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<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are looking for an energetic, highly motivated Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or CBT Therapist to join our dynamic Diabetes Psychology Team (30 hours per week).</p> <p>If you are an enthusiastic and motivated clinician with experience in working with people with diabetes or Long-Term Conditions (LTC), and you are passionate about delivering evidence-based psychological interventions and service development, we encourage you to apply.</p> <p>This is an excellent opportunity to develop advanced clinical skills within a multidisciplinary team and be involved in a key service development project. Regular supervision will be provided.</p> <p>The post holder will be responsible for delivering a specialist psychology service to patients living with Type 2 diabetes in Well Street Common PCN and Hackney Marshes PCN.</p> <p>Your work within the Diabetes Psychology team will be central to improving patient engagement, self-management, and overall outcomes, with a specific focus on addressing health inequalities. This includes identifying and working with patients who struggle to attend appointments, as well as providing one-to-one and group-based support for individuals struggling with diabetes related distress. It will also involve wider outreach in the community and skilling up primary care staff to improve effectiveness of patient contact.</p> <p>You will work alongside a multidisciplinary team with disciplines including Endocrinology, Nursing, Psychology, Dietetics, and Diabetes Lay Educators and the wider primary care team.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <ul>  <li>Clinical: Providing specialist psychological interventions to complex patients living with Type 2 diabetes, within HM &amp; WSC PCNs to improve self-management and promote active, healthy lifestyles.</li>  <li>Service &amp; Community Engagement: Identifying barriers to engagement in diabetes management within the two PCNs through focused research, including questionnaires and focus groups.</li>  <li>Awareness &amp; Outreach: Engaging with the community to raise awareness of diabetes management resources, with a strong focus on marginalised groups.</li>  <li>Staff Training &amp; Support: Skilling up existing staff on the knowledge and awareness of psychological barriers to engagement in diabetes care, and utilising resources like MDMs to improve the effectiveness of patient contact and reduce disengagement.</li>  <li>Peer Support: Setting up peer support initiatives based on identified need, making strategic use of existing community resources.</li>  <li>Sustainability: Developing a sustainable model of care that can be fully integrated into the PCN's ongoing services after the initial funding period concludes.</li> </ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.</p> <p>We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).</p> <p>Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.</p> <p>Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.</p> <p>We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.</p> <p>Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.</p> <p>Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ &amp; Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.</p>


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

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £56,276 to £63,176 a year
      
        pro rata p.a. incl.
      
    </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>
      
        
          Part-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>293-EMRS2-0519</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Homerton Hospital</p>
      <p>Homerton Row</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>E9 6SR</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.</p> <p>The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.</p> <p>The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.</p>
    
  


      
  
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          Education/Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Post graduate qualification in CBT leading to BABCP accreditation or Post-graduate qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology conferring eligibility for chartership by the British Psychological Society, Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with Health Care Professions Council</li>
        
        <li>Models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics CBT and one other psychological therapy</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>BABCP accreditation</li>
          
          <li>Training in and experience of delivering other modalities such as Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), Behavioural Couples Therapy (BCT), Counselling for Depression (CfD), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)</li>
          
          <li>Relevant specialist training or qualifications teaching or training other staff</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Skills/ Abilities
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Highly-developed skills in the effective communication of highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to a wide variety of recipients in a range of settings within and outside the NHS, including the ability to produce comprehensive and coherent letters, reports and associated documentation</li>
        
        <li>Skills in working across multidisciplinary settings</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups across the life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across a range of care settings</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working in a physical health setting, providing highly specialist health psychology assessment and treatment through 1:1 and group interventions with adults</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working in the clinical field of diabetes/ LTC</li>
        
        <li>Experience of teaching or training other staff</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with individuals who may be considered difficult to engage in their own healthcare</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Trust Values, Equal Opportunities and Other Requirements
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values</li>
        
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            Education/Qualifications
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Post graduate qualification in CBT leading to BABCP accreditation or Post-graduate qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology conferring eligibility for chartership by the British Psychological Society, Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with Health Care Professions Council</li>
          
          <li>Models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics CBT and one other psychological therapy</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>BABCP accreditation</li>
            
            <li>Training in and experience of delivering other modalities such as Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), Behavioural Couples Therapy (BCT), Counselling for Depression (CfD), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)</li>
            
            <li>Relevant specialist training or qualifications teaching or training other staff</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Skills/ Abilities
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Highly-developed skills in the effective communication of highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to a wide variety of recipients in a range of settings within and outside the NHS, including the ability to produce comprehensive and coherent letters, reports and associated documentation</li>
          
          <li>Skills in working across multidisciplinary settings</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups across the life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across a range of care settings</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working in a physical health setting, providing highly specialist health psychology assessment and treatment through 1:1 and group interventions with adults</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working in the clinical field of diabetes/ LTC</li>
          
          <li>Experience of teaching or training other staff</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working with individuals who may be considered difficult to engage in their own healthcare</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Trust Values, Equal Opportunities and Other Requirements
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
    
  



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

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

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

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

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


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Homerton Hospital</p>
      <p>Homerton Row</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>E9 6SR</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <p>Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Homerton Hospital</p>
          <p>Homerton Row</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>E9 6SR</p>
        
      

