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<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are seeking a compassionate and experienced Counsellor to join our multidisciplinary primary care team.
The successful candidate will provide short-term counselling interventions to patients aged 16 and over who are experiencing a range of emotional and psychological difficulties, with a strong emphasis on trauma-informed care.The post holder will work under the supervision of the Counselling Service Lead and the Primary Care Network Manager. They should be able to work independently, communicate effectively, and take responsibility for their own tasks and record-keeping, ensuring these are completed to a high standard.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>For a counsellor working in a primary care setting, the role involves delivering structured, evidence-based psychological support to individuals experiencing a range of emotional and mental health difficulties.
Key responsibilities include direct client work, collaborative practice, service development, supervision, and upholding ethical standards.</p><p>The post holder is expected to manage tasks delegated by members of the management teamsuch as the Business Manager, Practice Manager, or GPs. They may also provide supervision and training to other team members when appropriate. The role involves working collaboratively with the wider general practice team to meet the needs of the service, while supporting the implementation of policies and procedures.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Our Primary Care Network (PCN) is made up of three General Practices in Grimsby: Woodfield Medical Centre, Littlefield Surgery, and Pelham Medical Group. Together, we care for over 37,000 registered patients.</p><p>The PCN was established to provide more localised support, expand access to services, and enhance the overall patient experience by meeting a broader range of needs and supporting practice capacity. We have a multidisciplinary team of clinicians who work under the mentorship and supervision of our General Practitioners, delivering care both within the practices and out in the community. This team includes Health and Wellbeing Coaches, a Dietitian, a Social Prescriber, and a Paramedic. These roles work collaboratively with one another and closely with our in-house counselling team to provide holistic, person-centred care that addresses both physical and mental health needs.</p>      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>04 August 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Other</p>

    
  

  
  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      Depending on experience
      
    </p>
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>U0044-25-0000</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Freshney Green PCC</p>
      <p>Sorrel Road</p>
      <p>Grimsby</p>
      <p>NE Lincolnshire</p>
      <p>DN34 4GB</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><p>- Deliver
high-quality, evidence-based counselling interventions to clients referred by
GPs or other primary care professionals, including short-term, goal-focused 1:1
session both in-person and remotely.
</p><p>- Conduct
comprehensive psychological assessments to determine appropriate therapeutic
approaches and collaboratively formulate, implement, and review personalised
care plans.</p><p>- Maintain
accurate and timely clinical documentation, including assessments, progress
notes, reports, and discharge summaries, in line with data protection,
confidentiality, and professional standards.</p><p>- Build
effective therapeutic relationships to support client engagement and positive
outcomes within a primary care setting.
</p><p>- Work
collaboratively with GPs, nurses, mental health professionals, and other allied
health and statutory services to deliver integrated and holistic care.
</p><p>- Demonstrate
thorough understanding of safeguarding protocols, taking timely action and
escalating concerns in line with organisational and legal requirements.
</p><p>- Engage in
regular clinical supervision, reflective practice, and appraisals to support
personal and professional development.
</p><p>- Contribute
to the ongoing development of mental health services, including service
improvement initiatives, psycho educational workshops, and group interventions
where appropriate.
</p><p>- Provide
mentorship to student counsellors on placement, supporting learning and
professional growth within ethical and clinical guidelines.</p><p>- Design and
deliver internal or external training to promote psychological awareness and
enhance multidisciplinary skills across the service.</p><p>- Uphold
professional accountability by adhering to relevant ethical frameworks (e.g.
BACP, UKCP, AFT), maintaining current registration or accreditation, and
complying with legal standards such as the Mental Health Act 2007 and Mental
Capacity Act 2005.</p><p>- Manage
workload effectively, demonstrating flexibility and responsiveness to service
demands and priorities.</p><p>- Operate in
line with Health and Safety legislation and organisational policies, ensuring
safe, efficient, and values-driven practice using appropriate digital systems.</p><p>- Positively
influence service culture by modelling a compassionate, person-centred, and
values-led approach to mental health care.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><p>- Deliver
high-quality, evidence-based counselling interventions to clients referred by
GPs or other primary care professionals, including short-term, goal-focused 1:1
session both in-person and remotely.
</p><p>- Conduct
comprehensive psychological assessments to determine appropriate therapeutic
approaches and collaboratively formulate, implement, and review personalised
care plans.</p><p>- Maintain
accurate and timely clinical documentation, including assessments, progress
notes, reports, and discharge summaries, in line with data protection,
confidentiality, and professional standards.</p><p>- Build
effective therapeutic relationships to support client engagement and positive
outcomes within a primary care setting.
</p><p>- Work
collaboratively with GPs, nurses, mental health professionals, and other allied
health and statutory services to deliver integrated and holistic care.
</p><p>- Demonstrate
thorough understanding of safeguarding protocols, taking timely action and
escalating concerns in line with organisational and legal requirements.
</p><p>- Engage in
regular clinical supervision, reflective practice, and appraisals to support
personal and professional development.
</p><p>- Contribute
to the ongoing development of mental health services, including service
improvement initiatives, psycho educational workshops, and group interventions
where appropriate.
</p><p>- Provide
mentorship to student counsellors on placement, supporting learning and
professional growth within ethical and clinical guidelines.</p><p>- Design and
deliver internal or external training to promote psychological awareness and
enhance multidisciplinary skills across the service.</p><p>- Uphold
professional accountability by adhering to relevant ethical frameworks (e.g.
BACP, UKCP, AFT), maintaining current registration or accreditation, and
complying with legal standards such as the Mental Health Act 2007 and Mental
Capacity Act 2005.</p><p>- Manage
workload effectively, demonstrating flexibility and responsiveness to service
demands and priorities.</p><p>- Operate in
line with Health and Safety legislation and organisational policies, ensuring
safe, efficient, and values-driven practice using appropriate digital systems.</p><p>- Positively
influence service culture by modelling a compassionate, person-centred, and
values-led approach to mental health care.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>- Degree or diploma in counselling or equivalent recognised qualification.</li>
        
