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DBT Practitioner

Counsellor/Psychotherapist - CYP 

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>This is an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Psychologist or CBT Therapist to join the Mental Health Rehabilitation Service as we launch Community Rehabilitation in North Kent. We welcome applications from both newly qualified and experienced therapists.</p> <p>Community Rehabilitation supports people with mental health problems to live a full and active life within their family &amp; community, working in partnership with Social Care, Housing and Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector.</p> <p>As a key member of the multi-disciplinary team, you will be responsible for offering high-quality psychological treatments (individual &amp; group) and family interventions. Case consultation and joint work with team members will also be an expectation. You will have plenty of scope and support to develop your own practice, whilst providing a highly professional service to people with psychosis and their families.</p> <p>What is High Cost Area Allowance?</p> <p>The High-Cost Area (HCA) allowance, also referred to as London Weighting is a payment made to employees who work in London and the surrounding areas.</p> <p>As this post is based in Dartford, Gravesham or Swanley, the successful applicant will receive an additional payment each month.</p> <p>5% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,303 per year and a maximum payment of £2,198 per year (the agreed annual amount will be divided into 12 equal amounts and paid monthly) (2025 figures)</p>   <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>Be responsible for the systematic provision of Psychological Therapies or interventions</p> <p>Undertake high quality direct and indirect specialist psychology interventions (including CBT/CBTp &amp; family Interventions)</p> <p>Work collaboratively as part of the multi-professional team and enhance the therapeutic practice of the team</p> <p><strong>At KMPT, we are serious about diversity and about inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.</strong></p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.</p> <p>We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.</p> <p>Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.</p> <p>We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.</p> <p>You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.</p> <p>The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.</p> <p><strong>Our strategy</strong></p> <p><strong>Our mission is what we set out to do every day</strong>We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people</p> <p><strong>Our vision is where we want to be in the future</strong>To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>14 August 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £50,008 to £56,908 a year
      
        per annum (inclusive of high-cost area supplement)
      
    </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>380-NK145-C</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Arndale House, Dartford</p>
      <p>18-22 Spital Street</p>
      <p>Dartford</p>
            <p>DA1 2DL</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Candidates must hold a postgraduate Qualification in Clinical Psychology/CBT, hold HCPC or BABCP registration, and have experience of working withadults with mental health problems.</p> <p>The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).</p> <p>Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the role, or please contact us to discuss further.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Candidates must hold a postgraduate Qualification in Clinical Psychology/CBT, hold HCPC or BABCP registration, and have experience of working withadults with mental health problems.</p> <p>The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).</p> <p>Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the role, or please contact us to discuss further.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Postgraduate qualification in CBT/doctorate in Psychology</li>
        
        <li>BABCP/HCPC</li>
        
        <li>Additional training</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Years of Experience</li>
        
        <li>Experience in AMH/Severe MH Problems/psychosis</li>
        
        <li>Experience in CBT/other modalities</li>
        
        <li>Experience in MDT working</li>
        
        <li>Experience in groupwork/family work</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of recovery &amp; social inclusion/rehab policies</li>
        
        <li>audit/service evaluation/research</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Postgraduate qualification in CBT/doctorate in Psychology</li>
          
          <li>BABCP/HCPC</li>
          
          <li>Additional training</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Years of Experience</li>
          
          <li>Experience in AMH/Severe MH Problems/psychosis</li>
          
          <li>Experience in CBT/other modalities</li>
          
          <li>Experience in MDT working</li>
          
          <li>Experience in groupwork/family work</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of recovery &amp; social inclusion/rehab policies</li>
          
          <li>audit/service evaluation/research</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
    
  



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

  

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


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

      

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


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Kent &amp; Medway NHS &amp; Social Care Partnership Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Arndale House, Dartford</p>
      <p>18-22 Spital Street</p>
      <p>Dartford</p>
            <p>DA1 2DL</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Kent &amp; Medway NHS &amp; Social Care Partnership Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Arndale House, Dartford</p>
          <p>18-22 Spital Street</p>
          <p>Dartford</p>
                    <p>DA1 2DL</p>
        
      

