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DBT Practitioner

Counsellor/Psychotherapist - CYP 

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>1 x Fixed Term contract/secondment opportunity for up to 6 months</strong></p> <p><strong>*Internal applicants who wish to be considered for a secondment opportunity should discuss with their line manager the suitability of a possible secondment*</strong></p> <p><strong>This post is part-time 22.5 hours per week.</strong></p> <p>This is a very exciting opportunity to join a newly formed small team working with people experiencing homelessness with complex needs.</p> <p>The team is currently made up of Nurses and Occupational Therapists, we work in partnership with CGL, P3 and Adult Social Care. We are looking to recruit a Psychologist, Psychology assistant and a Peer Support Worker to look at creative solutions to support people.</p> <p>We are looking for a Peer Support Worker with lived experience that can work with individuals, the team and our partner organisations. We'd like you to bring your unique experience to the role to help us develop the team.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <ul>
<li>To work as part of a team supporting people with multiple complex mental health needs who are also experiencing homelessness.</li>
<li>Reporting directly to the team manager and under the professional supervision of the Peer Support Worker Lead.</li>
<li>To work across systems within GHC and across organisation, including Housing, Adult Social Care (ASC), Change Grow Live (CGL) substance misuse service, and other relevant partners.</li>
<li>To work in unconventional clinical environments (e.g. rough sleeper sites, supported housing, partner agency units, in the community etc) to deliver support to individuals with complex emotional needs.</li>
<li>To work with direct partners, team, senior management, commissioners, and partners to implement NICE guidelines NG214 'Integrated Health and Social Care for people experiencing homelessness' within the Trust, the team and wider services.</li>
<li>The role of peer support worker has been developed specifically for people who have lived experience of complex needs and homelessness.</li>
<li>The successful candidate would be a highly valued member of the multi-disciplinary team, the PSW during the development phase will offer limited support and practical assistance to service users in order for them to regain control over their lives and their own unique recovery process.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>The qualification, training &amp; experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.</strong></p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.</p> <p>Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:</p> <ul>  <li>72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st forProvider Trusts in the South West region on this question.</li>  <li>76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.</li>  <li>81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%. </li> </ul> <p>This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>12 August 2025</p>

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

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 3</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £24,937 to £26,598 a year
      
        per annum (pro rata)
      
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  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Fixed term</p>

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>6 months</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
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          Part-time,
        
      
        
          Flexible working
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>327-25-669</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Rikenel</p>
      <p>Montpellier</p>
      <p>Gloucester</p>
            <p>GL1 1LY</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>As a Health Care Assistant/ Support Worker you will be responsible for participating and assisting in the delivery of care / services to patients and service users as part of a Mental Health and Social Care Health Service. Health Care Assistant, Social Care Workers and other Healthcare Support Workers employed by the Trust are required to follow the guidance set out in Code of Conduct for Health Care Assistants/ Health Care Support Workers to provide safe and compassionate care of a high standard, and to challenge others who are not.</p>   <p>You will receive direct supervision and partake in reflective practice / training on a regular basis and be required to meet the Care Certificate standards. All successful applicants will also have the opportunity to discuss the prospect of undertaking a Level 3 Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship alongside their substantive post. This apprenticeship would include the Level 3 Diploma in Clinical Healthcare.</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>As a Health Care Assistant/ Support Worker you will be responsible for participating and assisting in the delivery of care / services to patients and service users as part of a Mental Health and Social Care Health Service. Health Care Assistant, Social Care Workers and other Healthcare Support Workers employed by the Trust are required to follow the guidance set out in Code of Conduct for Health Care Assistants/ Health Care Support Workers to provide safe and compassionate care of a high standard, and to challenge others who are not.</p>   <p>You will receive direct supervision and partake in reflective practice / training on a regular basis and be required to meet the Care Certificate standards. All successful applicants will also have the opportunity to discuss the prospect of undertaking a Level 3 Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship alongside their substantive post. This apprenticeship would include the Level 3 Diploma in Clinical Healthcare.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Knowledge of Health and wellbeing issues, and training to NVQ level 3 or equivalent level of knowledge training and experience</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
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          Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>The post holder must have lived experience of homelessness and complex needs</li>
        