        <li>- Current membership with a professional body such as the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), UKCP, or equivalent.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>- Formal training in trauma-informed approaches, such as Trauma-Focused CBT, EMDR, or other recognised therapeutic modalities.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>- Demonstrated experience delivering counselling interventions in clinical or community settings.</li>
        
        <li>- Experience in assessing clients and providing a range of therapeutic approaches.</li>
        
        <li>- An enhanced DBS check will be required for this role.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>- Experience working in primary care, NHS, or similar healthcare environments.</li>
          
          <li>- Understanding of local mental health services, referral pathways, and community resources.</li>
          
          <li>- Experience or training in delivering psychotherapy within NHS services.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Knowledge and skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>- Sound knowledge of current legislation relevant to counselling practice.</li>
        
        <li>- Strong understanding of common mental health conditions encountered in primary care (e.g., anxiety, depression, PTSD, grief, relationship difficulties).</li>
        
        <li>- Ability to develop and maintain effective therapeutic relationships.</li>
        
        <li>- Critical reasoning and clinical decision-making skills.</li>
        
        <li>- Excellent communication, interpersonal, organisational, and time management skills.</li>
        
        <li>- Ability to work autonomously while contributing effectively to a multidisciplinary team.</li>
        
        <li>- Proficiency in maintaining electronic records and using case management systems.</li>
        
        <li>- Basic IT Skills</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>- Familiarity with stepped-care models and frameworks such as IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) or similar.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>- Degree or diploma in counselling or equivalent recognised qualification.</li>
          
          <li>- Current membership with a professional body such as the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), UKCP, or equivalent.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>- Formal training in trauma-informed approaches, such as Trauma-Focused CBT, EMDR, or other recognised therapeutic modalities.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>- Demonstrated experience delivering counselling interventions in clinical or community settings.</li>
          
          <li>- Experience in assessing clients and providing a range of therapeutic approaches.</li>
          
          <li>- An enhanced DBS check will be required for this role.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>- Experience working in primary care, NHS, or similar healthcare environments.</li>
            
            <li>- Understanding of local mental health services, referral pathways, and community resources.</li>
            
            <li>- Experience or training in delivering psychotherapy within NHS services.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge and skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>- Sound knowledge of current legislation relevant to counselling practice.</li>
          
          <li>- Strong understanding of common mental health conditions encountered in primary care (e.g., anxiety, depression, PTSD, grief, relationship difficulties).</li>
          
          <li>- Ability to develop and maintain effective therapeutic relationships.</li>
          
          <li>- Critical reasoning and clinical decision-making skills.</li>
          
          <li>- Excellent communication, interpersonal, organisational, and time management skills.</li>
          
          <li>- Ability to work autonomously while contributing effectively to a multidisciplinary team.</li>
          
          <li>- Proficiency in maintaining electronic records and using case management systems.</li>
          
          <li>- Basic IT Skills</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>- Familiarity with stepped-care models and frameworks such as IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) or similar.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
    
  



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

  

  


 

      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Freshney Pelham Care Ltd</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Freshney Green PCC</p>
      <p>Sorrel Road</p>
      <p>Grimsby</p>
      <p>NE Lincolnshire</p>
      <p>DN34 4GB</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Freshney Pelham Care Ltd</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Freshney Green PCC</p>
          <p>Sorrel Road</p>
          <p>Grimsby</p>
          <p>NE Lincolnshire</p>
          <p>DN34 4GB</p>
        
      

