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Are you an experienced Peer Support Worker looking for the next step? We're looking to recruit a Senior Peer Support Worker to join our team to suppor...

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Senior Peer Support Worker Apprentice

Location: Northampton, Northamptonshire Salary: £26,586 per annum Hours: 37.5hours per week About Us We are St Andrew's. We are a mental health Charity and our purpose is to inspire hope for those living with complex mental health needs. We are looking to a future with less stigma, more community support, more research and education, and we aim to be at the forefront of inspiring real change. We want to ensure we can all live in a society where everyone with complex mental health needs is heard, valued and has hope for their future. Come and join us and support us to help people transform their lives. Your role with us The successful applicant will join a team of Clinical and Forensic Psychologists, Psychological therapists, Trainee Psychologists, and Assistant Psychologists. Duties are varied, but will include; assisting qualified Psychologists with psychological assessment of patients, risk assessments, data management and assisting with group therapy programmes. There will be opportunities for contributing to research, service development and training of other team members. We pride ourselves on providing a rounded experience for our Assistant Psychologists that includes many opportunities to deliver psychological intervention to groups or individuals alongside specialist clinical administration such as data analysis to inform formulations and contributing to risk assessments and CPA reports. The current vacancy will be working to support patients who reside on our low secure male unit. Your profile We are looking for people with a strong interest in working as part of a team alongside the capability to take ownership of independent tasks. You must have previous experience of working in a clinical setting where you have had the opportunity to build therapeutic relationships and develop an understanding of individual differences. We are keen for people to apply who have developed experiences working with people in our care. Essentially you will need to have graduated from an undergraduate degree in psychology (or a conversion course) with eligibility for Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society at the time of your application. This is because Assistant Psychologist roles are development roles designed for the career pathway of becoming a HCPC Registered Psychologist. To enable us to provide the right opportunities for this career development we need to know that you have the essential criteria for progression onto either other Assistant Psychologist roles; relevant further education or to take the step-up to a trainee role (via doctorate programmes; BPS routes or statement of equivalence conversions). It will be expected that you are able to demonstrate a good understanding of the role of both an Assistant Psychologist and a Registered Psychologist, which you may have developed through working with or alongside Psychology professionals in your teams and/ or through volunteering roles. We value understandings of the profession that are developed through personal experiences of mental health. Additional essential skills include being computer literate and having excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Rewards We offer an excellent benefits package including: Pension; Sickness policy on par with the NHS; Access to the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts schemes; 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 10 years' service; Buy and Sell your Annual Leave; Employee Assistance and Wellbeing Programme; Menopause Group; Life cover; Electric car lease scheme; Cycle to work scheme; Free parking; onsite gym and swimming pool facilities; Paid DBS application; Access to free vocational qualifications. Closing Date: Tuesday 22nd July 2025 Interview Date:28th and 29th July

Assistant Psychologist, Specialist Recovery Division

Are you an experienced Mental Health Nurse wanting to work in an environment where kindness and teamwork is integral? Where you'll be invested in, with opportunities to develop and grow your career to achieve your goals? Then join the team at Chadwick Lodge in Milton Keynes and come and experience what delivering great healthcare should feel like. As an experienced Mental Health Nurse from the NHS or private sector in the UK, you can join a multidisciplinary team that works well together to change lives for the better as you develop specialist skills and make a real difference for some of the most vulnerable people in society. Your career at Elysium will be rewarding and fulfilled, where you can take pride in knowing that you've made a difference. While you're caring for service users, improving their lives and looking out for your colleagues, we'll be looking after you. With Wellbeing support and activities to support your mental health, a range of benefits that can save you money and make a difference, and development to nurture your career. What you will be doing As a qualified Mental Health Nurse (RMN), you will ensure service users with range of Mental health conditions in this medium and low secure service receive high-quality care, while also supporting your colleagues and promoting positive teamwork. The wards are busy, with plenty to keep you engaged and motivated, and a good amount of routine and variety. Your day-to-day will include: <ul> <li>Providing high-quality, effective and compassionate nursing care to service users</li><li>Being responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care</li><li>Providing mentorship and support to team members</li><li>Observing, recording and reporting all service user changes, and maintaining accurate records of care provided</li></ul> Skills and knowledge you will have: <ul> <li>A relevant nursing qualification</li><li>At least 3 years post qualification experience</li><li>NMC registration</li><li>Strong team-working skills</li><li>A high level of self-motivation and a flexible approach</li><li>A positive attitude and be naturally caring and compassionate</li><li>A commitment to high-quality care and to values and evidence-based practice</li></ul> Where you will be working: Location: Chadwick Drive (off Saxon Street), Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6 5LS You will be working at Chadwick Lodge and Eaglestone View, a medium and low secure services providing specialist treatment programmes for service users who have been detained under the Mental Health Act (1983) and have a history of offending behaviour. The service offer a broad spectrum of evidence-based therapeutic interventions, involving service users at every stage. The hospital's consultant-led multidisciplinary team has a wealth of clinical and research experience in forensic psychiatry. All programmes are designed to reduce the risk of re-offending and to maximise the potential and enhance the quality of life of each service users. Chadwick Lodge secure services care for service users with complex and enduring mental illness who need to achieve stability in order to benefit from multidisciplinary interventions, helping them move on to community settings whenever possible What you will get: <ul> <li>Annual salary of £35,217 </li><li>The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) - plus your birthday off!</li><li>Free meals and parking </li><li>Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.</li><li>Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.</li><li>Pension contribution to secure your future.</li><li>Life Assurance for added peace of mind.</li><li>Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.</li></ul> There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more. Applicants who require sponsorship for this role and are applying from outside the UK will be eligible for an alternative International Relocation Package, further details of which can be provided on application. About your next employer: You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities &amp; Autism, Children &amp; Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person's individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

