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Senior Mental Health Practitioner - Brent CAMHS MHST

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>An exciting opportunity has arisen for Occupational Therapists with experience of working with young people and their families to work in Tri-borough CAMHS. This is a full-time Band 7 permanent post in the CAMHS Alliance service.</p>
<p>We are on a significant journey of transformation in the quality of services provided, through greater co-production with service users and carers, and addressing long-standing inequalities. Increasingly, we are leading and collaborating closely with integrated care partnerships including working towards giving a stronger voice to some of the most vulnerable people in society.</p>
<p>We would be delighted to hear from Occupational Therapists who have some experience working in CAMHS using OT skills and are interested in this role. Candidates who have Crisis and/or Home Treatment experience will be prioritised for this role. The post holder will provide line management, clinical and professional supervision for staff within the discipline, in agreement with the discipline lead.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The Alliance Crisis Team serves 3 key pathways:</p> <p>o Acute Trust and out of hours' serviceo Intensive community support/ Home Treatment service &amp; Post A&amp;E Reviewo Intensive community support/Home Treatment + service with Tier 3 CAMHs interface and Tier 4 diversion/Tier 4 step down</p> <p>The post holders will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, holding a clinical caseload and undertaking the comprehensive assessment of children and young people with mental health needs (including risk assessment and the development of risk management plans) who present in crisis to CAMH Services, hospitals and sites covered by the Alliance Crisis Care.</p> <p>In addition to providing direct work to families and young people, the post holders will also assist the CAMHS and/or paediatrics team with treatment planning and provide consultation to families/carers and other professionals involved in the life of the young person.</p> <p>The post holder will participate in delivering the provision of specialist mental health services to children and young people and their families and carers across the West London NHS Trust 3 Boroughs CAMH Service and crisis pathway.</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>12 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
      
        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-743</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Lakeside mental Health Unit</p>
      <p>Twickenham Road</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>TW7 6AF</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>BSc (Hons) or equivalent Occupational Therapy qualification</li>
        
        <li>HCPC Registered</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of post-graduate training in mental health and an active interest in further professional development in CAMHS</li>
        
        <li>Clinical supervision training</li>
        
        <li>Practice placement educator  training</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Post graduate training in sensory integration</li>
          
          <li>Training in DBT</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Knowedge &amp; Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Specialist knowledge and application of OT assessments, interventions  and outcome measures relevant to client group</li>
        
        <li>Ability to determine the impact of mental and physical conditions on children and young people's functional ability and undertake assessment/ make recommendations with regards to the provision of equipment/aid  and adaptations</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of safeguarding procedures</li>
        
        <li>Applied Knowledge of relevant policy and changes within wider NHS relevant to Mental Health</li>
        
        <li>Awareness and knowledge of factors specifically relating to O.T. within the community and CAMHS</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrated application of Risk Assessment and management in clinical practice</li>
        
        <li>Understanding and clinical application of Model of Human Occupation</li>
        
        <li>Working knowledge and application of clinical governance</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Considerable post qualification experience as a Band 6 or equivalent</li>
        
        <li>In-patient and/or community mental health OT clinical experience</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with children and young people who self-harm or have suicidal ideation.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of using a range of OT standardised assessments</li>
        
        <li>Experience of multidisciplinary and multiagency working</li>
        
        <li>Supervision of O.T.s and support staff</li>
        
        <li>Supervision of O.T. students on practice placement</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrated involvement in service development</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working in CAMHS setting</li>
          
          <li>Experience of line managing staff</li>
          
          <li>Research and audit experience</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Able to demonstrate a strong professional identity</li>
        
        <li>Able to communicate and negotiate effectively with staff at all levels.</li>
        
        <li>Able to commit to and work effectively within teams, MDT, and profession specific</li>
        
        <li>Ability to work autonomously</li>
        
        <li>Effective leadership skills</li>
        
        <li>Good motivational techniques and abilities.</li>
        
        <li>Clear effective planning and decision-making skills.</li>
        
        <li>Able to maintain the profile of occupational therapy within a multidisciplinary setting</li>
        
        <li>Able to contribute to in-service training.</li>
        
        <li>Able to establish good working relationships across the Trust and other agencies</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrates the ability to professionally role model, empower and motivate staff</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Computer Literacy</li>
          
          <li>Good organisational skills and time management.</li>
          
          <li>Presentation and teaching skills</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>BSc (Hons) or equivalent Occupational Therapy qualification</li>
          
          <li>HCPC Registered</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of post-graduate training in mental health and an active interest in further professional development in CAMHS</li>
          
          <li>Clinical supervision training</li>
          
          <li>Practice placement educator  training</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Post graduate training in sensory integration</li>
            
            <li>Training in DBT</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Knowedge &amp; Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Specialist knowledge and application of OT assessments, interventions  and outcome measures relevant to client group</li>
          
          <li>Ability to determine the impact of mental and physical conditions on children and young people's functional ability and undertake assessment/ make recommendations with regards to the provision of equipment/aid  and adaptations</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of safeguarding procedures</li>
          
          <li>Applied Knowledge of relevant policy and changes within wider NHS relevant to Mental Health</li>
          
          <li>Awareness and knowledge of factors specifically relating to O.T. within the community and CAMHS</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrated application of Risk Assessment and management in clinical practice</li>
          