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

NHS Jobs

Counsellor

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are seeking to recruit 'Registered' qualified Counsellors to join our Urban team based in Dorset. The urban team covers Poole, Bournemouth &amp; Christchurch.</p> <p>We have permanent positions available in Poole (full time 5 days per week 37.5 hrs) and Bournemouth West( 3 days per week 22.5 hours). Interviews will be face to face at Gravel Hill, Canford Magna, Wimborne, Dorset.</p> <p>This is an excellent opportunity for someone with the appropriate skills, experience and qualifications to join a highly motivated, professional and committed team. All successful candidates for the permanent posts will be expected to train in one of the following NICE Approved Counselling modalities in line with service need, and following a successful 6 month probationary period; Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT) Person Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression (PCE CfD) or Couples Therapy for Depression (CTfD).</p> <p>The requirements for a Band 5 position will be a minimum of a recognised Diploma in Counselling, be 'Registered' with the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and be working towards Accreditation.</p> <p>Band 6 requirements will be British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) Accreditation status.</p> <p>Band 7 requirements are 'Accreditation' with the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and a qualification in one of the counselling NICE Approved modalities (CTfD, DIT, IPT, PCE-CfD).</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>You will be expected to provide Counselling via digital and telephone platforms plus face-to-face appointments including on occasion home visits and working with interpreters. We provide short term time limited treatment. You will be required to facilitate groups online or in person and have excellent administration, IT and communication skills. The successful candidate will work as part of a team, be expected to work flexibly including one evening per week (1200-2000 shift) to meet with service demand.</p> <p>Previous experience of working in an NHS mental health setting, NHS Talking Therapies previously IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapy) service or similar organisation would be highly desirable. Please detail your current counselling practice.</p> <p>It is essential before applying that you read and meet the job description and person specification for each banding.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people. We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities. Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do, and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities, and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves. Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>13 August 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 £54,710 a year
      
        p.a.
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>152-M191.25</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Tower Road</p>
      <p>18 Tower Road</p>
      <p>Boscombe</p>
            <p>BH14LB</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job descriptions and person specifications for the relevant role criteria. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your qualifications, membership status, experience and skills apply to the post.</p> <p>As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact <a href="mailto:dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net" target="_blank">dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net</a></p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job descriptions and person specifications for the relevant role criteria. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your qualifications, membership status, experience and skills apply to the post.</p> <p>As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact <a href="mailto:dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net" target="_blank">dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net</a></p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Educational Requirements and Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>A recognised Diploma or Degree in Psychotherapeutic Counselling, Psychotherapy or Counselling</li>
        
        <li>Registration or Accreditation with BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy), BPC (British Psychoanalytic Council), UKCP (United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy).</li>
        
        <li>In current practice as a Counsellor</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Further training in a recognised model of psychological therapy</li>
          
          <li>Qualification or experience in providing group facilitation</li>
          
          <li>Qualification or suitable experience in the provision of clinical supervision</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Skills, Experience and Knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Fully competent with data input and IT systems</li>
        
        <li>Experience in the assessment and evaluation of risk associated with mental health and related psychopathology.</li>
        
        <li>Effective communication in written and spoken English</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Previous experience of working in an NHS Talking Therapy/Primary Care service or NHS setting and working across other healthcare services.</li>
          
          <li>Experience in providing short term, time limited therapy, including routine outcome monitoring.</li>
          
          <li>Experience and skills of providing psychological treatment for people presenting with depression and related mental health difficulties.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Personal qualities /aptitudes
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>To be personally responsible for maintaining self-care to enable safe provision of treatment in a pressurised environment.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to maintain sustained and intense concentration in a pressurised, target driven environment.</li>
        
        <li>Capacity to work in situations demanding careful clinical judgement and to maximise the use of clinical supervision with planning and preparation of clinical caseload.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>To work as part of a team and to develop personal, team targets and objectives.</li>
          
          <li>An ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.</li>
          
          <li>An ability to work flexibly to meet the demands of Patient care and service requirements.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          Car owner/driver
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Level 2 - Must be a car driver and be able to use own car for official duties when required</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Educational Requirements and Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>A recognised Diploma or Degree in Psychotherapeutic Counselling, Psychotherapy or Counselling</li>
          
          <li>Registration or Accreditation with BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy), BPC (British Psychoanalytic Council), UKCP (United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy).</li>
          
          <li>In current practice as a Counsellor</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Further training in a recognised model of psychological therapy</li>
            
            <li>Qualification or experience in providing group facilitation</li>
            
            <li>Qualification or suitable experience in the provision of clinical supervision</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Skills, Experience and Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Fully competent with data input and IT systems</li>
          
          <li>Experience in the assessment and evaluation of risk associated with mental health and related psychopathology.</li>
          
          <li>Effective communication in written and spoken English</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Previous experience of working in an NHS Talking Therapy/Primary Care service or NHS setting and working across other healthcare services.</li>
            
            <li>Experience in providing short term, time limited therapy, including routine outcome monitoring.</li>
            
            <li>Experience and skills of providing psychological treatment for people presenting with depression and related mental health difficulties.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Personal qualities /aptitudes
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>To be personally responsible for maintaining self-care to enable safe provision of treatment in a pressurised environment.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to maintain sustained and intense concentration in a pressurised, target driven environment.</li>
          
          <li>Capacity to work in situations demanding careful clinical judgement and to maximise the use of clinical supervision with planning and preparation of clinical caseload.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>To work as part of a team and to develop personal, team targets and objectives.</li>
            
            <li>An ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.</li>
            
            <li>An ability to work flexibly to meet the demands of Patient care and service requirements.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Car owner/driver
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Level 2 - Must be a car driver and be able to use own car for official duties when required</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>
    </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="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>Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Tower Road</p>
      <p>18 Tower Road</p>
      <p>Boscombe</p>
            <p>BH14LB</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Tower Road</p>
          <p>18 Tower Road</p>
          <p>Boscombe</p>
                    <p>BH14LB</p>
        