Mental Health Nurse

Looking for a Lead Consultant Psychologist role where you can lead and develop a highly skilled and passionate psychology team? Specialist Recovery Division Salary: £82,831 - £96,500 (inclusive of travel allowance) plus benefits Part Time Hours: 30 hours a week (flexible) This role will be suitable for an established Consultant Clinical / Forensic Psychologist who is looking for that next step up. You will join a team of over 20 Consultant Psychologists, and 50 registered Psychologists based across our 3 sites (Northampton, Birmingham and Essex) and our Community Partnerships division. As such, there will be lots of support but also great opportunities for people to progress in their future too. Take on a new leadership challenge at the forefront of Mental Health Care We are a mental health Charity and our purpose is to inspire hope for those living with complex mental health needs. We are looking to a future with less stigma, more community support, more research and education, and we aim to be at the forefront of inspiring real change. We want to ensure we can all live in a society where everyone with complex mental health needs is heard, valued and has hope for their future. Come and join us and support us to help people transform their lives. Our patients and your colleagues will expect you to live the St Andrew's CARE values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence every single day The Role &amp; Person We are currently seeking an HCPC registered Consultant Clinical or Forensic Psychologist to join our established service as Lead Psychologist in the Specialist Recovery Division. In this senior role you will play a central part in managing, shaping and developing the service. The postholder will contribute clinically across both ends of the service pathway including Male PICU services and Specialist Rehabilitation houses. The successful candidate will contribute to professional initiatives across different aspects of the organisation and play a significant part in developing quality of life and service user involvement strategies. Interests in risk management and assessment and in developing skills by working on complex cases including severe mental illness, and substance misuse are all particularly relevant. You will be joining an expert multi-disciplinary staff group and work with a team of psychologists who are focussed on delivering a range of psychological interventions for a diverse patient group. This is a post for an enthusiastic and experienced Consultant Psychologist with demonstrated leadership abilities and experience of working clinically with service users who have challenging behaviour and complex mental health problems within inpatient/secure settings. There will be good opportunities to develop a special interest and conduct applied research relevant to the field. Continuing professional development opportunities are actively encouraged and supported. We offer an excellent benefits package including: Pension; Sickness policy on par with the NHS; Access to the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts schemes; 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with annual scheme to buy or sell up to 5 days leave; Life cover; Electric Car lease scheme; Cycle to work scheme; Healthcare cash plan; Free parking; Paid DBS application; Access to further qualifications including a Masters Programme and Coaching and Mentoring Qualifications. On-site facilities such as gym and swimming pool access and cafés all set within beautiful grounds. If you have any questions regarding the post, please contact James Farrelly on or Closing Date: Monday14th July Interviews to be confirmed but early applications would be encouraged.

Lead Consultant Clinical or Forensic Psychologist

The Children and Young People's Pathway are pleased to be recruiting 3 x Carer Peer Support Workers. These are key roles in the delivery of services f...

