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<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong><em>This more than a job, it's a chance to make a significant difference. If you have the drive to support and uplift others, we want you on our team!</em></strong></p> <p><strong><em>Spread the word and let's transform lives together!</em></strong></p> <p><strong><em>Ready to step up? Reach out to us and start your journey as a Peer Support Worker today!</em></strong></p> <p>We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual with lived experience of mental health difficulties and accessing a community, primary or secondary mental health service.</p> <p>The role is 22.5 hrs weekly and will be a highly valued team member based in the Shrewsbury Central East Community Mental Health Team. The role will require you to work alongside a team of people working in a psychology profession to use your lived experience to come alongside people using services on a one-to-one and group basis to explore people's own goals and personalised recovery primarily in co-facilitating groups.</p> <p>You will be working closely with other members of the team to co-facilitate the groups offer and ensure the service and its group offer and materials are co-produced.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p><strong>Main duties of the job</strong></p> <ul>  <li>To work directly with an identified caseload of individuals and their carers through a range of methods including, video/telephone call, text and in person face to face sessions.</li>  <li>To draw on own lived experience to offer understanding, support and hope to individuals accessing the service and promote independence and recovery.</li>  <li>Contribute to the individuals group and or 1:1 support to reach their personalised goals alongside other team members, escalating any areas of concerns to the relevant senior staff member.</li>  <li>Drawing on personal experience to help individuals to identify their strengths and triggers and supporting them to establish the things that are important to them in their life, identifying goals and the steps they wish to take to achieve them</li>  <li>Champion a recovery orientated service including promoting involvement, engagement, participation and co-production opportunities.</li>  <li>To co-design and co-deliver recovery orientated, therapeutic groups and activities as equal partners in the development and delivery of activities</li>  <li>Challenge any stigma which may exist within the service, local communities and partner organisations.</li>  <li>Actively promote and support individuals to be involved in the ongoing review and evaluation of services and encourage them to participate in co-designing and co-delivering services as part of their longer term recovery</li>  <li>To participate in peer supervision</li>  <li>Works to policy and protocols within own area of work</li> </ul>   <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>By joining Team MPFT, you will be helpingyour communities and in return for this, we will support you by;</p> <ul>  <li>Supporting your career development and progression</li>  <li>Excellent NHS Pension scheme</li>  <li>Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave</li>  <li>Options for flexible working</li>  <li>Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave</li>  <li>Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources</li>  <li>If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients</li>  <li>Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate</li>  <li>Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates</li>  <li>Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k</li>  <li>Free car parking at all trust sites</li>  <li>Free flu vaccinations every year</li>  <li>Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)</li> </ul> <p>And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.</p> <p>Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.</p>           
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>13 August 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £24,937 to £26,598 a year
      
        Per annum
      
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  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
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          Part-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>301-KM-25-7403940</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>Severn Field's Health Village</p>
      <p>Sundorne Road</p>
      <p>Shrewsbury</p>
            <p>SY1 4RQ</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR SUPPORTING STATEMENT. PLEASE NOTE ONLY THOSE WHO ANSWER THE QUESTION WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR SHORTLISTING:</p> <p>Do you have direct<strong>lived</strong>experience of recovery from mental health challenges and of accessing and accessing a community, primary or secondary mental health service?</p> <p>Please note that this role requires applicants to have lived experience of mental health difficulties and accessing a community, primary or secondary mental health service. Applicants who do not hold this lived experience need not apply.</p> <p><strong><em>Lived Experience of receiving care from secondary mental health services is essential to fulfil the person specification requirements for this role. We are aware that this role may be based in a team where you are currently being treated. Please be aware that if this is the case, your application will not be disadvantaged but upon beginning employment with us, a transfer of care to another team (or potentially organisation) will be coordinated to ensure safe working for your care and employment needs. Similarly, if you need community mental health services input whilst in role, we would arrange a transfer to another team to separate your care and your employment. This is in line with our organisational practices for all staff working at MPFT.</em></strong></p>  <p>Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.</p>    

  
    
