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<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced CAMHS Clinician to join the Adolescent Outreach Team (AOT) in Haringey CAMHS as Senior Practitioner. The AOT work with young people, aged 12-18, presenting with acute mental health needs and/or significant levels of risk to self or others. Haringey AOT is a multidisciplinary team, comprising of Psychiatry, Psychology, Mental Health Nurses, Social Workers, Family Therapists, and other CAMHS Clinicians. The team offers short term intensive support for YP and their families, requiring a holistic assessment and risk formulation and intervention. AOT provides support to young people, and their parents/carers with focus on managing their mental health needs and reduce risk taking behaviour. Clinicians in the AOT work closely with the network of connected professionals, including, schools, children's services and other mental health providers, to promote a young person's emotional wellbeing, safety and recovery. </p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p> To participate in the AOTs rapid response to urgent cases including assessment, outreach work, monitoring of risk, mental state and medication side effects, and liaising closely with clinicians involved with the case. To be able to utilise skills flexibly so that interventions can be planned and implemented for clients at home and in other settings. </p> <p> To offer clinical support to staff to enable specialist assessment and treatment to children and young people and their families including those with complex and severe mental health problems in line with the iThrive model.</p>  <p> To take part in case conferences, review meetings and planning meetings as appropriate. </p>  <p> To offer advice to other professionals within CAMHS and externally, as well as share their expertise in the management of complex cases in a variety of settings. </p>  <p> To provide specialist consultation to the families and others involved in the care of the young person. </p>  <p> To communicate in a clear and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans for service users and to monitor progress.</p> <p>To work in partnership with key agencies to ensure easy access for children and families into CAMHS. </p>   <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.</p>
<p><strong>Our Five-Year Strategy: </strong></p>
<ol>
<li>We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.</li>
<li>With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all</li>
<li>We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Why NLFT?</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.</li>
<li>We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.</li>
<li>NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme</li>
<li>Excellent internal staff network</li>
</ul>
<p>In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>27 October 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £56,276 to £63,176 a year
      
        Per annum Inclu HCAS
      
    </p>
  
  

  <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>455-NLFT-0432-A</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>St. Ann's Hospital</p>
      <p>St Ann's Hospital</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>N15 3TH</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p> To provide comprehensive specialist assessments including risk assessments of adolescents and their families/carers with complex mental health needs based on having an in-depth knowledge of child development, and adolescent mental health disorders. </p>  <p> To manage a caseload and to care coordinate within a multidisciplinary team approach and to be responsible for contributing to the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. </p>  <p> To assess and offer direct therapeutic intervention to young people and their parents/care system in the short/medium term.</p>  <p> To participate in the AOT duty system on a rotational basis; including independently being able to assess risk, develop discharge safety plans and provide follow up in the community, acting as a Key Worker/Care Co-ordinator to ensure continuity of care.</p>  <p> To write confidential reports for case conferences and education that may have wide ranging implications for adolescents and their families.</p>  <p> To be aware of and adhere to the Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) Guidelines and to be aware of the implications of current legislation relating to the care and protection of children and young people, with particular emphasis on safeguarding.</p>  <p> To be committed to ensure equality of opportunity/access to the service so that the needs of young people from diverse backgrounds are met.</p>  <p> To offer consultation and advice to colleagues in Tier 1 and 2 as to the mental health needs of adolescents in the community.</p>  <p> To undertake all the administrative tasks related to the clinical work and maintain accurate and up to date clinical records regarding own caseload in accordance with the Trusts policies.</p>  <p> To provide intensive in-reach for those young people admitted to in-patient care, both within the Trust and to specialist out of area facilities, to ensure continuity and coordination of care. </p>  <p> To be involved in audit and research projects undertaken by the service</p>   

  
    
      
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      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p> To provide comprehensive specialist assessments including risk assessments of adolescents and their families/carers with complex mental health needs based on having an in-depth knowledge of child development, and adolescent mental health disorders. </p>  <p> To manage a caseload and to care coordinate within a multidisciplinary team approach and to be responsible for contributing to the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. </p>  <p> To assess and offer direct therapeutic intervention to young people and their parents/care system in the short/medium term.</p>  <p> To participate in the AOT duty system on a rotational basis; including independently being able to assess risk, develop discharge safety plans and provide follow up in the community, acting as a Key Worker/Care Co-ordinator to ensure continuity of care.</p>  <p> To write confidential reports for case conferences and education that may have wide ranging implications for adolescents and their families.</p>  <p> To be aware of and adhere to the Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) Guidelines and to be aware of the implications of current legislation relating to the care and protection of children and young people, with particular emphasis on safeguarding.</p>  <p> To be committed to ensure equality of opportunity/access to the service so that the needs of young people from diverse backgrounds are met.</p>  <p> To offer consultation and advice to colleagues in Tier 1 and 2 as to the mental health needs of adolescents in the community.</p>  <p> To undertake all the administrative tasks related to the clinical work and maintain accurate and up to date clinical records regarding own caseload in accordance with the Trusts policies.</p>  <p> To provide intensive in-reach for those young people admitted to in-patient care, both within the Trust and to specialist out of area facilities, to ensure continuity and coordination of care. </p>  <p> To be involved in audit and research projects undertaken by the service</p>     
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Qualification at degree level or equivalent and registration with a relevant professional body with a core profession (Clinical/Counselling psychology, Psychotherapy, Systemic Family Therapy, Nursing, Occupational therapy, Social Work - NMC/ HCPC/UKCP/ACP)</li>
        
        <li>Relevant training or qualification in  child and adolescent mental health.</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Training in one of the main therapeutic  modalities.</li>
          
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          Skills
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Evidence of well-developed clinical  skills and knowledge in CAMHS.</li>
        
        <li>Working knowledge in at least one model of therapeutic work (e.g. Systemic, CBT, SFT, Psychodynamic).</li>
        
        <li>Ability to manage the multiple demands within complex clinical environment.</li>
        
        <li>Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in CAMHS and of Mental Health Legislation</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of Family Therapy processes, experience with CBT Techniques</li>
          
          <li>Experience in setting up and facilitating groups</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of interagency working</li>
          
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          Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Experience of clinical and risk assessment and formulation of treatment of children and young people across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in-patient settings.</li>
        
        <li>Previous experience of working in CAMHS, working with Young People and families and offering risk assessment and stabilisation during periods of high risk.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of managing own caseload and MDT working</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Experience of working with CAMHS crisis acute services in the community</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working in a culturally diverse area.</li>
          
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            Qualifications
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Qualification at degree level or equivalent and registration with a relevant professional body with a core profession (Clinical/Counselling psychology, Psychotherapy, Systemic Family Therapy, Nursing, Occupational therapy, Social Work - NMC/ HCPC/UKCP/ACP)</li>
          
          <li>Relevant training or qualification in  child and adolescent mental health.</li>
          
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          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Training in one of the main therapeutic  modalities.</li>
            
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        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Evidence of well-developed clinical  skills and knowledge in CAMHS.</li>
          
          <li>Working knowledge in at least one model of therapeutic work (e.g. Systemic, CBT, SFT, Psychodynamic).</li>
          
          <li>Ability to manage the multiple demands within complex clinical environment.</li>
          
          <li>Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in CAMHS and of Mental Health Legislation</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of Family Therapy processes, experience with CBT Techniques</li>
            
