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<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Genetic/Genomic Counsellor to join the NWTRGS Cancer Genetics team in delivering a comprehensive, equitable clinical genomic and counselling service for people with, or at-risk of, inherited cancer.</p> <p>The post holder will have experience in genetic/genomic counselling and will manage an independent caseload of diagnostic, pre-symptomatic and urgent cancer cases. They will have on-call responsibilities which include managing urgent cases and being able to answer appropriate queries.</p> <p>As a member of the Cancer Genetics Team, the post holder will also be involved in providing cancer risk assessment advice and guidance and be responsible for preparing for and attending relevant MDTs. The post holder may also be involved in a specialist cancer clinic depending on the needs of the service. They will maintain an up-to-date knowledge of the scientific, medical, and psychological aspects of Clinical Genetics. The post holder will work alongside other clinicians within the department, as well as other healthcare professionals, including mainstream colleagues. The post holder should already hold or be working toward professional UK registration.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p> Provide genetic/genomic counselling using different communication modalities such as in-person, virtual and telephone consultations (including preparation and planning for consultation and post clinic follow-up)</p> <p> Accurately document family history using paper and appropriate computer systems such as Phenotips</p> <p> Keep up-to-date and clear records</p> <p> Make appropriate referrals for patients</p> <p> Maintain a log of all patients seen</p> <p> Take a lead role in clinic appointments</p> <p> Support and work alongside cancer mainstream colleagues in the region</p> <p> Order genetic tests where appropriate</p> <p> Liaise with other healthcare professionals</p> <p> Be responsible for preparation of, attending and presenting cases at MDT meetings</p> <p> May triage referrals of patients to the service within their area of expertise, using appropriate protocols</p> <p> Risk assessment within their area of expertise using appropriate software</p> <p> Act as a cancer genetics resource and participate in teaching of genetics to other healthcare professionals/students or patient/public groups.</p> <p> Be responsible for overseeing some of the cancer team database/spreadsheets of known pathogenic/likely pathogenic carriers for cancer predisposition syndromes</p> <p> Contribute to service development, audit and studies</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.</p>
<p>Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.</p>
<p>We run major acute services at:</p>
<ul>
<li>Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&amp;E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK</li>
<li>St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease</li>
<li>Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice</li>
<li>Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.</li>
</ul>
<p>We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.</p>
      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>04 September 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £53,751 to £60,651 a year
      
        Per annum incl HCAS pr 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>337-NP-9021DG</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Northwest Thames Regional Genetic Service, 8th Floor, Northwick Park Hospital</p>
      <p>Watford road</p>
      <p>Harrow</p>
            <p>HA1 3UJ</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Education/ Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>oEducated to Master's Level with advanced knowledge and clinical expertise in cancer genetics AND Genetic counsellor  Registration with HCPC or AHCS (or be working towards registration)</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>oCounselling skills qualification</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Knowledge and experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>oSpecialist interest in cancer genetics as demonstrated through clinical expertise and/or research</li>
        
        <li>oExperience in genetic counselling, at level of Trainee Genetic Counsellor or equivalent</li>
        
        <li>oExperience of managing an individual caseload</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>oPrevious experience as a band 7 genetic counsellor</li>
          
          <li>oExperience of teaching</li>
          
          <li>oExperience in working in cancer genetics</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Skills, abilities and attributes
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>oDemonstrate ability to receive and present highly complex information verbally and in writing to a variety of audiences</li>
        
        <li>oAbility to work autonomously and manage an independent caseload</li>
        
        <li>oWorks within AGNC and AHCS code of ethics and scope of practice</li>
        
        <li>oAbility to work under pressure</li>
        
        <li>oAbility to use all relevant computer/ IT programs</li>
        
        <li>oAbility to review current literature and apply new data to risk analysis</li>
        
        <li>oAbility to work within a multidisciplinary team</li>
        
        <li>oExcellent organisational skills, attention to detail and recognition of the importance of record keeping</li>
        
        <li>oExcellent verbal and written communication and listening skills</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>oProven ability to educate genetic and non-genetic healthcare professionals</li>
          
