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Occupational Therapy Technician, Adult Mental Health Services

Head of Psychology & Psychotherapy (Neurodevelopmental Services)

Senior Mental Health Practitioner -MHST

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are looking for a Registered Mental Health Nurses (RMN) to join our dynamic and forward thinking team at Cygnet Hospital Beckton. 
You will be expected to work full-time, working 38.5 hours a week, working days and nights on a rota basis. (shift times 7:30am to 8:00pm; 7:30pm to 8:00am).
The post offers successful candidates a unique opportunity to develop their skills across specialities, such as DBT, and knowledge from other specialist pathways all under one roof.
Hooper Ward is our 13 bed acute mental health service for women. The service provides a safe and stabilising environment for individuals who are experiencing an acute episode of mental illness and require an emergency admission.
New Dawn Ward is our 18 bed specialist Tier 4 Personality Disorder service. Women can be admitted to New Dawn if they have a diagnosis of personality disorder, exhibit self-harming behaviour and are able to accept the need for help. Service users can be informal or detained under the Mental Health Act.
Upping Ward is our 15 bed intensive Support Service for women with a diagnosis of personality disorder and complex mental health needs. The service pathway provides a robust programme of care for women with challenging high risk behaviour who experience difficulties with engagement with therapeutic programmes. We aim to meet the needs of these women, who may have had previous inappropriate placements, in a less restrictive setting.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>Cygnet Hospital Beckton is a is a gender specific hospital for women with complex mental health needs.
Situated in the East End of London, the hospital has four different specialist wards including PICU, acute admissions and personality disorder services.
We accept emergency and planned, pre-assessed admissions. Our aim is to support individual service user recovery and integration back into the community, as quickly as possible. We have a multi-disciplinary team of specialists and offer a very broad range of therapies.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Cygnet was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of health and social care services for young people and adults with mental health needs, acquired brain injuries, eating disorders, autism and learning disabilities within the UK.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>23 December 2025</p>

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

    
  

