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<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified Systemic Family Therapist to join the North Derbyshire CAMHS service. The post holder will provide systemic family therapy to young people under all areas of community CAMHS but predominantly those under core CAMHS. The post will be based in both Chesterfield and Buxton.</p> <p>There will be the opportunity to work alongside the lead Systemic Family Therapist and a number of qualified, Systemic Practitioners.</p> <p>We offer opportunities to support the larger CAMHS team to consider the Systemic aspects of their work, by facilitating systemic consultations, clinical supervision and mentoring practice.</p> <p>The postholder will have a Masters degree qualified in Family Therapy, UKCP registered and be experienced in working with complex family dynamics &amp; high levels of risk</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>You will be required to work as an autonomous practitioner, responsible for the provision of evidenced based Systemic Family Therapy to children &amp; young people with a wide range of complex mental health difficulties. You will work within a passionate,enthusiastic, compassionate team and will be expected to provide supervision and consultation to colleagues and take part in CPD and pathway development activities as necessary.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>We believe in investing in our staff, and we hope to give you the opportunity to build on your existing skills, to be yourself, and to thrive in a forward-thinking and dynamic CAMHS Team.</p> <p>It is an exciting time for our service as we grow and expand our offer. We are lucky enough to have a number of CAMHS services based in the same building, and as a CAMHS Family Therapist, you will liaise closely with them all.</p> <p>We pride ourselves on our multi-disciplinary approach, and you will become a key member of our specialist team. You will be working in a supportive and friendly environment with professionals from a variety of clinical backgrounds. The service offers a wide range of structured interventions in addition to systemic family therapy, like CBT, DBT, and IPT.</p> <p>There are opportunities for building up professional networks within the service. We value the diversity of our clinicians and the different skill sets that they bring with them. We offer flexible working and have special leave and staff support policy in place.</p> <p>The team operates out of bases in Chesterfield and Buxton and you may be required to travel between bases where necessary in order to provide a flexible service to young people and their families.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>07 November 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      Depending on experience
      
        £47,810 - £54,710 pa
      
    </p>
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>166-FC-7555093</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Chesterfield Royal Hospital</p>
      <p>CALOW</p>
      <p>Chesterfield</p>
            <p>S44 5BL</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p><strong>Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.</strong></p> <p>We welcome informal talks, please contact Montse Gomez Presedo, Senior Systemic Family Therapist, our Lead for the Systemic Pathway for more information: <a href="mailto:mpresedo@nhs.net" target="_blank">mpresedo@nhs.net</a></p> <p>Follow us on Facebook and on Twitter: @hrcrhft @WellbeingCRH @royalhospital</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p><strong>Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.</strong></p> <p>We welcome informal talks, please contact Montse Gomez Presedo, Senior Systemic Family Therapist, our Lead for the Systemic Pathway for more information: <a href="mailto:mpresedo@nhs.net" target="_blank">mpresedo@nhs.net</a></p> <p>Follow us on Facebook and on Twitter: @hrcrhft @WellbeingCRH @royalhospital</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications and Training
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>First degree and or professional qualification  or equivalent in social work, nursing or  psychology or other first qualification as  recognised by the Association of Family  Therapy (AFT).</li>
        
        <li>Masters in Family Therapy</li>
        
        <li>Registration (or pending qualification will be  eligible for registration) as a systemic  psychotherapist with UKCP</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Member of the Association of Family Therapy in  UK</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of working with a wide variety of  family and client groups.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working across the whole life  span, with presenting problems that reflect a  full range of clinical severity</li>
        
        <li>Experience and knowledge of working with  young people with mental health problems</li>
        
        <li>Experience of managing risk in clinical cases</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of engagement with clinical  supervision</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working within a multicultural  framework</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of teaching, training and/or  supervision</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with other agencies  including education and social care</li>
          
          <li>Experience in working children, young  people and families in a community setting</li>
          
          <li>Experience of assessment and intervention  with clients presenting with Neurodiversity</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with children/young  people and their families with special  educational needs, neurodevelopmental  difficulties, learning disabilities and  challenging behaviour, and co-morbid  mental health difficulties.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of supervising other clinicians</li>
          
          <li>Experience of leadership in a team</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Skills and Knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Systemic knowledge on the assessment of  psychological problems presented to  CAMHS.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to work professionally and cooperatively in multi-disciplinary te</li>
        