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

Clinical Psychologist/CBT Psychotherapist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We have an exciting opportunity for a experience counsellor with experience of working with children to join our Children Looked After CLA service. This is a part time role and will be ideal for someone who has 12 months counselling experience post registration with a relevant professional body.</p>  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>This post will work under the line management of
the Service Lead and Senior Practitioner. The role will be varied, challenging,
and rewarding as you will work as part of a diverse clinical team pro-actively developing
the service through co-production, delivery, and ongoing innovation.</p>  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>ABL is an exciting fast-paced, growing community
health organisation. As an experienced, CQC registered, provider of community
health services, we are passionate about delivering evidence based, innovative,
effective and relevant health care services in partnership with individuals, communities
and stakeholders.</p><p>

We are a values driven
organisation, dedicated to reducing health inequalities and improving peoples
lives. We would love to hear from you if you would like the opportunity to work
with in a close team of committed professionals and you share our values of
designing and delivering health services.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>06 August 2025</p>

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

    
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £24,000 to £27,000 a year
      
        depending on qualifications and experience (pro rata)
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>E0343-25-0015abl633i</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Nexus Business Centre</p>
      <p>6 Darby Close</p>
      <p>Cheney Manor</p>
      <p>Swindon</p>
      <p>SN2 2PN</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p><strong>Main Tasks:</strong></p><ul><li>To deliver therapeutic interventions to children and young people, working independently which may at times mean some travel and lone working.</li> </ul><ul><li>To provide counselling to young people.</li> </ul><ul><li>To develop alternatives to one-to-one therapeutic work i.e., group work.</li> </ul><ul><li>To facilitate peer support interventions with and for children and young people.</li> </ul><ul><li>To maintain confidential case notes and records in a timely manner ensuring that they are stored securely using the specified case management systems.</li> </ul><ul><li>To develop links to other agencies and services and have a good understanding of local services for signposting and onward referrals</li> </ul><ul><li>To positively manage risk and recognise and pro-actively respond to child protection and safeguarding issues.</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>Communication</strong></p><ul><li>Be able to communicate and engage with children and young people appropriate to individual needs.</li> </ul><ul><li>Ensure young people feel listened to, feel in control and are respected.</li> </ul><ul><li>Be a team player</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>WORKING PRACTICE EXPECTATIONS</strong></p><p><strong>Ethical Practice</strong></p><p>Employed therapists are required to abide by the Ethical Framework for Good Practise in Counselling and Psychotherapy (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) or equivalent.</p><p></p><p><strong>Professional Membership and Registration</strong></p><p>It is required that employed practitioners maintain active membership with a national organisation that represents the field of psychological therapy and people who work as counsellors and therapists, such AFT, BACP, BPS, BABCP or HCPC or UKCP. Employed practitioners will ideally pursue accreditation or registration with one of these bodies; and will complete annual continuing professional development and associated procedures required to maintain accreditation and/or registration. All costs associated with professional memberships, subscriptions, conferences, continuing education etc., are borne by the practitioner.</p><p><strong>Liability Insurance</strong></p><p>Employed practitioners are covered against malpractice liability by ABL insurance.</p><p><strong>Supervision</strong></p><p>Employed clinical practitioners are required to attend supervision at the minimum frequency of 1.5 hours per FTE per month, with an appropriately qualified professional approved by ABL. This time is included in the contract.</p><p>Please note that we do not offer visa sponsorship; all applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p><strong>Main Tasks:</strong></p><ul><li>To deliver therapeutic interventions to children and young people, working independently which may at times mean some travel and lone working.</li> </ul><ul><li>To provide counselling to young people.</li> </ul><ul><li>To develop alternatives to one-to-one therapeutic work i.e., group work.</li> </ul><ul><li>To facilitate peer support interventions with and for children and young people.</li> </ul><ul><li>To maintain confidential case notes and records in a timely manner ensuring that they are stored securely using the specified case management systems.</li> </ul><ul><li>To develop links to other agencies and services and have a good understanding of local services for signposting and onward referrals</li> </ul><ul><li>To positively manage risk and recognise and pro-actively respond to child protection and safeguarding issues.</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>Communication</strong></p><ul><li>Be able to communicate and engage with children and young people appropriate to individual needs.</li> </ul><ul><li>Ensure young people feel listened to, feel in control and are respected.</li> </ul><ul><li>Be a team player</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>WORKING PRACTICE EXPECTATIONS</strong></p><p><strong>Ethical Practice</strong></p><p>Employed therapists are required to abide by the Ethical Framework for Good Practise in Counselling and Psychotherapy (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) or equivalent.</p><p></p><p><strong>Professional Membership and Registration</strong></p><p>It is required that employed practitioners maintain active membership with a national organisation that represents the field of psychological therapy and people who work as counsellors and therapists, such AFT, BACP, BPS, BABCP or HCPC or UKCP. Employed practitioners will ideally pursue accreditation or registration with one of these bodies; and will complete annual continuing professional development and associated procedures required to maintain accreditation and/or registration. All costs associated with professional memberships, subscriptions, conferences, continuing education etc., are borne by the practitioner.</p><p><strong>Liability Insurance</strong></p><p>Employed practitioners are covered against malpractice liability by ABL insurance.</p><p><strong>Supervision</strong></p><p>Employed clinical practitioners are required to attend supervision at the minimum frequency of 1.5 hours per FTE per month, with an appropriately qualified professional approved by ABL. This time is included in the contract.</p><p>Please note that we do not offer visa sponsorship; all applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>1 years post qualification counselling /psychotherapy experience.</li>
        
