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Senior Mental Health Practitioner -MHST

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Are you committed to leading and delivering quality driven mental health services?</p><p>Do you value working positively, respectfully and collaboratively?</p><p>Would you be interested in an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Assistant Team Manager within New Forest CAMHS?</p><p>If so and you are a registered mental health nurse, occupational therapist, psychologist, social worker, or other allied health professional with leadership skills and a passion for working with young people and their families, we would love to hear from you</p><p>As an Assistant Team Manager, you would spend 50% of your time supporting the operational functions of the team and 50% assessing and working with, a range of children and young people with complex and moderate to severe mental health difficulties. The service delivers a stepped care pathway model for access to evidenced based treatment for children and young people, according to their presenting needs including a Groups programme, 1:1 work and parent/family focused interventions.</p><p>In return we offer a service that has an excellent track record, and a commitment to robust evidence-based supervision and ongoing training, and is a service that is also focused on staff support and well-being. Training and development opportunities are available , including a New to Hampshire CAMHS induction programme, in house training and a commitment to ongoing CPD.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <ul><li>To carry a clinical caseload, the management of complex cases and supporting staff in management of such cases.</li><li>Ensure effective risk management is present in the team.</li><li>To demonstrate strong leadership and management skills</li><li>To provide oversight of team caseloads and activity and ensuring the team functions in line with core business.</li><li>To be able to balance the demands of management and clinical work</li><li>To show initiative and innovative practice in an environment which is often busy and dynamic.</li><li>Line Management and supervision of staff.</li><li>To be an excellent communicator and show initiative in the compassionate leadership of a team which is innovative, creative and continually developing</li><li>Performance monitoring and management.</li><li>To deliver a service ensuring maximum value in terms of clinical and cost effectiveness.</li><li>Deputising for the Service Manager in their absence</li><li>Ability to build positive, trusting relationships with partners and other colleagues both internal and external to SPFT in the further development of our care pathways.</li><li>Collaborate with your peers to drive positive change and creating a working environment where others can thrive.</li><li>To coordinate recruitment and selection of staff within the team, leading on decisions as designated by the service manager.</li><li>To respond to SUIs as appropriate and support any subsequent investigation</li><li>To respond to complaints</li></ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, combining the expertise and services of multiple NHS providers to deliver high-quality healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.With a dedicated workforce exceeding 12,000 staff and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we offer an extensive range of services, including mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health care, reaching diverse communities across urban, rural, and coastal areas.We are committed to delivering care with compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, ensuring that our patients and service users are at the heart of everything we do. By working closely with our partners, we're creating a forward-thinking, inclusive organisation that champions staff development, well-being, and collaboration.Join us and be part of an organisation dedicated to delivering exceptional healthcare; where your skills and ambitions can make a real difference to the communities we serve, now and in the future.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>17 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>348-CFS-8462</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Ashurst Child and Family Centre</p>
      <p>Lyndhurst Road, Ashurst</p>
      <p>Southampton</p>
      <p>Hampshire</p>
      <p>SO40 7AR</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.</p><p>We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.</p><p>It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone -- if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team -- detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.</p><p>We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.</p><p>It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone -- if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team -- detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Registered professional (NMC, HCPC)</li>
        
        <li>Educated to minimum diploma level with a relevant qualification or equivalent experience.</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of CPD</li>
        
        <li>Leadership experience</li>
        
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            Qualifications
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Registered professional (NMC, HCPC)</li>
          
          <li>Educated to minimum diploma level with a relevant qualification or equivalent experience.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of CPD</li>
          
          <li>Leadership experience</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="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
      

      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Ashurst Child and Family Centre</p>
      <p>Lyndhurst Road, Ashurst</p>
      <p>Southampton</p>
      <p>Hampshire</p>
      <p>SO40 7AR</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Ashurst Child and Family Centre</p>
          <p>Lyndhurst Road, Ashurst</p>
          <p>Southampton</p>
          <p>Hampshire</p>
          <p>SO40 7AR</p>
        
      

