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<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Do you have experience of working with childrens mental health?</p><p>Are you looking to train as a High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Practitioner?</p><p>We have two exciting opportunities to join our Thought-Full Mental Health Support Team in schools as a Trainee CBT Therapist - CYP (further details of the training and university are below).</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>You will be expected to work as part of an integrated mental health team which requires creativity, flexibility, and adaptability, and above all a passion for working with Children and Young People in educational settings.</p><p>As a Trainee CBT Therapist - CYP, you will hold caseloads of children and young people with mild to moderate mental health problems within schools, being responsible for developing packages of care for them.</p><p>You will be training to deliver a variety of evidence-based interventions against a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) model, working collaboratively with children, young people, their families, schools and other mental health professionals.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Working as part of Standards and Effectiveness, Thought-Full, The Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) are an exciting new initiative and an important strand of the Governments 2017 Green Paper Transforming Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Provision.</p><p>We fulfil 3 core functions:</p><ol> <li>Supporting the senior mental health lead in each education setting to introduce or develop their whole school approach.</li> <li>Delivering evidence-based interventions in schools for mild to moderate mental health issues.</li> <li>Giving timely advice to school and college staff, and liaising with external specialist services, to help children and young people to get the right support and stay in education.</li></ol><p>The Trainee CBT Therapist -CYP is a professional role which delivers CBT-informed, evidence-based early interventions for children and young people and parents / carers in educational settings in England, such as schools and colleges.</p>


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

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

    
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £36,363 to £39,152 a year
      
    </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,
        
      
        
          Flexible working
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>F0052-25-0005</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>County Hall</p>
      <p>West Street</p>
      <p>Chichester</p>
      <p>West Sussex</p>
      <p>PO19 1RG</p>
      <br>
      
        
          
            <p>West Sussex County Council</p>
          
          <p>Chart Way</p>
                    <p>Horsham</p>
          <p>West Sussex</p>
          <p>RH12 1XH</p>
          <br>
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>To succeed at this role, you will need to:</p><ul><li>Be highly motivated and enthusiastic about making a difference to children and young peoples mental health through evidence-based interventions</li> <li>You will be committed to the CYP Psychological Training Programme core principles: Accessibility, accountability, participation, awareness and evidence-based practice and in providing an inclusive and effective service for children and young people, along with a dedication to equity, diversity and inclusion.</li> <li>Demonstrate a good level of understanding/experience in offering cognitive behavioural informed assessment, formulation, and intervention.</li> <li>Demonstrate the ability to study as a self-motivated learner.</li> <li>Be open and aware of others.</li> <li>Have time management skills, organisational skills, and be able to communicate in English with members of the public.</li> <li>Work collaboratively with children, young people, and their families to provide the best outcomes for them.</li> <li>You will need to be able to demonstrate personal resilience as some cases may be sensitive, traumatic or potentially emotionally distressing.</li></ul><p>For more information on the Key Skills, Qualifications and/or Experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached. Please refer to the key skills in your cover letter as these will be used for shortlisting criteria.</p><p>Training and Qualification Information</p><p>This post is fully funded by NHS England.</p><p>Our Trainee CBT Therapist - CYP positions training starts in January 2026. This is split with 2.5 days a week for academic work (teaching and personal study), and 2.5 days based at the service seeing clients related to training assignments. Trainees will be both an employee of the service and an enrolled student with KCL. Upon completion, qualified trainees will receive a Postgraduate Diploma.</p><p>Whilst on assignment you will work within a multidisciplinary team, being responsible for supporting development and embedding services in educational settings.</p><p>You will either need a minimum second-class bachelors degree (or equivalent in a relevant subject),OR if you do not hold the academic criteria but you have relevant professional experience, we would love to hear from you.</p><p>You need to be ready to start with us in January as the course begins on 19 January 2026.</p><p>The reference number for this role isCAFHE05425.</p><p>To apply: please upload your CV and Cover Letter. You can apply via the WSCC here: <a href="http://emea3.mrted.ly/3y2sf" target="_blank">http://emea3.mrted.ly/3y2sf</a></p><p>In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.</p><p>This is a dual application process. In addition to applying for this position with us, you must also complete a KCL application for the Course Team to review. The Course Team will liaise with us on whether you meet the academic requirements for the course during the recruitment process. You will only be offered a KCL training place if you are successful in securing this post and you meet the university training requirements.</p><p>Please go to <a href="https://www.kings-cyp.com/page/recruit-to-train" target="_blank">https://www.kings-cyp.com/page/recruit-to-train</a> to complete your UCL application.</p><p>Please note: candidates who have previously completed a course funded by HEE (Health Education England), can only apply for this course 2 years after the exam board of their previous course.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>To succeed at this role, you will need to:</p><ul><li>Be highly motivated and enthusiastic about making a difference to children and young peoples mental health through evidence-based interventions</li> <li>You will be committed to the CYP Psychological Training Programme core principles: Accessibility, accountability, participation, awareness and evidence-based practice and in providing an inclusive and effective service for children and young people, along with a dedication to equity, diversity and inclusion.</li> <li>Demonstrate a good level of understanding/experience in offering cognitive behavioural informed assessment, formulation, and intervention.</li> <li>Demonstrate the ability to study as a self-motivated learner.</li> <li>Be open and aware of others.</li> <li>Have time management skills, organisational skills, and be able to communicate in English with members of the public.</li> <li>Work collaboratively with children, young people, and their families to provide the best outcomes for them.</li> <li>You will need to be able to demonstrate personal resilience as some cases may be sensitive, traumatic or potentially emotionally distressing.</li></ul><p>For more information on the Key Skills, Qualifications and/or Experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached. Please refer to the key skills in your cover letter as these will be used for shortlisting criteria.</p><p>Training and Qualification Information</p><p>This post is fully funded by NHS England.</p><p>Our Trainee CBT Therapist - CYP positions training starts in January 2026. This is split with 2.5 days a week for academic work (teaching and personal study), and 2.5 days based at the service seeing clients related to training assignments. Trainees will be both an employee of the service and an enrolled student with KCL. Upon completion, qualified trainees will receive a Postgraduate Diploma.</p><p>Whilst on assignment you will work within a multidisciplinary team, being responsible for supporting development and embedding services in educational settings.</p><p>You will either need a minimum second-class bachelors degree (or equivalent in a relevant subject),OR if you do not hold the academic criteria but you have relevant professional experience, we would love to hear from you.</p><p>You need to be ready to start with us in January as the course begins on 19 January 2026.</p><p>The reference number for this role isCAFHE05425.</p><p>To apply: please upload your CV and Cover Letter. You can apply via the WSCC here: <a href="http://emea3.mrted.ly/3y2sf" target="_blank">http://emea3.mrted.ly/3y2sf</a></p><p>In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.</p><p>This is a dual application process. In addition to applying for this position with us, you must also complete a KCL application for the Course Team to review. The Course Team will liaise with us on whether you meet the academic requirements for the course during the recruitment process. You will only be offered a KCL training place if you are successful in securing this post and you meet the university training requirements.</p><p>Please go to <a href="https://www.kings-cyp.com/page/recruit-to-train" target="_blank">https://www.kings-cyp.com/page/recruit-to-train</a> to complete your UCL application.</p><p>Please note: candidates who have previously completed a course funded by HEE (Health Education England), can only apply for this course 2 years after the exam board of their previous course.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Qualifications and/or experience:</li>
        