        <li>Systemic approach and knowledge to the  formulation of presenting family and system  problems that lead the care plan for the work  to be carried out with each family</li>
        
        <li>Ability to provide supervision to other  systemic practitioners in junior roles in the  team</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working in multiagency  teams like social care and education.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of teaching on systemic  methods, and techniques to multiagency  groups</li>
          
          <li>Ability to use methods to support data  analysis of their work, for example  Score15.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of Clinical supervision models  that would facilitate a supervisor's role</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          Personal Attributes
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Good communication skills with families and  professionals. Using plain language</li>
        
        <li>Ability to tolerate and manage highly distressing emotional issues</li>
        
        <li>Ability to manage and work with organisational stress and to effectively  manage the stress of others</li>
        
        <li>Ability to engage in sustained mental  effort involving tasks demanding intense  concentration.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Noticing the wider contextual factors in the  systems around them.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to tune into the team and add to the  positive energy in the work environment.</li>
          
          <li>Valid driving licence</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_5">
        
          Demonstrates our Proud to CARE Values
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encouragement</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications and Training
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>First degree and or professional qualification  or equivalent in social work, nursing or  psychology or other first qualification as  recognised by the Association of Family  Therapy (AFT).</li>
          
          <li>Masters in Family Therapy</li>
          
          <li>Registration (or pending qualification will be  eligible for registration) as a systemic  psychotherapist with UKCP</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Member of the Association of Family Therapy in  UK</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working with a wide variety of  family and client groups.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working across the whole life  span, with presenting problems that reflect a  full range of clinical severity</li>
          
          <li>Experience and knowledge of working with  young people with mental health problems</li>
          
          <li>Experience of managing risk in clinical cases</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of engagement with clinical  supervision</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working within a multicultural  framework</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of teaching, training and/or  supervision</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working with other agencies  including education and social care</li>
            
            <li>Experience in working children, young  people and families in a community setting</li>
            
            <li>Experience of assessment and intervention  with clients presenting with Neurodiversity</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working with children/young  people and their families with special  educational needs, neurodevelopmental  difficulties, learning disabilities and  challenging behaviour, and co-morbid  mental health difficulties.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of supervising other clinicians</li>
            
            <li>Experience of leadership in a team</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Skills and Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Systemic knowledge on the assessment of  psychological problems presented to  CAMHS.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work professionally and cooperatively in multi-disciplinary te</li>
          
          <li>Systemic approach and knowledge to the  formulation of presenting family and system  problems that lead the care plan for the work  to be carried out with each family</li>
          
          <li>Ability to provide supervision to other  systemic practitioners in junior roles in the  team</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of working in multiagency  teams like social care and education.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of teaching on systemic  methods, and techniques to multiagency  groups</li>
            
            <li>Ability to use methods to support data  analysis of their work, for example  Score15.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of Clinical supervision models  that would facilitate a supervisor's role</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Personal Attributes
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Good communication skills with families and  professionals. Using plain language</li>
          
          <li>Ability to tolerate and manage highly distressing emotional issues</li>
          
          <li>Ability to manage and work with organisational stress and to effectively  manage the stress of others</li>
          
          <li>Ability to engage in sustained mental  effort involving tasks demanding intense  concentration.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Noticing the wider contextual factors in the  systems around them.</li>
            
            <li>Ability to tune into the team and add to the  positive energy in the work environment.</li>
            
            <li>Valid driving licence</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_5">
          
            Demonstrates our Proud to CARE Values
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encouragement</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>Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Chesterfield Royal Hospital</p>
      <p>CALOW</p>
      <p>Chesterfield</p>
            <p>S44 5BL</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Chesterfield Royal Hospital</p>
          <p>CALOW</p>
          <p>Chesterfield</p>
                    <p>S44 5BL</p>
        
      