          <li>Understanding and clinical application of Model of Human Occupation</li>
          
          <li>Working knowledge and application of clinical governance</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Considerable post qualification experience as a Band 6 or equivalent</li>
          
          <li>In-patient and/or community mental health OT clinical experience</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with children and young people who self-harm or have suicidal ideation.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of using a range of OT standardised assessments</li>
          
          <li>Experience of multidisciplinary and multiagency working</li>
          
          <li>Supervision of O.T.s and support staff</li>
          
          <li>Supervision of O.T. students on practice placement</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrated involvement in service development</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of working in CAMHS setting</li>
            
            <li>Experience of line managing staff</li>
            
            <li>Research and audit experience</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Able to demonstrate a strong professional identity</li>
          
          <li>Able to communicate and negotiate effectively with staff at all levels.</li>
          
          <li>Able to commit to and work effectively within teams, MDT, and profession specific</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work autonomously</li>
          
          <li>Effective leadership skills</li>
          
          <li>Good motivational techniques and abilities.</li>
          
          <li>Clear effective planning and decision-making skills.</li>
          
          <li>Able to maintain the profile of occupational therapy within a multidisciplinary setting</li>
          
          <li>Able to contribute to in-service training.</li>
          
          <li>Able to establish good working relationships across the Trust and other agencies</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrates the ability to professionally role model, empower and motivate staff</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Computer Literacy</li>
            
            <li>Good organisational skills and time management.</li>
            
            <li>Presentation and teaching skills</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>West London NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Lakeside mental Health Unit</p>
      <p>Twickenham Road</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>TW7 6AF</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>Lakeside mental Health Unit</p>
          <p>Twickenham Road</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>TW7 6AF</p>
        
      

      
        <br>
        <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>

MH Practitioner

Lead Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual. We are looking for a Play Worker to join our team of Health Play Specialists and Play Workers at The Royal London Children's Hospital. We work across both in and out patients departments and provide support to children and young people accessing our services.We are looking for a Play Worker who is committed to the delivery of compassionate high quality, child centered care and has the training and skills to implement specialised play input to support the young people and their families throughout their time in hospital.We are looking for someone who has a good understanding with relevantexperience of child development in varying ages and abilities, who is creative and keen to promote normalising and sensory play in the hospital setting. Our ideal candidate is able to work on their own initiative, a team player and a keen interest in working with children/young people and their families in hospital. We have a well-established programme of quality improvement and fully encourage CPD. We value team members who are resourceful, loyal, committed and can be an active part of our vision for continuing to drive play forward.Essential qualifications needed to apply for this post include 5 GCSEs Grade C and above (to include Maths &amp; English) and NNEB or NVQ level 3 in childcare or equivalent.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>Working alongside your Play Department and wider multi-disciplinary team you will:</p> <p>Maintain a safe, child-focused environment where play occurs naturally.Provide play for normalisation for children attending hospital as in or out patients.</p> <p>Use your knowledge of child development and through to adulthood when selecting recreational / play activities. To plan and implement developmental play programmes for patients. Be able to identify children who need extra support and hand this over to a Play Specialist.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.</p>
<p>The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.</p>
<p>Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.</p>
<p>We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>10 November 2025</p>

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

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 3</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £30,546 to £32,207 a year
      
        Per annum inc
      
    </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>259-7478464RLH-B</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Royal London Hospital</p>
            <p>London</p>
            <p>E1 1FR</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.</p> <p><strong>*PLEASE NOTE WE ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE* </strong></p> <p><strong>Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post - </strong><strong>Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (<a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>)</strong></p>  <p>Please note: When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High Cost Area Supplement) is not included for non-medical roles. This ensures fairness and consistency within our organisation, as some of our sites fall under inner HCAS, while others are classified as outer HCAS.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.</p> <p><strong>*PLEASE NOTE WE ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE* </strong></p> <p><strong>Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post - </strong><strong>Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (<a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>)</strong></p>  <p>Please note: When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High Cost Area Supplement) is not included for non-medical roles. This ensures fairness and consistency within our organisation, as some of our sites fall under inner HCAS, while others are classified as outer HCAS.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>5 GCSEs Grade C and above to include Maths &amp; English</li>
        
        <li>NNEB or NVQ level 3 in childcare or equivalent</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Awareness of Childrens Safeguarding</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Previous experience of working with Children/young people in a play, Education or hospital setting.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working as a team member.</li>
        
        <li>Experience /knowledge of different cultures and ethnic groups.</li>
        
        <li>General knowledge/experience Child Protection.</li>
        
        <li>Experience working with adolescents, babies and children with special needs &amp; their families.</li>
        
        <li>Theoretical knowledge of child development.</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of the value of play for sick children.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.</li>
        
        <li>Basic knowledge of confidentiality.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Cultural awareness training.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Good interpersonal and supportive skills.</li>
        
        <li>To be creative and provide a wide Selection of art &amp; craft activities for all ages.</li>
        
        <li>Health, safety and risk awareness.</li>
        
        <li>Play &amp; organisation skills.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to understand and adhere to professional boundaries of the role, referring on to line manager where necessary.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to work with individuals and groups of children/young people.</li>
        
        <li>Effective verbal and written communicational skills.</li>
        
        <li>Good level of IT skills.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Documentation Skills.</li>
          
          <li>Good level of IT skills</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          Communication
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Communicates in a manner that is consistent with relevant legislation, policies and procedures.</li>
        
