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<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>The BSW Specialist Community Perinatal Mental Health Service is looking for a Perinatal Infant Mental Health Specialist to join our team, covering the BaNES, Swindon, and Wiltshire (BSW) area.</strong></p> <p>The team is multidisciplinary, providing support for women who experience serious mental health problems or present with a high risk of relapse during pregnancy and the postnatal period. We offer assessment and treatment aimed at addressing mental ill health and enhancing the mother-infant relationship where mental health needs have impacted this. We provide multi-agency training in perinatal mental health to other professionals and agencies working with women in the perinatal period, in addition to offering consultation and advice. Currently, the team works alongside women and their families from pregnancy until their infant's first birthday.</p> <p>This post is suitable for experienced and professionally registered Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, or Clinical Psychologists, with additional postgraduate training in infant mental health or other equivalent qualifications. You must also have experience of working with women in the perinatal period.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p><strong>The role of the Perinatal Infant Mental Health Specialist (PIMHS) is to provide specialist parent-infant assessment, interventions, and supervision within the Specialist Community Perinatal Mental Health Service, with the aim of:</strong></p> <ul>  <li>Providing early identification, intervention, and health promotion regarding infant/early years' mental health</li>  <li>Facilitating access to specialist/core CAMHS</li>  <li>Developing and coordinating training on issues relating to infant mental health</li>  <li>Providing supervision to Nursery Nurses and other MDT staff</li>  <li>Delivering parent-infant interventions within the service</li>  <li>Ensuring the voice of the infant is central to care delivery and service development</li> </ul> <p>The post-holder will be part of a multi-disciplinary Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team and will contribute to service development from an infant mental health perspective to meet the needs of a population with wide social and cultural diversity.</p> <p><strong>For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please see the attached job description.</strong></p>



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


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>29 December 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £47,810 to £54,710 a year
      
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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>342-SS178-1225</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Hathaway Medical Centre</p>
      <p>Middlefield Road</p>
      <p>Chippenham</p>
            <p>SN14 6GT</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <ul>  <li>Direct work with parents and infants as appropriate predominantly short term, but some longer term as clinically indicated</li>  <li>Working with the network and other agencies involved with referred cases</li>  <li>Attending complex case team discussions, case conferences, and professionals meetings as required</li>  <li>Providing supervision to Nursery Nurses and other MDT staff delivering parentinfant interventions within the service</li>  <li>Providing consultation sessions to Health Visitors and Childrens Centres</li>  <li>Offering telephone consultation to potential referrers about cases causing concern</li> </ul> <p><strong>For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please see the attached job description.</strong></p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <ul>  <li>Direct work with parents and infants as appropriate predominantly short term, but some longer term as clinically indicated</li>  <li>Working with the network and other agencies involved with referred cases</li>  <li>Attending complex case team discussions, case conferences, and professionals meetings as required</li>  <li>Providing supervision to Nursery Nurses and other MDT staff delivering parentinfant interventions within the service</li>  <li>Providing consultation sessions to Health Visitors and Childrens Centres</li>  <li>Offering telephone consultation to potential referrers about cases causing concern</li> </ul> <p><strong>For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please see the attached job description.</strong></p>
    
  


      
  
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          Education and Qualification
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Qualified Allied Health Professional (SW, OT, RMN) and current registration under appropriate professional body (HCPC, NMC) with additional post graduate training in Diploma in Infant mental health or other equivalent qualifications or Clinical Psychology, qualified child and adolescent psychotherapists or other appropriate qualification to doctoral level and current membership of appropriate professional body (e.g. BPS, BCP, ACP, HPC).</li>
        
        <li>UK driving license and access to a vehicle for work purposes.</li>
        
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          Experience and Knowledge
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Substantial knowledge of infant development and parent - infant mental health issues.</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge and experience of delivery of a range of therapeutic models and interventions and their application to infant mental health problems (e.g. watch, wait and wonder, VIG, NBO etc).</li>
        
        <li>Experience and knowledge of working with complex families where there is serious concerns about parenting and safeguarding.</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge and awareness of safeguarding procedures and anti-discriminatory practice.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with women presenting with perinatal mental health needs and knowledge of demographic risk factors for this client group.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of offering supervision.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of teaching, training and consultation.</li>
        
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            Education and Qualification
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Qualified Allied Health Professional (SW, OT, RMN) and current registration under appropriate professional body (HCPC, NMC) with additional post graduate training in Diploma in Infant mental health or other equivalent qualifications or Clinical Psychology, qualified child and adolescent psychotherapists or other appropriate qualification to doctoral level and current membership of appropriate professional body (e.g. BPS, BCP, ACP, HPC).</li>
          
          <li>UK driving license and access to a vehicle for work purposes.</li>
          
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            Experience and Knowledge
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Substantial knowledge of infant development and parent - infant mental health issues.</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge and experience of delivery of a range of therapeutic models and interventions and their application to infant mental health problems (e.g. watch, wait and wonder, VIG, NBO etc).</li>
          