            <li>Experience in setting up and facilitating groups</li>
            
            <li>Knowledge of interagency working</li>
            
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            Experience
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of clinical and risk assessment and formulation of treatment of children and young people across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in-patient settings.</li>
          
          <li>Previous experience of working in CAMHS, working with Young People and families and offering risk assessment and stabilisation during periods of high risk.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of managing own caseload and MDT working</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of working with CAMHS crisis acute services in the community</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working in a culturally diverse area.</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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      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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        <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
      

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

      
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          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>North London NHS Foundation Trust </p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>St. Ann's Hospital</p>
      <p>St Ann's Hospital</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>N15 3TH</p>
    
  

  
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        <p>North London NHS Foundation Trust </p>
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          <p>St. Ann's Hospital</p>
          <p>St Ann's Hospital</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>N15 3TH</p>
        
      

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

NHS Jobs

Senior CAMHS Practitioner

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are looking for a highly motivated qualified Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to join our service. Sutton adult mental health services are comprised of two multidisciplinary mental health teams within an Integrated Recovery Hub which is closely linked to Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises in the borough. You will also work to with other MDT members including Psychologists, Psychiatrists, CPNs, Mental Health &amp; Wellbeing Practitioners, Recovery &amp; Support Workers and Specialist Employment Advisors in addition to service user stakeholders to understand any potential barriers to accessing the psychological therapies waiting list.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>Supervision of psychologically informed interventions will be from a qualified clinical or counselling psychologist. You will receive case management supervision from another qualified mental health professional in the team.</p> <p>You will work alongside service users, families, carers and multi-disciplinary team members to co-ordinate care, supporting collaborative decision-making about care and treatment.</p> <p>You will deliver a set of wellbeing-focused psychologically-informed interventions, aligned to cognitive-behavioural principles, based on the best evidence available, that address problems often experienced by people with severe mental health problems.</p> <p><strong>Flexible working:</strong></p> <p>As one of the few Trusts in London we are proud to offer flexible and agile working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage.</p> <p>The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working, including a blended approach of on-site and home working.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.</p> <p>We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.</p> <p>This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services, including Tolworth Hospital, as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.</p> <p>We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together.We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.</p> <p>We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.</p> <p>Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>28 October 2025</p>

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

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 5</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £35,763 to £43,466 a year
      
        per annum inclusive of outer London HCAS
      
    </p>
  
  

  <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>294-COMM-7580009-JB</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Jubilee Health Centre</p>
      <p>Shotfield</p>
      <p>Wallington</p>
            <p>SM6 0HY</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>1. Carry out relevant risk assessments and risk management with the multi-disciplinary team</p> <p>2. Engage calmly and with sensitivity and empathy to support service users in highly distressing or emotional circumstances.</p> <p>3. Engage with and gather information from service users, relatives and patient records to develop a formulation.</p> <p>4. To work in collaboration with the individual service user and their family and carers as appropriate to develop care plans that are focused on strengths and are outcome based.</p> <p>5. To attend multi-disciplinary reviews and act as a care co-ordinator, for a caseload of service users in order to support and monitor progress during the course of multi-disciplinary interventions.</p> <p>6. To set collaborative goals for intervention with service users</p> <p>7. To deliver specified wellbeing-focused psychologically-informed interventions, in line with best available evidence, under close supervision from a clinical psychologist or CBT therapist including:</p> <p>a. Behavioural activation and graded exposure</p> <p>b. Teaching problem-solving skills</p> <p>c. Improving sleep</p> <p>d. Recognising and managing emotions</p> <p>e. Guided self-help for bulimia and binge-eating</p> <p>f. Building confidence</p> <p>g. Medication support</p> <p>8. To be responsive to service users needs and choices; and uphold their right to be treated with dignity and respect.</p> <p>9. To include carers and families in line with the service users wishes.</p> <p>10. To liaise with other health and care providers, including third sector agencies and primary care, to ensure continuity of care for service users.</p> <p>11. To communicate information concerning the assessment, formulation and care plans of service users in a skilled and sensitive manner in order to promote effective multi-disciplinary working and therapeutic outcomes for clients.</p> <p>12. To develop collaborative plans for relapse prevention</p> <p>13. To deal with endings appropriately and safely with service users, families and carers.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>1. Carry out relevant risk assessments and risk management with the multi-disciplinary team</p> <p>2. Engage calmly and with sensitivity and empathy to support service users in highly distressing or emotional circumstances.</p> <p>3. Engage with and gather information from service users, relatives and patient records to develop a formulation.</p> <p>4. To work in collaboration with the individual service user and their family and carers as appropriate to develop care plans that are focused on strengths and are outcome based.</p> <p>5. To attend multi-disciplinary reviews and act as a care co-ordinator, for a caseload of service users in order to support and monitor progress during the course of multi-disciplinary interventions.</p> <p>6. To set collaborative goals for intervention with service users</p> <p>7. To deliver specified wellbeing-focused psychologically-informed interventions, in line with best available evidence, under close supervision from a clinical psychologist or CBT therapist including:</p> <p>a. Behavioural activation and graded exposure</p> <p>b. Teaching problem-solving skills</p> <p>c. Improving sleep</p> <p>d. Recognising and managing emotions</p> <p>e. Guided self-help for bulimia and binge-eating</p> <p>f. Building confidence</p> <p>g. Medication support</p> <p>8. To be responsive to service users needs and choices; and uphold their right to be treated with dignity and respect.</p> <p>9. To include carers and families in line with the service users wishes.</p> <p>10. To liaise with other health and care providers, including third sector agencies and primary care, to ensure continuity of care for service users.</p> <p>11. To communicate information concerning the assessment, formulation and care plans of service users in a skilled and sensitive manner in order to promote effective multi-disciplinary working and therapeutic outcomes for clients.</p> <p>12. To develop collaborative plans for relapse prevention</p> <p>13. To deal with endings appropriately and safely with service users, families and carers.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Training &amp; Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>A graduate certificate (Level 6) or postgraduate certificate (Level 7) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health)</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Any training relevant to the service user group</li>
          
          <li>To be registered as an MHWP on either of the following registers: - British Psychological Society Wider Psychological Workforce Register -British Association for Behavioural &amp; Cognitive Psychotherapies CBT Register</li>
          
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        <li>Experience of working with people with mental health needs gained through a graduate certificate or postgraduate certificate training with significant supervised practice</li>
        
        <li>Experience running groups/activities</li>
        
        <li>Experience working as part of a team</li>
        
        <li>Experience of being supervised</li>
        
        <li>Experience of analysing and communicating complex information verbally and in writing</li>
        
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          <li>Lived experience of mental health issues/difficulties</li>
          
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        <li>Able to establish and maintain empathic, supportive relationships with people in significant distress or who are cognitively impaired, their families and carers</li>
        
        <li>Able to receive, understand and communicate confidential client information of a sensitive and often complex nature, including discussing care with family members within boundaries of confidentiality</li>
        
        <li>Able to communicate in a sensitive and reassuring manner, with empathy, and where appropriate reassurance</li>
        
        <li>Commitment to team working and ability to work successfully in a team</li>
        
        <li>Able to make good use of clinical supervision in a group and/or individual format</li>
        
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          <li>Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health</li>
          
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          <li>A graduate certificate (Level 6) or postgraduate certificate (Level 7) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health)</li>
          