      
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      <p>AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR SUPPORTING STATEMENT. PLEASE NOTE ONLY THOSE WHO ANSWER THE QUESTION WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR SHORTLISTING:</p> <p>Do you have direct<strong>lived</strong>experience of recovery from mental health challenges and of accessing and accessing a community, primary or secondary mental health service?</p> <p>Please note that this role requires applicants to have lived experience of mental health difficulties and accessing a community, primary or secondary mental health service. Applicants who do not hold this lived experience need not apply.</p> <p><strong><em>Lived Experience of receiving care from secondary mental health services is essential to fulfil the person specification requirements for this role. We are aware that this role may be based in a team where you are currently being treated. Please be aware that if this is the case, your application will not be disadvantaged but upon beginning employment with us, a transfer of care to another team (or potentially organisation) will be coordinated to ensure safe working for your care and employment needs. Similarly, if you need community mental health services input whilst in role, we would arrange a transfer to another team to separate your care and your employment. This is in line with our organisational practices for all staff working at MPFT.</em></strong></p>  <p>Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.</p>      
  


      
  
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          QUALIFICATIONS &amp; TRAINING
        
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        <li>Own personal experience of accessing secondary care mental health services</li>
        
        <li>English language literacy and numeracy skills to the standard necessary to provide clear, understandable records on computerised system and fulfil job description.</li>
        
        <li>Health Education England Peer Support Work training or equivalent experience and willingness to complete this</li>
        
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          EXPERIENCE
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Previous experience of offering formal/informal peer support to people who are navigating recovery / experiencing mental illness from a range of different backgrounds and cultures</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working independently and as a part of a team (paid or voluntary)</li>
        
        <li>Experience of using own history to support others in similar situations.</li>
        
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          SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE &amp; ABILITIES
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Basic knowledge of the principles of peer support</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of recovery focused ways of working and ability to demonstrate these in practice</li>
        
        <li>Understanding of a strengths based approach to reframe challenges as opportunities for finding new solutions.</li>
        
        <li>Commitment to modelling recovery principles in own wellbeing</li>
        
        <li>Ability to positively share your own experience of mental ill health and recovery with the people you work with</li>
        
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          <li>English language literacy and numeracy skills to the standard necessary to provide clear, understandable records on computerised system and fulfil job description.</li>
          
          <li>Health Education England Peer Support Work training or equivalent experience and willingness to complete this</li>
          
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            EXPERIENCE
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Previous experience of offering formal/informal peer support to people who are navigating recovery / experiencing mental illness from a range of different backgrounds and cultures</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working independently and as a part of a team (paid or voluntary)</li>
          
          <li>Experience of using own history to support others in similar situations.</li>
          
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            SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE &amp; ABILITIES
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Basic knowledge of the principles of peer support</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of recovery focused ways of working and ability to demonstrate these in practice</li>
          
          <li>Understanding of a strengths based approach to reframe challenges as opportunities for finding new solutions.</li>
          
          <li>Commitment to modelling recovery principles in own wellbeing</li>
          
          <li>Ability to positively share your own experience of mental ill health and recovery with the people you work with</li>
          
          <li>Ability to facilitate small groups.</li>
          
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    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

  

  


 

      
  
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    <p>Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Severn Field's Health Village</p>
      <p>Sundorne Road</p>
      <p>Shrewsbury</p>
            <p>SY1 4RQ</p>
    
  

  
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        <p>Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust</p>
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          <p>Severn Field's Health Village</p>
          <p>Sundorne Road</p>
          <p>Shrewsbury</p>
                    <p>SY1 4RQ</p>
        
      

