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Counsellor - Band 5

Qualified Practitioner Psychologist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>This is an exciting opportunity to work within Wirral Mental Health Support Team (MHST) . We have 3 x posts available within the team.</p> <p>The Band 5 Education Mental Health Practitioner/CYPWP will work with colleagues based across 4 x locations within Wirral, working closely with education settings and professionals supporting children, young people and their families.</p> <p>The post involves working directly with schools, colleges and settings providing information, advice and guidance through consultation, training, direct work with children and young people and their parents / caregivers and delivering evidence based interventions.</p> <p>We require successful applicants to have professional registration with recognised National Body (BPS, BABCP) OR be able to obtain this within 6 months of start date. Note if the successful applicant does not hold professional registration they will be recruited to a 6 month fixed term contract to allow time for professional registration to be completed. The contract will be amended to permanent once professional registration has been confirmed.</p> <p>This post is full time hours per week. We are happy to accept applications from Trainee EMHPs.</p> <p>Planned shortlisting date is 30 Dec 25 and planned interview date is 5 Jan 26.</p>    <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The post-holder will work within Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Mental Health Support Team (Wirral MHST) and provide a range of assessment and other interventions on an individual and wider systems basis under close clinical supervision from experienced staff.</p>
<p>Accessing regular case management and clinical supervision on an individual and group basis will be an important aspect of the role.</p>
<p>The post-holder will be able to deliver a range of 1:1 and group Low Intensity CBT based interventions for children, young people, and parents/carers.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.</p> <p>We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.</p> <p>Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.</p> <p>As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.</p> <p>All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.</p> <p>Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you'll find something to suit you at CWP.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>10 December 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £31,049 to £37,796 a year
      
        per annum pro rata
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Full-time,
        
      
        
          Flexible working
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>373-CYP1498</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Wirral Mental Health Support Team</p>
            <p>Wirral</p>
            <p>CH42 0LQ</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Please download a copy of the job description (see documents to download section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.</p> <p>At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.</p> <p>CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trusts Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.</p> <p>Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trusts Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.</p> <p>An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: <a href="mailto:cwp.recruitment@nhs.net" target="_blank">cwp.recruitment@nhs.net</a> or by calling 01244 393100.</p> <p>If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the essential criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer YES to the question: Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?</p> <p>Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.</p> <p>The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.</p> <p>Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.</p> <p>New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.</p> <p>Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.</p> <p>Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Please download a copy of the job description (see documents to download section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.</p> <p>At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.</p> <p>CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trusts Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.</p> <p>Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trusts Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.</p> <p>An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: <a href="mailto:cwp.recruitment@nhs.net" target="_blank">cwp.recruitment@nhs.net</a> or by calling 01244 393100.</p> <p>If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the essential criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer YES to the question: Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?</p> <p>Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.</p> <p>The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.</p> <p>Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.</p> <p>New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.</p> <p>Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.</p> <p>Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Qualified Post Graduate Certificate or above from a provider university as part of the CYP-IAPT programme e.g. EMHP, CWP</li>
        
        <li>Professional registration with  recognised National Body  (BPS, BABCP) within 6 months  of qualification.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Psychology or other health related undergraduate degree.</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrates continued professional development within the mental health arena as evidenced by certificated course from recognised training bodies.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Knowledge and Expertise
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Knowledge of child psychology and development</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrate an understanding of parenting and behaviour management interventions</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrates a knowledge of the impact of multisystemic issues such as home, school and community.</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of child protection issues, safeguarding and other relevant legislation</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological and systemic therapies and how it relates to this post</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of safeguarding vulnerable people</li>
        
        <li>Experience of multi-agency working</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working in a mental health and/or CYP setting</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Evidence of working in the local community</li>
          
          <li>Experience of routine outcome monitoring</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
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        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Qualified Post Graduate Certificate or above from a provider university as part of the CYP-IAPT programme e.g. EMHP, CWP</li>
          
          <li>Professional registration with  recognised National Body  (BPS, BABCP) within 6 months  of qualification.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Psychology or other health related undergraduate degree.</li>
            
            <li>Demonstrates continued professional development within the mental health arena as evidenced by certificated course from recognised training bodies.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Knowledge and Expertise
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Knowledge of child psychology and development</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrate an understanding of parenting and behaviour management interventions</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrates a knowledge of the impact of multisystemic issues such as home, school and community.</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of child protection issues, safeguarding and other relevant legislation</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological and systemic therapies and how it relates to this post</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of safeguarding vulnerable people</li>
          