  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £24.48 an hour
      
    </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>VPB8450073</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
                  <p>London</p>
            <p>E6 6ZB</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Helping others improve and turn their lives around theres no better feeling. Its what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it.</p><p>We are looking for a <b>Registered Mental Health Nurses (RMN)</b> to join our dynamic and forward thinking team at <b>Cygnet Hospital Beckton. </b></p><p><b>You will be expected to work full-time, working 38.5 hours a week, working days and nights on a rota basis.</b> (shift times 7:30am to 8:00pm; 7:30pm to 8:00am).</p><p>The post offers successful candidates a unique opportunity to develop their skills across specialities, such as DBT, and knowledge from other specialist pathways all under one roof.</p><p><b>Hooper Ward</b> is our 13 bed acute mental health service for women. The service provides a safe and stabilising environment for individuals who are experiencing an acute episode of mental illness and require an emergency admission.</p><p><b>New Dawn Ward</b> is our 18 bed specialist Tier 4 Personality Disorder service. Women can be admitted to New Dawn if they have a diagnosis of personality disorder, exhibit self-harming behaviour and are able to accept the need for help. Service users can be informal or detained under the Mental Health Act.</p><p><b>Upping Ward </b>is our 15 bed intensive Support Service for women with a diagnosis of personality disorder and complex mental health needs. The service pathway provides a robust programme of care for women with challenging high risk behaviour who experience difficulties with engagement with therapeutic programmes. We aim to meet the needs of these women , who may have had previous inappropriate placements, in a less restrictive setting.</p><p><b>Your Day-to-Day..</b></p><ul> <li><p>Develop therapeutic relationships alongside service users and carers to motivate and influence service users drive for recovery</p></li> <li><p>Collaborate with others to ensure the delivery of safe and clinically effective care</p></li> <li><p>Apply skilled and meaningful interventions based on assessed needs</p></li> <li><p>Maintain contemporaneous records and care plans for service users</p></li> <li><p>Produce outstanding written reports based on your nursing assessments and observations</p></li> <li><p>Work closely with the management team to develop the service, audit, and improve quality</p></li> <li><p>Attend all training and engage in CPD to further knowledge &amp; promote nursing</p></li> <li><p>Under NMC guidelines, ensure that individual care plans are complete &amp; maintained collectively with residents, relatives and other healthcare professionals.</p></li> <li><p>Administer prescribed medicines with Healthcare procedure and Healthcare Commission guidelines.</p></li></ul><p><b>You are</b></p><ul> <li><p>Open, compassionate, honest &amp; resilient</p></li> <li><p>Newly Qualified or Experienced RMN with a current Pin Number</p></li> <li><p>Capable to maintain documentation and undertake audits</p></li> <li><p>Well informed of the Mental Health Act 1983 &amp; have an understanding of latest nursing practices</p></li> <li><p>Able to deputise in a clinical lead role</p></li> <li><p>Focused on patient recovery to monitor, manage &amp; reduce risk</p></li> <li><p>Helping to empower &amp; support service user independence.</p></li></ul><p><b>Why Cygnet? Well offer you</b></p><p><b>Salary - £24.48 per hour</b></p><ul> <li><p>Strong career progression opportunities within the region, including into management roles</p></li> <li><p>RCNi membership</p></li> <li><p>Monthly reflective practice, support with revalidation &amp; CPD opportunities</p></li> <li><p>Expert clinical supervision &amp; peer support</p></li> <li><p>Employee referral scheme</p></li> <li><p>50% of NMC registration renewal paid by Cygnet</p></li> <li><p>Pension scheme</p></li> <li><p>Cycle to Work scheme &amp; employee discount savings.</p></li></ul><p><b>Please note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.</b></p><p><i>What next?</i></p><p>If you care about making a difference we want to talk to you.</p><p>Click the button to apply</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Helping others improve and turn their lives around theres no better feeling. Its what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it.</p><p>We are looking for a <b>Registered Mental Health Nurses (RMN)</b> to join our dynamic and forward thinking team at <b>Cygnet Hospital Beckton. </b></p><p><b>You will be expected to work full-time, working 38.5 hours a week, working days and nights on a rota basis.</b> (shift times 7:30am to 8:00pm; 7:30pm to 8:00am).</p><p>The post offers successful candidates a unique opportunity to develop their skills across specialities, such as DBT, and knowledge from other specialist pathways all under one roof.</p><p><b>Hooper Ward</b> is our 13 bed acute mental health service for women. The service provides a safe and stabilising environment for individuals who are experiencing an acute episode of mental illness and require an emergency admission.</p><p><b>New Dawn Ward</b> is our 18 bed specialist Tier 4 Personality Disorder service. Women can be admitted to New Dawn if they have a diagnosis of personality disorder, exhibit self-harming behaviour and are able to accept the need for help. Service users can be informal or detained under the Mental Health Act.</p><p><b>Upping Ward </b>is our 15 bed intensive Support Service for women with a diagnosis of personality disorder and complex mental health needs. The service pathway provides a robust programme of care for women with challenging high risk behaviour who experience difficulties with engagement with therapeutic programmes. We aim to meet the needs of these women , who may have had previous inappropriate placements, in a less restrictive setting.</p><p><b>Your Day-to-Day..</b></p><ul> <li><p>Develop therapeutic relationships alongside service users and carers to motivate and influence service users drive for recovery</p></li> <li><p>Collaborate with others to ensure the delivery of safe and clinically effective care</p></li> <li><p>Apply skilled and meaningful interventions based on assessed needs</p></li> <li><p>Maintain contemporaneous records and care plans for service users</p></li> <li><p>Produce outstanding written reports based on your nursing assessments and observations</p></li> <li><p>Work closely with the management team to develop the service, audit, and improve quality</p></li> <li><p>Attend all training and engage in CPD to further knowledge &amp; promote nursing</p></li> <li><p>Under NMC guidelines, ensure that individual care plans are complete &amp; maintained collectively with residents, relatives and other healthcare professionals.</p></li> <li><p>Administer prescribed medicines with Healthcare procedure and Healthcare Commission guidelines.</p></li></ul><p><b>You are</b></p><ul> <li><p>Open, compassionate, honest &amp; resilient</p></li> <li><p>Newly Qualified or Experienced RMN with a current Pin Number</p></li> <li><p>Capable to maintain documentation and undertake audits</p></li> <li><p>Well informed of the Mental Health Act 1983 &amp; have an understanding of latest nursing practices</p></li> <li><p>Able to deputise in a clinical lead role</p></li> <li><p>Focused on patient recovery to monitor, manage &amp; reduce risk</p></li> <li><p>Helping to empower &amp; support service user independence.</p></li></ul><p><b>Why Cygnet? Well offer you</b></p><p><b>Salary - £24.48 per hour</b></p><ul> <li><p>Strong career progression opportunities within the region, including into management roles</p></li> <li><p>RCNi membership</p></li> <li><p>Monthly reflective practice, support with revalidation &amp; CPD opportunities</p></li> <li><p>Expert clinical supervision &amp; peer support</p></li> <li><p>Employee referral scheme</p></li> <li><p>50% of NMC registration renewal paid by Cygnet</p></li> <li><p>Pension scheme</p></li> <li><p>Cycle to Work scheme &amp; employee discount savings.</p></li></ul><p><b>Please note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.</b></p><p><i>What next?</i></p><p>If you care about making a difference we want to talk to you.</p><p>Click the button to apply</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          General Requirements
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Please refer to job description above</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Please refer to job description above</li>
          