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

NHS Jobs

Peer Support Worker

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>1 x Fixed Term contract/secondment opportunity for up to 6 months</strong></p> <p><strong>*Internal applicants who wish to be considered for a secondment opportunity should discuss with their line manager the suitability of a possible secondment*</strong></p> <p><strong>This post is part-time 22.5 hours per week.</strong></p> <p>This is a very exciting opportunity to join a newly formed small team working with people experiencing homelessness with complex needs.</p> <p>The team is currently made up of Nurses and Occupational Therapists, we work in partnership with CGL, P3 and Adult Social Care. We are looking to recruit a Psychologist, Psychology assistant and a Peer Support Worker to look at creative solutions to support people.</p> <p>We are looking for a Peer Support Worker with lived experience that can work with individuals, the team and our partner organisations. We'd like you to bring your unique experience to the role to help us develop the team.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <ul>
<li>To work as part of a team supporting people with multiple complex mental health needs who are also experiencing homelessness.</li>
<li>Reporting directly to the team manager and under the professional supervision of the Peer Support Worker Lead.</li>
<li>To work across systems within GHC and across organisation, including Housing, Adult Social Care (ASC), Change Grow Live (CGL) substance misuse service, and other relevant partners.</li>
<li>To work in unconventional clinical environments (e.g. rough sleeper sites, supported housing, partner agency units, in the community etc) to deliver support to individuals with complex emotional needs.</li>
<li>To work with direct partners, team, senior management, commissioners, and partners to implement NICE guidelines NG214 'Integrated Health and Social Care for people experiencing homelessness' within the Trust, the team and wider services.</li>
<li>The role of peer support worker has been developed specifically for people who have lived experience of complex needs and homelessness.</li>
<li>The successful candidate would be a highly valued member of the multi-disciplinary team, the PSW during the development phase will offer limited support and practical assistance to service users in order for them to regain control over their lives and their own unique recovery process.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>The qualification, training &amp; experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.</strong></p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.</p> <p>Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:</p> <ul>  <li>72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st forProvider Trusts in the South West region on this question.</li>  <li>76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.</li>  <li>81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%. </li> </ul> <p>This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>12 August 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £24,937 to £26,598 a year
      
        per annum (pro rata)
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>6 months</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
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          Part-time,
        
      
        
          Flexible working
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>327-25-669</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Rikenel</p>
      <p>Montpellier</p>
      <p>Gloucester</p>
            <p>GL1 1LY</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>As a Health Care Assistant/ Support Worker you will be responsible for participating and assisting in the delivery of care / services to patients and service users as part of a Mental Health and Social Care Health Service. Health Care Assistant, Social Care Workers and other Healthcare Support Workers employed by the Trust are required to follow the guidance set out in Code of Conduct for Health Care Assistants/ Health Care Support Workers to provide safe and compassionate care of a high standard, and to challenge others who are not.</p>   <p>You will receive direct supervision and partake in reflective practice / training on a regular basis and be required to meet the Care Certificate standards. All successful applicants will also have the opportunity to discuss the prospect of undertaking a Level 3 Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship alongside their substantive post. This apprenticeship would include the Level 3 Diploma in Clinical Healthcare.</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>As a Health Care Assistant/ Support Worker you will be responsible for participating and assisting in the delivery of care / services to patients and service users as part of a Mental Health and Social Care Health Service. Health Care Assistant, Social Care Workers and other Healthcare Support Workers employed by the Trust are required to follow the guidance set out in Code of Conduct for Health Care Assistants/ Health Care Support Workers to provide safe and compassionate care of a high standard, and to challenge others who are not.</p>   <p>You will receive direct supervision and partake in reflective practice / training on a regular basis and be required to meet the Care Certificate standards. All successful applicants will also have the opportunity to discuss the prospect of undertaking a Level 3 Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship alongside their substantive post. This apprenticeship would include the Level 3 Diploma in Clinical Healthcare.</p>
    
  


      
  
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          Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Knowledge of Health and wellbeing issues, and training to NVQ level 3 or equivalent level of knowledge training and experience</li>
        
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          Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>The post holder must have lived experience of homelessness and complex needs</li>
        
        <li>Experience of maintaining a comprehensive records</li>
        
        <li>Experience in information analysis and provision of statistical reports</li>
        
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          <li>The post holder must have lived experience of homelessness and complex needs</li>
          
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    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

  

  


 

      
  
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    <p>Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust</p>
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      <p>Rikenel</p>
      <p>Montpellier</p>
      <p>Gloucester</p>
            <p>GL1 1LY</p>
    
  

  
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        <p><a href="https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/" target="_blank">https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <p>Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust</p>
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          <p>Rikenel</p>
          <p>Montpellier</p>
          <p>Gloucester</p>
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            <p><a href="https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/" target="_blank">https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Homeless Mental Health Peer Support Worker

