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<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Are you a qualified Counsellor for Depression (CfD) looking to make a real difference in people's lives? Nouvita Healthcare is seeking dedicated, sessional counsellors to join our growing<strong>NHS Talking Therapies</strong>team. This hybrid role offers flexibility, autonomy, and the opportunity to deliver high-quality, evidence-based therapy to adults experiencing common mental health issues.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>Youll work within the<strong>NHS Talking Therapies (IAPT) framework</strong>, delivering short-term counselling interventions that are person-centred and guided by the<strong>Person-Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression (PCE-CfD)</strong>model.</p><p><strong>Your responsibilities will include:</strong></p><ul> <li><p>Conducting assessments and delivering therapy sessions</p></li> <li><p>Supporting clients through their mental health journeys using evidence-based practice</p></li> <li><p>Maintaining clear, timely clinical notes on our digital system</p></li> <li><p>Collaborating with team members, supervisors, and partner agencies</p></li> <li><p>Participating in regular supervision, training, and professional development</p></li></ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Nouvita Healthcare is an established provider of specialist health and social care services across Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire. We are dedicated to delivering high-quality, patient-centred mental health support and therapeutic services in hospital, residential and now in outpatient settings. Our focus is on empowering recovery and improving outcomes through effective, compassionate care. At Nouvita, we value continuous improvement and foster an environment where all staff have a voice and can develop their careers.</p><p>We are committed to:</p><p>Delivering high-quality mental health services</p><p>Maintaining excellent clinical governance and patient outcomes</p><p>Supporting staff development and wellbeing</p><p>Promoting equality, inclusion, and diversity in everything we do</p><p></p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>27 August 2025</p>

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

    
  

  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £25 a session
      
    </p>
  
  
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>L0012-25-0018</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>33 Wellfield Close</p>
            <p>Hatfield</p>
      <p>Hertfordshire</p>
      <p>AL100BU</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Youll work within the<strong>NHS Talking Therapies (IAPT) framework</strong>, delivering short-term counselling interventions that are person-centred and guided by the<strong>Person-Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression (PCE-CfD)</strong>model.</p><p><strong>Your responsibilities will include:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Conducting assessments and delivering therapy sessions</p></li> <li><p>Supporting clients through their mental health journeys using evidence-based practice</p></li> <li><p>Maintaining clear, timely clinical notes on our digital system</p></li> <li><p>Collaborating with team members, supervisors, and partner agencies</p></li> <li><p>Participating in regular supervision, training, and professional development</p></li></ul>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Youll work within the<strong>NHS Talking Therapies (IAPT) framework</strong>, delivering short-term counselling interventions that are person-centred and guided by the<strong>Person-Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression (PCE-CfD)</strong>model.</p><p><strong>Your responsibilities will include:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Conducting assessments and delivering therapy sessions</p></li> <li><p>Supporting clients through their mental health journeys using evidence-based practice</p></li> <li><p>Maintaining clear, timely clinical notes on our digital system</p></li> <li><p>Collaborating with team members, supervisors, and partner agencies</p></li> <li><p>Participating in regular supervision, training, and professional development</p></li></ul>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>- Qualification in CfD</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
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          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>- BACP membership (Accreditation or working towards it)</li>
        
        <li>- Qualification in CfD</li>
        
        <li>- At least 2 years of post-qualification experience</li>
        
        <li>- Experience delivering time-limited counselling</li>
        
        <li>- Remote counselling qualification and good IT skills</li>
        
        <li>- Ability to travel within Hertfordshire as needed</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>- Strong interpersonal and communication skills</li>
          
          <li>- A flexible, client-focused approach</li>
          
          <li>- A solid understanding of confidentiality, ethics, and safeguarding</li>
          
          <li>- Commitment to equality, diversity, and professional standards</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>- Qualification in CfD</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>- BACP membership (Accreditation or working towards it)</li>
          
          <li>- Qualification in CfD</li>
          
          <li>- At least 2 years of post-qualification experience</li>
          
          <li>- Experience delivering time-limited counselling</li>
          
          <li>- Remote counselling qualification and good IT skills</li>
          
          <li>- Ability to travel within Hertfordshire as needed</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>- Strong interpersonal and communication skills</li>
            