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            <li>Any training relevant to the service user group</li>
            
            <li>To be registered as an MHWP on either of the following registers: - British Psychological Society Wider Psychological Workforce Register -British Association for Behavioural &amp; Cognitive Psychotherapies CBT Register</li>
            
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            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working with people with mental health needs gained through a graduate certificate or postgraduate certificate training with significant supervised practice</li>
          
          <li>Experience running groups/activities</li>
          
          <li>Experience working as part of a team</li>
          
          <li>Experience of being supervised</li>
          
          <li>Experience of analysing and communicating complex information verbally and in writing</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Lived experience of mental health issues/difficulties</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge &amp; Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Able to establish and maintain empathic, supportive relationships with people in significant distress or who are cognitively impaired, their families and carers</li>
          
          <li>Able to receive, understand and communicate confidential client information of a sensitive and often complex nature, including discussing care with family members within boundaries of confidentiality</li>
          
          <li>Able to communicate in a sensitive and reassuring manner, with empathy, and where appropriate reassurance</li>
          
          <li>Commitment to team working and ability to work successfully in a team</li>
          
          <li>Able to make good use of clinical supervision in a group and/or individual format</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
    
  



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

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

  


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

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

      
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Jubilee Health Centre</p>
      <p>Shotfield</p>
      <p>Wallington</p>
            <p>SM6 0HY</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Jubilee Health Centre</p>
          <p>Shotfield</p>
          <p>Wallington</p>
                    <p>SM6 0HY</p>
        
      

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

Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner

CAMHS Specialist Nurse/OT/Social Worker

iSPA Practice Lead

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are delighted to share a rare and exciting opportunity to join our friendly, well-established team in a brand new role at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Due to expansion and improvement of the Acute Medical Unit (AMU), we are seeking to recruit a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to be joint team lead for the acute team, and to clinically lead on delivery of the service to AMU.</p> <p>The postholder will share responsibility for leading the acute team of band 5 and 6 SLTs and a band 4 assistant alongside the other band 7 team lead, and will have access to CPD, supervision, peer support and internal and external training opportunities to develop and enhance their leadership skills.</p> <p>The successful candidate will carry a caseload of patients on AMU, including patients with and without tracheostomies, and those receiving non-invasive ventilation. Leadership of videofluoroscopy clinics for in- and outpatients, and delivery of the inpatient FEES service, provide ample opportunity to consolidate specialist skills in instrumental assessment of dysphagia.</p> <p>We welcome contact from interested candidates who would like to discuss this post.</p> <p><strong>PLEASE NOTE: We may not be able to offer sponsorship for this post</strong></p>   <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p> To provide a highly specialist SLT service to patients on the acute wards at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, with primary responsibility for the Acute Medical Unit.</p> <p> To provide cross-cover and support to critical care as required.</p> <p> To work with other members of the multidisciplinary team to develop services and standards of patient care. </p> <p> To provide training and support to SLT colleagues or to colleagues from other professions.</p> <p> To assist the Head of Speech and Language Therapy with service evaluation.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity &amp; Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:</p>
<ol>
<li>Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development</li>
<li>Widening access (anchor institution) and employability</li>
<li>Improving the experience of staff with disability</li>
<li>Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development</li>
<li>Making equalities mainstream</li>
</ol>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>03 November 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £47,810 to £54,710 a year
      
        per annum plus HCAS
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>197-UT7123-A</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Queen Elizabeth Hospital</p>
      <p>Stadium Road</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>SE18 4QH</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p><strong>Key Result Areas &amp; Performance:</strong></p> <p> To use highly specialist skills to assess, differentially diagnose and manage complex patients with acquired swallowing and communication disorders on the AMU and acute wards at Queen Elizabeth Hospital.</p> <p> To support in the assessment, differential diagnosis and management of patients with tracheostomy who have swallowing and communication impairments, and to provide specialist input to these patients where weaning from the tracheostomy is problematic.</p> <p> To work independently to fulfil the core responsibilities identified below.</p> <p> To ensure effective joint working with the Multi-Disciplinary Teams in the management and discharge planning of these patients.</p> <p> To provide training and/or support to other professionals concerning swallowing or communication problems.</p> <p> To contribute to the development of clinical guidelines which are based upon sound evidence.</p> <p> To undertake audit and outcome projects with the supervision of the Head of SLT.</p> <p> To comment on and adhere to service and team plans and policies.</p>  <p><em><strong>Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for more detail.</strong></em></p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p><strong>Key Result Areas &amp; Performance:</strong></p> <p> To use highly specialist skills to assess, differentially diagnose and manage complex patients with acquired swallowing and communication disorders on the AMU and acute wards at Queen Elizabeth Hospital.</p> <p> To support in the assessment, differential diagnosis and management of patients with tracheostomy who have swallowing and communication impairments, and to provide specialist input to these patients where weaning from the tracheostomy is problematic.</p> <p> To work independently to fulfil the core responsibilities identified below.</p> <p> To ensure effective joint working with the Multi-Disciplinary Teams in the management and discharge planning of these patients.</p> <p> To provide training and/or support to other professionals concerning swallowing or communication problems.</p> <p> To contribute to the development of clinical guidelines which are based upon sound evidence.</p> <p> To undertake audit and outcome projects with the supervision of the Head of SLT.</p> <p> To comment on and adhere to service and team plans and policies.</p>  <p><em><strong>Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for more detail.</strong></em></p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications &amp; Training
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Recognised degree in Speech and Language Therapy</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of successful completion of specialist courses at a Masters degree equivalent (or an MSc if available in clinical specialism)</li>
        
        <li>Health &amp; Care Professions Council - Licence to Practice</li>
        
        <li>Fully registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Membership of relevant Clinical Excellence Network</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Significant specialist experience of working with adults with acquired neurological disorders, particularly Stroke, post registration</li>
        
        <li>Experience of performing and interpreting Videofluoroscopies (GGC Level 3)</li>
        
        <li>Experience of supervising junior SLTs, assistants and students</li>
        
        <li>Experience of rehabilitation and acute work with adults in therapeutic settings</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of performing and interpreting FEES</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Knowledge and Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Knowledge of the evidence base for effective treatment for adults with communication and swallowing disorders</li>
        
        <li>In-depth knowledge of tracheostomy assessment and management</li>
        
        <li>Well established knowledge of a broad range of relevant assessment tools</li>
        
        <li>Well established knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions</li>
        
        <li>In-depth knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the client group)</li>
        
        <li>Basic IT Skills</li>
        
        <li>In-depth knowledge of the principles of clinical governance/audit</li>
        
        <li>Understanding of the roles of other professionals</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of standards of record keeping</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          Personal Qualities and Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills</li>
        
        <li>Highly developed negotiation and problem-solving skills</li>
        
        <li>Good presentation skills, both written and verbal</li>
        
        <li>Excellent organisational skills</li>
        
        <li>Ability to be a good team member &amp; assume leadership responsibilities</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications &amp; Training
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Recognised degree in Speech and Language Therapy</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of successful completion of specialist courses at a Masters degree equivalent (or an MSc if available in clinical specialism)</li>
          
          <li>Health &amp; Care Professions Council - Licence to Practice</li>
          
          <li>Fully registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Membership of relevant Clinical Excellence Network</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Significant specialist experience of working with adults with acquired neurological disorders, particularly Stroke, post registration</li>
          