          <li>Experience of multi-agency working</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working in a mental health and/or CYP setting</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Evidence of working in the local community</li>
            
            <li>Experience of routine outcome monitoring</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>
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        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
      

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

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Wirral Mental Health Support Team</p>
            <p>Wirral</p>
            <p>CH42 0LQ</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Wirral Mental Health Support Team</p>
                    <p>Wirral</p>
                    <p>CH42 0LQ</p>
        
      

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

CYP Education Mental Health Practitioner EMHP/CYPWP

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>PEER SUPPORT WORKER - Specialist perinatal Service and Maternal mental health service</strong></p> <p><strong>** THIS POST IS FIXED TERM UNTIL NOVEMBER 2026 **</strong></p> <p>The role of Peer support (PSW) has been developed specifically for people with lived experience of mental health services. Through sharing wisdom from their own experience, the peer support worker will inspire hope in others.</p> <p><strong>For those considering this role of PSW within Specialist Perinatal Service and Maternal Mental Health Service there is a requirement for the person to have lived experience within the maternity journey.</strong></p> <p>The Maternal Mental Health service provides support to women and birthing people who have experienced loss and/or trauma within their maternity journey. As a service we provide care under 3 pillars: Midwifery, Psychology and Peer support.</p> <p>The Specialist Perinatal Service is a multi-disciplinary team who supports women, birthing people and families across Cheshire and Merseyside to access specialist advice about their mental health during the perinatal period (pregnancy to 24 months postnatal)</p> <p>This is an exciting opportunity to use your own experience to help support others during their journey. The support provide by our PSW's is unique and invaluable.</p> <p>** Please ONLY apply for this post if your lived experience relates directly to your maternity/perinatal journey**</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p><strong>To use own lived experience to directly support service users within the services and promote positive mental well-being.</strong></p> <p>The role of Peer Support has been developed specifically for people who have lived experience of having received care in Mental Health services. Through sharing wisdom from their own experiences, the peer support worker will inspire hope in others.</p> <p>The peer support worker will act as a recovery champion and an ambassador of positive mental well-being in both clinical and non-clinical environments. There is also an expectation that the peer support worker will be involved in the on-going development of peer support worker roles including such things as training programmes and evaluations.</p> <p>The peer support worker strives to empower individuals to achieve their hopes, dreams and goals by assisting them on their journey.</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>11 December 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
      
        pro rata
      
    </p>
  
  