          <li>oAttending of, taking minutes, leading and /or organise multidisciplinary meetings/clinics.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          HEART values
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Demonstrate commitment to Trust HEART values - Honesty, Equality, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Education/ Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>oEducated to Master's Level with advanced knowledge and clinical expertise in cancer genetics AND Genetic counsellor  Registration with HCPC or AHCS (or be working towards registration)</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>oCounselling skills qualification</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Knowledge and experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>oSpecialist interest in cancer genetics as demonstrated through clinical expertise and/or research</li>
          
          <li>oExperience in genetic counselling, at level of Trainee Genetic Counsellor or equivalent</li>
          
          <li>oExperience of managing an individual caseload</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>oPrevious experience as a band 7 genetic counsellor</li>
            
            <li>oExperience of teaching</li>
            
            <li>oExperience in working in cancer genetics</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Skills, abilities and attributes
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>oDemonstrate ability to receive and present highly complex information verbally and in writing to a variety of audiences</li>
          
          <li>oAbility to work autonomously and manage an independent caseload</li>
          
          <li>oWorks within AGNC and AHCS code of ethics and scope of practice</li>
          
          <li>oAbility to work under pressure</li>
          
          <li>oAbility to use all relevant computer/ IT programs</li>
          
          <li>oAbility to review current literature and apply new data to risk analysis</li>
          
          <li>oAbility to work within a multidisciplinary team</li>
          
          <li>oExcellent organisational skills, attention to detail and recognition of the importance of record keeping</li>
          
          <li>oExcellent verbal and written communication and listening skills</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>oProven ability to educate genetic and non-genetic healthcare professionals</li>
            
            <li>oAttending of, taking minutes, leading and /or organise multidisciplinary meetings/clinics.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            HEART values
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Demonstrate commitment to Trust HEART values - Honesty, Equality, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork.</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>London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Northwest Thames Regional Genetic Service, 8th Floor, Northwick Park Hospital</p>
      <p>Watford road</p>
      <p>Harrow</p>
            <p>HA1 3UJ</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Northwest Thames Regional Genetic Service, 8th Floor, Northwick Park Hospital</p>
          <p>Watford road</p>
          <p>Harrow</p>
                    <p>HA1 3UJ</p>
        
      

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

NHS Jobs

Genetic Counsellor

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Are you an experienced clinician looking for a new opportunity to grow your clinical and leadership skills?</p><p>West Central London Minds Psychological Therapies Services has an established track record of delivering Talking Therapies across the boroughs in operates within.</p><p>As part of growing and realising our ambitions within Psychological Therapies, we have created a new role to help support and manage the clinical teams and bolster our clinical leadership team.</p><p>The post holder will work alongside the Clinical Lead and Deputy Clinical Lead for the department to ensure quality and performance are met and will provide line management and supervision capacity across the teams.</p><p><strong>You are:</strong></p><p>The postholder will be a qualified, skilled clinician and supervisor, highly motivated with the ability to organise and prioritise their own workload, preferably with experience of working and supervising within a Psychological Therapies programme. They will thrive within a fast-paced environment, with the ability to balance and oversee quality staff performance, excellent patient outcomes, service targets being met and provide risk management and assurance through line management and clinical supervision.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p><strong>You will:</strong></p><p>The post holder will work within an integrated Psychological Therapies Stepped model delivered in partnership with the Lead Provider in local NHS Trust (CNWL) who will provide the Step 2 and Step 3 delivery within the integrated Psychological Therapies Service.</p><ul><li>The post holder will provide line management and clinical supervision to a range of clinicians and teams within the Psychological Therapies Services.</li> <li>The successful candidate will hold a small clinical caseload within the Psychological Therapies service as required.</li> <li>They will also provide weekly clinical supervision and regular line management to Psychological Therapies Step 3 Counsellors.</li> <li>Provide regular clinical group supervision to Honorary Counsellors in RISE.</li> <li>Provide regular clinical fortnightly group supervision to Suicide Postvention Liaison Officers</li> <li>Provide regularly fortnightly clinical supervision for the Suicide Bereavement service.</li> <li>Provide other supervision arrangements according to clinical service needs.</li> <li>Provide reflective practice across the organisation as needed.</li></ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Were a leading community-based organisation dedicated to providing outstanding mental health support and clinical interventions across London. Our experienced clinically led teams are focused on directly addressing a range of mental health needs in our communities. We combine innovative solutions with decades of local community knowledge to empower people to live the life they choose. We partner with the NHS and local authorities to deliver clinically driven frontline services with fantastic outcomes. We focus on early intervention and prevention, targeting mental health conditions at the most cost-effective stage, while also supporting people with moderate to severe mental health needs across our communities.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>19 August 2025</p>