          <li>Experience of performing and interpreting Videofluoroscopies (GGC Level 3)</li>
          
          <li>Experience of supervising junior SLTs, assistants and students</li>
          
          <li>Experience of rehabilitation and acute work with adults in therapeutic settings</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of performing and interpreting FEES</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge and Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Knowledge of the evidence base for effective treatment for adults with communication and swallowing disorders</li>
          
          <li>In-depth knowledge of tracheostomy assessment and management</li>
          
          <li>Well established knowledge of a broad range of relevant assessment tools</li>
          
          <li>Well established knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions</li>
          
          <li>In-depth knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the client group)</li>
          
          <li>Basic IT Skills</li>
          
          <li>In-depth knowledge of the principles of clinical governance/audit</li>
          
          <li>Understanding of the roles of other professionals</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of standards of record keeping</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Personal Qualities and Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills</li>
          
          <li>Highly developed negotiation and problem-solving skills</li>
          
          <li>Good presentation skills, both written and verbal</li>
          
          <li>Excellent organisational skills</li>
          
          <li>Ability to be a good team member &amp; assume leadership responsibilities</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>Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Queen Elizabeth Hospital</p>
      <p>Stadium Road</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>SE18 4QH</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Queen Elizabeth Hospital</p>
          <p>Stadium Road</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>SE18 4QH</p>
        
      

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

Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist - Acute Medical Unit

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY</strong></p> <p>We are delighted to share a rare and exciting opportunity to join our friendly, well-established team as a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist working on the acute wards and critical care at Queen Elizabeth Hospital.</p> <p>The postholder will share responsibility for leading a team of band 5 and 6 SLTs and a band 4 assistant, and will have access to CPD, supervision, peer support and internal and external training opportunities to develop and enhance their leadership skills.</p> <p>The successful candidate will carry a caseload of patients across acute wards, including critical care patients with and without tracheostomies, and those receiving invasive and non-invasive ventilation. Leadership of videofluoroscopy clinics for in- and outpatients, and delivery of the inpatient FEES service, provide ample opportunity to consolidate specialist skills in instrumental assessment of dysphagia.</p> <p>We welcome contact from interested candidates who would like to discuss this post.</p> <p><strong>PLEASE NOTE: We may not be able to offer sponsorship for this post</strong></p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p> To provide a highly specialist SLT service to patients on the acute wards including critical care at Queen Elizabeth Hospital</p> <p> To provide cross-cover and support to critical care as required.</p> <p> To work with other members of the multidisciplinary team to develop services and standards of patient care. </p> <p> To provide training and support to SLT colleagues or to colleagues from other professions.</p> <p> To assist the Head of Speech and Language Therapy with service evaluation.</p> <p><strong>PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY</strong></p>   <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity &amp; Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:</p>
<ol>
<li>Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development</li>
<li>Widening access (anchor institution) and employability</li>
<li>Improving the experience of staff with disability</li>
<li>Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development</li>
<li>Making equalities mainstream</li>
</ol>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>03 November 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £47,810 to £54,710 a year
      
        per annum plus HCAS
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>197-UT6927A-B</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Queen Elizabeth Hospital</p>
      <p>Stadium Road</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>SE18 4QH</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Key Result Areas &amp; Performance: To use highly specialist skills to assess, differentially diagnose and manage complex patients with acquired swallowing and communication disorders on the acute wards and critical care at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. To support in the assessment, differential diagnosis and management of patients with tracheostomy who have swallowing and communication impairments, and to provide specialist input to these patients where weaning from the tracheostomy is problematic. To work independently to fulfil the core responsibilities identified below. To ensure effective joint working with the Multi-Disciplinary Teams in the management and discharge planning of these patients. To provide training and/or support to other professionals concerning swallowing or communication problems. To contribute to the development of clinical guidelines which are based upon sound evidence. To undertake audit and outcome projects with the supervision of the Head of SLT. To comment on and adhere to service and team plans and policies.</p> <p>Please see attached job description for further details.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Key Result Areas &amp; Performance: To use highly specialist skills to assess, differentially diagnose and manage complex patients with acquired swallowing and communication disorders on the acute wards and critical care at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. To support in the assessment, differential diagnosis and management of patients with tracheostomy who have swallowing and communication impairments, and to provide specialist input to these patients where weaning from the tracheostomy is problematic. To work independently to fulfil the core responsibilities identified below. To ensure effective joint working with the Multi-Disciplinary Teams in the management and discharge planning of these patients. To provide training and/or support to other professionals concerning swallowing or communication problems. To contribute to the development of clinical guidelines which are based upon sound evidence. To undertake audit and outcome projects with the supervision of the Head of SLT. To comment on and adhere to service and team plans and policies.</p> <p>Please see attached job description for further details.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications &amp; Training
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Recognised degree in Speech and Language Therapy</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of successful completion of specialist courses at a Masters degree equivalent (or an MSc if available in clinical specialism)</li>
        
        <li>Health &amp; Care Professions Council - Licence to Practice</li>
        
        <li>Fully registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Membership of relevant Clinical Excellence Network</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Significant specialist experience of working with adults with acquired neurological disorders, particularly Stroke, post registration</li>
        
        <li>Experience of performing and interpreting Videofluoroscopies (GGC Level 3)</li>
        
        <li>Experience of supervising junior SLTs, assistants and students</li>
        
        <li>Experience of rehabilitation and acute work with adults in therapeutic settings</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of performing and interpreting FEES</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Knowledge and Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Knowledge of the evidence base for effective treatment for adults with communication and swallowing disorders</li>
        
        <li>In-depth knowledge of tracheostomy assessment and management</li>
        
        <li>Well established knowledge of a broad range of relevant assessment tools</li>
        
        <li>Well established knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions</li>
        
        <li>In-depth knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the client group)</li>
        
        <li>Basic IT Skills</li>
        
        <li>In-depth knowledge of the principles of clinical governance/audit</li>
        
        <li>Understanding of the roles of other professionals</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of standards of record keeping</li>
        
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        <li>Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills</li>
        
        <li>Highly developed negotiation and problem-solving skills</li>
        
        <li>Good presentation skills, both written and verbal</li>
        
        <li>Excellent organisational skills</li>
        
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          <li>Recognised degree in Speech and Language Therapy</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of successful completion of specialist courses at a Masters degree equivalent (or an MSc if available in clinical specialism)</li>
          
          <li>Health &amp; Care Professions Council - Licence to Practice</li>
          
          <li>Fully registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists</li>
          
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            Experience
          
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          <li>Significant specialist experience of working with adults with acquired neurological disorders, particularly Stroke, post registration</li>
          
          <li>Experience of performing and interpreting Videofluoroscopies (GGC Level 3)</li>
          
          <li>Experience of supervising junior SLTs, assistants and students</li>
          
          <li>Experience of rehabilitation and acute work with adults in therapeutic settings</li>
          
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            <li>Experience of performing and interpreting FEES</li>
            
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            Knowledge and Skills
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Knowledge of the evidence base for effective treatment for adults with communication and swallowing disorders</li>
          
          <li>In-depth knowledge of tracheostomy assessment and management</li>
          
          <li>Well established knowledge of a broad range of relevant assessment tools</li>
          
          <li>Well established knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions</li>
          
          <li>In-depth knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the client group)</li>
          