        <li>Experience of maintaining a comprehensive records</li>
        
        <li>Experience in information analysis and provision of statistical reports</li>
        
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            Experience
          
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          <li>The post holder must have lived experience of homelessness and complex needs</li>
          
          <li>Experience of maintaining a comprehensive records</li>
          
          <li>Experience in information analysis and provision of statistical reports</li>
          
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    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

  

  


 

      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Rikenel</p>
      <p>Montpellier</p>
      <p>Gloucester</p>
            <p>GL1 1LY</p>
    
  

  
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        <p><a href="https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/" target="_blank">https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <p>Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Rikenel</p>
          <p>Montpellier</p>
          <p>Gloucester</p>
                    <p>GL1 1LY</p>
        
      

      
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            <p><a href="https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/" target="_blank">https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Homeless Mental Health Peer Support Worker

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Are you passionate about perinatal mental health? If so, we are currently looking for enthusiastic, forward thinking and self-motivated individual to join our multidisciplinary team in providing high-quality, person-centred support to people accessing care under the Perinatal Mental Health Service.</p><p>We are looking to recruit an individual that has lived experience of mental health difficulties within the perinatal period as a Perinatal Peer Support Worker in our Mid and North East Hampshire patch.</p><p>The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Perinatal Community Mental Health Team provides mental health support and services for birthing people and their families during pregnancy and up to 24 months after birth. The team prioritises people with moderate to severe and complex mental health needs. The service also provides consultation for advice, information and signposting for people with a less severe mental illness in the perinatal period to primary care providers including GP's Health visitors and maternity services as well as the birthing people themselves.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>Peer Support Workers are people with previous experience of using mental health services who are employed, trained and supported to use these experiences to support others. At the heart of the role is the building of safe, trusting relationships based on the sharing of lived experience. The focus of the peer worker role is on enabling individuals to discover and make use of their strengths, and to build and strengthen connections to their peers and wider communities.</p><p>The successful applicant will be working alongside our other existing Peer Support Workers. The team's current base is Southern House in Otterbourne near Winchester.</p><p>The role is part of an innovative service providing specialist assessment, support and treatment for women/birthing people and their families. The service is an early implementer site in developing a Maternity Mental Health Service and has close links with NHS Talking Therapy services with the aim of ensuring a clear pathway for women/birthing people in terms of their health and wellbeing during the antenatal and postnatal period.</p><p>We offer candidates an excellent local induction to the team including peer to peer induction shadowing and opportunity to learn and expand knowledge around the specialism of Perinatal Mental Health care. In addition the Trust also offers a comprehensive Peer Support training package and opportunity to network within the PSW community in the trust, with a dedicated Peer Support Worker Lead.</p>



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


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

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

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 3</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £24,937 to £26,598 a year
      
        Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata
      
    </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>348-SSW-8929</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Southern House</p>
      <p>Otterbourne</p>
      <p>Winchester</p>
      <p>Hampshire</p>
      <p>SO21 2RU</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.</p><p>We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.</p>
  

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


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Completion of peer support worker training offered by Hampshire and Isle of Wight or alternative source</li>
        
        <li>Completion of own wellness plan (there is no expectation for this to be shared)</li>
        
        <li>Level of educational attainment to NVQ 2 or equivalent</li>
        
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            Qualifications
          
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          <li>Completion of peer support worker training offered by Hampshire and Isle of Wight or alternative source</li>
          
          <li>Completion of own wellness plan (there is no expectation for this to be shared)</li>
          
          <li>Level of educational attainment to NVQ 2 or equivalent</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>
  

  

  


 

      
  
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    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Southern House</p>
      <p>Otterbourne</p>
      <p>Winchester</p>
      <p>Hampshire</p>
      <p>SO21 2RU</p>
    
  