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            General Requirements
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Please refer to job description above</li>
          
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          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Please refer to job description above</li>
            
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    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

  

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

      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Cygnet Health Care</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
                  <p>London</p>
            <p>E6 6ZB</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Cygnet Health Care</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
                              <p>London</p>
                    <p>E6 6ZB</p>
        
      

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

Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN)

Art Psychotherapist- HMP Downview OPD Service

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>As an HCPC registered Allied Health professional, reporting to the Lead Arts therapist in your directorate, you will develop and provide specialist Arts Therapy to one patient/one ward using your own arts therapy modality (Art, Music, Drama or Dance Movement) within the Forensic Learning Disabilities and Autism (LDA) service.</p>
<p>As part of the ELFT Trust wide Arts Therapies you will work as an integrated and collaborative team member upholding the Trust values, 'We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive' and maintaining a holistic approach to promote effective functioning of the team and patient-centered care of service users.</p>
<p>As part of improving population health, improving access to therapies, preventative engagement and meeting service user needs, this post will be embedded on one of our Specialist Autism Medium Secure Service wards. You will not only deliver trauma informed specialist arts therapy but also support Psychology, OT and the wider MDT with co- produced and collaborative work. Experience of working with forensic and learning disabilities and autism is essential.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <ol>
<li>To plan, provide and develop specialist patient-centered Arts Therapies including assessment, treatment and evaluation of individual and group work using own Arts Therapies modality.</li>
<li>Evaluate work on an ongoing basis with an emphasis on using appropriate service user reported experience and outcome measures to measure and demonstrate effectiveness.</li>
<li>Manage and supervise allocated staff, including trainees</li>
<li>Regularly undertake Quality Improvement, Research and Audit</li>
<li>Provide a range of teaching and training to multi-professional staff, service users and carers as required</li>
<li>Take a designated role in local service leadership and development</li>
<li>Maintain registration with HCPC and relevant professional bodies (eg BAAT,Badth)</li>
<li>Maintain own self-care and ability to practice.</li>
</ol>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>East London Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers nationally of Art, Music Drama and Dance Movement Psychotherapists covering City and Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets , Bedford and Luton and Forensic Directorates both inpatient and wider community services. We are one of the largest providers of arts therapies placements with a commitment to provide bespoke CPD opportunities and training for our arts therapists, opportunities for research and development and partnerships with community arts, the voluntary sector and other NHS Trusts</p>


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

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £51,488 to £57,802 a year
      
        per annum pro rata Inc HCA
      
    </p>
  
  

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

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

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>363-FOR7657093</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>John Howard Centre</p>
      <p>12 Kenworthy road</p>
      <p>Homerton London</p>
            <p>E9 5TD</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>For further information relating to this vacancy please see attached job description and person specification.</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>For further information relating to this vacancy please see attached job description and person specification.</p>
    
  


      
  
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          Education/ Qualification/ Training
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Degree in relevant area</li>
        
