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Clinical Psychologist/Psychological Therapist

Principal Clinical / Counselling Psychologist

Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are looking for 12 month maternity cover to the Band 7 Senior Mental Health Practitioner role within the North Bristol CAMHS team.</p> <p>We are a service working withchildren and young people with complex mental health needs. We use the CAPA model of assessment and treatment, which would involve working with a variety of clinical presentations and needs, including: suicidal thoughts, low mood, anxiety, OCD and emerging psychosis, often alongside neurodiversity. We also have a lot of referrals for young people with disordered eating and diagnosed Eating Disorders, and there are opportunities to work within this clinic if this is something you are interested in.</p> <p>We are looking for a practitioner with a core professional registration, including registered nurses, social workers, psychologists, occupational therapists, family therapists, art therapists and CBT therapists.</p> <p>North Bristol is an area of significant disparities in health, wealth and access. We are committed to working in a manner which is inclusive and anti-oppressive, and invite applications from staff who share these values.</p>  <p>P.S: The proposed interview date is 6th October 2025.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The key elements of the role include, but are not limited to:</p>
<ul>
<li>Completing assessments of young people with complex emotional and mental health needs;</li>
<li>Completing 1:1 treatment interventions for a variety of clinical presentations, drawing on techniques including: CBT-informed work, DBT-informed work, systemic work and creative therapies;</li>
<li>Care and safety planning, in partnership with young people, families and carers, and other professionals;</li>
<li>Multi-professional and multi-agency working, including close working with social care, schools, primary care and acute hospital trusts;</li>
<li>Proactively safeguarding young people who may be experiencing abuse or who are at risk of abuse;</li>
<li>Utilising your own clinical supervision, reflective practice and caseload management to work in an evidence-based manner and in a way that is sustainable for your own wellbeing.</li>
</ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust)a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&amp;NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.</p>
<p>Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.</p>
<p>At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.</p>


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

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £47,810 to £54,710 a year
      
        per annum, pro rata
      
    </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,
        
      
        
          Flexible working
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>342-CAMHS110-0925</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Woodland View</p>
      <p>Thornfield Road, Brentry</p>
      <p>Bristol</p>
            <p>BS10 6NB</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Please see attached job description and person specification.</p>
<p>Please contact Hazel Nash (Clinical Service Manager) if you would like any further information.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Please see attached job description and person specification.</p>
<p>Please contact Hazel Nash (Clinical Service Manager) if you would like any further information.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualification
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Relevant completed professional qualification (eg clinical psychology, mental health nursing, social work, family therapy, occupational therapy, accredited CBT, psychotherapy)</li>
        
        <li>Maintenance of appropriate professional registration (ie HCPC, UKCP,NME)</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Additional training in assessment and therapeutic approaches in a specialist area relevant to CAMHS</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of working  therapeutically with children  and young people</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Knowledge of national and local guidelines/  policy regarding provision of public sector services to children/young people and their families</li>
        
        <li>Experience of risk assessment and management appropriate to children and young people. Including young people who are suicidal and present a risk to self and/or others.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of multi-disciplinary team working</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of working together arrangements  in particular, Children in Need assessments  Clinical Risk assessment and Child Protection guidelines.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience in a community CAMHS service</li>
          
          <li>Experience of managing self injurious behaviour</li>
          
          <li>Clinical Risk management in  relation to children</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Ability to work with children, young people and families from a wide range of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to organise and prioritise client caseload</li>
        
        <li>Skilled in Clinical Risk assessment and management in relation to children and young people including experience of managing self-injurious behaviour.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to be flexible about where the child and  family are seen e.g. clinic, school or home</li>
        
        <li>Ability to be sensitive to complex emotional  issues.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to write concise reports for referrers,  families and other agencies</li>
        
        <li>Ability to communicate sensitive and difficult  information to clients and their carers.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to establish and maintain good working  relationships with other professionals within  the team.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualification
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Relevant completed professional qualification (eg clinical psychology, mental health nursing, social work, family therapy, occupational therapy, accredited CBT, psychotherapy)</li>
          