        <li>Professional registration with recognised National Body (e.g. BACP/UKCP, HCPC).</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team environment.</li>
        
        <li>Experience in managing a caseload. </li>
        
        <li>Ability to assess and manage risks.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to recognise and respond to concerns about child protection and safeguarding.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to make use of supervision.</li>
        
        <li>Up to date knowledge of CYP emotional wellbeing / early mental health clinical evidence-based practice and support for parents/carers.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience in eth CLA sector.</li>
          
          <li>Experience in quality improvement measures.</li>
          
          <li>Experience in pathway development.</li>
          
          <li>Experience in delivering training and workshops to CYP and parents / carers.</li>
          
          <li>Experience in delivering training to professionals.</li>
          
          <li>Experience in running peer support groups.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Skills and Knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Excellent interpersonal skills </li>
        
        <li>Excellent communication skills including listening, verbal and written.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to communicate with CYP of different ages, developmental level and backgrounds.</li>
        
        <li>Excellent telephone manner.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to prioritise work tasks.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to work under high pressure and in a fast-paced environment.</li>
        
        <li>Excellent organisational and time management skills.</li>
        
        <li>Understanding and evidence of adhering to information governance and data protection policies.</li>
        
        <li>Efficient problem-solving skills.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to interact with colleagues and other stakeholders politely and courteously.</li>
        
        <li>Excellent IT skills and proficient in all areas of Microsoft Office &amp; running remote meetings.</li>
        
        <li>Experience with reporting in client database packages.</li>
        
        <li>Excellent customer care.</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of accuracy and paying attention to detail in tasks.</li>
        
        <li>Punctuality, reliability and honesty.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to use own initiative and confident to do so in the workplace.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Local knowledge of services and need.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          Job Specific Requirements
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Work flexibly and adapt to suit service need.</li>
        
        <li>Willing to travel.</li>
        
        <li>Enhanced DBS check.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>1 years post qualification counselling /psychotherapy experience.</li>
          
          <li>Professional registration with recognised National Body (e.g. BACP/UKCP, HCPC).</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team environment.</li>
          
          <li>Experience in managing a caseload. </li>
          
          <li>Ability to assess and manage risks.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to recognise and respond to concerns about child protection and safeguarding.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to make use of supervision.</li>
          
          <li>Up to date knowledge of CYP emotional wellbeing / early mental health clinical evidence-based practice and support for parents/carers.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience in eth CLA sector.</li>
            
            <li>Experience in quality improvement measures.</li>
            
            <li>Experience in pathway development.</li>
            
            <li>Experience in delivering training and workshops to CYP and parents / carers.</li>
            
            <li>Experience in delivering training to professionals.</li>
            
            <li>Experience in running peer support groups.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Skills and Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Excellent interpersonal skills </li>
          
          <li>Excellent communication skills including listening, verbal and written.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to communicate with CYP of different ages, developmental level and backgrounds.</li>
          
          <li>Excellent telephone manner.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to prioritise work tasks.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work under high pressure and in a fast-paced environment.</li>
          
          <li>Excellent organisational and time management skills.</li>
          
          <li>Understanding and evidence of adhering to information governance and data protection policies.</li>
          
          <li>Efficient problem-solving skills.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to interact with colleagues and other stakeholders politely and courteously.</li>
          
          <li>Excellent IT skills and proficient in all areas of Microsoft Office &amp; running remote meetings.</li>
          
          <li>Experience with reporting in client database packages.</li>
          
          <li>Excellent customer care.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of accuracy and paying attention to detail in tasks.</li>
          