      

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

Systemic Therapist Practitioner, CBT/Child Adolescent Psychotherapist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>This is an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Psychologist or CBT Therapist to join the Mental Health Rehabilitation Service as we launch Community Rehabilitation in North Kent. We welcome applications from both newly qualified and experienced therapists.</p> <p>Community Rehabilitation supports people with mental health problems to live a full and active life within their family &amp; community, working in partnership with Social Care, Housing and Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector.</p> <p>As a key member of the multi-disciplinary team, you will be responsible for offering high-quality psychological treatments (individual &amp; group) and family interventions. Case consultation and joint work with team members will also be an expectation. You will have plenty of scope and support to develop your own practice, whilst providing a highly professional service to people with psychosis and their families.</p> <p>What is High Cost Area Allowance?</p> <p>The High-Cost Area (HCA) allowance, also referred to as London Weighting is a payment made to employees who work in London and the surrounding areas.</p> <p>As this post is based in Dartford, Gravesham or Swanley, the successful applicant will receive an additional payment each month.</p> <p>5% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,303 per year and a maximum payment of £2,198 per year (the agreed annual amount will be divided into 12 equal amounts and paid monthly) (2025 figures)</p>   <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>Be responsible for the systematic provision of Psychological Therapies or interventions</p> <p>Undertake high quality direct and indirect specialist psychology interventions (including CBT/CBTp &amp; family Interventions)</p> <p>Work collaboratively as part of the multi-professional team and enhance the therapeutic practice of the team</p> <p><strong>At KMPT, we are serious about diversity and about inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.</strong></p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.</p> <p>We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.</p> <p>Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.</p> <p>We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.</p> <p>You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.</p> <p>The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.</p> <p><strong>Our strategy</strong></p> <p><strong>Our mission is what we set out to do every day</strong>We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people</p> <p><strong>Our vision is where we want to be in the future</strong>To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>14 August 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £50,008 to £56,908 a year
      
        per annum (inclusive of high-cost area supplement)
      
    </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>380-NK145-C</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Arndale House, Dartford</p>
      <p>18-22 Spital Street</p>
      <p>Dartford</p>
            <p>DA1 2DL</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Candidates must hold a postgraduate Qualification in Clinical Psychology/CBT, hold HCPC or BABCP registration, and have experience of working withadults with mental health problems.</p> <p>The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).</p> <p>Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the role, or please contact us to discuss further.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Candidates must hold a postgraduate Qualification in Clinical Psychology/CBT, hold HCPC or BABCP registration, and have experience of working withadults with mental health problems.</p> <p>The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).</p> <p>Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the role, or please contact us to discuss further.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Postgraduate qualification in CBT/doctorate in Psychology</li>
        
        <li>BABCP/HCPC</li>
        
        <li>Additional training</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Years of Experience</li>
        
        <li>Experience in AMH/Severe MH Problems/psychosis</li>
        
        <li>Experience in CBT/other modalities</li>
        
        <li>Experience in MDT working</li>
        
        <li>Experience in groupwork/family work</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of recovery &amp; social inclusion/rehab policies</li>
        
        <li>audit/service evaluation/research</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
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        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Postgraduate qualification in CBT/doctorate in Psychology</li>
          
          <li>BABCP/HCPC</li>
          
          <li>Additional training</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Years of Experience</li>
          
          <li>Experience in AMH/Severe MH Problems/psychosis</li>
          
          <li>Experience in CBT/other modalities</li>
          
          <li>Experience in MDT working</li>
          
          <li>Experience in groupwork/family work</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of recovery &amp; social inclusion/rehab policies</li>
          
          <li>audit/service evaluation/research</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>
    </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="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>Kent &amp; Medway NHS &amp; Social Care Partnership Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Arndale House, Dartford</p>
      <p>18-22 Spital Street</p>
      <p>Dartford</p>
            <p>DA1 2DL</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Kent &amp; Medway NHS &amp; Social Care Partnership Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Arndale House, Dartford</p>
          <p>18-22 Spital Street</p>
          <p>Dartford</p>
                    <p>DA1 2DL</p>
        
      

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

Clinical Psychologist/CBT Psychotherapist

Counsellor/Psychotherapist - CYP 

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We have an exciting opportunity for a experience counsellor with experience of working with children to join our Children Looked After CLA service. This is a part time role and will be ideal for someone who has 12 months counselling experience post registration with a relevant professional body.</p>  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>This post will work under the line management of
the Service Lead and Senior Practitioner. The role will be varied, challenging,
and rewarding as you will work as part of a diverse clinical team pro-actively developing
the service through co-production, delivery, and ongoing innovation.</p>  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>ABL is an exciting fast-paced, growing community
health organisation. As an experienced, CQC registered, provider of community
health services, we are passionate about delivering evidence based, innovative,
effective and relevant health care services in partnership with individuals, communities
and stakeholders.</p><p>

We are a values driven
organisation, dedicated to reducing health inequalities and improving peoples
lives. We would love to hear from you if you would like the opportunity to work
with in a close team of committed professionals and you share our values of
designing and delivering health services.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>06 August 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Other</p>