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

NHS Jobs

CBT Therapist / Clinical / Counselling Psychologist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>The North East Thames Regional Genetics Service is seeking a Registered Genetic Counsellor to join our dynamic multidisciplinary team. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the delivery of high-quality genetic counselling for patients and families across the NE Thames region.</p> <p><strong>About the Role</strong></p> <p>You will:</p> <p> Provide expert genetic counselling for individuals and families referred to the service, across cancer, rare disease and prenatal genetics, delivered through virtual clinics or face-to-face appointments across the region. The focus of this role will be rare-disease and prenatal genetics.</p> <p> Support patients through complex decision-making processes, including diagnostic testing, predictive testing, carrier screening, and reproductive planning.</p> <p> Work closely with the wider genetic counselling team, clinical geneticists, administrative personnel, laboratory scientists, and other healthcare professionals to ensure integrated patient care.</p> <p> Contribute to service development, audit, and education initiatives within the department.</p> <p> Actively participate in multidisciplinary meetings and regional collaborations.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p><strong>About You</strong></p> <p> For appointment at Band 7 you should be a registered GC with the Academy for Healthcare Science , Health and Care Professionals Council or recognised overseas registration body with a reciprocity agreement in place with GC Registration Advisory Board.</p> <p> Strong communication and empathetic counselling skills.</p> <p> Experience / interest in rare disease and/or prenatal genetics is desirable.</p> <p> Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced clinical environment and to ability to promote an innovative and progressive attitude to the continual improvement of the genetics service.</p> <p><strong>Our Population </strong></p>  We serve 5.5 million people, one of the UK's most diverse populations spanning a wide range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds. This diversity brings unique challenges and opportunities for genomic healthcare. We value professionals who can adapt and promote inclusive practice.   <p><strong>What We Offer </strong></p> <p> <strong>Professional Development:</strong> Access to structured CPD, mentorship and opportunities to attend a wide range of conferences and opportunities</p> <p><strong> Innovation &amp; Research:</strong> Opportunities to recruit families to research and to contribute to service development initiatives</p> <p><strong> Education &amp; Teaching:</strong> Involvement in training healthcare professionals and students with links to academic institutions</p> <p><strong> Supportive Environment:</strong> A supportive and collaborative team culture that values wellbeing and diversity</p> <p><strong> Hybrid Working:</strong> We have hybrid working arrangements agreed with the team</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.</p> <p>We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.</p> <p>We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.</p> <p>We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women's staff networks.</p> <p>Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust's mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>08 December 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £56,276 to £63,176 a year
      
        Inclusive per annum
      
    </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>271-CCS-7623990</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Great Ormond Street Hospital</p>
      <p>Great Ormond Street</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>WC1N 3JH</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.</p>
  

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


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          GOSH Culture and Values
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Our Always values</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Academic/Professional qualification/Training
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>First degree in relevant subject and MSc in Genetic Counselling  OR  Graduate Nurse or Midwife with two years post-registration  experience plus counselling skills training of at least 120 hours and an accredited genetics science course of at least 30 hours OR  Completion of STP Clinical Scientist (Genomic Counsellor)  training</li>
        
        <li>Registered Genetic Counsellor with AHCS: if not AHCS Registered, appointment on band 6 is possible with the expectation that Registration is obtained within 3 years of appointment.  OR  Registered Genetic Counsellor (clinical scientist) with the HCPC   OR  Registered with an overseas body which has a reciprocity agreement in place with the GCRAB / AHCS and be willing to commit to register with the AHCS within 1-2 years of appointment.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Approved GCRAB Sign Off Mentor</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Experience/Knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Evidence of continued professional development-reviewing  current practice and research developments and application  to clinical practice</li>
        
        <li>Working with people who are distressed</li>
        
        <li>Understanding of professional and current issues related to  genetics, the NHS, and relevant fields</li>
        
        <li>Works within AGNC code of ethics and the GCRAB code of  conduct</li>
        
        <li>Familiarity with databases, ICT and word processing</li>
        
        <li>Understanding of audit and research methodologies</li>
        
        <li>Experience of dealing with families with genetic disorders</li>
        
        <li>Experience of managing an individual caseload</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge and awareness of safeguarding procedures</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Significant independent experience in genetic counselling</li>
          
          <li>Previous experience of research and audit</li>
          
          <li>Understanding of resource management, health and safety and clinical governance</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Skills/Abilities
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Ability to work autonomously and manage an independent  caseload</li>
        
        <li>Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team</li>
        
        <li>Excellent organisational skills</li>
        
        <li>Excellent verbal and written communication and listening skills</li>
        
        <li>Able to problem solve and initiate change</li>
        
        <li>Self-discipline and good time management to support periods of lone working</li>
        
        <li>Obtain or Maintain Registration with AHCS / HCPC within  agreed time frames</li>
        
        <li>Ability and willing to travel to clinics across North and East London and Essex</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to analyse research findings to inform practice development</li>
          
          <li>Ability to undertake phlebotomy</li>
          
          <li>Proven ability to teach and educate professionals and families</li>
          
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            GOSH Culture and Values
          
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        <ul>
          
          <li>Our Always values</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
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            Academic/Professional qualification/Training
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>First degree in relevant subject and MSc in Genetic Counselling  OR  Graduate Nurse or Midwife with two years post-registration  experience plus counselling skills training of at least 120 hours and an accredited genetics science course of at least 30 hours OR  Completion of STP Clinical Scientist (Genomic Counsellor)  training</li>
          
