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<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced occupational therapist with proven clinical skills and an interest in clinical/operational/strategic development to join our team based in Canterbury.</p> <p>The East Kent Rehabilitation Service has a 12 month secondment opportunity for a Band 7 Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist. The successful applicant will deliver occupational therapy interventions as part of the MDT at Ethelbert Road inpatient rehabilitation unit, 6 sessions (3 days) per week and provide occupational therapy leadership to inpatient and community rehabilitation for the remaining 4 sessions (2 days) as part of the wider leadership team.</p> <p>The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The clinical lead occupational therapist is a highly experienced occupational therapist within the multidisciplinary care team.</p> <p>You will lead in identifying, developing and providing the Occupational Therapy contribution within the East Rehabilitation pathway, encompassing inpatient and community rehabilitation,in accordance with the needs of service users and the requirements of the service.</p> <p>Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate therapeutic interventions for service users within one of the inpatient rehabilitation units; and manage a defined caseload of complex service users with occupational needs using evidence-based, service user-centred, hope and recovery, health promotion and relapse prevention orientated principles and practice.</p> <p>Be responsible for providing clinical leadership for junior staff and students through means of supervision, appraisal and training, and managing the quality and performance of the occupational therapy team.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated 'Good' by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.</p> <p>Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.</p> <p>Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's doing well together.</p> <p>At Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust, we are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>17 November 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>Fixed term</p>

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>12 months</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Full-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>380-EK354-A</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Ethelbert Road Rehabilitation Unit, Canterbury</p>
      <p>11 Ethelbert Rd</p>
      <p>Canterbury</p>
            <p>CT1 3HH</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Training, Qualification &amp; Registration
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy</li>
        
        <li>State registration with HCP</li>
        
        <li>Practice Placement Qualification</li>
        
        <li>Highly specialist training in relevant assessments and interventions at post graduate level e.g. CBT Open Dialogue</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Additional training relevant to rehabilitation with complex psychosis e.g. hearing voices CBTp</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>4 years post graduate experience with at least 2 years in speciality</li>
        
        <li>Experience in a range of mental health settings</li>
        
        <li>Experience of supervising staff</li>
        
        <li>Extensive clinical experience including individual and group work</li>
        
        <li>Audit or research experience</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Presentation or publication of own work</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Knowledge &amp; Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Excellent working knowledge of clinical governance</li>
        
        <li>Specialist assessment and intervention skills relevant to individuals with complex psychosis</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of current best practice for OT for individuals with complex psychosis</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of application of OT outcome measures and models of practice</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of effective leadership skills</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of effective MDT working</li>
        
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        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Training, Qualification &amp; Registration
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy</li>
          
          <li>State registration with HCP</li>
          
          <li>Practice Placement Qualification</li>
          
          <li>Highly specialist training in relevant assessments and interventions at post graduate level e.g. CBT Open Dialogue</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Additional training relevant to rehabilitation with complex psychosis e.g. hearing voices CBTp</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>4 years post graduate experience with at least 2 years in speciality</li>
          
          <li>Experience in a range of mental health settings</li>
          
          <li>Experience of supervising staff</li>
          
          <li>Extensive clinical experience including individual and group work</li>
          
          <li>Audit or research experience</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Presentation or publication of own work</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge &amp; Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Excellent working knowledge of clinical governance</li>
          
          <li>Specialist assessment and intervention skills relevant to individuals with complex psychosis</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of current best practice for OT for individuals with complex psychosis</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of application of OT outcome measures and models of practice</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of effective leadership skills</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of effective MDT working</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>
  

  

  


 

      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Ethelbert Road Rehabilitation Unit, Canterbury</p>
      <p>11 Ethelbert Rd</p>
      <p>Canterbury</p>
            <p>CT1 3HH</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Ethelbert Road Rehabilitation Unit, Canterbury</p>
          <p>11 Ethelbert Rd</p>
          <p>Canterbury</p>
                    <p>CT1 3HH</p>
        
      

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

NHS Jobs

Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>Team Lead Post</strong></p> <p><strong>NEWLY CREATED POST FOR SERVICE EXPANSION</strong></p> <p><strong>Job Overview</strong></p> <p>Our service is expanding further, and we are delighted to be recruiting for a team lead for our West Kent area. This role is an exciting mixed operational and clinical role and we are looking for a candidate with experience in Children and Young Peoples Mental Health with aspiration to progress in their career and to work in a fast paced innovative service. Please contact us for more details about the role. Candidates need to be qualified clinicians with core professional registrations (NMC, OT, Social Work, Clinical/Counselling Psychology, BABCP CBT).</p> <p>Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) are a new government initiative to help increase children and young people's access to support for emotional wellbeing and mental health. MHSTs are part of the national Children and Young People's Increasing Access to Psychological Therapies (CYP-IAPT) programme.</p> <p>MHSTs are a resource in addition to the already existing support in any particular education setting. MHSTs have three main functions:</p> <p>1. Targeted Intervention</p> <p>2. Whole School Approach</p> <p>3. Consultation and Liaison</p> <p>Our local MHST services are called Emotional Wellbeing Teams Kent and Emotional Support teams Medway. To find out more about us please see our website: <a href="https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/kent-and-medway-mental-health-support-teams" target="_blank">https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/kent-and-medway-mental-health-support-teams</a></p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>Applicants will need to meet the job description requirements and be able to demonstrate a passion for early intervention mental health and emotional wellbeing support. As stated above these roles are mixed operational and clinical and we are looking for candidates that can strike a balance between the two perspectives. Please contact us for more details.</p> <p>This role will be based in:</p> <p>West Kent</p>   <h3>About us</h3>
  <p><strong>Our Values 2025 - 2030</strong>Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.They are:We are kind. We are respectful. We work together with our communities.These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.</p> <p><strong>Starting with NELFT </strong></p> <p>NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.</p> <p><strong>Probationary Period </strong></p> <p>This post will be subject to a probationary period.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>24 November 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>
      
        
          Full-time,
        
      
        
          Part-time,
        
      
        
          Job share,
        
      
        
