Job summary

The Digital Implementation Manager (Primary Care EPR Migration) will lead the delivery of a significant portfolio of primary care electronic patient record (EPR) migration programmes across South East London and other London Integrated Care Boards (ICBs).

The postholder will oversee implementation planning, readiness assessments, data migration, testing, training, cutover, go-live and post-implementation support, ensuring safe, coordinated and effective delivery across multiple GP practices and deployment waves.

Travel across South East London boroughs and to GP practices and other relevant sites will be required.

Main duties of the job

The role will focus on leading the implementation of primary care EPR systems, translating programme strategy into integrated delivery plans and ensuring that implementation activity meets agreed standards for quality, safety, governance and delivery.

The postholder will manage complex risks, issues, dependencies, resources and supplier performance, providing senior implementation leadership and assurance throughout the migration process. They will coordinate readiness reviews, testing, training, cutover, go-live and hypercare, ensuring continuity of primary care services and the safe adoption of new digital systems.

Working collaboratively with GP practices, clinical and operational teams, digital transformation leads, suppliers, technical specialists and London-wide and national partners, the postholder will support interoperability, consistent implementation approaches and the achievement of measurable programme benefits.

About us

South East London's Integrated Care System brings together the organisations responsible for delivering health and care for our communities.

By working together, we can intervene earlier to help people stay well, make better use of specialist skills and equipment, and provide more joined-up support for people facing significant challenges.

Our partnership approach enables us to address problems more effectively, reduce inequalities and develop better solutions for local people. Through digital transformation and collaborative working, we aim to improve health outcomes and support more integrated, personalised care across South East London.

Job summary

The CAMHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Crisis Home Treatment are looking to recruit four Band 7 Specialist Mental Health Practitioners on 6-month fixed term contracts

In the role you will deliver a high quality, comprehensive mental health service for children and young people with serious and enduring mental health difficulties. The role involves managing a defined caseload with a focus on working with children and young people and their families who experience a complex range of needs and difficulties.

You will be acting as a key member of the multi-disciplinary team, and will provide assessment, psychosocial, evidence-based interventions using a collaborative approach and will be skilled at risk assessment and management. They will complement the multi-disciplinary working of the team, providing supervision for other team members, as agreed with the Team lead.

You will participate in team and service development and evaluation. Liaison, advice and consultation with a wide range of agencies are central to the role.

Main duties of the job

The Specialist Mental Health Practitioner will have responsibility for providing clinical leadership to colleagues in the assessment, treatment and management of children and young people with acute mental health difficulties. Providing specialist assessment and clinically proven, research-based interventions to children and young people presenting with high risk or high impact mental health difficulties. You will offer advice and consultation regarding the management of the client group to colleagues within the CYP service and in other agencies where appropriate and when required

About us

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.

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 & 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.

We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.

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.

Please note, we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Please note: If you use Artificial Intelligence (AI) as part of your application, we encourage you to review the Trust's guidance on the use of AI within the recruitment process. Further information can be found on Join Us :: Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust or www.mpft.nhs.uk/joinus

Job summary

12 month maternity cover Fixed Term.

The South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity to join our Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team for a 12 month fixed term to cover for maternity leave. We are currently recruiting for 30hrs 8a Clinical Psychologist/Counselling Psychologist/Senior CBT/EMDR Psychotherapist to work in the Wakefield locality.

We are looking for a highly motivated HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist/Counselling Psychologist/Senior CBT/EMDR therapist. (if you require the Job Description and Person Specification for these post please contact [email protected])The posts are supported in the service by a Principal Clinical Psychologist and there is specialist supervision available.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to have their up-to-date flu vaccination to protect staff and patients.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide psychological assessments, formulations and interventions for women experiencing complex mental health issues during pregnancy and the first 2 years postnatally, alongside their babies and families. The post also involves working closely with colleagues across the specialist multidisciplinary team and will include providing clinical supervision and consultation to multidisciplinary colleagues. The post requires excellent communication skills alongside competence in working with and managing risk in relation to both mother and baby.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the unique challenges of working with women during the perinatal period. Experience of working clinically with parent-infant relationships, couples/families or groups would be advantage.

The post advertised is to work in the Wakefieldarea but travel across the Trusts footprint is required on an ad-hoc basis as we are a trust wide service to help manage capacity and demand. The Service operates Monday-Friday; 9.00am-5.00pm however successful applicants would be expected to have the flexibility to work occasional extended hours to facilitate service effectiveness. Car driver essential.

Please contact Claire Lowe Perinatal Service Manager [email protected] for further details or Jo Yates Perinatal Principal Clinical Psychologist [email protected].

About us

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Details

Date posted

21 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9378-CK2571

Job locations

Dewsbury District Hospital

8 Fox View

Dewsbury

WF13 4DT

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY

This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The postholder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade as directed.The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the postholder when necessary and in line with the service developments.

JOB PURPOSE:

The post holder will provide a high quality specialist clinical psychology service to clients as part of the multidisciplinary team within the service.

Provide highly specialist psychological assessment and intervention.

Provide advice and consultation on psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues, and other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines, and the overall framework of the team and trusts policies and procedures.

Supervise and support Psychology Assistants, Trainees and Band 7 HCPC Registered Clinical Psychologists.

To utilise research skills for audit, policy, service development and research within the areas served by the team/service.

JOB DIMENSIONS:

(e.g. budgetary or supervisory responsibilities)

To offer consultation and supervision when required by other agencies involved in the psychological, emotional and behavioural well-being of serive users

To provide supervision of Band 7 Clinical Psychologists, doctoral level clinical psychology trainees, assistant psychologists and trainees from other disciplines as appropriate.

For full job description, please see attached supporting documents.

At the time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application.

We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. Over reliance on AI-generated content in application forms is strongly discouraged and we will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.

Job description Job responsibilities JOB SUMMARYThis job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The postholder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade as directed.The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the postholder when necessary and in line with the service developments. JOB PURPOSE:The post holder will provide a high quality specialist clinical psychology service to clients as part of the multidisciplinary team within the service.Provide highly specialist psychological assessment and intervention.Provide advice and consultation on psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues, and other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines, and the overall framework of the team and trusts policies and procedures. Supervise and support Psychology Assistants, Trainees and Band 7 HCPC Registered Clinical Psychologists. To utilise research skills for audit, policy, service development and research within the areas served by the team/service.JOB DIMENSIONS:(e.g. budgetary or supervisory responsibilities)To offer consultation and supervision when required by other agencies involved in the psychological, emotional and behavioural well-being of serive users To provide supervision of Band 7 Clinical Psychologists, doctoral level clinical psychology trainees, assistant psychologists and trainees from other disciplines as appropriate.For full job description, please see attached supporting documents.At the time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application. We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. Over reliance on AI-generated content in application forms is strongly discouraged and we will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.