PCN CYPMH Practitioner

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust recognise the important role that Arts Psychotherapies have in supporting people with complex mental health needs. We are committed to broadening access to psychological therapies to ensure that we meet the needs of our diverse communities.</strong></p>
<p>If you are a motivated, highly skilled and experienced art psychotherapist ready to take the next steps in developing your career whilst working as part of a multi disciplinary team please read on... We have seven Steps to Recovery units and an Intensive Community Rehabilitation Team located at various sites across the city. Each offer a range of mental health rehabilitation services and are committed to supporting people with complex care needs. The successful candidate will work across 2 sites facilitating art therapy within 3 of our Complex Care units - Endeavour Court, Erdington and Dan Mooney and David Bromley House located on the same site in Knowle, Solihull. This autonomous role will require you to develop the art psychotherapy resource within these units, to liaise with the MDT and support the delivery of effective and responsive psychological care. You will be warmly welcomed into a well established and supportive group of psychological practitioners working across Steps to Recovery and Assertive Outreach Services.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The successful candidate will, as part of the multi-disciplinary team, inform and develop art psychotherapy referral pathways, facilitate both individual 1:1, and group interventions, as well as provide consultation to other clinical staff. You will be required to clinically supervise band 6 and 7 art psychotherapists working across the trust and will yourself receive clinical supervision from and experienced art psychotherapist. You will have access to training and development opportunities to develop your career within a dynamic team in a busy setting.</p> <p>As an Art Psychotherapist working within the Trust, you will become a member of a large community of Arts Psychotherapists working in various settings including, Secure Care and Offender Health, Early Intervention Services, Complex Treatment Service, Community Art Psychotherapy Service, SOLAR Young People's Service and the Enhanced Team for Personality Disorders. This network of Arts Psychotherapists will ensure you have access to model specific support, mentoring and professional leadership via the Heads of Arts Psychotherapies.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.</p>
<p>Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.</p>


      
        
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  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>11 August 2025</p>

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

    
      
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      <p>Band 8a</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £55,690 to £62,682 a year
      
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  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
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          Full-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>436-7400886</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>Endeavour Court</p>
      <p>210 Reservoir Road</p>
      <p>Birmingham</p>
            <p>B23 6DJ</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Develop highly effective working relationships with the multi-disciplinary team.</p> <p>Provides direct clinical services to clients, undertaking highly specialist psychological art psychotherapy assessments and providing highly specialist individual and group based art psychotherapy intervention as appropriate and as required,</p> <p>Facilitates the dissemination of effective evidence informed psychological practice within the team and service by supporting psychologically informed protocols, guidelines and procedures implemented by other members of the MDT.</p> <p>In completing agreed duties, plans, organises and prioritises own time, activities and workload (manages own clinical caseload, plans group sessions, plans and organises teaching and research activities, organises administrative responsibilities, etc)</p> <p>Undertakes governance, audit and clinical administrative activities, collecting, collating and analysing data, writing and presenting reports and undertaking project development and implementation as appropriate. </p> <p><strong><em>We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.</em></strong></p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Develop highly effective working relationships with the multi-disciplinary team.</p> <p>Provides direct clinical services to clients, undertaking highly specialist psychological art psychotherapy assessments and providing highly specialist individual and group based art psychotherapy intervention as appropriate and as required,</p> <p>Facilitates the dissemination of effective evidence informed psychological practice within the team and service by supporting psychologically informed protocols, guidelines and procedures implemented by other members of the MDT.</p> <p>In completing agreed duties, plans, organises and prioritises own time, activities and workload (manages own clinical caseload, plans group sessions, plans and organises teaching and research activities, organises administrative responsibilities, etc)</p> <p>Undertakes governance, audit and clinical administrative activities, collecting, collating and analysing data, writing and presenting reports and undertaking project development and implementation as appropriate. </p> <p><strong><em>We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.</em></strong></p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Masters Degree in Art Psychotherapy. and registration with HCPC.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Significant post qualifying experience of working in Rehabilitation Services</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Significant post qualifying experience of working in Mental Health Services</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Further professional development linked to Art Psychotherapy specialism.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Clinical Supervision Training</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Masters Degree in Art Psychotherapy. and registration with HCPC.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Significant post qualifying experience of working in Rehabilitation Services</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Significant post qualifying experience of working in Mental Health Services</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Further professional development linked to Art Psychotherapy specialism.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Clinical Supervision Training</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>Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Endeavour Court</p>
      <p>210 Reservoir Road</p>
      <p>Birmingham</p>
            <p>B23 6DJ</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Endeavour Court</p>
          <p>210 Reservoir Road</p>
          <p>Birmingham</p>
                    <p>B23 6DJ</p>
        