    
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £24,000 to £27,000 a year
      
        depending on qualifications and experience (pro rata)
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>E0343-25-0015abl633i</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Nexus Business Centre</p>
      <p>6 Darby Close</p>
      <p>Cheney Manor</p>
      <p>Swindon</p>
      <p>SN2 2PN</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p><strong>Main Tasks:</strong></p><ul><li>To deliver therapeutic interventions to children and young people, working independently which may at times mean some travel and lone working.</li> </ul><ul><li>To provide counselling to young people.</li> </ul><ul><li>To develop alternatives to one-to-one therapeutic work i.e., group work.</li> </ul><ul><li>To facilitate peer support interventions with and for children and young people.</li> </ul><ul><li>To maintain confidential case notes and records in a timely manner ensuring that they are stored securely using the specified case management systems.</li> </ul><ul><li>To develop links to other agencies and services and have a good understanding of local services for signposting and onward referrals</li> </ul><ul><li>To positively manage risk and recognise and pro-actively respond to child protection and safeguarding issues.</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>Communication</strong></p><ul><li>Be able to communicate and engage with children and young people appropriate to individual needs.</li> </ul><ul><li>Ensure young people feel listened to, feel in control and are respected.</li> </ul><ul><li>Be a team player</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>WORKING PRACTICE EXPECTATIONS</strong></p><p><strong>Ethical Practice</strong></p><p>Employed therapists are required to abide by the Ethical Framework for Good Practise in Counselling and Psychotherapy (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) or equivalent.</p><p></p><p><strong>Professional Membership and Registration</strong></p><p>It is required that employed practitioners maintain active membership with a national organisation that represents the field of psychological therapy and people who work as counsellors and therapists, such AFT, BACP, BPS, BABCP or HCPC or UKCP. Employed practitioners will ideally pursue accreditation or registration with one of these bodies; and will complete annual continuing professional development and associated procedures required to maintain accreditation and/or registration. All costs associated with professional memberships, subscriptions, conferences, continuing education etc., are borne by the practitioner.</p><p><strong>Liability Insurance</strong></p><p>Employed practitioners are covered against malpractice liability by ABL insurance.</p><p><strong>Supervision</strong></p><p>Employed clinical practitioners are required to attend supervision at the minimum frequency of 1.5 hours per FTE per month, with an appropriately qualified professional approved by ABL. This time is included in the contract.</p><p>Please note that we do not offer visa sponsorship; all applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p><strong>Main Tasks:</strong></p><ul><li>To deliver therapeutic interventions to children and young people, working independently which may at times mean some travel and lone working.</li> </ul><ul><li>To provide counselling to young people.</li> </ul><ul><li>To develop alternatives to one-to-one therapeutic work i.e., group work.</li> </ul><ul><li>To facilitate peer support interventions with and for children and young people.</li> </ul><ul><li>To maintain confidential case notes and records in a timely manner ensuring that they are stored securely using the specified case management systems.</li> </ul><ul><li>To develop links to other agencies and services and have a good understanding of local services for signposting and onward referrals</li> </ul><ul><li>To positively manage risk and recognise and pro-actively respond to child protection and safeguarding issues.</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>Communication</strong></p><ul><li>Be able to communicate and engage with children and young people appropriate to individual needs.</li> </ul><ul><li>Ensure young people feel listened to, feel in control and are respected.</li> </ul><ul><li>Be a team player</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>WORKING PRACTICE EXPECTATIONS</strong></p><p><strong>Ethical Practice</strong></p><p>Employed therapists are required to abide by the Ethical Framework for Good Practise in Counselling and Psychotherapy (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) or equivalent.</p><p></p><p><strong>Professional Membership and Registration</strong></p><p>It is required that employed practitioners maintain active membership with a national organisation that represents the field of psychological therapy and people who work as counsellors and therapists, such AFT, BACP, BPS, BABCP or HCPC or UKCP. Employed practitioners will ideally pursue accreditation or registration with one of these bodies; and will complete annual continuing professional development and associated procedures required to maintain accreditation and/or registration. All costs associated with professional memberships, subscriptions, conferences, continuing education etc., are borne by the practitioner.</p><p><strong>Liability Insurance</strong></p><p>Employed practitioners are covered against malpractice liability by ABL insurance.</p><p><strong>Supervision</strong></p><p>Employed clinical practitioners are required to attend supervision at the minimum frequency of 1.5 hours per FTE per month, with an appropriately qualified professional approved by ABL. This time is included in the contract.</p><p>Please note that we do not offer visa sponsorship; all applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>1 years post qualification counselling /psychotherapy experience.</li>
        
        <li>Professional registration with recognised National Body (e.g. BACP/UKCP, HCPC).</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team environment.</li>
        
        <li>Experience in managing a caseload. </li>
        
        <li>Ability to assess and manage risks.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to recognise and respond to concerns about child protection and safeguarding.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to make use of supervision.</li>
        
        <li>Up to date knowledge of CYP emotional wellbeing / early mental health clinical evidence-based practice and support for parents/carers.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience in eth CLA sector.</li>
          
          <li>Experience in quality improvement measures.</li>
          
          <li>Experience in pathway development.</li>
          
          <li>Experience in delivering training and workshops to CYP and parents / carers.</li>
          
