field_remote_option

field_job_employment_type

job_industry

field_job_occupational_field_parents_all

job_organization_name

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>The Barts Inherited Cardiac Conditions (ICC) team is looking to recruit a motivated Genetic Counsellor to join our dynamic team. The post-holder will work closely and collaboratively with all members of the multidisciplinary team to provide exemplary care to patients with cardiomyopathies and complex medical needs. Prior experience in cardiac genetics is desirable but not essential.</p> <p>The post-holder will work autonomously to manage their own caseload to deliver gold-standard, person-centred genetic counselling to a diverse cohort patients and their families. Applicants must have excellent communication, organisational and time management skills.</p> <p>As one of the country's leading specialist cardiac centres, aiming to be at the forefront of care provision and service design, it is expected that the post-holder will work closely with both regional and national specialist genetic counsellors from other Trusts, as well as participate in local multidisciplinary team meetings and third-sector organisations.</p> <p>The successful candidate will embody the Trust's WeCare values and these will shape their everyday working.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The aim of this service is to provide genetic counselling for patients with cardiovascular conditions, primarily focusing on inherited cardiomyopathies. The post holder will provide appropriate testing for patients and their relatives, adhering to national testing criteria. Applicants must be able to deliver patient and family centered care, whilst ensuring adequate follow-up, documentation and risk management.</p> <p>In addition to direct patient care, applicants are expected to contribute to the development of the field of cardiac genetics. The post-holder will participate in research and it's dissemination, by contributing to both publication and education. Thereby, furthering MDT knowledge and understanding of this fascinating group of conditions and, therefore, improving patient care.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.</p>
<p>The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.</p>
<p>Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.</p>
<p>We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>17 December 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £56,276 to £63,176 a year
      
        per annum inc
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>259-7688509SBH</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>St Bartholomew's Hospital</p>
      <p>West Smithfield</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>EC1A 7BE</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p><strong>The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment</strong></p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p><strong>The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment</strong></p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>MSc or STP in Genetic Counselling</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of continuing</li>
        
        <li>professional development</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Certified/registered Genetic Counsellor</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of genetic counselling clinics</li>
        
        <li>Experience of maintaining accurate and contemporaneous documentation</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Cardiology experience</li>
          
          <li>Teaching and mentoring experience</li>
          
          <li>Experience of taking part in research and audit</li>
          
          <li>Experience in caring for young adults and patients transitioning from paediatric services</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Comprehensive understanding of provision of genetric counselling in the outpatient setting</li>
        
        <li>Understanding of current professional issues related to NHS genetics services.</li>
        
        <li>Willingness to develop knowledge of cardiac genetics</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Understanding of the role of genetic counselling for inpatients</li>
          
          <li>Understanding of the commonly seen cardiac genetic mutations</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Perform the core duties of a genetic counsellor and demonstrate therapeutic counselling</li>
        
        <li>Ability to assess, evaluate and implement current evidence from a variety of high quality sources</li>
        
        <li>Exemplary organisational skills</li>
        
        <li>Ability to work autonomously and manage competing priorities to deliver care in a timely manner</li>
        
        <li>Excellent communication skills with patients, families and staff; both verbal and written</li>
        
        <li>Outstanding interpersonal skills, working with the MDT to ensure gold-standard care delivery</li>
        
        <li>Independent problem solving skills</li>
        
        <li>Competent IT skills, to include MS office, Trust systems and pedigree software</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of participation in service and quality</li>
          
          <li>Improvement projects</li>
          
          <li>Experience of contribution to maintaining clinical governance procedures</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>MSc or STP in Genetic Counselling</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of continuing</li>
          
          <li>professional development</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Certified/registered Genetic Counsellor</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of genetic counselling clinics</li>
          
          <li>Experience of maintaining accurate and contemporaneous documentation</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Cardiology experience</li>
            
            <li>Teaching and mentoring experience</li>
            
            <li>Experience of taking part in research and audit</li>
            
            <li>Experience in caring for young adults and patients transitioning from paediatric services</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Comprehensive understanding of provision of genetric counselling in the outpatient setting</li>
          
          <li>Understanding of current professional issues related to NHS genetics services.</li>
          
          <li>Willingness to develop knowledge of cardiac genetics</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Understanding of the role of genetic counselling for inpatients</li>
            
            <li>Understanding of the commonly seen cardiac genetic mutations</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Perform the core duties of a genetic counsellor and demonstrate therapeutic counselling</li>
          