            <li>- A flexible, client-focused approach</li>
            
            <li>- A solid understanding of confidentiality, ethics, and safeguarding</li>
            
            <li>- Commitment to equality, diversity, and professional standards</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
    
  



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

  

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

      

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


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Nouvita Limited</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>33 Wellfield Close</p>
            <p>Hatfield</p>
      <p>Hertfordshire</p>
      <p>AL100BU</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Nouvita Limited</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>33 Wellfield Close</p>
                    <p>Hatfield</p>
          <p>Hertfordshire</p>
          <p>AL100BU</p>
        
      

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

NHS Jobs

Sessional Counsellor

Intensive Community Support Senior Clinician

Family Therapist / Systemic Psychotherapist

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



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



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


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

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £56,276 to £63,176 a year
      
        pro rata p.a. incl.
      
    </p>
  
  

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

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

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>293-EMRS2-0519</p>
  

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

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


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Education/Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Post graduate qualification in CBT leading to BABCP accreditation or Post-graduate qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology conferring eligibility for chartership by the British Psychological Society, Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with Health Care Professions Council</li>
        
        <li>Models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics CBT and one other psychological therapy</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>BABCP accreditation</li>
          
          <li>Training in and experience of delivering other modalities such as Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), Behavioural Couples Therapy (BCT), Counselling for Depression (CfD), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)</li>
          
          <li>Relevant specialist training or qualifications teaching or training other staff</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Skills/ Abilities
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Highly-developed skills in the effective communication of highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to a wide variety of recipients in a range of settings within and outside the NHS, including the ability to produce comprehensive and coherent letters, reports and associated documentation</li>
        
        <li>Skills in working across multidisciplinary settings</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups across the life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across a range of care settings</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working in a physical health setting, providing highly specialist health psychology assessment and treatment through 1:1 and group interventions with adults</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working in the clinical field of diabetes/ LTC</li>
        
        <li>Experience of teaching or training other staff</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with individuals who may be considered difficult to engage in their own healthcare</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Trust Values, Equal Opportunities and Other Requirements
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values</li>
        
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        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Education/Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Post graduate qualification in CBT leading to BABCP accreditation or Post-graduate qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology conferring eligibility for chartership by the British Psychological Society, Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with Health Care Professions Council</li>
          
          <li>Models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics CBT and one other psychological therapy</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>BABCP accreditation</li>
            
            <li>Training in and experience of delivering other modalities such as Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), Behavioural Couples Therapy (BCT), Counselling for Depression (CfD), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)</li>
            
            <li>Relevant specialist training or qualifications teaching or training other staff</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Skills/ Abilities
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Highly-developed skills in the effective communication of highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to a wide variety of recipients in a range of settings within and outside the NHS, including the ability to produce comprehensive and coherent letters, reports and associated documentation</li>
          
          <li>Skills in working across multidisciplinary settings</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups across the life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across a range of care settings</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working in a physical health setting, providing highly specialist health psychology assessment and treatment through 1:1 and group interventions with adults</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working in the clinical field of diabetes/ LTC</li>
          
          <li>Experience of teaching or training other staff</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working with individuals who may be considered difficult to engage in their own healthcare</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Trust Values, Equal Opportunities and Other Requirements
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
    
  



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

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

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

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

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Homerton Hospital</p>
      <p>Homerton Row</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>E9 6SR</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



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

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

CBT Therapist / Clinical / Counselling Psychologist

CBT Therapist - High Intensity (IAPT)

Family and Carer Ambassador

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist</strong></p> <p>Are you passionate about transforming mental health services to meet local need? Do you have a track record of community capacity building and leading co-productions with community partners? Do you want to join a dynamic, experienced and forward thinking psychology leadership team in Newham that makes a real difference to people's lives? If so, we want to hear from you.</p> <p>We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Clinical or Counselling Psychologist with relevant post-qualification experience of working in Community Mental Health Teams to undertake a leadership role in our community transformation work. The post holder would be working with service managers, psychological therapies workforce and primary care networks as well as local community organisations and people participation leads to take forward the vision for broader mental health transformation as well as the move to a more community psychology focus in delivery of psychological interventions within community settings.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The role requires a skilled clinician who can work both directly as well as indirectly to provide a range of clinical services and to manage and support psychology staff including senior psychologists, Clinical Associate Psychologists, Assistant Psychologists and other psychological professionals. You should have experience of working with service users with complex mental health including dual diagnosis and/or Autistic Spectrum Disorder presentations. Additionally, you will be familiar with the needs of local community of Newham and challenges of working with wider social determinants of health. </p> <p>You would be joining a dynamic psychological professionals' department within secondary care in Newham which offers a variety of evidence based interventions, as well as values practice based evidence, adapted therapies and co-production. You will have access to clinical supervision and professional management support from the Consultant Psychological Lead, and operational management support from a Senior Manager in community services</p>