          Flexible working
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>395-KM366-25</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Maidstone Studios</p>
      <p>Vinters Business Park, New Cut Road</p>
      <p>Maidstone</p>
            <p>ME14 5NZ</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <ol>  <li>To provide an efficient, effective, comprehensive and specialist MHST experience forchildren and adolescents with emotional and mental health problems, their carers/parentsandfamilies</li>  <li>To contribute to multi-disciplinary assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with emotional and mental health problems, their carers/parent and families</li>  <li>To undertake a range of generic clinical work, guided self help, targeted group work and workshops under Whole School Approach.</li>  <li>To provide consultation on MHST cases to EMHPs/CWPs and lead by example in promoting the NELFT 5ps</li>  <li>Tocontributetoaudit andresearch.</li>  <li>To monitor and guide the team in ensuring we meet safety benchmarks set by NELFT and the CQC, as well as ensuring delivery of interventions are carried out in line with NICE, guidance with Routine Outcome measures to monitor efficacy of intervention.</li>  <li>To support Operational Leads with day to day running of the service including monitoring governance and compliance.</li>  <li>Act up in the absence of the Operational manager for short period</li> </ol> <p><strong>Certificates of Sponsorship</strong></p> <p>Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust</p> <p><strong>Use Of AI</strong></p> <p>Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <ol>  <li>To provide an efficient, effective, comprehensive and specialist MHST experience forchildren and adolescents with emotional and mental health problems, their carers/parentsandfamilies</li>  <li>To contribute to multi-disciplinary assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with emotional and mental health problems, their carers/parent and families</li>  <li>To undertake a range of generic clinical work, guided self help, targeted group work and workshops under Whole School Approach.</li>  <li>To provide consultation on MHST cases to EMHPs/CWPs and lead by example in promoting the NELFT 5ps</li>  <li>Tocontributetoaudit andresearch.</li>  <li>To monitor and guide the team in ensuring we meet safety benchmarks set by NELFT and the CQC, as well as ensuring delivery of interventions are carried out in line with NICE, guidance with Routine Outcome measures to monitor efficacy of intervention.</li>  <li>To support Operational Leads with day to day running of the service including monitoring governance and compliance.</li>  <li>Act up in the absence of the Operational manager for short period</li> </ol> <p><strong>Certificates of Sponsorship</strong></p> <p>Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust</p> <p><strong>Use Of AI</strong></p> <p>Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualification
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Relevant graduate qualification with recognised professional body</li>
        
        <li>A minimum of a second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in a relevant academic subject (e.g. Psychology, Education, Childhood development, Social Work etc)</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>A minimum of a second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in a relevant academic subject (e.g. Psychology, Education, Childhood development, Social Work etc)</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Substantial Band 6 experience within a CYP Mental Health setting or equivalent</li>
        
        <li>Experience in offering CBT therapeutic Interventions within a CYP Mental Health Setting with children and young people with mental health difficulties.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>CAMHS or other relevant mental health experience</li>
          
          <li>Experience in NHS or equivalent service</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Experience of providing Clinical Supervision
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Extensive experience of providing clinical and managerial supervision</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>CYP-IAPT  Supervision course</li>
          
          <li>Managerial or leadership training</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Demonstrate the ability to communicate clearly and effectively within a team</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Demonstrate the importance of good record keeping and working in line with local policies, procedures, and guidelines.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Knowledge of MHST legislation in relation to children and adolescents and safeguarding procedures and policies</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of risk management, ability to monitor and assess risk and act accordingly to ensure safety.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>To guide the team to ensure safety benchmarks are met regarding delivery of interventions in line with NICE guidance and the use of  ROMS</li>
          
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            Qualification
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Relevant graduate qualification with recognised professional body</li>
          
          <li>A minimum of a second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in a relevant academic subject (e.g. Psychology, Education, Childhood development, Social Work etc)</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>A minimum of a second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in a relevant academic subject (e.g. Psychology, Education, Childhood development, Social Work etc)</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Substantial Band 6 experience within a CYP Mental Health setting or equivalent</li>
          
          <li>Experience in offering CBT therapeutic Interventions within a CYP Mental Health Setting with children and young people with mental health difficulties.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>CAMHS or other relevant mental health experience</li>
            
            <li>Experience in NHS or equivalent service</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Experience of providing Clinical Supervision
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Extensive experience of providing clinical and managerial supervision</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>CYP-IAPT  Supervision course</li>
            
            <li>Managerial or leadership training</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Demonstrate the ability to communicate clearly and effectively within a team</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Demonstrate the importance of good record keeping and working in line with local policies, procedures, and guidelines.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_5">
          
            Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Knowledge of MHST legislation in relation to children and adolescents and safeguarding procedures and policies</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of risk management, ability to monitor and assess risk and act accordingly to ensure safety.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>To guide the team to ensure safety benchmarks are met regarding delivery of interventions in line with NICE guidance and the use of  ROMS</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
    
  



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

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

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

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

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>NELFT North East London Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Maidstone Studios</p>
      <p>Vinters Business Park, New Cut Road</p>
      <p>Maidstone</p>
            <p>ME14 5NZ</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <p>NELFT North East London Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Maidstone Studios</p>
          <p>Vinters Business Park, New Cut Road</p>
          <p>Maidstone</p>
                    <p>ME14 5NZ</p>
        
      

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

MHST Team Lead

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>The Early Intervention in Psychosis Services (EIP) and now including the A Risk Mental State (ARMS) pathway are offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced Family and Systemic Psychotherapist to join the service. Intent on providing evidence-based interventions, this service is committed to providing good quality psychological therapies for people with psychosis and their families.</p> <p>Experience in Mental health (especially psychosis) and additional Specialist Postgraduate Qualification to Masters level or equivalent in relevant Family and/ or Systemic Psychotherapy is necessary for the role.</p> <p>The Early Intervention for Psychosis Service is a well-respected and well-established multi-disciplinary service with a reputation for excellence. The EIP psychological therapies service is integrated within the EIP service and committed to providing support, excellent supervision and todeveloping its staff.</p>   <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>Family work is an integral part of EIP care offered to service users and their carers/family members. You would be responsible for offering high quality family interventions and lead on carer interventions/education programs across the East Kent EIP teams. Case consultation, supervision and joint working with staff in the multidisciplinary teams will also be an expectation.</p> <p>You will have plenty of scope and support to develop your own practice, whilst providing a highly professional service to people with psychosis and to their families.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated 'Good' by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.</p> <p>Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.</p> <p>Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's doing well together.</p>