          <li>Ability to assess, evaluate and implement current evidence from a variety of high quality sources</li>
          
          <li>Exemplary organisational skills</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work autonomously and manage competing priorities to deliver care in a timely manner</li>
          
          <li>Excellent communication skills with patients, families and staff; both verbal and written</li>
          
          <li>Outstanding interpersonal skills, working with the MDT to ensure gold-standard care delivery</li>
          
          <li>Independent problem solving skills</li>
          
          <li>Competent IT skills, to include MS office, Trust systems and pedigree software</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of participation in service and quality</li>
            
            <li>Improvement projects</li>
            
            <li>Experience of contribution to maintaining clinical governance procedures</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>
    </p>
  


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

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

      
        <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>Barts Health NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>St Bartholomew's Hospital</p>
      <p>West Smithfield</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>EC1A 7BE</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Barts Health NHS Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>St Bartholomew's Hospital</p>
          <p>West Smithfield</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>EC1A 7BE</p>
        
      

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

NHS Jobs

Genetic Counsellor

Accredited Counsellors (IN PERSON)

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Countywide Adult Eating Disorder Service in Cornwall Foundation Trust. If you're passionate and enthusiastic about working in the field of Eating Disorders, this is the role for you.</strong></p> <p>We are looking for a Family Systemic Psychotherapist to come and join our expanding service, to work as a key part of the multidisciplinary team as our Services Family Therapist providing us with your knowledge and expertise on systems around our clients and on group dynamics. In this 3 days per week post, which can be flexible (but must include a Thursday). You set up and run family therapy clinics across the county dependant on our client need geography. You will run these sessions as the primary, alongside a secondary facilitator from within the team. Working together in providing high quality family therapy to client's and their families identified together with the team and our individual clients themselves, as client's who would benefit from this pathway within the service.</p> <p>This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly.We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply:</p> <ul>  <li>Cornwall Foundation Trust</li>  <li>Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust</li>  <li>Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board</li> </ul> <p>If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>Deliver a <strong>professionally autonomous systemic assessment and psychotherapy service</strong>, following the Maudsley model, to clients and their families.  Run clinics at appropriate NHS locations across the county.  Offer<strong>highly specialist systemic advice and consultation</strong> on formulations and treatment plans to NHS colleagues and external agencies.  Actively participate in<strong>multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings</strong>,providing guidance on family systems and group dynamics, and supporting the team in identifying suitable cases.  Take responsibility for<strong>supervising trainees</strong>, particularly systemic psychotherapists up to Master's level.Contribute to <strong>CPD training and development</strong> for other professionals within Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, as agreed with the Service Lead.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.</p>
<p>We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.</p>
<p>Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.</p>
<p>We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.</p>
<p>Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>12 December 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £47,810 to £54,710 a year
      
        Per Annum
      
    </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>201-25-919</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Truro Health Park</p>
      <p>Infirmary Hill</p>
      <p>Truro</p>
            <p>TR12JA</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents. </p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents. </p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Knowledge, education and expereince
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Professional qualification in nursing, clinical psychology or equivalent</li>
        
        <li>Masters or Doctoral level qualification in systemic psychotherapy</li>
        
        <li>Registration with UKCP and a member of UK Association for Family Therapy and System Practice</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of enthusiasm for working in specific field of Adult ED in Job spec</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Targeted/specialist mental health services</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Skills &amp; Abilities
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Analytic and judgement skills in processing the great complexity of information arising from systemic understanding; requiring assessment and formulation and then prioritising from a range of options while at the same time attempting to maintain a collaborative alliance with family members and other professionals</li>
        
        <li>Skills in organising and implementing audit projects and research</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Knowledge, education and expereince
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Professional qualification in nursing, clinical psychology or equivalent</li>
          
          <li>Masters or Doctoral level qualification in systemic psychotherapy</li>
          
          <li>Registration with UKCP and a member of UK Association for Family Therapy and System Practice</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of enthusiasm for working in specific field of Adult ED in Job spec</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Targeted/specialist mental health services</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Skills &amp; Abilities
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Analytic and judgement skills in processing the great complexity of information arising from systemic understanding; requiring assessment and formulation and then prioritising from a range of options while at the same time attempting to maintain a collaborative alliance with family members and other professionals</li>
          
          <li>Skills in organising and implementing audit projects and research</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="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>
  


 
  
    
      