      

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

Band 8a Senior Art Psychotherapist - David Bromley House

Consultant Art Therapist, Head of Art Therapy

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>BAND 6 SPECIALIST PSYCHOLOGICAL PRACTITIONER - REASIDE CLINIC</p>
<p>Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (BSMHFT) invite applications specifically for a 12-month fixed term role for REASIDE CLINIC, Rubery, Birmingham - a 92 bedded, medium secure inpatient service for adult males.</p>
<p>We are seeking enthusiastic, innovative and resilient professionals to join our expanding Secure Care and Offender Health Services (SCOH) across the Trust, for the role of Specialist Psychological Practitioner. This role is well suited to professionals working in the mental health or education sector, who have experience of delivering psychological interventions and are keen to develop their knowledge and skill in working psychologically with individuals with complex needs.</p>
<p>We welcome applications from motivated people interested in working directly with individuals with complex presentations, balancing clinical needs with risk management to support and enhance the lives of people who have encountered adverse life experiences, including trauma and neglect, and have a history of offending behaviour. A core part of this role will be to work alongside colleagues from a range of disciplines sharing psychological knowledge and consistently improving the psychological mindedness of the service.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>Post holders, under the supervision of a qualified psychologist, will assist in delivering a range of individual and group interventions addressing emotional, behavioural and relational factors in order to improve service users' recovery and wellbeing. The post holders will support the direct assessment, formulation and delivery of interventions to address a full range of complex forensic mental health problems. They will also contribute to the production of risk assessments and behavioural management plans and be key in providing psychologically informed advice and support for those directly involved in the care of the individual. They would also support training, supervision and evaluation of the delivery of individual behavioural management plans, risk management activity and service user involvement. The post holders should have some experience in providing some supervision to a staff group and be able to identify and co-ordinate the need for systemic support. Ideally, post holders may also have a background in some of the following: teaching, counselling, social work, family work or nursing.</p>
<p>We are looking for enthusiastic, robust, resilient, creative, and innovative practitioners interested in working with people who have complex presentations, encompassing risk, personality difficulties and mental health. We have identified resources supporting continuing professional development, including excellent multi-model supervision structures.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.</p>
<p>Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.</p>


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>436-7358075</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Reaside Clinic</p>
      <p>Birmingham Great Park</p>
      <p>Birmingham</p>
            <p>B45 9BE</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Degree or equivalent level of training/education in Education (PGCE or equivalent), Social Work, Counselling, Psychology, Psychotherapy, RMN, Occupational Therapy, Art Therapy, with significant years professional practice.</li>
        
        <li>Completed relevant training course in accredited psychological therapy (i.e. CBT, CAT, DBT or Art Psychotherapy) or relevant to discipline and practice.</li>
        
        <li>Registered with professional body or regulatory body as appropriate to psychological therapy discipline i.e.HCPC/UKCP/BACP/BABCP/NMC/BASW</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Knowldge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Receptivity to understanding of group dynamics and processes.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to reflect on clinical practice/intervention</li>
        
        <li>Understanding the needs and demands of working with clients with complex developmental and social backgrounds</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to work with people with ethnic minority and cultural diverse backgrounds</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience in delivering individual psychological inteventions</li>
        
        <li>Experience in delivering group psychological interventions</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working with individuals with complex emotional and behavioural difficulties</li>
          
          <li>Recent experience in a mental health or equivalent setting</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          Personal
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Ability to manage own anxiety and the anxiety of others and able to work under pressure using effective problem solving skills</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Degree or equivalent level of training/education in Education (PGCE or equivalent), Social Work, Counselling, Psychology, Psychotherapy, RMN, Occupational Therapy, Art Therapy, with significant years professional practice.</li>
          
          <li>Completed relevant training course in accredited psychological therapy (i.e. CBT, CAT, DBT or Art Psychotherapy) or relevant to discipline and practice.</li>
          
          <li>Registered with professional body or regulatory body as appropriate to psychological therapy discipline i.e.HCPC/UKCP/BACP/BABCP/NMC/BASW</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Knowldge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Receptivity to understanding of group dynamics and processes.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to reflect on clinical practice/intervention</li>
          