        <li>Communicates with people in a form and manner that:</li>
        
        <li>Is consistent with their level of understanding, culture, background and preferred ways of communicating.</li>
        
        <li>Is appropriate to the purpose of the communication and the context in which it is taking place</li>
        
        <li>Encourages the effective participation of all involved</li>
        
        <li>Recognises and reflects on barriers to effective communication and modifies communication in response</li>
        
        <li>Is proactive in seeking out different styles and methods of communicating to assist longer term needs and aims</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>5 GCSEs Grade C and above to include Maths &amp; English</li>
          
          <li>NNEB or NVQ level 3 in childcare or equivalent</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Awareness of Childrens Safeguarding</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Previous experience of working with Children/young people in a play, Education or hospital setting.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working as a team member.</li>
          
          <li>Experience /knowledge of different cultures and ethnic groups.</li>
          
          <li>General knowledge/experience Child Protection.</li>
          
          <li>Experience working with adolescents, babies and children with special needs &amp; their families.</li>
          
          <li>Theoretical knowledge of child development.</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of the value of play for sick children.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.</li>
          
          <li>Basic knowledge of confidentiality.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Cultural awareness training.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Skills
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Good interpersonal and supportive skills.</li>
          
          <li>To be creative and provide a wide Selection of art &amp; craft activities for all ages.</li>
          
          <li>Health, safety and risk awareness.</li>
          
          <li>Play &amp; organisation skills.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to understand and adhere to professional boundaries of the role, referring on to line manager where necessary.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work with individuals and groups of children/young people.</li>
          
          <li>Effective verbal and written communicational skills.</li>
          
          <li>Good level of IT skills.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Documentation Skills.</li>
            
            <li>Good level of IT skills</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Communication
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Communicates in a manner that is consistent with relevant legislation, policies and procedures.</li>
          
          <li>Communicates with people in a form and manner that:</li>
          
          <li>Is consistent with their level of understanding, culture, background and preferred ways of communicating.</li>
          
          <li>Is appropriate to the purpose of the communication and the context in which it is taking place</li>
          
          <li>Encourages the effective participation of all involved</li>
          
          <li>Recognises and reflects on barriers to effective communication and modifies communication in response</li>
          
          <li>Is proactive in seeking out different styles and methods of communicating to assist longer term needs and aims</li>
          
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    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

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

  


 
  
    
      
        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>
      

      
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Barts Health NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Royal London Hospital</p>
            <p>London</p>
            <p>E1 1FR</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Barts Health NHS Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Royal London Hospital</p>
                    <p>London</p>
                    <p>E1 1FR</p>
        
      

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

Play Worker

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>As an HCPC registered Allied Health professional, reporting to the Lead Arts therapist in your directorate, you will develop and provide specialist Arts Therapy individually and in groups using your own arts therapy modality (Art) and line manage and clinically supervise junior members of staff.</p>
<p>As part of the ELFT Trust wide Arts Therapies you will work as an integrated and collaborative team member upholding the Trust values, 'We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive' and maintaining a holistic approach to promote effective functioning of the team and patient-centered care of service users.</p>
<p>As part of improving population health, improving access to therapies, preventative engagement and meeting service user needs, this post will be embedded across our Acute Services wards, including our High Dependency Unit and our long-stay and rehabilitation wards. You will not only deliver trauma informed specialist arts therapy but also support Psychology, OT and the wider MDT with co- produced and collaborative work.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <ol>
<li>To plan, provide and develop specialist patient-centered Arts Therapies including assessment, treatment and evaluation of individual and group work using own Arts Therapies modality.</li>
<li>Evaluate work on an ongoing basis with an emphasis on using appropriate service user reported experience and outcome measures to measure and demonstrate effectiveness.</li>
<li>Manage and supervise allocated staff, including trainees</li>
<li>Regularly undertake Quality Improvement, Research and Audit</li>
<li>Provide a range of teaching and training to multi-professional staff, service users and carers as required</li>
<li>Take a designated role in local service leadership and development</li>
<li>Maintain registration with HCPC and relevant professional bodies (eg BAAT)</li>
<li>Maintain own self-care and ability to practice.</li>
</ol>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>East London Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers nationally of Art, Music Drama and Dance Movement Psychotherapists covering City and Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets , Bedford and Luton and Forensic Directorates both inpatient and wider community services. We are one of the largest providers of arts therapies placements with a commitment to provide bespoke CPD opportunities and training for our arts therapists, opportunities for research and development and partnerships with community arts, the voluntary sector and other NHS Trusts</p>


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

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £51,488 to £57,802 a year
      
        per annum
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>363-FOR7558780</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>John Howard Centre</p>
      <p>12 Kenworthy road</p>
      <p>Homerton London</p>
            <p>E9 5TD</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>For further information relating to this vacancy please see attached job description and person specification.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>For further information relating to this vacancy please see 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>Degree in relevant area</li>
        
        <li>MA ( or equivalent) in post title Arts Therapies modality</li>
        
        <li>For Art Therapist/Psychotherapist, Music Therapist and Dramatherapist : registration with HCPC</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>For Dance Movement Psychotherapists registration with UKCP</li>
          
          <li>Membership of Arts Therapies professional Body</li>
          
          <li>Clinical Supervision Training</li>
          
          <li>Further training in an area of psychological practice relevant to the post's clinical area</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Post qualification experience as an Arts Therapist working with this client group in both group and individual work.</li>
        
