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Highly Specialist Mental Health Practitioner FDT

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Windsor Primary Care Network, is a group of 6 GP
Practices working together with a range of local providers to offer more
personalised and coordinated health and social care to the 70000 patient
population of Windsor in Berkshire.</p><p>We are looking to recruit to the post of Health and
Well-being Coach, to work within our Primary Care Network multidisciplinary
healthcare team.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p> Provide one-to-one coaching to
help patients identify goals and take steps towards improving their health and
wellbeing.</p><p> Support patients with
lifestyle change areas such as weight management, physical activity, healthy
eating, stress management, sleep, and smoking cessation.</p><p> Use behaviour change
approaches including motivational interviewing, active listening, and goal
setting to encourage patient confidence and self-management.</p><p> Deliver coaching remotely or
face-to-face across primary care sites.</p><p> Connect individuals with peer
support, self-management tools, and community activities to build confidence,
resilience, and social connection.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Windsor Primary Care Network has been successfully
delivering at scale Care to the population of Windsor for 4 years. We have a
large team of both clinical and none clinical staff.</p><p>While each Health and Well-being Coach will become embedded
in up to 3 Practices, they frequently enjoy a mutually supportive joint
approach to work with other members of the 13 strong PCN Health and Wellbeing
Team know as the PAC Team. The Team benefit from both practice and PCN supervision and training.</p><p>We hope you will decide to join us</p>      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>17 December 2025</p>

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

    
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £26,500 to £28,000 a year
      
        Depending on experience
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>A5556-25-0028</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
        <p>King Edward Vii Hospital</p>
      
      <p>St. Leonards Road</p>
            <p>Windsor</p>
      <p>Berkshire</p>
      <p>SL4 3DP</p>
      <br>
      
        
          
            <p>Lee House Surgery</p>
          
          <p>84 Osborne Road</p>
                    <p>Windsor</p>
          <p>Berkshire</p>
          <p>SL4 3EW</p>
          <br>
        