  
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        <p>Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Southern House</p>
          <p>Otterbourne</p>
          <p>Winchester</p>
          <p>Hampshire</p>
          <p>SO21 2RU</p>
        
      

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

Perinatal Peer Support Worker

Peer Support Worker

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Do you have experience of the criminal justice system? Have you been in prison? Have you used substance misuse or other support services? Would you like to use your experience to help others? If you are willing to share your own experiences with others, can inspire hope and belief that recovery and rehabilitation is possible - empowering our service users to achieve their hopes and goals then why not apply for this exciting new role.</p>     <p>Merseycare foundation trust have produced an animation available on YouTube which explains the role of peer support / lived experience workers from a team's perspective which potential candidates may find helpful it can be found at:</p>   <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCCS8MCStuM" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCCS8MCStuM</a></p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>Our Peer Support Workforce is expanding and we are looking to recruit STR Lived Experience Support Workers to work in Liaison and Diversion Reconnect Resettlement service.</p> <p>Our Lived Experience Support Workers will work across our Court and Reconnect services. A key responsibility isfacilitating community engagement by helping service users connect with community groups and networks, which promotes social inclusion and a positive identity. The role also involves advocating for service users' rights, accompanying them to appointments, welcoming them to a service, signposting advice and promoting autonomy and self-management. Additionally, the worker will contribute to fostering a recovery-oriented environment by working with multidisciplinary teams and using strengths-based, non-discriminatory language to support recovery-focused activities.</p> <p>This post is subject to an enhanced check with adults barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check and police/prison vetting which will be considerate of any offending history.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.</p>
<p>We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.</p>
<p>At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.</p>
<p><strong><em>Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.</em></strong></p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>12 August 2025</p>

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

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 3</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £24,937 to £26,598 a year
      
        Per annum
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
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          Full-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>350-CC7066116-B</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>Liaison and Diversion Service inc Reconnect</p>
      <p>South Sefton Magistrates Court, 20 Merton Road</p>
      <p>Merseyside</p>
            <p>L20 3XX</p>
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    <p><strong>A detailed overview and the main responsibilities of the role can be found in the Job Description attached .</strong></p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p><strong>A detailed overview and the main responsibilities of the role can be found in the Job Description attached .</strong></p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>GCSE/NVQ 2 or equivalent in relevant subject</li>
        
        <li>Willingness to work toward attainment of  NVQ 3 or equivalent in relevant subject</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Willingness to undertake  further training in line  with the development of  the RPSW role</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Knowledge/Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Own personal lived experience of criminal  justice system and health/social care  services.</li>
        
        <li>Willing to positively share your own life  experiences, with service users and carers</li>
        
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          Skills
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Able to demonstrate understanding of  Intentional Peer Support</li>
        
        <li>Ability to demonstrate knowledge of  personal recovery</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of good interpersonal skills and an  ability to form peer relationships with  service users and carers</li>
        
        <li>Effective listening skills</li>
        
        <li>Ability to communicate on all levels and to  a broad scope of individuals, both internally  and externally to the Trust</li>
        
        <li>Ability to appreciate / understand other  people's worlds</li>
        
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          Values
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Continuous Improvement</li>
        
        <li>Accountability</li>
        
        <li>Respectfulness</li>
        
        <li>Enthusiasm</li>
        
        <li>Support</li>
        
        <li>High professional standards</li>
        
        <li>Responsive to service users</li>
        
        <li>Engaging leadership style</li>
        
        <li>Strong customer service belief</li>
        
        <li>Transparency and honesty</li>
        
        <li>Discreet</li>
        
        <li>Change oriented</li>
        
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          <li>GCSE/NVQ 2 or equivalent in relevant subject</li>
          
          <li>Willingness to work toward attainment of  NVQ 3 or equivalent in relevant subject</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Willingness to undertake  further training in line  with the development of  the RPSW role</li>
            
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            Knowledge/Experience
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Own personal lived experience of criminal  justice system and health/social care  services.</li>
          
          <li>Willing to positively share your own life  experiences, with service users and carers</li>
          