          <li>Registered Genetic Counsellor with AHCS: if not AHCS Registered, appointment on band 6 is possible with the expectation that Registration is obtained within 3 years of appointment.  OR  Registered Genetic Counsellor (clinical scientist) with the HCPC   OR  Registered with an overseas body which has a reciprocity agreement in place with the GCRAB / AHCS and be willing to commit to register with the AHCS within 1-2 years of appointment.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Approved GCRAB Sign Off Mentor</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Experience/Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Evidence of continued professional development-reviewing  current practice and research developments and application  to clinical practice</li>
          
          <li>Working with people who are distressed</li>
          
          <li>Understanding of professional and current issues related to  genetics, the NHS, and relevant fields</li>
          
          <li>Works within AGNC code of ethics and the GCRAB code of  conduct</li>
          
          <li>Familiarity with databases, ICT and word processing</li>
          
          <li>Understanding of audit and research methodologies</li>
          
          <li>Experience of dealing with families with genetic disorders</li>
          
          <li>Experience of managing an individual caseload</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge and awareness of safeguarding procedures</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Significant independent experience in genetic counselling</li>
            
            <li>Previous experience of research and audit</li>
            
            <li>Understanding of resource management, health and safety and clinical governance</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Skills/Abilities
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Ability to work autonomously and manage an independent  caseload</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team</li>
          
          <li>Excellent organisational skills</li>
          
          <li>Excellent verbal and written communication and listening skills</li>
          
          <li>Able to problem solve and initiate change</li>
          
          <li>Self-discipline and good time management to support periods of lone working</li>
          
          <li>Obtain or Maintain Registration with AHCS / HCPC within  agreed time frames</li>
          
          <li>Ability and willing to travel to clinics across North and East London and Essex</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Ability to analyse research findings to inform practice development</li>
            
            <li>Ability to undertake phlebotomy</li>
            
            <li>Proven ability to teach and educate professionals and families</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
    
  



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

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

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


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

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

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


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Great Ormond Street Hospital</p>
      <p>Great Ormond Street</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>WC1N 3JH</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Great Ormond Street Hospital</p>
          <p>Great Ormond Street</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>WC1N 3JH</p>
        
      

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

Genetic Counsellor

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you know and understand adult mental health and the challenges and opportunities of inpatient admissions? Do you want to share your skills of working with systems to improve the health and care of our residents?</p> <p>If so, we would love to talk to you about this role. It is based in an innovative, small service which reaches into our wards to supports those where relationship patterns contribute to long or repeat admissions.</p> <p>Working alongside a family and systemic psychotherapistwho leads the team and trainee clinical psychologists, this role will make a difference to those returning to their homes or accommodation in the community.</p> <p>Serving a diverse client population with a wide range of needs means this role offers an interesting and unique experience.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The post holder will directly contribute to the positive working environment within the multi-disciplinary team. They will consider the needs of families and networks. This may include representing the discipline in meetings, offering specialist systemic consultation or co-working as appropriate. The post holder will work across a number of settings including inpatient wards, community teams and supported accommodation and will form strong professional and therapeutic relationships with a wide variety of service users and stakeholders. They will require a high degree of professional autonomy and self-management and will be required to account for their professional practice through appraisal and audit</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.</p>


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

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £56,276 to £63,176 a year
      
        Per annum pro rata inc HCA
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>363-TH7634385</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Mile End Centre for Mental Health, Mile End Hospital</p>
      <p>Burdett Road</p>
      <p>Mile End</p>
            <p>E1 4DG</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Please see the attached JD and person specification for more information.</p> <p>The main areas of work are the identification of need in our wards, working with families and wider systems to support sustained discharges from the inpatient wards. The service supports a wide variety of clinical presentations, with a focus on individuals and the families/carers of individuals with psychotic spectrum difficulties. A range of systemic interventions, including psychoeducation and practical support will be offered within a brief treatment framework of up to twelve sessions. </p> <p>We are also passionate about reflecting the communities we serve and would encourage applications from those with similar heritage to the people to whom we offer care<em> .</em></p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Please see the attached JD and person specification for more information.</p> <p>The main areas of work are the identification of need in our wards, working with families and wider systems to support sustained discharges from the inpatient wards. The service supports a wide variety of clinical presentations, with a focus on individuals and the families/carers of individuals with psychotic spectrum difficulties. A range of systemic interventions, including psychoeducation and practical support will be offered within a brief treatment framework of up to twelve sessions. </p> <p>We are also passionate about reflecting the communities we serve and would encourage applications from those with similar heritage to the people to whom we offer care<em> .</em></p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Education/ Qualification/ Training
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Professional qualification in a mental health or social welfare discipline or agreed Association of Family Therapy (AFT) equivalent</li>
        
        <li>An AFT recognised four-year training leading to a qualification in Systemic Family Psychotherapy.</li>
        
        <li>United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) Registration with the College for Family, Couple and Systemic Therapy.</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of Continuing Professional Development as required by UKCP/AFT guidelines, leading to continuing registration.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of working in an Adult Mental Health setting, in either first profession or as a systemic practitioner</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working at either primary or secondary care level.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of conducting risk assessments, preparing risk management plans and initiating appropriate action where indicated</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working in psychological therapies at either primary or secondary care level</li>
          
          <li>xperience of working in the NHS.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Knowledge and Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues from other disciplines and in other settings in order to establish effective working relationships and partnerships that support care packages</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of other modalities (e.g. psychodynamic and cognitive behavioural therapy, psychiatry) to a degree sufficient to engage appropriately with colleagues and their work with clients.</li>
        