          
            <p>Clarence Medical Centre</p>
          
          <p>Vansittart Road</p>
                    <p>Windsor</p>
          <p>Berkshire</p>
          <p>SL4 5AS</p>
          <br>
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Health and Wellbeing Coaches support people to take
pro-active steps to improve the way they manage their physical and mental
health conditions, based on what matters to them. They support people to
develop their knowledge, skills, confidence in managing their health and care,
to improve their health outcomes and quality of life and support them making
changes in health related behaviours. Health coaches do this by coaching and
motivating people through multiple sessions to identify their needs and to set
goals for themselves, and through providing access to interventions such as
self-management education and peer support.</p><p>Health and Wellbeing Coaches manage and prioritise a caseload,
according to the needs, priorities and support required by individuals in the
caseload. They identify when a persons needs are beyond the scope of the health
and wellbeing coach role and refer them back to other health professionals or
organisations. Health and Wellbeing Coaches may work with people by phone, by
video conference, or face- to-face.</p><p>The successful candidate will be kind, reflective and
self-aware and will enjoy working with a wide range of people. They will have
good communication and negotiation skills and a firm belief that people have
untapped resources within them, that can be unleashed by providing high
quality, non-judgemental support. They will be proactive with a flexible
attitude, keen to work as part of a team and committed to developing themselves
in this skilled role and supporting colleagues to do the same.</p><p>They work closely with GPs and practice teams to manage a
caseload of patients, acting as a central point of contact to ensure
appropriate support is made available to them and their carers; supporting them
to understand and manage their condition and ensuring their changing needs are
addressed.</p><p>This is achieved by bringing together all the information
about a persons identified care and support needs and exploring options to meet
these within a single personalised care and support plan, based on what matters
to the person.</p><p>Health and Well-being Coaches review patients needs and help
them access the services and support they require to understand and manage
their own health and wellbeing, referring to social prescribing link workers,
health and wellbeing coaches, and other professionals where appropriate.</p><p>The successful candidate will be based in a local cluster of
General Practices as part of the Primary Care Network (PCN). They will be
caring, dedicated, reliable and person-focussed and enjoy working with a wide
range of people. They will have good written and verbal communication skills
and strong organisational and time management skills. They will be highly
motivated and proactive with a flexible attitude, keen to work and learn as
part of a team and committed to providing people, their families and carers
with high quality support.</p><p>This role is intended to become an integral part of the PCNs
multidisciplinary team, working alongside social prescribing link workers and
health and wellbeing coaches to provide an all-encompassing approach to
personalised care and promoting and embedding the personalised care approach
across the PCN.</p><p>There may be a need to work remotely depending on the
requirements of the role. Please note that the role of a Health and Well-being
Coach is not a clinical role.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Health and Wellbeing Coaches support people to take
pro-active steps to improve the way they manage their physical and mental
health conditions, based on what matters to them. They support people to
develop their knowledge, skills, confidence in managing their health and care,
to improve their health outcomes and quality of life and support them making
changes in health related behaviours. Health coaches do this by coaching and
motivating people through multiple sessions to identify their needs and to set
goals for themselves, and through providing access to interventions such as
self-management education and peer support.</p><p>Health and Wellbeing Coaches manage and prioritise a caseload,
according to the needs, priorities and support required by individuals in the
caseload. They identify when a persons needs are beyond the scope of the health
and wellbeing coach role and refer them back to other health professionals or
organisations. Health and Wellbeing Coaches may work with people by phone, by
video conference, or face- to-face.</p><p>The successful candidate will be kind, reflective and
self-aware and will enjoy working with a wide range of people. They will have
good communication and negotiation skills and a firm belief that people have
untapped resources within them, that can be unleashed by providing high
quality, non-judgemental support. They will be proactive with a flexible
attitude, keen to work as part of a team and committed to developing themselves
in this skilled role and supporting colleagues to do the same.</p><p>They work closely with GPs and practice teams to manage a
caseload of patients, acting as a central point of contact to ensure
appropriate support is made available to them and their carers; supporting them
to understand and manage their condition and ensuring their changing needs are
addressed.</p><p>This is achieved by bringing together all the information
about a persons identified care and support needs and exploring options to meet
these within a single personalised care and support plan, based on what matters
to the person.</p><p>Health and Well-being Coaches review patients needs and help
them access the services and support they require to understand and manage
their own health and wellbeing, referring to social prescribing link workers,
health and wellbeing coaches, and other professionals where appropriate.</p><p>The successful candidate will be based in a local cluster of
General Practices as part of the Primary Care Network (PCN). They will be
caring, dedicated, reliable and person-focussed and enjoy working with a wide
range of people. They will have good written and verbal communication skills
and strong organisational and time management skills. They will be highly
motivated and proactive with a flexible attitude, keen to work and learn as
part of a team and committed to providing people, their families and carers
with high quality support.</p><p>This role is intended to become an integral part of the PCNs
multidisciplinary team, working alongside social prescribing link workers and
health and wellbeing coaches to provide an all-encompassing approach to
personalised care and promoting and embedding the personalised care approach
across the PCN.</p><p>There may be a need to work remotely depending on the
requirements of the role. Please note that the role of a Health and Well-being
Coach is not a clinical role.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of working in health, social care and other support roles in direct contact with people, families or carers in a paid or voluntary capacity</li>
        
        <li>Experience of supporting people, their families and carers in a related role</li>
        
        <li>Strong organisational and written skills, including planning, prioritising, time management and record keeping</li>
        
        <li>Ability to maintain accurate, confidential clinical notes to a professional standard.</li>
        
        <li>Strong communication and active listening skills.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to build trusting, non-judgemental relationships with patients.</li>
        
        <li>Confidence in facilitating groups or educational sessions.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Knowledge of Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults policies and processes</li>
          
          <li>Proficient in using health and social care IT systems or similar Microsoft Office applications</li>
          
          <li>Understanding of behaviour change theories such as Motivational Interviewing or CBT-based approaches.</li>
          
          <li>Experience supporting patients with lifestyle modification e.g., weight management, physical activity, smoking cessation.</li>
          
          <li>Awareness of health inequalities and experience working with diverse and underserved populations.</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of long-term conditions -diabetes, COPD, hypertension.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working in health, social care and other support roles in direct contact with people, families or carers in a paid or voluntary capacity</li>
          
          <li>Experience of supporting people, their families and carers in a related role</li>
          
          <li>Strong organisational and written skills, including planning, prioritising, time management and record keeping</li>
          
          <li>Ability to maintain accurate, confidential clinical notes to a professional standard.</li>
          