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


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>25 November 2025</p>

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

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 8b</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £70,396 to £80,837 a year
      
        per annum Inc HCAs
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>363-NEW7556115</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>CIMHS South/CRT South</p>
      <p>117 Balaam St</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>E13 8AF</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>For full details of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>For full details of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Education/Qualification/Training
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology</li>
        
        <li>HCPC registration</li>
        
        <li>Clinical supervision training of doctoral trainees</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Management/Leadership training</li>
          
          <li>Additional relevant training (Community Psychology, Narrative Therapy, Family Therapy, EMDR, Schema Therapy)</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of work in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of developing relationships with a range of community stakeholders towards the co-development of service provision</li>
        
        <li>Assessed experience of working as a qualified Clinical or Counselling psychologist at a highly specialist level, or assessed experience of working as a qualified psychotherapist, preferably in the NHS or similar public health provider.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working in community mental health services and multidisciplinary settings</li>
        
        <li>Highly developed communication skills at overcoming barriers to understanding and acceptance.</li>
        
        <li>Skills in providing advice and consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.</li>
        
        <li>Working knowledge of the practices and approaches of other key disciplines, professions and agencies involved in the care and management network, including medical, employment, social, educational and criminal justice systems.</li>
        
        <li>Supervision of MDT staff in Recovery Model approaches</li>
        
        <li>The use of QI or other improvement methodology in clinical settings</li>
        
        <li>The operational delivery of integrated care pathways</li>
        
        <li>The application of the Care Act (2015), Mental  Capacity Act (2007), Mental Health Act (2007)</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>the principles and practice of clinical governance, clinical audit and research  methodology</li>
        
        <li>Sufficient knowledge of other modalities to engage appropriately with colleagues and their work with service users</li>
        
        <li>Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.</li>
        
        <li>Current mental health legislation and initiatives, including NHS policies and procedures and Health &amp; Safety issues</li>
        
        <li>a range of psychological therapies</li>
        
        <li>Community Psychology models and approaches</li>
        
        <li>psychological assessment and treatment</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of local communities in Newham</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          Other
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Ability to travel independently across sites as required   Ability to identify and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviours.     Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours.     Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings.     Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and able to hold the stress of others.     Ability to remain in constrained positions for substantial proportion of working time.     Ability to concentrate intensively for substantial periods of time during patient contact, teaching/supervision sessions, team meetings, preparing written work etc.     Ability to produce high quality professional results to specified deadlines and other time constraints.     Ability to manage effectively frequent exposure to highly distressing/emotional circumstances.     Ability to manage effectively verbal aggression and abuse from patients, carers etc, and the risk of physical aggression.     Ability to work creatively, co-operatively, reliably and consistently as an independent practitioner, as a mentor and supervisor, and in multi-disciplinary and team settings.     Demonstrably respectful approach to patients, carers, colleagues, other professionals and professional contacts.  Willingness to negotiate and ability to handle confrontation effectively and professionally.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to speak an additional local community language (eg Somali, Sylheti/Bengali, Hindi, Urdu)  Budget Management</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Education/Qualification/Training
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology</li>
          
          <li>HCPC registration</li>
          
          <li>Clinical supervision training of doctoral trainees</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Management/Leadership training</li>
            
            <li>Additional relevant training (Community Psychology, Narrative Therapy, Family Therapy, EMDR, Schema Therapy)</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of work in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of developing relationships with a range of community stakeholders towards the co-development of service provision</li>
          