          <li>Maintenance of appropriate professional registration (ie HCPC, UKCP,NME)</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Additional training in assessment and therapeutic approaches in a specialist area relevant to CAMHS</li>
            
            <li>Evidence of working  therapeutically with children  and young people</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Knowledge of national and local guidelines/  policy regarding provision of public sector services to children/young people and their families</li>
          
          <li>Experience of risk assessment and management appropriate to children and young people. Including young people who are suicidal and present a risk to self and/or others.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of multi-disciplinary team working</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of working together arrangements  in particular, Children in Need assessments  Clinical Risk assessment and Child Protection guidelines.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience in a community CAMHS service</li>
            
            <li>Experience of managing self injurious behaviour</li>
            
            <li>Clinical Risk management in  relation to children</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to work with children, young people and families from a wide range of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to organise and prioritise client caseload</li>
          
          <li>Skilled in Clinical Risk assessment and management in relation to children and young people including experience of managing self-injurious behaviour.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to be flexible about where the child and  family are seen e.g. clinic, school or home</li>
          
          <li>Ability to be sensitive to complex emotional  issues.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to write concise reports for referrers,  families and other agencies</li>
          
          <li>Ability to communicate sensitive and difficult  information to clients and their carers.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to establish and maintain good working  relationships with other professionals within  the team.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
    
  



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

  
    <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>Avon &amp; Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Woodland View</p>
      <p>Thornfield Road, Brentry</p>
      <p>Bristol</p>
            <p>BS10 6NB</p>
    
  

  
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    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/" target="_blank">http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Avon &amp; Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Woodland View</p>
          <p>Thornfield Road, Brentry</p>
          <p>Bristol</p>
                    <p>BS10 6NB</p>
        
      

      
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        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/" target="_blank">http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Band 7 Senior Mental Health Practitioner - Bristol

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>This is a brilliant opportunity for a dedicated healthcare professional to join our Duty &amp; Assessment team and promote and improve the mental health and well-being of Children, Young People and those who care for them. Working for North Manchester CAMHS, you'll work with Children and Young People aged up to 18 years and who present with a wide range of complex emotional and behavioural difficulties. You'll be supported to manage a defined caseload and have the responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of children and young people. We'll rely on you to ensure there is effective and sensitive communication between, the Children and Young People in your care, those who care for them, the health professionals you work with and other relevant agencies. MFT CAMHS sits within Royal Manchester Children's Hospital (RMCH) and is comprised of 44 separate services, including 5 Core CAMHS services (North, South, Salford, Central &amp; Trafford), Looked After Children/Adoption services, Children with Disabilities Service and Manchester Eating Disorders Service, along with Inpatient Services based at Galaxy House. Wherever your interests lie, we'll support you to develop your skills to become an expert in your field.</p>
<p>Let us tell you more about what the job involves and why this could be your next and best career move - you just need the right skills, experience and attitude so you can meet the needs and demands of the critical and life enhancing role for our patients.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>To assume responsibility for management of a defined caseload and exercise the highest standards of professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of children, young people and their families/carers using specialist knowledge and evaluation of care programmes in collaboration with children, young people and their families/carers, liaising with and referring to relevant agencies.</p> <p>To participate in a duty rota including receipt and screening of referrals, obtaining further information if needed and responding promptly to emergency requests for assessments or contact, signposting, and advice.</p> <p>To undertake assessment of children, young people including risk assessment, gathering appropriate information their family/ carers and other relevant agencies</p> <p>To develop a formulation and plan for intervention with the child, young person and parents/carers. Communicate this to the referrer/other relevant professionals</p> <p>To offer therapeutic, evidence-based practiced, interventions in line with NICE guidelines.</p> <p>To implement, co-ordinate and regularly review further assessment and a range of therapeutic interventions, including risk management,</p> <p>To routinely monitor effectiveness of clinical work by use of Routine Outcome Measures (ROM)</p> <p>Ensure that the perspective of children, young people and families is incorporated into all aspects of assessment and treatment</p> <p>The role involves travel to other locations within MFT and within the local community.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn &amp; is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health &amp; social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.</p> <p>Bringing together 10 hospitals &amp; community services from across Manchester, Trafford &amp; beyond, we champion collaborative working &amp; transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.</p> <p>We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient &amp; staff experience, operational effectiveness &amp; driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.</p> <p>We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre &amp; Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.</p> <p>At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>04 September 2025</p>