          <li>Strong communication and active listening skills.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to build trusting, non-judgemental relationships with patients.</li>
          
          <li>Confidence in facilitating groups or educational sessions.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Knowledge of Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults policies and processes</li>
            
            <li>Proficient in using health and social care IT systems or similar Microsoft Office applications</li>
            
            <li>Understanding of behaviour change theories such as Motivational Interviewing or CBT-based approaches.</li>
            
            <li>Experience supporting patients with lifestyle modification e.g., weight management, physical activity, smoking cessation.</li>
            
            <li>Awareness of health inequalities and experience working with diverse and underserved populations.</li>
            
            <li>Knowledge of long-term conditions -diabetes, COPD, hypertension.</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>Maidenhead Primary Care Network</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>King Edward Vii Hospital</p>
      
      <p>St. Leonards Road</p>
            <p>Windsor</p>
      <p>Berkshire</p>
      <p>SL4 3DP</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Maidenhead Primary Care Network</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>King Edward Vii Hospital</p>
          
          <p>St. Leonards Road</p>
                    <p>Windsor</p>
          <p>Berkshire</p>
          <p>SL4 3DP</p>
        
      

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

Health and Well-being Coach 

Accredited Counsellors (IN PERSON)

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We would like to hear from you if you can demonstrate your commitment to providing high quality care and counselling for depression at Step 3. You will be delivering counselling for depression using a stepped care model in line with the national IAPT programme and latest NICE guidance for psychological interventions. The role involves delivering one to one Counselling, Assessments and therapeutic groups.</p>
<p>You must demonstrate a commitment to Continuing Professional Development and be prepared to attend training in the Person Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression (PCE-CFD) IAPT training at Metanoia with a desirable commitment to Mind Matters of 1.5 years post training completion/award of qualification (not just attending the course).</p>
<p>Developmental Plan:</p>
<ul>
<li>Start at band 6</li>
<li>Maximum of 24 months to complete PCE-CfD training</li>
<li>Successful competition of PCE-CfD training will lead to band 7</li>
</ul>
<p>We also would like to invite potential applicants who already possess this application to apply for this position.Applicants who have already successfully completed the PCE-CfD training will start at a band 7.</p>
<p>Please only apply if you can meet these minimum standards of training and professional registration. All registrations will be cross checked at the shortlisting stage</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>To provide a comprehensive assessment and therapeutic service for adult patients with common mental health problems referred to the IAPT SABP service based on sound, evidence based psychological principles, and working within the context of primary care services.</p>
<p>You will be able to assess clients for suitability for Counselling and other modalities, and provide specialist psychological treatment based upon clearly accepted, evidence-based principles (N.I.C.E. guidelines for Depression). To treat common mental health problems, including mood and adjustment disorders and other problems not of a severity requiring multidisciplinary specialist mental health services.</p>
<p>Be able to make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the department's referral protocols, and refer unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary. To make an assessment of risk for patient and others and take appropriate action when necessary.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.</p>
<p>We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.</p>
<p>Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.</p>
<p>Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.</p>
<p>For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.</p>
<p><strong>Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.</strong></p>
<p>We look forward to receiving your application!</p>


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

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £38,682 to £54,710 a year
      
        Incl 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata
      
    </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>325-7579145-TT</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Gatton Place</p>
      <p>St Mathews Road</p>
      <p>Redhill</p>
            <p>RH1 1TA</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>You will be required to work two evenings a week or Saturday and offer two days of face to face clinic based in Redhill or Leatherhead.</p>
<p>Please see job description for more details.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>You will be required to work two evenings a week or Saturday and offer two days of face to face clinic based in Redhill or Leatherhead.</p>
<p>Please see job description for more details.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Completion of BACP Accredited Counselling Qualification Level 4 &amp; Above</li>
        
        <li>Completion of other Counselling Qualification with Full BACP Accreditation/ Full UKCP Registration</li>
        
        <li>BACP with Full Accreditation o UKCP with Full Registration o NCS Fully Accredited professional registrants o ACC Full Accreditation</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Min 450 client hours with proof of clinical supervision for all hours</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working in IAPT, in a service where agreed targets are in place with regards contacts and clinical outcomes</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with diverse communities within a multicultural setting</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Completion of BACP Accredited Counselling Qualification Level 4 &amp; Above</li>
          