        <li>Minimum second-class bachelors degree, or equivalent standard in a relevant subject (e.g. psychology, social work etc)</li>
        
        <li>OR</li>
        
        <li>Applicants who do not fulfil the academic criteria but have relevant professional experience are still encouraged to apply and will be considered on a case-by-case basis</li>
        
        <li>PLUS</li>
        
        <li>2 or more years of experience working within a children and young peoples mental health setting (e.g. mental health worker)</li>
        
        <li>Previous experience of working within a CBT framework and/or using CBT informed interventions (e.g. PWP, CWP, EMHP).</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Previous training in a mental-health related profession (e.g. psychology, nursing, health visiting, social work, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, special needs teaching, psychiatry, psychotherapy, counselling, CWP, EMHP and low intensity therapies).</li>
          
          <li>Ability to study and complete academic work at postgraduate study level, with a proven record of academic attainment.</li>
          
          <li>Previous experience of assessing and managing risk and safeguarding issues.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working as multi-agency and/or multi-disciplinary working and liaising across internal and external agencies.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>(These will be used as the shortlisting criteria)</li>
        
        <li>Key Skills:</li>
        
        <li>1.Ability to maintain a reflective stance and consider multiple perspectives in emotive/challenging interactions with children, young people and their parent/carers.</li>
        
        <li>2.Ability to personally manage sensitive and potentially emotionally distressing caseload material.</li>
        
        <li>3.Ability to reflect on own practice (in clinical supervision and practice tutor groups with course peers).</li>
        
        <li>4.Ability to maintain accurate records and follow all policy and clinical governance procedures.</li>
        
        <li>5.Ability to complete academic work at postgraduate level and balance the academic demands of the course with clinical placement demands.</li>
        
        <li>6.Effective verbal and written communication skills with good IT skills and able to work with diverse communities.</li>
        
        <li>7.Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to quickly build and maintain an effective therapeutic rapport with a child, young person and / or their parents.</li>
        
        <li>8.Ability to effectively manage an allocated caseload including assessing, recording and communicating risk appropriately and taking necessary actions.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Qualifications and/or experience:</li>
          