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

    
  

  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £38,889 a year
      
        Pro-rata £ 31.111 a year
      
    </p>
  
  
  

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

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>2 years</p>
  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>B0097-25-0012</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Head Office</p>
      <p>23 Monck Street</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>SW1P 2AE</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p> Please find the job description and person specification attached for additional information about this role.</p><p>Deadline
for submission is Friday 19th
of September 2025 at 1.00 PM</p><p>
Interview
date: Week commencing Monday 29th
September 2025.</p><p>
Please do not send C.Vs, only full
application forms will be accepted. </p><p>
We reserve the right to close the
application window early and without notice should a suitable number of
applications be received.</p>  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p> Please find the job description and person specification attached for additional information about this role.</p><p>Deadline
for submission is Friday 19th
of September 2025 at 1.00 PM</p><p>
Interview
date: Week commencing Monday 29th
September 2025.</p><p>
Please do not send C.Vs, only full
application forms will be accepted. </p><p>
We reserve the right to close the
application window early and without notice should a suitable number of
applications be received.</p>    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>N/A</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>N/A</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
    
  



      
  

  

  


 

      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>West Central London Mind</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Head Office</p>
      <p>23 Monck Street</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>SW1P 2AE</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>West Central London Mind</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Head Office</p>
          <p>23 Monck Street</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>SW1P 2AE</p>
        
      

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

IAPT Senior Counsellor & Supervisor

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>This is a full-time position within Tower Hamlets CAMHS. This is a community-based post located with 6 sessions within our ADHD pathway and 4 sessions within our Triage Team of Tower Hamlets CAMHS. There will also be opportunities for generic and specialist assessments across both teams, and we are happy to support applicants to gain the experience and skills needed to succeed in this role.</p> <p>Tower Hamlets Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) is based in Whitechapel, East London. In line with Trust policy, the service has adopted a hybrid clinical working model of direct face-to-face and remote working as appropriate. The service embraces continual improvement and the wellbeing of staff and has a high degree of enthusiasm for quality improvement and working together with partner agencies to provide the highest quality service to the population we serve.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The post-holder will be expected to:</p> <ul>  <li>To offer assessment and flexible, evidence-based and outcome focused episodes of care and interventions to children/young people and families within the ADHD pathway. </li>  <li>Within the Triage team, assist our service users in moving smoothly through the referral, treatment and discharge processes within the Tower Hamlets CAMHS service and to and from other services in their designated Borough. They will play a pivotal role in ensuring that families experience ease of entry to and a seamless transition between services, and that they feel supported to access the right service at the right time even when their needs are complex and may involve input from multiple teams. </li>  <li>To have a high degree of professional autonomy and self-management and will be required to account for their professional practice through appraisal and audit.</li> </ul>



  <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>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>05 September 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
      