          <li>Completion of other Counselling Qualification with Full BACP Accreditation/ Full UKCP Registration</li>
          
          <li>BACP with Full Accreditation o UKCP with Full Registration o NCS Fully Accredited professional registrants o ACC Full Accreditation</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Min 450 client hours with proof of clinical supervision for all hours</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of working in IAPT, in a service where agreed targets are in place with regards contacts and clinical outcomes</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working with diverse communities within a multicultural setting</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
    
  



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

  

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

      

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


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Gatton Place</p>
      <p>St Mathews Road</p>
      <p>Redhill</p>
            <p>RH1 1TA</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Gatton Place</p>
          <p>St Mathews Road</p>
          <p>Redhill</p>
                    <p>RH1 1TA</p>
        
      

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

Counsellor (B6/B7 Development Role)

Counsellor/Counselling Psychologist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>The North East Thames Regional Genetics Service is seeking a Registered Genetic Counsellor to join our dynamic multidisciplinary team. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the delivery of high-quality genetic counselling for patients and families across the NE Thames region.</p> <p><strong>About the Role</strong></p> <p>You will:</p> <p> Provide expert genetic counselling for individuals and families referred to the service, across cancer, rare disease and prenatal genetics, delivered through virtual clinics or face-to-face appointments across the region. The focus of this role will be rare-disease and prenatal genetics.</p> <p> Support patients through complex decision-making processes, including diagnostic testing, predictive testing, carrier screening, and reproductive planning.</p> <p> Work closely with the wider genetic counselling team, clinical geneticists, administrative personnel, laboratory scientists, and other healthcare professionals to ensure integrated patient care.</p> <p> Contribute to service development, audit, and education initiatives within the department.</p> <p> Actively participate in multidisciplinary meetings and regional collaborations.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p><strong>About You</strong></p> <p> For appointment at Band 7 you should be a registered GC with the Academy for Healthcare Science , Health and Care Professionals Council or recognised overseas registration body with a reciprocity agreement in place with GC Registration Advisory Board.</p> <p> Strong communication and empathetic counselling skills.</p> <p> Experience / interest in rare disease and/or prenatal genetics is desirable.</p> <p> Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced clinical environment and to ability to promote an innovative and progressive attitude to the continual improvement of the genetics service.</p> <p><strong>Our Population </strong></p>  We serve 5.5 million people, one of the UK's most diverse populations spanning a wide range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds. This diversity brings unique challenges and opportunities for genomic healthcare. We value professionals who can adapt and promote inclusive practice.   <p><strong>What We Offer </strong></p> <p> <strong>Professional Development:</strong> Access to structured CPD, mentorship and opportunities to attend a wide range of conferences and opportunities</p> <p><strong> Innovation &amp; Research:</strong> Opportunities to recruit families to research and to contribute to service development initiatives</p> <p><strong> Education &amp; Teaching:</strong> Involvement in training healthcare professionals and students with links to academic institutions</p> <p><strong> Supportive Environment:</strong> A supportive and collaborative team culture that values wellbeing and diversity</p> <p><strong> Hybrid Working:</strong> We have hybrid working arrangements agreed with the team</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.</p> <p>We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.</p> <p>We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.</p> <p>We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women's staff networks.</p> <p>Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust's mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>08 December 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
      
        Inclusive per annum
      
    </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>271-CCS-7623990</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Great Ormond Street Hospital</p>
      <p>Great Ormond Street</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>WC1N 3JH</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <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
      
    
    
      <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>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          GOSH Culture and Values
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Our Always values</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Academic/Professional qualification/Training
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>First degree in relevant subject and MSc in Genetic Counselling  OR  Graduate Nurse or Midwife with two years post-registration  experience plus counselling skills training of at least 120 hours and an accredited genetics science course of at least 30 hours OR  Completion of STP Clinical Scientist (Genomic Counsellor)  training</li>
        
        <li>Registered Genetic Counsellor with AHCS: if not AHCS Registered, appointment on band 6 is possible with the expectation that Registration is obtained within 3 years of appointment.  OR  Registered Genetic Counsellor (clinical scientist) with the HCPC   OR  Registered with an overseas body which has a reciprocity agreement in place with the GCRAB / AHCS and be willing to commit to register with the AHCS within 1-2 years of appointment.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Approved GCRAB Sign Off Mentor</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Experience/Knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Evidence of continued professional development-reviewing  current practice and research developments and application  to clinical practice</li>
        