          <li>Assessed experience of working as a qualified Clinical or Counselling psychologist at a highly specialist level, or assessed experience of working as a qualified psychotherapist, preferably in the NHS or similar public health provider.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working in community mental health services and multidisciplinary settings</li>
          
          <li>Highly developed communication skills at overcoming barriers to understanding and acceptance.</li>
          
          <li>Skills in providing advice and consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.</li>
          
          <li>Working knowledge of the practices and approaches of other key disciplines, professions and agencies involved in the care and management network, including medical, employment, social, educational and criminal justice systems.</li>
          
          <li>Supervision of MDT staff in Recovery Model approaches</li>
          
          <li>The use of QI or other improvement methodology in clinical settings</li>
          
          <li>The operational delivery of integrated care pathways</li>
          
          <li>The application of the Care Act (2015), Mental  Capacity Act (2007), Mental Health Act (2007)</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>the principles and practice of clinical governance, clinical audit and research  methodology</li>
          
          <li>Sufficient knowledge of other modalities to engage appropriately with colleagues and their work with service users</li>
          
          <li>Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.</li>
          
          <li>Current mental health legislation and initiatives, including NHS policies and procedures and Health &amp; Safety issues</li>
          
          <li>a range of psychological therapies</li>
          
          <li>Community Psychology models and approaches</li>
          
          <li>psychological assessment and treatment</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of local communities in Newham</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Other
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to travel independently across sites as required   Ability to identify and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviours.     Ability to identify, provide and promote appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours.     Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings.     Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and able to hold the stress of others.     Ability to remain in constrained positions for substantial proportion of working time.     Ability to concentrate intensively for substantial periods of time during patient contact, teaching/supervision sessions, team meetings, preparing written work etc.     Ability to produce high quality professional results to specified deadlines and other time constraints.     Ability to manage effectively frequent exposure to highly distressing/emotional circumstances.     Ability to manage effectively verbal aggression and abuse from patients, carers etc, and the risk of physical aggression.     Ability to work creatively, co-operatively, reliably and consistently as an independent practitioner, as a mentor and supervisor, and in multi-disciplinary and team settings.     Demonstrably respectful approach to patients, carers, colleagues, other professionals and professional contacts.  Willingness to negotiate and ability to handle confrontation effectively and professionally.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Ability to speak an additional local community language (eg Somali, Sylheti/Bengali, Hindi, Urdu)  Budget Management</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
    
  



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

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

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


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

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

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


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>CIMHS South/CRT South</p>
      <p>117 Balaam St</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>E13 8AF</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>CIMHS South/CRT South</p>
          <p>117 Balaam St</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>E13 8AF</p>
        
      

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

Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>Job Summary</strong></p> <p>To be responsible for Physiotherapy management of patients with chronic pain and development of the Physiotherapy services within the Pain Management Team.</p>  <p>To work with other members of the Pain Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) to provide a co-ordinated, effective and efficient service.</p>  <p>To work the MDT to assess and manage patients either individually or in groups for those who may also be attending for other forms of pain management or interventional therapies.</p>  <p>To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of his/her professional activities.</p>  <p>As part of the Pain Management Team, to use cognitive-behavioural skills in the clinical management of patients.</p>  <p>To utilise biopsychosocial clinical reasoning skills and evidence-based knowledge, to assess patients with a wide range of medical conditions and impairments and highly complex presentations.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>To be able to respond to the chronic pain patients' wide variation of complex physical and cognitive difficulties and learning needs. Utilising cognitive-behavioural skills and those of a specialist and autonomous physiotherapy practitioner, but seamlessly within the interdisciplinary team.</p>  <p>To work within a stressful and unpredictable environment treating outpatients covering a wide range of musculoskeletal and psychological problems.</p>  <p>To participate in delivering and auditing the physiotherapy component of the pain management service.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Our Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital--along with award-winning clinics across North West London.</p> <p>Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5m, providing full clinical services including maternity, A&amp;E and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health care. The CQC rates us Good in safety, effectiveness, care and responsiveness, and Outstanding in leadership and resource use.</p> <p>We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Mid.</p> <p>We are delivering sustainable healthcare through our Green Plan. In line with Greener NHS ambitions, we aim for net zero carbon emissions by 2045. Achieving this requires collective effort. We encourage staff to reduce their impact on carbon, waste and pollution wherever possible. Every action counts to create a healthier, more sustainable future.</p> <p>We are committed to equal opportunities and believe diversity drives innovation and excellence. We welcome applications from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities, valuing the perspectives they bring.</p> <p>If you haven't heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probation. <strong>Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.</strong></p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>26 November 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £53,751 to £60,651 a year
      