          <li>Understanding the needs and demands of working with clients with complex developmental and social backgrounds</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Ability to work with people with ethnic minority and cultural diverse backgrounds</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience in delivering individual psychological inteventions</li>
          
          <li>Experience in delivering group psychological interventions</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of working with individuals with complex emotional and behavioural difficulties</li>
            
            <li>Recent experience in a mental health or equivalent setting</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Personal
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to manage own anxiety and the anxiety of others and able to work under pressure using effective problem solving 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>Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Reaside Clinic</p>
      <p>Birmingham Great Park</p>
      <p>Birmingham</p>
            <p>B45 9BE</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Reaside Clinic</p>
          <p>Birmingham Great Park</p>
          <p>Birmingham</p>
                    <p>B45 9BE</p>
        
      

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

Band 6 Specialist Psychological Practitioner - Reaside Clinic

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are currently seeking a creative therapist ( Play, Drama and Music ) to work with looked after children (CLA) in the Hull CAMHS CLA team.</p>
<p>Our service provides therapeutic interventions to children and young people looked after, specialising in supporting individuals who have attachment difficulties and/or have experienced developmental trauma.</p>
<p>As such, you will join a committed CLA Service within the Hull CAMHS team. This post will provide opportunities for professional development and personal growth. Successful applicants will also have access to regular support from experienced Clinicians and supervision from Creative Therapists working within, and allied with, our service.  </p>
<p>We would consider a Band 6 to Band 7 development</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>o To provide advanced assessments and therapeutic interventions where required, within scope of your professional registration.o To provide comprehensive written reports to multidisciplinary team following assessment, consultation and/or therapeutic intervention.o To contribute to complex decision making around, for example, therapeutic interventions for children, young people and/or their carers.o To work autonomously and collaboratively within the MDT, providing consultation, support to other agencies/professionals such as local authority social workers.o To facilitate reflective practice sessions including formulation and contribute to systemic thinking within complex networks supporting children or young people who are looked after or are care leavers.o To contribute to service evaluation/audit and development work.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website</p> <p>We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.</p> <p>We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.</p> <p>We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.</p> <p>Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.</p> <p>We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.</p> <p>From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.</p> <p>Find out more and search live jobs.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>14 August 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 £54,710 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,
        
      
        
          Flexible working
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>338-7384734-25</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Walker Street</p>
      <p>The Walker Street Centre, 70 Walker street.</p>
      <p>Hull</p>
            <p>HU3 2HE</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>For further information for this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>For further information for this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Demonstrable experience of working in the specific field where the post is held</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of advanced practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of sound post-registration professional practice</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Skills and Competencies
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring and teaching</li>
        
        <li>Able to demonstrate effective communication skills</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Qualifications and Knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Current HPC registration and British Association of Art Therapists registered</li>
        
        <li>Advanced/expert understanding of relevant clinical practice, standards and protocols within identified clinical area.</li>
        
        <li>Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area</li>
        
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        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Demonstrable experience of working in the specific field where the post is held</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of advanced practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of sound post-registration professional practice</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Skills and Competencies
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring and teaching</li>
          
          <li>Able to demonstrate effective communication skills</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Qualifications and Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Current HPC registration and British Association of Art Therapists registered</li>
          
          <li>Advanced/expert understanding of relevant clinical practice, standards and protocols within identified clinical area.</li>
          
          <li>Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area</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>
    </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>Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Walker Street</p>
      <p>The Walker Street Centre, 70 Walker street.</p>
      <p>Hull</p>
            <p>HU3 2HE</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Walker Street</p>
          <p>The Walker Street Centre, 70 Walker street.</p>
          <p>Hull</p>
                    <p>HU3 2HE</p>
        
      