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            Skills
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Able to demonstrate understanding of  Intentional Peer Support</li>
          
          <li>Ability to demonstrate knowledge of  personal recovery</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of good interpersonal skills and an  ability to form peer relationships with  service users and carers</li>
          
          <li>Effective listening skills</li>
          
          <li>Ability to communicate on all levels and to  a broad scope of individuals, both internally  and externally to the Trust</li>
          
          <li>Ability to appreciate / understand other  people's worlds</li>
          
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            Values
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Continuous Improvement</li>
          
          <li>Accountability</li>
          
          <li>Respectfulness</li>
          
          <li>Enthusiasm</li>
          
          <li>Support</li>
          
          <li>High professional standards</li>
          
          <li>Responsive to service users</li>
          
          <li>Engaging leadership style</li>
          
          <li>Strong customer service belief</li>
          
          <li>Transparency and honesty</li>
          
          <li>Discreet</li>
          
          <li>Change oriented</li>
          
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    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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        <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
      

      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <p>Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Liaison and Diversion Service inc Reconnect</p>
      <p>South Sefton Magistrates Court, 20 Merton Road</p>
      <p>Merseyside</p>
            <p>L20 3XX</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <p>Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust</p>
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          <p>Liaison and Diversion Service inc Reconnect</p>
          <p>South Sefton Magistrates Court, 20 Merton Road</p>
          <p>Merseyside</p>
                    <p>L20 3XX</p>
        
      

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

Lived Experience Peer Support Worker

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



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



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


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

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £47,810 to £54,710 a year
      
        pro rata
      
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  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Fixed term</p>

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

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Part-time,
        
      
        
          Flexible working
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>342-SS124-0825</p>
  

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

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


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Shortlisting
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Post graduate qualification in an Arts Psychotherapy at MA/MSc level, or equivalent.</li>
        
        <li>Registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC), the UK Council for  Counselling Psychotherapy (UKCP) or equivalent Registered and working within the Code of Practice for their Professional body.</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge and experience of working with people with serious and complex Mental Health difficulties</li>
        
        <li>Able to work as an autonomous practitioner responsible for own specialist caseload within a team</li>
        
        <li>High level of communication and interpersonal skills to carry out assessments and therapy sessions</li>
        
        <li>Able to engage with clients' non verbal communication using the modality integral to the therapy</li>
        
        <li>Able to work in an emotional demanding atmosphere with service users with a history of psychosis, emotionally distressed or angry and hostile, with empathy and  understanding.</li>
        
        <li>Able to supervise qualified, unqualified staff  trainees and staff from different disciplines.</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Further post graduate training</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working in the NHS</li>
          
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            Shortlisting
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Post graduate qualification in an Arts Psychotherapy at MA/MSc level, or equivalent.</li>
          
          <li>Registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC), the UK Council for  Counselling Psychotherapy (UKCP) or equivalent Registered and working within the Code of Practice for their Professional body.</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge and experience of working with people with serious and complex Mental Health difficulties</li>
          
          <li>Able to work as an autonomous practitioner responsible for own specialist caseload within a team</li>
          
          <li>High level of communication and interpersonal skills to carry out assessments and therapy sessions</li>
          
          <li>Able to engage with clients' non verbal communication using the modality integral to the therapy</li>
          
          <li>Able to work in an emotional demanding atmosphere with service users with a history of psychosis, emotionally distressed or angry and hostile, with empathy and  understanding.</li>
          
          <li>Able to supervise qualified, unqualified staff  trainees and staff from different disciplines.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Further post graduate training</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working in the NHS</li>
            
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    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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        <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
      

      