Person Specification

Special Knowledge/Skills

Essential

• Good Psychometric Assessment skills
• Experience of assisting in training of Post Graduate Clinical Psychology Trainees
• Exceptional communication skills in verbal, non verbal and written modes.
• Ability to empathise and develop good therapeutic alliance
• Ability to Formulate Complex processes.
• Capacity to conduct Psychometric Assessment
• Ability to travel around the Trust as appropriate to the role
• Keyboard skills
• Manual Dexterity for conducting tests.

Desirable

• Working with people in Crisis
• Working on an in-patient Psychiatric ward.

Physical Attributes

Essential

• Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).

Qualifications

Essential

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.
• Significant Post qualification experience in a Setting relevant to the post
• HCPC Registration as a Clinical Psychologist.

Training

Essential

• Completion of formal training to meet eligibility as clinical supervisor of Doctoral Trainee Clinical Psychologists.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
• Frequent, protracted sustained and intense concentration
• Show respect and treat people with dignity
• Be able to give bad news sensitively
• Be able to sustain empathy in difficult situations
• Be aware of all interviewees in any situation

Desirable

• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
• Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
• Experience of groupwork

Personal Attributes

Essential

• A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability)
• To transport Psychometric testing equipment

Person Specification Special Knowledge/Skills Essential Good Psychometric Assessment skills Experience of assisting in training of Post Graduate Clinical Psychology Trainees Exceptional communication skills in verbal, non verbal and written modes. Ability to empathise and develop good therapeutic alliance Ability to Formulate Complex processes. Capacity to conduct Psychometric Assessment Ability to travel around the Trust as appropriate to the role Keyboard skills Manual Dexterity for conducting tests. Desirable Working with people in Crisis Working on an in-patient Psychiatric ward. Physical Attributes Essential Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy). Qualifications Essential Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. Significant Post qualification experience in a Setting relevant to the post HCPC Registration as a Clinical Psychologist. Training Essential Completion of formal training to meet eligibility as clinical supervisor of Doctoral Trainee Clinical Psychologists. Experience Essential Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings. Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse. Frequent, protracted sustained and intense concentration Show respect and treat people with dignity Be able to give bad news sensitively Be able to sustain empathy in difficult situations Be aware of all interviewees in any situation Desirable Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision. Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts. Experience of groupwork Personal Attributes Essential A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability) To transport Psychometric testing equipment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Dewsbury District Hospital

8 Fox View

Dewsbury

WF13 4DT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.southwestyorkshire.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Dewsbury District Hospital

8 Fox View

Dewsbury

WF13 4DT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.southwestyorkshire.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (KGH) is looking for an experienced, confident, Theatre Practitioner ODP with at least 2 years' experience in a fast-paced theatre environment within an acute hospital setting.

Join our dynamic theatre team offering a 24/7 elective and emergency service across a wide range of specialties, including ENT, Maxillofacial, Trauma & Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Urology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Plastic Surgery, and Breast Surgery. Many of our ODPs are dual-skilled, giving you the chance to work both anaesthetically and surgically.

If you are experienced, confident, and ready for a new challenge, we want to hear from you.

In your supporting statement, please explain which of our values resonates most with you and why. Applications that do not address this may not be considered.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work collaboratively with all members of the multidisciplinary team to promote and maintain high standards of care for patients requiring all aspects of perioperative care, following appropriate training across a variety of surgical specialities.

The role of the Nurse/Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) is to provide holistic, high-quality, patient-focused care, ensuring a comprehensive, efficient and safe service for patients at Kettering General Hospital.

The post holder will act with professionalism, responsibility, accountability and integrity at all times, and will report any adverse events, incidents or concerns regarding practice to the appropriate person in charge.

The post holder will be expected to use resources effectively and contribute proactively to service development, change management and continuous improvement initiatives.

At all times, the post holder will practice in accordance with the NMC Code/HCPC standards, as well as Trust policies and local standards of care.

About us

Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close adverts once sufficient applications have been received.

We recognise that AI tools can support application writing; however, candidates are asked to keep their use to a minimum. Responses should reflect your own experience, skills and knowledge, as over-reliance on AI-generated content may result in generic answers that do not accurately represent your abilities.

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.

Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Details

Date posted

21 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum/pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

264-8305247-SUR

Job locations

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire

Kettering

NN16 8UZ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

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 Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.

Job description Job responsibilities 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 Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse/HCPC ODP diploma/Degree level
• Mentorship/Teaching Qualification

Desirable

• Management/Leadership Qualification

Knowledge / Experience

Essential

• Previous recent experience of working within the surgical/theatre environment
• Identification and assessment of patient needs
• Recent knowledge of current NHS issues

Skills

Essential

• Organisational skills e.g. prioritising / delegating
• Effective Communication
• Ability to maintain accurate patient records/confidentiality
• Able to deal with regular interruptions and demands
• Ability to work flexibly
• Ability to stand on feet for long periods of time
• Demonstrate resilience
• Can do attitude, demonstrating a drive for results.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential NMC Registered Nurse/HCPC ODP diploma/Degree level Mentorship/Teaching Qualification Desirable Management/Leadership Qualification Knowledge / Experience Essential Previous recent experience of working within the surgical/theatre environment Identification and assessment of patient needs Recent knowledge of current NHS issues Skills Essential Organisational skills e.g. prioritising / delegating Effective Communication Ability to maintain accurate patient records/confidentiality Able to deal with regular interruptions and demands Ability to work flexibly Ability to stand on feet for long periods of time Demonstrate resilience Can do attitude, demonstrating a drive for results.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). 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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire

Kettering

NN16 8UZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.kgh.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire

Kettering

NN16 8UZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.kgh.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

NCTHnet is actively improving and innovating its service provision in line with NHS England's Levy Review recommendations and the National Improvement Network.

The post holder will lead the Quality Improvement Initiative working on the Gender Programme within NHS England's Specialised Commissioning, leading on extensive gender improvement projects and workstreams from within NHSE Specialised Services under the direction of the Quality Improvement Deputy Director. This is a high profile, complex transformation change programme necessitating dedicated leadership and oversight, including close working with several critical partners, providers, and other stakeholders.