        <li>Working with people who are distressed</li>
        
        <li>Understanding of professional and current issues related to  genetics, the NHS, and relevant fields</li>
        
        <li>Works within AGNC code of ethics and the GCRAB code of  conduct</li>
        
        <li>Familiarity with databases, ICT and word processing</li>
        
        <li>Understanding of audit and research methodologies</li>
        
        <li>Experience of dealing with families with genetic disorders</li>
        
        <li>Experience of managing an individual caseload</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge and awareness of safeguarding procedures</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Significant independent experience in genetic counselling</li>
          
          <li>Previous experience of research and audit</li>
          
          <li>Understanding of resource management, health and safety and clinical governance</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          Skills/Abilities
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Ability to work autonomously and manage an independent  caseload</li>
        
        <li>Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team</li>
        
        <li>Excellent organisational skills</li>
        
        <li>Excellent verbal and written communication and listening skills</li>
        
        <li>Able to problem solve and initiate change</li>
        
        <li>Self-discipline and good time management to support periods of lone working</li>
        
        <li>Obtain or Maintain Registration with AHCS / HCPC within  agreed time frames</li>
        
        <li>Ability and willing to travel to clinics across North and East London and Essex</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to analyse research findings to inform practice development</li>
          
          <li>Ability to undertake phlebotomy</li>
          
          <li>Proven ability to teach and educate professionals and families</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            GOSH Culture and Values
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Our Always values</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Academic/Professional qualification/Training
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>First degree in relevant subject and MSc in Genetic Counselling  OR  Graduate Nurse or Midwife with two years post-registration  experience plus counselling skills training of at least 120 hours and an accredited genetics science course of at least 30 hours OR  Completion of STP Clinical Scientist (Genomic Counsellor)  training</li>
          
          <li>Registered Genetic Counsellor with AHCS: if not AHCS Registered, appointment on band 6 is possible with the expectation that Registration is obtained within 3 years of appointment.  OR  Registered Genetic Counsellor (clinical scientist) with the HCPC   OR  Registered with an overseas body which has a reciprocity agreement in place with the GCRAB / AHCS and be willing to commit to register with the AHCS within 1-2 years of appointment.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Approved GCRAB Sign Off Mentor</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Experience/Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Evidence of continued professional development-reviewing  current practice and research developments and application  to clinical practice</li>
          
          <li>Working with people who are distressed</li>
          
          <li>Understanding of professional and current issues related to  genetics, the NHS, and relevant fields</li>
          
          <li>Works within AGNC code of ethics and the GCRAB code of  conduct</li>
          
          <li>Familiarity with databases, ICT and word processing</li>
          
          <li>Understanding of audit and research methodologies</li>
          
          <li>Experience of dealing with families with genetic disorders</li>
          
          <li>Experience of managing an individual caseload</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge and awareness of safeguarding procedures</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Significant independent experience in genetic counselling</li>
            
            <li>Previous experience of research and audit</li>
            
            <li>Understanding of resource management, health and safety and clinical governance</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Skills/Abilities
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to work autonomously and manage an independent  caseload</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team</li>
          
          <li>Excellent organisational skills</li>
          
          <li>Excellent verbal and written communication and listening skills</li>
          
          <li>Able to problem solve and initiate change</li>
          
          <li>Self-discipline and good time management to support periods of lone working</li>
          
          <li>Obtain or Maintain Registration with AHCS / HCPC within  agreed time frames</li>
          
          <li>Ability and willing to travel to clinics across North and East London and Essex</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Ability to analyse research findings to inform practice development</li>
            
            <li>Ability to undertake phlebotomy</li>
            
            <li>Proven ability to teach and educate professionals and families</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
    
  



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

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

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


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

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

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


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Great Ormond Street Hospital</p>
      <p>Great Ormond Street</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>WC1N 3JH</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Great Ormond Street Hospital</p>
          <p>Great Ormond Street</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>WC1N 3JH</p>
        
      