        <li>An ability to use systemic skills to manage complex professional networks and processes in relation to individuals and families.</li>
        
        <li>Well-developed skills in the ability to comprehend and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information in a manner appropriate to a range of settings and audiences, including complex highly emotive situations and those with significantly impaired communication capacities.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to teach and train others using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.</li>
          
          <li>Skills in both live and indirect supervision of systemic psychotherapist s and/or multidisciplinary colleagues.</li>
          
          <li>Adequate keyboard skills and understanding of IT packages</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Education/ Qualification/ Training
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Professional qualification in a mental health or social welfare discipline or agreed Association of Family Therapy (AFT) equivalent</li>
          
          <li>An AFT recognised four-year training leading to a qualification in Systemic Family Psychotherapy.</li>
          
          <li>United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) Registration with the College for Family, Couple and Systemic Therapy.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of Continuing Professional Development as required by UKCP/AFT guidelines, leading to continuing registration.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working in an Adult Mental Health setting, in either first profession or as a systemic practitioner</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working at either primary or secondary care level.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of conducting risk assessments, preparing risk management plans and initiating appropriate action where indicated</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of working in psychological therapies at either primary or secondary care level</li>
            
            <li>xperience of working in the NHS.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge and Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues from other disciplines and in other settings in order to establish effective working relationships and partnerships that support care packages</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of other modalities (e.g. psychodynamic and cognitive behavioural therapy, psychiatry) to a degree sufficient to engage appropriately with colleagues and their work with clients.</li>
          
          <li>An ability to use systemic skills to manage complex professional networks and processes in relation to individuals and families.</li>
          
          <li>Well-developed skills in the ability to comprehend and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information in a manner appropriate to a range of settings and audiences, including complex highly emotive situations and those with significantly impaired communication capacities.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Ability to teach and train others using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.</li>
            
            <li>Skills in both live and indirect supervision of systemic psychotherapist s and/or multidisciplinary colleagues.</li>
            
            <li>Adequate keyboard skills and understanding of IT packages</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
    
  



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

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

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


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

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

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


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Mile End Centre for Mental Health, Mile End Hospital</p>
      <p>Burdett Road</p>
      <p>Mile End</p>
            <p>E1 4DG</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Mile End Centre for Mental Health, Mile End Hospital</p>
          <p>Burdett Road</p>
          <p>Mile End</p>
                    <p>E1 4DG</p>
        
      

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

Family and Relationship Support Service - Systemic Psychotherapist

Practitioner Psychologist, Psychotherapist & Psychological Therapist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>The primary purpose of this role(s) is to offer
evidence based therapeutic interventions to children, young people and their
families (parents/carers). We are particularly interested in qualified
practitioners with 3 years post qualification experience, with a BACP/UKCP
accreditation and experience of working with younger children (5-11 years old) and
their families (parents and/or carers) and with young people in youth work or
other settings. </p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The successful post-holder(s) will be able to
work creatively and independently with young people and families (parents and/or
carers) to achieve their goals. They will offer individual and group
interventions as required. They will empower families (parents/carers) and
young people to manage complex situations and needs.</p><p>This role requires a minimum commitment of 32
hours a week. It may be suited to professionals seeking to work in the charity
sector, with its dynamic, creative and caring environment. The post offers
flexible working arrangements in line with business needs. The service operates
8:00am to 6:00pm, Monday to Friday with occasional Saturday
working.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p><strong>Bromley Y</strong> is a
long-established charity based in Bromley that values the voices of Children,
Young People (CYP), their families (parents and/or carers) as well as partner
agencies. We are a Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Service based on the
principles of IThrive and IAPT and deliver Early Help and Prevention to those
in need. We are very proud to offer a range of therapeutic approaches, from 1:1
evidenced based interventions to group work, digital support, webinars,
mentoring and social prescribing. We are recruiting for two counsellor
positions within our Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Services Team.</p>


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

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

    
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £34,551.21 to £42,910.38 a year
      
    </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,
        
      
        
          Flexible working
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>B0435-25-0012</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>17 Ethelbert Road</p>
            <p>Bromley</p>
      <p>Kent</p>
      <p>BR1 1JA</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Deliver counselling
and other evidence based therapeutic interventions to children, young people
and their families in an early intervention emotional wellbeing charity. We are
particularly interested in therapists with a professional background in working
with families, youth work, nursing, or social work. This list is not exclusive
and applicants with other relevant therapeutic or counselling experience are
also welcome to apply. As a therapist
you will hold a weekly caseload, undertake mental health assessments, offer
group and individual sessions and work creatively to achieve client goals. You
will work as part of a dynamic and friendly staff team, and work in partnership
with the childs network. You will be able to demonstrate good safeguarding
practice. </p><p>The
post-holder will carry an agreed caseload and work with young people from
diverse backgrounds and should be committed to diversity and ensuring access to
services for all. Bromley Y offers blended work, with the offer of online
sessions, with opportunities to meet with children and young people and their
families at community settings. </p><p>The post holder must be prepared to be
flexible in their working arrangements to ensure that all children and young
people can access support at a time which suits their needs.</p><p>This role It may be suited to
professionals seeking to work in the charity sector, with its dynamic, creative
and caring environment.</p><p><strong>MAIN DUTIES </strong></p>