    </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-SS7427974</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 details.</p>
<p>For further information and/or an informal discussion, please contact Dr Lisa Jayne Walker, Triage Clinical Team Lead on <a href="mailto:lisajayne.walker@nhs.net" target="_blank">lisajayne.walker@nhs.net</a>.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for details.</p>
<p>For further information and/or an informal discussion, please contact Dr Lisa Jayne Walker, Triage Clinical Team Lead on <a href="mailto:lisajayne.walker@nhs.net" target="_blank">lisajayne.walker@nhs.net</a>.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Education/ Qualification/Training
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Clinical qualification and professional registration in:  oClinical Psychology oSocial Work oMental Health Nursing oFamily Therapy oArt / Drama Therapy oChild Psychotherapy oAnother relevant training with significant associated child experience (e.g. qualified counsellor/ CBT training)</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Qualifications/ training in specialist skills, e.g. CBT post graduate diploma</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Knowledge, Skills &amp; Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of delivering evidence-based assessment and treatments with children and young people</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of current guidelines, legislation and recent developments in evidence-based assessments and interventions for children and young people with mental health problems/disorders</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with neurodevelopmental disorders</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of current guidelines in evidence-based assessment and interventions for ADHD</li>
        
        <li>Experience of risk assessment and risk management</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge and experience of working with safeguarding issues</li>
        
        <li>Experience, skills and flexibility to contribute to and facilitate effective working within a multi-disciplinary team setting</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working across multiple agencies/services</li>
        
        <li>Experience of using routine outcome measures</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge, understanding and experience with diverse racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds and families with a high level of deprivation, including working with cultural advocates/interpreters</li>
        
        <li>Experience of screening and managing referrals</li>
        
        <li>Ability to utilise clinical supervision and line management</li>
        
        <li>Ability to multi-task, prioritise and work flexibly according to need</li>
        
        <li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills</li>
        
        <li>Experience of service development</li>
        
        <li>Experience of providing consultation</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of using RiO to navigate and gather information</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Education/ Qualification/Training
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Clinical qualification and professional registration in:  oClinical Psychology oSocial Work oMental Health Nursing oFamily Therapy oArt / Drama Therapy oChild Psychotherapy oAnother relevant training with significant associated child experience (e.g. qualified counsellor/ CBT training)</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Qualifications/ training in specialist skills, e.g. CBT post graduate diploma</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Knowledge, Skills &amp; Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of delivering evidence-based assessment and treatments with children and young people</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of current guidelines, legislation and recent developments in evidence-based assessments and interventions for children and young people with mental health problems/disorders</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with neurodevelopmental disorders</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of current guidelines in evidence-based assessment and interventions for ADHD</li>
          
          <li>Experience of risk assessment and risk management</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge and experience of working with safeguarding issues</li>
          
          <li>Experience, skills and flexibility to contribute to and facilitate effective working within a multi-disciplinary team setting</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working across multiple agencies/services</li>
          
          <li>Experience of using routine outcome measures</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge, understanding and experience with diverse racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds and families with a high level of deprivation, including working with cultural advocates/interpreters</li>
          
          <li>Experience of screening and managing referrals</li>
          
          <li>Ability to utilise clinical supervision and line management</li>
          
          <li>Ability to multi-task, prioritise and work flexibly according to need</li>
          
          <li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills</li>
          
          <li>Experience of service development</li>
          
          <li>Experience of providing consultation</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of using RiO to navigate and gather information</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>
        </p>
      
    
  


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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



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

CAMHS Practitioner - ADHD / Triage Teams

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>As an HCPC registered Allied Health professional, reporting to the Consultant psychological lead for Tower Hamlets, you will supervise the clinical and professional aspects of all arts therapists working in in adult mental health services. Their line management will be held by other colleagues in either inpatient or locality psychology teams. </p> <p>You will ensure that the art therapists are supported to meet resident's needs via group, partnership working and 1:1 work. This will be through development of guidance and best practice for the art therapy professionals in the borough. Ensuring that activity is effective, acceptable and increasingly co-produced. There will be scope to explore partnership working with voluntary and charitable sector organisations, to further disseminate the benefits of art therapies through supervision and consultation.</p> <p>There will be time for clinical work and other service development activities. </p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>1. To be responsible for the overall provision of a specialist Arts Therapies assessment and treatment service for adults within the Directorate</p> <p>2. To be responsible for all clincial and professional aspects of the Arts Therapies offer within Tower Hamlets and ensure that clear systems are in place and working effectively for management and productivity</p> <p>3. To lead in the development of the Arts Therapies service, including proposing and implementing service developments within the area served by the team and in liaison with the Senior Leadership Team, Professional Lead for Arts Therapies, and other Head Arts Therapists in the Trust.</p> <p>4. To manage and supervise the Arts Therapists and trainee Arts Therapists across the directorate</p> <p>5. To provide specialist Arts Therapies assessment and treatment for own clinical caseload</p> <p>6. To evaluate the clinical effectiveness of the Arts Therapies service and to understand and contribute research and quality improvement in relevant specialist fields</p> <p>7. To establish and maintain good working relationships with all other operational and clinical managers in both inpatient and community settings in the borough.</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>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>05 September 2025</p>