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

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

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>350-CC7527213-B</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Hollins Park</p>
      <p>Hollins Park Lane</p>
      <p>Warrington</p>
            <p>WA1 8AW</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>To act as a positive role model to service users and staff members, demonstrating Trust values during the course of their work</p> <p>To establish supportive and respectful relationships with people using mental health services.</p> <p>To help individuals identify their own achievable and meaningful recovery goals and set recovery objectives, drawing on your mutual resources as peers and utilising a range of recovery tools, techniques and experience.</p> <p>To share and promote coping, self-help and self-management techniques within the peer relationship.</p> <p>To accompany service users to appointments/meetings of their choice and perform a range of practical tasks, aligned to recovery goals.</p> <p>To facilitate access to community groups and networks that enable service users to participate in community activities, in order to maximise opportunities for taking on socially valued roles and positive identity.</p> <p>To accompany service users to appointments/meetings of their choice and perform a range of practical tasks, aligned to recovery goals.</p> <p>To provide support to service users whilst maintaining professional boundaries</p> <p>To support service users to identify and overcome fears and challenges within their recovery within a relationship of empathy and trust</p> <p>To liaise with carers, other health professionals, statutory and voluntary agencies in the community to enable the recovery needs of the service user group to be met</p> <p>To work in collaboration with other key stakeholders and colleagues involved in the delivery of care.</p> <p>Work within Trust clinical supervision guidelines.</p> <p>At all times act within the limits of their competences and authority, and seek advice and guidance when required.</p> <p>Ensure actions contribute to a positive and safe working culture.</p> <p>Undertake appropriate administrative duties to assist the team in delivering effective and timely care, e.g. data inputting, filing, computer work, faxing, photo-copying, updating patient records on RIO.</p> <p>Ensure that patient health records are maintained in accordance with national and organisational policies and within the scope of the Peer Support Workers responsibility.</p> <p>To actively participate in regular line management and clinical supervision including recovery focused group supervision and to identify personal developmental needs.</p> <p>To attend service user forums to help ensure that the voice of the service user is heard and the views, opinions and needs of the service users are addressed.</p> <p>To participate in quality assurance measures, promoting uptake of friends and family tests, satisfaction questionnaires and other measures that review the effectiveness of service delivery. Providing genuine constructive feedback and support for continued improvement of the service.</p> <p>To contribute to service development by attending ward, service and hospital level meetings with the aim to promote the service user perspective by providing feedback</p> <p>Attend all statutory and mandatory training allocated.</p> <p>Attend RIO training.</p> <p>Adhere to all company policies and procedures.</p> <p>Complete any other reasonable request.</p> <p>The ability to travel as the role requires in essential.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>To act as a positive role model to service users and staff members, demonstrating Trust values during the course of their work</p> <p>To establish supportive and respectful relationships with people using mental health services.</p> <p>To help individuals identify their own achievable and meaningful recovery goals and set recovery objectives, drawing on your mutual resources as peers and utilising a range of recovery tools, techniques and experience.</p> <p>To share and promote coping, self-help and self-management techniques within the peer relationship.</p> <p>To accompany service users to appointments/meetings of their choice and perform a range of practical tasks, aligned to recovery goals.</p> <p>To facilitate access to community groups and networks that enable service users to participate in community activities, in order to maximise opportunities for taking on socially valued roles and positive identity.</p> <p>To accompany service users to appointments/meetings of their choice and perform a range of practical tasks, aligned to recovery goals.</p> <p>To provide support to service users whilst maintaining professional boundaries</p> <p>To support service users to identify and overcome fears and challenges within their recovery within a relationship of empathy and trust</p> <p>To liaise with carers, other health professionals, statutory and voluntary agencies in the community to enable the recovery needs of the service user group to be met</p> <p>To work in collaboration with other key stakeholders and colleagues involved in the delivery of care.</p> <p>Work within Trust clinical supervision guidelines.</p> <p>At all times act within the limits of their competences and authority, and seek advice and guidance when required.</p> <p>Ensure actions contribute to a positive and safe working culture.</p> <p>Undertake appropriate administrative duties to assist the team in delivering effective and timely care, e.g. data inputting, filing, computer work, faxing, photo-copying, updating patient records on RIO.</p> <p>Ensure that patient health records are maintained in accordance with national and organisational policies and within the scope of the Peer Support Workers responsibility.</p> <p>To actively participate in regular line management and clinical supervision including recovery focused group supervision and to identify personal developmental needs.</p> <p>To attend service user forums to help ensure that the voice of the service user is heard and the views, opinions and needs of the service users are addressed.</p> <p>To participate in quality assurance measures, promoting uptake of friends and family tests, satisfaction questionnaires and other measures that review the effectiveness of service delivery. Providing genuine constructive feedback and support for continued improvement of the service.</p> <p>To contribute to service development by attending ward, service and hospital level meetings with the aim to promote the service user perspective by providing feedback</p> <p>Attend all statutory and mandatory training allocated.</p> <p>Attend RIO training.</p> <p>Adhere to all company policies and procedures.</p> <p>Complete any other reasonable request.</p> <p>The ability to travel as the role requires in essential.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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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>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Knowledge/Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Own personal lived experience of mental health challenges relevant to role</li>
        
        <li>Willing to positively share your own life experiences, personal experience of mental ill health with service users and carers</li>
        
        <li>Developed plans for managing own recovery</li>
        
        <li>Experience of actively supporting individuals to identify and work towards achieving personal goals in a related social care or health setting (paid or unpaid)</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of supporting individuals to access services beyond mental health</li>
          
          <li>Experience of delivering training &amp; sharing experience</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Values
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <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>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
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          Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <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>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Acceptable levels of written literacy and numeracy</li>
          
          <li>Acceptable levels of written literacy and numeracy</li>
          
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            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <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>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Willingness to undertake further training in line with the development of the RPSW role</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Knowledge/Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Own personal lived experience of mental health challenges relevant to role</li>
          
          <li>Willing to positively share your own life experiences, personal experience of mental ill health with service users and carers</li>
          
          <li>Developed plans for managing own recovery</li>
          
          <li>Experience of actively supporting individuals to identify and work towards achieving personal goals in a related social care or health setting (paid or unpaid)</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of supporting individuals to access services beyond mental health</li>
            