        incl. HCAS
      
    </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>289-PC-121</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Chelsea and Westminster Site</p>
            <p>London</p>
            <p>SW10 9NH</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>To use evidence based principles/current practise and specialist skills to assess, plan implement and evaluate interventions and to ensure that all members of your team do likewise.</p>  <p>To disseminate information about pain management to physiotherapy colleagues in the hospital.</p>  <p>Supervise less experienced physiotherapists and assistants.</p>  <p>To participate in CPD and other developmental activities.</p>  <p>To have the opportunity to participate in research/ audit projects.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>To use evidence based principles/current practise and specialist skills to assess, plan implement and evaluate interventions and to ensure that all members of your team do likewise.</p>  <p>To disseminate information about pain management to physiotherapy colleagues in the hospital.</p>  <p>Supervise less experienced physiotherapists and assistants.</p>  <p>To participate in CPD and other developmental activities.</p>  <p>To have the opportunity to participate in research/ audit projects.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Education and qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Degree in Physiotherapy</li>
        
        <li>HCPC registration.</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of continued professional development in pain management physiotherapy including attendance at courses.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Working towards relevant post-graduate qualification/MSc.</li>
          
          <li>Membership of a relevant special interest group.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Band 6 or above experience in musculoskeletal physiotherapy</li>
        
        <li>Experience of delivering groups or running classes.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of using pain management strategies with patients</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working as part of an MDT.</li>
        
        <li>Appraisal, supervision and teaching of juniors, assistants, students and other members of MDT.</li>
        
        <li>Active participation in in-service training programmes.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Evidence of participation in service evaluation and/or audit</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Skills and knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Up to date knowledge of pain theory</li>
        
        <li>Proven ability to accurately assess and treat complex patients using a biopsychosocial approach and advanced clinical reasoning.</li>
        
        <li>Understanding of interdisciplinary working in the management of complex patients</li>
        
        <li>Ability to manage patients experiencing psychological distress, including those with high levels of anxiety or depression, symptoms of PTSD or survivors or torture.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to work in a stressful and unpredictable environment.</li>
        
        <li>Highly developed communication skills, both verbal and written.</li>
        
        <li>Excellent presentation skills.</li>
        
        <li>Good IT skills, including use of electronic records.</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of ability to prioritise and manage time effectively</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrates awareness and sensitivity to cultural differences and beliefs.</li>
        
        <li>Able to demonstrate good working knowledge of all areas of clinical governance including quality, audit and risk management.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Basic understanding of different psychological models used in pain management, such as CBT, mindfulness and ACT</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Education and qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Degree in Physiotherapy</li>
          
          <li>HCPC registration.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of continued professional development in pain management physiotherapy including attendance at courses.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Working towards relevant post-graduate qualification/MSc.</li>
            
            <li>Membership of a relevant special interest group.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Band 6 or above experience in musculoskeletal physiotherapy</li>
          
          <li>Experience of delivering groups or running classes.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of using pain management strategies with patients</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working as part of an MDT.</li>
          
          <li>Appraisal, supervision and teaching of juniors, assistants, students and other members of MDT.</li>
          
          <li>Active participation in in-service training programmes.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Evidence of participation in service evaluation and/or audit</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Skills and knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Up to date knowledge of pain theory</li>
          
          <li>Proven ability to accurately assess and treat complex patients using a biopsychosocial approach and advanced clinical reasoning.</li>
          
          <li>Understanding of interdisciplinary working in the management of complex patients</li>
          
          <li>Ability to manage patients experiencing psychological distress, including those with high levels of anxiety or depression, symptoms of PTSD or survivors or torture.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work in a stressful and unpredictable environment.</li>
          
          <li>Highly developed communication skills, both verbal and written.</li>
          
          <li>Excellent presentation skills.</li>
          
          <li>Good IT skills, including use of electronic records.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of ability to prioritise and manage time effectively</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrates awareness and sensitivity to cultural differences and beliefs.</li>
          