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

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 8a</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £64,156 to £71,148 a year
      
        per annum pro rata Inc HCAs
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>363-TH7442637</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Mile End Hospital</p>
      <p>Bancroft Rd</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>E1 4DG</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Substantial post-qualification experience of providing highly specialist arts therapeutic assessment and treatment interventions for patients within working age adult services with complex problems and reflecting a wide range of clinical severity and/or comorbid difficulties such as dual diagnosis, psychosis, personality disorder or learning disabilities</li>
        
        <li>Experience developing a specialist service, and of liaising with a wide range of operational managers across clinical settings</li>
        
        <li>Experience of leading a staff team including; workload allocation, timetable monitoring and coordination, negotiating new staffing resources, managing departmental budgets and performance targets, organising induction of new staff and students</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with interpreters</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working in a range of care settings, including outpatient, inpatient and community</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Training &amp; Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>For Art, Music or Drama Therapist  Registration with the HCPC  For Dance Movement Psychotherapists - Full Member Registration with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)</li>
        
        <li>Membership of own Arts Therapy professional body</li>
        
        <li>Clinical Supervision Training</li>
        
        <li>MA (or equivalent) Arts Therapies qualification</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Further training in an area of psychological practice relevant to the post's clinical area</li>
          
          <li>Management training e.g. in appraisal skills, recruitment and retention, Core manager's training</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Knowledge and skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Leadership and management skills, particularly in developing a specialist service</li>
        
        <li>Skills in contributing to risk assessment and risk management planning within a multidisciplinary team</li>
        
        <li>Skills in managing highly emotive and distressing situations including verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse, with professionalism</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of running quality improvement projects</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Substantial post-qualification experience of providing highly specialist arts therapeutic assessment and treatment interventions for patients within working age adult services with complex problems and reflecting a wide range of clinical severity and/or comorbid difficulties such as dual diagnosis, psychosis, personality disorder or learning disabilities</li>
          
          <li>Experience developing a specialist service, and of liaising with a wide range of operational managers across clinical settings</li>
          
          <li>Experience of leading a staff team including; workload allocation, timetable monitoring and coordination, negotiating new staffing resources, managing departmental budgets and performance targets, organising induction of new staff and students</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with interpreters</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of working in a range of care settings, including outpatient, inpatient and community</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Training &amp; Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>For Art, Music or Drama Therapist  Registration with the HCPC  For Dance Movement Psychotherapists - Full Member Registration with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)</li>
          
          <li>Membership of own Arts Therapy professional body</li>
          
          <li>Clinical Supervision Training</li>
          
          <li>MA (or equivalent) Arts Therapies qualification</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Further training in an area of psychological practice relevant to the post's clinical area</li>
            
            <li>Management training e.g. in appraisal skills, recruitment and retention, Core manager's training</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge and skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Leadership and management skills, particularly in developing a specialist service</li>
          
          <li>Skills in contributing to risk assessment and risk management planning within a multidisciplinary team</li>
          
          <li>Skills in managing highly emotive and distressing situations including verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse, with professionalism</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of running quality improvement projects</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>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Mile End Hospital</p>
      <p>Bancroft Rd</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>E1 4DG</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Mile End Hospital</p>
          <p>Bancroft Rd</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>E1 4DG</p>
        
      

      
        <br>
        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <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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