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

NHS Jobs

CAMHS Systemic Family Therapist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior High Intensity CBT Therapist to join our NHS Derbyshire Talking Therapies service!</strong></p><p><strong>This is a hybrid role with main base in Chesterfield, and you may a</strong><strong>lso be required to work at various locations across Derbyshire, including but not limited to, Derby and Chesterfield.</strong></p><p><strong>Working hours for this job are Monday to Friday - service hours between 8am and 8pm, with the expectation of at least one late shift per week (12-8).</strong></p><p>As a Senior HIT, youll provide evidence-based therapy for people experiencing complex anxiety and depression, while also taking a leadership role in the team. Youll balance your own clinical caseload with supporting colleagues, trainees, and service developments that ensure we continue to deliver excellent, person-centred care.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <ul> <li>Lead and support a team of therapists to deliver high-quality Step 3 interventions (face-to-face and remote).</li> <li>Monitor and report on service performance, using data to drive recovery outcomes and ensure KPIs are achieved.</li> <li>Support incident investigations, identifying lessons learned and embedding improvements.</li> <li>Contribute to service reviews, evaluations, and working groups to improve both operations and clinical quality.</li> <li>Provide supervision, training, and ongoing support to trainees, including coordinating with university partners.</li> <li>Maintain a small caseload to support your clinical practice and accreditation.</li> <li>Promote a safe, supportive, and high-quality service environment.</li></ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>We are proud to have been recognised and certified as a Great Place to Work, which speaks volumes on how much we value our staff members. In return for the hard work and dedication from our teams, we offer the following benefits:</p><ul> <li>30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 32 days at 5 years service) pro rata for part-time and the option to purchase or sell days</li> <li>Enhanced pension</li> <li>Wagestream-ability torelease earnings, giving youinstant access to your pay</li> <li>Smart Clinic Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistant Programme, GP and priority physiotherapy access and shopping discounts with the opportunity to sign up for a Blue Light Card</li> <li>Enhanced life assurance scheme, payment being three times your annual salary</li> <li>Plus, many more great benefits on offer</li></ul><p>Here at Everyturn Mental Health we champion equality, diversity and inclusion within the organisation by ensuring our opportunities are open to all and our approach is inclusive. We positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity.</p><p>We welcome you to be yourself at work and have a range of Colleague Networks for members and allies of the LGBTQ+; Black, Asian and minority ethnic; menopause and neurodivergent communities. We particularly encourage applicants from ethnic minority backgrounds, as we strive to ensure our service reflects the diversity within our locality.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>24 November 2025</p>

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

    
  

  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £52,809 a year
      
    </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>B0419-25-0106</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
        <p>Chesterfield Borough Council</p>
      
