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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>
        </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>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <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>Fixed term |1 year 11.25 hours</strong></p> <p>Join our expanding Lucy Project team delivering high-quality, low-intensity psychological therapies through video-based CBT to children and young people (CYP) experiencing low to moderate emotional and mental health difficulties linked to physical health.</p> <p><strong>About You:</strong></p> <ul>  <li>Postgraduate qualification as a Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP).</li>  <li>Registered with BABCP</li>  <li>CWP Supervisor qualification (PGCert) or equivalent experience</li>  <li>Experience of applying and adapting low-intensity CBT to young people experiencing chronic health conditions</li>  <li>Experience of managing own caseload alongside supervision and line management as appropriate</li> </ul>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p><strong>Reporting to the Principal Clinical Psychologist, your responsibilities will include:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>Deliver psychological interventions, including CBT and self-help techniques.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Provide support to families to ensure participation in treatment and involvement in the therapeutic process.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Collaborate with community and external services to ensure holistic support for CYP and their families.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Supervise and provide training to junior team members, promoting a positive and collaborative team environment.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Work with senior clinical and managerial teams to contribute to the development and expansion of early intervention services.</p>
</li>
</ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>At Sheffield Children's, our purpose is clear: to provide healthier futures for children and young people. Our three strategic aims are Outstanding Patient Care, Brilliant Place to Work, and Leaders in Children's Health.</p> <p>We work with partners across local, regional, and national levels to deliver physical and mental healthcare in both acute and community settings. Many of our clinicians are nationally and internationally recognised for their expertise.</p> <p>We're proud that 73% of colleagues would recommend Sheffield Children's as a place to work, placing us among the top five NHS trusts in England -- and the top-ranked trust in the North East and Yorkshire -- in the latest NHS Staff Survey.</p> <p>Our nearly 4,000 colleagues bring our CARE values -- Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence -- to life every day, creating a kind, welcoming environment where patients and families feel safe and supported.</p> <p>As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2026, we're excited to keep building our leadership in children's health, improve experiences for patients and staff, and focus on our communities and population health.</p> <p>We also offer excellent benefits to support your wellbeing, with generous annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing programmes, and exclusive discounts -- helping you thrive at work and beyond.</p>


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

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £38,682 to £46,580 a year
      
        per annum pro rata
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>1 years</p>
  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>425-25-7576909</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust</p>
      <p>Western Bank</p>
      <p>Sheffield</p>
            <p>S10 2TH</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>For more information on the main responsibilities for this post, please refer to the job description and person specification.</p> <p>Please note that Sheffield Children's uplift pay to meet the Real Living Wage, which is £12.60 per hour.</p> <p><strong>Diversity Statement</strong></p> <p>At Sheffield Childrens, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity and supports everyones success. We prioritise Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in our recruitment practices, creating a welcoming space for people of all backgrounds, including ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ members.</p> <p>Recognising that inclusivity is an ongoing effort, we review our processes and welcome feedback to enhance our practices. A diverse team strengthens our organisation and the quality of care we deliver. For ideas on how we can improve, please contact our Recruitment Manager at <a href="mailto:scn-tr.recruitment.team@nhs.net" target="_blank">scn-tr.recruitment.team@nhs.net</a>. Together, were building a workplace where everyone belongs.</p> <p>#LI-Hybrid</p>   

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>For more information on the main responsibilities for this post, please refer to the job description and person specification.</p> <p>Please note that Sheffield Children's uplift pay to meet the Real Living Wage, which is £12.60 per hour.</p> <p><strong>Diversity Statement</strong></p> <p>At Sheffield Childrens, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity and supports everyones success. We prioritise Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in our recruitment practices, creating a welcoming space for people of all backgrounds, including ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ members.</p> <p>Recognising that inclusivity is an ongoing effort, we review our processes and welcome feedback to enhance our practices. A diverse team strengthens our organisation and the quality of care we deliver. For ideas on how we can improve, please contact our Recruitment Manager at <a href="mailto:scn-tr.recruitment.team@nhs.net" target="_blank">scn-tr.recruitment.team@nhs.net</a>. Together, were building a workplace where everyone belongs.</p> <p>#LI-Hybrid</p>     
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Extensive experience working with young people facing common mental health problems.</li>
        
        <li>Proven ability to develop and deliver evidenced-based IAPT low intensity interventions, including group psycho-education and guided self-help.</li>
        
        <li>Experience working in multiprofessional or multi-agency teams,  demonstrating effective collaboration across different services to provide holistic support</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience supervising Trainee Children's Wellbeing Practitioners and working with universities to support trainees.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Knowledge and Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Ability to assess patients' emotional wellbeing and mental  health needs and deliver evidence-based psychological  interventions.</li>
        
        <li>Understanding of the scope and limitations of LI CBT, with the  ability to support patients in accessing alternative treatments  when appropriate</li>
        
        <li>Awareness of the systemic barriers to accessing mental health  services, with a commitment to mitigating these barriers where  possible</li>
        
        <li>Ability to adapt communication style to suit both clinical and  non-clinical situations, and to meet patients' individual needs</li>
        
        <li>Understanding of models of supervision to effectively develop  skills and techniques within a CWP supervisory role</li>
        
        <li>Familiarity with outcome measures and how they can be used to  guide service improvement and enhance patient care</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of safeguarding vulnerable adults and child protection legislation.</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of Data Protection Act and the importance of  maintaining confidentiality in all aspects of patient care.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to use various evaluation and monitoring methods.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of ability to utilise user  feedback for service development and  continuous improvement</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Qualifications and Training
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Postgraduate qualification as a Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP)</li>
        