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

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<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Band 6 Specialist Psychological Practitioner (2-year fixed term position)</p>
<p>An exciting job opportunity has arisen to recruit a Specialist Psychological Practitioner to support the delivery of a 2-year pilot, community step-down accommodation for women being discharged from secure care. This pilot aims to extend the inpatient treatment model into a community residential setting to promote recovery beyond discharge. The role will provide opportunities for both inpatient and community work, and to be involved in service innovation.</p>
<p>Clinically the role will involve working with women presenting with complex trauma, personality disorder and mental illness, both directly through the provision of specialist psychological interventions and indirectly through supervision, reflective practice, consultation and training. The successful candidate will work alongside MDT colleagues sharing psychological knowledge and consistently improving the psychological mindedness of services along the pathway. There will be lots of opportunities for collaborative working with service users and staff, as well as involvement in service innovation and improvement. In relation to the pilot step-down accommodation, you would contribute significantly to the development of the psychological pathway and evaluation of this. Working across both the rehabilitation ward and the step-down accommodation, the post holder will have the opportunity to develop strong therapeutic relationships with services users.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The role will involve working within the WSBS at Ardenleigh and at our step-down accommodation at Balsall Heath and there will be an expectation to travel between sites. You will work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team under the supervision of a registered clinical/forensic psychologist. In your role you will provide psychological support for service users transitioning from inpatient care to community integration. The post holder will support the direct assessment, formulation, and delivery of a range of individual and group interventions addressing emotional, behavioural, and relational factors to improve service user' recovery and wellbeing. Central to the role is working with the wider MDT, to support psychological understanding of a person's difficulties, which will involve providing training and supervision, as well as conducting evaluations of interventions.</p>
<p>We are looking for people from a range of diverse backgrounds with an interest in working with, supporting, and enhancing the lives of people who have experienced adverse life experiences, including trauma and neglect, and have a history of offending behaviour. This post is best suited to a professional with a background in teaching, counselling, social work, family work or nursing, who has some prior training and experience of delivering psychological interventions. Prior experience of providing support or supervision to a staff group would also be desirable.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.</p>
<p>Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.</p>


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

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

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

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

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

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>24 months</p>
  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>436-7358078</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Ardenleigh</p>
      <p>Kingsbury Road</p>
      <p>Erdington</p>
            <p>B24 9SA</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Degree or equivalent level of training/education in Education (PGCE or equivalent), Social Work, Counselling, Psychology, Psychotherapy, RMN, Occupational Therapy, Art Therapy, with significant years professional practice.</li>
        
        <li>Completed relevant training course in accredited psychological therapy (i.e. CBT, CAT, DBT or Art Psychotherapy) or relevant to discipline and practice</li>
        
        <li>Registered with professional body or regulatory body as appropriate to psychological therapy discipline i.e.HCPC/UKCP/BACP/BABCP/NMC/BASW</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Ability to reflect on clinical practice/intervention.</li>
        
        <li>Understanding the needs and demands of working with clients with complex developmental and social backgrounds</li>
        
        <li>Receptivity to understanding of group dynamics and processes</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to work with people with ethnic minority and cultural diverse backgrounds</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Personal
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Ability to manage own anxiety and the anxiety of others, and able to work under pressure using effective problem solving skills</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience in delivering individual psychological interventions</li>
        
        <li>Experience in delivering group psychological interventions</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working with individuals with complex emotional and behavioural difficulties</li>
          
          <li>Recent experience in a mental health or equivalent setting</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Degree or equivalent level of training/education in Education (PGCE or equivalent), Social Work, Counselling, Psychology, Psychotherapy, RMN, Occupational Therapy, Art Therapy, with significant years professional practice.</li>
          
          <li>Completed relevant training course in accredited psychological therapy (i.e. CBT, CAT, DBT or Art Psychotherapy) or relevant to discipline and practice</li>
          
          <li>Registered with professional body or regulatory body as appropriate to psychological therapy discipline i.e.HCPC/UKCP/BACP/BABCP/NMC/BASW</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to reflect on clinical practice/intervention.</li>
          
          <li>Understanding the needs and demands of working with clients with complex developmental and social backgrounds</li>
          
          <li>Receptivity to understanding of group dynamics and processes</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Ability to work with people with ethnic minority and cultural diverse backgrounds</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Personal
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to manage own anxiety and the anxiety of others, and able to work under pressure using effective problem solving skills</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience in delivering individual psychological interventions</li>
          
          <li>Experience in delivering group psychological interventions</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of working with individuals with complex emotional and behavioural difficulties</li>
            
            <li>Recent experience in a mental health or equivalent setting</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>Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Ardenleigh</p>
      <p>Kingsbury Road</p>
      <p>Erdington</p>
            <p>B24 9SA</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Ardenleigh</p>
          <p>Kingsbury Road</p>
          <p>Erdington</p>
                    <p>B24 9SA</p>
        
      

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

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