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

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



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

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

Band 7, Arts Psychotherapist, Bristol

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are currently seeking a creative therapist ( Play, Drama and Music ) to work with looked after children (CLA) in the Hull CAMHS CLA team.</p>
<p>Our service provides therapeutic interventions to children and young people looked after, specialising in supporting individuals who have attachment difficulties and/or have experienced developmental trauma.</p>
<p>As such, you will join a committed CLA Service within the Hull CAMHS team. This post will provide opportunities for professional development and personal growth. Successful applicants will also have access to regular support from experienced Clinicians and supervision from Creative Therapists working within, and allied with, our service.  </p>
<p>We would consider a Band 6 to Band 7 development</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>o To provide advanced assessments and therapeutic interventions where required, within scope of your professional registration.o To provide comprehensive written reports to multidisciplinary team following assessment, consultation and/or therapeutic intervention.o To contribute to complex decision making around, for example, therapeutic interventions for children, young people and/or their carers.o To work autonomously and collaboratively within the MDT, providing consultation, support to other agencies/professionals such as local authority social workers.o To facilitate reflective practice sessions including formulation and contribute to systemic thinking within complex networks supporting children or young people who are looked after or are care leavers.o To contribute to service evaluation/audit and development work.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website</p> <p>We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.</p> <p>We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.</p> <p>We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.</p> <p>Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.</p> <p>We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.</p> <p>From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.</p> <p>Find out more and search live jobs.</p>


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

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £38,682 to £54,710 a year
      
        per annum
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Part-time,
        
      
        
          Flexible working
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>338-7384734-25</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Walker Street</p>
      <p>The Walker Street Centre, 70 Walker street.</p>
      <p>Hull</p>
            <p>HU3 2HE</p>
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    <p>For further information for this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>For further information for this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification</p>
    
  


      
  
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          Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Demonstrable experience of working in the specific field where the post is held</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of advanced practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of sound post-registration professional practice</li>
        
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          Skills and Competencies
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring and teaching</li>
        
        <li>Able to demonstrate effective communication skills</li>
        
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          Qualifications and Knowledge
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Current HPC registration and British Association of Art Therapists registered</li>
        
        <li>Advanced/expert understanding of relevant clinical practice, standards and protocols within identified clinical area.</li>
        
        <li>Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area</li>
        
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          <li>Demonstrable experience of working in the specific field where the post is held</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of advanced practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of sound post-registration professional practice</li>
          
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            Skills and Competencies
          
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          <li>Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring and teaching</li>
          
          <li>Able to demonstrate effective communication skills</li>
          
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            Qualifications and Knowledge
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Current HPC registration and British Association of Art Therapists registered</li>
          
          <li>Advanced/expert understanding of relevant clinical practice, standards and protocols within identified clinical area.</li>
          
          <li>Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area</li>
          
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    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

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

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

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

      
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        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
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    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Walker Street</p>
      <p>The Walker Street Centre, 70 Walker street.</p>
      <p>Hull</p>
            <p>HU3 2HE</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Walker Street</p>
          <p>The Walker Street Centre, 70 Walker street.</p>
          <p>Hull</p>
                    <p>HU3 2HE</p>
        
      

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

Creative Therapist Drama or Play Therapist.