          <li>Punctuality, reliability and honesty.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to use own initiative and confident to do so in the workplace.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Local knowledge of services and need.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Job Specific Requirements
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Work flexibly and adapt to suit service need.</li>
          
          <li>Willing to travel.</li>
          
          <li>Enhanced DBS check.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
    
  



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

  

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


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

      

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


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>ABL Health Ltd</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Nexus Business Centre</p>
      <p>6 Darby Close</p>
      <p>Cheney Manor</p>
      <p>Swindon</p>
      <p>SN2 2PN</p>
    
  

  
    <br>
    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="https://www.ablhealth.co.uk/work-for-us/join-our-team/" target="_blank">https://www.ablhealth.co.uk/work-for-us/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>ABL Health Ltd</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Nexus Business Centre</p>
          <p>6 Darby Close</p>
          <p>Cheney Manor</p>
          <p>Swindon</p>
          <p>SN2 2PN</p>
        
      

      
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        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.ablhealth.co.uk/work-for-us/join-our-team/" target="_blank">https://www.ablhealth.co.uk/work-for-us/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Counsellor/Psychotherapist 

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



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



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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

  

  


 

      
  
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    <p>Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Rikenel</p>
      <p>Montpellier</p>
      <p>Gloucester</p>
            <p>GL1 1LY</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <p>Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Rikenel</p>
          <p>Montpellier</p>
          <p>Gloucester</p>
                    <p>GL1 1LY</p>
        
      

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

Homeless Mental Health Peer Support Worker

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust works in partnership with North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare to deliver Talking Therapies services across the whole of Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent. </p> <p><strong>Due to continuing expansion, we are advertising for new trainee posts to commence in January 2026 </strong></p> <p>Posts are available in</p> <p> 1x Tamworth</p> <p> 1 x Cannock</p> <p> 2 x Stafford</p> <p> 1 x Seisdon - with easy access to Wolverhampton and Birmingham</p> <p> 1 x Burton on Trent - whose central location benefits from free parking, easy travelling distance of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire with direct train links to Derby</p>  <p><strong>Please state your locality preference in the Supporting Statement box at the end of the application form</strong></p>  <p>The Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Wellbeing Service is a creative organisation which embraces staff ideas to constantly seek ways of taking the service forward to adapt to changing expectations.</p> <p>We have strong links with academic institutions with staff from the service teaching university courses devised in conjunction with MPFT.</p> <p>Our staff lead professional development sessions locally and nationally and you will be actively encouraged to develop your practice through internal and external CPD opportunities.</p> <p><strong>Please provide detailed evidence of how you meet the criteria on the personal specification when making your application and </strong><strong>state your locality preference at the end of your Supporting Statement</strong></p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>You will be required to study on the 12 month Post-Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy at Keele University (starting January 2026) spending 3 days a week working clinically in locality and 2 days a week at University. </p> <p>The service will provide in-house training and supervision, ensuring access to a range of suitable training cases designed to meet the requirements of the course. </p> <p>Band 7 posts as CBT Therapists will be offered to those passing the PG Diploma with no performance concerns at the end of training</p> <p> Details of shortlisted applicants will be passed onto the University for Academic screening</p> <p> <strong>All shortlisted applicants must be available to attend academic screening on Wednesday 24th September. </strong>Those passing academic screening will be offered interviews with the locality team in early October</p> <p>All applicants who do not hold a recognised core profession by the BABCP will be required to have their completed KSA portfolio to submit at the time of the interview to demonstrate eligibility for the course programme. For guidance on completing a KSA portfolio to support applicants, please direct them to BABCP website: <a href="https://babcp.com/Knowledge-Skills-Attitudes" target="_blank">https://babcp.com/Knowledge-Skills-Attitudes</a></p> <p>Applicants should abide by the 2 year rule set by Health Education England if they have previously undertaken taken training. Please see: <a href="https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/mental-health/psychological-professions/nhs-funding-psychological-professions-training-programmes" target="_blank">https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/mental-health/psychological-professions…</a></p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.</p> <p>We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford &amp; Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.</p> <p>We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.</p> <p>We are 'United in our Uniqueness' and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.</p> <p><strong>Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications</strong></p> <p><strong>Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.</strong></p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>20 August 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £38,682 to £46,580 a year
      