        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>
        </p>
      
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Truro Health Park</p>
      <p>Infirmary Hill</p>
      <p>Truro</p>
            <p>TR12JA</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Truro Health Park</p>
          <p>Infirmary Hill</p>
          <p>Truro</p>
                    <p>TR12JA</p>
        
      

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

Family Systemic Psychotherapist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are looking for a CBT Therapist to join our Priory Hospital Bristol and Bristol Park Clinic on a full time basis working 37.5 hours per week.This is a hybrid role so will require you to live close to the hospital/clinic to be able to attend face to face appointments.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>You will be part of a compassionate team who are committed to our patients wellbeing. We take a personalised approach, using proven therapies to help people move forward with confidence and build a healthier, more fulfilling future. You will play a key part in their recovery, assisting qualified staff with the assessment and implementation of individual patient care plans, undertaking routine tasks and activities as directed or delegated to facilitate wellbeing, dignity and treatment of patientsYou will also;</p><ul> <li>Provide CBT-based assessment, formulation and treatment for people experiencing mental health difficulties.</li> <li>Undertake and manage clinical assessment loads.</li> <li>Attend monthly clinical supervision to develop knowledge, skills and promote access to clinical excellence.</li> <li>Ensure high levels of clinical governance, including all documentation as required by the service.</li></ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Priory Hospital Bristol is one of the UK's leading centres for the treatment of individuals, families and couples facing a wide range of psychiatric conditions.</p><p>Bristol Park Clinic provides fast access to expert outpatient treatment for a range of mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety, stress and personality disorders.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>05 December 2025</p>

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

    
  

  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £50,182 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>E0358-25-0033</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
        <p>The Priory Hospital Bristol</p>
      
      <p>Heath House Lane</p>
      <p>Stapleton</p>
      <p>Bristol</p>
            <p>BS16 1EQ</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Our work is rewarding but can be challenging, so resilience is key. No two days are the same! Your natural empathy will help you support others through both the highs and lows.You should hold a doctoral qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology with BABCP accreditation or be working towards it, or be a registered health professional with BABCP accreditation. You must have assessed experience working as a qualified CBT therapist or experience delivering CBT treatment within a mental health setting. Additionally, you should be capable of delivering interventions to a wide range of clients.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Our work is rewarding but can be challenging, so resilience is key. No two days are the same! Your natural empathy will help you support others through both the highs and lows.You should hold a doctoral qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology with BABCP accreditation or be working towards it, or be a registered health professional with BABCP accreditation. You must have assessed experience working as a qualified CBT therapist or experience delivering CBT treatment within a mental health setting. Additionally, you should be capable of delivering interventions to a wide range of clients.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>You should hold a doctoral qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology with BABCP accreditation or be working towards it, or be a registered health professional with BABCP accreditation. You must have assessed experience working as a qualified CBT therapist or experience delivering CBT treatment within a mental health setting. Additionally, you should be capable of delivering interventions to a wide range of clients.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>You should hold a doctoral qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology with BABCP accreditation or be working towards it, or be a registered health professional with BABCP accreditation. You must have assessed experience working as a qualified CBT therapist or experience delivering CBT treatment within a mental health setting. Additionally, you should be capable of delivering interventions to a wide range of clients.</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="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>
  


 
  
    
      
        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>
        </p>
      
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Priory Healthcare</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>The Priory Hospital Bristol</p>
      
      <p>Heath House Lane</p>
      <p>Stapleton</p>
      <p>Bristol</p>
            <p>BS16 1EQ</p>
    
  

  
    <br>
    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="https://jobs.priorygroup.com/why-join-us/" target="_blank">https://jobs.priorygroup.com/why-join-us/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Priory Healthcare</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>The Priory Hospital Bristol</p>
          
          <p>Heath House Lane</p>
          <p>Stapleton</p>
          <p>Bristol</p>
                    <p>BS16 1EQ</p>
        
      

      
        <br>
        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://jobs.priorygroup.com/why-join-us/" target="_blank">https://jobs.priorygroup.com/why-join-us/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