          <li>Experience and knowledge of working with complex families where there is serious concerns about parenting and safeguarding.</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge and awareness of safeguarding procedures and anti-discriminatory practice.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with women presenting with perinatal mental health needs and knowledge of demographic risk factors for this client group.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of offering supervision.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of teaching, training and consultation.</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>
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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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        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>Avon &amp; Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Hathaway Medical Centre</p>
      <p>Middlefield Road</p>
      <p>Chippenham</p>
            <p>SN14 6GT</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Avon &amp; Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Hathaway Medical Centre</p>
          <p>Middlefield Road</p>
          <p>Chippenham</p>
                    <p>SN14 6GT</p>
        
      

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

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Band 7 Perinatal Infant Mental Health Specialist - Chippenham

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Locum Clinical Psychologist (Grade 8a) to join our friendly Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) in North East Wiltshire, and the Wiltshire Psychological Therapies Service (PTS),for a period of six months.</p> <p>This locum role is primarily based in Chippenham and Devizes, while providing clinical services to the older adult population throughout Wiltshire.</p> <p>Working as part of both the Wiltshire PTS and CMHT offers psychologists the opportunity to treat a range of disorders and presenting difficulties. This means you can maintain your skills across a diverse client group or further explore a specialist interest, such as neuropsychology.</p> <p>In Wiltshire, the service is needs-led ('ageless'), offering care for both functional and organic conditions to all adults aged 18 and over. This role will focus on clients from the older adult population.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>This post is within the multi-disciplinary Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) and the Wiltshire Psychological Therapies Service (PTS). We are an enthusiastic and innovative team that values the input and contribution of all our staff and strives to offer the best possible services to our clients.</p> <p>We provide a wide range of psychological therapies, including CBT, EMDR, ACT, DBT, CAT, Integrative approaches, Schema-focused therapy, Mindfulness-based interventions, and Solution-focused methods, delivered in both group and individual contexts, primarily on an outpatient basis.</p> <p>The successful applicant will have clearly demonstrable skills and knowledge in working with people from the older adult age range. For this senior role, you will be able to demonstrate experience of working with different client groups in secondary mental health settings, and of having been responsible for providing specialist assessments and interventions. You will need to show evidence of clinical leadership and innovations that have improved services in which you have worked.</p> <p>As the provision of supervision, consultation, and training to colleagues within the service is highly valued and an essential part of the role, being able to demonstrate skill and experience in this area would be an advantage.</p> <p><strong>Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.</strong></p>



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


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>12 December 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
      
        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>
    <p>
      
        
          Part-time,
        
      
        
          Compressed hours
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>342-WTS242-1225</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Bewley House</p>
      <p>Marshfield Road</p>
      <p>Chippenham</p>
            <p>SN15 1JW</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <ul>  <li>To provide a high-quality, largely autonomous, and systematic clinical/counselling psychology service.</li>  <li>To undertake highly specialist assessments, including neuropsychological assessments, risk assessments, and assessments for suitability for specialist psychological therapies with clients and their carers (as appropriate to the role).</li>  <li>To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of clients mental health problems, based on an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients difficulties and employing evidence-based methods across the full range of care settings.</li>  <li>To be responsible for providing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, and groups, within and across teams, delivered individually or in combination. This includes adjusting and refining psychological formulations, drawing upon different explanatory models, and maintaining several provisional hypotheses.</li>  <li>To provide at least one specialist, evidence-based psychological intervention as dictated by the needs of the service.</li>  <li>To provide highly specialist consultation to members of various teams within the area and beyond regarding formulation and psychological management of clients.</li>  <li>To use highly specialist psychological knowledge and skills to contribute to the more effective management of patients by teams.</li>  <li>To be involved in the development and delivery of training within the Trust.</li>  <li>To participate in clinical and caseload supervision arrangements provided by the Service.</li>  <li>To maintain accurate records and monitor clinical workload using agreed systems.</li>  <li>To support the full implementation of YTCP (Your Team, Your Conversation, Your Plan) or equivalent, including acting as key worker as appropriate to the needs of the service.</li>  <li>To enter data as requested by the Trust in a timely manner.</li> </ul> <p>For further information or to discuss this vacancy, we encourage you to contact:</p> <p>Dr Marisol Cavieres, Head of Wiltshire Psychological Therapies Service</p> <p> Tel: 07543300054</p> <p><strong>Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.</strong></p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <ul>  <li>To provide a high-quality, largely autonomous, and systematic clinical/counselling psychology service.</li>  <li>To undertake highly specialist assessments, including neuropsychological assessments, risk assessments, and assessments for suitability for specialist psychological therapies with clients and their carers (as appropriate to the role).</li>  <li>To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of clients mental health problems, based on an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients difficulties and employing evidence-based methods across the full range of care settings.</li>  <li>To be responsible for providing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, and groups, within and across teams, delivered individually or in combination. This includes adjusting and refining psychological formulations, drawing upon different explanatory models, and maintaining several provisional hypotheses.</li>  <li>To provide at least one specialist, evidence-based psychological intervention as dictated by the needs of the service.</li>  <li>To provide highly specialist consultation to members of various teams within the area and beyond regarding formulation and psychological management of clients.</li>  <li>To use highly specialist psychological knowledge and skills to contribute to the more effective management of patients by teams.</li>  <li>To be involved in the development and delivery of training within the Trust.</li>  <li>To participate in clinical and caseload supervision arrangements provided by the Service.</li>  <li>To maintain accurate records and monitor clinical workload using agreed systems.</li>  <li>To support the full implementation of YTCP (Your Team, Your Conversation, Your Plan) or equivalent, including acting as key worker as appropriate to the needs of the service.</li>  <li>To enter data as requested by the Trust in a timely manner.</li> </ul> <p>For further information or to discuss this vacancy, we encourage you to contact:</p> <p>Dr Marisol Cavieres, Head of Wiltshire Psychological Therapies Service</p> <p> Tel: 07543300054</p> <p><strong>Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.</strong></p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Doctoral-level qualification in Clinical Psychology or Counselling Psychology (or equivalent). Eligibility for Chartered Psychologist status</li>
        