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

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

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

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>349-MCH-7417130*</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>North Manchester Core CAMHS @ The Bridge</p>
      <p>Unit C, Madison Place, Northampton Road</p>
      <p>Manchester</p>
            <p>M40 5BP</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description &amp; Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form. </p> <p><strong>Diversity Matters</strong></p> <p>MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at <a href="mailto:resourcing@mft.nhs.uk" target="_blank">resourcing@mft.nhs.uk</a>. </p> <p>Were looking forward to hearing from you!</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description &amp; Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form. </p> <p><strong>Diversity Matters</strong></p> <p>MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at <a href="mailto:resourcing@mft.nhs.uk" target="_blank">resourcing@mft.nhs.uk</a>. </p> <p>Were looking forward to hearing from you!</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Registration
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>You must be registered/accredited with a professional body: E.g., NMC, SW England, UKCP, HCPC, BACP</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
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          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>You must have a recognised qualification. Recognised qualifications are: Registered Nursing: RMN/RSCN, RNMH Social Work: CQSW/DipSW Occupational Therapy: Other relevant accreditable qualification</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Qualifications in Psychological Therapies, e.g., CBT/SFT/IPT</li>
          
          <li>Mentorship course ENB998 or equivalent</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Proven experience of working effectively with people with mental health difficulties</li>
        
        <li>Experience of assessing and managing risk, including safeguarding</li>
        
        <li>Experience of developing and providing evidence based assessments, formulations and care plans</li>
        
        <li>Experience of liaison and working with a range of other relevant agencies and professionals</li>
        
        <li>Experience of autonomously managing a caseload within a service</li>
        
        <li>Experience of mentoring and supervision of others</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working to clinical governance principles</li>
        
        <li>Experience of following organisational policies and procedures</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health</li>
          
          <li>Experience of providing interventions for children and young people with mental health problems and their families</li>
          
          <li>Community mental health experience</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Registration
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>You must be registered/accredited with a professional body: E.g., NMC, SW England, UKCP, HCPC, BACP</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>You must have a recognised qualification. Recognised qualifications are: Registered Nursing: RMN/RSCN, RNMH Social Work: CQSW/DipSW Occupational Therapy: Other relevant accreditable qualification</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Qualifications in Psychological Therapies, e.g., CBT/SFT/IPT</li>
            
            <li>Mentorship course ENB998 or equivalent</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Proven experience of working effectively with people with mental health difficulties</li>
          
          <li>Experience of assessing and managing risk, including safeguarding</li>
          
          <li>Experience of developing and providing evidence based assessments, formulations and care plans</li>
          
          <li>Experience of liaison and working with a range of other relevant agencies and professionals</li>
          
          <li>Experience of autonomously managing a caseload within a service</li>
          
          <li>Experience of mentoring and supervision of others</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working to clinical governance principles</li>
          
          <li>Experience of following organisational policies and procedures</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health</li>
            
            <li>Experience of providing interventions for children and young people with mental health problems and their families</li>
            
            <li>Community mental health experience</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>Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>North Manchester Core CAMHS @ The Bridge</p>
      <p>Unit C, Madison Place, Northampton Road</p>
      <p>Manchester</p>
            <p>M40 5BP</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>North Manchester Core CAMHS @ The Bridge</p>
          <p>Unit C, Madison Place, Northampton Road</p>
          <p>Manchester</p>
                    <p>M40 5BP</p>
        
      