            <li>Experience of delivering training &amp; sharing experience</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Values
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <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>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <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>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Acceptable levels of written literacy and numeracy</li>
            
            <li>Acceptable levels of written literacy and numeracy</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>Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Hollins Park</p>
      <p>Hollins Park Lane</p>
      <p>Warrington</p>
            <p>WA1 8AW</p>
    
  

  
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    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <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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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Hollins Park</p>
          <p>Hollins Park Lane</p>
          <p>Warrington</p>
                    <p>WA1 8AW</p>
        
      

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

Peer Support Worker  MMHS/SPS

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>Are you passionate about patient care and are looking for a new and exciting challenge? Come and join our innovative, supportive and highly skilled Occupational Therapy Team at Liverpool University Hospital Foundation Trust!</strong></p>
<p>We have an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic, forward-thinking Occupational Therapists to join our Band 6 rotation programme. LUHFT has experienced and highly skilled Therapists working in a wide range of areas and this post will include working in specialities such as:</p>
<p>Major Trauma</p>
<p>First Response</p>
<p>A&amp;E</p>
<p>Stroke pathway (hyperacute, rehab, ESD)</p>
<p>Reablement</p>
<p>Complex Rehabilitation</p>
<p>Critical care</p>
<p>General acute inpatients</p>
<p>Outpatients</p>
<p>You will have the opportunity to work across Aintree, Broadgreen and the new state-of-the-art Royal Liverpool Hospital. Some specialities provide extended service hours, 8am-8pm seven days a week, therefore flexible working arrangements can be considered to support work-life balance.</p>
<p>You will have a key role in completing skilled assessment and clinical reasoning to provide treatment, promote recovery, risk assess and problem solve to arrange complex discharges at the earliest and safest opportunity.</p>
<p>We are committed to staff development and training including leadership. You will have peer support, access to regular supervision and support from the Band 7s/8as.</p>
<p>This opportunity is open to both existing Band 6s and experienced Band 5s who are keen to develop into a band 6 role via a training route if appropriate (Annex 21).</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>We wish to recruit an experienced clinician who has a clear understanding of the developing role of Occupational Therapy within integrated therapy services, and the ability to support leadership of a team which delivers innovative, responsive services to meet both the needs of patients and the organisation. The post holder will have clinical experience working with adults with complex presentations, in particular older people with multiple co-morbidity.</p>
<p>The role requires excellent communication skills and the ability to work as an effective member of the wider team as well as with other external agencies. You will be required to participate or lead on service review in order to identify service development needs and support the band 7 in delivering this while meeting clinical service demands</p>
<p>We have regular team meetings and are committed to continuing professional development. We have a clear supervision structure and advice is available from our highly skilled Band 7s and 8as within the departments.</p>
<p>Band 6 employees are required to supervise Band 5 and assistant staff, and deputise for clinical team leads.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital &amp; Royal Liverpool University Hospital.</p> <p>We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.</p> <p>UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.</p> <p>For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.</p> <p>Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.</p> <p>For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit theircareers page.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>08 December 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £38,682 to £46,580 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>287-AMED-311-25</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Liverpool University Hospital</p>
            <p>Liverpool</p>
            <p>L9 7AL</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>This post will be subject to an enhanced disclosure check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)</p>
<p>This job description is intended as a general guide to the duties and responsibilities of the post and not a rigid, inflexible specification. It may be subject to revision to meet the changing needs of the service, following consultation with the post holder.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>This post will be subject to an enhanced disclosure check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)</p>
<p>This job description is intended as a general guide to the duties and responsibilities of the post and not a rigid, inflexible specification. It may be subject to revision to meet the changing needs of the service, following consultation with the post holder.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Other
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Flexible and open to change</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Ability to manage own work load, determine priorities and delegate tasks</li>
        
        <li>Effective written and oral communication skills</li>
        
        <li>Ability to keep accurate legible patient notes</li>
        
        <li>Teaching / Presentations at In - Service level</li>
        
        <li>Able to evaluate and be critical of self</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Competent IT Skills</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Evidence of sound clinical knowledge and specialist skills relevant to the clinical caseload</li>
        
        <li>Broad knowledge of current best practice in Occupational Therapy</li>
        
        <li>Have an understanding of the legal responsibilities of the profession</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Post registration experience in a junior rotational post providing a broad experience in musculoskeletal / medical surgical conditions</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of a contribution to clinical education of less experienced staff, students or assistants</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of participation in audit</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of the advanced skills required to plan complex and rapid discharges</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_5">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent</li>
        