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

Assistant Team Manager

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are currently looking for a motivated and experienced Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic and friendly interdisciplinary Therapy Team at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust as a Band 7 team lead in the Medical team.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>Main duties of the job</p> <p>This post holder will have their own caseload of complex medical inpatients. They will provide clinical and managerial support to the therapy team working in specialty areas across cardiology, respiratory medicine and infectious diseases, including HIV and patients presenting with rare and complex neurological presentations. Part of this role is to provide expert input to improve patient outcomes, facilitate discharge planning and provide supervision to the band 5 OT, students and Therapy Assistants. They will receive regular supervision and peer support as well as have opportunities for study, leadership and in-house training.</p> <p>Desirable</p> <ul>  <li>Experience of working with neurological patients</li> </ul> <p>We are looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking and experienced Occupational Therapist who has significant experience of working with people with a variety of medical conditions. Applicants must demonstrate a broad knowledge of treatment strategies, have excellent and advanced communication skills and demonstrate a flexible and positive approach. They should have the ability to work well in a team and to plan and run a project.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&amp;E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.</p> <p>Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top</p> <p>For more information please follow link<a href="https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/</a></p>


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

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £56,276 to £63,176 a year
      
        Per annum inclusive of HCAS
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>391-RFL-7577153-A</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Royal Free Hospital</p>
      <p>Pond Street</p>
      <p>Hampstead</p>
            <p>NW3 2QG</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.</p>   

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.</p>     
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          World Class Care Values
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>oDemonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
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          Education &amp; professional Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>oDegree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy</li>
        
        <li>oHCPC Registration in OT</li>
        
        <li>oCompleted relevant post registration specialist courses for example:   oOT assessments of specific conditions  oOT treatment approaches oOutcome measures oSupervision Skills Training for staff and students oOT Practice Educator course</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>oMember of Specialist OT Section group</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>oSubstantial post-graduate work experience as an Occupational Therapist, predominately working with patients with physical and cognitive disabilities</li>
        
        <li>oExperience of working as an OT at a senior level with a variety of medical presentations e.g. Respiratory, Cardiac</li>
        
        <li>oExperience of working with elderly patients</li>
        
        <li>oExperience of working with Bariatric patients</li>
        
        <li>oConsiderable experience of being a Band 6 OT</li>
        
        <li>oExperience and ability of working in an acute setting</li>
        
        <li>oExperience of teaching and supervising less experienced staff.</li>
        
        <li>oExperience of teaching and supervising OT students.</li>
        
        <li>oDemonstrated ability to work autonomously and use own initiative.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>oMotivational Interviewing/ Behaviour Change training (CBT or facilitation skills)</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Skills
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>oKnowledge and experience in the use of occupational therapy models of practice</li>
        
        <li>oDemonstrate effective communication skills to a range of audiences e.g. users, carers and other professionals</li>
        
        <li>oExperience of working effectively and efficiently as part of an MDT.</li>
        
        <li>oDemonstrated clear understanding of clinical governance and its application to the work setting.</li>
        
        <li>oKnowledge of quality assurance and audit programmes in line with requirements for Clinical Governance</li>
        
        <li>oKnowledge of research and development process, Evidence of Continuing Professional Development</li>
        
        <li>oAbility to lead a small team</li>
        
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          Personal
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>oProfessional fluent in written and oral English.</li>
        
        <li>oAbility to carry out manual handling practices.</li>
        
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        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            World Class Care Values
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>oDemonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
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            Education &amp; professional Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>oDegree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy</li>
          
          <li>oHCPC Registration in OT</li>
          
          <li>oCompleted relevant post registration specialist courses for example:   oOT assessments of specific conditions  oOT treatment approaches oOutcome measures oSupervision Skills Training for staff and students oOT Practice Educator course</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>oMember of Specialist OT Section group</li>
            
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            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>oSubstantial post-graduate work experience as an Occupational Therapist, predominately working with patients with physical and cognitive disabilities</li>
          
          <li>oExperience of working as an OT at a senior level with a variety of medical presentations e.g. Respiratory, Cardiac</li>
          
          <li>oExperience of working with elderly patients</li>
          
          <li>oExperience of working with Bariatric patients</li>
          
          <li>oConsiderable experience of being a Band 6 OT</li>
          
          <li>oExperience and ability of working in an acute setting</li>
          
          <li>oExperience of teaching and supervising less experienced staff.</li>
          
          <li>oExperience of teaching and supervising OT students.</li>
          
          <li>oDemonstrated ability to work autonomously and use own initiative.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>oMotivational Interviewing/ Behaviour Change training (CBT or facilitation skills)</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>oKnowledge and experience in the use of occupational therapy models of practice</li>
          
          <li>oDemonstrate effective communication skills to a range of audiences e.g. users, carers and other professionals</li>
          