          <li>Minimum second-class bachelors degree, or equivalent standard in a relevant subject (e.g. psychology, social work etc)</li>
          
          <li>OR</li>
          
          <li>Applicants who do not fulfil the academic criteria but have relevant professional experience are still encouraged to apply and will be considered on a case-by-case basis</li>
          
          <li>PLUS</li>
          
          <li>2 or more years of experience working within a children and young peoples mental health setting (e.g. mental health worker)</li>
          
          <li>Previous experience of working within a CBT framework and/or using CBT informed interventions (e.g. PWP, CWP, EMHP).</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Previous training in a mental-health related profession (e.g. psychology, nursing, health visiting, social work, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, special needs teaching, psychiatry, psychotherapy, counselling, CWP, EMHP and low intensity therapies).</li>
            
            <li>Ability to study and complete academic work at postgraduate study level, with a proven record of academic attainment.</li>
            
            <li>Previous experience of assessing and managing risk and safeguarding issues.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working as multi-agency and/or multi-disciplinary working and liaising across internal and external agencies.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>(These will be used as the shortlisting criteria)</li>
          
          <li>Key Skills:</li>
          
          <li>1.Ability to maintain a reflective stance and consider multiple perspectives in emotive/challenging interactions with children, young people and their parent/carers.</li>
          
          <li>2.Ability to personally manage sensitive and potentially emotionally distressing caseload material.</li>
          
          <li>3.Ability to reflect on own practice (in clinical supervision and practice tutor groups with course peers).</li>
          
          <li>4.Ability to maintain accurate records and follow all policy and clinical governance procedures.</li>
          
          <li>5.Ability to complete academic work at postgraduate level and balance the academic demands of the course with clinical placement demands.</li>
          
          <li>6.Effective verbal and written communication skills with good IT skills and able to work with diverse communities.</li>
          
          <li>7.Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to quickly build and maintain an effective therapeutic rapport with a child, young person and / or their parents.</li>
          
          <li>8.Ability to effectively manage an allocated caseload including assessing, recording and communicating risk appropriately and taking necessary actions.</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>
  

  

  


 

      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>West Sussex County Council</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>County Hall</p>
      <p>West Street</p>
      <p>Chichester</p>
      <p>West Sussex</p>
      <p>PO19 1RG</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>West Sussex County Council</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>County Hall</p>
          <p>West Street</p>
          <p>Chichester</p>
          <p>West Sussex</p>
          <p>PO19 1RG</p>
        
      

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

NHS Jobs

Trainee CBT Therapist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Do you have experience of working with childrens mental health?</p><p>Are you looking to train as a Mental Health Practitioner?</p><p>Are you passionate about supporting Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)?</p><p>We have two exciting opportunities to join our Thought-Full Mental Health Support Team in schools as Trainee Mental Health Practitioners for SEND (further details of the training and university are below).</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>You will be expected to work as part of an integrated mental health team which requires creativity, flexibility, and adaptability, and above all a passion for working with Children and Young People in educational settings.</p><p>You will work closely with other members of the team including Educational Psychologists to support schools to develop their whole school approach, which includes offering training to schools.</p><p>We are looking for someone who has knowledge of Autism and/or Learning Disabilities, who understands the unique challenges for Autistic/LD children, young people, and their families, and who can advocate for them.</p><p>To succeed at this role, you will need to:</p><ul> <li>Demonstrate a good level of understanding/experience in offering cognitive behavioural informed assessment, formulation, and intervention.</li> <li>Demonstrate the ability to study as a self-motivated learner.</li> <li>Be open and aware of others.</li> <li>Have a great passion and enthusiasm for CBT-informed, evidence-based early interventions for mental health problems, especially for those with SEND.</li> <li>Have time management skills, organisational skills, and be able to communicate in English with members of the public.</li> <li>Work collaboratively with children, young people, and their families to provide the best outcomes for them.</li></ul><p>For more information on the Key Skills, Qualifications and/or Experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached. Please refer to the key skills in your cover letter as these will be used for shortlisting criteria.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Working as part of Education &amp; Skills, Thought-Full, The Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) are an exciting new initiative and an important strand of the Governments 2017 Green Paper Transforming Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Provision.</p><p>We fulfil 3 core functions:</p><ol> <li>Supporting the senior mental health lead in each education setting to introduce or develop their whole school approach.</li> <li>Delivering evidence-based interventions in schools for mild to moderate mental health issues.</li> <li>Giving timely advice to school and college staff, and liaising with external specialist services, to help children and young people to get the right support and stay in education.</li></ol><p>The Trainee Mental Health Practitioner is a new professional role which delivers CBT-informed, evidence-based early interventions for children and young people and parents / carers in educational settings in England, such as schools and colleges.</p>