        <li>HCPC Registration</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Member of Special Interest group</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Other
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Flexible and open to change</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to manage own work load, determine priorities and delegate tasks</li>
          
          <li>Effective written and oral communication skills</li>
          
          <li>Ability to keep accurate legible patient notes</li>
          
          <li>Teaching / Presentations at In - Service level</li>
          
          <li>Able to evaluate and be critical of self</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Competent IT Skills</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Evidence of sound clinical knowledge and specialist skills relevant to the clinical caseload</li>
          
          <li>Broad knowledge of current best practice in Occupational Therapy</li>
          
          <li>Have an understanding of the legal responsibilities of the profession</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Post registration experience in a junior rotational post providing a broad experience in musculoskeletal / medical surgical conditions</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of a contribution to clinical education of less experienced staff, students or assistants</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of participation in audit</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of the advanced skills required to plan complex and rapid discharges</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_5">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent</li>
          
          <li>HCPC Registration</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Member of Special Interest group</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>
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        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
      

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

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust </p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Liverpool University Hospital</p>
            <p>Liverpool</p>
            <p>L9 7AL</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust </p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Liverpool University Hospital</p>
                    <p>Liverpool</p>
                    <p>L9 7AL</p>
        
      

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

Senior Rotational Occupational Therapist

CYP Clinical Psychologist - Integrated Eating Disorder Service

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>Clinical Psychologist for Liverpool Fresh CAMHS.</strong></p>
<p>This is an exciting opportunity for a mental health practitioner or practitioner psychologist specialising in supporting children and young people to join the Liverpool Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust.</p>
<p>They will be a member of the specialist, multi-disciplinary service and will have case management responsibility for their case load, however, they will be supported through supervision by a senior member of the team on a regular basis.</p>
<p>The post holder will provide a range of appropriate, evidence based clinical interventions informed by assessed individual need.</p>
<p>The post holder may be required to provide support, advice and consultation to families/carers and other professionals involved in the life of the child/young person.</p>
<p>We are looking for individuals who have an interest and experience in working with children in care, early years and learning disabilities.</p>
<p>We are also looking for individuals who have skills and experience in engaging families who are from communities that may be at increased risk of social exclusion or marginalisation.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>To provide highly specialised CAMHS assessment and therapeutic interventions and to offer advice and consultation to other professionals across a range of agencies including: primary care, social care, and education.</p>
<p>The post holder will have clinical responsibility for complex therapeutic and risk management work with children and young people who have been assessed to require specialist CAMHS Intervention.</p>
<p>The services comprise of five multi-disciplinary teams including staff from varied backgrounds, including psychology, psychiatry, social work, nursing and psychotherapy. In addition, our team members are trained in a wealth of different therapeutic interventions and approaches, making the teams truly multi-disciplinary.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Alder Hey has already earned our place as one of the world's leading children's hospitals, thanks to innovation and pioneering medical work. We treat 250,000 young patients a year and have a broad range of hospital and community services, serving the local population of children, as well as being a tertiary referral centre for children from across Merseyside, Cheshire and parts of Lancashire, Shropshire and North Wales.</p>
<p>We would welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds as our ambition is that our workforce is fully reflective of the communities that we serve. Alder Hey is signed up to the disability confident scheme.</p>


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

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £55,690 to £62,682 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,
        
      
        
          Flexible working
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>411-COM-25-7626019</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust</p>
            <p>Liverpool</p>
            <p>L7 9NJ</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, please take a look at the job description and person specification attachments.  </p>
<ul>
<li>The post holders must be able to demonstrate a positive attitude which encompasses our Trust Values of excellence, innovation, openness, respect and together.</li>
<li>If you are enthusiastic and confident with a friendly and outgoing manner, and a focus on providing the best possible service to patients we would like to hear from you.</li>
</ul>
<p>For more information about this post, please contact Sam Coppard, Clinical Lead.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, please take a look at the job description and person specification attachments.  </p>
<ul>
<li>The post holders must be able to demonstrate a positive attitude which encompasses our Trust Values of excellence, innovation, openness, respect and together.</li>
<li>If you are enthusiastic and confident with a friendly and outgoing manner, and a focus on providing the best possible service to patients we would like to hear from you.</li>
</ul>
<p>For more information about this post, please contact Sam Coppard, Clinical Lead.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications, Experience and Training
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Qualified in core profession such as Mental Health Nurse (RMN), Mental Health Practitioner, Clinical Psychologist, Occupational Therapy, Social Work or creative therapies e.g. Art Therapy.</li>
        