          <li>oExperience of working effectively and efficiently as part of an MDT.</li>
          
          <li>oDemonstrated clear understanding of clinical governance and its application to the work setting.</li>
          
          <li>oKnowledge of quality assurance and audit programmes in line with requirements for Clinical Governance</li>
          
          <li>oKnowledge of research and development process, Evidence of Continuing Professional Development</li>
          
          <li>oAbility to lead a small team</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
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            Personal
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>oProfessional fluent in written and oral English.</li>
          
          <li>oAbility to carry out manual handling practices.</li>
          
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    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

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

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

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

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Royal Free Hospital</p>
      <p>Pond Street</p>
      <p>Hampstead</p>
            <p>NW3 2QG</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Royal Free Hospital</p>
          <p>Pond Street</p>
          <p>Hampstead</p>
                    <p>NW3 2QG</p>
        
      

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

Band 7 Highly Specialised Occupational Therapist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>As aBank Wing Pharmacy Technician, your days will be rewarding and varied, you will work on a wing/ward environment where you will be responsible for the administration of medication to patients and the associated medication management activities, including audits and stock checks under the direction of the Clinical Lead and the Pharmacist Manager.</p><p>You will be expected to work autonomously within guidelines, standard operating procedures and Medicine Policy.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>Within this role, you will: </p><ul> <li>Be responsible for the administration of medication to patients and the associated medication management activities, including audits and stock checks under the direction of the Clinical Lead and the Pharmacist Manager.</li> <li>Work autonomously within guidelines, standard operating procedures and Medicine Policy and:</li> <li>Work as an active member of the Pharmaceutical team to assist in ensuring the delivery of a legal, safe, high quality specialist prison pharmaceutical service which reflects National and local policy and priorities, taking into account the high level of security that must be maintained at all times</li> <li>Undertake provision of a medicines administration service to the patients</li> <li>Provide, in conjunction with the appropriate Clinical practitioners, a wing technician medicine management service on allocated wings</li> <li>Support implementation of medicine management strategy and associated services and projects across the prison</li> <li>Assist in the delivery of cost-effective prescribing, the medicines optimisation strategy and management of medication budget</li> <li>Promote safe pharmacy practice within the prison including providing advice and training to patients and staff</li></ul>  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p><strong>About the Company</strong></p><p>We change lives by transforming health and care.</p><p>Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.</p><p>Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.</p><p>While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.</p><p>To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit <a href="https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2" target="_blank">https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2</a></p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>08 December 2025</p>

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

    
      
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      <p>Band 5</p>
  
  

  
  
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      £18.71 to £18.71 a year
      