CBT Therapist Hybrid

Community Assistant Practitioner

Clinical/Practitioner Psychologist in Paediatrics

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Priory Hospital Bristol is looking to recruit a Registered Psychologist within the Private Outpatients and Inpatients service. The role is part time role working 22.5 hours per week.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>You will be part of a compassionate team who are committed to our patients wellbeing. We take a personalised approach, using proven therapies to help people move forward with confidence and build a healthier, more fulfilling future. As a Psychologist, you will play a key part in their recovery, assisting qualified staff with the assessment and implementation of individual patient care plans, undertaking routine tasks and activities as directed or delegated to facilitate wellbeing, dignity and treatment of patientsYou will also;</p><ul> <li>Provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation, and therapy for both private outpatient services and the hospitals private inpatient ward.</li> <li>Work autonomously within professional guidelines, ensuring high standards of clinical governance.</li> <li>Administer psychometric tests and evidence-based assessments as clinically indicated.</li> <li>Deliver individual and group therapy sessions as part of a dedicated, multidisciplinary team.</li> <li>Collaborate closely with Consultant Psychiatrists, Psychologists, and Psychotherapists to deliver comprehensive mental health care.</li></ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Our work is rewarding but can be challenging, so resilience is key. No two days are the same! Your natural empathy will help you support others through both the highs and lows.To be considered for this role, you must hold current HCPC registration and have prior experience working in outpatient mental health services. Ideally, you will also feel confident supporting both young people and adults, bringing flexibility and sensitivity to meet a range of client needs.To discuss the role further please contact 0117 952 5255.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>05 December 2025</p>

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

    
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £28,950 to £34,950 a year
      
    </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>E0358-25-0031Bristol</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
        <p>The Priory Hospital Bristol</p>
      
      <p>Heath House Lane</p>
      <p>Stapleton</p>
      <p>Bristol</p>
            <p>BS16 1EQ</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>For more information, please see the following link <a href="https://jobs.priorygroup.com/postings/99d5e656-656a-4e76-8ea9-09345994fa6b" target="_blank">https://jobs.priorygroup.com/postings/99d5e656-656a-4e76-8ea9-09345994f…</a></p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>For more information, please see the following link <a href="https://jobs.priorygroup.com/postings/99d5e656-656a-4e76-8ea9-09345994fa6b" target="_blank">https://jobs.priorygroup.com/postings/99d5e656-656a-4e76-8ea9-09345994f…</a></p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>To be considered for this role, you must hold current HCPC registration and have prior experience working in outpatient mental health services.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Additional
        
      </h3>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ideally, you will also feel confident supporting both young people and adults, bringing flexibility and sensitivity to meet a range of client needs.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>To be considered for this role, you must hold current HCPC registration and have prior experience working in outpatient mental health services.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Additional
          
        </h3>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Ideally, you will also feel confident supporting both young people and adults, bringing flexibility and sensitivity to meet a range of client needs.</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="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>
  


 
  
    
      
        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>
        </p>
      
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Priory Healthcare</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>The Priory Hospital Bristol</p>
      
      <p>Heath House Lane</p>
      <p>Stapleton</p>
      <p>Bristol</p>
            <p>BS16 1EQ</p>
    
  

  
    <br>
    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="https://jobs.priorygroup.com/why-join-us/" target="_blank">https://jobs.priorygroup.com/why-join-us/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Priory Healthcare</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>The Priory Hospital Bristol</p>
          
          <p>Heath House Lane</p>
          <p>Stapleton</p>
          <p>Bristol</p>
                    <p>BS16 1EQ</p>
        
      