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

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

    
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £36,363 to £39,152 a year
      
    </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,
        
      
        
          Flexible working
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>F0052-25-0004</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>County Hall</p>
      <p>West Street</p>
      <p>Chichester</p>
      <p>West Sussex</p>
      <p>PO19 1RG</p>
      <br>
      
        
          
            <p>West Sussex County Council</p>
          
          <p>Southgate Avenue</p>
                    <p>Crawley</p>
          <p>West Sussex</p>
          <p>RH10 6HG</p>
          <br>
        
          
            <p>West Sussex County Council</p>
          
          <p>Chart Way</p>
                    <p>Horsham</p>
          <p>West Sussex</p>
          <p>RH12 1XH</p>
          <br>
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Training and Qualification information:</p><p>Our Trainee Mental Health Practitioner -SEND positions training starts in January 2026. This is split with 2.5 days a week for academic work (teaching and personal study), and 2.5 days based at the service seeing clients related to training assignments.</p><p>You will attend UCL (Londons Global University) and work towards a UCL Postgraduate Diploma in Mental Health Practitioner.</p><p>Whilst on assignment you will work within a multidisciplinary team, being responsible for supporting development and embedding services in educational settings.</p><p>You will either need a minimum second-class bachelors degree (or equivalent in a relevant subject),ORif you do not hold the academic criteria but you have relevant professional experience, we would love to hear from you.</p><p>Please note:you will be trained in how to adapt interventions, but you will need a good level of experience in offering CBT informed assessments and interventions as this is not taught.</p><p>You need to be ready to start with us in January asthe course begins on 19January 2026.</p><p>The reference number for this role isCAFHE05425.</p><p>To apply:please upload your CV and Cover Letter. You can also apply via the WSCC website here: <a href="http://emea3.mrted.ly/3y2s5" target="_blank">http://emea3.mrted.ly/3y2s5</a></p><p>In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.</p><p>As this is a dual role with the WSCC and a student at UCL,candidates must apply for the university course AND WSCC at the same time.</p><p>Information on how to complete this application is attached below. Please go to<a href="https://evision.ucl.ac.uk/urd/sits.urd/run/siw_ipp_lgn.login_enc?0qhYzuG1h9udTFM8i9sPhtGiUgIR6D6iP0QBDHq24aUE7Anl4FtDGBDmc3LlBtzaVi6cWmaNYWo=to" target="_blank">https://evision.ucl.ac.uk/urd/sits.urd/run/siw_ipp_lgn.login_enc?0qhYzu…</a> complete your UCL application.</p><p>Please note:candidates who have previously completed a course funded by HEE (Health Education England), can only apply for this course 2 years after the exam board of the previous course.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Training and Qualification information:</p><p>Our Trainee Mental Health Practitioner -SEND positions training starts in January 2026. This is split with 2.5 days a week for academic work (teaching and personal study), and 2.5 days based at the service seeing clients related to training assignments.</p><p>You will attend UCL (Londons Global University) and work towards a UCL Postgraduate Diploma in Mental Health Practitioner.</p><p>Whilst on assignment you will work within a multidisciplinary team, being responsible for supporting development and embedding services in educational settings.</p><p>You will either need a minimum second-class bachelors degree (or equivalent in a relevant subject),ORif you do not hold the academic criteria but you have relevant professional experience, we would love to hear from you.</p><p>Please note:you will be trained in how to adapt interventions, but you will need a good level of experience in offering CBT informed assessments and interventions as this is not taught.</p><p>You need to be ready to start with us in January asthe course begins on 19January 2026.</p><p>The reference number for this role isCAFHE05425.</p><p>To apply:please upload your CV and Cover Letter. You can also apply via the WSCC website here: <a href="http://emea3.mrted.ly/3y2s5" target="_blank">http://emea3.mrted.ly/3y2s5</a></p><p>In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.</p><p>As this is a dual role with the WSCC and a student at UCL,candidates must apply for the university course AND WSCC at the same time.</p><p>Information on how to complete this application is attached below. Please go to<a href="https://evision.ucl.ac.uk/urd/sits.urd/run/siw_ipp_lgn.login_enc?0qhYzuG1h9udTFM8i9sPhtGiUgIR6D6iP0QBDHq24aUE7Anl4FtDGBDmc3LlBtzaVi6cWmaNYWo=to" target="_blank">https://evision.ucl.ac.uk/urd/sits.urd/run/siw_ipp_lgn.login_enc?0qhYzu…</a> complete your UCL application.</p><p>Please note:candidates who have previously completed a course funded by HEE (Health Education England), can only apply for this course 2 years after the exam board of the previous course.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Qualifications and/or experience:</li>
        