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  <p>Bank</p>

  
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    <p>12 months</p>
  

  
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          Part-time
        
      
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  <p>HCRGCG/TP/24475/17863</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>HCRG Care Group</p>
            <p>Norwich</p>
      <p>Norfolk</p>
      <p>NR1 4LU</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>As a Bank Wing Pharmacy Technician, you will be working as part of the HCRG Care Group Team at HMP Norwich.</p><p>As well as the attractive hourly rates of pay,youll benefit from:</p><ul> <li>Self-booking and access to all bank shifts!Staff are given access to all Bank shifts within their Business Unit and can self-book providing they meet the shift requirements.</li> <li>Request a Duty Staff can make shifts or Day Off requests prior to the creation of a roster up to six weeks in advance. This helps promote a better work life balance and allows for personal commitments to be met</li> <li>HCRG Care Group is pleased to offer access toWagestream- which lets you track your pay throughout the month and stream your earned wages into your bank account if you need them. No more high-interest loans or overdraft fees - simply get paid as you go.</li> <li>Working in an environment focused on thehighest clinical and quality standards</li> <li>Opportunitiesto work indifferent areas and various different servicesto gain new knowledge and experience</li> <li>Access to ourStrive for Better networks, a national support and professional network made up of NHS professionals like you, giving you the chance to constantly develop industry-leading care and quality</li> <li>Access to ourfree well-being serviceavailable 24/7/365 online and by telephone including; counsellors, post trauma incident support, legal, debt and practical life management helpline, guided self-help, telephonic career coaching and monthly well-being newsletters</li> <li>Free statutory and mandatory training, as well as access to a range of courses and e-learning to develop further skills and in-house opportunitiescontinuing your professional development</li> <li>Innovative forward-thinking culturewith the opportunity to put forward your ideas to contribute to the way we work. You will be encouraged to apply for national funding to drive your initiatives locally to benefit our patients and service users</li> <li>Rewarding and supportive teams, you will be recognised and have opportunities to recognise others by nominating for local and national awards annually and taking part in our new virtual Ask our Executives event, where you can submit questions to the board and hear updates regularly on company strategy and objectives</li> <li>Working in an environment focused on the highest clinical and quality standards with majorityof our services being rated overall good or outstanding by the Care Quality Commission.</li></ul><p><strong>Ideal Candidate</strong></p><p>You will need to be Pharmacy Technician who is currently registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and has experience within a hospital, primary care or community background.</p><p>You will also need to be confident using IT systems and be able to demonstrate working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel.</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>As a Bank Wing Pharmacy Technician, you will be working as part of the HCRG Care Group Team at HMP Norwich.</p><p>As well as the attractive hourly rates of pay,youll benefit from:</p><ul> <li>Self-booking and access to all bank shifts!Staff are given access to all Bank shifts within their Business Unit and can self-book providing they meet the shift requirements.</li> <li>Request a Duty Staff can make shifts or Day Off requests prior to the creation of a roster up to six weeks in advance. This helps promote a better work life balance and allows for personal commitments to be met</li> <li>HCRG Care Group is pleased to offer access toWagestream- which lets you track your pay throughout the month and stream your earned wages into your bank account if you need them. No more high-interest loans or overdraft fees - simply get paid as you go.</li> <li>Working in an environment focused on thehighest clinical and quality standards</li> <li>Opportunitiesto work indifferent areas and various different servicesto gain new knowledge and experience</li> <li>Access to ourStrive for Better networks, a national support and professional network made up of NHS professionals like you, giving you the chance to constantly develop industry-leading care and quality</li> <li>Access to ourfree well-being serviceavailable 24/7/365 online and by telephone including; counsellors, post trauma incident support, legal, debt and practical life management helpline, guided self-help, telephonic career coaching and monthly well-being newsletters</li> <li>Free statutory and mandatory training, as well as access to a range of courses and e-learning to develop further skills and in-house opportunitiescontinuing your professional development</li> <li>Innovative forward-thinking culturewith the opportunity to put forward your ideas to contribute to the way we work. You will be encouraged to apply for national funding to drive your initiatives locally to benefit our patients and service users</li> <li>Rewarding and supportive teams, you will be recognised and have opportunities to recognise others by nominating for local and national awards annually and taking part in our new virtual Ask our Executives event, where you can submit questions to the board and hear updates regularly on company strategy and objectives</li> <li>Working in an environment focused on the highest clinical and quality standards with majorityof our services being rated overall good or outstanding by the Care Quality Commission.</li></ul><p><strong>Ideal Candidate</strong></p><p>You will need to be Pharmacy Technician who is currently registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and has experience within a hospital, primary care or community background.</p><p>You will also need to be confident using IT systems and be able to demonstrate working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel.</p>
    
  


      
  
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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>HCRG Care Group</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>HCRG Care Group</p>
            <p>Norwich</p>
      <p>Norfolk</p>
      <p>NR1 4LU</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <p>HCRG Care Group</p>
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          <p>HCRG Care Group</p>
                    <p>Norwich</p>
          <p>Norfolk</p>
          <p>NR1 4LU</p>
        
      

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

Bank Wing Pharmacy Technician - HMP Norwich

Team Leader 

Lead Clinical Psychologist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>The peer support worker (PSW) will work as an integral part of the Derbyshire Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion Team. The service provides early intervention to address health and social inequalities to reduce re-offending behaviours. The PSW will work with individuals to provide peer support and practical assistance to allow service users to participate in their own unique recovery journey for service users with complex needs who are in contact with the criminal justice system to receive enhanced support through appropriate diversion pathways.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <ol>  <li> <p>To work with and develop supportive relationships with service receivers</p> </li>  <li> <p>To support individuals toidentify their own achievable and meaningful recovery goals and set recovery objectives, using a range of recovery tools, techniques and lived experiences</p> </li>  <li> <p>To share own recovery story to provide hope,self belief and self awareness and inspire and instil confidence in peers</p> </li>  <li> <p>Demonstrate a caring and professional attitude and be a positive role model to multi-disciplinary team members, service receivers and carers</p> </li>  <li> <p>Share Knowledge of the Recovery Model and promote the support development of Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP).</p> </li>  <li> <p>Promote and facilitate access to community groups and networks that enable service users to participate in community activities and with partner agencies.</p> </li>  <li> <p>Provide relevant information to care plan co-ordinators as required and feedback information into CPA process to ensure recovery goals are integrated into future care planning.</p> </li>  <li> <p>Use bothjob related training and individual experience to guide approach and interventions. Use professional supervision to support this process</p> </li> </ol>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.</p>
<p>CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."</p>
<p>Benefits include:</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>Commitment to flexible working where this is possible</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years &amp; 33 days after 10 years' service</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Generous NHS pension scheme</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Health service discounts and online benefits</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Incremental pay progression</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Health and wellbeing opportunities</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Structured learning and development opportunities</p>
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  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>05 December 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
      