The post holder will be expected to work on a range of projects considering financial, operational, and quality aspects to drive sustainable improvement and deliver the best outcomes for patients on the gender pathway.

The Senior Quality Improvement Lead will operate within the Quad Leadership Model, working together with the Head of Patient Safety, Quality & Experience and wider Clinical Leadership to facilitate Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-Led Services delivered within the Community & Specialist Care Group.

NCTHnet reserves the right to to close this advert prior to the closing date if sufficient applications are received.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to work on a range of projects considering financial, operational, and quality aspects to drive sustainable improvement and deliver the best outcomes for patients on the gender pathway.

The key elements of the roles are:

Identifying and evaluating the significant issues providers and systems face in the provision of gender services.Leading quality improvement projects focused on improving operational processes and patient outcomes across national NHS healthcare facilities.Developing and implementing data-driven solutions and interventions to optimize healthcare delivery processes, reduce inefficiency, and enhance patient care quality.Utilise statistical analysis and performance metrics to measure the impact of process improvements, tracking progress and reporting results to senior management.Supporting the process by which providers and system partners agree their preferred solution or course of actions.Support the Clinical and Operational leadership in managing the budgetary implications of activity and proposed changes and developments.Proactively manage the key risks and issues associated with ensuring appropriate actions are taken to mitigate, respond and escalate.Monitoring the overall progress of the developed strategies to ensure completion within agreed timescales.

About us

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 10,500 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health and forensic health services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 80 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings and secure environments.

We are one of the largest mental health and community health Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.

Details

Date posted

21 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£66,582 to £77,368 a year Per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

186-959-26-GH

Job locations

Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health

12 Broad Street

Nottingham

NG1 3AL

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Strategy/Planning:

• Leading on the development and delivery of the services Quality Improvement Strategy, connected to the Trusts priorities, objectives and plans.
• Work closely with relevant members of the senior leadership team to raise the profile of the organisation as a learning organisation.
• Develop and sustain positive relationships, based on the QI agenda, with other services and teams within the Trust, and with other national, regional and international relevant organisations
• Promote the use of QI principles to influence all agendas within the service
• Promoting the sharing of learning across the wider system, with the inclusion of all service stakeholders, both internal and external.
• Establish effective monitoring and reporting systems and tools to inform and facilitate discussion and decision making in relation to the progress and performance of the organisation in relation to its QI needs and the solutions being applied. These systems will offer clear exposition of complex concepts and advance interpretation of results, themes and trends.

Delivery of improvement programmes:

• Lead the prioritisation of opportunities for improvement.
• Enabling and facilitating the implementation of measurable and effective improvement initiatives to address issues, risks and opportunities to improve processes, practices, staff experience, and patient outcomes and satisfaction. With a clear hands-on vocation to ensure the success of improvement initiatives.
• Providing supportive oversight to the improvement activity and performance across the service.
• Support and promote innovation within the service.
• Ensure learning from the improvement activity is shared and influences decision making and improvement practice. Create the necessary structures and governance to ensure the effectiveness of the learning process.
• Apply effective project and programme management approaches to ensure the successful management of the improvement agenda.

Building capacity:

• Establish a clear framework for the identification and prioritisation of opportunities for improvement, and for the implementation of solutions to address these opportunities and to evaluate the impact of such initiatives. This framework will be supported by effective and dynamic governance arrangements.
• Select and adapt well known QI approaches, methodologies and tools, to support the effective application of the services QI framework and the success of improvement initiatives. These approaches will be based on recognised methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, Model for improvement, etc.
• Develop and deliver a QI training programme, accessible to all colleagues within the service.
• Establishing supervision and coaching processes to ensure everyone in the organisation is always positively supported in their improvement activity.
• Create a network of QI champions and experts which will contribute to transform the organisation into a team of QI improvers.
• Offer expert advice to all other programmes and workstreams within the organisation.

Wide culture of improvement:

• Promote an approach of continual improvement across all processes, activities and teams within the organisation.
• Define system for incentivising and empowering colleagues for the identification of opportunities of improvement and the implementation of changes to enhance the quality of the service.
• Establish clear alignment between the priorities and objectives of the service and the improvement decisions.
• Demonstrate the value of small incremental changes.
• Develop an atmosphere of honesty and openness, where errors and suboptimal processes and practices are seen as learning opportunities, avoiding a blame-focused environment.

Data-driven decision-making:

• Development of effective and dynamic measurement systems to help with the prioritisation, monitoring and evaluation of QI needs and the results of improvements.
• Collation, analysis and interpretation of quantitative and qualitative data, with different levels of complexity and from a wide range of sources and subjects. This requires the advance use of visual, and analytical tools.
• Establishing indicator dashboards to enable a close-to-life understanding of QI needs, and the progress and impact of QI initiatives in place.
• Use of tools that support the understanding of flow and capacity, and can support planning, management and modelling of performance.
• Implementing robust systems to ensure the quality of data used to inform performance and improvement.

Communication, reporting and engagement:

• Build productive working relationships with senior leaders within the service, the Trust, patient forums, and other relevant external stakeholders.
• Provide guidance, advice and support to all teams in the service in relation to quality improvement, including specialist advice to the senior leads.
• Ensuring the benefits of the QI function are clearly communicated within the service and also within the Care Group and Trust.
• Provide relevant information, in the most appropriate format, to serve all the needs for information, analysis and interpretation required by all monitoring and decision-making bodies within the service, Care Group and the wider Trust, and external stakeholders.

Planning & Organisational

• To model a collaborative and influencing style of working, negotiating with others to achieve the best outcomes. Embedding this approach across the Network.
• Plan and organise a broad range of complex activities, including but not limited to preparation for performance meetings to ensure quality and consistency, reviewing and adjusting team and departmental governance.
• Formulate and adjust long term plans and strategies involving uncertainty, which may impact across the whole organisation. This may involve KPI evolution and negotiation.
• Plans and implements new ways of working, facilitates collaborative working across the sector which may include capacity planning. Develops long-term strategic plans for performance and service improvement.
• Drive process efficiency in the continuous development of the end-to-end cycle and its associated performance metrics.