<ul><li>
Delivery evidence-based
interventions </li><li>
Conduct assessments, formulations
</li><li>
Undertake time-limited interventions
and support families over a long period of time.</li><li>
Build positive
relationships with children, young people and their families</li><li>
To work with agencies to
develop a coordinated response to children and young people's mental health
needs </li><li>
Identify, monitor and
manage risk to self or others in every contact with a client. </li><li>
Adhere to an agreed
activity contract relating to the number of appointments offered each week as
agreed with the Team Leader.</li><li>
Keep up to date and clear
records of all interventions in line with service policies and procedures. </li><li>
Use outcome measures to
record and track progress</li><li>
Complete all data entry
as required within the service</li><li>
Offer consultation,
support and advice to other professionals on aspects of mental health and
wellbeing of children and their families within ones competence. </li><li>
Adhere to Bromley Y code
of conduct at all times.</li></ul>





















<p><strong>PRACTICE
RESPONSIBILITIES</strong></p>

<ul><li>
Design, develop and
deliver individual and group interventions</li><li>
Manage risk effectively
and maintain patient safety using risk management tools </li><li>
Ability to work with
young people from diverse backgrounds and a range of needs.</li><li>
Ability to exercise professional
judgement in relation to complex casework</li><li>
Maintain own professional
skills, registration and standards through continuing professional development.
</li><li>
Work with professionals
involved, to support best outcomes for the child. </li><li>
Design, develop and
deliver interventions </li><li>
To carry out joint and/or individual
assessments of children and families, if required. </li><li>
Work as part of a team,
attend team and staff meetings, training, clinical discussion, and other
opportunities to share and enhance team practice.</li><li>
Manage own workload
through both practice and managerial supervision. </li><li>
To contribute to the
evaluation of all areas of service delivery, client and professional
satisfaction and the impact of interventions.</li></ul><p><strong>Please read the attached advert and job description for further information.</strong></p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Deliver counselling
and other evidence based therapeutic interventions to children, young people
and their families in an early intervention emotional wellbeing charity. We are
particularly interested in therapists with a professional background in working
with families, youth work, nursing, or social work. This list is not exclusive
and applicants with other relevant therapeutic or counselling experience are
also welcome to apply. As a therapist
you will hold a weekly caseload, undertake mental health assessments, offer
group and individual sessions and work creatively to achieve client goals. You
will work as part of a dynamic and friendly staff team, and work in partnership
with the childs network. You will be able to demonstrate good safeguarding
practice. </p><p>The
post-holder will carry an agreed caseload and work with young people from
diverse backgrounds and should be committed to diversity and ensuring access to
services for all. Bromley Y offers blended work, with the offer of online
sessions, with opportunities to meet with children and young people and their
families at community settings. </p><p>The post holder must be prepared to be
flexible in their working arrangements to ensure that all children and young
people can access support at a time which suits their needs.</p><p>This role It may be suited to
professionals seeking to work in the charity sector, with its dynamic, creative
and caring environment.</p><p><strong>MAIN DUTIES </strong></p>

<ul><li>
Delivery evidence-based
interventions </li><li>
Conduct assessments, formulations
</li><li>
Undertake time-limited interventions
and support families over a long period of time.</li><li>
Build positive
relationships with children, young people and their families</li><li>
To work with agencies to
develop a coordinated response to children and young people's mental health
needs </li><li>
Identify, monitor and
manage risk to self or others in every contact with a client. </li><li>
Adhere to an agreed
activity contract relating to the number of appointments offered each week as
agreed with the Team Leader.</li><li>
Keep up to date and clear
records of all interventions in line with service policies and procedures. </li><li>
Use outcome measures to
record and track progress</li><li>
Complete all data entry
as required within the service</li><li>
Offer consultation,
support and advice to other professionals on aspects of mental health and
wellbeing of children and their families within ones competence. </li><li>
Adhere to Bromley Y code
of conduct at all times.</li></ul>





















<p><strong>PRACTICE
RESPONSIBILITIES</strong></p>

<ul><li>
Design, develop and
deliver individual and group interventions</li><li>
Manage risk effectively
and maintain patient safety using risk management tools </li><li>
Ability to work with
young people from diverse backgrounds and a range of needs.</li><li>
Ability to exercise professional
judgement in relation to complex casework</li><li>
Maintain own professional
skills, registration and standards through continuing professional development.
</li><li>
Work with professionals
involved, to support best outcomes for the child. </li><li>
Design, develop and
deliver interventions </li><li>
To carry out joint and/or individual
assessments of children and families, if required. </li><li>
Work as part of a team,
attend team and staff meetings, training, clinical discussion, and other
opportunities to share and enhance team practice.</li><li>
Manage own workload
through both practice and managerial supervision. </li><li>
To contribute to the
evaluation of all areas of service delivery, client and professional
satisfaction and the impact of interventions.</li></ul><p><strong>Please read the attached advert and job description for further information.</strong></p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Over two years experience of working with children and families, including work with children and young people with emotional and mental health needs which includes working with children and young people with a wide range of clinical and behavioural presentations.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of undertaking assessment of emotional and mental health needs of children and young people.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with multi-agency partners and planning best outcomes for children and young people.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with neurodiverse clients.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Professional qualification, with evidence of continuing professional development, in a field relevant to child and adolescent mental health.</li>
        
        <li>Professional Accreditation  BACP or UKCP or equivalent.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>HCPC registration (occupational health, social work, nursing, psychology).</li>
          