        PRO RATA
      
    </p>
  
  

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

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

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>383-SPE-6286-25</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>St Andrews house</p>
      <p>London Road</p>
      <p>Derby</p>
            <p>DE1 2SX</p>
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    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <ul>  <li> <p>Work within multi disciplinary team and develop positive working relationships with service receivers and colleagues</p> </li> </ul>   <ul>  <li> <p>Communicate with team members and provide information to inform future care planning</p> </li> </ul>   <ul>  <li> <p>Provide relevant information to care plan co-ordinators as required and feedback information into CPA process to ensure recovery goals are integrated into future care planning</p> </li> </ul>   <ul>  <li> <p>To work with teams in the wider organisation to raise the profile of recovery and peer support.</p> </li> </ul>
  

  
    
      
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      <ul>  <li> <p>Work within multi disciplinary team and develop positive working relationships with service receivers and colleagues</p> </li> </ul>   <ul>  <li> <p>Communicate with team members and provide information to inform future care planning</p> </li> </ul>   <ul>  <li> <p>Provide relevant information to care plan co-ordinators as required and feedback information into CPA process to ensure recovery goals are integrated into future care planning</p> </li> </ul>   <ul>  <li> <p>To work with teams in the wider organisation to raise the profile of recovery and peer support.</p> </li> </ul>
    
  


      
  
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        <li>Contact with the Criminal Justice System</li>
        
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          <li>Peer mentor training</li>
          
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        <li>Excellent communication skills</li>
        
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          <li>Mental health awareness</li>
          
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          <li>Contact with the Criminal Justice System</li>
          
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            <li>Peer mentor training</li>
            
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            Essential
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Excellent communication skills</li>
          
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            <li>Mental health awareness</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>Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>St Andrews house</p>
      <p>London Road</p>
      <p>Derby</p>
            <p>DE1 2SX</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>St Andrews house</p>
          <p>London Road</p>
          <p>Derby</p>
                    <p>DE1 2SX</p>
        
      

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

Criminal Justice Liaison and diversion Peer support

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, or Psychological Professional/Practitioner to work as a Senior Practitioner</strong></p> <p><strong>Northants Personality Disorder Hub</strong></p> <p><strong>Band 7 (up to 22.5 Hours)</strong></p> <p>Would you like to work for an Outstanding NHS Trust, and join an innovative and supportive service that is highly committed to decreasing stigma associated with personality difficulties, promoting optimism about recovery, and increasing access to evidence-based interventions? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Practitioner.</p> <p>The Northants Personality Disorder Hub is a countywide specialist service that works to enhance understanding of personality disorder and promote the delivery of effective interventions across community and inpatient services in Northamptonshire. The team comprises of staff from a range of professional backgrounds (including nursing, occupational therapy and clinical psychology). The service provides a Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) programme at two locations across the county, and leads on the delivery of Structured Clinical Management (SCM) across general secondary mental health services. Alongside this, the service also frequently delivers training to community and inpatient teams and benefits from an established group of experts by experience who are passionate about promoting hope, improving services and co-developing and delivering staff training.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>This post will give the successful candidate the opportunity to develop their capabilities within a highly supportive and motivated multidisciplinary team. </p> <p>DBT training can be provided if required and other team members have been supported to attend the Health Education England (HEE) Post Graduate Diploma in DBT. There are a range of CPD opportunities within the service and wider network, and clinical supervision is viewed as integral to maintaining staff wellbeing and effectiveness.</p> <p>You'll have access to our generous pension scheme and health service discounts, as well as generous annual leave plus bank holidays.</p> <p>As a senior practitioner you'll be expected to;</p> <p> Deliver 1:1 and group DBT sessions </p> <p> Co-facilitate SCM group sessions and support others colleagues to deliver SCM via peer supervision, training and informal guidance </p> <p> Develop formulation-driven care plans with service users and colleagues via consultation and direct assessment</p> <p> Provide training to staff, service users and carers and work collaboratively with experts by experience to co-develop and deliver training. </p> <p> Contribute to a range of service development projects </p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.</p>
<p>NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>16 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
      