Policy and procedures:

• Responsible for proposing and drafting changes, implementation and interpretation to policies, guidelines and service level agreements which may impact national NCTHnet service delivery.
• The post holder will be responsible for policy implementation such as local change control compliance with national policy and guidelines.
• Develops standardised operating procedures and guidance that are implementable across the organisation and in partner organisations, relating to the use of planning and forecasting models.
• Support the creation and locally implement the operational strategy and business plan, clearly identifying links to national, regional and local priorities and policy objectives.
• To develop business plans and provide expert strategic and policy advice and guidance on all areas of the NCTHnet.

Resource Management:

• Act in a way that is compliant with Standing Orders and Standing Financial instructions in the discharge of any budget management responsibilities.
• Constantly strive for value for money and greater efficiency in the use of these budgets throughout all project activity.
• Defining and ensuring scope of work is appropriate and value for money to deliver sustainable solutions.
• Support the NCTHnet, Care Unit and Care Group Senior Leadership teams on advising on budgetary matters.

Information Management:

• Manage highly contentious situations that require the use of judgements to come to appropriate solutions.
• Oversee the work with the Clinical Director and NCTHnet Senior Leadership team to ensure the information systems are integrated with the overall strategy, ensuring synergy between strategy milestones and objectives.
• Conduct thorough analysis of current processes, identifying inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and areas for improvement using Quality Improvement methodologies and tools.
• Support the appropriate governance structures and programmes of work.
• Develop and implement data-driven solutions and interventions to optimize high-quality healthcare delivery processes, reduce waste, and enhance patient care quality.
• Ensure appropriate stakeholder engagement strategy is in place defining how the strategy will engage with all stakeholder groups and what information flows will be established and maintained.
• Lead the creation, maintenance, analysis and review implementation, of information systems for collecting, evaluating and interpreting complex data. To inform short and medium- and long-term strategies.
• To identify and assess opportunities for new services and threats to existing services.
• To monitor, interpret and quality assure progress against deliverables. Quality assurance and progress of deliverables to the NHS that often require adjustments specifically in relation to the complex corporate business agenda, strategic objectives and the business planning process.

Job description Job responsibilities Strategy/Planning: Leading on the development and delivery of the services Quality Improvement Strategy, connected to the Trusts priorities, objectives and plans. Work closely with relevant members of the senior leadership team to raise the profile of the organisation as a learning organisation. Develop and sustain positive relationships, based on the QI agenda, with other services and teams within the Trust, and with other national, regional and international relevant organisations Promote the use of QI principles to influence all agendas within the service Promoting the sharing of learning across the wider system, with the inclusion of all service stakeholders, both internal and external. Establish effective monitoring and reporting systems and tools to inform and facilitate discussion and decision making in relation to the progress and performance of the organisation in relation to its QI needs and the solutions being applied. These systems will offer clear exposition of complex concepts and advance interpretation of results, themes and trends. Delivery of improvement programmes: Lead the prioritisation of opportunities for improvement. Enabling and facilitating the implementation of measurable and effective improvement initiatives to address issues, risks and opportunities to improve processes, practices, staff experience, and patient outcomes and satisfaction. With a clear hands-on vocation to ensure the success of improvement initiatives. Providing supportive oversight to the improvement activity and performance across the service. Support and promote innovation within the service. Ensure learning from the improvement activity is shared and influences decision making and improvement practice. Create the necessary structures and governance to ensure the effectiveness of the learning process. Apply effective project and programme management approaches to ensure the successful management of the improvement agenda. Building capacity: Establish a clear framework for the identification and prioritisation of opportunities for improvement, and for the implementation of solutions to address these opportunities and to evaluate the impact of such initiatives. This framework will be supported by effective and dynamic governance arrangements. Select and adapt well known QI approaches, methodologies and tools, to support the effective application of the services QI framework and the success of improvement initiatives. These approaches will be based on recognised methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, Model for improvement, etc. Develop and deliver a QI training programme, accessible to all colleagues within the service. Establishing supervision and coaching processes to ensure everyone in the organisation is always positively supported in their improvement activity. Create a network of QI champions and experts which will contribute to transform the organisation into a team of QI improvers. Offer expert advice to all other programmes and workstreams within the organisation. Wide culture of improvement: Promote an approach of continual improvement across all processes, activities and teams within the organisation. Define system for incentivising and empowering colleagues for the identification of opportunities of improvement and the implementation of changes to enhance the quality of the service. Establish clear alignment between the priorities and objectives of the service and the improvement decisions. Demonstrate the value of small incremental changes. Develop an atmosphere of honesty and openness, where errors and suboptimal processes and practices are seen as learning opportunities, avoiding a blame-focused environment. Data-driven decision-making: Development of effective and dynamic measurement systems to help with the prioritisation, monitoring and evaluation of QI needs and the results of improvements. Collation, analysis and interpretation of quantitative and qualitative data, with different levels of complexity and from a wide range of sources and subjects. This requires the advance use of visual, and analytical tools. Establishing indicator dashboards to enable a close-to-life understanding of QI needs, and the progress and impact of QI initiatives in place. Use of tools that support the understanding of flow and capacity, and can support planning, management and modelling of performance. Implementing robust systems to ensure the quality of data used to inform performance and improvement. Communication, reporting and engagement: Build productive working relationships with senior leaders within the service, the Trust, patient forums, and other relevant external stakeholders. Provide guidance, advice and support to all teams in the service in relation to quality improvement, including specialist advice to the senior leads. Ensuring the benefits of the QI function are clearly communicated within the service and also within the Care Group and Trust. Provide relevant information, in the most appropriate format, to serve all the needs for information, analysis and interpretation required by all monitoring and decision-making bodies within the service, Care Group and the wider Trust, and external stakeholders. Planning & Organisational To model a collaborative and influencing style of working, negotiating with others to achieve the best outcomes. Embedding this approach across the Network. Plan and organise a broad range of complex activities, including but not limited to preparation for performance meetings to ensure quality and consistency, reviewing and adjusting team and departmental governance. Formulate and adjust long term plans and strategies involving uncertainty, which may impact across the whole organisation. This may involve KPI evolution and negotiation. Plans and implements new ways of working, facilitates collaborative working across the sector which may include capacity planning. Develops long-term strategic plans for performance and service improvement. Drive process efficiency in the continuous development of the end-to-end cycle and its associated performance metrics. Policy and procedures: Responsible for proposing and drafting changes, implementation and interpretation to policies, guidelines and service level agreements which may impact national NCTHnet service delivery. The post holder will be responsible for policy implementation such as local change control compliance with national policy and guidelines. Develops standardised operating procedures and guidance that are implementable across the organisation and in partner organisations, relating to the use of planning and forecasting models. Support the creation and locally implement the operational strategy and business plan, clearly identifying links to national, regional and local priorities and policy objectives. To develop business plans and provide expert strategic and policy advice and guidance on all areas of the NCTHnet. Resource Management: Act in a way that is compliant with Standing Orders and Standing Financial instructions in the discharge of any budget management responsibilities. Constantly strive for value for money and greater efficiency in the use of these budgets throughout all project activity. Defining and ensuring scope of work is appropriate and value for money to deliver sustainable solutions. Support the NCTHnet, Care Unit and Care Group Senior Leadership teams on advising on budgetary matters. Information Management: Manage highly contentious situations that require the use of judgements to come to appropriate solutions. Oversee the work with the Clinical Director and NCTHnet Senior Leadership team to ensure the information systems are integrated with the overall strategy, ensuring synergy between strategy milestones and objectives. Conduct thorough analysis of current processes, identifying inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and areas for improvement using Quality Improvement methodologies and tools. Support the appropriate governance structures and programmes of work. Develop and implement data-driven solutions and interventions to optimize high-quality healthcare delivery processes, reduce waste, and enhance patient care quality. Ensure appropriate stakeholder engagement strategy is in place defining how the strategy will engage with all stakeholder groups and what information flows will be established and maintained. Lead the creation, maintenance, analysis and review implementation, of information systems for collecting, evaluating and interpreting complex data. To inform short and medium- and long-term strategies. To identify and assess opportunities for new services and threats to existing services. To monitor, interpret and quality assure progress against deliverables. Quality assurance and progress of deliverables to the NHS that often require adjustments specifically in relation to the complex corporate business agenda, strategic objectives and the business planning process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Master's Level or equivalent in quality. improvement, quality manage or equivalent
• Training to (or equivalent) to Black Belt level in relevant quality improvement or management.
• Experience within the public or private sector, including the NHS, Social Care, Local Government and the Voluntary, Community & Social Enterprise Sector.