      <p>Rose Hill</p>
            <p>Chesterfield</p>
      <p>Derbyshire</p>
      <p>S40 1LP</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p><strong>We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior High Intensity CBT Therapist to join our NHS Derbyshire Talking Therapies service!</strong></p><p><strong>This is a hybrid role with main base in Chesterfield, and you may a</strong><strong>lso be required to work at various locations across Derbyshire, including but not limited to, Derby and Chesterfield.</strong></p><p><strong>Working hours for this job are Monday to Friday - service hours between 8am and 8pm, with the expectation of at least one late shift per week (12-8).</strong></p><p>As a Senior HIT, youll provide evidence-based therapy for people experiencing complex anxiety and depression, while also taking a leadership role in the team. Youll balance your own clinical caseload with supporting colleagues, trainees, and service developments that ensure we continue to deliver excellent, person-centred care.</p><p><strong>Key responsibilities</strong></p><ul> <li>Lead and support a team of therapists to deliver high-quality Step 3 interventions (face-to-face and remote).</li> <li>Monitor and report on service performance, using data to drive recovery outcomes and ensure KPIs are achieved.</li> <li>Support incident investigations, identifying lessons learned and embedding improvements.</li> <li>Contribute to service reviews, evaluations, and working groups to improve both operations and clinical quality.</li> <li>Provide supervision, training, and ongoing support to trainees, including coordinating with university partners.</li> <li>Maintain a small caseload to support your clinical practice and accreditation.</li> <li>Promote a safe, supportive, and high-quality service environment.</li></ul><p><strong>About you</strong></p><p>We would love to hear from you if you possess the following:</p><ul> <li>A recognised Step 3 High Intensity CBT qualification and BABCP (or equivalent) accreditation.</li> <li>A supervision qualification, with experience supporting and developing others.</li> <li>Significant post-qualification experience delivering Step 3 interventions in Talking Therapies.</li> <li>Proven ability to manage a high-volume caseload and achieve strong clinical outcomes.</li> <li>Experience of working with complex mental health needs, risk management, and challenging presentations.</li> <li>Strong knowledge of the stepped-care model, evidence-based psychological therapies, and national policy on mental health provision.</li> <li>Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to motivate and support colleagues.</li> <li>Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data to drive service improvements.</li> <li>A commitment to Everyturns values of compassion, accountability, respect, excellence, and innovation.</li></ul><p><strong>What We Offer In Return</strong></p><p>We are proud to have been recognised and certified as a Great Place to Work, which speaks volumes on how much we value our staff members. In return for the hard work and dedication from our teams, we offer the following benefits:</p><ul> <li>30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 32 days at 5 years service) pro rata for part-time and the option to purchase or sell days</li> <li>Enhanced pension</li> <li>Wagestream-ability torelease earnings, giving youinstant access to your pay</li> <li>Smart Clinic Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistant Programme, GP and priority physiotherapy access and shopping discounts with the opportunity to sign up for a Blue Light Card</li> <li>Enhanced life assurance scheme, payment being three times your annual salary</li> <li>Plus, many more great benefits on offer</li></ul><p>Here at Everyturn Mental Health we champion equality, diversity and inclusion within the organisation by ensuring our opportunities are open to all and our approach is inclusive. We positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity.</p><p>We welcome you to be yourself at work and have a range of Colleague Networks for members and allies of the LGBTQ+; Black, Asian and minority ethnic; menopause and neurodivergent communities. We particularly encourage applicants from ethnic minority backgrounds, as we strive to ensure our service reflects the diversity within our locality.