        <li>MA ( or equivalent) in post title Arts Therapies modality</li>
        
        <li>For Art Therapist/Psychotherapist, Music Therapist and Dramatherapist : registration with HCPC</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>For Dance Movement Psychotherapists registration with UKCP</li>
          
          <li>Membership of Arts Therapies professional Body</li>
          
          <li>Clinical Supervision Training</li>
          
          <li>Further training in an area of psychological practice relevant to the post's clinical area</li>
          
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          Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Post qualification experience as an Arts Therapist working with this client group in both group and individual work.</li>
        
        <li>Working with service users with challenging and/or unpredictable behavior.</li>
        
        <li>Clinical supervision of a trainee Arts Therapist</li>
        
        <li>Assessing Service Users and making recommendations to a Multi-disciplinary team</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Providing Arts Therapy teaching/training to a variety of audiences.</li>
          
          <li>Working as an Arts Therapist in a Multi-Disciplinary team</li>
          
          <li>Providing Arts therapies as part of research or clinical trial</li>
          
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          Knowledge and Skills
        
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        <li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills.</li>
        
        <li>Developed interpersonal skills enabling  therapeutic alliances to be developed and  maintained.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to adapt and use a range of specialist skills in skills in individual and group based arts  therapies assessments and interventions</li>
        
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            Education/ Qualification/ Training
          
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          <li>Degree in relevant area</li>
          
          <li>MA ( or equivalent) in post title Arts Therapies modality</li>
          
          <li>For Art Therapist/Psychotherapist, Music Therapist and Dramatherapist : registration with HCPC</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>For Dance Movement Psychotherapists registration with UKCP</li>
            
            <li>Membership of Arts Therapies professional Body</li>
            
            <li>Clinical Supervision Training</li>
            
            <li>Further training in an area of psychological practice relevant to the post's clinical area</li>
            
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            Experience
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Post qualification experience as an Arts Therapist working with this client group in both group and individual work.</li>
          
          <li>Working with service users with challenging and/or unpredictable behavior.</li>
          
          <li>Clinical supervision of a trainee Arts Therapist</li>
          
          <li>Assessing Service Users and making recommendations to a Multi-disciplinary team</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Providing Arts Therapy teaching/training to a variety of audiences.</li>
            
            <li>Working as an Arts Therapist in a Multi-Disciplinary team</li>
            
            <li>Providing Arts therapies as part of research or clinical trial</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Knowledge and Skills
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills.</li>
          
          <li>Developed interpersonal skills enabling  therapeutic alliances to be developed and  maintained.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to adapt and use a range of specialist skills in skills in individual and group based arts  therapies assessments and interventions</li>
          
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    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

  

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

      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>John Howard Centre</p>
      <p>12 Kenworthy road</p>
      <p>Homerton London</p>
            <p>E9 5TD</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>John Howard Centre</p>
          <p>12 Kenworthy road</p>
          <p>Homerton London</p>
                    <p>E9 5TD</p>
        
      

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

Arts Therapist (Art,Music, Drama, Dance Movement)

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>The Mental Health Support Team are currently recruiting for 2 Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP/EWP/CWP) to work with our Richmond schools.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>Mental Health Support Teams in Schools (MHSTs) are an exciting development, located in schools and AFC offices. We provide a whole school approach to mental health; including individual and group work with students and parents, staff training and consultation and policy and ethos advice.</p><ul><li>The team is part of the broader Emotional Health Service (EHS) and links closely with AFCs other education and social care teams.</li> <li>Our service covers Richmond and Kingston boroughs. We have a strong sense of team and collaboration to support children and young peoples emotional wellbeing to achieve positive outcomes.</li> <li>The MHST is a dynamic service of Counselling &amp; Educational Psychologists, CBT Therapists, Dramatherapists, Dance &amp; Movement Psychotherapists, Music Therapists, Art Therapists, Systemic Practitioners, Counsellors, Education Wellbeing Practitioners (EWPs) and Child Wellbeing Practitioners (CWPs).</li> <li>The post holder will also be part of a team of clinicians who can provide access to clinical supervision, peer supervision, line management</li></ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor &amp; Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government.</p><p>We are responsible for the entire range of children's education, health and social care services in all three boroughs. We use a Signs of Safety practice model and approach which ensures the voice of the child is at the heart of everything we do. There's never been a better time to join AfC, we are growing our workforce, implementing new flexible working arrangements and have increased our virtual wellbeing offer.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>16 December 2025</p>