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrates significant experience in managing people, services, and resources within the NHS, Social Care, Local Government, or across wider sectors including Private, Voluntary, Community, or Social Enterprise organisations.
• Leading quality improvement projects where lean sigma, or similar methodology have been used.
• Responsibilities for the management of the wider quality management agenda.
• Experience of successfully leading improvement projects.
• Experienced in leading and managing change processes, including workforce transformation, service improvement, and cultural development.
• Experience of managing staff performance within a service.
• Demonstrates the ability to leading projects that deliver positive outcomes where there may be significant resistance to change.

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of quality improvement projects where lean sigma, or similar methodology have been used.

Skills

Essential

• Proven ability to build and maintain effective communication and collaborative working relationships with a diverse range of colleagues, stakeholders, and partner agencies.
• Ability to motivate and achieve buy in for change.
• Ability in leading projects to deliver positive outcomes where there may be significant resistance to change.
• Advanced IT Skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to enable delivery of highly complex, sensitive and contentious corporate messages.
• Experience of managing staff performance within a service.
• Proven ability to manipulate complex data, use differing IT programmes and write complex reports for senior leadership level, including Board level.
• High level of organisation skills to manage and run medium /large scale complex projects, timetables and implementations.
• Ability to identify, analyse, design and implement process improvement activities in complex settings.
• Understand the application of continuous improvement methodologies in a healthcare setting and that different approaches work in different places.
• Evidence of the development of an improvement strategy.
• Effective analytical skills with the ability to evaluate and interpret evidence.
• Effective negotiating and influencing skills requiring diplomacy and professionalism.

Contractual Requirements

Essential

• A full, current UK driving licence and access to a vehicle fit and insured for business use are required for this post. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled staff in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Master's Level or equivalent in quality. improvement, quality manage or equivalent Training to (or equivalent) to Black Belt level in relevant quality improvement or management. Experience within the public or private sector, including the NHS, Social Care, Local Government and the Voluntary, Community & Social Enterprise Sector. Experience Essential Demonstrates significant experience in managing people, services, and resources within the NHS, Social Care, Local Government, or across wider sectors including Private, Voluntary, Community, or Social Enterprise organisations. Leading quality improvement projects where lean sigma, or similar methodology have been used. Responsibilities for the management of the wider quality management agenda. Experience of successfully leading improvement projects. Experienced in leading and managing change processes, including workforce transformation, service improvement, and cultural development. Experience of managing staff performance within a service. Demonstrates the ability to leading projects that deliver positive outcomes where there may be significant resistance to change. Knowledge Essential Knowledge of quality improvement projects where lean sigma, or similar methodology have been used. Skills Essential Proven ability to build and maintain effective communication and collaborative working relationships with a diverse range of colleagues, stakeholders, and partner agencies. Ability to motivate and achieve buy in for change. Ability in leading projects to deliver positive outcomes where there may be significant resistance to change. Advanced IT Skills. Excellent interpersonal skills to enable delivery of highly complex, sensitive and contentious corporate messages. Experience of managing staff performance within a service. Proven ability to manipulate complex data, use differing IT programmes and write complex reports for senior leadership level, including Board level. High level of organisation skills to manage and run medium /large scale complex projects, timetables and implementations. Ability to identify, analyse, design and implement process improvement activities in complex settings. Understand the application of continuous improvement methodologies in a healthcare setting and that different approaches work in different places. Evidence of the development of an improvement strategy. Effective analytical skills with the ability to evaluate and interpret evidence. Effective negotiating and influencing skills requiring diplomacy and professionalism. Contractual Requirements Essential A full, current UK driving licence and access to a vehicle fit and insured for business use are required for this post. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled staff in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). 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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health

12 Broad Street

Nottingham

NG1 3AL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health

12 Broad Street

Nottingham

NG1 3AL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

Are you a mental health nurse, LD nurse, social worker or occupational therapist with experience working in mental health? Have you thought about working within prison mental health services?

We have an exciting opportunity for registered professional to experience working at HMP Full Sutton, a high secure, long term category A, men's prison. Located in the village of Full Sutton near York.

Prison environments are one of the most challenging yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you're looking for a role where you can develop your existing Clinical skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the opportunity for you.

This is an excellent opportunity for a registered professional who has experience working within mental health services to join a team where you will get to develop a full range of psychiatric skills and interventions whilst delivering community based urgent and planned care to the prison population.