</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p><strong>We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior High Intensity CBT Therapist to join our NHS Derbyshire Talking Therapies service!</strong></p><p><strong>This is a hybrid role with main base in Chesterfield, and you may a</strong><strong>lso be required to work at various locations across Derbyshire, including but not limited to, Derby and Chesterfield.</strong></p><p><strong>Working hours for this job are Monday to Friday - service hours between 8am and 8pm, with the expectation of at least one late shift per week (12-8).</strong></p><p>As a Senior HIT, youll provide evidence-based therapy for people experiencing complex anxiety and depression, while also taking a leadership role in the team. Youll balance your own clinical caseload with supporting colleagues, trainees, and service developments that ensure we continue to deliver excellent, person-centred care.</p><p><strong>Key responsibilities</strong></p><ul> <li>Lead and support a team of therapists to deliver high-quality Step 3 interventions (face-to-face and remote).</li> <li>Monitor and report on service performance, using data to drive recovery outcomes and ensure KPIs are achieved.</li> <li>Support incident investigations, identifying lessons learned and embedding improvements.</li> <li>Contribute to service reviews, evaluations, and working groups to improve both operations and clinical quality.</li> <li>Provide supervision, training, and ongoing support to trainees, including coordinating with university partners.</li> <li>Maintain a small caseload to support your clinical practice and accreditation.</li> <li>Promote a safe, supportive, and high-quality service environment.</li></ul><p><strong>About you</strong></p><p>We would love to hear from you if you possess the following:</p><ul> <li>A recognised Step 3 High Intensity CBT qualification and BABCP (or equivalent) accreditation.</li> <li>A supervision qualification, with experience supporting and developing others.</li> <li>Significant post-qualification experience delivering Step 3 interventions in Talking Therapies.</li> <li>Proven ability to manage a high-volume caseload and achieve strong clinical outcomes.</li> <li>Experience of working with complex mental health needs, risk management, and challenging presentations.</li> <li>Strong knowledge of the stepped-care model, evidence-based psychological therapies, and national policy on mental health provision.</li> <li>Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to motivate and support colleagues.</li> <li>Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data to drive service improvements.</li> <li>A commitment to Everyturns values of compassion, accountability, respect, excellence, and innovation.</li></ul><p><strong>What We Offer In Return</strong></p><p>We are proud to have been recognised and certified as a Great Place to Work, which speaks volumes on how much we value our staff members. In return for the hard work and dedication from our teams, we offer the following benefits:</p><ul> <li>30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 32 days at 5 years service) pro rata for part-time and the option to purchase or sell days</li> <li>Enhanced pension</li> <li>Wagestream-ability torelease earnings, giving youinstant access to your pay</li> <li>Smart Clinic Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistant Programme, GP and priority physiotherapy access and shopping discounts with the opportunity to sign up for a Blue Light Card</li> <li>Enhanced life assurance scheme, payment being three times your annual salary</li> <li>Plus, many more great benefits on offer</li></ul><p>Here at Everyturn Mental Health we champion equality, diversity and inclusion within the organisation by ensuring our opportunities are open to all and our approach is inclusive. We positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity.</p><p>We welcome you to be yourself at work and have a range of Colleague Networks for members and allies of the LGBTQ+; Black, Asian and minority ethnic; menopause and neurodivergent communities. We particularly encourage applicants from ethnic minority backgrounds, as we strive to ensure our service reflects the diversity within our locality.</p>
    