        <li>Working with service users with challenging and/or unpredictable behavior.</li>
        
        <li>Clinical supervision of a trainee Arts Therapist</li>
        
        <li>Assessing Service Users and making recommendations to a Multi-disciplinary team</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Providing Arts Therapy teaching/training to a variety of audiences.</li>
          
          <li>Working as an Arts Therapist in a Multi-Disciplinary team</li>
          
          <li>Providing Arts therapies as part of research or clinical trial</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Knowledge and Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills.</li>
        
        <li>Developed interpersonal skills enabling  therapeutic alliances to be developed and  maintained.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to adapt and use a range of specialist skills in skills in individual and group based arts  therapies assessments and interventions</li>
        
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        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Education/ Qualification/ Training
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Degree in relevant area</li>
          
          <li>MA ( or equivalent) in post title Arts Therapies modality</li>
          
          <li>For Art Therapist/Psychotherapist, Music Therapist and Dramatherapist : registration with HCPC</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>For Dance Movement Psychotherapists registration with UKCP</li>
            
            <li>Membership of Arts Therapies professional Body</li>
            
            <li>Clinical Supervision Training</li>
            
            <li>Further training in an area of psychological practice relevant to the post's clinical area</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Post qualification experience as an Arts Therapist working with this client group in both group and individual work.</li>
          
          <li>Working with service users with challenging and/or unpredictable behavior.</li>
          
          <li>Clinical supervision of a trainee Arts Therapist</li>
          
          <li>Assessing Service Users and making recommendations to a Multi-disciplinary team</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Providing Arts Therapy teaching/training to a variety of audiences.</li>
            
            <li>Working as an Arts Therapist in a Multi-Disciplinary team</li>
            
            <li>Providing Arts therapies as part of research or clinical trial</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge and Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills.</li>
          
          <li>Developed interpersonal skills enabling  therapeutic alliances to be developed and  maintained.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to adapt and use a range of specialist skills in skills in individual and group based arts  therapies assessments and interventions</li>
          
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    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

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

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

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

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>John Howard Centre</p>
      <p>12 Kenworthy road</p>
      <p>Homerton London</p>
            <p>E9 5TD</p>
    
  

  
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    <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>John Howard Centre</p>
          <p>12 Kenworthy road</p>
          <p>Homerton London</p>
                    <p>E9 5TD</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>

Art Therapist (Art)

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Wellbeing Practitioner to join the Lambeth Mental Health Support Team.</p> <p>You must have completed the Senior Wellbeing Practice Postgraduate Diploma <strong>OR </strong>have a qualification in another core profession, for example: Art, Music or Drama Psychotherapy, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Mental Health Nursing, Clinical or Counselling Psychology.</p> <p>You will need to have a professional registration with the relevant statutory body (e.g. BABCP, HCPC, SWE or NMC).</p>     <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <ul>
<li>Work as part of the Lambeth MHST to manage a defined caseload.</li>
<li>Complete holistic assessments, and provide evidence-based intervention for children and young people (CYP) with mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their parents/carers.</li>
<li>Plan and deliver whole school activities, as part of a school's whole school/college approach to mental health and wellbeing.</li>
<li>Provide consultation and guided signposting to education settings.</li>
<li>Be expected to provide Case Management and Clinical Skills Supervision to qualified and/or trainee EMHPs within the service (if applicable).</li>
<li>Be able to work flexibly across a range of education providers. Promote the participation of children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community.</li>
<li>Promote equity, diversity and inclusion within their own role, the MHST and school communities, contributing to enabling other staff, children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.</li>
</ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p><strong><em>Lambeth MHST mission statement:</em></strong> <em>Through early support and working with children, young people, families and staff, we help to enable healthy minds and thriving school communities. We offer a safe space to work with you collaboratively and with transparency. We value who you are and where you are.</em>  We are an early intervention service supporting mild to moderate mental health needs in 40 primary and secondary schools in Lambeth. Our service will be expanding to more schools in Lambeth in January 2026.  The team is consists of multidisciplinary professionals who come from a variety of training backgrounds bringing in a wealth of experience and expertise. This includes: Systemic Family Therapist, Systemic Family Practitioners, Social Work, Education Psychologists, Arts Psychotherapists, Occupational Therapy, CBT Therapists, Senior Wellbeing Practitioner, Education Mental Health Practitioners, Quality Assurance and Communications Lead and Senior Administrative Support.   <strong>About our locations:</strong> Our main office is at St John's Angell Town Primary School but we also work across several MHST schools in Lambeth. We offer flexibility and home working.</p>