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

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

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 8a</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £55,690 to £62,682 a year
      
        per annum
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Full-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>380-EK353-B</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Eureka Park, Ashford</p>
      <p>Trinity Road</p>
      <p>Ashford</p>
            <p>TN25 4BY</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p><strong>At Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust, we are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.</strong></p> <p>The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010), as completing home visits timeously is essential to this role.</p> <p>Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p><strong>At Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust, we are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.</strong></p> <p>The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010), as completing home visits timeously is essential to this role.</p> <p>Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.</p>
    
  


      
  
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      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Relevant Masters Level Qualification &amp; Registration</li>
        
        <li>Additional Specialist Training</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
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          Experience/competencies
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Years of Relevant NHS experience</li>
        
        <li>Experience of psychosis/ EIP/CHYPS</li>
        
        <li>Experience of successful MDT &amp; Partnership working</li>
        
        <li>Experience of managing &amp; clinically supervising staff</li>
        
        <li>Clinical Leadership</li>
        
        <li>Experience &amp; models of FI</li>
        
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            Qualifications
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Relevant Masters Level Qualification &amp; Registration</li>
          
          <li>Additional Specialist Training</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
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            Experience/competencies
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Years of Relevant NHS experience</li>
          
          <li>Experience of psychosis/ EIP/CHYPS</li>
          
          <li>Experience of successful MDT &amp; Partnership working</li>
          
          <li>Experience of managing &amp; clinically supervising staff</li>
          
          <li>Clinical Leadership</li>
          
          <li>Experience &amp; models of FI</li>
          
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    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

  

  
    <h3 id="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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    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Eureka Park, Ashford</p>
      <p>Trinity Road</p>
      <p>Ashford</p>
            <p>TN25 4BY</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <p>Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Eureka Park, Ashford</p>
          <p>Trinity Road</p>
          <p>Ashford</p>
                    <p>TN25 4BY</p>
        
      

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

Family and Systemic Psychotherapist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Are you interested in
becoming a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist? If so, we are advertising for a
number of fully funded Trainee High Intensity Therapist CBT places.</p><p>Were seeking a committed and enthusiastic Trainee CBT
High Intensity Therapist to join our Talking Therapies service. This is an
exciting development opportunity for individuals passionate about delivering
evidence-based psychological interventions while completing their CBT (HIT)
training.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The trainee CBT position involves engaging in and undertaking
the PG Diploma in High Intensity CBT at Royal Holloway London. Training takes
place over one academic year and involves spending two days per week at
university and three days in service at Bexley NHS Talking Therapies. You will provide high intensity interventions to
adults presenting with mild to moderate anxiety and depression.</p><p>You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
consisting of Cognitive Behavioural Therapists, Counsellors, Talking Therapy
qualified Counsellors, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, Primary Care
Mental Health Practitioners and Employment Advisors. </p><p>Clinical and case management supervision is
provided within the service. Once qualified you will be expected to offer F2F
treatment as well as facilitate group session / assessments.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>We believe no one
should have to face a mental health problem alone. We work to reduce the stigma
associated with mental health, support people in their recovery and champion
better services for all. We believe that with the right support and resources everybody
can create a life that feels meaningful irrespective of the presence of
symptoms.</p><p>Mind in Bexley and
East Kent is a local Mind mental health charity and we offer an extensive range
of support, advice and information to communities in Bexley and East Kent. The
purpose and objects of the charity is 'to promote the preservation and the
safeguarding of mental health and the relief of persons suffering from mental
disorder'. We promote well-being and work to reduce poor mental health and the
stigma associated with it. We support people in their recovery and champion
better services for everyone.</p><p>We seek to
meet these purposes by undertaking a wide range of therapeutic and non-clinical
mental health activities within Bexley, including direct therapeutic support of
individuals, advice, advocacy and recovery, and campaigning to reduce the
stigma of mental health and to raise awareness of mental health issues.</p>      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>21 November 2025</p>

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

    
  