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

CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner - Duty and Assessment

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a new service which we are delivering across Bolton: The Mental Health Support Team (MHST).</p>
<p>We are looking for skilled practitioners, with mental health experience, who can provide low intensity evidenced based CBT interventions, manage risk and are passionate about young person-centred practice.</p>
<p>Successful candidates will play an important part in the in the delivery of high-quality service provision that promotes and improves the mental health and well-being of young people in education settings.</p>
<p>As part of a new team, you will be empowered to shape and build the service with further education settings in Bolton. You will help build and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues and the wider network.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The Mental Health Practitioner will be an integral part of the MHST in Bolton. You will use your clinical skills to listen to the needs of the child, young person and family to provide meaningful evidenced based interventions. You will provide support, advice and consultation to families/carers and other professionals in the life of the child/young person. You will work closely with education professionals to foster a whole school/college approach to mental well-being.</p>
<p>The MHST Mental Health Practitioner will play a key role in</p>
<ul>
<li>Forming strong working relations with education settings</li>
<li>Providing consultations to education colleagues and support education settings to embed a whole school approach to wellbeing</li>
<li>Developing and delivering evidence-based individual and group time limited interventions to young people within education settings</li>
<li>Evidencing the outcomes of the MHST service</li>
<li>Providing clinical supervision to Education Mental Health practitioners</li>
</ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over <strong>7,000</strong> members of staff, who deliver services from more than <strong>120 </strong>locations.</p>
<p>We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.</p>
<p>Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.</p>
<p>Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.</p>
<p>Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.</p>


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

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

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

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

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>437-6986542</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Horwich Health and Wellbeing Hub</p>
      <p>Bolton Hospital</p>
      <p>Bolton</p>
            <p>BL6 5PY</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>See attached detailed job description and person specification:</p> <p><strong>Staff benefits</strong></p> <ul>  <li>Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.</li>  <li>27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years</li>  <li>Excellent pension</li>  <li>Cycle to work scheme</li>  <li>Salary sacrifice car scheme</li>  <li>Wellbeing programme</li>  <li>Blue Light Card Discounts</li> </ul>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>See attached detailed job description and person specification:</p> <p><strong>Staff benefits</strong></p> <ul>  <li>Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.</li>  <li>27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years</li>  <li>Excellent pension</li>  <li>Cycle to work scheme</li>  <li>Salary sacrifice car scheme</li>  <li>Wellbeing programme</li>  <li>Blue Light Card Discounts</li> </ul>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>oCore profession with valid registration of professional body e.g. RMN, Social Work or equivalent post graduate accreditable qualification CBT, EMHP, CYWP.   oEvidence of continuing professional development in the field of child and adolescent mental health</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Completion of a CYP improving access to psychological therapies certificate.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>The post holder should:  oExperience of assessment and delivering evidence based mental health interventions including low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy interventions.    oExperience of Multi-disciplinary working within a CAMHS setting    oExperience and knowledge of implementing safeguarding procedures for children and adults.   oExperience in utilising and interpreting routine outcome measures in practice.    oExperience of peer supervision, supervising colleagues in the multi-disciplinary team and consultation in other agency settings.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>oExperience of supporting young people in an educational setting</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>oUnderstanding of child and adolescent development.     oKnowledge of risk assessment and safety planning.     oKnowledge of legislation related to children and/or adolescent's mental health and social care e.g. Mental Health Act, Child Protection and Safeguarding of Vulnerable Children etc   oUnderstanding and knowledge of psychological models of brief intervention.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>oAbility to teach and train others using multi-media materials suitable for presentation within public. oLevel of knowledge of research methodology and data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of child and adolescent mental health.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>oAbility to utilise CYP assessment skills and routine outcome measures effectively including suitability and risk assessments. oAbility to apply therapeutic knowledge to clinical practice.  oEffective communication skills in respond to a variety of needs and situation.  oGood organisational/time management skills with the ability to manage own workload, organise own time and diary, and meet deadlines. oAbility to work autonomously in the community and use own initiative and make appropriate decisions. oMust demonstrate a commitment to the overall vision of the development of the professional group of mental health practitioners in education settings. oKnowledge and experience of using Microsoft word applications, including PowerPoint and excel.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>oExperience of database use</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>oCore profession with valid registration of professional body e.g. RMN, Social Work or equivalent post graduate accreditable qualification CBT, EMHP, CYWP.   oEvidence of continuing professional development in the field of child and adolescent mental health</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Completion of a CYP improving access to psychological therapies certificate.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>The post holder should:  oExperience of assessment and delivering evidence based mental health interventions including low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy interventions.    oExperience of Multi-disciplinary working within a CAMHS setting    oExperience and knowledge of implementing safeguarding procedures for children and adults.   oExperience in utilising and interpreting routine outcome measures in practice.    oExperience of peer supervision, supervising colleagues in the multi-disciplinary team and consultation in other agency settings.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>oExperience of supporting young people in an educational setting</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>oUnderstanding of child and adolescent development.     oKnowledge of risk assessment and safety planning.     oKnowledge of legislation related to children and/or adolescent's mental health and social care e.g. Mental Health Act, Child Protection and Safeguarding of Vulnerable Children etc   oUnderstanding and knowledge of psychological models of brief intervention.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>oAbility to teach and train others using multi-media materials suitable for presentation within public. oLevel of knowledge of research methodology and data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of child and adolescent mental health.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>oAbility to utilise CYP assessment skills and routine outcome measures effectively including suitability and risk assessments. oAbility to apply therapeutic knowledge to clinical practice.  oEffective communication skills in respond to a variety of needs and situation.  oGood organisational/time management skills with the ability to manage own workload, organise own time and diary, and meet deadlines. oAbility to work autonomously in the community and use own initiative and make appropriate decisions. oMust demonstrate a commitment to the overall vision of the development of the professional group of mental health practitioners in education settings. oKnowledge and experience of using Microsoft word applications, including PowerPoint and excel.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>oExperience of database use</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>Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Horwich Health and Wellbeing Hub</p>
      <p>Bolton Hospital</p>
      <p>Bolton</p>
            <p>BL6 5PY</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Horwich Health and Wellbeing Hub</p>
          <p>Bolton Hospital</p>
          <p>Bolton</p>
                    <p>BL6 5PY</p>
        