          <li>Basic IT Skills</li>
          
          <li>In-depth knowledge of the principles of clinical governance/audit</li>
          
          <li>Understanding of the roles of other professionals</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of standards of record keeping</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
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            Personal Qualities and Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills</li>
          
          <li>Highly developed negotiation and problem-solving skills</li>
          
          <li>Good presentation skills, both written and verbal</li>
          
          <li>Excellent organisational skills</li>
          
          <li>Ability to be a good team member &amp; assume leadership responsibilities</li>
          
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      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
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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>Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Queen Elizabeth Hospital</p>
      <p>Stadium Road</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>SE18 4QH</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <p>Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Queen Elizabeth Hospital</p>
          <p>Stadium Road</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>SE18 4QH</p>
        
      

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

Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist - Acute and Critical Care

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>1 Permanent post and 1 fixed term post</p> <p>The nuclear medicine department is currently looking to recruit a Nuclear Medicine Technologists to work at one of the country's largest NHS Trusts,Barts Health NHS Trust, currently has NM spread over 3 sites, namely St Bartholomew's Hospital , Royal London Hospital, and Whipps Cross University Hospital: Comprises of 4 SPECT-CT, 1 Gamma Cameras and a state-of-the-art GE Discovery PET-CT.</p> <p>The trust also runs a major GFR services for the oncologydepartment, therapy service and has a large in-house Radiopharmacy department. We have recently installed a new SPECT CT system at RLH, with plans underway to add another PET CT system to complement the existing one and expand our Radionuclide therapy service. Additionally, we operate a highly active Rubidium cardiac service, which is one of the busiest in the country.</p> <p>The department is well led by senior managers and well supported by Medical Physics and Nuclear Medicine Physicians who provide guidance and support. Successful candidate will be supported in their career path by providing educational opportunities, sponsorships to conferences and seminars. We are looking for enthusiastic, self-motivated professionals to work across all of their main sites at Barts. </p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
   <p>To be eligible for these positions, you will need:</p> <ul>  <li>At least 1 year NHS experience.</li>  <li>Eligible or Undergoing Pg Dip in Nuclear Medicine Or BSc Radiography or DCR or equivalent qualification in Nuclear Medicine Technology Or PG Dip in Nuclear Medicine or equivalent qualification.</li>  <li>Ability to develop own skills and provide information to others to help their development</li>  <li>Ability to plan, prioritize and organize workload</li>  <li>Demonstrate ability to work under pressure</li>  <li>Ability to rotate across 3 different Hospitals within the Trust</li> </ul> <p>Candidate is expected to rotate through various Nuclear medicine/PET CT within the trust that are located at various places in and around London. </p> <p>There will be occasional requirement to work on Saturday and Sunday on a rotational basis and this work is voluntary.</p> <p>Possibilities to develop professionally in the field The Department is keen to promote continuing professional development, and you will be encouraged to initiate and participate in a variety of projects and audits. If interested, use the links provided to access the full job description/person specification and apply online. We encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity. For an informal chat about the role and arrange an informal visit, please contact Barbara Ribeiro - NM and PET-CT Clinical Service Manager <a href="mailto:barbara.ribeiro1@nhs.net" target="_blank">barbara.ribeiro1@nhs.net</a></p>   <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.</p>
<p>The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.</p>
<p>Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.</p>
<p>We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>28 October 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £46,419 to £55,046 a year
      
        per annum inc
      
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  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
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          Full-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>259-7267179SBH-A</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>St Bartholomew's Hospital</p>
            <p>London</p>
            <p>EC1A 7BE</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
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          Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Post-qualification experience in Nuclear Medicine, using gamma cameras, associated equipment, and handling radioactive materials.</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of Nuclear Medicine scanning protocols with computer/keyboard skills.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to give IV injections and carry out venipuncture.</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of Nuclear Medicine processing protocols.</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of gamma camera QC.</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>PET CT experience</li>
          
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          Skills
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Ability to prioritise work in a busy environment, including organising staff resources when acting as deputy to lead radiographer</li>
        
        <li>Willingness to work within established regimes and Standard Operating Procedures(SOP).</li>
        
        <li>Flexibility and willingness to learn, and undertake training as required.</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Able to contribute to development projects</li>
          
          <li>Able to prioritise and manage own work and assist in planning work to match the clinical demand</li>
          
          <li>Able to exercise own initiative when dealing with issues within own specialist area of competence</li>
          
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          Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>BSc Radiography or DCR or equivalent qualification in Nuclear Medicine Technology  Or  PG  Diploma in Nuclear Medicine or equivalent qualification.</li>
        
        <li>IV cannulations</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>State Registration  - HPC or Voluntary Register of Clinical Technologists (IPEM)</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of continuing professional development</li>
          
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            Experience
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Post-qualification experience in Nuclear Medicine, using gamma cameras, associated equipment, and handling radioactive materials.</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of Nuclear Medicine scanning protocols with computer/keyboard skills.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to give IV injections and carry out venipuncture.</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of Nuclear Medicine processing protocols.</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of gamma camera QC.</li>
          
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          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>PET CT experience</li>
            
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            Skills
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Ability to prioritise work in a busy environment, including organising staff resources when acting as deputy to lead radiographer</li>
          
          <li>Willingness to work within established regimes and Standard Operating Procedures(SOP).</li>
          
          <li>Flexibility and willingness to learn, and undertake training as required.</li>
          
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          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Able to contribute to development projects</li>
            
            <li>Able to prioritise and manage own work and assist in planning work to match the clinical demand</li>
            
            <li>Able to exercise own initiative when dealing with issues within own specialist area of competence</li>
            
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            Qualifications
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>BSc Radiography or DCR or equivalent qualification in Nuclear Medicine Technology  Or  PG  Diploma in Nuclear Medicine or equivalent qualification.</li>
          
          <li>IV cannulations</li>
          
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            <li>State Registration  - HPC or Voluntary Register of Clinical Technologists (IPEM)</li>
            
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    <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
    <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  


 
  
    
      
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        <h3 id="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>Barts Health NHS Trust</p>
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      <p>St Bartholomew's Hospital</p>
            <p>London</p>
            <p>EC1A 7BE</p>
    
  

  
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        <p>Barts Health NHS Trust</p>
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          <p>St Bartholomew's Hospital</p>
                    <p>London</p>
                    <p>EC1A 7BE</p>
        
      

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

Nuclear Medicine Radiographer/Technologist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>An exciting and unique opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, dynamic and self-motivated professional to join our clinical trials team at the Sutton site of the Royal Marsden.</p>
<p>You will be part of a team consisting of Pharmacists, Technicians and Assistants, who are always striving for excellence in all aspects of our work. We are working collaboratively as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team to ensure we always deliver outstanding care to our patients.</p>
<p>This is an exciting time to join the Royal Marsden Hospital Clinical Trials Department. Our service is built around providing a high-quality service to our patients and staff of the Trust. The Oak Cancer Centre (a new, state-of-the-art treatment and research facility) opened in 2023 in Sutton which will speed up the translation of world-leading research into breakthroughs in treatment and care, transforming the lives of cancer patients at The Royal Marsden and beyond.</p>
<p>The hospital has recently introduced the EPIC digital health record system and we are looking to use the full capabilities of this system to support the pharmacy teams and become a more efficient and truly paperless department</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The post holder will undertake duties involved in the provision of the clinical trials service within the pharmacy department, operating within procedures and current legislation governing the management of clinical trials and pharmaceuticalsAll Clinical trials must be carried out in accordance with current UK Clinical Trial Regulations, the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) regulation 2004 (EU Clinical Trial Directive) and all updates, together with ICH GCP guidelines and departmental procedures and ensure provision of a high-quality service to patients and staff at the Royal Marsden. As a member of the pharmacy clinical trials team you will be required to ensure that all of the relevant legislation and guidelines are adhered to at all times.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.</p>
<p>At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.</p>
<p>At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>23 October 2025</p>