  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £37,350 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>B0433-25-0005</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>2a Devonshire Road</p>
            <p>Bexleyheath</p>
            <p>DA6 8DS</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>As a Trainee HIT Therapist, you will:</p><ul>  <li>Provide supervised 1:1 CBT sessions to adults experiencing mental health problems</li>  <li>Participate in group workshops and psychoeducational interventions</li>  <li>Work closely with supervisors, attending regular clinical skills sessions and academic teaching</li>  <li>Develop your clinical competencies in line with BABCP standards </li> </ul><p>This is part of the London wide Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Programme (IAPT) for CBT High Intensity Therapists.</p><p>The training programme consists of three days working within an Talking Therapies service and two days at university taught by experts in the field. Working hours when at the service are 9-5 with one shifted day from 12.00-20.00. </p><p>The training takes place with the University of Royal Holloway at a central London venue and prepares you to meet BABCP accreditation requirements in order to work in Talking Therapies services. </p><p>This is an excellent, but demanding course and candidates are expected to complete all its requirements within 12 months of starting the training. The post involves providing psychological assessments and evidence-based interventions for people with common mental health problems. </p><p>Please note that we cannot accept applicants without the necessary experience of working in a mental health setting. Experience of working in primary mental health and especially NHS Talking Therapies is desirable. </p><p>In order to be considered from a PWP background candidates must have been qualified as a PWP for more than two years by the course start date in order to meet national guidance. It is desirable for candidates from a PWP background to have accreditation from the BPS or BABCP.</p><p>If you are already registered on a Health Education England (HEE) funded programme, you will be unable to progress through the recruitment process.</p><p>Candidates must either meet one of the following:</p><p>BABCP core mental health profession requirements OR complete a KSA portfolio. A completed portfolio will be required within the first week of training. </p><p>If applying under the KSA portfolio route It will be expected that candidates offered interviews for this post will be able to present evidence of their KSA at interview and therefore must be able to articulate how the KSA will be completed using their previous experiences of working in mental health settings in their application.</p><p>Please note that candidates who have already completed training as a high intensity CBT therapist will not be accepted for this post. </p><p>Candidates for this post will be required to become student members of BABCP at the start of training therefore must be eligible for membership with BABCP.</p><p>Disclosure and Barring Service Check will be required.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>As a Trainee HIT Therapist, you will:</p><ul>  <li>Provide supervised 1:1 CBT sessions to adults experiencing mental health problems</li>  <li>Participate in group workshops and psychoeducational interventions</li>  <li>Work closely with supervisors, attending regular clinical skills sessions and academic teaching</li>  <li>Develop your clinical competencies in line with BABCP standards </li> </ul><p>This is part of the London wide Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Programme (IAPT) for CBT High Intensity Therapists.</p><p>The training programme consists of three days working within an Talking Therapies service and two days at university taught by experts in the field. Working hours when at the service are 9-5 with one shifted day from 12.00-20.00. </p><p>The training takes place with the University of Royal Holloway at a central London venue and prepares you to meet BABCP accreditation requirements in order to work in Talking Therapies services. </p><p>This is an excellent, but demanding course and candidates are expected to complete all its requirements within 12 months of starting the training. The post involves providing psychological assessments and evidence-based interventions for people with common mental health problems. </p><p>Please note that we cannot accept applicants without the necessary experience of working in a mental health setting. Experience of working in primary mental health and especially NHS Talking Therapies is desirable. </p><p>In order to be considered from a PWP background candidates must have been qualified as a PWP for more than two years by the course start date in order to meet national guidance. It is desirable for candidates from a PWP background to have accreditation from the BPS or BABCP.</p><p>If you are already registered on a Health Education England (HEE) funded programme, you will be unable to progress through the recruitment process.</p><p>Candidates must either meet one of the following:</p><p>BABCP core mental health profession requirements OR complete a KSA portfolio. A completed portfolio will be required within the first week of training. </p><p>If applying under the KSA portfolio route It will be expected that candidates offered interviews for this post will be able to present evidence of their KSA at interview and therefore must be able to articulate how the KSA will be completed using their previous experiences of working in mental health settings in their application.</p><p>Please note that candidates who have already completed training as a high intensity CBT therapist will not be accepted for this post. </p><p>Candidates for this post will be required to become student members of BABCP at the start of training therefore must be eligible for membership with BABCP.</p><p>Disclosure and Barring Service Check will be required.</p>
    
  


      
  
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          Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>A core mental health practitioner qualification or KSA route</li>
        
        <li>Undergraduate degree (or equivalent overseas qualification). Other academic qualifications of an equivalent standard can be taken into account</li>
        
        <li>Post qualification experience of working with people with serious mental health problem</li>
        
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          Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Significant experience of working in mental health services</li>
        
        <li>Ability to manage own caseload and time</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of the IAPT / Talking Therapies programmes and the stepped care model </li>
          
          <li>Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance</li>
          
          <li>Has received training (either formal of through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other mental health problems</li>
          
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            Qualifications
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>A core mental health practitioner qualification or KSA route</li>
          
          <li>Undergraduate degree (or equivalent overseas qualification). Other academic qualifications of an equivalent standard can be taken into account</li>
          
          <li>Post qualification experience of working with people with serious mental health problem</li>
          
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            Experience
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Significant experience of working in mental health services</li>
          
          <li>Ability to manage own caseload and time</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes</li>
            
            <li>Knowledge of the IAPT / Talking Therapies programmes and the stepped care model </li>
            
            <li>Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance</li>
            
            <li>Has received training (either formal of through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice</li>
            
            <li>Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other mental health problems</li>
            
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    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Mind in Bexley Ltd.</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>2a Devonshire Road</p>
            <p>Bexleyheath</p>
            <p>DA6 8DS</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Mind in Bexley Ltd.</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>2a Devonshire Road</p>
                    <p>Bexleyheath</p>
                    <p>DA6 8DS</p>
        
      

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

Trainee HIT (CBT) Therapist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Join Our Wellbeing Team!</p> <p>We're offering an exciting opportunity to become part of our dedicated Wellbeing Team, where your work will have a meaningful impact on the lives of patients and their families. Our team provides a wide range of services including supportive therapies, assistance with accessing benefits and community resources, and psychological, social, and spiritual support.</p> <p>As a key member of the team, you will deliver counselling and emotional support through one-to-one sessions and therapeutic group work. You'll carry out holistic assessments, contribute to multi-disciplinary team meetings, and manage your own caseload and referrals with autonomy and professionalism.</p> <p>If you're passionate about making a genuine difference and working in a compassionate, collaborative environment, we'd love to hear from you.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>As part of this role, you will work closely with our Care Teams to identify patients, carers, and families who may benefit from psychological support. Strong communication and effective joint working will be essential to ensure coordinated care planning. You will undertake holistic assessments to understand the needs and preferences of individuals, helping them access the full range of therapeutic and supportive services available.</p> <p>You will participate in regular multi-disciplinary team meetings to review referrals, assessments, and case progress. Emotional and counselling support (up to Level 3) will be provided to an agreed caseload through individual sessions and therapeutic group facilitation.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>At Havens Hospices, we care for children, young people and adults with complex or incurable conditions. Our specialist Care Teams can support them and their family living throughout illness, death and bereavement in the comfort of their own home and through our hospice services, Fair Havens and Little Havens.</p>
<p>Working at Havens Hospices allows you to give the gift of time to patients and families, creating memories. Although you may not be giving direct care to our patients, your contribution will have an immediate effect on our care services.</p>
<p>In return for your expertise and passion, you will receive a competitive salary package, and most of all, by making the most of every day you work at Havens Hospices you'll be helping us continue 'Making every day count' for those who need us most.</p>
<p>At Havens Hospices we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our employees and patients and expect all colleagues to share this commitment.</p>
<p>We value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.</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 5</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £31,049 to £37,796 a year
      
        AfC competitive salary, pro-rated and dependant on experience.
      