        pa, pro rata
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>270-TG583-MH</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Lotus House</p>
      <p>Victoria Street</p>
      <p>Northampton</p>
            <p>NN1 3NR</p>
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    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>The post holder will need to have:</p> <p> Experience of working with people with complex needs, often termed personality disorder and be passionate about reducing exclusion and stigma for this client group</p> <p> A core mental health profession and demonstrate an ongoing interest in developing competencies in working with people with personality disorder (e.g. via training in evidence based approaches, areas of specialism within existing roles) </p> <p> Self-awareness and an ability to reflect on their own emotions </p> <p> Good communication and team working skills in order to collaborate with a variety of groups and stakeholders </p> <p> Leadership skills </p> <p>You will need to be well organised and able to cope in potentially challenging situations and high-pressure environments. Flexibility is required as there may be some travelling to/from different sites across the county. It is expected that the post holder will develop in role and therefore may not meet all aspects of the job description on application.</p> <p>The Personality Disorder Hub is on a mission to provide an equitable, inclusive, representative and anti-racist service for its service users and staff. Part of this mission involves efforts towards creating and maintaining a diverse workforce. Therefore, if you self-identify as belonging to a marginalised and/or minoritized community, we would like to encourage you to apply for the post and communicate this difference in your application and/or interview.</p> <p>For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>The post holder will need to have:</p> <p> Experience of working with people with complex needs, often termed personality disorder and be passionate about reducing exclusion and stigma for this client group</p> <p> A core mental health profession and demonstrate an ongoing interest in developing competencies in working with people with personality disorder (e.g. via training in evidence based approaches, areas of specialism within existing roles) </p> <p> Self-awareness and an ability to reflect on their own emotions </p> <p> Good communication and team working skills in order to collaborate with a variety of groups and stakeholders </p> <p> Leadership skills </p> <p>You will need to be well organised and able to cope in potentially challenging situations and high-pressure environments. Flexibility is required as there may be some travelling to/from different sites across the county. It is expected that the post holder will develop in role and therefore may not meet all aspects of the job description on application.</p> <p>The Personality Disorder Hub is on a mission to provide an equitable, inclusive, representative and anti-racist service for its service users and staff. Part of this mission involves efforts towards creating and maintaining a diverse workforce. Therefore, if you self-identify as belonging to a marginalised and/or minoritized community, we would like to encourage you to apply for the post and communicate this difference in your application and/or interview.</p> <p>For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.</p>
    
  


      
  
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          Behaviours
        
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        <li>Capacity to be appropriately assertive with others in a constructive manner.</li>
        
        <li>Self-motivated with the capacity to motivate others</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of and commitment to continuing professional development.</li>
        
        <li>Capacity and willingness to contribute to policy development and implementation within the Service.</li>
        
        <li>Willingness, understanding and valuing the importance of working collaboratively with service user representatives and organisations</li>
        
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        <li>Recognised qualification in one of the core mental health professions e.g. psychiatric nursing, clinical psychology, social work and occupational therapy or other relevant experience and demonstrable competence to work in the mental health field in the N.H.S (e.g. by maintaining registration with the HCPC and/or your recognised professional body).</li>
        
        <li>Significant experience of working in a mental health profession (or equivalent), and in a therapeutic role with people with significant personality difficulties.</li>
        
        <li>Clinical Experience of Psychosocial assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across a range of care settings.</li>
        
        <li>Maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse, self-harm and the threat of aggression.</li>
        
        <li>Providing consultation to other professionals across a variety of clinical settings.</li>
        
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          <li>Prior experience of working within a DBT or SCM programme.</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of legislation in relation to client group and mental health.</li>
          
          <li>Learned and lived experience of the barriers facing minoritised groups in accessing mental health services</li>
          
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>To demonstrate clear strategies of maintaining psychological well-being when working with intense emotions and distressing material.</li>
        
        <li>Communicating effectively with colleagues, managers and others in both written and verbal forms, including the preparation of reports, investigations, plans and proposals.</li>
        
        <li>Communicating clearly, effectively and sensitively with patients, particularly when presenting highly complex and contentious issues in a high-risk situation.</li>
        