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

    
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £38,256 to £40,182 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>B0458-16DEC25-2208</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>44 York Street</p>
            <p>Twickenham</p>
            <p>TW1 3BZ</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>You will work as part of the Emotional Health Service, specifically in the Mental Health Support Team (MHST) which was originally known as the Trailblazers Programme. There are 2 posts available and they will be based in either the borough of Kingston or Richmond. Posts will be based at the Cluster Lead School and AfC premises.</p><p>The MHST works within a cluster of primary and secondary schools with a combined total population of up to 9,500 pupils in each cluster. MHSTs work jointly with schools and cluster leads to implement a whole school approach to mental health across the cluster, informed by the needs outlined in the cluster action plan.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>You will work as part of the Emotional Health Service, specifically in the Mental Health Support Team (MHST) which was originally known as the Trailblazers Programme. There are 2 posts available and they will be based in either the borough of Kingston or Richmond. Posts will be based at the Cluster Lead School and AfC premises.</p><p>The MHST works within a cluster of primary and secondary schools with a combined total population of up to 9,500 pupils in each cluster. MHSTs work jointly with schools and cluster leads to implement a whole school approach to mental health across the cluster, informed by the needs outlined in the cluster action plan.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties including anxiety disorders and affective (mood) disorders.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of the delivery of specific therapeutic interventions to children, young people or their families (e.g. guided self-help and time-limited therapy).</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of a range of assessment tools and frameworks to evaluate progress and outcomes for children and young people.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to carry out mental health assessments of children and young people and carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health interventions with children and with families.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to conduct group parenting programmes.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to work within educational settings to increase mental health awareness within the staff group.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to make an assessment of risk, to record and communicate it appropriately and take appropriate action to mitigate or manage risk.</li>
        
        <li>Have the ability to recognise your own professional limitations and gaps and to use clinical supervision and regular CPD to overcome limitations and close knowledge gaps.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Successful completion of the HEE commissioned 1yr Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) course or Child Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) course</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Personal attributes
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>A passion for Achieving for Childrens vision, mission and values (trust, empower. respect) to support children and young people to live safe, happy, healthy and successful lives.</li>
        
        <li>Able to use a range of digital hardware or software to support your work effectively i.e. microsoft or Google software.</li>
        
        <li>Strong organisational abilities including: time management, creative-thinking, problem-solving and multitasking.</li>
        
        <li>Able to work flexibly and independently with limited management oversight.</li>
        
        <li>Personal determination, drive, energy and ambition to achieve challenging objectives, celebrate success and deliver excellent outcomes for children using a strength based approach.</li>
        
        <li>Commitment to resource-sharing and collaborative working within Achieving for Children and across organisational boundaries in the best interests of children and families.</li>
        
        <li>Good communication and interpersonal skills that are open, honest, persuasive and pragmatic, including excellent negotiation and influencing skills.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties including anxiety disorders and affective (mood) disorders.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of the delivery of specific therapeutic interventions to children, young people or their families (e.g. guided self-help and time-limited therapy).</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of a range of assessment tools and frameworks to evaluate progress and outcomes for children and young people.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to carry out mental health assessments of children and young people and carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health interventions with children and with families.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to conduct group parenting programmes.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work within educational settings to increase mental health awareness within the staff group.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to make an assessment of risk, to record and communicate it appropriately and take appropriate action to mitigate or manage risk.</li>
          
          <li>Have the ability to recognise your own professional limitations and gaps and to use clinical supervision and regular CPD to overcome limitations and close knowledge gaps.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Successful completion of the HEE commissioned 1yr Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) course or Child Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) course</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Personal attributes
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>A passion for Achieving for Childrens vision, mission and values (trust, empower. respect) to support children and young people to live safe, happy, healthy and successful lives.</li>
          