      

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

Mental Health Practitioner -MHST

Educational Mental Health Practitioner/Child Wellbeing Practitioner 

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Modality Partnership Nottingham Division has a full-time vacancy for a skilled and motivated Mental Health Practitioner to join our multi-disciplinary team working at Windmill Practice. The role is primarily based in practice, with some remote working likely as part of flexible service delivery.</p><p>We are seeking dedicated postholders to join our team and who can display our CARE values: Commitment, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. Salary for this role is £46,000 per annum WTE.</p><p>This job is suitable for individuals who can demonstrate safe and effective patient interactions ensuring the delivery of high-quality patient care whilst working alongside the wider nursing team and practice team.</p><p><strong>As an employee with us you can benefit from:</strong></p><p>Enrolment to the NHS pension scheme</p><p>Annual leave minimum 27 days, plus 8 days bank holiday pro rata</p><p>Employee discounts and benefits scheme</p><p>Employee assistance programme (EAP)</p><p>Education and career pathways</p><p>Enhanced Family friendly policies</p><p>Flexible working</p><p>Wellbeing support and initiative</p><p>If you are interested in learning more, please read on.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>This is a hands-on patient facing role; we are seeking individuals to join our team who are caring, compassionate and confident. Applications are welcome from candidates with a background in mental health nursing, social work, allied health professions, or other relevant fields, with a proven ability to provide safe, effective, and person-centred mental health care.</p><p>This practice-based role enhances timely, holistic mental health care for our diverse inner-city population through a 'first contact mental health worker' model embedded within primary care. You will be a first contact mental health worker embedded in general practice, delivering holistic care through triage, assessment, brief interventions, and reviews. You will work autonomously while collaborating with GPs, PCN mental health colleagues and local services, improving access to mental health support for our diverse inner-city population of 22,000 patients. If you are passionate about improving mental health in primary care and want to be part of an innovative and supportive team, we would love to hear from you.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>We are one of the largest GP super-partnerships in the UK, serving over 450,000 patients and with a workforce of 1500+. We are unique, we are always looking at ways to improve our delivery of services through the implementation of new and innovative solutions that we can scale across the organisation. Your job is to work directly within the healthcare team and support us to harmonise ways of working and improve working practices to improve patient satisfaction. This is a role that will equip you with a portfolio of skills in primary care with career advancing opportunities.</p><p>Modality Nottingham operates across Wellspring Surgery and Windmill Practice, serving a population of 22,000 patients in inner city Nottingham. We are committed to providing innovative, integrated, and patient-centred primary care. This role is central to enhancing access to mental health care across our practices.</p><p>All employees are welcomed to enrol in our employee benefits scheme and NHS pension scheme. We are committed to developing our people through education and career pathways and who align to our organisational values of CARE.</p><p>Modality Partnership is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all our potential applicants in line with the Equality Act, 2010.</p>