      
        <br>
        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://jobs.priorygroup.com/why-join-us/" target="_blank">https://jobs.priorygroup.com/why-join-us/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Registered Psychologist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>This role requires you to use your lived experience of mental health conditions, which enables you to work with service users differently and foster a sense of "I've been there" connection.</p> <p>We are looking to recruit a peer support worker to join our Community Rehabilitation Service (CRS) in Brighton and Hove. We are a supportive, well-resourced and staffed team located across Brighton General Hospital and Millview Hospital, which is well served by public transport, as is the whole city. We have use of a pool car, or bus passes for staff to use on visits. Brighton is a vibrant, inclusive city with much to offer those who work here. We are open to discussing flexible working requirements to ensure we best support the recruitment and retention of our staff and will always try to support a positive work/life balance</p> <p>As a Peer Support Worker, you will be using your lived experience of mental health to work alongside individuals to understand their experiences and to maximise their strengths, resources and skills. You will help run peer led groups and link with resources in the third sector and community.</p>  <p>The job is for 15 hours per week/two days (working pattern can be negotiated/discussed).</p>  <p>This job will be open to band 4 workers. Band 4 workers will need to have a recognised peer support qualification as well as significant experience working with service users with mental health needs. </p>  <p>This vacancy is only open to applicants who have lived experience of mental health conditions, I.E you have a mental health diagnosis of your own which enables you to work with service users differently and foster a sense of "I've been there" connection</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The CRS is a specialist mental health team working with service users with a primary diagnosis of psychosis who have complex needs including drug and alcohol misuse. Service users under CRS require an intensive level of support to ensure their recovery; some have a history of difficulty forming relationships with mental health services/professionals and may have had multiple admissions to hospital. You will work in partnership with a diverse team of clinicians and support staff including Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Nurses and our third sector partners. </p> <p>In line with our Trust value of 'People First', evidence shows that people who are treated in community and in the least restrictive manner, have better outcomes. In this role you will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, to help us provide this opportunity for our service users in line with national agendas of The Getting It Right First Time a whole system approach to recovery from mental ill health, maximising an individual's quality of life and social inclusion.</p> <p>You will be working under the guidance of a qualified professional in the team and there will mentoring and support available from more experienced peer workers within the Trust. Full training and induction will be provided as well as supervision. </p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>We are a committed team of individuals, like-minded in our devotion to the mental health of our service community.</p> <p>We are a large NHS Mental Health Trust in South East England. We're looking for people to help us provide high quality services for patients, carers and local communities we serve.</p> <p>We want patients and staff to recommend our organisation as a place where they would be happy for their friends and family to be treated. You can help us do this by bringing your skills, experience and commitment to Sussex Partnership.</p> <p>Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.</p>


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

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £27,485 to £30,162 a year
      
        pro rata
      
    </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>354-AB-21005</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Mill View Hospital</p>
      <p>Nevill Avenue</p>
      <p>Hove</p>
            <p>BN3 7HY</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p><strong>Person Specification:</strong></p> <p><strong>Key results areas: </strong></p> <p> To understand the role of the Peer Support Worker and communicate it to service users, carers and other professionals.</p> <p> To understand the roles of the multidisciplinary team and the service that is being provided. Understand how the Peer Support Worker role fits alongside the clinical team.</p> <p> Utilise your lived experience to support individuals and groups using the service. To listen to the service users experience and understand their journey through the service and on to the community. </p> <p> To use parts of your recovery story to inspire hope in others where appropriate. To be a positive role model for other people overcoming mental health challenges, other workers and families or carers</p> <p><strong>Qualifications:</strong></p> <p><strong>Essential</strong></p> <p> A recognised qualification in an area related to the workplace such as social care, healthcare, or peer support or equivalent experience/life skills (full peer support training will be given). </p> <p> Evidence of a commitment to lifelong learning</p> <p><strong>Desirable</strong></p> <p> Health care or relevant NVQ Level 2 or equivalent skills</p> <p><strong>Disclosure and Barring Service Check</strong></p> <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> <p><strong>Certificate of Sponsorship</strong></p> <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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).</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. </p> <p>For further details, discussion or to arrange an informal chat about the posts please contact James Edlin on 07738757945 or 03003040029 or email <a href="mailto:James.Edlin1@nhs.net" target="_blank">James.Edlin1@nhs.net</a></p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p><strong>Person Specification:</strong></p> <p><strong>Key results areas: </strong></p> <p> To understand the role of the Peer Support Worker and communicate it to service users, carers and other professionals.</p> <p> To understand the roles of the multidisciplinary team and the service that is being provided. Understand how the Peer Support Worker role fits alongside the clinical team.</p> <p> Utilise your lived experience to support individuals and groups using the service. To listen to the service users experience and understand their journey through the service and on to the community. </p> <p> To use parts of your recovery story to inspire hope in others where appropriate. To be a positive role model for other people overcoming mental health challenges, other workers and families or carers</p> <p><strong>Qualifications:</strong></p> <p><strong>Essential</strong></p> <p> A recognised qualification in an area related to the workplace such as social care, healthcare, or peer support or equivalent experience/life skills (full peer support training will be given). </p> <p> Evidence of a commitment to lifelong learning</p> <p><strong>Desirable</strong></p> <p> Health care or relevant NVQ Level 2 or equivalent skills</p> <p><strong>Disclosure and Barring Service Check</strong></p> <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> <p><strong>Certificate of Sponsorship</strong></p> <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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).</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. </p> <p>For further details, discussion or to arrange an informal chat about the posts please contact James Edlin on 07738757945 or 03003040029 or email <a href="mailto:James.Edlin1@nhs.net" target="_blank">James.Edlin1@nhs.net</a></p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          QUALIFICATIONS
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Health care or relevant NVQ Level 3 or equivalent skills acquired through experience or formal teaching qualification</li>
        