  


      
  
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Senior High Intensity Therapist

Trainee High Intensity Therapist Leicester University of Lincoln

Supervising Practitioner

Education Mental Health Practitioner 

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Are you ready to bring your passion, personality, creativity, and clinical expertise to a role that makes a real difference? Are you looking for a team who supports, celebrates, and invests in you? Are you keen to champion patient care, clinical excellence, and service development?</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>We really do practice what we preach here at Vita, with a company-wide focus on staff wellbeing, a flexible and creative approach to work and a real culture of openness and support. We love to see our colleagues thrive and achieve their personal goals, so we place a real emphasis on quality supervision, rich CPD and encouraging our PWPs to take on leadership roles and training opportunities.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Vita Health Group celebrates life. Improving lives physically and mentally drives everything we do. To find out more about Vita Health Group and the services we provide, please click here: <a href="https://www.vitahealthgroup.co.uk" target="_blank">https://www.vitahealthgroup.co.uk</a></p>


      
        
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  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>24 November 2025</p>

  
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      £29,970 to £36,483 a year
      
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  <p>VP0A2D5128</p>
  

  
    
      
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                  <p>Derby/Hybrid</p>
            <p>DE1 1BS</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p><strong>Are you ready to bring your passion, personality, creativity, and clinical expertise to a role that makes a real difference? Are you looking for a team who supports, celebrates, and invests in you? Are you keen to champion patient care, clinical excellence, and service development?</strong></p><p><strong>If so, Vita Health Group is the place for you!</strong></p><p><strong>Getting to know Us</strong></p><p>Hello! We are VitaMinds Derbyshire supporting individuals aged 18+ across Derby and Derbyshire.</p><p>We are proud to be the lead provider of NHS Talking Therapies across Derby and Derbyshire and see the life changing impact of the work we do every day.</p><p>We really do practice what we preach here at Vita, with a company-wide focus on staff wellbeing, a flexible and creative approach to work and a real culture of openness and support. We love to see our colleagues thrive and achieve their personal goals, so we place a real emphasis on quality supervision, rich CPD and encouraging our PWPs to take on leadership roles and training opportunities.</p><p><strong>Making People Better</strong></p><p>As a qualified PWP, you have a vital role to play in the service we provide to our clients.</p><p>Using your clinical expertise, you will assess the suitability of new referrals through telephone assessments and provide short term, low intensity interventions via telephone, online webinars, and computerised CBT (CCBT). Where needed, you will work closely with colleagues at Steps 3 and 4, and external services, to support safe onward referrals and step ups, at all times maintaining and advocating for patient dignity, confidentiality and inclusivity.</p><p><strong>This role will require a minimum of 2 days per week on site in Derbyshire.</strong></p><p><strong>Getting to know You</strong></p><p>Each PWP brings their own unique skills, background, and experiences to their practice. Alongside this, you must have:</p><ul><li>A Graduate/Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) in Low Intensity Interventions (Adults)</li> <li>BABCP or BPS registration or pending registration (if returning to practice and not sure how to meet registration requirements, we are happy to discuss prior to interview)</li> <li>Experience of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem</li> <li>An awareness of and commitment to supporting and facilitating diversity and inclusion</li></ul><p>We happily welcome applications from newly qualified practitioners and are always keen to speak to PWPs who are able to work locally within Derbyshire.</p><p>If this sounds like the right fit for you, we look forward to welcoming you to the team!</p>Why Vita Health Group?<p>Vita Health Group celebrates life. Improving lives physically and mentally drives everything we do. Now part of Spire Healthcare Group plc we have been providing physical and mental health services for over 30 years. We work in partnership with the NHS, are engaged by insurers and some of the UKs largest corporate companies to support their workforce and provide a full range of physiotherapy services to private customers.</p><p>To achieve our mission of <strong>Making People Better</strong>, we recognise the importance of investing in our staff. We are an award-winning employer recently recognised nationally as <em>Best Company to Work for at the Health and Wellbeing Awards 2024.</em></p><p>This is also recognised by current employees our most recent Employee Survey results showed the top 5 reasons to work here as being:</p><ul><li>Supportive team and management</li> <li>Positive work environment</li> <li>Wellbeing and mental health support</li> <li>Trust and respect</li> <li>Autonomy and flexibility</li></ul><p>We are keen to progress your skills and enable career development and provide regular Continued Professional Development opportunities including secondments, management training, a mentoring scheme, apprenticeships and regular events and webinars across a range of clinical disciplines. In addition to a competitive salary, we also offer the opportunity of a flexible work life balance and a comprehensive benefits package which you can view here: <a href="https://www.vitahealthgroup.co.uk/join-us/careers" target="_blank">https://www.vitahealthgroup.co.uk/join-us/careers</a></p><p>Vita Health Group is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and is seeking to improve the diversity of its workforce. We are committed to Equality, Diversity &amp; Inclusion best practice and positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity. For further information on our EDI commitments please view here: Vita Health Groups commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion</p><p>We are committed to being equitable and supporting the wellbeing of all employees.</p><ul><li>We are a Mindful Employer</li> <li>Our status as a Disability Confident Leader dedicated to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process. All disabled candidates that meet the minimum essential criteria will be considered for interview.</li> <li>Our Ethnicity Matters Scheme where all applicants for senior roles (£40,000+) from a minority ethnic group that meet the essential criteria will be considered for interview.</li> <li>Our Gender Matters Scheme where all women applicants for senior roles (£60,000+) that meet the essential criteria will be considered for interview.</li> <li>Our sign up to the Armed Forces Covenant. </li> <li>Our status as a Menopause Friendly Committed employer.</li> <li>Our sign up to the Employer with Heart Charter. </li> <li>Our commitment to meet the standards outlined in the NHS Equality Delivery System (EDS). Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) and Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES).</li> <li>Access to health and wellbeing services for colleagues including Mental Health Advocates and an Employee Assistance Programme.</li> <li>An embedded speaking up culture facilitated by Freedom to Speak Up Guardians.</li> <li>Treating transgender individuals with dignity and recognising the potential complications that may arise when taking references. We encourage applicants to contact HR at <a href="mailto:hr@vhg.co.uk" target="_blank">hr@vhg.co.uk</a> to discuss or amend how we manage reference requests.</li></ul><p>Should you wish to discuss any adjustment or assistance you need in the application or interview process please contact <a href="mailto:recruitment@vhg.co.uk" target="_blank">recruitment@vhg.co.uk</a> and we will facilitate.</p><p>Please note, all applicants must be legally entitled to accept and perform work in the UK and all positions are subject to a DBS check.</p><p>Any data which you share with us throughout the hiring process will be stored securely within the UK and is accessible only by staff who require it. Should your application be unsuccessful, your data will be securely destroyed after 6 months.</p><p>Vita Health Group reserves the right to close this job when sufficient applications have been received.</p>  

  
    