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

    
      
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      <p>Band 5</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £37,259 to £45,356 a year
      
        per annum
      
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  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
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          Full-time
        
      
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  <p>282-SB682-B</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>The Royal Marsden Chelsea</p>
            <p>Chelsea</p>
            <p>SW3 6JJ</p>
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    <p><strong>F<strong>or f</strong>urther information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification</strong></p> <ul>  <li>Co-ordinate and maintain the Clinical Trials service in accordance with current UK Clinical Trial Regulations, the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) regulation 2004 (EU Clinical Trial Directive) and all updates, together with ICH GCP guidelines and departmental procedures and ensure provision of a high-quality service to patients and staff at the Royal Marsden.</li>  <li>Setting up new clinical trials at RM, attending set-up meetings and working closely with Clinical Research Associates and Research Nurses.</li>  <li>Be responsible for preparing and updating clear and concise pharmacy guides and assist with nurses preparation guidelines for clinical trials.</li>  <li>Be responsible for ensuring that all pharmacy procedures are in place in time for recruitment of the first patient to a new clinical trial.</li>  <li>Ensure storage condition records and accurate expiry records for clinical trials are kept up to date and archived for future reference.Be responsible for accurate record keeping and drug accountability of clinical trials.</li> </ul>
  

  
    
      
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      <p><strong>F<strong>or f</strong>urther information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification</strong></p> <ul>  <li>Co-ordinate and maintain the Clinical Trials service in accordance with current UK Clinical Trial Regulations, the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) regulation 2004 (EU Clinical Trial Directive) and all updates, together with ICH GCP guidelines and departmental procedures and ensure provision of a high-quality service to patients and staff at the Royal Marsden.</li>  <li>Setting up new clinical trials at RM, attending set-up meetings and working closely with Clinical Research Associates and Research Nurses.</li>  <li>Be responsible for preparing and updating clear and concise pharmacy guides and assist with nurses preparation guidelines for clinical trials.</li>  <li>Be responsible for ensuring that all pharmacy procedures are in place in time for recruitment of the first patient to a new clinical trial.</li>  <li>Ensure storage condition records and accurate expiry records for clinical trials are kept up to date and archived for future reference.Be responsible for accurate record keeping and drug accountability of clinical trials.</li> </ul>
    
  


      
  
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        <li>NVQ level 3/BTEC equivalent in Pharmaceutical Science</li>
        
        <li>Registered as a pharmacy technician with GPhC</li>
        
        <li>Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification or qualification will be required to be undertaken as per required timeframes</li>
        
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          <li>Current certified ICH-GCP training</li>
          
          <li>Practice Supervisor course or equivalent</li>
          
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          Experience
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Work experience (post qualification) in hospital pharmacy</li>
          
          <li>Oncology Pharmacy experience</li>
          
          <li>Clinical Trial experience</li>
          
          <li>Experience in aseptic preparation</li>
          
          <li>Experience of team leader or suitable management</li>
          
          <li>Working knowledge/experience of writing SOPs</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with EPIC system and EDGE</li>
          
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          Skills Abilities/knowledge
        
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        <li>Ability to work effectively as part of a team</li>
        
        <li>Well-developed organisational, time management and planning skills; ability to organise workload</li>
        
        <li>Good communication and interpersonal skills (written and verbal) with members of the public and other healthcare professionals</li>
        
        <li>Computer literate - Ability to use Microsoft office applications eg Word, excel and outlook with Intermediate level experience</li>
        
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          Other Requirements
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Calm under pressure, maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.</li>
        
        <li>Adaptable to change</li>
        
        <li>Prepared to take responsibility and able to work without direct supervision</li>
        
        <li>Approachable and reliable with a good attendance record</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrate initiative: proactive and self-motivated</li>
        
        <li>Able to work on both sites and to be flexible to meet the needs of the role</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Interest in oncology and medical research</li>
          
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            Education/Qualifications
          
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          <li>NVQ level 3/BTEC equivalent in Pharmaceutical Science</li>
          
          <li>Registered as a pharmacy technician with GPhC</li>
          
          <li>Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification or qualification will be required to be undertaken as per required timeframes</li>
          
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          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Current certified ICH-GCP training</li>
            
            <li>Practice Supervisor course or equivalent</li>
            
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            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Work experience (post qualification) in hospital pharmacy</li>
            
            <li>Oncology Pharmacy experience</li>
            
            <li>Clinical Trial experience</li>
            
            <li>Experience in aseptic preparation</li>
            
            <li>Experience of team leader or suitable management</li>
            
            <li>Working knowledge/experience of writing SOPs</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working with EPIC system and EDGE</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Skills Abilities/knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to work effectively as part of a team</li>
          
          <li>Well-developed organisational, time management and planning skills; ability to organise workload</li>
          
          <li>Good communication and interpersonal skills (written and verbal) with members of the public and other healthcare professionals</li>
          
          <li>Computer literate - Ability to use Microsoft office applications eg Word, excel and outlook with Intermediate level experience</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Other Requirements
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Calm under pressure, maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.</li>
          
          <li>Adaptable to change</li>
          
          <li>Prepared to take responsibility and able to work without direct supervision</li>
          
          <li>Approachable and reliable with a good attendance record</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrate initiative: proactive and self-motivated</li>
          
          <li>Able to work on both sites and to be flexible to meet the needs of the role</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Interest in oncology and medical research</li>
            
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    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

  

  
    <h3 id="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>The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>The Royal Marsden Chelsea</p>
            <p>Chelsea</p>
            <p>SW3 6JJ</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>The Royal Marsden Chelsea</p>
                    <p>Chelsea</p>
                    <p>SW3 6JJ</p>
        
      