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

Genetic Counsellor

CAMHS Practitioner ATT

Highly Specialist LD/Autism Practitioner

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>This is a community-based post, located within the CAMHS in Social Care Team (CISC) here in Tower Hamlets. The team are based across the CAMHS Emanuel Miller Centre in Limehouse as well as the Local Authority Town Hall in Whitechapel. The CiSC team offers accessible, flexible, timely and responsive CAMHS input to children, young people and their families who are subject to Social Care plans (LAC, CP or CIN).</p> <p>It is a multidisciplinary team offering consultation to Social Worker and the wider children's workforce as well as assessment, care planning and clinical intervention to the children and families that they work with where there are mental health concerns. The post holder will require a high degree of professional autonomy and self-management and will be required to account for their professional practice through appraisal and audit.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The post holder will offer assessment and flexible, evidence-based episodes of care and interventions to children/young people and families for a wide variety of clinical presentations. The post holder will require a high degree of professional autonomy and self-management, and will be required to account for their professional practice through appraisal and audit.</p> <p>ELFT has a strong ethos of Quality Improvement and we are keen to continually develop our service.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.</p> <p>You can see what our service users want from you at:</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrrgffzyHck" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrrgffzyHck</a></p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>17 December 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 Inc 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>363-SS7616870</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Tower Hamlets CAMHS</p>
      <p>18 Greatorex Street</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>E1 5NF</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details. </p><p>For more information and/or an informal discussion, please contact: Peter Cox, Team Lead, CAMHS in Social Care Team - <a href="mailto:peter.cox@nhs.net" target="_blank">peter.cox@nhs.net</a></p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details. </p><p>For more information and/or an informal discussion, please contact: Peter Cox, Team Lead, CAMHS in Social Care Team - <a href="mailto:peter.cox@nhs.net" target="_blank">peter.cox@nhs.net</a></p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Education/ Qualification/ Training
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Qualification in appropriate mental health/social welfare profession including:    Family &amp; Systemic Psychotherapist / Clinical Psychologist / Counselling Psychologist / Occupational Therapist / Clinical Nurse Specialist (Mental Health) / Social Worker / Art Therapist</li>
        
        <li>Appropriate level of qualification for your profession e.g. BSc, Masters or Doctorate</li>
        
        <li>Registration with your appropriate body (e.g. UKCP, NMC, HCP etc.)</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of continuous and relevant professional training and development (CPD) in keeping with qualification period</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Previous experience of working in CAMHS</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with  (assessment, formulation and treating) a wide range of CAMHS clinical presentations</li>
        
        <li>Experience of risk assessment and risk management</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with children, young people and families in emotional crisis</li>
        
        <li>Experience of care planning and delivering episodes of evidence based interventions</li>
        
        <li>Experience, skills and flexibility to contribute to and facilitate effective working within a multi-disciplinary team setting</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with partner agencies to support children and young people</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working in a culturally diverse area and inner city area, and delivering culturally sensitive care</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working providing modified interventions for children and young people who may have mental health needs in the context of neurovariance</li>
          
          <li>Experience of delivering evidence based psychological interventions for trauma and demonstrating trauma-informed practice</li>
          
          <li>Experience of delivering brief, consultative interventions</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Knowledge and Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>A high degree of self-awareness and an ability to reflect on personal and professional attitudes and accept feedback</li>
        
        <li>Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS (such as Child Protection Guidelines, THRIVE Framework, Green Paper) and relevant legislation (e.g. Children's Act)</li>
        
        <li>In depth knowledge of CAMHS issues including assessment and interventions</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of standard setting and audit implementation</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of well-developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS assessments evidence based interventions</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of clinical skills required to work with children and young people with mental health needs in the context of neurovariance</li>
        
        <li>Skilled in emergency and crisis assessments</li>
        
        <li>Able to manage own time and caseload</li>
        
        <li>Basic computer skills</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          Other
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Commitment to equal opportunities</li>
        
        <li>Self-motivated, assertive and flexible</li>
        
        <li>Proven qualities in sustaining the mental, emotional and physical demands of specialized therapeutic work with disturbed and distressed children, adolescents and their families/carer networks</li>
        
        <li>Freedom to act:  Physical effort: Confined sitting position (therapy) ;travelling within community</li>
        
        <li>Mental effort: writing reports; planning teaching; concentrating for therapy sessions /clinical supervision; managing psychiatric emergencies; precise accuracy when administering medication (for nurses)</li>
        