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

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £38,682 to £46,580 a year
      
        per annum + 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>334-CLI-7534562</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>St John's Angell Town</p>
      <p>85 Angell Road</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>SW9 7HH</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <ul>
<li>Work as part of the Lambeth MHST team to manage a defined caseload with a focus on providing focused assessment and evidence-based intervention for children and young people (CYP) with mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their parents/carers.</li>
<li>Plan and deliver whole school activities, as part of a schools whole school/college approach to mental health and wellbeing.</li>
<li>Provide consultation and guided signposting to education settings. Be expected to provide Case Management and Clinical Skills Supervision to qualified and/or trainee EMHPs within the service (if applicable).</li>
<li>Be able to work flexibly across a range of education providers.</li>
<li>Promote the participation of children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community.</li>
<li>Promote equity, diversity and inclusion within their own role, the MHST and school communities, contributing to enabling other staff, children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.</li>
</ul>
<p>A further detailed job description is attached.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <ul>
<li>Work as part of the Lambeth MHST team to manage a defined caseload with a focus on providing focused assessment and evidence-based intervention for children and young people (CYP) with mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their parents/carers.</li>
<li>Plan and deliver whole school activities, as part of a schools whole school/college approach to mental health and wellbeing.</li>
<li>Provide consultation and guided signposting to education settings. Be expected to provide Case Management and Clinical Skills Supervision to qualified and/or trainee EMHPs within the service (if applicable).</li>
<li>Be able to work flexibly across a range of education providers.</li>
<li>Promote the participation of children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community.</li>
<li>Promote equity, diversity and inclusion within their own role, the MHST and school communities, contributing to enabling other staff, children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.</li>
</ul>
<p>A further detailed job description is attached.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Qualified Senior Wellbeing Practitioner or core professional training in: Art, Music, or Drama Psychotherapy, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Mental Health Nurse, Clinical or Counselling Psychology.</li>
        
        <li>Professional registration with the relevant statutory body (e.g. HCPC, SWE, NMC, BABCP).</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Evidence of CPD relevant to working with CYP in schools or community settings</li>
          
          <li>Formal training in parenting interventions i.e. Incredible Years</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience and ability to function as a practitioner in CYP mental health services.</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrable post qualification experience, including experience of working with CYP's with mild to moderate  mental health problems and their families using CBT or CBT informed GSH.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of managing and prioritising a caseload.</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of good practice in CAMHS assessment facilitation, including assessing: risk behaviour, impact of the lived  experience, systemic functioning and  managing difference in the clinical space.</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of providing culturally adapted interventions.</li>
        
        <li>Experience in design and delivery of workshops, groups and interventions to CYP target audience.</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of experience of clinical governance, Outcome Measures and audits.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Working with families in a diverse environment.</li>
          
          <li>Experience in working as part of an MDT.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of undertaking qualitative and quantitative research methodology.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of supervising junior staff or trainees.</li>
          
          <li>Experience in working with children and adolescents with special educational needs.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Knowledge / Skills /abilities
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Understanding on the importance of mental health for children and young people and the difficulties they face.</li>
        
        <li>The Children Act 1989, 2004 and The Mental Health Act 1983, 2007, Human Rights Act 1998 and Mental Capacity Act  2005</li>
        
        <li>Information governance including rules around GDPR as it relates to clinical confidentiality, information sharing and academia</li>
        
        <li>Ability to work to short deadlines, take on new concepts and be innovative.</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Evidence of organisational skills to deliver targets and meet deadlines.</li>
          
          <li>Proven ability to work flexibly within a changing environment.</li>
          
          <li>Skills in teaching and supporting trainees.</li>
          
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            Qualifications
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Qualified Senior Wellbeing Practitioner or core professional training in: Art, Music, or Drama Psychotherapy, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Mental Health Nurse, Clinical or Counselling Psychology.</li>
          
          <li>Professional registration with the relevant statutory body (e.g. HCPC, SWE, NMC, BABCP).</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Evidence of CPD relevant to working with CYP in schools or community settings</li>
            
            <li>Formal training in parenting interventions i.e. Incredible Years</li>
            
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            Experience
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Experience and ability to function as a practitioner in CYP mental health services.</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrable post qualification experience, including experience of working with CYP's with mild to moderate  mental health problems and their families using CBT or CBT informed GSH.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of managing and prioritising a caseload.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of good practice in CAMHS assessment facilitation, including assessing: risk behaviour, impact of the lived  experience, systemic functioning and  managing difference in the clinical space.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of providing culturally adapted interventions.</li>
          
          <li>Experience in design and delivery of workshops, groups and interventions to CYP target audience.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of experience of clinical governance, Outcome Measures and audits.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Working with families in a diverse environment.</li>
            
            <li>Experience in working as part of an MDT.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of undertaking qualitative and quantitative research methodology.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of supervising junior staff or trainees.</li>
            
            <li>Experience in working with children and adolescents with special educational needs.</li>
            
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            Knowledge / Skills /abilities
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Understanding on the importance of mental health for children and young people and the difficulties they face.</li>
          
          <li>The Children Act 1989, 2004 and The Mental Health Act 1983, 2007, Human Rights Act 1998 and Mental Capacity Act  2005</li>
          
          <li>Information governance including rules around GDPR as it relates to clinical confidentiality, information sharing and academia</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work to short deadlines, take on new concepts and be innovative.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Evidence of organisational skills to deliver targets and meet deadlines.</li>
            
            <li>Proven ability to work flexibly within a changing environment.</li>
            
            <li>Skills in teaching and supporting trainees.</li>
            
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    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

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

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

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

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>St John's Angell Town</p>
      <p>85 Angell Road</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>SW9 7HH</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <p>South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>St John's Angell Town</p>
          <p>85 Angell Road</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>SW9 7HH</p>
        
      