Carer Peer Support Worker

Our mission at Response is to enable people of all ages to live a more fulfilled life by providing excellent mental health services, housing, and supported living. Do you have the desire to empower and promote independence and an interest in mental health? Mental Health Support Worker - £25,325 - £27,378 per annum pro rata to £15,400.32 - £16,648.78 (Salaries vary depending on experiences) Hours Part Time 22.5 hours per week, Monday Friday, inclusive of bank holidays Occasional Weekends. Service North Oxfordshire, Banbury &amp; Bicester. What You ll Be Doing: Response is looking for an enthusiastic, caring person to join their dedicated North Team. The North Oxfordshire patch covers Bicester and Banbury in a mixture of flats and shared houses. Staff provide client support Monday-Friday with working towards living independently. This includes helping residents learn about living skills, accessing external support, accessing training and employment and eventually assisting with moving on to their own independent properties whether that be through the council or private rented. As a Mental Health Support Worker, you will be responsible for providing person-centred support to residents with serious mental illness including adults who have a primary diagnosis of a psychotic illness often with one or more coexisting conditions such physical health issues, neurodiversity, drugs &amp; alcohol use and cognitive impairment. Support workers work with residents to enable them to achieve and sustain a rewarding life in the community. Working proactively with residents to promote independence, well-being and ability to manage their own mental health. Staff are responsible for ensuring safety is always maintained though good housing management, risk assessment and health &amp; safety practice. Supporting people to maintain tenancies, look after their homes and develop daily living skills. Our clients really appreciate the passion from our Support Workers too: The staff are caring, kind, compassionate and understanding. They support me and care for me and are first class. I am happier now than I have been in years. Client in Adult Services. Overall job responsibility: Further detail can be viewed in the Job Description. Some of the core duties include: <ul> <li>Provide emotional support, encouragement, and practical assistance to residents with daily living activities. This may include medication assistance, engaging with interests, education, accessing community groups/facilities, employment, teaching life skills such as shopping, budgeting, using public transport and skills such as planning to prepare and cook meals, maintain accommodation.</li> <li>Foster a supportive and empowering environment that promotes residents' independence.</li> <li>Support and monitor clients physical and mental health through key working and ensuring access where appropriate to primary health services or liaising with mental health services.</li> <li>Support clients to attend appointments where required.</li> <li>Ensure daily paperwork is completed.</li> <li>Support the Service Manager to achieve monthly service</li> <li>Comply with all Health and Safety measures to keep residents, visitors, colleagues and yourself safe.</li> <li>Proactive approach to maintain properties and resident rooms to a good standard</li> <li>Comply with all Health and Safety measures to keep residents, visitors, colleagues and yourself safe.</li> <li>Promote family, friend and carers engagement, ensuring they are involved in their loved one s support and given information about the service.</li> </ul> The Successful Applicant: Our main priority for all our roles at Response is to find people that can live our values every day Caring, Safe, Creative and Aspirational. Essential criteria: <ul> <li>GCSE s in English and Maths (or equivalent)</li> <li>A commitment to undertake continual personal development including completing the Care Certificate</li> <li>IT literate with experience using MS Office packages.</li> <li>Good communication skills, written, verbal and listening.</li> <li>Flexible approach to working hours, including weekends.</li> <li>A genuine interest in mental health and well-being with a commitment to delivering Response's mission.</li> <li>Ability to provide non-judgemental, emotional and practical support to residents.</li> <li>A genuine interest in mental health and well-being with a commitment to delivering Response's mission.</li> <li>Demonstrates high levels of personal and professional integrity working to Response s vision, mission and values</li> <li>Ability to follow health and safety procedures.</li> <li>Demonstrate respect for difference and diversity</li> </ul> What We Offer: <ul> <li>33 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) </li> <li>Blue Light card and other discounted shopping</li> <li>Employee Assistance Plan - with access to free counselling </li> <li>Cycle to Work Scheme </li> <li>Enhanced family friendly leave</li> <li>Professional qualification sponsorship and study leave </li> <li>£500 refer a friend bonus scheme </li> <li>Optional health cash care plan with money off prescriptions and treatments</li> <li>Wellbeing hub and mental wellbeing support app approved by NHS</li> <li>Free flu jabs</li> <li>Free DBS application</li> </ul> You will receive the training and confidence to use core therapeutic talk therapies such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Strength-based Trauma Informed Care and Mutual Aid to provide the best possible support to our clients. If this Mental Health Support Worker position sounds like the role for you then please apply today! We would love to hear from you! This vacancy may be closed early. To learn more about Response and what we do, please visit our website. Closing date 13/08/2025 Our employees and clients come from all over the world, we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture and are registered as a Disability Confident Employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our clients. All our roles require an enhanced DBS check, two references from most recent employers and you must have the right to work in the UK.