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

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

    
  

  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £46,000 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>E0281-25-0153</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
        <p>The Windmill Practice</p>
      
      <p>Beaumont Street</p>
            <p>Nottingham</p>
            <p>NG2 4PJ</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Please refer to the supporting documents section to retrieve the JD detailing the core responsibilities of this role.</p><p>You will love this job if you are seeking career development opportunities that can help you grow and build your nursing career. you have a passion for supporting patients by promoting health and well-being within the practice population, and you are able to carry out all relevant tests required to ensure patients such as those with long term conditions, or those that require tests as part of other medical conditions or referrals are supported.</p><p>If you feel this is the ideal career advancing opportunity for you and you want to rise to the challenge of this opportunity, we welcome an application for you to join our growing team of likeminded people.</p><p><em><strong>Please note: Modality Partnership reserves the right to close this vacancy at any point during the recruitment stage</strong>.</em></p><p><strong>Pre-employment</strong></p><p><strong>Vaccinations</strong></p><p>As part of recruitment to the Modality Partnership, we will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks. We will offer support to those who may be undecided about vaccinations. Some vaccinations for certain roles are mandatory, and you will be asked to provide evidence of this where there is a mandatory requirement.</p><p><strong>Right to work checks</strong></p><p>All applicants invited for interview will need to prove their right to work in the UK at the interview stage.</p><p><strong>References</strong></p><p>References must be secured prior to beginning employment, one must be your current or most recent employer.</p><p><strong>Employment history</strong></p><p>You must notify us of any employment gaps of 6 weeks or more.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Please refer to the supporting documents section to retrieve the JD detailing the core responsibilities of this role.</p><p>You will love this job if you are seeking career development opportunities that can help you grow and build your nursing career. you have a passion for supporting patients by promoting health and well-being within the practice population, and you are able to carry out all relevant tests required to ensure patients such as those with long term conditions, or those that require tests as part of other medical conditions or referrals are supported.</p><p>If you feel this is the ideal career advancing opportunity for you and you want to rise to the challenge of this opportunity, we welcome an application for you to join our growing team of likeminded people.</p><p><em><strong>Please note: Modality Partnership reserves the right to close this vacancy at any point during the recruitment stage</strong>.</em></p><p><strong>Pre-employment</strong></p><p><strong>Vaccinations</strong></p><p>As part of recruitment to the Modality Partnership, we will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks. We will offer support to those who may be undecided about vaccinations. Some vaccinations for certain roles are mandatory, and you will be asked to provide evidence of this where there is a mandatory requirement.</p><p><strong>Right to work checks</strong></p><p>All applicants invited for interview will need to prove their right to work in the UK at the interview stage.</p><p><strong>References</strong></p><p>References must be secured prior to beginning employment, one must be your current or most recent employer.</p><p><strong>Employment history</strong></p><p>You must notify us of any employment gaps of 6 weeks or more.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience working in general practice or primary care settings.</li>
        