          <li>Experience in delivering training to professionals.</li>
          
          <li>Experience in running peer support groups.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Skills and Knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Excellent interpersonal skills </li>
        
        <li>Excellent communication skills including listening, verbal and written.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to communicate with CYP of different ages, developmental level and backgrounds.</li>
        
        <li>Excellent telephone manner.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to prioritise work tasks.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to work under high pressure and in a fast-paced environment.</li>
        
        <li>Excellent organisational and time management skills.</li>
        
        <li>Understanding and evidence of adhering to information governance and data protection policies.</li>
        
        <li>Efficient problem-solving skills.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to interact with colleagues and other stakeholders politely and courteously.</li>
        
        <li>Excellent IT skills and proficient in all areas of Microsoft Office &amp; running remote meetings.</li>
        
        <li>Experience with reporting in client database packages.</li>
        
        <li>Excellent customer care.</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of accuracy and paying attention to detail in tasks.</li>
        
        <li>Punctuality, reliability and honesty.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to use own initiative and confident to do so in the workplace.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Local knowledge of services and need.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          Job Specific Requirements
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Work flexibly and adapt to suit service need.</li>
        
        <li>Willing to travel.</li>
        
        <li>Enhanced DBS check.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>1 years post qualification counselling /psychotherapy experience.</li>
          
          <li>Professional registration with recognised National Body (e.g. BACP/UKCP, HCPC).</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team environment.</li>
          
          <li>Experience in managing a caseload. </li>
          
          <li>Ability to assess and manage risks.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to recognise and respond to concerns about child protection and safeguarding.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to make use of supervision.</li>
          
          <li>Up to date knowledge of CYP emotional wellbeing / early mental health clinical evidence-based practice and support for parents/carers.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience in eth CLA sector.</li>
            
            <li>Experience in quality improvement measures.</li>
            
            <li>Experience in pathway development.</li>
            
            <li>Experience in delivering training and workshops to CYP and parents / carers.</li>
            
            <li>Experience in delivering training to professionals.</li>
            
            <li>Experience in running peer support groups.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Skills and Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Excellent interpersonal skills </li>
          
          <li>Excellent communication skills including listening, verbal and written.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to communicate with CYP of different ages, developmental level and backgrounds.</li>
          
          <li>Excellent telephone manner.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to prioritise work tasks.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work under high pressure and in a fast-paced environment.</li>
          
          <li>Excellent organisational and time management skills.</li>
          
          <li>Understanding and evidence of adhering to information governance and data protection policies.</li>
          
          <li>Efficient problem-solving skills.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to interact with colleagues and other stakeholders politely and courteously.</li>
          
          <li>Excellent IT skills and proficient in all areas of Microsoft Office &amp; running remote meetings.</li>
          
          <li>Experience with reporting in client database packages.</li>
          
          <li>Excellent customer care.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of accuracy and paying attention to detail in tasks.</li>
          
          <li>Punctuality, reliability and honesty.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to use own initiative and confident to do so in the workplace.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Local knowledge of services and need.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Job Specific Requirements
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Work flexibly and adapt to suit service need.</li>
          
          <li>Willing to travel.</li>
          
          <li>Enhanced DBS check.</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>
    </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="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>ABL Health Ltd</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Nexus Business Centre</p>
      <p>6 Darby Close</p>
      <p>Cheney Manor</p>
      <p>Swindon</p>
      <p>SN2 2PN</p>
    
  

  
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>ABL Health Ltd</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Nexus Business Centre</p>
          <p>6 Darby Close</p>
          <p>Cheney Manor</p>
          <p>Swindon</p>
          <p>SN2 2PN</p>
        
      

      
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        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.ablhealth.co.uk/work-for-us/join-our-team/" target="_blank">https://www.ablhealth.co.uk/work-for-us/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Counsellor/Psychotherapist 

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Do you understand the clinical needs of people with a Learning Disability and Autistic People? Do you bring passion and commitment to delivering high quality care?</p>
<p>We are looking for an exceptional Art, Drama or Music Psychotherapist to join our new specialist acute inpatient service for people with learning disabilities and autistic people.</p>
<p>This role will provide a rare and exciting career opportunity to be instrumental in contributing to the design, implementation and ongoing evaluation of Arts Psychotherapy within a highly specialist inpatient setting. You will be expected to have excellent team working and groupwork skills, and an ability to deliver individual and group interventions within an inpatient environment.</p>
<p>In addition to shaping and delivering direct assessment, formulation and intervention, you will contribute to wider service development and pathways, including training, consultation, reflective practice and staff wellbeing.</p>
<p>You will be expected to contribute to service improvement, audit and research as appropriate, working with colleagues and linking with relevant partner organisations such as academic institutions, to help us realise our vision of being a centre of excellence.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The post holder will deliver high-quality, evidence-based assessment, formulation and intervention within the inpatient service. This will include the delivery of specialist individual, group and systemic intervention, as well as providing consultation, interventions and training for carers and staff.</p> <p>They will be expected to provide supervision to other members of the team as appropriate.</p> <p>They will also contribute to service design, audit and research. The service has close working relationships with local Universities.</p> <p>Individualised support will be provided to develop your knowledge and skills, as part of the expanding expertise in learning disabilities and neurodiversity within AWP.</p> <p>If you would like further information we would be very pleased to have a conversation with you in person or virtually, prior to you submitting your application. Please contact: Dr Cathy Randle-Phillips, Consultant Clinical Psychologist: <a href="mailto:cathy.randle-phillips1@nhs.net" target="_blank">cathy.randle-phillips1@nhs.net</a></p>