        <li>Minimum second-class bachelors degree or equivalent standard in a relevant subject (e.g. psychology, social work etc)</li>
        
        <li>OR</li>
        
        <li>Applicants who do not fulfil the academic criteria but have relevant professional experience are still encouraged to apply and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.</li>
        
        <li>PLUS</li>
        
        <li>2 or more years of experience working within a children and young peoples mental health setting (e.g. mental health worker).</li>
        
        <li>1 year or more of clinical competence and experience working with Autistic and/or LD individuals.</li>
        
        <li>Demonstratable experience of working within a CBT framework.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Desirable:</li>
          
          <li>Previous training in a mental-health related profession (e.g. psychology, nursing, health visiting, social work, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, special needs teaching, psychiatry, psychotherapy,</li>
          
          <li>counselling).</li>
          
          <li>Ability to study and complete academic work at postgraduate study level.</li>
          
          <li>Proven record of previous academic attainment.</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of the MDT approach and collaborative working with other agencies to ensure the needs of Autistic/LD children and young people are understood and effectively met (i.e. education and social care agencies).</li>
          
          <li>Previous experience of working with safeguarding issues.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working as part of the multi-disciplinary team with children and young people with Autism and/or LD and their families.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>(These will be used as the shortlisting criteria)</li>
        
        <li>Key Skills:</li>
        
        <li>1.Ability to have a flexible and creative approach to facilitating engagement with Autistic and/or LD children and young people.</li>
        
        <li>2.Ability to adapt methods of communication and intervention for the varying needs and levels of the children and young peoples Autistic and/or LD population.</li>
        
        <li>3.Ability to maintain a reflective stance in emotive/challenging interactions with children and their carers.</li>
        
        <li>4.Ability to personally manage sensitive and potentially emotionally distressing caseload material.</li>
        
        <li>5.Ability to reflect on own practice (in clinical supervision and practice tutor groups with course peers).</li>
        
        <li>6.Ability to maintain accurate records and follow all policy and clinical governance procedures.</li>
        
        <li>7.Ability to complete academic work at postgraduate level and balance the academic demands of the course with clinical placement demands.</li>
        
        <li>8.Effective verbal and written communication skills with good IT skills and able to work with diverse communities.</li>
        
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            Qualifications
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Qualifications and/or experience:</li>
          
          <li>Minimum second-class bachelors degree or equivalent standard in a relevant subject (e.g. psychology, social work etc)</li>
          
          <li>OR</li>
          
          <li>Applicants who do not fulfil the academic criteria but have relevant professional experience are still encouraged to apply and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.</li>
          
          <li>PLUS</li>
          
          <li>2 or more years of experience working within a children and young peoples mental health setting (e.g. mental health worker).</li>
          
          <li>1 year or more of clinical competence and experience working with Autistic and/or LD individuals.</li>
          
          <li>Demonstratable experience of working within a CBT framework.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Desirable:</li>
            
            <li>Previous training in a mental-health related profession (e.g. psychology, nursing, health visiting, social work, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, special needs teaching, psychiatry, psychotherapy,</li>
            
            <li>counselling).</li>
            
            <li>Ability to study and complete academic work at postgraduate study level.</li>
            
            <li>Proven record of previous academic attainment.</li>
            
            <li>Knowledge of the MDT approach and collaborative working with other agencies to ensure the needs of Autistic/LD children and young people are understood and effectively met (i.e. education and social care agencies).</li>
            
            <li>Previous experience of working with safeguarding issues.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working as part of the multi-disciplinary team with children and young people with Autism and/or LD and their families.</li>
            
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            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>(These will be used as the shortlisting criteria)</li>
          
          <li>Key Skills:</li>
          
          <li>1.Ability to have a flexible and creative approach to facilitating engagement with Autistic and/or LD children and young people.</li>
          
          <li>2.Ability to adapt methods of communication and intervention for the varying needs and levels of the children and young peoples Autistic and/or LD population.</li>
          
          <li>3.Ability to maintain a reflective stance in emotive/challenging interactions with children and their carers.</li>
          
          <li>4.Ability to personally manage sensitive and potentially emotionally distressing caseload material.</li>
          
          <li>5.Ability to reflect on own practice (in clinical supervision and practice tutor groups with course peers).</li>
          
          <li>6.Ability to maintain accurate records and follow all policy and clinical governance procedures.</li>
          
          <li>7.Ability to complete academic work at postgraduate level and balance the academic demands of the course with clinical placement demands.</li>
          
          <li>8.Effective verbal and written communication skills with good IT skills and able to work with diverse communities.</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>West Sussex County Council</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>County Hall</p>
      <p>West Street</p>
      <p>Chichester</p>
      <p>West Sussex</p>
      <p>PO19 1RG</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <p>West Sussex County Council</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>County Hall</p>
          <p>West Street</p>
          <p>Chichester</p>
          <p>West Sussex</p>
          <p>PO19 1RG</p>
        