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  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Fixed term</p>

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>12 months</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Part-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>7607406</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>Havens Hospices</p>
      <p>226 Priory Crescent</p>
      <p>Southend-on-Sea</p>
            <p>SS2 6PR</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <ul>  <li>To work closely with Havens Hospices Care Teams to identify patients, carers and families that require psychological support, ensuring good communication and effective joint planning and working.</li>  <li>To work with patients and families independently within a professional framework and following Havens Hospices policy.</li>  <li>To ensure that patients and families are aware of the therapeutic supportive services available to them.</li>  <li>To undertake a holistic assessment of clients presenting with multiple/complex issues, including safeguarding risk assessment, proposed support plan and further actions such as referral to other/specialist services.</li>  <li>To provide emotional and counselling support (up to Level 3), to an agreed caseload.</li>  <li>To manage referrals in a timely and appropriate way.</li>  <li>To work with patients and families using individual, group, or family techniques, involving other members of the multidisciplinary team as appropriate.</li>  <li>To provide an opportunity for patients and families to explore their emotions safely and creatively regarding life-limiting illness and bereavement issues.</li>  <li>To frequently communicate effectively with patients and families who are emotional due to distressing situations.</li>  <li>To participate in multidisciplinary meetings, as necessary.</li>  <li>To facilitate groups and develop activities in accordance with the needs of the service.</li>  <li>To work with the Service Lead in the recruitment and support of service volunteers and student counsellors in placement.</li>  <li>To contribute to service reporting and audits, as necessary.</li>  <li>To contribute to service outcomes by monitoring and evaluating using a variety of tools.</li>  <li>To keep records which facilitate communication within the charity following Havens Hospices policy and being mindful of good work practice.</li>  <li>To adhere to the Service Standard Operating Procedure and highlight any operational variances to the Service Lead.</li>  <li>To use professional judgement when determining the best course of action including managing safeguarding concerns in a safe and sensitive manner.</li>  <li>To work closely with the Service Lead and cover essential service tasks for a short period when required to ensure service continuity.</li> </ul>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <ul>  <li>To work closely with Havens Hospices Care Teams to identify patients, carers and families that require psychological support, ensuring good communication and effective joint planning and working.</li>  <li>To work with patients and families independently within a professional framework and following Havens Hospices policy.</li>  <li>To ensure that patients and families are aware of the therapeutic supportive services available to them.</li>  <li>To undertake a holistic assessment of clients presenting with multiple/complex issues, including safeguarding risk assessment, proposed support plan and further actions such as referral to other/specialist services.</li>  <li>To provide emotional and counselling support (up to Level 3), to an agreed caseload.</li>  <li>To manage referrals in a timely and appropriate way.</li>  <li>To work with patients and families using individual, group, or family techniques, involving other members of the multidisciplinary team as appropriate.</li>  <li>To provide an opportunity for patients and families to explore their emotions safely and creatively regarding life-limiting illness and bereavement issues.</li>  <li>To frequently communicate effectively with patients and families who are emotional due to distressing situations.</li>  <li>To participate in multidisciplinary meetings, as necessary.</li>  <li>To facilitate groups and develop activities in accordance with the needs of the service.</li>  <li>To work with the Service Lead in the recruitment and support of service volunteers and student counsellors in placement.</li>  <li>To contribute to service reporting and audits, as necessary.</li>  <li>To contribute to service outcomes by monitoring and evaluating using a variety of tools.</li>  <li>To keep records which facilitate communication within the charity following Havens Hospices policy and being mindful of good work practice.</li>  <li>To adhere to the Service Standard Operating Procedure and highlight any operational variances to the Service Lead.</li>  <li>To use professional judgement when determining the best course of action including managing safeguarding concerns in a safe and sensitive manner.</li>  <li>To work closely with the Service Lead and cover essential service tasks for a short period when required to ensure service continuity.</li> </ul>
    
  


      
  
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          Education and Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Recognised professional counselling or psychotherapy qualification (Level 4 diploma as a minimum)</li>
        
        <li>Be a registered member of a recognised professional body (BACP, NCPS)</li>
        
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          Knowledge and Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Palliative care / bereavement support experience in a counselling capacity</li>
        
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          Knowledge and Experience
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Experience of facilitating therapeutic groups</li>
          
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            Education and Qualifications
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Recognised professional counselling or psychotherapy qualification (Level 4 diploma as a minimum)</li>
          
          <li>Be a registered member of a recognised professional body (BACP, NCPS)</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Knowledge and Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Palliative care / bereavement support experience in a counselling capacity</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
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            Knowledge and Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Experience of facilitating therapeutic groups</li>
            
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    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

  

  
    <h3 id="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>Havens Hospices</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Havens Hospices</p>
      <p>226 Priory Crescent</p>
      <p>Southend-on-Sea</p>
            <p>SS2 6PR</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Havens Hospices</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Havens Hospices</p>
          <p>226 Priory Crescent</p>
          <p>Southend-on-Sea</p>
                    <p>SS2 6PR</p>
        
      