        <li>A recognised Peer Support qualification</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of a commitment to lifelong learning</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Significant experience of working with people with mental health needs in a paid or voluntary capacity in health/social care/teaching setting</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with groups/activities</li>
        
        <li>Experience of supervising others</li>
        
        <li>Lived experience of mental health issues/difficulties</li>
        
        <li>Managing personal mental health and recovery</li>
        
        <li>Comprehensive knowledge of Peer Support, Recovery and Wellbeing in mental health and ability to apply this throughout your work</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working as part of a team</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            QUALIFICATIONS
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Health care or relevant NVQ Level 3 or equivalent skills acquired through experience or formal teaching qualification</li>
          
          <li>A recognised Peer Support qualification</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of a commitment to lifelong learning</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Significant experience of working with people with mental health needs in a paid or voluntary capacity in health/social care/teaching setting</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with groups/activities</li>
          
          <li>Experience of supervising others</li>
          
          <li>Lived experience of mental health issues/difficulties</li>
          
          <li>Managing personal mental health and recovery</li>
          
          <li>Comprehensive knowledge of Peer Support, Recovery and Wellbeing in mental health and ability to apply this throughout your work</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working as part of a team</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>Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Mill View Hospital</p>
      <p>Nevill Avenue</p>
      <p>Hove</p>
            <p>BN3 7HY</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Mill View Hospital</p>
          <p>Nevill Avenue</p>
          <p>Hove</p>
                    <p>BN3 7HY</p>
        
      

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

Peer Support Worker, Community Rehabilitation Service

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>We're looking to recruit a Senior Peer Support Worker to join our team to support other Peer Support Workers, team members and service users.</strong></p>
<p><em><strong>This vacancy is open to existing Oxford Health Peer Support Workers and people with experience of working in a peer support role in another organisation.</strong></em></p>
<p>Peer Support Workers (PSW's) are people who have their own lived experience of mental health challenges. They use empathy informed by their own experiences to support service users who are accessing mental health services and their families.</p>
<p>This part time vacancy is for a position within our new South Oxfordshire Primary Care Mental Health Team (PCMHT). You will be based at the Wantage Keystone hub and covering the Didcot area.</p>
<p>PCMHTs are comprised of professionals from health and social care including mental health professionals from the NHS, the third-sector and people who have experienced mental health challenges themselves.</p>
<p>Each PCMHT has one or more Keystone Hubs - developed to provide more specialist care at local level via their GP surgery, and improved communication between GPs and mental health services and form a core of the strengthening of community mental health services in Oxfordshire.</p>
<p>Oxford Health offer the Peer Support Training programme as a nationally recognised accredited Level 3 Apprenticeship (fully funded by Oxford Health) this is completed over a period of 15-19 months depending on whether a Peer Support Worker works part time or full time (22.5-37.5 hours).</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The Senior Peer Support Worker will be responsible for supporting the current PSWs to successfully embed the role within the clinical area, to support with their caseloads and to offer mentoring around using their lived experience to support others. This is in addition to, providing support with individual service users and leading or co-leading groups.</p>
<p><strong>Lived experience: </strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Drawing on lived experience of mental health to provide emotional and practical support to an allocated group of service users to promote their recovery.</li>
<li>Experience in delivering peer support and have a clear understanding of the peer support model within the NHS</li>
<li>To support service users to engage effectively with care being offered and access appropriate services</li>
<li>To build relationships that are founded on the value of mutuality which will facilitate the provision of regular and practical support, both one to one and via group facilitation, to service users in developing and managing independence and maintaining dignity and self-respect.</li>
<li>To build rapport with service users, whilst maintaining professional boundaries, drawing on both experience and knowledge of the service user perspective and an evidence-based approach.</li>
<li>Ability to mentor less experienced peer staff, be a positive role model, sharing knowledge and co-reflecting in peer supervision</li>
</ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.</p>
<p>Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible</p>
<p>Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:<strong>"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"</strong></p>
<p>Our values are:<strong>"Caring, safe and excellent"</strong></p>
<p>At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Excellent opportunities for career progression</li>
<li>Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development</li>
<li>27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service</li>
<li>NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers</li>
<li>Competitive pension scheme</li>
<li>Lease car scheme</li>
<li>Cycle to work scheme</li>
<li>Employee Assistance Programme</li>
<li>Mental Health First Aiders</li>
<li>Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)</li>
<li>Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity &amp; Inclusion team</li>
</ul>