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>NHS Talking Therapies High Intensity Therapist (CBT) - Band 7</strong></p> <p><strong>Full Time 37.5 hours per week (Hybrid post based in Nuneaton/Rugby)</strong></p> <p>We have an exciting opportunity for a Hi Intensity CBT practitioner who is skilled in providing effective, evidence-based interventions to individuals experiencing symptoms of anxiety and depression. We would particularly welcome interest from therapists who can demonstrate previous experience of working within diverse populations in a primary care setting.</p> <p><em>For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.</em></p> <p>This person would be joining the Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Talking Therapies service. The service is delivered by Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust, in collaboration with Coventry and Warwickshire MIND, and offers a variety of support and psychological therapies to the Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull adult population. Our interventions are diverse and evidence based, ranging from guided self-help and face-to-face or video therapy, telephone support to workshops and courses. We have exciting opportunities within our expanding Perinatal and Long Term Conditions pathways and ongoing training and development opportunities as our service continues to grow.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The work that we produce on behalf of Talking Therapies continue to receive positive feedback:</p> <p><em>"I wanted to send a direct thanks for making me feel heard, comfortable and validated, even at times when my thoughts and explanations were all over the place."</em></p> <p><em>"Thank you for your time, kindness and support during and after the assessment. You have helped me so much when I was at my very lowest."</em></p> <p>By appointing individuals whose values align with ours, the goal is to carry on providing an outstanding service, while erasing the stigma of mental health - not only in Coventry and Warwickshire - but around the world.</p> <p>We are looking for a practitioner who is skilled in providing effective, evidence-based interventions to individuals experiencing symptoms of anxiety and depression. We would particularly welcome interest from therapists who can demonstrate previous experience of working within diverse populations in a primary care setting.</p> <p><strong>For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.</strong></p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT) provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.</p>
<p>We operate out of approximately 50 sites andprovide inpatient, community and day clinics, as well as specialist services, to a population of about 1 million. On average, we see around 5,000 patients every day.Our services received an overall rating of 'Good' by the CQC.</p>
<p>We know that we can only achieve a high-quality clinical service by maximising the efforts of our team and by creating an environment where colleagues are valued and involved in developing the service. We believe in investing in people, keeping true to the CWPT values and behaviours and looking after the wellbeing of all team members. We work closely with other services and service user groups to refine and improve the service that we offer through monthly meetings.</p>
<p>We were one of only seven mental health trusts that were named by NHS England and formed a part of theGlobal Digital Exemplarprogramme, allowing us to transform patient care through new technologies.</p>
<p>We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.</p>
      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>18 August 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £47,810 to £54,710 a year
      
        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>444-7279205A-MH</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>The Railings</p>
            <p>Rugby</p>
            <p>CV21 2AW</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>The posts will be suitable for qualified NHS Talking Therapies High Intensity Practitioners, or Qualified CBT Therapists.</p> <p><strong><em>Full BABCP accreditation is essential for this position.</em></strong></p> <p>Enthusiasm, confidence and the ability to work flexibly and without close direction are essential. In return, you will have the opportunity of being in the forefront of primary care mental health service delivery. In addition to the satisfaction of working in a progressive, dynamic service there will be excellent development opportunities.</p> <p><em><strong>Please note these are essential car user posts.</strong></em></p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>The posts will be suitable for qualified NHS Talking Therapies High Intensity Practitioners, or Qualified CBT Therapists.</p> <p><strong><em>Full BABCP accreditation is essential for this position.</em></strong></p> <p>Enthusiasm, confidence and the ability to work flexibly and without close direction are essential. In return, you will have the opportunity of being in the forefront of primary care mental health service delivery. In addition to the satisfaction of working in a progressive, dynamic service there will be excellent development opportunities.</p> <p><em><strong>Please note these are essential car user posts.</strong></em></p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          QUALIFICATIONS
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Qualification from High Intensity IAPT Course (Post Graduate Diploma in CBT) or equivalent</li>
        
        <li>Equivalent: eg. a recorded / registered qualification in one of the following - mental health nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy or a psychological therapy - plus further post graduate qualification training in CBT   BABCP Accredited</li>
        
        <li>significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner and demonstrating  the competences as required.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
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          KNOWLEDGE &amp; SKILLS
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Full range of skills and competencies as laid out in the competence framework for CBT (Roth and Pilling 2007)</li>
        
        <li>Computer literate</li>
        
        <li>Has received training (either formal of through  experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
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          EXPERIENCE
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrates high standards in written communication</li>
        
        <li>Experience with routine outcome monitoring</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
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          Other
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Driver with access to independent means of transport</li>
        
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        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            QUALIFICATIONS
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Qualification from High Intensity IAPT Course (Post Graduate Diploma in CBT) or equivalent</li>
          
          <li>Equivalent: eg. a recorded / registered qualification in one of the following - mental health nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy or a psychological therapy - plus further post graduate qualification training in CBT   BABCP Accredited</li>
          
          <li>significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner and demonstrating  the competences as required.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            KNOWLEDGE &amp; SKILLS
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Full range of skills and competencies as laid out in the competence framework for CBT (Roth and Pilling 2007)</li>
          