        <li>Experience in developing group-based mental health services.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of delivering or contributing to hybrid or online mental health services.</li>
        
        <li>Experience in the assessment and management of people presenting with mental health needs.</li>
        
        <li>Proven ability to develop holistic management plans for patients.</li>
        
        <li>Experience delivering psycho-social interventions in mental health.</li>
        
        <li>Experience working collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams.</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding practices and processes.</li>
        
        <li>Have experience in acute mental health assessment and management.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Personal Qualities
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Ability to travel between sites as required and work remotely where appropriate.</li>
        
        <li>Commitment to own professional development and reflective practice.</li>
        
        <li>Highly motivated.</li>
        
        <li>Flexibility.</li>
        
        <li>Enthusiasm.</li>
        
        <li>Team player.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to work across boundaries.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Current professional registration with NMC, HCPC or other relevant UK professional body.</li>
        
        <li>Additional training in specific therapeutic interventions (CBT, solution-focused therapy, motivational interviewing, trauma-informed approaches).</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Ability to triage, assess and manage mental health presentations in a primary care or community setting.</li>
        
        <li>Strong communication and interpersonal skills.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to build therapeutic relationships while maintaining professional boundaries.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to provide specialist clinical advice to GPs and colleagues.</li>
        
        <li>Effective time management and ability to work independently.</li>
        
        <li>Competent IT skills, with the ability to use clinical systems and digital tools.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_5">
        
          Knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Awareness of local mental health pathways and community resources.</li>
        
        <li>Understanding of the social determinants of health and impact on mental wellbeing.</li>
        
        <li>Understanding of quality improvement processes in healthcare.</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of AI-supported clinical tools and digital health innovation.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience working in general practice or primary care settings.</li>
          
          <li>Experience in developing group-based mental health services.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of delivering or contributing to hybrid or online mental health services.</li>
          
          <li>Experience in the assessment and management of people presenting with mental health needs.</li>
          
          <li>Proven ability to develop holistic management plans for patients.</li>
          
          <li>Experience delivering psycho-social interventions in mental health.</li>
          
          <li>Experience working collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams.</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding practices and processes.</li>
          
          <li>Have experience in acute mental health assessment and management.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Personal Qualities
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to travel between sites as required and work remotely where appropriate.</li>
          
          <li>Commitment to own professional development and reflective practice.</li>
          
          <li>Highly motivated.</li>
          
          <li>Flexibility.</li>
          
          <li>Enthusiasm.</li>
          
          <li>Team player.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work across boundaries.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Current professional registration with NMC, HCPC or other relevant UK professional body.</li>
          
          <li>Additional training in specific therapeutic interventions (CBT, solution-focused therapy, motivational interviewing, trauma-informed approaches).</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to triage, assess and manage mental health presentations in a primary care or community setting.</li>
          
          <li>Strong communication and interpersonal skills.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to build therapeutic relationships while maintaining professional boundaries.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to provide specialist clinical advice to GPs and colleagues.</li>
          
          <li>Effective time management and ability to work independently.</li>
          
          <li>Competent IT skills, with the ability to use clinical systems and digital tools.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_5">
          
            Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Awareness of local mental health pathways and community resources.</li>
          
          <li>Understanding of the social determinants of health and impact on mental wellbeing.</li>
          
          <li>Understanding of quality improvement processes in healthcare.</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of AI-supported clinical tools and digital health innovation.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
    
  



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

      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Modality Partnership</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>The Windmill Practice</p>
      
      <p>Beaumont Street</p>
            <p>Nottingham</p>
            <p>NG2 4PJ</p>
    
  

  
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        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Modality Partnership</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>The Windmill Practice</p>
          
          <p>Beaumont Street</p>
                    <p>Nottingham</p>
                    <p>NG2 4PJ</p>
        
      

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

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