      
        
  <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 4</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £27,485 to £30,162 a year
      
        per annum | pro rata
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>267-OA7317784-2B</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Wantage Keystone Mental Health &amp; Wellbeing Hub</p>
      <p>18 Kingfisher House Limborough Road</p>
      <p>Wantage</p>
            <p>OX12 9YN</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.</p>
<p>The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.</p>
<p><em><strong>Please see attached document regarding the eligibility criteria for this role and ensure you have read this carefully.</strong></em></p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.</p>
<p>The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.</p>
<p><em><strong>Please see attached document regarding the eligibility criteria for this role and ensure you have read this carefully.</strong></em></p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>The ability to offer specialist support using their personal experience of recovery</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrate the importance of maintaining patient confidentiality, professional boundaries and actively promote positive role modelling</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Be able and willing to facilitate the peer led supervision sessions</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Personal Qualities
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Able to challenge and be challenged appropriately and with compassion</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Personal Qualities
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>The ability to develop and maintain sound working relationships with all members of the multi-disciplinary teams</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>The ability to offer specialist support using their personal experience of recovery</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrate the importance of maintaining patient confidentiality, professional boundaries and actively promote positive role modelling</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Be able and willing to facilitate the peer led supervision sessions</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Personal Qualities
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Able to challenge and be challenged appropriately and with compassion</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Personal Qualities
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>The ability to develop and maintain sound working relationships with all members of the multi-disciplinary teams</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>Oxford Health NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Wantage Keystone Mental Health &amp; Wellbeing Hub</p>
      <p>18 Kingfisher House Limborough Road</p>
      <p>Wantage</p>
            <p>OX12 9YN</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Oxford Health NHS Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Wantage Keystone Mental Health &amp; Wellbeing Hub</p>
          <p>18 Kingfisher House Limborough Road</p>
          <p>Wantage</p>
                    <p>OX12 9YN</p>
        
      

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

Senior Peer Support Apprentice - South Oxfordshire PCMHT

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are recruiting to a <strong>Peer Support Worker role</strong> within the West Midlands Learning Disability and Autism Community Forensic Service.</p>
<p>This service is being developed as a partnership between <strong>Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT)</strong> and <strong>Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT)</strong>.</p>
<p>We are seeking applicants with <strong>lived experience of mental distress</strong> who can draw on their personal experiences to offer empathy, understanding, and hope to others. The role of Peer Support Worker has been developed specifically to ensure people with lived experience can inspire recovery and provide meaningful support.</p>
<p>This is a <strong>non-recurrent, two-year project</strong> funded via the Reach Out Collaborative, with the contract commencing upon appointment. This post is available as a <strong>fixed-term contract or 20-month secondment</strong> opportunity for internal applicants.</p>
<p>This is an exciting opportunity to play a <strong>key role in supporting people with learning disabilities and/or autism who have forensic needs</strong>, reducing health inequalities and promoting recovery-focused outcomes.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p> Encouraging, inspiring, motivating, and assisting people with <strong>multiple and complex needs</strong> who access the West Midlands Community Forensic LDA service.</p> <p> Working alongside the Band 7 Nurse Practitioner to support <strong>comprehensive and holistic assessments</strong> and contribute to care and support packages.</p> <p> Using <strong>lived experience of mental distress</strong> to build empathy and understanding, offering hope and supporting recovery.</p> <p> Helping people feel more in control of their lives by connecting them with <strong>practical support networks</strong> and supporting them to identify their own recovery pathway.</p> <p> Supporting individuals to <strong>transition from secure services into the community or least restrictive environments</strong>, reducing the number of people in specialist hospitals.</p> <p> Addressing <strong>health-related drivers of offending behaviours</strong> and supporting people across care pathways, organisations, and roles.</p> <p> Building links and liaising with <strong>external agencies</strong> to ensure collaborative, person-centred care.</p> <p> Ensuring the individual's needs remain at the forefront at all times, working to the <strong>recovery model</strong> to support people in achieving their goals.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.</p>
<p>We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities. These include:</p>
<ul>
<li>generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us</li>
<li>flexible working opportunities</li>
<li>excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more</li>
<li>salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more</li>
<li>discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes</li>
<li>wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more</li>
<li>staff networks and support groups.</li>
</ul>
<p>We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>18 December 2025</p>