        per annum
      
    </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>301-ME-25-7414313</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Tamworth  Cannock   Stafford   Seisdon   Burton on Trent</p>
            <p>Tamworth  Cannock   Stafford   Seisdon   Burton on Trent</p>
            <p>B77 5HP</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>This is an excellent opportunity for those committed to training and working as Cognitive Behavioural Therapists. </p> <p>We are seeking individuals who can demonstrate some existing knowledge and experience of delivering CBT interventions, as well as experience of treating anxiety disorders and depression, but who would like to specialise further in this area. </p> <p>Our teams are committed to continuing clinical training/development, supervision and support for all therapists. The service has been a pathfinder for several developments in IAPT service delivery, and has a proven track record for quality and research. </p> <p>Our friendly teams are committed to promoting the wellbeing of our workers, as well as our clients. As a centre for research as well as clinical practice, we work in partnership with Staffordshire and Keele Universities. </p> <p>A detailed job description and personal specification listing necessary qualifications are attached.</p> <p><strong>Please provide detailed evidence of how you meet the criteria on the personal specification when making your application and</strong><strong>state your locality preference at the end of your Supporting Statement</strong></p> <p><strong>This vacancy will close when enough applications have been received and may be before the advertised closing date.</strong></p>
  

  
    
      
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      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>This is an excellent opportunity for those committed to training and working as Cognitive Behavioural Therapists. </p> <p>We are seeking individuals who can demonstrate some existing knowledge and experience of delivering CBT interventions, as well as experience of treating anxiety disorders and depression, but who would like to specialise further in this area. </p> <p>Our teams are committed to continuing clinical training/development, supervision and support for all therapists. The service has been a pathfinder for several developments in IAPT service delivery, and has a proven track record for quality and research. </p> <p>Our friendly teams are committed to promoting the wellbeing of our workers, as well as our clients. As a centre for research as well as clinical practice, we work in partnership with Staffordshire and Keele Universities. </p> <p>A detailed job description and personal specification listing necessary qualifications are attached.</p> <p><strong>Please provide detailed evidence of how you meet the criteria on the personal specification when making your application and</strong><strong>state your locality preference at the end of your Supporting Statement</strong></p> <p><strong>This vacancy will close when enough applications have been received and may be before the advertised closing date.</strong></p>
    
  


      
  
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          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>A recorded/registered doctoral  level qualification in clinical or  counselling psychology  OR  A recorded/registered  qualification in one of the  following - nursing, social work,  occupational therapy, arts  therapy  OR A recorded/registered qualification in a psychological therapy which may be CBT to at least  equivalent of a post graduate  diploma level and significant  experience working with adults as a  Psychological Therapy  Practitioner.</li>
        
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          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Demonstrable 2 years' experience of  working in mental health services</li>
        
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            Qualifications
          
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          <li>A recorded/registered doctoral  level qualification in clinical or  counselling psychology  OR  A recorded/registered  qualification in one of the  following - nursing, social work,  occupational therapy, arts  therapy  OR A recorded/registered qualification in a psychological therapy which may be CBT to at least  equivalent of a post graduate  diploma level and significant  experience working with adults as a  Psychological Therapy  Practitioner.</li>
          
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            Experience
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Demonstrable 2 years' experience of  working in mental health services</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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        <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>
      

      
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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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    <p>Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Tamworth  Cannock   Stafford   Seisdon   Burton on Trent</p>
            <p>Tamworth  Cannock   Stafford   Seisdon   Burton on Trent</p>
            <p>B77 5HP</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
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        <p>Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust</p>
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          <p>Tamworth  Cannock   Stafford   Seisdon   Burton on Trent</p>
                    <p>Tamworth  Cannock   Stafford   Seisdon   Burton on Trent</p>
                    <p>B77 5HP</p>
        
      

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

Trainee High Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Do you have lived experience of mental health challenges and services and have a desire to support others on their recovery journey? If so, we invite you to join our team in this unique and rewarding role.</p>     <p>Merseycare foundation trust have produced an animation available on YouTube which explains the role of peer support / lived experience workers from a team's perspective which potential candidates may find helpful it can be found at:</p>   <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCCS8MCStuM" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCCS8MCStuM</a></p>   <p>Any prospective candidates who feel they would benefit from additional support &amp; guidance to submit an application are encouraged to reach out to us at the following email address in the first instance: <a href="mailto:peersupport@merseycare.nhs.uk" target="_blank">peersupport@merseycare.nhs.uk</a></p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The role involves building supportive and respectful relationships with service users, helping them identify, explore, and achieve meaningful and sustainable recovery goals.</p>   <p>By sharing personal recovery stories, the worker will inspire confidence and self-belief in others, promoting essential coping, self-help, and self-management techniques.</p>   <p>A key responsibility is facilitating community engagement by helping service users connect with community groups and networks, which promotes social inclusion and a positive identity. The role also involves advocating for service users' rights, accompanying them to appointments, welcoming them to a service, signposting advice and promoting autonomy and self-management. Additionally, the worker will contribute to fostering a recovery-oriented environment by working with multidisciplinary teams and using strengths-based, non-discriminatory language to support recovery-focused activities.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.</p>
<p>We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.</p>
<p>At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.</p>
<p><strong><em>Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.</em></strong></p>