        <li>Intermediate or diploma level in a recognised therapeutic modality.</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of continuing professional development</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of substantial post qualification competence, incorporating significant experience working within CAMHS at a senior level</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of providing consultation/teaching/ training</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with children and young people, families and carers</li>
        
        <li>Experience of clinical supervision</li>
        
        <li>Experience of leading on developing, delivering and evaluating evidence based clinical care packages.</li>
        
        <li>Work as a member of the multi- disciplinary team.</li>
        
        <li>Network with other professional groups/agencies.</li>
        
        <li>Assertively engage young people, families and carers.</li>
        
        <li>Accept guidance and supervision from senior colleagues.</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrate leadership ability To be self-motivated and to work on one's  own initiative.</li>
        
        <li>To demonstrate a non- discriminatory attitude regarding race, gender and  disability issues</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrate commitment to user participation</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrate a positive attitude</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Relevant post graduate qualification in Mental Health related field</li>
          
          <li>Experience of providing services across traditional services.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of managing and/or leading on service developments.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of managing staff.</li>
          
          <li>Project Management experience</li>
          
          <li>Effectively managing policy implementation and demonstrable service development work</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Skills &amp; Personal Attributes
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Demonstrates skills to contribute to modernisation across a range of  diverse services</li>
        
        <li>Excellent oral and written communication skills</li>
        
        <li>Ability to motivate and enthuse colleagues</li>
        
        <li>Excellent organisational skills with the ability to respond effectively to  multiple priorities</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrates the ability to make sound judgments and generate new  ideas in complex situations.</li>
        
        <li>Able to work autonomously</li>
        
        <li>Committed to continuing professional development</li>
        
        <li>Accountable for own professional actions</li>
        
        <li>Works within professional ethics and Trust policies</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Good analytical and strategic visioning skills.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to build credibility quickly and  sustain it within the organisation</li>
          
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            Qualifications, Experience and Training
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Qualified in core profession such as Mental Health Nurse (RMN), Mental Health Practitioner, Clinical Psychologist, Occupational Therapy, Social Work or creative therapies e.g. Art Therapy.</li>
          
          <li>Intermediate or diploma level in a recognised therapeutic modality.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of continuing professional development</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of substantial post qualification competence, incorporating significant experience working within CAMHS at a senior level</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of providing consultation/teaching/ training</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with children and young people, families and carers</li>
          
          <li>Experience of clinical supervision</li>
          
          <li>Experience of leading on developing, delivering and evaluating evidence based clinical care packages.</li>
          
          <li>Work as a member of the multi- disciplinary team.</li>
          
          <li>Network with other professional groups/agencies.</li>
          
          <li>Assertively engage young people, families and carers.</li>
          
          <li>Accept guidance and supervision from senior colleagues.</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrate leadership ability To be self-motivated and to work on one's  own initiative.</li>
          
          <li>To demonstrate a non- discriminatory attitude regarding race, gender and  disability issues</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrate commitment to user participation</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrate a positive attitude</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Relevant post graduate qualification in Mental Health related field</li>
            
            <li>Experience of providing services across traditional services.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of managing and/or leading on service developments.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of managing staff.</li>
            
            <li>Project Management experience</li>
            
            <li>Effectively managing policy implementation and demonstrable service development work</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Skills &amp; Personal Attributes
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Demonstrates skills to contribute to modernisation across a range of  diverse services</li>
          
          <li>Excellent oral and written communication skills</li>
          
          <li>Ability to motivate and enthuse colleagues</li>
          
          <li>Excellent organisational skills with the ability to respond effectively to  multiple priorities</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrates the ability to make sound judgments and generate new  ideas in complex situations.</li>
          
          <li>Able to work autonomously</li>
          
          <li>Committed to continuing professional development</li>
          
          <li>Accountable for own professional actions</li>
          
          <li>Works within professional ethics and Trust policies</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Good analytical and strategic visioning skills.</li>
            
            <li>Ability to build credibility quickly and  sustain it within the organisation</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
    
  



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

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

  
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      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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        <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>Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust</p>
            <p>Liverpool</p>
            <p>L7 9NJ</p>
    
  