          <li>Able to demonstrate good working knowledge of all areas of clinical governance including quality, audit and risk management.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Basic understanding of different psychological models used in pain management, such as CBT, mindfulness and ACT</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>
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        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Chelsea and Westminster Site</p>
            <p>London</p>
            <p>SW10 9NH</p>
    
  

  
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Chelsea and Westminster Site</p>
                    <p>London</p>
                    <p>SW10 9NH</p>
        
      

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

Specialist Physiotherapist PAIN

Band 7 Advance Mental Health Practitioner

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Interested in a career in CAMHS? We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Dietician to develop to a Band 7 in Child and Adolescent Mental Health through our innovative and comprehensive training programme which includes formal teaching, experiential learning and supervision.</p>
<p>The successful applicant will join the West London CAMHS Eating Disorder Service is based at in Ealing CAMHS, 1 Armstrong Way, Southall UB2 4SA.</p>
<p>The West London CAMHS Eating Disorder Service is a well-established and expanding multi-disciplinary service which offers a range of evidence based clinical treatments to young people with eating disorders across the Boroughs of Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith and Fulham. The Service also links to a comprehensive Tier 2 and Tier 3 CAMH Service and a CAMHS Crisis Prevention/Care Team (ALLIANCE). The post holder will be part of a growing team of clinicians with a special interest and expertise in working with children, and young people, who are presenting with eating disorders.</p>
<p>The Dietician will also join a thriving team of supportive, committed and skilled nurses who are dedicated to changing the future outcomes for children and young people who present to mental health services.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The Dietitian will commit to participating in the CAMHS Development Programme, whilst also working within the Eating Disorder Service. For more information on the CAMHS Development Programme please see the Candidate Information Pack.</p>
<p>The Dietician will work within the intensive treatment community pathway. This is an exciting new development within the team to support young people to remain in the community or to provide consistent support on paediatric wards to support discharge. This role will provide outreach into the young person's home to and local wards to provide meal and more generalised therapeutic support.</p>
<p>The Dietitian will join the multidisciplinary team in the delivery of clinical assessment and provision of therapy to young people (0-18) and their families and/or carers within the Eating Disorder Service. The role will include providing outreach work to patients who may find it hard to attend clinics and in-reach work into Tier 4 Services. The Dietitian will provide specialist dietitian input. With supervision and support the Dietitian will provide individual therapy to identified patients, as well as short term therapy (individual, family, groups) to patients presenting with sub-threshold disorders. He /she will also contribute towards Multi Family Therapy Groups.</p>
  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.</p>
<p>Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and  Hammersmith &amp; Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.</p>
<p>The Trust is rated as 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.</p>
<p>The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>28 November 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £44,485 to £52,521 a year
      
        per annum inclusive
      
    </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>222-LS-CAMHS-745</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Ealing CAMHS</p>
      <p>1 Armstrong Way</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>UB2 4SD</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.</p>
<p>The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.</p>
<p>The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>B.Sc. (hons.) in Dietetics or post graduate diploma in Dietetics</li>
        
        <li>Membership of HCPC</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of ongoing CPD</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of Dietetics relevant to post.</li>
        
        <li>Specialist Dietetic training in Eating disorders</li>
        
        <li>Current registration with HCPC</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Member of the British Dietetic Association and the Specialist Mental Health Group.</li>
          
          <li>BDA Clinical Supervisory Skills course.</li>
          
          <li>British Dietetic Association accredited course(s) in eating disorders (or willing to undertake within agreed timescale)</li>
          
          <li>Training in CBT-E techniques used in Eating Disorders</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience in Dietetics including experience of working with service users with mental health problems.</li>
        
        <li>Previous experience of working in CAMHS.</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of ongoing CPD and awareness of current developments</li>
        
        <li>Commitment to evidence-based practise.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience working in CAMHS/ Eating disorder services</li>
          
          <li>Previous experience of working with CBT-E techniques.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working in a variety of settings.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of delivering training programmes.</li>
          
          <li>Experience/training in FT-AN</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Knowledge &amp; Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>National guidance and key standards in own specialist area.</li>
        
        <li>Health and Safety legislation and its application in practice Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act and its application in practice.</li>
        