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

Adult Counsellor

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) support children, young people and their families that have links to identified school settings. Each designated MHST will work in collaboration with schools and other agencies who cover a population of up to 7,000 children and young people.Trailblazer sites were established in Kent in 2019, with the service aim to cover 50% of the schools across Kent and Medway by 2026. It is expected that this will increase early access to services and offer greater preventative provision.</p> <p>We also work with our schools to support their development of a Whole School Approach (WSA) to emotional wellbeing and mental heath as well as their development of curriculum content to ensure pupils are taught about mental health in the classroom.</p> <p>Kent and Medway Mental Health Support Teams | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust</p> <p>We have vacancies in</p> <ul>  <li>Dartford/Dartford Outskirts</li>  <li>Sevenoaks</li> </ul> <p>Kent Emotional Wellbeing Team and Medway Emotional Support Team</p> <p>Information for school staff, families and professionals to find out more about the services the Kent and Medway Mental Health Support Teams provide.</p> <p>Kent Emotional Wellbeing Team and Medway Emotional Support Team | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <ul>
<li>Assessment and Treatment of Children and Young People under the MHST 3 Core functions (Targeted Intervention, Whole School Approach &amp; Consultation and Liaison)</li>
<li>To work as part of a team with a set number of schools to deliver the core components of the service</li>
<li>Active participation in local and county wide meetings and supervision forums</li>
</ul>
<p>(Please see corresponding Job Description for more details)</p>
<p>We hope successful candidates will come with a passion for participation and service development as we have a number of research and co-production projects we are working on. It is also the aspiration that successful candidates will be keen to develop their skills further to consider their exciting career prospects within MHST services.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Our Values 2025 - 2030</p> <p>Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.They are:We are kind. We are respectful. We work together with our communities.These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.</p> <p>Starting with NELFT</p> <p>NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.</p> <p>Probationary Period</p> <p>This post will be subject to a probationary period.</p> <p><strong>Flexible Working</strong></p> <p>We will consider part-time hours (30 hours plus) and flexible working pattern applications will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis to promote a healthy work life balance.</p>


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

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £31,049 to £37,796 a year
      
        per annum
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Full-time,
        
      
        
          Part-time,
        
      
        
          Job share,
        
      
        
          Flexible working,
        
      
        
          Compressed hours
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>395-KM361-25</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Dartford, Dartford Outskirts and Sevenoaks</p>
      <p>1 Twistleton Court</p>
      <p>Dartford</p>
            <p>DA1 2EN</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>We are looking for Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP) / Children's Wellbeing Practitioners (CWP) to join the team and work with us to develop the service further and ensure we meet the core components;</p> <ul>  <li>Whole School Approach</li>  <li>Targeted Treatment (main evidence base is low intensity CBT individual and group)</li>  <li>Consultation and Liaison</li> </ul> <p><strong><em>**(if you are about to qualify from an EMHP / CWP course please apply as posts can be held for successful applicants)</em></strong></p> <p>Our senior Clinical Team are passionate about the careers of EMHP's and CWP's and we have exciting CPD program happening in service and are working closely with Health Education England (HEE) and NHS England to look at the career pathways of this new work force.</p> <p>We have good working relationships with University of Surrey and Kings Collage London and are looking at developing our staff to progress into senior positions and consider senior EMHP / CWP training opportunities and supervisor training.</p> <p>Certificates of Sponsorship</p> <p>Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.Use of AIPlease see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.</p> <p>Fair Recruitment</p> <p>As part of NELFT fair and legal recruitment we want to ensure reasonable adjustments are in place for anyone that has a disability during their interview process. We would be grateful if you can disclose on your application if you have a disability requiring reasonable adjustments.</p>  <p>Use of AIPlease see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>We are looking for Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP) / Children's Wellbeing Practitioners (CWP) to join the team and work with us to develop the service further and ensure we meet the core components;</p> <ul>  <li>Whole School Approach</li>  <li>Targeted Treatment (main evidence base is low intensity CBT individual and group)</li>  <li>Consultation and Liaison</li> </ul> <p><strong><em>**(if you are about to qualify from an EMHP / CWP course please apply as posts can be held for successful applicants)</em></strong></p> <p>Our senior Clinical Team are passionate about the careers of EMHP's and CWP's and we have exciting CPD program happening in service and are working closely with Health Education England (HEE) and NHS England to look at the career pathways of this new work force.</p> <p>We have good working relationships with University of Surrey and Kings Collage London and are looking at developing our staff to progress into senior positions and consider senior EMHP / CWP training opportunities and supervisor training.</p> <p>Certificates of Sponsorship</p> <p>Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.Use of AIPlease see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.</p> <p>Fair Recruitment</p> <p>As part of NELFT fair and legal recruitment we want to ensure reasonable adjustments are in place for anyone that has a disability during their interview process. We would be grateful if you can disclose on your application if you have a disability requiring reasonable adjustments.</p>  <p>Use of AIPlease see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.</p>
    
  


      
  
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          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Successful completion of Education Mental Health Practitioner / Children's Wellbeing Practitioner course</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Working towards / received professional registration with either the BABCP or BPS as a low intensity practitioner.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of the delivery of specific therapeutic interventions to children, young people, or their families (e.g. CBT, solution focused brief therapy)</li>
        
        <li>Ability to conduct mental health assessments, risk assessments and communicate appropriately with children, young people and parents.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working within educational settings</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Skills
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Excellent oral and written communication skills.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Knowledge of capacity and consent issues including Gillick competence.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Travel
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Ability to travel across a large geographical area in a timely manner.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Holds a valid driving licence and has access to a vehicle.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Knowlegde
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Knowledge of education systems within the United Kingdom.</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of safeguarding issues.</li>
        
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            Qualifications
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Successful completion of Education Mental Health Practitioner / Children's Wellbeing Practitioner course</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Working towards / received professional registration with either the BABCP or BPS as a low intensity practitioner.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of the delivery of specific therapeutic interventions to children, young people, or their families (e.g. CBT, solution focused brief therapy)</li>
          
          <li>Ability to conduct mental health assessments, risk assessments and communicate appropriately with children, young people and parents.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of working within educational settings</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Excellent oral and written communication skills.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Knowledge of capacity and consent issues including Gillick competence.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Travel
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to travel across a large geographical area in a timely manner.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Holds a valid driving licence and has access to a vehicle.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Knowlegde
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Knowledge of education systems within the United Kingdom.</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of safeguarding issues.</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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        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
      

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

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>NELFT North East London Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Dartford, Dartford Outskirts and Sevenoaks</p>
      <p>1 Twistleton Court</p>
      <p>Dartford</p>
            <p>DA1 2EN</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>NELFT North East London Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Dartford, Dartford Outskirts and Sevenoaks</p>
          <p>1 Twistleton Court</p>
          <p>Dartford</p>
                    <p>DA1 2EN</p>
        