Mental Health Support Worker

HCPC Registered Clinical Psychologist / Expert Witness Zero hours contract available £60-£90 per hour Are you a registered Clinical psychologist, looking for part time or free lance work? No admin or report writing included, face to face evidenced based assessments only. Key notes: <ul> <li>Zero hours Pick the hours that work for you. If you are looking for an additional income, this is the ideal role, to work alongside your current place of work.</li> <li>Pick from weekdays, evenings and weekends.</li> <li>This is a clinic-based role services offered are country wide. - There is multiple clinics in and around the region you will service the nearest to your post code area.</li> <li>Assessments are 1hour slots, including completing a Proforma which is provided by the client.</li> <li>Preparatory documents dating back to injury only</li> <li>No report writing small claims mainly.</li> <li>Fuel cost will be expensed by 45p per mile.</li> <li>Clinics are provided and paid for by the client.</li> </ul> You will complete assessments for Personal injury victims, relating to RTA's, as well as other small claims. <ul> <li>Personal injury Mental and functional health assessment, on the impact and mental adjustments a work related, traffic accident or clinical negligence claim, has had on the client.</li> <li>Conditions covered PTSD, Trauma, Flashbacks, anxiety and depression.</li> </ul> Preparatory time: A Patient Health Questionnaire-and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder completed and available to view prior to assessment. All experts are expected to review Medical records within the assessment cost, each assessment is around 1 hour and a proforma template is already provided for you, so there really is very little admin - as your reports will be written up by your medical secretary, you simply need to validate. Qualifications and Skills Required: <ul> <li>Minimum 1 year of hands on experience.</li> <li>Registered under: Clinical psychologist</li> <li>1 full year, on the HCPC registration.</li> <li>Strong understanding of psychological assessment tools.</li> </ul> Essential documentation: <ul> <li>Registered as a Clinical Psychologist on the HCPC.</li> <li>Right to work in the UK.</li> <li>Full DBS or on the update service.</li> <li>ICO certified under GDPR legalities.</li> <li>Indemnity Insurance - referencing medico-legal with a minimum cover of 5 million.</li> <li>Proof of qualifications gained.</li> <li>To be prepared to set up sole trader status. </li> </ul> Please note if you are registered as a Forensic Psychologist only, we can not accept applications of this nature at present. For further information please contact Joe on (url removed)

Expert Witness - Clinical Psychologist

School Mental Health Practitioner - Northampton Nurse Seekers is proud to be recruiting a School Mental Health Practitioner for a leading School in Northampton which specialises in supporting students with complex social, emotional, and mental health needs. Working closely with a dedicated SEND &amp; Wellbeing team, the successful candidate will deliver tailored, trauma-informed interventions to help students build resilience and navigate life's challenges. This is a rewarding opportunity to apply your clinical skills in a setting that values collaboration, compassion, and progress. Applications are welcomed from professionals registered with: <ul> <li>HCPC (e.g., Occupational Therapists, Psychologists)</li><li>NMC (e.g., Registered Mental Health Nurses)</li><li>BACP, UKCP or equivalent (e.g., Counsellors, Psychotherapists)</li><li>Social Work England</li><li>Other relevant health or therapy regulators</li></ul> Whether your background is in CBT, DBT, play therapy, counselling, or other therapeutic approaches, your expertise will help shape better outcomes for vulnerable young people. Key aspects of the role: <ul> <li>One-to-one and group-based mental health interventions</li><li>Collaboration with staff, families, and external services</li><li>Staff support and training on trauma-informed practice</li><li>Contribution to whole-school wellbeing initiatives</li></ul> This is a term-time role with a salary which is dependent on experience. The role also does require travel across sites, so access to transport is essential, and candidates requiring any form of Visa Sponsorship can NOT Be considered. If you're ready to make a meaningful difference through your practice, apply today or contact Nurse Seekers for further details on .

School Mental Health Practitioner

Must be able to work a Tuesday and Wednesday to support service users already in/preparing for groups. Must have experience in adult secondary care me...

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