      
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      <p><strong>Are you ready to bring your passion, personality, creativity, and clinical expertise to a role that makes a real difference? Are you looking for a team who supports, celebrates, and invests in you? Are you keen to champion patient care, clinical excellence, and service development?</strong></p><p><strong>If so, Vita Health Group is the place for you!</strong></p><p><strong>Getting to know Us</strong></p><p>Hello! We are VitaMinds Derbyshire supporting individuals aged 18+ across Derby and Derbyshire.</p><p>We are proud to be the lead provider of NHS Talking Therapies across Derby and Derbyshire and see the life changing impact of the work we do every day.</p><p>We really do practice what we preach here at Vita, with a company-wide focus on staff wellbeing, a flexible and creative approach to work and a real culture of openness and support. We love to see our colleagues thrive and achieve their personal goals, so we place a real emphasis on quality supervision, rich CPD and encouraging our PWPs to take on leadership roles and training opportunities.</p><p><strong>Making People Better</strong></p><p>As a qualified PWP, you have a vital role to play in the service we provide to our clients.</p><p>Using your clinical expertise, you will assess the suitability of new referrals through telephone assessments and provide short term, low intensity interventions via telephone, online webinars, and computerised CBT (CCBT). Where needed, you will work closely with colleagues at Steps 3 and 4, and external services, to support safe onward referrals and step ups, at all times maintaining and advocating for patient dignity, confidentiality and inclusivity.</p><p><strong>This role will require a minimum of 2 days per week on site in Derbyshire.</strong></p><p><strong>Getting to know You</strong></p><p>Each PWP brings their own unique skills, background, and experiences to their practice. Alongside this, you must have:</p><ul><li>A Graduate/Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) in Low Intensity Interventions (Adults)</li> <li>BABCP or BPS registration or pending registration (if returning to practice and not sure how to meet registration requirements, we are happy to discuss prior to interview)</li> <li>Experience of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem</li> <li>An awareness of and commitment to supporting and facilitating diversity and inclusion</li></ul><p>We happily welcome applications from newly qualified practitioners and are always keen to speak to PWPs who are able to work locally within Derbyshire.</p><p>If this sounds like the right fit for you, we look forward to welcoming you to the team!</p>Why Vita Health Group?<p>Vita Health Group celebrates life. Improving lives physically and mentally drives everything we do. Now part of Spire Healthcare Group plc we have been providing physical and mental health services for over 30 years. We work in partnership with the NHS, are engaged by insurers and some of the UKs largest corporate companies to support their workforce and provide a full range of physiotherapy services to private customers.</p><p>To achieve our mission of <strong>Making People Better</strong>, we recognise the importance of investing in our staff. We are an award-winning employer recently recognised nationally as <em>Best Company to Work for at the Health and Wellbeing Awards 2024.</em></p><p>This is also recognised by current employees our most recent Employee Survey results showed the top 5 reasons to work here as being:</p><ul><li>Supportive team and management</li> <li>Positive work environment</li> <li>Wellbeing and mental health support</li> <li>Trust and respect</li> <li>Autonomy and flexibility</li></ul><p>We are keen to progress your skills and enable career development and provide regular Continued Professional Development opportunities including secondments, management training, a mentoring scheme, apprenticeships and regular events and webinars across a range of clinical disciplines. In addition to a competitive salary, we also offer the opportunity of a flexible work life balance and a comprehensive benefits package which you can view here: <a href="https://www.vitahealthgroup.co.uk/join-us/careers" target="_blank">https://www.vitahealthgroup.co.uk/join-us/careers</a></p><p>Vita Health Group is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and is seeking to improve the diversity of its workforce. We are committed to Equality, Diversity &amp; Inclusion best practice and positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity. For further information on our EDI commitments please view here: Vita Health Groups commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion</p><p>We are committed to being equitable and supporting the wellbeing of all employees.</p><ul><li>We are a Mindful Employer</li> <li>Our status as a Disability Confident Leader dedicated to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process. All disabled candidates that meet the minimum essential criteria will be considered for interview.</li> <li>Our Ethnicity Matters Scheme where all applicants for senior roles (£40,000+) from a minority ethnic group that meet the essential criteria will be considered for interview.</li> <li>Our Gender Matters Scheme where all women applicants for senior roles (£60,000+) that meet the essential criteria will be considered for interview.</li> <li>Our sign up to the Armed Forces Covenant. </li> <li>Our status as a Menopause Friendly Committed employer.</li> <li>Our sign up to the Employer with Heart Charter. </li> <li>Our commitment to meet the standards outlined in the NHS Equality Delivery System (EDS). Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) and Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES).</li> <li>Access to health and wellbeing services for colleagues including Mental Health Advocates and an Employee Assistance Programme.</li> <li>An embedded speaking up culture facilitated by Freedom to Speak Up Guardians.</li> <li>Treating transgender individuals with dignity and recognising the potential complications that may arise when taking references. We encourage applicants to contact HR at <a href="mailto:hr@vhg.co.uk" target="_blank">hr@vhg.co.uk</a> to discuss or amend how we manage reference requests.</li></ul><p>Should you wish to discuss any adjustment or assistance you need in the application or interview process please contact <a href="mailto:recruitment@vhg.co.uk" target="_blank">recruitment@vhg.co.uk</a> and we will facilitate.</p><p>Please note, all applicants must be legally entitled to accept and perform work in the UK and all positions are subject to a DBS check.</p><p>Any data which you share with us throughout the hiring process will be stored securely within the UK and is accessible only by staff who require it. Should your application be unsuccessful, your data will be securely destroyed after 6 months.</p><p>Vita Health Group reserves the right to close this job when sufficient applications have been received.</p>    
  


      
  
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      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
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Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) Derby