      

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

Trainee Mental Health Practitioner SEND

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are looking for an expert by experience that has lived experience of being a carer of someone who has mental health issues. The Peer Support Carer's Lead works collaboratively and aims to assist in improving the wellbeing of families and carers of people who are admitted to the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team by supporting carers directly, either via 1:1 or groups, developing and maintaining relationships with the service provider teams, providing carers with updates of their relatives care and treatment, contributing to service development and research.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>We support patients, family members and carers and remain committed to the recovery model and a holistic way of working in their homes, offering a variety of interventions and support to aid recovery. </p> <p>To initiate, establish and maintain relationships with families and carers in a variety of settings, while developing trust and rapport.</p> <p>Act as a coach and mentor to families and carers by providing information about support and services available for them, ensuring they have carers communication plans where required.</p> <p>Work collaboratively with inpatient/CRHT/ATS to support carers via 1:1 support or group settings.</p> <p>To work within The Triangle of Care standards and undertake self assessments and action plans.</p>   <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>You will receive regular supervision and have the opportunity for personal and professional development as well as contributing to the team's development.</p> <p>You will be joining a committed and dynamic multidisciplinary team and will be fully supported and empowered to make a difference to creatively develop many new ways of working, towards building safe and responsive quality mental health services fit for the future.</p> <p>In return we can offer a supportive working environment and access to training opportunities to assist you to realise your potential and achieve a greater degree of job satisfaction.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>13 October 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
      
        pa
      
    </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>354-AC-21178-B</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Worthing Crisis Team</p>
            <p>Worthing</p>
            <p>BN13 3EP</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>The team, require a Peer Support Carers Lead who can work both independently and as part of our team, with the support of the other team members and can bring their own lived expertise of being a carer to a fast-paced team, and who are confident working closely with colleagues and service users alike.</p> <p>Peer Support Carers Lead will appreciate that service users in crisis and their support network often have difficulty navigating through NHS and voluntary sector services. You will support carers to understand their rights and what to expect from the team and offer signposting to local carers support groups.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>The team, require a Peer Support Carers Lead who can work both independently and as part of our team, with the support of the other team members and can bring their own lived expertise of being a carer to a fast-paced team, and who are confident working closely with colleagues and service users alike.</p> <p>Peer Support Carers Lead will appreciate that service users in crisis and their support network often have difficulty navigating through NHS and voluntary sector services. You will support carers to understand their rights and what to expect from the team and offer signposting to local carers support groups.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          QUALIFICATIONS
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>A recognised qualification in an area related to the workplace or equivalent technical/life skills</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of a commitment to lifelong learning</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
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          KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience working as part of a team</li>
        
        <li>Experience of being supervised</li>
        
        <li>Carer experience of mental health issues/difficulties</li>
        
        <li>Managing personal mental health and recovery</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of Peer Support, Recovery and Wellbeing in mental health and ability to apply this throughout your work</li>
        
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        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            QUALIFICATIONS
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>A recognised qualification in an area related to the workplace or equivalent technical/life skills</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of a commitment to lifelong learning</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience working as part of a team</li>
          
          <li>Experience of being supervised</li>
          
          <li>Carer experience of mental health issues/difficulties</li>
          
          <li>Managing personal mental health and recovery</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of Peer Support, Recovery and Wellbeing in mental health and ability to apply this throughout your work</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>
  

  


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

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

      
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Worthing Crisis Team</p>
            <p>Worthing</p>
            <p>BN13 3EP</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Worthing Crisis Team</p>
                    <p>Worthing</p>
                    <p>BN13 3EP</p>
        
      

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

Carer Peer Support Worker

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>The Chichester Neighbourhood Mental Health Team is looking for a Registered Nursing Associate who is trained in venepuncture, competent in completing physical health checks and has a passion for working in mental health.</strong></p> <p>We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and skilled Nursing Associate with experience in working with a complex caseload. It will be your responsibility to coordinate and undertake physical health assessments for our Client Group with support from band 6 staff and medical staff. This will involve visiting and carrying out assessments in the community for hard to engage patients (with another member of staff). This post is for 37.5 hours per week. Your role may also involve other tasks around supporting and building relationships with patients, depending on your experience. </p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>We are a well-staffed multi-disciplinary team made up of Social Workers, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, a Psychologist, Psychiatrists, Support Workers, Peer Support Worker and a Pharmacy Technician. We operate as a team within a creative and flexible approach and provide shared responsibility of risk management to support our service users who have a primary diagnosis of psychosis. We run groups for service users and has a biopsychosocial approach to support.</p> <p>Your role will involve supporting Lead Practitioners with their complex caseload, primarily around physical health checks. Your role may, at times, also involve undertaking duty tasks including supporting patients in crisis, with medication related matters and practical support to service users by building up long term relationships with them. </p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>The Trust provides mental health and learning disability care for all ages across Sussex.</p> <p>We'd love you to join our Trust, rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, recent staff survey results told us that 82% recognise that care for patients is our top priority.</p> <p>Key staff survey results include:o 70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at worko 79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work in their teamo 77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles</p>