      
        
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  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>22 August 2025</p>

  
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    <p>Agenda for change</p>

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

  
  
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    <p>
      £24,937 to £26,598 a year
      
        Per annum
      
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  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
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  <p>350-MHC7367006</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>Hartley Hospital Adult Community Mental Health Team</p>
      <p>Curzon Road</p>
      <p>Southport</p>
            <p>PR8 6PL</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p><strong>A detailed overview and the main responsibilities of the role can be found in the Job Description attached .</strong></p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p><strong>A detailed overview and the main responsibilities of the role can be found in the Job Description attached .</strong></p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Health and Social Care Level 2 qualification or equivalent experience</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Care Certificate</li>
          
          <li>Phlebotomy trained</li>
          
          <li>Physical Health competency basic passport</li>
          
          <li>MEWS</li>
          
          <li>Level 2 Smoking Cessation</li>
          
          <li>Good standard of education</li>
          
          <li>Qualification in craft, domestic skills, leisure or health equivalent to City &amp; Guild Part 1, or 2 year experience working in a health setting</li>
          
          <li>Willing to work towards Level 3 Health Care qualification</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          KNOWLEDGE/ EXPERIENCE
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of working in a care setting</li>
        
        <li>Understanding of issues of confidentiality</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of individuals with mental health problems or personal lived experience of mental health problems</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Able to communicate effectively</li>
        
        <li>Ability to work as a member of a team</li>
        
        <li>Ability to demonstrate a non-judgemental attitude</li>
        
        <li>Ability to work on own initiative under the supervision of a qualified practitioner</li>
        
        <li>Ability to provide support and guidance to junior staff</li>
        
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          VALUES
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Continuous Improvement</li>
        
        <li>Accountability</li>
        
        <li>Respectfulness</li>
        
        <li>Enthusiasm</li>
        
        <li>Support</li>
        
        <li>High professional standards</li>
        
        <li>Responsive to service users</li>
        
        <li>Engaging leadership style</li>
        
        <li>Strong customer service belief</li>
        
        <li>Transparency and honesty</li>
        
        <li>Discreet</li>
        
        <li>Change oriented</li>
        
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        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Health and Social Care Level 2 qualification or equivalent experience</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Care Certificate</li>
            
            <li>Phlebotomy trained</li>
            
            <li>Physical Health competency basic passport</li>
            
            <li>MEWS</li>
            
            <li>Level 2 Smoking Cessation</li>
            
            <li>Good standard of education</li>
            
            <li>Qualification in craft, domestic skills, leisure or health equivalent to City &amp; Guild Part 1, or 2 year experience working in a health setting</li>
            
            <li>Willing to work towards Level 3 Health Care qualification</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            KNOWLEDGE/ EXPERIENCE
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working in a care setting</li>
          
          <li>Understanding of issues of confidentiality</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of individuals with mental health problems or personal lived experience of mental health problems</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Able to communicate effectively</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work as a member of a team</li>
          
          <li>Ability to demonstrate a non-judgemental attitude</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work on own initiative under the supervision of a qualified practitioner</li>
          
          <li>Ability to provide support and guidance to junior staff</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            VALUES
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Continuous Improvement</li>
          
          <li>Accountability</li>
          
          <li>Respectfulness</li>
          
          <li>Enthusiasm</li>
          
          <li>Support</li>
          
          <li>High professional standards</li>
          
          <li>Responsive to service users</li>
          
          <li>Engaging leadership style</li>
          
          <li>Strong customer service belief</li>
          
          <li>Transparency and honesty</li>
          
          <li>Discreet</li>
          
          <li>Change oriented</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>
  

  

  


 