      

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

Education Mental Health Practitioner/Children's Wellbeing Practitioner

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>A position for a Band 7 Senior Therapist has arisen in our clinic in Medway. This post would suit newly qualified Psychologists or Psychotherapists, or an experienced clinician with a professional qualification such as Nurse or Social Worker with some additional recognised training such as CBT or DBT.</p>
  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>We offer assessment and treatment to children and young people aged 0-18 years with a wide range of presentations, mental health disorders, complexity and risk. You need to have experience working within a CAMHS service and be able to cope with a fast paced, ever changing environment, whilst responding appropriately to the young people and their families.</p>
<p>As a band 7 you will be expected to offer specific clinical supervision to junior staff, consultations to the wider team and provide specialist interventions to our clients.</p>
  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p><strong>Probationary Period</strong></p> <p>This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).</p>  <p><strong>Starting with NELFT</strong></p> <p>NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.</p> <p>Use of AI</p> <p>Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.</p>            
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>24 November 2025</p>

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

    
      
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      <p>Band 7</p>
  
  

  
  
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    <p>
      £47,810 to £54,710 a year
      
        per annum pro rata
      
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  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
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          Full-time,
        
      
        
          Part-time,
        
      
        
          Job share,
        
      
        
          Flexible working
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>395-KM368-25</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>1 The Courtyard</p>
      <p>Campus Way, Gillingham Business Park</p>
      <p>Gillingham, Kent</p>
            <p>ME8 0NZ</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Offering Assessment and Evidence Based Treatment for young people up to age 18yrs with a range of Complex Mental Health presentations.</p> <p>Skills in Risk Management, multi-professional and multi-agency working are essential.</p> <p>We are a friendly, innovative team who encourage further training, development of your skills and knowledge to benefit the service and NELFT as a whole.</p> <p>If you are an overseas qualified nurse and wanting to start your journey to becoming a UK based registered nurse with the NMC, you can check whether you are eligible to be supported through our Capital Nurse consortium. Please visit; <a href="https://www.capitalnurselondon.co.uk/how-to-apply/" target="_blank">https://www.capitalnurselondon.co.uk/how-to-apply/</a>. Whilst NELFT is happy to welcome overseas nurses we are unable to consider your application directly. You should submit your interest and apply through the Capital Nurse London group.</p>  <p>Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for some job roles, and this will be identified through filtering questions at the start of any job application on the Trac recruitment system.</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>Offering Assessment and Evidence Based Treatment for young people up to age 18yrs with a range of Complex Mental Health presentations.</p> <p>Skills in Risk Management, multi-professional and multi-agency working are essential.</p> <p>We are a friendly, innovative team who encourage further training, development of your skills and knowledge to benefit the service and NELFT as a whole.</p> <p>If you are an overseas qualified nurse and wanting to start your journey to becoming a UK based registered nurse with the NMC, you can check whether you are eligible to be supported through our Capital Nurse consortium. Please visit; <a href="https://www.capitalnurselondon.co.uk/how-to-apply/" target="_blank">https://www.capitalnurselondon.co.uk/how-to-apply/</a>. Whilst NELFT is happy to welcome overseas nurses we are unable to consider your application directly. You should submit your interest and apply through the Capital Nurse London group.</p>  <p>Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for some job roles, and this will be identified through filtering questions at the start of any job application on the Trac recruitment system.</p>
    
  


      
  
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        <li>Successful completion  of a post-graduate  training (e.g. arts  psychotherapy, clinical  psychology, family  therapy, child and  adolescent  psychotherapy)</li>
        
        <li>To be eligible for  registration as a full  member of the  appropriate  professional body (e.g.  HCPC, BACP, UKCP  AFT, ACP)</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working  therapeutically with  parents/carers/families  of children and young  people with complex  mental health problems</li>
        
        <li>Experience of providing specialist individual  interventions with a  wide variety of children  and young people, from  3 to 19 years old - presenting problems at  the most severe end of  the spectrum</li>
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Successful completion of a post-graduate training (e.g. arts psychotherapy, clinical psychology, family therapy, child and adolescent psychotherapy)</li>
        
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          Qualifications
        
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          Knowledge
        
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        <li>Experience of working therapeutically with parents/carers/families of children and young people with complex mental health problems</li>
        
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          Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Experience of providing specialist individual interventions with a wide variety of children and young people, from 3 to 19 years old - presenting problems at the most severe end of the spectrum</li>
        
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          <li>Successful completion  of a post-graduate  training (e.g. arts  psychotherapy, clinical  psychology, family  therapy, child and  adolescent  psychotherapy)</li>
          
          <li>To be eligible for  registration as a full  member of the  appropriate  professional body (e.g.  HCPC, BACP, UKCP  AFT, ACP)</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working  therapeutically with  parents/carers/families  of children and young  people with complex  mental health problems</li>
          
          <li>Experience of providing specialist individual  interventions with a  wide variety of children  and young people, from  3 to 19 years old - presenting problems at  the most severe end of  the spectrum</li>
          
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          <li>Successful completion of a post-graduate training (e.g. arts psychotherapy, clinical psychology, family therapy, child and adolescent psychotherapy)</li>
          
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            Qualifications
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>To be eligible for registration as a full member of the appropriate professional body (e.g. HCPC, BACP, UKCP AFT, ACP)</li>
          
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            Knowledge
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Experience of working therapeutically with parents/carers/families of children and young people with complex mental health problems</li>
          
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            Experience
          
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          <li>Experience of providing specialist individual interventions with a wide variety of children and young people, from 3 to 19 years old - presenting problems at the most severe end of the spectrum</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>
      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>NELFT North East London Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>1 The Courtyard</p>
      <p>Campus Way, Gillingham Business Park</p>
      <p>Gillingham, Kent</p>
            <p>ME8 0NZ</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <p>NELFT North East London Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>1 The Courtyard</p>
          <p>Campus Way, Gillingham Business Park</p>
          <p>Gillingham, Kent</p>
                    <p>ME8 0NZ</p>
        