        <li>Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.</li>
        
        <li>Clinical Governance and its application in practice.</li>
        
        <li>Communicate complex and sensitive information in a manner appropriate to the individual and situation.</li>
        
        <li>Work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team</li>
        
        <li>Manage own caseload and prioritise effectively.</li>
        
        <li>Motivate and work positively and constructively with other members of the team.</li>
        
        <li>Safeguarding and its application in practice</li>
        
        <li>Understanding of the needs of individuals from diverse social, ethnic and cultural backgrounds.</li>
        
        <li>Communicate complex and sensitive information in a manner appropriate to the individual and situation.</li>
        
        <li>Good observational skills and ability to describe such observations verbally and in writing.</li>
        
        <li>Record keeping and report writing.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to relate therapeutically to the needs of the service user group.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Research and development methodology.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence based practice in mental health or learning disabilities and knowledge of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act (within an agreed timescale</li>
          
          <li>Understanding of some of main theories around development and maintenance in Eating Disorder's (Over evaluation of shape and weight and effects of starvation upon brain etc.)</li>
          
          <li>Software packages e.g. Dietplan.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to lead therapy group sessions (within agreed timescales)</li>
          
          <li>Delegate tasks appropriately.</li>
          
          <li>Apply latest research evidence and evaluative thinking in practice.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>B.Sc. (hons.) in Dietetics or post graduate diploma in Dietetics</li>
          
          <li>Membership of HCPC</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of ongoing CPD</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of Dietetics relevant to post.</li>
          
          <li>Specialist Dietetic training in Eating disorders</li>
          
          <li>Current registration with HCPC</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Member of the British Dietetic Association and the Specialist Mental Health Group.</li>
            
            <li>BDA Clinical Supervisory Skills course.</li>
            
            <li>British Dietetic Association accredited course(s) in eating disorders (or willing to undertake within agreed timescale)</li>
            
            <li>Training in CBT-E techniques used in Eating Disorders</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience in Dietetics including experience of working with service users with mental health problems.</li>
          
          <li>Previous experience of working in CAMHS.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of ongoing CPD and awareness of current developments</li>
          
          <li>Commitment to evidence-based practise.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience working in CAMHS/ Eating disorder services</li>
            
            <li>Previous experience of working with CBT-E techniques.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working in a variety of settings.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of delivering training programmes.</li>
            
            <li>Experience/training in FT-AN</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge &amp; Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>National guidance and key standards in own specialist area.</li>
          
          <li>Health and Safety legislation and its application in practice Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act and its application in practice.</li>
          
          <li>Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.</li>
          
          <li>Clinical Governance and its application in practice.</li>
          
          <li>Communicate complex and sensitive information in a manner appropriate to the individual and situation.</li>
          
          <li>Work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team</li>
          
          <li>Manage own caseload and prioritise effectively.</li>
          
          <li>Motivate and work positively and constructively with other members of the team.</li>
          
          <li>Safeguarding and its application in practice</li>
          
          <li>Understanding of the needs of individuals from diverse social, ethnic and cultural backgrounds.</li>
          
          <li>Communicate complex and sensitive information in a manner appropriate to the individual and situation.</li>
          
          <li>Good observational skills and ability to describe such observations verbally and in writing.</li>
          
          <li>Record keeping and report writing.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to relate therapeutically to the needs of the service user group.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Research and development methodology.</li>
            
            <li>Evidence based practice in mental health or learning disabilities and knowledge of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act (within an agreed timescale</li>
            
            <li>Understanding of some of main theories around development and maintenance in Eating Disorder's (Over evaluation of shape and weight and effects of starvation upon brain etc.)</li>
            
            <li>Software packages e.g. Dietplan.</li>
            
            <li>Ability to lead therapy group sessions (within agreed timescales)</li>
            
            <li>Delegate tasks appropriately.</li>
            
            <li>Apply latest research evidence and evaluative thinking in practice.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
    
  



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

  

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


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

      

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


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>West London NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Ealing CAMHS</p>
      <p>1 Armstrong Way</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>UB2 4SD</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>West London NHS Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Ealing CAMHS</p>
          <p>1 Armstrong Way</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>UB2 4SD</p>
        
      

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

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