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

Senior Wellbeing Practitioner

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Are you looking for
a rewarding and hands-on role where you can truly make a difference? We are
excited to offer an opportunity for a dynamic and motivated individual to join
our inpatient mental health team as an Occupational Therapy Assistant at SLaM. Based
in a supportive and recovery-focused environment, youll play a vital role in
helping service users re-engage with meaningful activities and develop the
skills needed for life beyond hospital.</p><p>River House is known
for its strong team culture and commitment to development, offering in-house
training, advancement opportunities, and exposure to a broad range of service
user needs. Whether you're just starting out or looking to specialise further in
your career, this position offers the ideal environment to grow both personally
and professionally, supported by a team that values learning, collaboration,
and innovation in mental health care.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>What you can add:</p><ul>  <li>You will contribute to the development of and provision occupationally focused interventions within River House under the supervision of a qualified Occupational Therapist</li>  <li>You will work closely with service users, families, and carers to ensure your approach is person-centred, recovery-focused, and responsive to individual needs.</li>  <li>You will have a chance to work as a valued and integrated member of a supportive multidisciplinary team, contributing to holistic, collaborative care planning.</li>  <li>You will hold delegated responsibility for the operation of work areas during clinical interventions and ensure that health and safety standards are met on a daily basis</li>  <li>You will take on greater responsibilities and exercise increased autonomy in both 1:1 and group interventions on the wards, as well as in managing a Recovery Hub caseload.</li> </ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>NHS Professionals is the UKs largest flexible staff bank, owned by the Department of Health and Social Care. We give healthcare professionals the freedom to choose when, where, and how they work whether that's through flexible bank shifts or fixed-term placements. By joining NHSP, you become part of a trusted, supportive community committed to Putting People in Places to Care, working alongside a diverse team delivering high-quality care across the country.</p><p>As a valued member of our bank, youll enjoy a wide range of benefits, including:</p><ul>  <li>Weekly Pay Access your earnings quickly with regular weekly payments.</li>  <li>Priority Shifts Get first choice of shifts and placements before they go to external agencies.</li>  <li>Exclusive Discounts Receive a Blue Light Card and access to NHS discount providers.</li>  <li>Flexible Working Options Choose shifts that fit your schedule or explore fixed-term placements to suit your lifestyle.</li>  <li>Comprehensive Support Our friendly team is available whenever you need us via our dedicated support line.</li>  <li>Ongoing Development Access training and learning opportunities through both the Trust and NHSPs own academy.</li>  <li>Career Variety Work across different wards and specialties to gain valuable experience.</li>  <li>Community Perks Enjoy being part of a vibrant NHSP community with activities like Member of the Month, Appreciation Week, giveaways, webinars, and more.</li> </ul>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>01 October 2025</p>

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

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 4</p>
  
  

  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £15.60 an hour
      
    </p>
  
  
  

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

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>3 months</p>
  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>M0042-84710</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
        <p>S L A M Nhs Foundation Trust</p>
      
      <p>Monks Orchard Road</p>
            <p>Beckenham</p>
      <p>Kent</p>
      <p>BR3 3BX</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>As an Occupational Therapy Assistant, you will support the delivery of recovery-focused, person-centred interventions within the River House OT team, working under the supervision of a qualified Occupational Therapist. You will play a key role in developing and facilitating both individual and group-based therapeutic activities on the wards and in the Recovery Hub. This includes contributing to occupationally focused care plans, supporting discharge planning, and using specialist knowledge to promote engagement, recovery, and social inclusion.</p><p>Youll work collaboratively with service users, carers, and the wider multi-disciplinary team, using strong communication skills to provide progress updates and contribute to assessments. You will be responsible for ensuring a safe clinical environment, adhering to health and safety standards, and maintaining accurate documentation in line with Trust and professional guidelines. The role also involves managing a small caseload, participating in risk management, and carrying out restrictive interventions where required, following Seni Lewis training.</p><p>The post includes opportunities to support student training, take part in service development, and engage in continuous professional development through supervision, training, and annual appraisal. You may be required to work evenings or weekends and are expected to contribute to quality improvement initiatives, uphold Trust policies, and maintain a professional and safe working environment at all times.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>As an Occupational Therapy Assistant, you will support the delivery of recovery-focused, person-centred interventions within the River House OT team, working under the supervision of a qualified Occupational Therapist. You will play a key role in developing and facilitating both individual and group-based therapeutic activities on the wards and in the Recovery Hub. This includes contributing to occupationally focused care plans, supporting discharge planning, and using specialist knowledge to promote engagement, recovery, and social inclusion.</p><p>Youll work collaboratively with service users, carers, and the wider multi-disciplinary team, using strong communication skills to provide progress updates and contribute to assessments. You will be responsible for ensuring a safe clinical environment, adhering to health and safety standards, and maintaining accurate documentation in line with Trust and professional guidelines. The role also involves managing a small caseload, participating in risk management, and carrying out restrictive interventions where required, following Seni Lewis training.</p><p>The post includes opportunities to support student training, take part in service development, and engage in continuous professional development through supervision, training, and annual appraisal. You may be required to work evenings or weekends and are expected to contribute to quality improvement initiatives, uphold Trust policies, and maintain a professional and safe working environment at all times.</p>
    
  


      
  
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          Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>- GCSEs in Maths and English</li>
        
        <li>- Health and Social Care NVQ Level 2 or above, Care Certificate or equivalent</li>
        
        <li>- Experience working in a Health or Social Care setting</li>
        
        <li>- Experience working with people with Mental Health difficulties and complex needs</li>
        
        <li>Collaborative working and able to deliver individual and group sessions.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>- Forensic experience</li>
          
          <li>- A creative qualification or personal interest (e.g. in art, photography, music, or drama) or a background in psychology or related field</li>
          