      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Hartley Hospital Adult Community Mental Health Team</p>
      <p>Curzon Road</p>
      <p>Southport</p>
            <p>PR8 6PL</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Hartley Hospital Adult Community Mental Health Team</p>
          <p>Curzon Road</p>
          <p>Southport</p>
                    <p>PR8 6PL</p>
        
      

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

Lived Experience Peer Support Worker

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Do you have experience of the criminal justice system? Have you been in prison? Have you used substance misuse or other support services? Would you like to use your experience to help others? If you are willing to share your own experiences with others, can inspire hope and belief that recovery and rehabilitation is possible - empowering our service users to achieve their hopes and goals then why not apply for this exciting new role.</p>     <p>Merseycare foundation trust have produced an animation available on YouTube which explains the role of peer support / lived experience workers from a team's perspective which potential candidates may find helpful it can be found at:</p>   <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCCS8MCStuM" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCCS8MCStuM</a></p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>Our Peer Support Workforce is expanding and we are looking to recruit STR Lived Experience Support Workers to work in Liaison and Diversion Reconnect Resettlement service.</p> <p>Our Lived Experience Support Workers will work across our Court and Reconnect services. A key responsibility isfacilitating community engagement by helping service users connect with community groups and networks, which promotes social inclusion and a positive identity. The role also involves advocating for service users' rights, accompanying them to appointments, welcoming them to a service, signposting advice and promoting autonomy and self-management. Additionally, the worker will contribute to fostering a recovery-oriented environment by working with multidisciplinary teams and using strengths-based, non-discriminatory language to support recovery-focused activities.</p> <p>This post is subject to an enhanced check with adults barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check and police/prison vetting which will be considerate of any offending history.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.</p>
<p>We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.</p>
<p>At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.</p>
<p><strong><em>Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.</em></strong></p>


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

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £24,937 to £26,598 a year
      
        Per annum
      
    </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>350-CC7066116-B</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Liaison and Diversion Service inc Reconnect</p>
      <p>South Sefton Magistrates Court, 20 Merton Road</p>
      <p>Merseyside</p>
            <p>L20 3XX</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p><strong>A detailed overview and the main responsibilities of the role can be found in the Job Description attached .</strong></p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p><strong>A detailed overview and the main responsibilities of the role can be found in the Job Description attached .</strong></p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>GCSE/NVQ 2 or equivalent in relevant subject</li>
        
        <li>Willingness to work toward attainment of  NVQ 3 or equivalent in relevant subject</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Willingness to undertake  further training in line  with the development of  the RPSW role</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Knowledge/Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Own personal lived experience of criminal  justice system and health/social care  services.</li>
        
        <li>Willing to positively share your own life  experiences, with service users and carers</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Able to demonstrate understanding of  Intentional Peer Support</li>
        
        <li>Ability to demonstrate knowledge of  personal recovery</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of good interpersonal skills and an  ability to form peer relationships with  service users and carers</li>
        
        <li>Effective listening skills</li>
        
        <li>Ability to communicate on all levels and to  a broad scope of individuals, both internally  and externally to the Trust</li>
        
        <li>Ability to appreciate / understand other  people's worlds</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          Values
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Continuous Improvement</li>
        
        <li>Accountability</li>
        
        <li>Respectfulness</li>
        
        <li>Enthusiasm</li>
        
        <li>Support</li>
        
        <li>High professional standards</li>
        
        <li>Responsive to service users</li>
        
        <li>Engaging leadership style</li>
        
        <li>Strong customer service belief</li>
        
        <li>Transparency and honesty</li>
        
        <li>Discreet</li>
        
        <li>Change oriented</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>GCSE/NVQ 2 or equivalent in relevant subject</li>
          
          <li>Willingness to work toward attainment of  NVQ 3 or equivalent in relevant subject</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Willingness to undertake  further training in line  with the development of  the RPSW role</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Knowledge/Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Own personal lived experience of criminal  justice system and health/social care  services.</li>
          
          <li>Willing to positively share your own life  experiences, with service users and carers</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Able to demonstrate understanding of  Intentional Peer Support</li>
          
          <li>Ability to demonstrate knowledge of  personal recovery</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of good interpersonal skills and an  ability to form peer relationships with  service users and carers</li>
          
          <li>Effective listening skills</li>
          
          <li>Ability to communicate on all levels and to  a broad scope of individuals, both internally  and externally to the Trust</li>
          
          <li>Ability to appreciate / understand other  people's worlds</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Values
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Continuous Improvement</li>
          