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


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>14 August 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>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,
        
      
        
          Flexible working
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>342-SS124-0825</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Blackberry Hill Hospital</p>
      <p>Manor Road</p>
      <p>Bristol</p>
            <p>BS16 2EW</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>To provide a specialist arts psychotherapy service including assessment and treatment, using advanced levels of skill, for individual and group shorter and longer-term art psychotherapy and to advise teams in relation to service users complex needs and the range of interventionsavailable.</p> <p>To carry out assessments and consultation to inform and enable comprehensive information gathering to establish diagnosis, re service users who present with unclear symptoms and complex mental health difficulties.</p> <p>Regularly review and evaluate the therapy including levels of risk as part of the CPA process.</p> <p>Communicate with empathy and sensitivity with service users and carers with an awareness and understanding of their problems and often complex issues.</p> <p>To be responsible for own specialist caseload working within Trust policies, protocols and guidelines.</p> <p>To record service users progress in RIO patient records, write reports and input statistical date.</p> <p>To engage in reflective practice and clinical supervision and to offer clinical supervision to arts psychotherapy staff and other colleagues, as required. To arrange and attend professional, team and specialist clinical supervision as appropriate to caseload.</p>  <p><strong>Please see attached detailed job description and key local information regarding this post. </strong> </p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>To provide a specialist arts psychotherapy service including assessment and treatment, using advanced levels of skill, for individual and group shorter and longer-term art psychotherapy and to advise teams in relation to service users complex needs and the range of interventionsavailable.</p> <p>To carry out assessments and consultation to inform and enable comprehensive information gathering to establish diagnosis, re service users who present with unclear symptoms and complex mental health difficulties.</p> <p>Regularly review and evaluate the therapy including levels of risk as part of the CPA process.</p> <p>Communicate with empathy and sensitivity with service users and carers with an awareness and understanding of their problems and often complex issues.</p> <p>To be responsible for own specialist caseload working within Trust policies, protocols and guidelines.</p> <p>To record service users progress in RIO patient records, write reports and input statistical date.</p> <p>To engage in reflective practice and clinical supervision and to offer clinical supervision to arts psychotherapy staff and other colleagues, as required. To arrange and attend professional, team and specialist clinical supervision as appropriate to caseload.</p>  <p><strong>Please see attached detailed job description and key local information regarding this post. </strong> </p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Shortlisting
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Post graduate qualification in an Arts Psychotherapy at MA/MSc level, or equivalent.</li>
        
        <li>Registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC), the UK Council for  Counselling Psychotherapy (UKCP) or equivalent Registered and working within the Code of Practice for their Professional body.</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge and experience of working with people with serious and complex Mental Health difficulties</li>
        
        <li>Able to work as an autonomous practitioner responsible for own specialist caseload within a team</li>
        
        <li>High level of communication and interpersonal skills to carry out assessments and therapy sessions</li>
        
        <li>Able to engage with clients' non verbal communication using the modality integral to the therapy</li>
        
        <li>Able to work in an emotional demanding atmosphere with service users with a history of psychosis, emotionally distressed or angry and hostile, with empathy and  understanding.</li>
        
        <li>Able to supervise qualified, unqualified staff  trainees and staff from different disciplines.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Further post graduate training</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working in the NHS</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
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            Shortlisting
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Post graduate qualification in an Arts Psychotherapy at MA/MSc level, or equivalent.</li>
          
          <li>Registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC), the UK Council for  Counselling Psychotherapy (UKCP) or equivalent Registered and working within the Code of Practice for their Professional body.</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge and experience of working with people with serious and complex Mental Health difficulties</li>
          
          <li>Able to work as an autonomous practitioner responsible for own specialist caseload within a team</li>
          
          <li>High level of communication and interpersonal skills to carry out assessments and therapy sessions</li>
          
          <li>Able to engage with clients' non verbal communication using the modality integral to the therapy</li>
          
          <li>Able to work in an emotional demanding atmosphere with service users with a history of psychosis, emotionally distressed or angry and hostile, with empathy and  understanding.</li>
          
          <li>Able to supervise qualified, unqualified staff  trainees and staff from different disciplines.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Further post graduate training</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working in the NHS</li>
            
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    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

  

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

      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Avon &amp; Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Blackberry Hill Hospital</p>
      <p>Manor Road</p>
      <p>Bristol</p>
            <p>BS16 2EW</p>
    
  

  
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    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/" target="_blank">http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Avon &amp; Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Blackberry Hill Hospital</p>
          <p>Manor Road</p>
          <p>Bristol</p>
                    <p>BS16 2EW</p>
        
      