          <li>Open to new ideas and awareness of general issues that might have relevance to service users involvement.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
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            Qualifications
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>- GCSEs in Maths and English</li>
          
          <li>- Health and Social Care NVQ Level 2 or above, Care Certificate or equivalent</li>
          
          <li>- Experience working in a Health or Social Care setting</li>
          
          <li>- Experience working with people with Mental Health difficulties and complex needs</li>
          
          <li>Collaborative working and able to deliver individual and group sessions.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>- Forensic experience</li>
            
            <li>- A creative qualification or personal interest (e.g. in art, photography, music, or drama) or a background in psychology or related field</li>
            
            <li>Open to new ideas and awareness of general issues that might have relevance to service users involvement.</li>
            
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    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

  

  


 

      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>NHS Professionals Limited</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>S L A M Nhs Foundation Trust</p>
      
      <p>Monks Orchard Road</p>
            <p>Beckenham</p>
      <p>Kent</p>
      <p>BR3 3BX</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>NHS Professionals Limited</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>S L A M Nhs Foundation Trust</p>
          
          <p>Monks Orchard Road</p>
                    <p>Beckenham</p>
          <p>Kent</p>
          <p>BR3 3BX</p>
        
      

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

OT Technician

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>An exciting opportunity has arisen to work in an 8a role as a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist within our Children and Young People's Mental Health Services (CYPMHS, formerly known as CAMHS) multidisciplinary team. The role involves delivering a high-quality service provision that promotes and improves the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people and their families in the East of Hertfordshire, with our three bases, predominantly Hoddesdon but may be required to cover Welwyn Garden City and Bishop Stortford.</p>   <p>You will have HCPC registration and provide a highly specialist child and adolescent service within the context of the principles of CAPA (The Choice and Partnership Approach) and CYP-IAPT, providing both core work and specific/specialist work. HPFT has been at the forefront on national developments in CYPMHS, including CAPA and CYP-IAPT,</p>  <p>CYPMHS East is a caring, supportive and hard-working team which prides itself in working in collaboratively with young people and stakeholders in service delivery. There are opportunities to take a lead in areas of service delivery.</p>  <p>You will have strong links with professional colleagues in the wider CYPMHS. In addition to the inpatient unit, our CYPMHS includes a Tier 4 Home Treatment Team, four community clinic Tier 3 teams, a Targeted Team for looked after children, a specialist Eating Disorder Team, a Crisis Team and a DBT team.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The post holder will be responsible for a caseload of complex assessment, treatment and consultation work with children and their families/carers/networks who have mental health issues. They will work as a member of the multidisciplinary team providing interventions in line with the principles and practice of CYP-IAPT. They will work in ways which are sensitive to and appropriate for the needs of families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds. They will undertake risk assessment and risk management for all children and adolescents, including the protective and risk factors in the network of significant relationships.</p>
<p>They will act as care coordinator, where appropriate, ensuring provision of a care plan, taking responsibility for initiating, planning and review of the client's care, ensuring the work of others involved and communicating effectively with the child/ the carer/professional as appropriate, monitoring the progress of multi-disciplinary interventions.</p>
  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the <strong>Care Quality Commission</strong></p> <p>Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:</p> <p><strong>Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.</strong></p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>24 October 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £55,690 to £62,682 a year
      
        per annum, pro rata + 5% of basic salary (min £1,258 max £2,122)
      
    </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>367-CYP-9800</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
        <p>Hoddesdon Health Centre</p>
      
      <p>Hoddesdon Health Centre, 34C High St, Hoddesdon EN11 8BQ</p>
      <p>34C High St</p>
      <p>Hoddesdon</p>
      <p>Hertfordshire</p>
      <p>EN11 8BQ</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <ul>  <li>Work in ways which are sensitive to and appropriate for the needs of families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds. This includes abilities to understand and offer therapeutic interventions to a variety of family setups, including single parents, same sex couples and their families, extended families and people with mental health difficulties.</li>  <li>Have good working relationships with multi-disciplinary colleagues.</li>  <li>Maintain close working relationships with child therapy colleagues and other psychological therapists, both locally and CAMHS-wide</li>  <li>Promote and maintain good working relationships with colleagues in all areas of the quadrant and build good relationships with clients, their families, carers / other external agencies as required.</li>  <li>Work autonomously within professional guidelines and under the supervision of a more senior psychologists and take an important role in the provision of specialist psychology services.</li>  <li>Responsible for assessing and treating children, young people and their families/carers in relation to a range of highly complex emotional, psychological and behavioural problems.</li>  <li>Maintain adequate clinical notes as well as reports for internal use and external agencies, as well as maintaining good communication with referrers and other professionals involved with young people attending the clinic.</li> </ul> <p>Please check the job description attached for further information</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <ul>  <li>Work in ways which are sensitive to and appropriate for the needs of families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds. This includes abilities to understand and offer therapeutic interventions to a variety of family setups, including single parents, same sex couples and their families, extended families and people with mental health difficulties.</li>  <li>Have good working relationships with multi-disciplinary colleagues.</li>  <li>Maintain close working relationships with child therapy colleagues and other psychological therapists, both locally and CAMHS-wide</li>  <li>Promote and maintain good working relationships with colleagues in all areas of the quadrant and build good relationships with clients, their families, carers / other external agencies as required.</li>  <li>Work autonomously within professional guidelines and under the supervision of a more senior psychologists and take an important role in the provision of specialist psychology services.</li>  <li>Responsible for assessing and treating children, young people and their families/carers in relation to a range of highly complex emotional, psychological and behavioural problems.</li>  <li>Maintain adequate clinical notes as well as reports for internal use and external agencies, as well as maintaining good communication with referrers and other professionals involved with young people attending the clinic.</li> </ul> <p>Please check the job description attached for further information</p>
    