          <li>Computer literate</li>
          
          <li>Has received training (either formal of through  experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            EXPERIENCE
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrates high standards in written communication</li>
          
          <li>Experience with routine outcome monitoring</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Other
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Driver with access to independent means of transport</li>
          
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    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

  

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

      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>The Railings</p>
            <p>Rugby</p>
            <p>CV21 2AW</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>The Railings</p>
                    <p>Rugby</p>
                    <p>CV21 2AW</p>
        
      

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

Talking Therapies Hi Intensity CBT Therapist  - Band 7

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



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



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Newham Arts Therapies is a well-established very committed team of therapists. The work is complex and challenging, but we are a close-knit team working together to create best outcomes. We meet regularly for business and clinical meetings, with regular team supervision and reflective practice. Supervision will also be provided on a regular individual basis.</p>
<p>Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.</p>


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Education
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Degree in relevant area</li>
        
        <li>MA or equivalent qualification in Arts Therapy Modality</li>
        
        <li>For Art therapist/Art Psychotherapist, Music Therapist &amp; Dramatherapist: Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council</li>
        
        <li>For Dance Movement Psychotherapist: Membership of ADMP UK Professional Register</li>
        
        <li>o For Dance Movement Psychotherapist: Evidence of working towards: UKCP Registered Dance Movement Psychotherapist</li>
        
        <li>Membership of Professional Body</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>For Dance Movement Psychotherapist: UKCP Registered Dance Movement Psychotherapist</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Pre-arts therapy qualification experience of working in adult mental health</li>
        
        <li>Experience of providing individual and group arts therapy in an adult mental health setting</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working as part of a Multi-disciplinary team</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working as an Arts Therapist in an NHS mental health setting</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills</li>
        
        <li>Developed interpersonal skills enabling therapeutic relationships to be developed and maintained with clients who have complex needs</li>
        
        <li>Ability to apply specialist skills in individual and group based assessments and interventions.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          Other
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Physical skills including specialist use of the body as required to facilitate a wide range of activities both on a one-to-one and group basis, including using equipment as required.</li>
        
        <li>Mental and emotional effort required to undertake intense concentration for clinical interventions on both a one-to-one and group basis.</li>
        
        <li>Active involvement in ongoing professional and team development.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to travel independently across all sites</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to speak a local community language</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Education
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Degree in relevant area</li>
          
          <li>MA or equivalent qualification in Arts Therapy Modality</li>
          
          <li>For Art therapist/Art Psychotherapist, Music Therapist &amp; Dramatherapist: Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council</li>
          
          <li>For Dance Movement Psychotherapist: Membership of ADMP UK Professional Register</li>
          
          <li>o For Dance Movement Psychotherapist: Evidence of working towards: UKCP Registered Dance Movement Psychotherapist</li>
          
          <li>Membership of Professional Body</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>For Dance Movement Psychotherapist: UKCP Registered Dance Movement Psychotherapist</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Pre-arts therapy qualification experience of working in adult mental health</li>
          
          <li>Experience of providing individual and group arts therapy in an adult mental health setting</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of working as part of a Multi-disciplinary team</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working as an Arts Therapist in an NHS mental health setting</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills</li>
          
          <li>Developed interpersonal skills enabling therapeutic relationships to be developed and maintained with clients who have complex needs</li>
          
          <li>Ability to apply specialist skills in individual and group based assessments and interventions.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
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            Other
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Physical skills including specialist use of the body as required to facilitate a wide range of activities both on a one-to-one and group basis, including using equipment as required.</li>
          
          <li>Mental and emotional effort required to undertake intense concentration for clinical interventions on both a one-to-one and group basis.</li>
          
          <li>Active involvement in ongoing professional and team development.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to travel independently across all sites</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Ability to speak a local community language</li>
            
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    <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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        <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>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>409 High Street</p>
      <p>409 High Street</p>
      <p>Stratford</p>
            <p>E15 4QZ</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>409 High Street</p>
          <p>409 High Street</p>
          <p>Stratford</p>
                    <p>E15 4QZ</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>

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