This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. However, sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements, therefore, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Main duties of the job

You will be a Registered Mental Health / LD Nurse / Social worker / Occupational Therapist. The team is multi-disciplinary, and the successful candidate will work collectively with senior clinical staff to provide a comprehensive mental health service, navigating the challenges of a prison environment.

To deliver clinical assessment and intervention as dedicated provision for complex patients whilst supporting a whole prison approach. You will carry out comprehensive assessments, confidently communicating treatment options and initiating supportive care plans, and providing evidence-based interventions alongside the wider multi-disciplinary team

You will be committed to a person-centred approach to your work and will have an ability to prioritise and work flexibly. We are looking for skilled professionals who will thrive working in a busy environment in a well-resourced team of multidisciplinary professionals, as well as alongside partner providers from a variety of internal and external services.

Additionally, to the competency framework, we offer a comprehensive induction and workforce development plan with a vast array of personal, professional and academic training opportunities enabling you to expand your skill set and evidence-based practice.

About us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Job summary

Working Full time: 10 Sessions per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Locum Specialty Doctor to join the Neurodevelopmental Team. The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated team player to join our well-established Neurodevelopmental Paediatrics Team.

The post involves undertaking clinics that may cover a wide range of Neurodevelopmental Paediatric issues including autism, ADHD, developmental delay and other aspects of neuro-disability from 0-16 years. Statuary duties include undertaking medical assessment for Education Health and Care Plans for children assessed by you.

The successful candidate will be expected to integrate within the existing team in order to provide a complete Neurodevelopmental Paediatric Service. The department is evolving, and the roles and responsibilities of this post may be redesigned in negotiation with the appointee.

The post is based at the Kingsway Children Centre.

Main duties of the job

Responsibilities will include:

Toundertake developmental assessments and formulate plans of care with the multidisciplinary team for children of all ages

• To oversee the medical care of children with neuro-disabilities and vulnerable children.
• To contribute to a childhood autism assessment service, preschool and school age children.
• To contribute to childhood ADHD assessment service.
• To provide medical advice for the Education Health Care Needsassessment (EHCNA) for children under their care.
• The job plan includes autism joint assessment clinics and general paediatric clinics.

About us

The Trust's services are provided from three locations: o The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 473 general and acute beds. o Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 60 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility. o Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population. The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust employs 5,964 staff (headcount) to provide care and treatment to a population of over 400,000 people living in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care System. Due to its location on the border with North Wales, the Trust also works closely with the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust treats patients from England and some parts of Wales. During 2024/2025, there were approximately 643,000 patient attendances (inpatient, A&E, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery

Job summary

This new role will work collaboratively between Primary Care and Access Wellbeing Services as part of an Integrated Model of Care.

The intention is to focus services on local communities and local GP practices to help rebuild and reconnect healthcare teams across the communities they serve. This practitioner role will provide screening, triage and referral advice and guidance for the local area.

This role will work across an identified Locality covering a number of Primary care Networks to provide screening and triage for all referrals into the Access Wellbeing model in the Locality.

This role will also provide oversight of the patient pathway from the SPOA into the virtual MDT to help support the identification and progress of the patients intervention and pathway.

The role will provide supervision, support and oversight for the Single Point of Access model in the Locality.

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.

Main duties of the job

Work collaboratively with Primary Care within identified Locality to undertake screening, triage of referrals into the Access Wellbeing offer, and to provide advice and guidance around referrals, interventions and treatment pathways.

Take a person-centred care approach to enable collective decision-making with patients.

Proactively and effectively engage with virtual MDT meetings to provide clinical updates.

Work closely and creatively with colleagues in Mental Health Services to determine the most appropriate service for a patient whose needs exceed those which can be met in a primary care setting.

Work closely with local Community Mental Health Teams by attending Team meetings, jointly meeting patients, and generally integrating with the team to help form a seamless care pathway for patients

Use complex decision-making to inform, formulate plans and manage episodes of care within a broad scope of practice.

Screen and triage patients, including same-day triage and undertake urgent or emergency assessment if required.

Offer advice, guidance, support and supervision to other colleagues within the SPOA.

Make necessary referrals to other members of the primary care team or other mental health services as required.

To be responsible for organising and prioritising own workload in the day-to-day allocation of work

Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.

About us

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do, and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities, and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion, and expertise in all we do.

Details

Date posted

21 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year p.a./pro rata for part time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

152-M348.26

Job locations

Alderney Hospital

Ringwood Road

Poole

BH12 4NB

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidates individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.

All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.

As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact [email protected].

Job description Job responsibilities For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post. We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidates individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role. All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application. As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact [email protected].

Person Specification

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Registered RMN, OT, Social Work or Psychologist qualification and registration to degree/diploma level plus masters degree level or equivalent experience.
• Experience of teaching and assessing students and other members of staff
• Demonstrable knowledge of legislation relevant to area of clinical practice

Desirable

• Non-Medical Prescriber (if professionally appropriate)

Job Specific Experience

Essential

• Experience at Registered Practitioner Band 5 level
• Able to demonstrate specialist expertise and knowledge underpinned by theory acquired through CPD in relation to clinical assessment, treatment and evaluation.
• Experience of developing specialist programmes of care for an individual or groups of patients/clients and of providing highly specialist advice
• Able to demonstrate specialist clinical reasoning skills to assimilate information in order to make a clinical judgement regarding diagnosis and intervention.

Information technology / Resources

Essential

• Able to analyse data and produce reports using Microsoft Excel and Word
• Confident in the use of computer systems, spreadsheets, databases, data collection and co-ordination, word processing and report writing.
• Experience of using electronic patient / service user record systems

Personal Qualities / Attributes

Essential

• Able to communicate effectively at different levels of the organisation and with staff, patient/service users, visitors or external organisations both verbally and in writing in the exchange of highly complex, sensitive or contentious information which may require the use of negotiating and/or persuasive skills.
• Able to overcome barriers to understanding where there are physical or mental disabilities.
• Experience of planning and organising complex activities requiring the formulation and adjustment of plans .e.g. organizing own time, co-ordination with other agencies and plans for sudden, unforeseen circumstances.