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

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 3</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £24,937 to £26,598 a year
      
        per annum pro rata
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>20 months</p>
  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>444-7462359B-LD</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Brooklands Hospital</p>
      <p>Brooklands Way, Marston Green</p>
      <p>Birmingham</p>
            <p>B37 7HH</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <ul>  <li>To share personal experiences of recovery and coping to build connection and provide support.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To ensure that the person accessing the service understands and has a clear pathway of care across sector/agency boundaries with key contact points/named staff.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To work effectively as a member of a team to engage individuals in a number of activities and engagement with services.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To support people accessing services to identify their recovery pathway and ways in which they can achieve their own goals.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To support the team in implementing care planned interventions, including those supporting families and carers.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To provide practical support to people in developing and managing dignity and independence.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To support people accessing services with issues around benefits, housing and welfare rights.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To provide support with daily living.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To support people where appropriate in accessing relevant physical health checks, investigations and interventions to improve physical health and well-being.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To provide information on health promotion.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To monitor individuals progress, level of functioning and mental state - alerting the West Midlands Forensic Community Service practitioners and other appropriate staff involved when concerns arise.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To promote involvement within the service for the person accessing services and carer (friends and family).</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To maintain a flexible approach to encourage engagement.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To gain advice and support when needed with team practitioners and team managers and attend regular supervision in accordance with Trust policy, to ensure care and safety is maintained</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To offer occasional input to lived experience forums within the local area to support shared good practice of your lived experience and professional role. </li> </ul>     

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <ul>  <li>To share personal experiences of recovery and coping to build connection and provide support.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To ensure that the person accessing the service understands and has a clear pathway of care across sector/agency boundaries with key contact points/named staff.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To work effectively as a member of a team to engage individuals in a number of activities and engagement with services.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To support people accessing services to identify their recovery pathway and ways in which they can achieve their own goals.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To support the team in implementing care planned interventions, including those supporting families and carers.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To provide practical support to people in developing and managing dignity and independence.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To support people accessing services with issues around benefits, housing and welfare rights.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To provide support with daily living.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To support people where appropriate in accessing relevant physical health checks, investigations and interventions to improve physical health and well-being.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To provide information on health promotion.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To monitor individuals progress, level of functioning and mental state - alerting the West Midlands Forensic Community Service practitioners and other appropriate staff involved when concerns arise.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To promote involvement within the service for the person accessing services and carer (friends and family).</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To maintain a flexible approach to encourage engagement.</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To gain advice and support when needed with team practitioners and team managers and attend regular supervision in accordance with Trust policy, to ensure care and safety is maintained</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>To offer occasional input to lived experience forums within the local area to support shared good practice of your lived experience and professional role. </li> </ul>       
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Willingness to undertake within role: online training, care certificate, internal training relevant to sharing lived experience</li>
        
        <li>Relevant level 3 qualification in Health and Social care and/or relevant lived experience</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Knowledge and Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Health/safety and risk awareness</li>
        
        <li>Lived experience of the criminal justice system and be able to reflect on the personal experience of recovery</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with individuals with multiple and complex needs</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with individuals with autism and/or learning disability</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Personal Attributes
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Ability to work as part of a team</li>
        
        <li>Good interpersonal skills</li>
        
        <li>An ability to act calmly in emergencies and to respond in a professional manner to stressful and challenging behaviour</li>
        
        <li>Ability to work unsupervised in a range of settings</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Willingness to undertake within role: online training, care certificate, internal training relevant to sharing lived experience</li>
          
          <li>Relevant level 3 qualification in Health and Social care and/or relevant lived experience</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Knowledge and Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Health/safety and risk awareness</li>
          
          <li>Lived experience of the criminal justice system and be able to reflect on the personal experience of recovery</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with individuals with multiple and complex needs</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with individuals with autism and/or learning disability</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Personal Attributes
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to work as part of a team</li>
          
          <li>Good interpersonal skills</li>
          
          <li>An ability to act calmly in emergencies and to respond in a professional manner to stressful and challenging behaviour</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work unsupervised in a range of settings</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>Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Brooklands Hospital</p>
      <p>Brooklands Way, Marston Green</p>
      <p>Birmingham</p>
            <p>B37 7HH</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Brooklands Hospital</p>
          <p>Brooklands Way, Marston Green</p>
          <p>Birmingham</p>
                    <p>B37 7HH</p>
        
      

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

230 Full time Jobs