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

Senior Technician, Clinical Trials

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>NELFT is the largest providers of Mental Health Support Teams (MHST's) in England.</p> <p>The MHST's deliver evidence-based individual and group interventions in educational settings for children experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties aged 5 to 18 years old. The teams also have a strong focus on whole school approaches to improve mental health outcomes for children and young people.</p>  <p>The Mid Essex MHST covers a large geographical area incorporating the districts of Braintree, Chelmsford, and Maldon. We are an early intervention and prevention evidence-based service and as a team we are supportive and passionate in what we deliver. We are a friendly team of professionals who come from multidisciplinary backgrounds. We recognise the needs for a healthy work life balance, and we will consider flexible working applications in line with the trust policies and process. We encourage Continual Professional Development (CPD) and are keen to support our staff to grow and progress.</p>   <p>We are a welcoming, compassionate and considerate team, that work incredibly hard to support one another to improve the mental health of our community.</p> <p>The successful applicant will be enrolled on the Children and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing Services supervisor course. This training is funded as part of the MHST program and a fundamental requirement for the post.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>We are looking for an experienced Mental Health Practitioner with a UK Professional Registration to join our MHST.</p> <p>In this post, you will be a senior clinical team member, holding a clinical caseload and supervising junior staff and trainee EMHPs. You will work alongside partner agencies to develop and co-produce training materials and support the delivery of whole school approach models for mental health. </p>  <ul>  <li> <p>Work in partnership with schools CYP, and families in the development of plans for the intervention and agreed outcomes.</p> </li>  <li> <p>Support the Locality Clinical Lead with the formulation and treatment and management plans for schools, parents, CYP using a range of specialist psychological interventions appropriate to the service, individual and group.</p> </li> </ul>   <ul>  <li> <p>Effectively manage a caseload of CYP with mild to moderate mental health difficulties, complete thorough assessments, risk assessments, care plans and reviews.</p> </li> </ul>   <ul>  <li> <p>Provide caseload management and supervision to Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioners, Education Mental Health Practitioner's and Senior Mental Health Practitioner's.</p> </li> </ul>   <ul>  <li> <p>Support in the delivery of evidence-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).</p> </li> </ul>   <ul>  <li> <p>To work as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team within your locality but also with other MHSTs within Essex.</p> </li> </ul>   <ul>  <li> <p>To be able to work as part of a team and autonomously.</p> </li> </ul>   <h3>About us</h3>
  <p><strong>Our Values 2025 - 2030</strong></p> <p>Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.They are:We are kind. We are respectful. We work together with our communities.These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.</p> <p><strong>Base</strong></p> <p>The Mid Essex MHST have a nominal base of Stapleford House in Chelmsford. As agile workers the successful applicant will be required to travel to various NELFT offices and educational settings across the MHST's.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>24 October 2025</p>

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

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

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

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>395-EC286-25-A</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Mid Essex (Covering Braintree, Chelmsford &amp; Maldon areas)</p>
      <p>Stapleford House</p>
      <p>Chelmsford</p>
            <p>CM2 0QX</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>We are seeking to recruit Supervisors to specifically support the supervision of the Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP) within the MHSTs. These post holders must have a good understanding of CBT and have clinically practiced using this model. We want our post holder to be able to lead by example in clinical practice and be able to support junior staff to develop their skills and knowledge of the evidence bases for our low intensity interventions.</p> <p>The Senior Clinician will be a graduate qualified health care professional, and ideally have formal CBT training for example:</p> <p> Qualified CBT Therapist</p> <p> Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT)</p> <p> Children and Young People-IAPT (CYP-IAPT)</p> <p><strong>Or</strong> will have substantial Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) clinical experience which includes CPD in delivering evidence-based psychological interventions.</p> <p>Applicants need to be fully registered/accredited with the appropriate professional or regulatory body (e.g. HCPC, NMC, BABCP).</p> <p>This Senior Clinician and Supervisor role will work closely with the MHST Locality Clinical Leads, the MHST Operational Manager, and other clinical colleagues/partner agencies.</p> <p>The role is predominantly supervisory. However, the post holder will deliver clinical interventions, both targeted and under the Whole School Approach, to maintain professional registrations and continue to develop. The post holder will need to remain current in evidence-based interventions and have a good working knowledge of CBT.Supervisors are also key to service development in progressing and adapting interventions to ensure we are an inclusive service and contributing to research and development of the MHST's nationally.</p> <p>Please see person specification and job description for full details and responsibilities required for this role.</p> <p>Certificates of SponsorshipAlthough we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.</p> <p>Use of AIPlease see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.</p>   

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>We are seeking to recruit Supervisors to specifically support the supervision of the Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP) within the MHSTs. These post holders must have a good understanding of CBT and have clinically practiced using this model. We want our post holder to be able to lead by example in clinical practice and be able to support junior staff to develop their skills and knowledge of the evidence bases for our low intensity interventions.</p> <p>The Senior Clinician will be a graduate qualified health care professional, and ideally have formal CBT training for example:</p> <p> Qualified CBT Therapist</p> <p> Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT)</p> <p> Children and Young People-IAPT (CYP-IAPT)</p> <p><strong>Or</strong> will have substantial Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) clinical experience which includes CPD in delivering evidence-based psychological interventions.</p> <p>Applicants need to be fully registered/accredited with the appropriate professional or regulatory body (e.g. HCPC, NMC, BABCP).</p> <p>This Senior Clinician and Supervisor role will work closely with the MHST Locality Clinical Leads, the MHST Operational Manager, and other clinical colleagues/partner agencies.</p> <p>The role is predominantly supervisory. However, the post holder will deliver clinical interventions, both targeted and under the Whole School Approach, to maintain professional registrations and continue to develop. The post holder will need to remain current in evidence-based interventions and have a good working knowledge of CBT.Supervisors are also key to service development in progressing and adapting interventions to ensure we are an inclusive service and contributing to research and development of the MHST's nationally.</p> <p>Please see person specification and job description for full details and responsibilities required for this role.</p> <p>Certificates of SponsorshipAlthough we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.</p> <p>Use of AIPlease see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.</p>     
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Registered/Accredited Clinical/Counselling Psychologist, Family Therapist, Drama Therapist, Art Psychotherapist, CBT Therapist, Child &amp; Adolescent Psychotherapist, IPT-a therapist</li>
        
        <li>Qualified and registered RMN/RGN, Health Visitor and completed further training/experience at minimum PgDip level in delivering evidence-based psychological interventions.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Completed or currently undertaking CYP PT PgCert in supervision of EMHPs/CWPs</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>At least 2 years' experience (including training period) of delivering evidence-based psychological interventions for low mood, anxiety and behaviour problems with children and young people.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with moderate presentations and neurodivergence</li>
        
        <li>Experience of providingcaseload management and clinical supervision</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Experience working with or in educational settings</li>
          
          <li>Previous experience of providing supervision to trainees (EMHP/CWP or APs or ClinPsy trainees)</li>
          
          <li>Experience of providing clinical interventions in different cultural contexts</li>
          
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          Skills
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Experience of and ability to deliver workshops to professionals, young people, and/or parents/carers</li>
        
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          Other
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Access to own vehicle and be able to travel efficiently throughout  the area</li>
        
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Registered/Accredited Clinical/Counselling Psychologist, Family Therapist, Drama Therapist, Art Psychotherapist, CBT Therapist, Child &amp; Adolescent Psychotherapist, IPT-a therapist</li>
          
          <li>Qualified and registered RMN/RGN, Health Visitor and completed further training/experience at minimum PgDip level in delivering evidence-based psychological interventions.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Completed or currently undertaking CYP PT PgCert in supervision of EMHPs/CWPs</li>
            
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            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>At least 2 years' experience (including training period) of delivering evidence-based psychological interventions for low mood, anxiety and behaviour problems with children and young people.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with moderate presentations and neurodivergence</li>
          
          <li>Experience of providingcaseload management and clinical supervision</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Experience working with or in educational settings</li>
            
            <li>Previous experience of providing supervision to trainees (EMHP/CWP or APs or ClinPsy trainees)</li>
            
            <li>Experience of providing clinical interventions in different cultural contexts</li>
            
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            Skills
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of and ability to deliver workshops to professionals, young people, and/or parents/carers</li>
          
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            Other
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Access to own vehicle and be able to travel efficiently throughout  the area</li>
          
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    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