          <li>Professional qualification and background in youth work, social work, occupational therapy, education).</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
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            Experience
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Over two years experience of working with children and families, including work with children and young people with emotional and mental health needs which includes working with children and young people with a wide range of clinical and behavioural presentations.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Experience of undertaking assessment of emotional and mental health needs of children and young people.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working with multi-agency partners and planning best outcomes for children and young people.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working with neurodiverse clients.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Professional qualification, with evidence of continuing professional development, in a field relevant to child and adolescent mental health.</li>
          
          <li>Professional Accreditation  BACP or UKCP or equivalent.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>HCPC registration (occupational health, social work, nursing, psychology).</li>
            
            <li>Professional qualification and background in youth work, social work, occupational therapy, education).</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>
  

  

  


 

      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Bromley Y</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>17 Ethelbert Road</p>
            <p>Bromley</p>
      <p>Kent</p>
      <p>BR1 1JA</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Bromley Y</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>17 Ethelbert Road</p>
                    <p>Bromley</p>
          <p>Kent</p>
          <p>BR1 1JA</p>
        
      

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

Counsellor (Wellbeing Practitioner) x 2 posts 

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are proud to be developing new roles for Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioners to join our experienced workforce in Hertfordshire.</p>
<p>The post holder will have a desire to develop their skills in working with adults with severe and enduring mental illness, some of whom will have not had previous access to psychologically informed interventions.</p>
<p>The post-holder will work collaboratively with service users, their families, carers, and multi-disciplinary team members to provide assessment, care planning and coordination of care, supporting collaborative decision-making about care and treatment.</p>
<p>The post holder will support the delivery of a set of wellbeing-focused psychologically informed interventions, aligned to cognitive-behavioural principles, based on the best evidence available, that address problems often experienced by people with severe mental health problems under the supervision of a clinical/counselling psychologist or CBT therapist, where this is identified in personalised care planning and support.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The successful candidate will:</p> <ul>  <li>hold a graduate certificate (Level 6) or postgraduate certificate (Level 7) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health)</li>  <li>work closely with colleagues in a multi-disciplinary team to deliver interventions for our service users</li>  <li>carry out relevant risk assessments and risk management with the multi-disciplinary team</li>  <li>engage with and gather information from service users, relatives, and patient records to develop a formulation</li>  <li>work in collaboration with the individual service user and their family and carers as appropriate to develop care plans that are focused on strengths and are outcome based.</li> </ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trustare one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission</p> <p>Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:</p> <p>Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.</p>  <p>About us - Hertfordshire NHS Partnership Trust</p> <p>Heard. Respected. Included. Together, we help people with mental ill-health, learning disabilities and autism to live life to the fullest. We work throughout Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Norfolk...<a href="https://www.hertsnhsgreattogether.co.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.hertsnhsgreattogether.co.uk/</a></p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>15 December 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £31,469 to £38,308 a year
      
        per annum, pro rata (Inclusive of 5% HCAS)
      
    </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>367-ACMS-9470-C</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Oxford House, London Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3LA, Oxford House</p>
      <p>London Road</p>
      <p>Bishop's Stortford</p>
            <p>CM23 3LA</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>To work in collaboration with the individual service user and their family and carers as appropriate to develop care plans that are focused on strengths and are outcome based.</p> <p>To deliver specified wellbeing-focused psychologically informed interventions, in line with best available evidence, under close supervision from a clinical psychologist or CBT therapist including:</p> <ul>  <li>Behavioural activation and graded exposure</li>  <li>Teaching problem-solving skills</li>  <li>Improving sleep</li>  <li>Recognising and managing emotions</li>  <li>Guided self-help for bulimia and binge-eating</li>  <li>Building confidence</li>  <li>Medication support</li> </ul> <p>To be responsive to service users needs and choices; and uphold their right to be treated with dignity and respect.</p> <p>To include carers and families in line with the service users wishes.</p> <p>Carry out relevant risk assessments and risk management with the multi-disciplinary team</p> <p>Engage calmly and with sensitivity and empathy to support service users in highly distressing or emotional circumstances.</p> <p>Engage with and gather information from service users, relatives, and patient records to develop a formulation.</p> <p>To attend multi-disciplinary reviews and act as named worker, for a caseload of service users to support and monitor progress during multi-disciplinary interventions.</p> <p>To set collaborative goals for intervention with service users</p> <p>To liaise with other health and care providers, including third sector agencies and primary care, to ensure continuity of care for service users.</p> <p>To communicate information concerning the assessment, formulation, and care plans of service users in a skilled and sensitive manner to promote effective multi-disciplinary working and therapeutic outcomes for clients.</p> <p>To develop collaborative plans for relapse prevention</p> <p>To deal with endings appropriately and safely with service users, families, and carers<strong>.</strong></p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>To work in collaboration with the individual service user and their family and carers as appropriate to develop care plans that are focused on strengths and are outcome based.</p> <p>To deliver specified wellbeing-focused psychologically informed interventions, in line with best available evidence, under close supervision from a clinical psychologist or CBT therapist including:</p> <ul>  <li>Behavioural activation and graded exposure</li>  <li>Teaching problem-solving skills</li>  <li>Improving sleep</li>  <li>Recognising and managing emotions</li>  <li>Guided self-help for bulimia and binge-eating</li>  <li>Building confidence</li>  <li>Medication support</li> </ul> <p>To be responsive to service users needs and choices; and uphold their right to be treated with dignity and respect.</p> <p>To include carers and families in line with the service users wishes.</p> <p>Carry out relevant risk assessments and risk management with the multi-disciplinary team</p> <p>Engage calmly and with sensitivity and empathy to support service users in highly distressing or emotional circumstances.</p> <p>Engage with and gather information from service users, relatives, and patient records to develop a formulation.</p> <p>To attend multi-disciplinary reviews and act as named worker, for a caseload of service users to support and monitor progress during multi-disciplinary interventions.</p> <p>To set collaborative goals for intervention with service users</p> <p>To liaise with other health and care providers, including third sector agencies and primary care, to ensure continuity of care for service users.</p> <p>To communicate information concerning the assessment, formulation, and care plans of service users in a skilled and sensitive manner to promote effective multi-disciplinary working and therapeutic outcomes for clients.</p> <p>To develop collaborative plans for relapse prevention</p> <p>To deal with endings appropriately and safely with service users, families, and carers<strong>.</strong></p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>A graduate certificate (Level 6) or postgraduate certificate (Level 7) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health)</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
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          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of working with people with mental health needs gained through a graduate certificate or postgraduate certificate training with significant supervised practice</li>
        