          <li>Accountability</li>
          
          <li>Respectfulness</li>
          
          <li>Enthusiasm</li>
          
          <li>Support</li>
          
          <li>High professional standards</li>
          
          <li>Responsive to service users</li>
          
          <li>Engaging leadership style</li>
          
          <li>Strong customer service belief</li>
          
          <li>Transparency and honesty</li>
          
          <li>Discreet</li>
          
          <li>Change oriented</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
    
  



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

  

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

      

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


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Liaison and Diversion Service inc Reconnect</p>
      <p>South Sefton Magistrates Court, 20 Merton Road</p>
      <p>Merseyside</p>
            <p>L20 3XX</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Liaison and Diversion Service inc Reconnect</p>
          <p>South Sefton Magistrates Court, 20 Merton Road</p>
          <p>Merseyside</p>
                    <p>L20 3XX</p>
        
      

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

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic practitioner to train in Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) with a view to applying for a Band 7 role upon completing their training and accreditation in DBT.</p><p>You would be joining a friendly and supportive team of clinicians across 2 DBT teams who pride ourselves on delivering high quality care and promoting recovery. We are committed to continuing professional development and self-care, and ensuring staff are able to achieve the right work-life balance. All psychological therapists within the service are embedded within clinical teams, contributing to MDT care planning and the delivery of trauma informed care, and offering psychological assessment and evidence-based therapies. Within the service, we offer a range of therapies, including: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), family interventions, Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).</p><p>You would complete postgraduate training in DBT, alongside offering a clinical service to patients under supervision. You will specialise in offering therapy to service users experiencing emotional dysregulation, including those with a diagnosis of emotionally unstable personality disorder. You will deliver full-package DBT as part of a team, including group work and phone coaching.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>You will also help deliver DBT-informed interventions such as emotional coping skills groups and other tasks across psychological services in the division. You will attend DBT consult regularly, which will be a further source of learning and support. You will help deliver a Family Connections group for relatives and carers of those experiencing difficulties linked to emotion dysregulation. Alongside your direct clinical work, you will offer consultation, supervision and training to other team members.</p><p>We are seeking applicants with a core professional training in mental health (nursing, occupational therapy or social work or similar such as Clinical Associate Psychologists) and some experience of working with people with a diagnosis of emotionally unstable personality disorder. Applicants should have solid experience in mental health and strong interpersonal skills, together with the motivation and aptitude to complete a postgraduate qualification in psychological therapy.</p><p>Flexible working arrangements are possible, including some remote working according to clinical need.</p><p>Informal enquiries and visits welcome.</p><p><strong>On successful completion of High Intensity training course it is not Trust policy to automatically uplift this Band 6 post to Band 7 Therapy posts. However through a competency-based assessment process, those who successfully pass the course will be offered the opportunity to apply for Band 7 Therapy post when vacancies arise.</strong></p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.</p><p>With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.</p><p>Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.</p><p>Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>19 August 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £38,682 to £46,580 a year
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>2 years</p>
  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>348-PSE-8867</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>The Parkway Centre - Havant</p>
      <p>51 Leigh Road</p>
      <p>Havant</p>
      <p>Hampshire</p>
      <p>PO9 2BF</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. 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><p>We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.</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. 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><p>We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following at graduate level in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, art therapy or within a psychological therapy.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Training in DBT, DBT-informed interventions or other approaches to working with people with emotional dysregulation or a diagnosis of personality disorder</li>
          
          <li>Training in delivering Family Connections</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with people who experience emotional instability and have a diagnosis of emotionally unstable personality disorder.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of effectively managing own caseload and time.</li>
        
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            Qualifications
          
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          <li>A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following at graduate level in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, art therapy or within a psychological therapy.</li>
          
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          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Training in DBT, DBT-informed interventions or other approaches to working with people with emotional dysregulation or a diagnosis of personality disorder</li>
            
            <li>Training in delivering Family Connections</li>
            
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            Experience
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with people who experience emotional instability and have a diagnosis of emotionally unstable personality disorder.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of effectively managing own caseload and time.</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>
  

  

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

      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>The Parkway Centre - Havant</p>
      <p>51 Leigh Road</p>
      <p>Havant</p>
      <p>Hampshire</p>
      <p>PO9 2BF</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>The Parkway Centre - Havant</p>
          <p>51 Leigh Road</p>
          <p>Havant</p>
          <p>Hampshire</p>
          <p>PO9 2BF</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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