed caseload of service users with severe and enduring mental illness.</p><p>To supervise the work of a small team of practitioners within the wider Community Treatment Team.</p><p>To undertake ongoing assessment, treatment and evaluation for service users known to the Service.</p><p>To deputize for the Team Leader as required.</p><p>To work in a flexible hour's service (this includes being on a staff rota providing services outside of office hours and at weekends and bank holidays).</p><p>To coordinate the care of an agreed caseload of service users with severe and enduring mental illness.</p><p>To provide clinical supervision and caseload management to junior colleagues</p><p>To formulate care plans in line with identified need.</p><p>To provide therapeutic interventions in line with the agreed care plan and risk assessment</p><p>To assess risk, develop risk management plans, review, and adjust in line with the service user's needs.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.</p><p>With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.</p><p>Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.</p><p>Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.</p>


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

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

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

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

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
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          Full-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>348-MNH-9272</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Cromwell House</p>
      <p>15 Andover Road</p>
      <p>Winchester</p>
      <p>Hampshire</p>
      <p>SO23 7BT</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.</p><p>We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.</p><p>We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>See job description</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Other relevant post-qualification training (e.g. CBT).</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Maintain an individual caseload and complete team responsibilities.</li>
        
        <li>Develop, co-ordinate and delivers personalised health and social needs assessments and care planning; working in collaboration with the individuals, their families/carers and support networks</li>
        
        <li>Assess and analyse risk/ ongoing risks to ensure personalised risk and safety plans, balancing risk management and safeguarding with choice, self-determination and positive risk-taking underpinned by relevant legislation</li>
        
        <li>Interpret and use current legislation and guidance to protect and/or advance people's rights and entitlements.</li>
        
        <li>Focus on strength/ asset-based working, to support people to make positive self-directed change within their lives and engage with their communities.</li>
        
        <li>Working in partnership with agencies external to the Trust supporting adults and carers to access services/support in the statutory, independent, and non-statutory sector.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Provide expertise to the multidisciplinary team with regards to adult and children's safeguarding responsibilities.</li>
          
          <li>Promote family and carers work.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Additional Criteria
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Understand the complex needs and mental health inequalities relevant to this group.</li>
        
        <li>Maintain and provide expertise with regards to application of legislation including the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, Equality Act, Human Rights Act, Mental Health Act and other legislation relevant to the remit of the team.</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrate a critical knowledge of the range of theories and models for social work intervention with individuals, families, groups and communities.</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrate a specialised understanding of models and approaches relevant to adult mental health.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Trained in psychological and therapeutic approaches and able to integrate these approaches into the social work role</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>See job description</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Other relevant post-qualification training (e.g. CBT).</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Maintain an individual caseload and complete team responsibilities.</li>
          
          <li>Develop, co-ordinate and delivers personalised health and social needs assessments and care planning; working in collaboration with the individuals, their families/carers and support networks</li>
          
          <li>Assess and analyse risk/ ongoing risks to ensure personalised risk and safety plans, balancing risk management and safeguarding with choice, self-determination and positive risk-taking underpinned by relevant legislation</li>
          
          <li>Interpret and use current legislation and guidance to protect and/or advance people's rights and entitlements.</li>
          
          <li>Focus on strength/ asset-based working, to support people to make positive self-directed change within their lives and engage with their communities.</li>
          
          <li>Working in partnership with agencies external to the Trust supporting adults and carers to access services/support in the statutory, independent, and non-statutory sector.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Provide expertise to the multidisciplinary team with regards to adult and children's safeguarding responsibilities.</li>
            
            <li>Promote family and carers work.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Additional Criteria
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Understand the complex needs and mental health inequalities relevant to this group.</li>
          
          <li>Maintain and provide expertise with regards to application of legislation including the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, Equality Act, Human Rights Act, Mental Health Act and other legislation relevant to the remit of the team.</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrate a critical knowledge of the range of theories and models for social work intervention with individuals, families, groups and communities.</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrate a specialised understanding of models and approaches relevant to adult mental health.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Trained in psychological and therapeutic approaches and able to integrate these approaches into the social work role</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
    
  



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

  

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

      

      
        <h3 id="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>Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Cromwell House</p>
      <p>15 Andover Road</p>
      <p>Winchester</p>
      <p>Hampshire</p>
      <p>SO23 7BT</p>
    
  

  
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    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
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        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Cromwell House</p>
          <p>15 Andover Road</p>
          <p>Winchester</p>
          <p>Hampshire</p>
          <p>SO23 7BT</p>
        
      

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

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