          <li>Able to use a range of digital hardware or software to support your work effectively i.e. microsoft or Google software.</li>
          
          <li>Strong organisational abilities including: time management, creative-thinking, problem-solving and multitasking.</li>
          
          <li>Able to work flexibly and independently with limited management oversight.</li>
          
          <li>Personal determination, drive, energy and ambition to achieve challenging objectives, celebrate success and deliver excellent outcomes for children using a strength based approach.</li>
          
          <li>Commitment to resource-sharing and collaborative working within Achieving for Children and across organisational boundaries in the best interests of children and families.</li>
          
          <li>Good communication and interpersonal skills that are open, honest, persuasive and pragmatic, including excellent negotiation and influencing skills.</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>Achieving For Children</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>44 York Street</p>
            <p>Twickenham</p>
            <p>TW1 3BZ</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Achieving For Children</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>44 York Street</p>
                    <p>Twickenham</p>
                    <p>TW1 3BZ</p>
        
      

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

Education Mental Health Practitioner (EWP/CWP)

Homeless Health Housing Worker

CAMHS Highly Specialist Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Do you want to be part of a friendly &amp; dynamic team of Employment Specialists delivering excellent employment support to our clients in Ealing? If you believe passionately that anyone with mental health difficulties can work and would like to be part of that journey, then this could be the role for you. </p> <p>Individual Placement &amp; Support is an internationally-recognised model for supporting people with Serious Mental Illness back into employment, as part of their recovery and wellbeing. As a national priority, our IPS team is currently expanding and working towards achieving high IPS fidelity. We are a friendly and dynamic team, committed to supporting each other to deliver the best outcomes for our clients. We offer a full and comprehensive induction programme and the opportunity to engage in training and development to build your skills. </p> <p>Our team of Employment Specialists work with caseloads of up to 25 clients, helping them to decide what work they want to do, building their confidence to start looking for work, ensuring they have an up to date CV and providing guidance, support and coaching to enable them to find the right job. Employment Specialists also provide advice on benefits and contact potential employers. They work with clients to make a plan for returning to work and, once in work, provide ongoing support to address any issues or challenges encountered. </p>   <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The role of Employment Specialist is extremely varied and rewarding. You will be part of a clinical team, ensuring the right package of support for clients and keeping detailed and accurate records. You will also be building relationships with employers and other partners, to get the best outcomes for your clients. </p>
<p>We need people who are assertive and adaptable, with a positive attitude about employment for all and excellent networking and interpersonal skills. You don't need to have experience in employment support, but you do need to be willing to learn new skills, with a positive and supportive attitude and a passion for working with people. You also need to be confident with IT, keeping detailed and accurate records of your client work.</p>
<p>For more information about the role of Employment Specialist visit <a href="http://www.ipsgrow.org.uk" target="_blank">www.ipsgrow.org.uk</a></p>
  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.</p>
<p>Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith &amp; Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.</p>
<p>The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.</p>
<p>The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.</p>


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

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £35,763 to £43,465.40 a year
      
        per annum pro rata inclusive of HCAS (Outer)
      
    </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>222-EAL-051</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>The Limes</p>
      <p>10 Merrick Road</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>UB2 4AU</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached</p>
<p>The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached</p>
<p>The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Higher education qualification in a  related subject (eg. career guidance,  information advice and guidance, human  resources, counselling, training etc.),  psychology, or equivalent experience</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Evidence of recent and ongoing relevant  further training and professional  development</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Developing partnerships with other  individuals or organisations</li>
        
        <li>Managing own workload</li>
        
        <li>Recording accurate data in electronic  format</li>
        
        <li>Helping others to make their own decisions</li>
        
        <li>Working collaboratively within a team</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Carrying out employment needs  assessments with individuals</li>
          
          <li>Providing information, advice and  guidance</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working in a mental health  setting</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working within the IPS  model</li>
          
          <li>Working within an employment service</li>
          
          <li>Liaising with employers to sustain  employment including identifying  reasonable adjustments in line with the  equality act</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Knowledge about employment/health  related benefits (e.g. ESA, UC, etc.)</li>
          
          <li>Employment law  - basic knowledge of  the Equality Act 2010 and employment  rights</li>
          