        <li>Experience running groups/activities</li>
        
        <li>Experience working as part of a team</li>
        
        <li>Experience of being supervised</li>
        
        <li>Experience of analysing and communicating complex information verbally and in writing</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Lived experience of mental health issues/difficulties</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Able to establish and maintain empathic, supportive relationships with people in significant distress or who are cognitively impaired, their families and carers</li>
        
        <li>Able to receive, understand and communicate confidential client information of a sensitive and often complex nature, including discussing care with family members within boundaries of confidentiality.</li>
        
        <li>Able to communicate in a sensitive and reassuring manner, with empathy, and where appropriate reassurance.</li>
        
        <li>Able to make good use of clinical supervision in a group and/or individual format</li>
        
        <li>Liaise with other teams and services including external agencies as required for the wellbeing of service users</li>
        
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            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>A graduate certificate (Level 6) or postgraduate certificate (Level 7) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health)</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working with people with mental health needs gained through a graduate certificate or postgraduate certificate training with significant supervised practice</li>
          
          <li>Experience running groups/activities</li>
          
          <li>Experience working as part of a team</li>
          
          <li>Experience of being supervised</li>
          
          <li>Experience of analysing and communicating complex information verbally and in writing</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Lived experience of mental health issues/difficulties</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Able to establish and maintain empathic, supportive relationships with people in significant distress or who are cognitively impaired, their families and carers</li>
          
          <li>Able to receive, understand and communicate confidential client information of a sensitive and often complex nature, including discussing care with family members within boundaries of confidentiality.</li>
          
          <li>Able to communicate in a sensitive and reassuring manner, with empathy, and where appropriate reassurance.</li>
          
          <li>Able to make good use of clinical supervision in a group and/or individual format</li>
          
          <li>Liaise with other teams and services including external agencies as required for the wellbeing of service users</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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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Oxford House, London Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3LA, Oxford House</p>
      <p>London Road</p>
      <p>Bishop's Stortford</p>
            <p>CM23 3LA</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Oxford House, London Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3LA, Oxford House</p>
          <p>London Road</p>
          <p>Bishop's Stortford</p>
                    <p>CM23 3LA</p>
        
      

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

Qualified Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner

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



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



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


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

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

    
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £38,256 to £40,182 a year
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>B0458-16DEC25-2208</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>44 York Street</p>
            <p>Twickenham</p>
            <p>TW1 3BZ</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>You will work as part of the Emotional Health Service, specifically in the Mental Health Support Team (MHST) which was originally known as the Trailblazers Programme. There are 2 posts available and they will be based in either the borough of Kingston or Richmond. Posts will be based at the Cluster Lead School and AfC premises.</p><p>The MHST works within a cluster of primary and secondary schools with a combined total population of up to 9,500 pupils in each cluster. MHSTs work jointly with schools and cluster leads to implement a whole school approach to mental health across the cluster, informed by the needs outlined in the cluster action plan.</p>
  

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


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

  
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        <p><a href="https://www.achievingforchildren.org.uk/work-for-us/" target="_blank">https://www.achievingforchildren.org.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  



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

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

Education Mental Health Practitioner (EWP/CWP)