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

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £27,485 to £30,162 a year
      
        pa / pro rata for part time
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>354-AC-21209</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Chapel Street Clinic</p>
      <p>Chapel Street</p>
      <p>Chichester</p>
            <p>PO19 1BX</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Please see the attached Job Description for the full details on the role. See below for further contact details;</p>   

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Please see the attached Job Description for the full details on the role. See below for further contact details;</p>     
  


      
  
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      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register</li>
        
        <li>Educated to a minimum level 5 Foundation degree level specific to nursing associate practice</li>
        
        <li>Care Certificate</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
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          Knowledge/Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Minimum of three years working with people with mental health problems (A/I)</li>
        
        <li>Ability to listen effectively and communicate at all levels (I)</li>
        
        <li>Basic written communication skills to enable completion of records etc (A)</li>
        
        <li>Empathy, compassion and patience (I)</li>
        
        <li>Willingness to be flexible in meeting service users needs (I)</li>
        
        <li>Ability to create innovative solutions to help empower service users (A,I)</li>
        
        <li>Ability to work unsupervised in a range of settings. (A,I)</li>
        
        <li>Ability to form positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers. (A,I)</li>
        
        <li>A keenness to make a positive contribution to improving the quality of life for people with mental health problems. (A,I)</li>
        
        <li>Ability to acknowledge diversity and promote antidiscriminatory practice/equal opportunities (A,I)</li>
        
        <li>Ability to provide practical support with daily living activities (A/I)</li>
        
        <li>An ability to act calmly in emergencies and to respond in a professional manner to stressful and challenging behaviour. (I)</li>
        
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            Qualifications
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register</li>
          
          <li>Educated to a minimum level 5 Foundation degree level specific to nursing associate practice</li>
          
          <li>Care Certificate</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Knowledge/Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Minimum of three years working with people with mental health problems (A/I)</li>
          
          <li>Ability to listen effectively and communicate at all levels (I)</li>
          
          <li>Basic written communication skills to enable completion of records etc (A)</li>
          
          <li>Empathy, compassion and patience (I)</li>
          
          <li>Willingness to be flexible in meeting service users needs (I)</li>
          
          <li>Ability to create innovative solutions to help empower service users (A,I)</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work unsupervised in a range of settings. (A,I)</li>
          
          <li>Ability to form positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers. (A,I)</li>
          
          <li>A keenness to make a positive contribution to improving the quality of life for people with mental health problems. (A,I)</li>
          
          <li>Ability to acknowledge diversity and promote antidiscriminatory practice/equal opportunities (A,I)</li>
          
          <li>Ability to provide practical support with daily living activities (A/I)</li>
          
          <li>An ability to act calmly in emergencies and to respond in a professional manner to stressful and challenging behaviour. (I)</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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        <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>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Chapel Street Clinic</p>
      <p>Chapel Street</p>
      <p>Chichester</p>
            <p>PO19 1BX</p>
    
  

  
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        <p>Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust</p>
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          <p>Chapel Street Clinic</p>
          <p>Chapel Street</p>
          <p>Chichester</p>
                    <p>PO19 1BX</p>
        
      