Person Specification Skills and Knowledge Essential Registered RMN, OT, Social Work or Psychologist qualification and registration to degree/diploma level plus masters degree level or equivalent experience. Experience of teaching and assessing students and other members of staff Demonstrable knowledge of legislation relevant to area of clinical practice Desirable Non-Medical Prescriber (if professionally appropriate) Job Specific Experience Essential Experience at Registered Practitioner Band 5 level Able to demonstrate specialist expertise and knowledge underpinned by theory acquired through CPD in relation to clinical assessment, treatment and evaluation. Experience of developing specialist programmes of care for an individual or groups of patients/clients and of providing highly specialist advice Able to demonstrate specialist clinical reasoning skills to assimilate information in order to make a clinical judgement regarding diagnosis and intervention. Information technology / Resources Essential Able to analyse data and produce reports using Microsoft Excel and Word Confident in the use of computer systems, spreadsheets, databases, data collection and co-ordination, word processing and report writing. Experience of using electronic patient / service user record systems Personal Qualities / Attributes Essential Able to communicate effectively at different levels of the organisation and with staff, patient/service users, visitors or external organisations both verbally and in writing in the exchange of highly complex, sensitive or contentious information which may require the use of negotiating and/or persuasive skills. Able to overcome barriers to understanding where there are physical or mental disabilities. Experience of planning and organising complex activities requiring the formulation and adjustment of plans .e.g. organizing own time, co-ordination with other agencies and plans for sudden, unforeseen circumstances.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alderney Hospital

Ringwood Road

Poole

BH12 4NB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alderney Hospital

Ringwood Road

Poole

BH12 4NB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

Are you a compassionate and committed psychologist who champions inclusion? Join our Clinical Health Psychology, General Medicine Service and help people cope with and adjust to a range of physical health conditions, including diabetes, renal, respiratory, gastroenterology and cardiology conditions. You will support patients to improve their mental health and wellbeing while living with these conditions.

The postholder will play an essential role in ensuring that psychological perspectives inform care across multidisciplinary teams. You will provide specialist clinical input to people referred to the service and work closely with the teams supporting this patient group. Alongside your work with patients and their families, you will support staff through training, consultation and supervision.

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Health Psychology Service is a team of psychologists who help people adapt to and develop creative ways of living well alongside physical health problems. The BCHFT Clinical Health Psychology Service operates across three geographical areas: Dudley, Wolverhampton, and Sandwell and West Birmingham, with a number of contracts in each area.

We provide psychological input to General Medicine services across Dudley and Wolverhampton. You will join a wider team of psychologists working across services for people with long-term health conditions, with robust supervision and support provided.

About us

Psychological professionals form a large professional group within BCHFT, giving you access to wider support, learning and development opportunities beyond the Clinical Health Psychology team.

This post will be based at Cross Street Health Centre. The successful applicant may also be required to support other parts of the General Medicine Service according to service need. Full clinical and operational support will be provided.

You may wish to discuss combining this post with our fixed-term Sandwell Stroke role if you are seeking additional hours. We also welcome applications from recently qualified clinical psychologists interested in a Band 7 to Band 8a development role.

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time band 8a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to work with young people and families in the borough of Wandsworth who have been historically underrepresented in mainstream services. The role forms part of the CAMHS provision provided into Wandsworth Youth Justice Service (YJS).

The postholder will be joining a passionate team in an established and valued role which will contribute to the development and delivery of services that seek to transform mental health delivery for marginalised young people involved in or at risk of offending.

The role offers a balance of direct clinical work, specialist consultation, training delivery, service development and supervision, and is embedded within Wandsworth Youth Justice Service. Candidates will also have access to relevant specialist training as per their development plan.

The service is informed by AMBIT (Adaptive Mentalization Based Integrative Treatment), trauma-informed, systemic and attachment-based principles and is working towards implementing community psychology and co-production into its practice model. The team also takes a critical approach to addressing ethnic, racial, and social disproportionality within the Youth Justice System.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be supporting children who present with a range of needs and will be responsible for providing specialist assessments and interventions, as well as consultation, training and reflective practice to school staff alongside co-ordinating multi-agency networks based on psychological formulations. The post holder will support and co-lead on the delivery and development of the Tier 2 mental health service across the PRUs

The PRU-CAMHS team have close links with Wandsworth Youth Justice Service CAMHS team and the wider Wandsworth CAMHS provision and will be supervised by a trust Professional Lead with responsibility for Wandsworth Pupil Referral Unit CAMH Services.

About us

Unless expressly stated in the job advert this role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

Job summary

o A great opportunity for a clinical or counselling psychologist provide psychology input to the Kingston Hospital Psychiatric Liaison Service. This is a varied role with opportunities to use your skills in direct assessments and interventions with service users, as well as indirect workto support the whole team in gaining a psychological perspective when formulating and planning interventions.o You will have a wide breadth of work, including working with people presenting to hospital due to mental health crisis, as well as supporting other hospital inpatients who have co-ocurring mental health difficulties. o You will work along side other professionals including psychiatrists and nurses, helping to develop the whole team approach to managing their cases.o You will have strong links with the SWLSGT Acute & Urgent care Psychology team.

Main duties of the job

o Direct work with service users. Assessments, Formulations, Crisis planning and care planning, providing recommendations for treatment. Providing brief psychological interventions to address difficulties, such as work on emotion regulation, relapse prevention etc.o Indirect work with service users: Contribution to team meetings to communicate psychology perspective in planning their care. Engaging with other stakeholders to establish treatment needs when discharged from Liaison team.o Clinical work will include supporting people presenting in A&E with mental health crisis including helping to establish pathways for frequent attenders. You will also work with people across the range of physical health wards in the hospital who have comorbid mental healthdifficulties.o Team work: Supporting the team more generally through provision of regular reflective practice, teaching and case formulations.o Opportunity for supervision of clinical psychology trainee.

About us

Unless expressly stated in the job advert this role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

Job summary

We are seeking a Clinical Psychologist to join the Sandwell Stroke Service, based at Rowley Regis Hospital. This is a Band 8a post at 0.4 WTE (15 hours per week), offered on a fixed-term basis for 12 months to provide maternity cover.

Applicants who would like additional hours are welcome to discuss the possibility of combining this post with another fixed-term opportunity within General Medicine. We also encourage applications from recently qualified Clinical Psychologists who may be interested in a supported Band 7 to Band 8a development post.

Main duties of the job

Are you a compassionate and committed psychologist who champions inclusion? This is an opportunity to join our Clinical Health Psychology Service within Sandwell Stroke Services, helping people to cope with and adjust to the impact of stroke while supporting their mental health and wellbeing.

You will play an important role in ensuring that psychological perspectives inform care across the community stroke teams. You will provide specialist clinical input to people referred to the service and work closely with the multidisciplinary teams supporting this patient group. Alongside direct work with patients and their families, you will contribute to staff training, consultation and supervision.