        <li>Skills in engaging with other healthcare professionals in extending their psychological understanding of personality disorders and applying this understanding in their everyday practice.</li>
        
        <li>Highly developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and professionals.</li>
        
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          <li>Ability to undertake flexible working hours</li>
          
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          <li>Capacity to be appropriately assertive with others in a constructive manner.</li>
          
          <li>Self-motivated with the capacity to motivate others</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of and commitment to continuing professional development.</li>
          
          <li>Capacity and willingness to contribute to policy development and implementation within the Service.</li>
          
          <li>Willingness, understanding and valuing the importance of working collaboratively with service user representatives and organisations</li>
          
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            Knowledge &amp; Experience
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Recognised qualification in one of the core mental health professions e.g. psychiatric nursing, clinical psychology, social work and occupational therapy or other relevant experience and demonstrable competence to work in the mental health field in the N.H.S (e.g. by maintaining registration with the HCPC and/or your recognised professional body).</li>
          
          <li>Significant experience of working in a mental health profession (or equivalent), and in a therapeutic role with people with significant personality difficulties.</li>
          
          <li>Clinical Experience of Psychosocial assessment, formulation and treatment of clients across a range of care settings.</li>
          
          <li>Maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse, self-harm and the threat of aggression.</li>
          
          <li>Providing consultation to other professionals across a variety of clinical settings.</li>
          
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          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Prior experience of working within a DBT or SCM programme.</li>
            
            <li>Knowledge of legislation in relation to client group and mental health.</li>
            
            <li>Learned and lived experience of the barriers facing minoritised groups in accessing mental health services</li>
            
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            Skills &amp; Abilities
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>To demonstrate clear strategies of maintaining psychological well-being when working with intense emotions and distressing material.</li>
          
          <li>Communicating effectively with colleagues, managers and others in both written and verbal forms, including the preparation of reports, investigations, plans and proposals.</li>
          
          <li>Communicating clearly, effectively and sensitively with patients, particularly when presenting highly complex and contentious issues in a high-risk situation.</li>
          
          <li>Skills in engaging with other healthcare professionals in extending their psychological understanding of personality disorders and applying this understanding in their everyday practice.</li>
          
          <li>Highly developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and professionals.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>IT and keyboard skills</li>
            
            <li>Ability to undertake flexible working hours</li>
            
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    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
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          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
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    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Lotus House</p>
      <p>Victoria Street</p>
      <p>Northampton</p>
            <p>NN1 3NR</p>
    
  

  
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        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Lotus House</p>
          <p>Victoria Street</p>
          <p>Northampton</p>
                    <p>NN1 3NR</p>
        
      

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

Senior Practitioner

Psychological Therapies Team Leader (Band 7)

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>Are you an Occupational Therapist committed to working in mental health and keen to use your professional skills to support individuals' recovery?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Are you interested in being involved in service innovation and part of bringing change to local mental health delivery?</strong></p>
<p>Cotswold House is a Specialist Eating Disorder Unit based at the Warneford Hospital in Oxford, offering 14 inpatient beds and six day patients. We are looking for a qualified <strong>Occupational Therapist</strong> who is registered with HCPC to join our <strong>diverse, innovative and passionate</strong> multidisciplinary team on a <strong>full time </strong>basis.</p>
<p>With a reputation for excellence, our service provides a stepped-care model of care tailored to the individual's needs for stabilisation and recovery.</p>
<p>Our service has a whole-team Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-ED) approach. We offer a range of CBT-ED programmes and evidence-based treatments to assist a patient's return to independent living, including work, training, or study. You can draw upon your skills /models of formulating patient assessments and outcomes, as appropriate to the patient's individualised formulation. Further training and CPD opportunities are available, such as PEACE Pathway, Masters Pathway, CBT-E Skills training and DBT Skills training to the successful applicant.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <ul>  <li>To develop and provide a high standard of assessment and treatment for patients referred to the service.</li>  <li>To take responsibility for an agreed clinical caseload, involving care co-ordination as appropriate.</li>  <li>To collaboratively assess and provide needs-based treatment programmes and discharge plans for patients which compliment the overall provision of service</li>  <li>To develop and maintain relevant therapeutic activities as appropriate to the patient group served, including opportunities for cognitive, creative, education, work, leisure, interpersonal and life skills. wherever possible to ensure these interventions are evidence based.</li>  <li>In consultation with users, carers and clinical teams to plan and provide appropriate therapy services for patients referred, within defined resources and using evidence-based practice.</li>  <li>To act as a role model and coach to staff within the service and across multidisciplinary teams, students, patients and carers to ensure best practice is maintained.</li> </ul> <p>We know that many roles for Occupational Therapists working in mental health do not provide the ability to draw on these core occupational therapy skills. We are keen to support Occupational Therapists who want to step into roles that use their profession specific skills, alongside their mental health practitioner skills. If you are interested but unconfident about this step or want to know more to know if this is the role for you, than please get in touch.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.</p>
<p>Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible</p>
<p>Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:<strong>"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"</strong></p>
<p>Our values are:<strong>"Caring, safe and excellent"</strong></p>
<p>At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Excellent opportunities for career progression</li>
<li>Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development</li>
<li>27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service</li>
<li>NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers</li>
<li>Competitive pension scheme</li>
<li>Lease car scheme</li>
<li>Cycle to work scheme</li>
<li>Employee Assistance Programme</li>
<li>Mental Health First Aiders</li>
<li>Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)</li>
<li>Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity &amp; Inclusion team</li>
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  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>11 December 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
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>267-OA7426625</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Warneford Hospital</p>
      <p>Warneford Lane</p>
      <p>Oxford</p>
            <p>OX3 7JX</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.</p> <p>The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.</p>   