CAMHS Highly Specialist Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

Health Care Support Worker

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>This post is part of the Perinatal Psychological Therapies leadership team responsible for overseeing the Psychology provision in their patch. The Clinical Psychology team across the service comprises one band 8b Clinical Psychologist, band 8a Practitioner Psychologists, band 7 Practitioner Psychologists, Assistant Psychologists, Trainee Clinical Psychologists and Honorary Placement Students.</p>
<p>The post holder will actively contribute to the planning, development and evaluation of perinatal mental health services using advanced clinical leadership skills and knowledge to provide training and consultancy in clinical psychology within the specialty area of perinatal mental health. The post holder will be responsible for assessing and treating service users in Camden and Islington. 20% of their workload is expected to be management &amp; leadership and 80% will be clinical interventions. They are expected to hold a highly complex caseload.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p><strong>The current post advertised is for 1 part-time (0.4wte), permanent role for Senior Perinatal Practitioner Psychological Therapist (BABCP accredited): </strong></p> <p><strong>Based in the East Team, with boroughs of responsibility Enfield &amp; Haringey.</strong></p> <p><strong>Important note: The successful candidate will be expected to build community links, referral pathways and provide clinical assessments and evidence based interventions both at their borough of responsibility and their team base. The post holder will jointly oversee the Perinatal Psychology caseload of the East sub-team (Enfield and Haringey) with another 8a already in post.</strong></p>  <p>The post holder will ensure the formulation of profession specific highly specialist care and treatment plans which provide specialist interventions / care to service users with complex mental health conditions. The post holder will be responsible for supporting and supervising band 7 Psychologists and/or trainees, ensuring that the SPMHS Psychology team understands and operates to the requirements of the service line operational policy and service line strategy and that safe, evidence based, NICE concordant, effective, culturally competent care is delivered in a timely manner to service users.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.Our Five-Year Strategy:</p>   <ol>  <li> <p>We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.</p> </li> </ol>   <ol>  <li> <p>With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all</p> </li> </ol>   <ol>  <li> <p>We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.</p> </li> </ol>   <ol>  <li> <p>We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.</p> </li> </ol>      <p>Why NLFT?</p>   <ul>  <li> <p>We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.</p> </li> </ul>   <ul>  <li> <p>We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.</p> </li> </ul>   <ul>  <li> <p>NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme</p> </li> </ul>   <ul>  <li> <p>Excellent internal staff network</p> </li> </ul>


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

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £61,631 to £68,623 a year
      
        pro rata incl of HCAS
      
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  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
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          Part-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>455-NLFT-0536</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Forest Road Primary Care Centre,</p>
      <p>308A Hertford Road, London</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>N9 7HD</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Clinical responsibilities include the provision of psychological assessments of referred clients, and the formulation and implementation of CBT informed psychological treatment and management plans for a range of problems of severity and complexity. The post holder will also provide psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals, to assist in the formulation, diagnosis and treatment of clients in the perinatal period. They will participate in leading on the delivery and evaluation of psychological interventions within the service.</p>
<p>They will liaise with other health and social care staff, from a range of agencies, in the care provided to clients and be actively involved in teaching, training and supervision. This will include supervision of clinical and counselling psychologists, trainee clinical and counselling psychologists, and, where required, of assistant psychologists or other staff providing low intensity interventions, as well as specialist consultation on psychological therapies in the context of mental health to other staff within the service and to other health and social care staff working with the client group.</p>
<p>The post holder will also have opportunities in management, policy and service development as well as research, audit and service evaluation.</p>
<p>They will maintain and develop the highest standards of practice, through active participation in continuing professional development and maintaining an active engagement with current developments in psychological practice in areas related to the post.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Clinical responsibilities include the provision of psychological assessments of referred clients, and the formulation and implementation of CBT informed psychological treatment and management plans for a range of problems of severity and complexity. The post holder will also provide psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals, to assist in the formulation, diagnosis and treatment of clients in the perinatal period. They will participate in leading on the delivery and evaluation of psychological interventions within the service.</p>
<p>They will liaise with other health and social care staff, from a range of agencies, in the care provided to clients and be actively involved in teaching, training and supervision. This will include supervision of clinical and counselling psychologists, trainee clinical and counselling psychologists, and, where required, of assistant psychologists or other staff providing low intensity interventions, as well as specialist consultation on psychological therapies in the context of mental health to other staff within the service and to other health and social care staff working with the client group.</p>
<p>The post holder will also have opportunities in management, policy and service development as well as research, audit and service evaluation.</p>
<p>They will maintain and develop the highest standards of practice, through active participation in continuing professional development and maintaining an active engagement with current developments in psychological practice in areas related to the post.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Education/qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>HCPC registration as a practitioner psychologist OR Qualification from High Intensity IAPT course (Post qualification diploma) OR A post-graduate diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or other psychological therapy modality and accreditation with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies.</li>
        
        <li>Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a clinical or counselling psychologist (where applicable) and BABCP registration</li>
        
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          Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Perinatal or child &amp; family work</li>
        
        <li>MDT working</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with PTSD/c-PTSD/Perinatal OCD</li>
        
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          Skills
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Skills in the use of a range of methods of psychological assessment (including psychometric tests), intervention and management for the full range of problems of severity and complexity presented in adult mental health services.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Trauma therapy training, e.g. tf-CBT,  NET, CFT, EMDR</li>
          
          <li>Parent-Infant therapy training, e.g. CoS, VIG</li>
          
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            Education/qualifications
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>HCPC registration as a practitioner psychologist OR Qualification from High Intensity IAPT course (Post qualification diploma) OR A post-graduate diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or other psychological therapy modality and accreditation with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies.</li>
          
          <li>Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a clinical or counselling psychologist (where applicable) and BABCP registration</li>
          
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            Experience
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Perinatal or child &amp; family work</li>
          
          <li>MDT working</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with PTSD/c-PTSD/Perinatal OCD</li>
          
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            Skills
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Skills in the use of a range of methods of psychological assessment (including psychometric tests), intervention and management for the full range of problems of severity and complexity presented in adult mental health services.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Trauma therapy training, e.g. tf-CBT,  NET, CFT, EMDR</li>
            
            <li>Parent-Infant therapy training, e.g. CoS, VIG</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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    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>North London NHS Foundation Trust </p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Forest Road Primary Care Centre,</p>
      <p>308A Hertford Road, London</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>N9 7HD</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <p>North London NHS Foundation Trust </p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Forest Road Primary Care Centre,</p>
          <p>308A Hertford Road, London</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>N9 7HD</p>
        
      

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

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