  


      
  
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          Knowledge/Training/Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Relevant training and professional registration as per person spec</li>
        
        <li>Post -doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice including CBT</li>
        
        <li>Post registration experience of specialist psychological assessmentand treatment  with clients with a range of psychological  needs of a complex nature</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Specialist training in an appropriate area and knowledge of CAPA and CYP-IAPT</li>
          
          <li>Experience in neuropsychological assessment training in supervision of clinical/counselling psychologists</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Assessed experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment  of children/adolescents with a wide range  of presentations of varying severity. This would usually include at least 2 years post qualification experience, or other evidenced experience.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with moderate to  severe mental health problems with a  wide range of client groups across the  whole life course with presenting  problems that reflect the full range of  clinical severity includingmaintaining a  high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of  physical abuse</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrate further specialist clinical  experience and training within Child and  Adolescent Mental Health, through a  minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision  of working as a clinical / counseling psychologist over a minimum of 18  months, or an agreed alternative</li>
        
        <li>Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision</li>
        
        <li>Abilities to provide consultation to other professional and non-professional groups</li>
        
        <li>Good general knowledge of the literature and research concerning mental health interventions with children, particularly the clinical effectiveness of such interventions</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of Child Protection Procedures</li>
        
        <li>Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for client's psychological care and treatment both as a  professionally qualified care coordinator and also within the context of a  multidisciplinary care plan</li>
        
        <li>Good presentation and teaching skills  and ability to use multi -media materials  for formal presentations tolarge groups</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working within a multi -cultural framework</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Experience of service quality monitoring e.g. clinical audit, evaluative research, etc</li>
          
          <li>Experience of having published in either  peer reviewed academic or professional journals and/or books</li>
          
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          Communication Skills
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Excellent interpersonal and communication skills</li>
        
        <li>Ability to communicate orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/ or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS</li>
        
        <li>Ability to work therapeutically with young people and their families</li>
        
        <li>Ability to work as a fully participating member of a multi-disciplinary team and the ability to respect and value other members contributions</li>
        
        <li>Positive problem solving approach</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
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          Physical Skills
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Car driver (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving)</li>
        
        <li>IT skills; include use of Microsoft Office and Outlook</li>
        
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            Knowledge/Training/Experience
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Relevant training and professional registration as per person spec</li>
          
          <li>Post -doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice including CBT</li>
          
          <li>Post registration experience of specialist psychological assessmentand treatment  with clients with a range of psychological  needs of a complex nature</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Specialist training in an appropriate area and knowledge of CAPA and CYP-IAPT</li>
            
            <li>Experience in neuropsychological assessment training in supervision of clinical/counselling psychologists</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Experience and Knowledge
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Assessed experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment  of children/adolescents with a wide range  of presentations of varying severity. This would usually include at least 2 years post qualification experience, or other evidenced experience.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with moderate to  severe mental health problems with a  wide range of client groups across the  whole life course with presenting  problems that reflect the full range of  clinical severity includingmaintaining a  high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of  physical abuse</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrate further specialist clinical  experience and training within Child and  Adolescent Mental Health, through a  minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision  of working as a clinical / counseling psychologist over a minimum of 18  months, or an agreed alternative</li>
          
          <li>Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision</li>
          
          <li>Abilities to provide consultation to other professional and non-professional groups</li>
          
          <li>Good general knowledge of the literature and research concerning mental health interventions with children, particularly the clinical effectiveness of such interventions</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of Child Protection Procedures</li>
          
          <li>Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for client's psychological care and treatment both as a  professionally qualified care coordinator and also within the context of a  multidisciplinary care plan</li>
          
          <li>Good presentation and teaching skills  and ability to use multi -media materials  for formal presentations tolarge groups</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working within a multi -cultural framework</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of service quality monitoring e.g. clinical audit, evaluative research, etc</li>
            
            <li>Experience of having published in either  peer reviewed academic or professional journals and/or books</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Communication Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Excellent interpersonal and communication skills</li>
          
          <li>Ability to communicate orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/ or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work therapeutically with young people and their families</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work as a fully participating member of a multi-disciplinary team and the ability to respect and value other members contributions</li>
          
          <li>Positive problem solving approach</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Physical Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Car driver (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving)</li>
          
          <li>IT skills; include use of Microsoft Office and Outlook</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>
  

  

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

      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Hoddesdon Health Centre</p>
      
      <p>Hoddesdon Health Centre, 34C High St, Hoddesdon EN11 8BQ</p>
      <p>34C High St</p>
      <p>Hoddesdon</p>
      <p>Hertfordshire</p>
      <p>EN11 8BQ</p>
    
  

  
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        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Hoddesdon Health Centre</p>
          
          <p>Hoddesdon Health Centre, 34C High St, Hoddesdon EN11 8BQ</p>
          <p>34C High St</p>
          <p>Hoddesdon</p>
          <p>Hertfordshire</p>
          <p>EN11 8BQ</p>
        
      

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

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