        <li>Emotional effort: Dealing with families in breakdown; experiencing trauma and abuse; occasional patient complaints; conveying of unwelcome news Working conditions: Occasional verbal and physical abuse; unpredictable clinical scenarios eg emergency home visits; travel in community all weathers</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Education/ Qualification/ Training
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Qualification in appropriate mental health/social welfare profession including:    Family &amp; Systemic Psychotherapist / Clinical Psychologist / Counselling Psychologist / Occupational Therapist / Clinical Nurse Specialist (Mental Health) / Social Worker / Art Therapist</li>
          
          <li>Appropriate level of qualification for your profession e.g. BSc, Masters or Doctorate</li>
          
          <li>Registration with your appropriate body (e.g. UKCP, NMC, HCP etc.)</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of continuous and relevant professional training and development (CPD) in keeping with qualification period</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Previous experience of working in CAMHS</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with  (assessment, formulation and treating) a wide range of CAMHS clinical presentations</li>
          
          <li>Experience of risk assessment and risk management</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with children, young people and families in emotional crisis</li>
          
          <li>Experience of care planning and delivering episodes of evidence based interventions</li>
          
          <li>Experience, skills and flexibility to contribute to and facilitate effective working within a multi-disciplinary team setting</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with partner agencies to support children and young people</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working in a culturally diverse area and inner city area, and delivering culturally sensitive care</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of working providing modified interventions for children and young people who may have mental health needs in the context of neurovariance</li>
            
            <li>Experience of delivering evidence based psychological interventions for trauma and demonstrating trauma-informed practice</li>
            
            <li>Experience of delivering brief, consultative interventions</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge and Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>A high degree of self-awareness and an ability to reflect on personal and professional attitudes and accept feedback</li>
          
          <li>Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS (such as Child Protection Guidelines, THRIVE Framework, Green Paper) and relevant legislation (e.g. Children's Act)</li>
          
          <li>In depth knowledge of CAMHS issues including assessment and interventions</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of standard setting and audit implementation</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of well-developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS assessments evidence based interventions</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of clinical skills required to work with children and young people with mental health needs in the context of neurovariance</li>
          
          <li>Skilled in emergency and crisis assessments</li>
          
          <li>Able to manage own time and caseload</li>
          
          <li>Basic computer skills</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Other
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Commitment to equal opportunities</li>
          
          <li>Self-motivated, assertive and flexible</li>
          
          <li>Proven qualities in sustaining the mental, emotional and physical demands of specialized therapeutic work with disturbed and distressed children, adolescents and their families/carer networks</li>
          
          <li>Freedom to act:  Physical effort: Confined sitting position (therapy) ;travelling within community</li>
          
          <li>Mental effort: writing reports; planning teaching; concentrating for therapy sessions /clinical supervision; managing psychiatric emergencies; precise accuracy when administering medication (for nurses)</li>
          
          <li>Emotional effort: Dealing with families in breakdown; experiencing trauma and abuse; occasional patient complaints; conveying of unwelcome news Working conditions: Occasional verbal and physical abuse; unpredictable clinical scenarios eg emergency home visits; travel in community all weathers</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>
  

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

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

      
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          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>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Tower Hamlets CAMHS</p>
      <p>18 Greatorex Street</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>E1 5NF</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Tower Hamlets CAMHS</p>
          <p>18 Greatorex Street</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>E1 5NF</p>
        
      