      
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        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/" target="_blank">http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Band 7, Arts Psychotherapist, Bristol

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>This is an exciting arts therapies opportunity with Newham Arts Therapies, working with adult service users with complex mental health needs, in hospital and the community. The clinical provision is to cover for maternity leave, and may include individual and group work. You will be well supported with supervision from very experienced arts therapies clinicians. You will be part of a well-established arts therapies, and specialist psychotherapy service. We are looking for interested applicants who can work autonomously and be part of a very committed team. Team meetings take place on Wednesdays, 9.30-11am online. This full-time fixed-term role may be split across more than one modality, days to be negotiated accordingly.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>You will work as part of Newham Arts Therapies, offering clinical provision, including assessment, individual and group work, to in-patient and community service users with complex mental health needs. This work takes place in different locations, including Newham Centre for Mental Health, 409 High Street and other community locations, and will include picking up ongoing referrals, and setting up of some new work in the community. You will be qualified and registered as an Arts Therapist (art psychotherapy, dramatherapy, music therapy and dance movement psychotherapy), with work experience relevant to the role. We are looking for committed and enthusiastic applicants who want to work as part of a team and contribute meaningfully to service user experience and recovery.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Newham Arts Therapies is a well-established very committed team of therapists. The work is complex and challenging, but we are a close-knit team working together to create best outcomes. We meet regularly for business and clinical meetings, with regular team supervision and reflective practice. Supervision will also be provided on a regular individual basis.</p>
<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>19 August 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £44,485 to £52,521 a year
      
        per annum pro rata Inc HCA
      
    </p>
  
  

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

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

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>363-NEW7379034</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>409 High Street</p>
      <p>409 High Street</p>
      <p>Stratford</p>
            <p>E15 4QZ</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>For full details of the job and responsibilities please see Job Description and Person Specification attached.</p>
  

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


      
  
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          Education
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Degree in relevant area</li>
        
        <li>MA or equivalent qualification in Arts Therapy Modality</li>
        
        <li>For Art therapist/Art Psychotherapist, Music Therapist &amp; Dramatherapist: Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council</li>
        
        <li>For Dance Movement Psychotherapist: Membership of ADMP UK Professional Register</li>
        
        <li>o For Dance Movement Psychotherapist: Evidence of working towards: UKCP Registered Dance Movement Psychotherapist</li>
        
        <li>Membership of Professional Body</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>For Dance Movement Psychotherapist: UKCP Registered Dance Movement Psychotherapist</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Pre-arts therapy qualification experience of working in adult mental health</li>
        
        <li>Experience of providing individual and group arts therapy in an adult mental health setting</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working as part of a Multi-disciplinary team</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working as an Arts Therapist in an NHS mental health setting</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills</li>
        
        <li>Developed interpersonal skills enabling therapeutic relationships to be developed and maintained with clients who have complex needs</li>
        
        <li>Ability to apply specialist skills in individual and group based assessments and interventions.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
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          Other
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Physical skills including specialist use of the body as required to facilitate a wide range of activities both on a one-to-one and group basis, including using equipment as required.</li>
        
        <li>Mental and emotional effort required to undertake intense concentration for clinical interventions on both a one-to-one and group basis.</li>
        
        <li>Active involvement in ongoing professional and team development.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to travel independently across all sites</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Ability to speak a local community language</li>
          
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            Education
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Degree in relevant area</li>
          
          <li>MA or equivalent qualification in Arts Therapy Modality</li>
          
          <li>For Art therapist/Art Psychotherapist, Music Therapist &amp; Dramatherapist: Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council</li>
          
          <li>For Dance Movement Psychotherapist: Membership of ADMP UK Professional Register</li>
          
          <li>o For Dance Movement Psychotherapist: Evidence of working towards: UKCP Registered Dance Movement Psychotherapist</li>
          
          <li>Membership of Professional Body</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>For Dance Movement Psychotherapist: UKCP Registered Dance Movement Psychotherapist</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Pre-arts therapy qualification experience of working in adult mental health</li>
          
          <li>Experience of providing individual and group arts therapy in an adult mental health setting</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of working as part of a Multi-disciplinary team</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working as an Arts Therapist in an NHS mental health setting</li>
            
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            Skills
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills</li>
          
          <li>Developed interpersonal skills enabling therapeutic relationships to be developed and maintained with clients who have complex needs</li>
          
          <li>Ability to apply specialist skills in individual and group based assessments and interventions.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
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            Other
          
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          <li>Physical skills including specialist use of the body as required to facilitate a wide range of activities both on a one-to-one and group basis, including using equipment as required.</li>
          
          <li>Mental and emotional effort required to undertake intense concentration for clinical interventions on both a one-to-one and group basis.</li>
          
          <li>Active involvement in ongoing professional and team development.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to travel independently across all sites</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Ability to speak a local community language</li>
            
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    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

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

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

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

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
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      <p>409 High Street</p>
      <p>409 High Street</p>
      <p>Stratford</p>
            <p>E15 4QZ</p>
    
  

  
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        <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
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          <p>409 High Street</p>
          <p>409 High Street</p>
          <p>Stratford</p>
                    <p>E15 4QZ</p>
        
      

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

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