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

Nursing Associate

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>Trainee Sonographer</strong></p> <p><strong>2 Year Fixed-Term, Full-Time post (37.5 hours per week)</strong></p> <p><strong>Salary: Band 7 with Annex 21 applied </strong></p> <p><strong>Year 1 of Training:£36,966</strong></p> <p><strong>Year 2 of Training: £39,606</strong></p> <p>We are recruiting for a Trainee Sonographerwho wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards "great people, great place".</p> <p>This is a truly exciting time to join our team, we deliver first-class diagnostic care to our community in the newly developed Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC).</p> <p>The new centre has the ability to deliver joined up diagnostic care, and with increased capacity ensures our patients have faster access to treatment, earlier diagnosis, and improved outcomes.</p> <p>By becoming part of our team, you will have the opportunity to work in innovative ways and play a central role in how we improve patient pathways, delivering the right test, at the right time, in the right place.</p> <p>We are looking for a highly motivated, hard-working individual who is able to commit to an intense but highly rewarding training course. Applications are welcome from any healthcare professional with a 2:1 or above graduate qualification in their area of expertise.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>In this post there is availability to undertake the clinical aspect of the Post Graduate Diploma in Medical Ultrasound, with the taught component and assessment being provided by the University of the West of England. Units to be studied include abdominal, small parts, gynaecological and vascular ultrasound to M level. Upon successful completion you will be a qualified Sonographer (Ultrasound Practitioner) with a nationally and internationally recognised CASE accredited post-graduate diploma.</p>
<p>The qualification is provided by a CASE (Consortium for the Accreditation of Sonographer Education) Accredited HEI and recognised by the Society of Radiographers and the British Medical Ultrasound Society.</p>
<p>You will be training within a friendly team of dedicated and hardworking Sonographers within the Ultrasound Department at Isle of Wight NHS Trust.</p>
<p>Our department is passionate at providing an effective and high quality service. We use state of the art ultrasound equipment currently all Canon Aplio i600 units. We have 3 dedicated ultrasound rooms and also undertake some portable scanning for inpatients using GE Venue ultrasound unit.</p>
<p>We provide ultrasound services for patients from primary care and acute secondary care and have a number of Sonographer led services including ?DVT and TIA.</p>
<p>The post holder is required to hold, or be able to apply for HCPC, NMC or GMC registration as a condition of employment.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust's beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.</p>
<p>The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.</p>
<p>Our strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>09 October 2025</p>

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

    
      
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      £46,148 to £52,809 a year
      
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  <p>Training</p>

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>24 months</p>
  

  
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          Full-time
        
      
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  <p>470-25-0035-PL</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>St Mary's Hospital</p>
      <p>Parkhurst Road</p>
      <p>Newport</p>
            <p>PO30 5TG</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.</p>
<p>For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.</p>
<p>We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are <strong>C</strong>ompassion, <strong>A</strong>ccountable, <strong>R</strong>espect and <strong>E</strong>veryone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.</p>
<p>We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.</p>
<p>Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff. Apply to be part of our team today.</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.</p>
<p>For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.</p>
<p>We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are <strong>C</strong>ompassion, <strong>A</strong>ccountable, <strong>R</strong>espect and <strong>E</strong>veryone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.</p>
<p>We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.</p>
<p>Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff. Apply to be part of our team today.</p>
    
  


      
  
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          Aptitudes
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Must be able to demonstrate good technical knowledge and continue to development it</li>
        
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          Qualifications
        
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        <li>HCPC or equivalent registration</li>
        
        <li>An appropriate professional qualification such as those recognised by the Society of Radiographers e.g. BSc in Diagnostic Radiography or equivalent.</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of continual professional development</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of non-clinical incident reporting</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of principles of clinical governance and risk assessment</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of audit and R&amp;D</li>
        
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          <li>NHS experience</li>
          
          <li>Ultrasound experience</li>
          
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        <li>Be able to operate VDU equipment in both image acquisition and data management</li>
        
        <li>Be able to operate manual handling aids, as provided by the department including patient slide boards, sheets, hoists and trolleys</li>
        
        <li>Be able to operate and move full range of ultrasound equipment</li>
        
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        <li>To ensure good working relationships both between all staff within the Imaging Department and across multidisciplinary teams</li>
        
        <li>Communicate complex and sensitive information with empathy and reassurance to a wide variety of patients</li>
        
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        <li>Good team player with the ability to work alone with no supervision</li>
        
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          <li>An appropriate professional qualification such as those recognised by the Society of Radiographers e.g. BSc in Diagnostic Radiography or equivalent.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of continual professional development</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of non-clinical incident reporting</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of principles of clinical governance and risk assessment</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of audit and R&amp;D</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
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            <li>NHS experience</li>
            
            <li>Ultrasound experience</li>
            
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            Physical Skills
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Be able to operate VDU equipment in both image acquisition and data management</li>
          
          <li>Be able to operate manual handling aids, as provided by the department including patient slide boards, sheets, hoists and trolleys</li>
          
          <li>Be able to operate and move full range of ultrasound equipment</li>
          
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            Abilities
          
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          <li>Must be able to work to short deadlines and have a flexible approach to workload</li>
          
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            Communication Skills
          
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          <li>To ensure good working relationships both between all staff within the Imaging Department and across multidisciplinary teams</li>
          
          <li>Communicate complex and sensitive information with empathy and reassurance to a wide variety of patients</li>
          
          <li>Possess good verbal and written English</li>
          
          <li>Good team player with the ability to work alone with no supervision</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>
  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
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      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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        <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>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Isle of Wight NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>St Mary's Hospital</p>
      <p>Parkhurst Road</p>
      <p>Newport</p>
            <p>PO30 5TG</p>
    
  

  
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Isle of Wight NHS Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>St Mary's Hospital</p>
          <p>Parkhurst Road</p>
          <p>Newport</p>
                    <p>PO30 5TG</p>
        
      

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

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