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

Specialist CAMHS Practitioner

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We have an exciting opportunity for<strong>two</strong> full time, permanent, band 7 clinical or counselling psychologists to join Barts Heart and Thorax Centre Psychological Services based at St Bartholomew's Hospital.</p> <p>The successful applicant will join a friendly and supportive group of psychological professionals at St Bartholomew's Hospital including practitioner psychologists and an art therapist. You will be able to access funded CPD and receive specialist group supervision (e.g. ACT, CFT, Narrative therapy and EMDR) alongside individual supervision.</p> <p>We operate within a mixed model, i.e. embedded within medical teams with centralised referral allocation and discussion so that workload can be shared evenly between clinicians and allocated according to skill mix and case complexity. The band 7 postholder will pick up referrals from specialist teams across the Barts Heart Centre and will work closely with the clinical pathway leads as well as the consultant service lead, allowing for a good balance of autonomy and support in line with their stage in career development. These posts are varied and exciting roles with lots of opportunity for service development and research as well as providing specialist psychological input through direct work (with inpatients and outpatients) and indirect work through consultation to the wider multidisciplinary team.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>Barts Heart and Thorax Centre (BHTC) Psychological Services is for with adult patients and their families who live with an acute or chronic cardiac or respiratory condition and those who require a critical care admission (predominantly cardio-thoracic and cancer related). </p> <p>Specifically these patients are under the care of specialist multidisciplinary teams within the Barts Heart and Thorax Centre, including the Congenital Cardiology Service, the Heart Attack Centre (HAC); the Adult Critical Care Unit (ACCU); Heart Failure, Electrophysiology, and Inherited Cardiovascular Conditions. </p> <p>Although the post holder will not be directly working with the following teams these are also covered by the broader service: Difficult Asthma and Cystic Fibrosis. The post holder will be working with adults who have life limiting and life-threatening conditions.</p> <p><strong>As a service we are actively working to increase diversity within our workforce, as well asto improve equity of access and outcomes for all patients withincardio-respiratoryservices. We are therefore eager to receive applications from people who represent ourlocalNorthEast London population</strong></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>27 November 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 inc
      
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  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
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          Full-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>259-7642048SBH</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <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><strong>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</strong></p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p><strong>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</strong></p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Good honours degree in Psychology or equivalent</li>
        
        <li>Completion of a Health and Care  Professions Council/British Psychological Society accredited postgraduate professional training course in either clinical or counselling psychology, including clinical psychometrics and lifespan developmental psychology</li>
        
        <li>Registration with the Health and Care Professionals Council as Practitioner Psychologist.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity</li>
        
        <li>Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts and of working in a multicultural framework</li>
        
        <li>Experience of delivering teaching or training</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working within related Clinical Health Psychology settings</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working in cardiac or critical care services</li>
          
          <li>Experience and expertise in working with adults who have life limiting and life-threatening conditions, including experience of bereavement work</li>
          
          <li>Experience (however limited) of providing staff support in a healthcare setting</li>
          
          <li>Experience of supervising assistant psychologists and/or other professionals</li>
          
          <li>Experience of presenting psychology to multidisciplinary audiences at conferences or other educational settings.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Knowledge of legislation / health care guidelines and their implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the patient group and mental health.</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the HCPC and BPS.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
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          Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management, including neuropsychological assessment and interpretation, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration</li>
        
        <li>Highly developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and a wide range of lay and professional persons within and outside the NHS.</li>
        
        <li>Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to distressing situations and challenging behaviours</li>
        
        <li>Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, including verbal abuse</li>
        
        <li>Familiar with information technology and able to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings.</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of skilled multidisciplinary team working</li>
        
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        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
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            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Good honours degree in Psychology or equivalent</li>
          
          <li>Completion of a Health and Care  Professions Council/British Psychological Society accredited postgraduate professional training course in either clinical or counselling psychology, including clinical psychometrics and lifespan developmental psychology</li>
          
          <li>Registration with the Health and Care Professionals Council as Practitioner Psychologist.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity</li>
          
          <li>Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts and of working in a multicultural framework</li>
          
          <li>Experience of delivering teaching or training</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of working within related Clinical Health Psychology settings</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working in cardiac or critical care services</li>
            
            <li>Experience and expertise in working with adults who have life limiting and life-threatening conditions, including experience of bereavement work</li>
            
            <li>Experience (however limited) of providing staff support in a healthcare setting</li>
            
            <li>Experience of supervising assistant psychologists and/or other professionals</li>
            
            <li>Experience of presenting psychology to multidisciplinary audiences at conferences or other educational settings.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Knowledge of legislation / health care guidelines and their implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the patient group and mental health.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the HCPC and BPS.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management, including neuropsychological assessment and interpretation, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration</li>
          
          <li>Highly developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and a wide range of lay and professional persons within and outside the NHS.</li>
          
          <li>Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to distressing situations and challenging behaviours</li>
          
          <li>Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, including verbal abuse</li>
          
          <li>Familiar with information technology and able to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of skilled multidisciplinary team working</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>Barts Health NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>St Bartholomew's Hospital</p>
            <p>London</p>
            <p>EC1A 7BE</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



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

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

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