        <li>Registration with BABCP or BPS as a Children's Wellbeing Practitioner.</li>
        
        <li>Completion of the CWP Supervisors (PGCERT) training course, or equivalent experience that meets the eligibility requirements to apply.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Extensive experience working with young people facing common mental health problems.</li>
          
          <li>Proven ability to develop and deliver evidenced-based IAPT low intensity interventions, including group psycho-education and guided self-help.</li>
          
          <li>Experience working in multiprofessional or multi-agency teams,  demonstrating effective collaboration across different services to provide holistic support</li>
          
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          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Experience supervising Trainee Children's Wellbeing Practitioners and working with universities to support trainees.</li>
            
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            Knowledge and Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to assess patients' emotional wellbeing and mental  health needs and deliver evidence-based psychological  interventions.</li>
          
          <li>Understanding of the scope and limitations of LI CBT, with the  ability to support patients in accessing alternative treatments  when appropriate</li>
          
          <li>Awareness of the systemic barriers to accessing mental health  services, with a commitment to mitigating these barriers where  possible</li>
          
          <li>Ability to adapt communication style to suit both clinical and  non-clinical situations, and to meet patients' individual needs</li>
          
          <li>Understanding of models of supervision to effectively develop  skills and techniques within a CWP supervisory role</li>
          
          <li>Familiarity with outcome measures and how they can be used to  guide service improvement and enhance patient care</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of safeguarding vulnerable adults and child protection legislation.</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of Data Protection Act and the importance of  maintaining confidentiality in all aspects of patient care.</li>
          
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          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Ability to use various evaluation and monitoring methods.</li>
            
            <li>Evidence of ability to utilise user  feedback for service development and  continuous improvement</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Qualifications and Training
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Postgraduate qualification as a Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP)</li>
          
          <li>Registration with BABCP or BPS as a Children's Wellbeing Practitioner.</li>
          
          <li>Completion of the CWP Supervisors (PGCERT) training course, or equivalent experience that meets the eligibility requirements to apply.</li>
          
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    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

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

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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        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>
      

      
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          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust</p>
      <p>Western Bank</p>
      <p>Sheffield</p>
            <p>S10 2TH</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust</p>
          <p>Western Bank</p>
          <p>Sheffield</p>
                    <p>S10 2TH</p>
        
      

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

Senior Children's Wellbeing Practitioner

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of individuals affected by substance misuse? We are looking for a dedicated and experienced Substance Misuse Psychosocial Leadto take a lead role in delivering high-quality recovery services within a prison setting.</p>
<p>As a senior member of our multi-disciplinary team, you will take a lead role in providing the successful and effective delivery of Substance Misuse Recovery Services in HMP Secured Services. To work as a Substance Misuse Psychosocial Lead within a multi-disciplinary team in a prison setting, providing care to patients with complex substance misuse problems with co-occurring mental health issues, from the point of entry into the prison system to re-entry into the community so that re-offending is reduced and the health and social functioning of prisoners is improved.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <ul>
<li>Lead the delivery of psychosocial substance misuse services in line with national standards and performance indicators.</li>
<li>Provide high-quality, person-centred care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.</li>
<li>Champion both harm reduction and recovery-focused approaches.</li>
<li>Ensure services demonstrate value for money and meet the expectations of commissioners.</li>
<li>Provide leadership and professional guidance to the staff team, ensuring adherence to policies and the highest standards of care.</li>
</ul>



  <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, Cambridgeshire and Nottinghamshire</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>


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

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
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      £38,682 to £46,580 a year
      
        pa pro rata
      
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  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
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          Full-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>270-TG491-HMPRAN</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>HMP Ranby</p>
            <p>Nottingham</p>
            <p>DN22 8EU</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <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><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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          Knowledge &amp; Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Either a current professional registration e.g. O.T, Social Work, Counselling and/or relevant degree in Drug and Alcohol Counselling.</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of equivalent training and experience within in the provision of structured psychosocial and clinical interventions, including CBT, Motivational Interviewing skills, RCGP1, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy etc.</li>
        
        <li>Approx 3 years experience in prison or community related substance misuse multi-disciplinary work. This could include substantial voluntary work.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Previous experience of working in a secure setting.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Skills &amp; Abilities
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Ability to identify complex issues/situations/information and have the skills to formulate solutions and make recommendations on the best course of action</li>
        
        <li>To assess and evaluate risk in relation to substance misuse and mental health-related needs</li>
        
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        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Knowledge &amp; Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Either a current professional registration e.g. O.T, Social Work, Counselling and/or relevant degree in Drug and Alcohol Counselling.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of equivalent training and experience within in the provision of structured psychosocial and clinical interventions, including CBT, Motivational Interviewing skills, RCGP1, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy etc.</li>
          
          <li>Approx 3 years experience in prison or community related substance misuse multi-disciplinary work. This could include substantial voluntary work.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Previous experience of working in a secure setting.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Skills &amp; Abilities
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to identify complex issues/situations/information and have the skills to formulate solutions and make recommendations on the best course of action</li>
          
          <li>To assess and evaluate risk in relation to substance misuse and mental health-related needs</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>Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>HMP Ranby</p>
            <p>Nottingham</p>
            <p>DN22 8EU</p>
    
  

  
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        <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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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>HMP Ranby</p>
                    <p>Nottingham</p>
                    <p>DN22 8EU</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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