Band 3 Radiographer Assistant

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>The role is across the DEE and PIPE services at HMP/ YOI Swinfen Hall. The Delta Enabling Environment (DEE) and the Psychologically Informed Planned Environment (PIPE) are both located on D and E wing at HMP/ YOI Swinfen Hall, which is a category C prison for young men aged between 18 and 28 years of age. Both services are part of the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) pathway, which is a set of psychologically-informed services operating across criminal justice and health. OPD services are formulation-led services which aim to reduce risk associated with serious reoffending and to improve the psychological wellbeing of people who have caused others harm.</p>  <p>The DEE Service is located on D wing and supports 30 young people who have screened onto the OPD pathway. It is an assessment and treatment service which works with service users for an average of approximately 2 years. The team is psychologically led and is made up of clinical and forensic psychologists, psychotherapists, creative therapists, occupational therapists, custodial managers and intervention prison officers. The team use a variety of models and works integratively, including leaning on compassion-focused therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy, mentalization based therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy and systemic models.</p>    <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The PIPE Service is located on E wing and supports 60 young people who have screened onto the OPD pathway. The PIPE model has been developed as an environmental approach to enhance the delivery of core work within prisons and probation (community) settings, where additional psychological or 'psychosocial' considerations are required. The PIPE Service on E wing is a Provision and Progression PIPE which works with young people who currently engaging in offending behaviour treatment (Provision PIPE) or have completed all or part of their offending behaviour treatment and are consolidating skills (Progression PIPE). Young people can volunteer to engage with PIPE for approximately 2 years. The service is clinically led and prison officer delivered. The team consists of forensic psychologists, occupational therapist technician, custodial managers and intervention prison officers. Staff members have additional training to develop increased psychological understanding of their work which enables them to create an enhanced safe and supportive environment.</p>   <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.</p>
<p>NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.</p>


      
        
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  <p>24 November 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
      
    </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>270-TG543-MH</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>HMP/ YOI Swinfen Hall</p>
      <p>The Drive</p>
      <p>Lichfield</p>
            <p>WS14 9QS</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>The main role of the Assistant Psychologist is to undertake protocol based psychological assessments of service users including: neuropsychological tests; self-report measures; rating scales; direct and indirect structured observations; and semi-structured interviews with service users and others involved in the service users care. To assist in the formulation and delivery of treatment plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a service users problems, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist. To assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic groups. To work with the clinical and operational (prison) staff. To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings. To communicate professionally and effectively and to use interpersonal skills effectively with service users and colleagues<em>.</em></p>  <p><em>For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.</em></p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>The main role of the Assistant Psychologist is to undertake protocol based psychological assessments of service users including: neuropsychological tests; self-report measures; rating scales; direct and indirect structured observations; and semi-structured interviews with service users and others involved in the service users care. To assist in the formulation and delivery of treatment plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a service users problems, under the supervision of a qualified professional psychologist. To assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic groups. To work with the clinical and operational (prison) staff. To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings. To communicate professionally and effectively and to use interpersonal skills effectively with service users and colleagues<em>.</em></p>  <p><em>For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.</em></p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology with entitlement to graduate membership of BPS</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>To have completed further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology i.e. Masters</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>To have experience of working with people with psychological distress</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>To have experience of working with people who have caused others harm</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Behaviours and Values
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>To interact effectively with staff from all disciplines</li>
        
        <li>To positively interact with people presenting with psychological distress</li>
        
        <li>To be able to work compassionately with people who have caused harm to others</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>To have an interest in working within a forensic setting</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology with entitlement to graduate membership of BPS</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>To have completed further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology i.e. Masters</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>To have experience of working with people with psychological distress</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>To have experience of working with people who have caused others harm</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Behaviours and Values
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>To interact effectively with staff from all disciplines</li>
          
          <li>To positively interact with people presenting with psychological distress</li>
          
          <li>To be able to work compassionately with people who have caused harm to others</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>To have an interest in working within a forensic setting</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
    
  



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

  

  


 

      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>HMP/ YOI Swinfen Hall</p>
      <p>The Drive</p>
      <p>Lichfield</p>
            <p>WS14 9QS</p>
    
  

  
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        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>HMP/ YOI Swinfen Hall</p>
          <p>The Drive</p>
          <p>Lichfield</p>
                    <p>WS14 9QS</p>
        
      

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

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