        <li>HCPC Registered (Health and Care Professions Council)</li>
        
        <li>Post-qualification and further specialist training in specified psychological interventions</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Training in clinical supervision</li>
          
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            Qualifications
          
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          <li>Doctoral-level qualification in Clinical Psychology or Counselling Psychology (or equivalent). Eligibility for Chartered Psychologist status</li>
          
          <li>HCPC Registered (Health and Care Professions Council)</li>
          
          <li>Post-qualification and further specialist training in specified psychological interventions</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Training in clinical supervision</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>
  

  

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

      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Avon &amp; Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Bewley House</p>
      <p>Marshfield Road</p>
      <p>Chippenham</p>
            <p>SN15 1JW</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Avon &amp; Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Bewley House</p>
          <p>Marshfield Road</p>
          <p>Chippenham</p>
                    <p>SN15 1JW</p>
        
      

      
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Band 8a Later Life Clinical Counselling Psychologist - Chippenham

<p><strong>Mental Health Support Worker</strong></p><p><strong>Join Nurseplus as a Mental Health Support Worker Make a Difference Every Day</strong></p><p>At Nurseplus, every shift you work is an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of those in need. As a temporary <strong>Mental Health </strong><strong>Support Worker</strong>, you ll be providing high-quality care across a range of settings, from supporting living to mental health units and secure units providing support and care to persons with learning disabilities, mental health needs, and more complex care needs. You ll become part of a compassionate team where every contribution counts. Experience of working with 1:1 s would be advantageous but is not essential. Ideally you will have at least 12 months experience in a mental health setting, having restraint training in the last 12 months (with certification) although FREE CPI training is provided if not.</p><p><strong>Why Choose Nurseplus?</strong></p><ul> <li><strong>Flexibility that Works for You</strong>: Choose your shifts, whether full-time, part-time, days, nights, or weekends, so you can fit work around your life.</li><li><strong>Weekly Pay &amp; Competitive Rates</strong>: Earn between £12.71 and £15.00 per hour paid weekly, depending on shift pattern (higher rates apply for bank holidays).</li><li><strong>Workwise App</strong>: Take control of your schedule with our Workwise app manage your availability and easily book shifts on your terms.</li><li><strong>Paid Industry-Leading Training</strong>: We pay for you to attend our comprehensive, industry-leading training that s in line with the Care Certificate and Core Skills Training Framework, tailored to help you grow your skills, whether you re new to care or have years of experience.</li><li><strong>Ongoing Development Opportunities</strong>: From in-house courses to funded qualifications such as NVQ Levels 2 and 3, we support your professional growth at every stage.</li><li><strong>Blue Light Card</strong>: Enjoy thousands of discounts on the high street and online with eligibility for a Blue Light Card.</li></ul> <p><strong>What You ll Be Doing</strong></p><p>Your day-to-day responsibilities as a Mental Health Support Worker may include assisting service users with personal care, but will be mainly providing support to their everyday needs and promoting independence, working as part of a team or independently within an environment. You ll work closely with care plans to ensure individuals maintain independence and dignity, providing the physical and emotional support that they might need to achieve their goals.</p><p><strong>What We re Looking For</strong></p><ul> <li>You must be over 18 years old and have the right to work in the UK.</li><li>Flexibility in your availability, with the ability to travel to different care settings.</li><li>A good standard of English and the ability to communicate effectively.</li><li>A clear enhanced DBS, which you can apply for upon registration.</li></ul> <p>If you re passionate about making a positive impact and want to work with a team that truly cares, we d love to hear from you!</p><p><strong>About Nurseplus</strong></p><p>At Nurseplus, our mission is to make a positive impact and change lives every day. We are passionate about delivering the highest-quality care that truly makes a difference in the lives of those we support. But our commitment doesn t stop there we care just as much for our staff as we do for our clients. By fostering a supportive and inclusive environment, we empower our team to grow, thrive, and make a meaningful contribution to the communities they serve.</p>

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