          <li>Recruitment  - professional knowledge  of effective job search including creating  an effective CV, applying for jobs in a  variety of ways, answering interview  questions, and job searching in the local  area (London)</li>
          
          <li>Education and Training  - basic  knowledge of different types of courses  and qualifications available in the UK</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge and skills in Motivational  Interviewing</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Computer skills  - MS Outlook, Teams,  Word, Excel, and PowerPoint</li>
        
        <li>Communication skills including  presenting information in a range of  formats for users and stakeholders,  including the creation of presentations  and reports</li>
        
        <li>Building confidence in other</li>
        
        <li>Building and maintaining effective  relationships</li>
        
        <li>Accuracy and attention to detail</li>
        
        <li>Ability to work under pressure and  maintain concentration</li>
        
        <li>Problem solving and solution focused in  approach</li>
        
        <li>Self-motivated to work autonomously  and independently with confidence when  required</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Able to work flexibly to meet deadlines  and prioritise greatest need</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_5">
        
          Other Requirements
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Open to continuously developing and  improving practice</li>
        
        <li>Exercise initiative, flexibility, tact and  self-awareness</li>
        
        <li>Willing to use peer group supervision  creatively</li>
        
        <li>Be aware of own limitations and seek  appropriate senior advice and  leadership</li>
        
        <li>Willing and able to travel within and  potentially outside the catchment area in  a timely manner in the course of the  working day</li>
        
        <li>Personal experience of mental health  conditions</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Higher education qualification in a  related subject (eg. career guidance,  information advice and guidance, human  resources, counselling, training etc.),  psychology, or equivalent experience</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Evidence of recent and ongoing relevant  further training and professional  development</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Developing partnerships with other  individuals or organisations</li>
          
          <li>Managing own workload</li>
          
          <li>Recording accurate data in electronic  format</li>
          
          <li>Helping others to make their own decisions</li>
          
          <li>Working collaboratively within a team</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Carrying out employment needs  assessments with individuals</li>
            
            <li>Providing information, advice and  guidance</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working in a mental health  setting</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working within the IPS  model</li>
            
            <li>Working within an employment service</li>
            
            <li>Liaising with employers to sustain  employment including identifying  reasonable adjustments in line with the  equality act</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Knowledge about employment/health  related benefits (e.g. ESA, UC, etc.)</li>
            
            <li>Employment law  - basic knowledge of  the Equality Act 2010 and employment  rights</li>
            
            <li>Recruitment  - professional knowledge  of effective job search including creating  an effective CV, applying for jobs in a  variety of ways, answering interview  questions, and job searching in the local  area (London)</li>
            
            <li>Education and Training  - basic  knowledge of different types of courses  and qualifications available in the UK</li>
            
            <li>Knowledge and skills in Motivational  Interviewing</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Computer skills  - MS Outlook, Teams,  Word, Excel, and PowerPoint</li>
          
          <li>Communication skills including  presenting information in a range of  formats for users and stakeholders,  including the creation of presentations  and reports</li>
          
          <li>Building confidence in other</li>
          
          <li>Building and maintaining effective  relationships</li>
          
          <li>Accuracy and attention to detail</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work under pressure and  maintain concentration</li>
          
          <li>Problem solving and solution focused in  approach</li>
          
          <li>Self-motivated to work autonomously  and independently with confidence when  required</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Able to work flexibly to meet deadlines  and prioritise greatest need</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_5">
          
            Other Requirements
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Open to continuously developing and  improving practice</li>
          
          <li>Exercise initiative, flexibility, tact and  self-awareness</li>
          
          <li>Willing to use peer group supervision  creatively</li>
          
          <li>Be aware of own limitations and seek  appropriate senior advice and  leadership</li>
          
          <li>Willing and able to travel within and  potentially outside the catchment area in  a timely manner in the course of the  working day</li>
          
          <li>Personal experience of mental health  conditions</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 London NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>The Limes</p>
      <p>10 Merrick Road</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>UB2 4AU</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>West London NHS Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>The Limes</p>
          <p>10 Merrick Road</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>UB2 4AU</p>
        
      

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

IPS Employment Specialist

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