  
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust</p>
                    <p>Liverpool</p>
                    <p>L7 9NJ</p>
        
      

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

Specialist Mental Health Practitioner or Clinical Psychologist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>The Podiatry Service at Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation NHS Trust (WCHC) has an exciting opportunity for dynamic, motivated and enthusiastic newly/recently qualified podiatrists to join our committed and friendly team. </p> <p>As a newly/recently qualified podiatrist you will be supported by our experienced team of podiatrists, podiatry assistants and admin support staff. Together we will build on the experience and knowledge you have already gained to enable you to safely assess and treat a wide range of complex podiatry conditions for patients with a variety of other clinical needs, including: acute or chronic, neuropathies, chronic diseases, vascular problems, wound management and nail surgery.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>WCHC is an innovative and forward-thinking organisation. We work closely with our local acute Trust to support their high-risk diabetic out-patient clinics and there will be opportunities to shadow and develop your skills in this area. We also manufacture our own insoles using state of the art CAD-CAM technology and pressure mapping technology as well as developing new pathways and services to improve patient experience and outcomes.</p> <p>Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council as a podiatrist (or on qualification), you will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with GPs and other healthcare professionals. Good IT skills are essential as the role requires working across a range of clinical systems. </p> <p>We will provide a fully structured induction programme and weactively support CPD and personal development for all staff and we will provide opportunities to develop within the role.</p> <p>The Podiatry Service is delivered from a number of community clinics, GP practices as well as nursing homes and domiciliary settings across Wirral, therefore you must have access to your own transport for work purposes. </p> <p>Wirral has excellent transport links to North Wales, Liverpool, Manchester, as well as the historic city of Chester. </p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by CQC (Dec 2023) with some outstanding areas.</p>
<p>As an aspiring outstanding Trust we have numerous policies and procedures in place which provide standard organisational ways of working, in line with organisational objectives, relevant legislation and requirements. Policies allow for continuity and consistency within the Trust. Employees must abide by and adhere to all Wirral Community NHS Trust's policies, at all times.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>11 December 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £31,049 to £37,796 a year
      
        pa (pro rata)
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>844-7670541</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>St. Catherine's Health Centre</p>
      <p>Derby Road</p>
      <p>Birkenhead</p>
            <p>CH420LQ</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Please see job description and person specification for full details of the roles and responsibilities associated with the role.</p>
  

  
    
      
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          Qualifications and Professional Training
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Podiatry degree of equivalent qualification</li>
        
        <li>Registered with the Health &amp; Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Podiatrist</li>
        
        <li>Local Anaesthetic certificate</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
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          Experience and Knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Clinical experience gained as an undergraduate or post graduate clinician</li>
        
        <li>Up to date portfolio of continued professional development</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Broad clinical experience gained in an NHS podiatry setting</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Skills and Attributes
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Excellent communication skills</li>
        
        <li>Ability to manage own time and determine priorities</li>
        
        <li>Computer literate</li>
        
        <li>Highly developed organisational skills</li>
        
        <li>Ability to work under pressure and respond quickly to  unpredictable caseloads</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          Personal Qualities
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Flexible approach to work</li>
        
        <li>Punctuality and reliability</li>
        
        <li>Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner</li>
        
        <li>Ability to empathise with others</li>
        
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        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications and Professional Training
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Podiatry degree of equivalent qualification</li>
          
          <li>Registered with the Health &amp; Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Podiatrist</li>
          
          <li>Local Anaesthetic certificate</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
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            Experience and Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Clinical experience gained as an undergraduate or post graduate clinician</li>
          
          <li>Up to date portfolio of continued professional development</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Broad clinical experience gained in an NHS podiatry setting</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Skills and Attributes
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Excellent communication skills</li>
          
          <li>Ability to manage own time and determine priorities</li>
          
          <li>Computer literate</li>
          
          <li>Highly developed organisational skills</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work under pressure and respond quickly to  unpredictable caseloads</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Personal Qualities
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Flexible approach to work</li>
          
          <li>Punctuality and reliability</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner</li>
          
          <li>Ability to empathise with others</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>Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>St. Catherine's Health Centre</p>
      <p>Derby Road</p>
      <p>Birkenhead</p>
            <p>CH420LQ</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>St. Catherine's Health Centre</p>
          <p>Derby Road</p>
          <p>Birkenhead</p>
                    <p>CH420LQ</p>
        
      

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

9 Full time Jobs in Birkenhead, UK