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.</p> <p>The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.</p>     
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Qualifications and training
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Professional Qualification in Occupational Therapy (Degree or  equivalent).</li>
        
        <li>HCPC registration</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of Continuing Professional  Development (CPD) portfolio.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>APPLE or equivalent student placement training</li>
          
          <li>Sensory training</li>
          
          <li>Trained in use of specific models/assessment relevant to the role</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Substantial post qualification experience.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with the mental health service users in a variety of settings.</li>
        
        <li>Experience working with a range of standardised and non-standardised OT assessments</li>
        
        <li>Supervision of O.T. students and other professionals.</li>
        
        <li>Staff appraisal &amp; development work.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Service development work.</li>
          
          <li>Groupwork experience</li>
          
          <li>Experience of undertaking audit work/using outcome measures</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Knowledge/Skills Requirements
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Working knowledge of Adult Eating Disorder or Adult Mental Health in-patient  or community services.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of caseload management / complex conditions &amp; cases.</li>
        
        <li>Evidence based, reflective practice &amp; clinical reasoning skills in assessment &amp; treatment.</li>
        
        <li>Use of standardised Occupational Therapy assessment and outcome measures.</li>
        
        <li>Understanding experience of risk assessment and management.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Knowledge/experience to working with patients with neuro diversity / awareness of reasonable adjustments.</li>
          
          <li>Experience initiating and leading service improvement projects and audit.</li>
          
          <li>Awareness of National and local issues concerning this client group.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications and training
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Professional Qualification in Occupational Therapy (Degree or  equivalent).</li>
          
          <li>HCPC registration</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of Continuing Professional  Development (CPD) portfolio.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>APPLE or equivalent student placement training</li>
            
            <li>Sensory training</li>
            
            <li>Trained in use of specific models/assessment relevant to the role</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Substantial post qualification experience.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with the mental health service users in a variety of settings.</li>
          
          <li>Experience working with a range of standardised and non-standardised OT assessments</li>
          
          <li>Supervision of O.T. students and other professionals.</li>
          
          <li>Staff appraisal &amp; development work.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Service development work.</li>
            
            <li>Groupwork experience</li>
            
            <li>Experience of undertaking audit work/using outcome measures</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge/Skills Requirements
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Working knowledge of Adult Eating Disorder or Adult Mental Health in-patient  or community services.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of caseload management / complex conditions &amp; cases.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence based, reflective practice &amp; clinical reasoning skills in assessment &amp; treatment.</li>
          
          <li>Use of standardised Occupational Therapy assessment and outcome measures.</li>
          
          <li>Understanding experience of risk assessment and management.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Knowledge/experience to working with patients with neuro diversity / awareness of reasonable adjustments.</li>
            
            <li>Experience initiating and leading service improvement projects and audit.</li>
            
            <li>Awareness of National and local issues concerning this client group.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
    
  



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

  

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

      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Oxford Health NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Warneford Hospital</p>
      <p>Warneford Lane</p>
      <p>Oxford</p>
            <p>OX3 7JX</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Oxford Health NHS Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Warneford Hospital</p>
          <p>Warneford Lane</p>
          <p>Oxford</p>
                    <p>OX3 7JX</p>
        
      

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

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