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

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

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

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>NELFT North East London Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Mid Essex (Covering Braintree, Chelmsford &amp; Maldon areas)</p>
      <p>Stapleford House</p>
      <p>Chelmsford</p>
            <p>CM2 0QX</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>NELFT North East London Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Mid Essex (Covering Braintree, Chelmsford &amp; Maldon areas)</p>
          <p>Stapleford House</p>
          <p>Chelmsford</p>
                    <p>CM2 0QX</p>
        
      

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

MHST Senior Clinician and Supervisor - Mid Essex

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Are you looking for
a rewarding and hands-on role where you can truly make a difference? We are
excited to offer an opportunity for a dynamic and motivated individual to join
our inpatient mental health team as an Occupational Therapy Assistant at SLaM. Based
in a supportive and recovery-focused environment, youll play a vital role in
helping service users re-engage with meaningful activities and develop the
skills needed for life beyond hospital.</p><p>River House is known
for its strong team culture and commitment to development, offering in-house
training, advancement opportunities, and exposure to a broad range of service
user needs. Whether you're just starting out or looking to specialise further in
your career, this position offers the ideal environment to grow both personally
and professionally, supported by a team that values learning, collaboration,
and innovation in mental health care.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>What you can add:</p><ul>  <li>You will contribute to the development of and provision occupationally focused interventions within River House under the supervision of a qualified Occupational Therapist</li>  <li>You will work closely with service users, families, and carers to ensure your approach is person-centred, recovery-focused, and responsive to individual needs.</li>  <li>You will have a chance to work as a valued and integrated member of a supportive multidisciplinary team, contributing to holistic, collaborative care planning.</li>  <li>You will hold delegated responsibility for the operation of work areas during clinical interventions and ensure that health and safety standards are met on a daily basis</li>  <li>You will take on greater responsibilities and exercise increased autonomy in both 1:1 and group interventions on the wards, as well as in managing a Recovery Hub caseload.</li> </ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>NHS Professionals is the UKs largest flexible staff bank, owned by the Department of Health and Social Care. We give healthcare professionals the freedom to choose when, where, and how they work whether that's through flexible bank shifts or fixed-term placements. By joining NHSP, you become part of a trusted, supportive community committed to Putting People in Places to Care, working alongside a diverse team delivering high-quality care across the country.</p><p>As a valued member of our bank, youll enjoy a wide range of benefits, including:</p><ul>  <li>Weekly Pay Access your earnings quickly with regular weekly payments.</li>  <li>Priority Shifts Get first choice of shifts and placements before they go to external agencies.</li>  <li>Exclusive Discounts Receive a Blue Light Card and access to NHS discount providers.</li>  <li>Flexible Working Options Choose shifts that fit your schedule or explore fixed-term placements to suit your lifestyle.</li>  <li>Comprehensive Support Our friendly team is available whenever you need us via our dedicated support line.</li>  <li>Ongoing Development Access training and learning opportunities through both the Trust and NHSPs own academy.</li>  <li>Career Variety Work across different wards and specialties to gain valuable experience.</li>  <li>Community Perks Enjoy being part of a vibrant NHSP community with activities like Member of the Month, Appreciation Week, giveaways, webinars, and more.</li> </ul>


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

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

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 4</p>
  
  

  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £15.60 an hour
      
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  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Bank</p>

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>3 months</p>
  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>M0042-84710</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
        <p>S L A M Nhs Foundation Trust</p>
      
      <p>Monks Orchard Road</p>
            <p>Beckenham</p>
      <p>Kent</p>
      <p>BR3 3BX</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>As an Occupational Therapy Assistant, you will support the delivery of recovery-focused, person-centred interventions within the River House OT team, working under the supervision of a qualified Occupational Therapist. You will play a key role in developing and facilitating both individual and group-based therapeutic activities on the wards and in the Recovery Hub. This includes contributing to occupationally focused care plans, supporting discharge planning, and using specialist knowledge to promote engagement, recovery, and social inclusion.</p><p>Youll work collaboratively with service users, carers, and the wider multi-disciplinary team, using strong communication skills to provide progress updates and contribute to assessments. You will be responsible for ensuring a safe clinical environment, adhering to health and safety standards, and maintaining accurate documentation in line with Trust and professional guidelines. The role also involves managing a small caseload, participating in risk management, and carrying out restrictive interventions where required, following Seni Lewis training.</p><p>The post includes opportunities to support student training, take part in service development, and engage in continuous professional development through supervision, training, and annual appraisal. You may be required to work evenings or weekends and are expected to contribute to quality improvement initiatives, uphold Trust policies, and maintain a professional and safe working environment at all times.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>As an Occupational Therapy Assistant, you will support the delivery of recovery-focused, person-centred interventions within the River House OT team, working under the supervision of a qualified Occupational Therapist. You will play a key role in developing and facilitating both individual and group-based therapeutic activities on the wards and in the Recovery Hub. This includes contributing to occupationally focused care plans, supporting discharge planning, and using specialist knowledge to promote engagement, recovery, and social inclusion.</p><p>Youll work collaboratively with service users, carers, and the wider multi-disciplinary team, using strong communication skills to provide progress updates and contribute to assessments. You will be responsible for ensuring a safe clinical environment, adhering to health and safety standards, and maintaining accurate documentation in line with Trust and professional guidelines. The role also involves managing a small caseload, participating in risk management, and carrying out restrictive interventions where required, following Seni Lewis training.</p><p>The post includes opportunities to support student training, take part in service development, and engage in continuous professional development through supervision, training, and annual appraisal. You may be required to work evenings or weekends and are expected to contribute to quality improvement initiatives, uphold Trust policies, and maintain a professional and safe working environment at all times.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>- GCSEs in Maths and English</li>
        
        <li>- Health and Social Care NVQ Level 2 or above, Care Certificate or equivalent</li>
        
        <li>- Experience working in a Health or Social Care setting</li>
        
        <li>- Experience working with people with Mental Health difficulties and complex needs</li>
        
        <li>Collaborative working and able to deliver individual and group sessions.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>- Forensic experience</li>
          
          <li>- A creative qualification or personal interest (e.g. in art, photography, music, or drama) or a background in psychology or related field</li>
          
          <li>Open to new ideas and awareness of general issues that might have relevance to service users involvement.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>- GCSEs in Maths and English</li>
          
          <li>- Health and Social Care NVQ Level 2 or above, Care Certificate or equivalent</li>
          
          <li>- Experience working in a Health or Social Care setting</li>
          
          <li>- Experience working with people with Mental Health difficulties and complex needs</li>
          
          <li>Collaborative working and able to deliver individual and group sessions.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>- Forensic experience</li>
            
            <li>- A creative qualification or personal interest (e.g. in art, photography, music, or drama) or a background in psychology or related field</li>
            
            <li>Open to new ideas and awareness of general issues that might have relevance to service users involvement.</li>
            
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    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

  

  


 

      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>NHS Professionals Limited</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>S L A M Nhs Foundation Trust</p>
      
      <p>Monks Orchard Road</p>
            <p>Beckenham</p>
      <p>Kent</p>
      <p>BR3 3BX</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>NHS Professionals Limited</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>S L A M Nhs Foundation Trust</p>
          
          <p>Monks Orchard Road</p>
                    <p>Beckenham</p>
          <p>Kent</p>
          <p>BR3 3BX</p>
        
      

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

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