      

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

Senior Therapist

Professional Head of Psychology and Psychotherapy

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><b>Theatre Practitioner – RGN / ODP | KIMS Hospital, Maidstone</b><b>Full Time, Permanent | Competitive Salary (in line with Agenda for Change)</b></p><p>Are you an experienced and patient-focused&nbsp;<b>Scrub Practitioner</b>&nbsp;looking to work in a supportive, state-of-the-art environment where your development matters?</p><p>At&nbsp;<b>KIMS Hospital</b>, we’re proud to offer exciting opportunities within our&nbsp;<b>AfPP-accredited Theatres team</b>—the only private team in Kent to hold this distinction. We are expanding due to&nbsp;<b>internal promotions</b>, and we're looking for dedicated and skilled&nbsp;<b>Registered Nurses (RGN)</b>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<b>Operating Department Practitioners (ODP)</b>&nbsp;to join us in delivering the highest standards of perioperative care.</p><p>This is more than just a role—it’s a chance to&nbsp;<b>shape your career your way,</b>&nbsp;you’ll have access to&nbsp;<b>structured training and development opportunities</b>&nbsp;across a range of specialties. You’ll also work&nbsp;<b>alongside some of the region’s leading consultants</b>, gaining invaluable experience in a collaborative, multidisciplinary setting.</p><p>This role is 40 hours per week between Monday and Saturday.&nbsp; Saturdays are on average one per month.</p><p><b>Apply today to advance your theatre career with KIMS Hospital—where excellence meets opportunity.</b></p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <ul> <li>Providing expert scrub support for general and orthopaedic cases.</li> <li>Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care</li> <li>Collaborating effectively with departments such as Imaging, Wards, and Sterile Services</li> <li>Ensuring patient dignity, comfort, and confidentiality at all times</li> <li>Upholding ethical and legal standards in your own practice and that of your colleagues</li></ul>  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Our people are our greatest asset. We’re committed to fostering a culture where you feel&nbsp;<b>valued, supported, and empowered to grow</b>.</p><p><b>Our comprehensive benefits include:</b></p><ul> <li>Competitive salary</li> <li>33 days’ annual leave (including bank holidays) plus a day off for your birthday</li> <li>Free secure on-site parking</li> <li>Private health insurance</li> <li>Life assurance</li> <li>Pension scheme</li> <li>Up to 40% discount on selected KIMS Hospital services</li> <li>Employee Assistance Programme</li> <li>Retail discounts and cashback offers</li> <li>Discounted gym membership</li> <li>Annual flu vaccination and free eye test</li></ul><p>At KIMS Hospital, we are passionate about creating a&nbsp;<b>diverse, inclusive, and respectful workplace</b>. We are proud to be an&nbsp;<b>equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer</b>, committed to reflecting the communities we serve.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>03 November 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      Depending on experience
      
    </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>3125-1</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
        <p>K I M S Hospital Ltd</p>
      
      <p>Newnham Court Way</p>
      <p>Weavering</p>
      <p>Maidstone</p>
      <p>Kent</p>
      <p>ME14 5FT</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
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    <p>For more information regarding this role please see the attached job description and person specification.</p>
  

  
    
      
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          Qualifications
        
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        <li>Registered Practitioner (RGN or ODP) with current NMC/HCPC registration</li>
        
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          Experience
        
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        <li>Passion for high-quality, patient-centred care </li>
        
        <li>Evidence of ongoing professional development and enthusiasm for learning</li>
        
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          <li>While Theatre experience (NHS or private) is desirable, we also welcome enthusiastic newly qualified practitioners ready to grow in this role.</li>
          
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            <li>While Theatre experience (NHS or private) is desirable, we also welcome enthusiastic newly qualified practitioners ready to grow in this role.</li>
            
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    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

  

  
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    <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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        <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>
      

      

      
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        <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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    <p>KIMS Hospital</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>K I M S Hospital Ltd</p>
      
      <p>Newnham Court Way</p>
      <p>Weavering</p>
      <p>Maidstone</p>
      <p>Kent</p>
      <p>ME14 5FT</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
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        <p>KIMS Hospital</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>K I M S Hospital Ltd</p>
          
          <p>Newnham Court Way</p>
          <p>Weavering</p>
          <p>Maidstone</p>
          <p>Kent</p>
          <p>ME14 5FT</p>
        
      

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

Theatre Practitioner – RGN / ODP

<p><strong>Are you an accredited CBT therapist seeking additional case work as an Independent Practitioner in Tunbridge Wells?</strong></p><p>You should consider joining Onebright, to become part of a growing community of evidence-based therapists delivering therapy by phone, secure video conferencing and face to face. You will get regular referrals, access to continuous professional development and be part of an exciting new model of mental health support.</p><p>To be fast tracked into our network of clinicians:</p><ul><li>You will be able to demonstrate your experience of delivering CYP and or Adult CBT therapy, either remote or face to face, in the Neurodevelopmental space.</li><li>Have capacity for long term, regular private clients.</li><li>Must be an accredited BABCP therapist looking to extend your knowledge and skills?</li><li>Want access to relevant industry leading CPD to support your development?</li><li>Excited about working with world class professionals at the forefront of CBT and mental health treatment in the UK?</li></ul><p>All Onebright clinicians can achieve flexible and full case loads with no minimum case requirements, they maintain autonomy for their clinical decisions, can regularly access development &amp; CPD opportunities and are provided with the latest technological innovations to support their case management.</p><p>So, are we right for each other? If you think we should talk more, you can-</p><ul><li>Submit your application and our recruitment team will support you through the application process.</li><li>Visit <a href="http://www.onebright.com/join-our-team" target="_blank">www.onebright.com/join-our-team</a> and select Independent Practitioner Network or email us <a href="mailto:careers@onebright.com" target="_blank">careers@onebright.com</a></li><li>Or call the Onebright Recruitment Team on 01904 933519 to discuss your suitability for these opportunities on our network.</li></ul>

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