About us

The Clinical Health Psychology Service is a team of psychologists who support people to adapt to physical health conditions and develop practical, creative ways of living well. The service operates across three geographical areas: Dudley, Wolverhampton, and Sandwell and West Birmingham, with a range of contracts in each area.

We provide psychological input to stroke services across all three areas. You will therefore join a wider team of psychologists working across services for people affected by stroke and other neurological conditions, with access to robust supervision and professional support.

Psychological professionals form a large professional group within Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, providing access to wider support, learning and development opportunities beyond the Clinical Health Psychology team.

The post will be based at Rowley Regis Hospital. Depending on service needs, the successful applicant may occasionally be asked to support other parts of the stroke service. Full clinical and operational support will be provided should this be required.

Details

Date posted

21 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

Depending on experience Per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

285-7421A-MH

Job locations

Rowley Regis Hospital

Rowly Regis

B65 8DA

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Accountable for own professional practice in the delivery of highly specialist psychological care to clients with highly complex mental health or learning disabilities which may include challenging behaviours.

• To be compassionate in meeting the needs of clients, their carers and families.

• To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental health or learning disabilities.

• To promote at all times a positive image of the service and the wider Trust.

• In line with the banding of the post and its service context to:

Exercise supervisory/professional responsibility for other psychological therapists

Provide leadership in multi-disciplinary training and development

Provide leadership in service audit and development

provide leadership in service evaluation and research

Ensure that a psychological perspective is brought to service redesign and cultural change

Job description Job responsibilities Accountable for own professional practice in the delivery of highly specialist psychological care to clients with highly complex mental health or learning disabilities which may include challenging behaviours. To be compassionate in meeting the needs of clients, their carers and families. To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental health or learning disabilities. To promote at all times a positive image of the service and the wider Trust. In line with the banding of the post and its service context to: Exercise supervisory/professional responsibility for other psychological therapists Provide leadership in multi-disciplinary training and development Provide leadership in service audit and development provide leadership in service evaluation and research Ensure that a psychological perspective is brought to service redesign and cultural change

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• oPost-graduate doctoral level training in applied Psychology (or its equivalent) as accredited by the BPS including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
• oHCPC registration as an Applied Psychologist with Chartered Status
• oTrained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees

Experience

Essential

• oWorking as a qualified applied psychologist within the designated service including a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and a range of clinical severity across a range of care settings.

Person Specification Education & Qualifications Essential oPost-graduate doctoral level training in applied Psychology (or its equivalent) as accredited by the BPS including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology. oHCPC registration as an Applied Psychologist with Chartered Status oTrained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees Experience Essential oWorking as a qualified applied psychologist within the designated service including a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and a range of clinical severity across a range of care settings.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). 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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Rowley Regis Hospital

Rowly Regis

B65 8DA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Rowley Regis Hospital

Rowly Regis

B65 8DA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

Are you a qualified health professional - Nurse, OT, Social Worker, CWP or EMHP with CAMHS experience? Are you ready to take your next step into a leadership role?

If yes, then this may be the right job for you and we are really keen to meet you. This is an exciting opportunity to work within our Mental Health Support Team (MHST) covering for 9 months due to a wonderful maternity leave.

We work across the city of Birmingham and Solihull to support young people and their families who may be facing mental and emotional health issues.

Candidates will be working across a set number of education settings delivering evidence-based early interventions, and Whole Setting Approach initiatives (WSA). Candidates will work within a clinical team to ensure mild to moderate mental health and emotion wellbeing support is provided.

As a Senior Mental Health Practitioner, you will offer clinical expertise and advice to staff, including undertaking assessments and interventions for young people who may benefit from support from a more experienced clinician.

You will also line manage junior clinical staff, supporting and developing the team to deliver the best possible outcomes for children and young people.

You will need to ensure you are registered with the relevant professional body prior to applying.

Having gained more funding, we have numerous future substantive opportunities, this FTC would allow you to experience the service prior to the substantive posts coming out.

Main duties of the job

The Mental Health Support Team is an early intervention service, working with children, young people, and their families with mild to moderate mental health needs within Birmingham and Solihull.

The team is comprised of a range of different clinicians, all working together to support young people as early as possible, to prevent their needs escalating and having a long term impact on their wellbeing.

We have 3 core functions:

To deliver evidence-based interventions for mild-to-moderate mental health issues.

Support the senior mental health lead in each school or college to introduce or develop whole school or college approach and,

Give timely advice to school and college staff and liaise with external specialist service to help children and young people to get the right support and stay in education.

A typical clinical day may involve delivering assemblies and workshops to a primary and secondary schools and further education settings. You may then travel to health centers, homes or education settings to deliver some one-to-one or a group session of low intensity CBT intervention. You may then facilitate supervision, plan/create resources and help lead team meetings. Travel across the Birmingham and Solihull area is expected. Throughout the day there will be good access to support and connection from your colleagues.

About us

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

Job summary

We are excited to offer an Assistant Psychologist (Band 4) Full-time (37.5 hours) post within our Integrated Community Care and Recovery (ICCR) Services. The post is based at Zinnia Community Mental Health Team at the Zinnia Centre, Sparkhill, Birmingham This post is offered on a fixed term basis for 23 months.

We offer ample opportunities for 1:1 client work, group work, working with the MDT and research and audit. You will be part of a well-established psychology team. The post holder will also have the opportunity to receive 1:1 clinical supervision from a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist. Please note that this post is predominantly located in the CMHT base, although there may be some remote working adhoc depending on duties.

We are looking to recruit a psychology graduate who has relevant clinical experience and is interested and passionate about working with people who have severe and enduring mental health problems.

There will be a specific focus on the provision of services for adults of 25-years-old and over.

Main duties of the job

The post is based within the Integrated Community Care and Recovery (ICCR) Services of the Trust. The post holder will have the opportunity to work closely with Psychology and Psychological Services colleagues based in a number of geographical areas and within new integrated team structures that provide a service for people who have complex interpersonal and emotional difficulties presenting with depression, anxiety, PTSD, trauma, personality disorder diagnoses, psychosis, and dual diagnoses, some of whom present a challenge to services. The individual will have excellent opportunities to gain experience of multilevel service provision and to further develop support skills in clinical assessment, formulation and intervention as well as involvement in relevant auditing and evaluation of clinical services, working alongside qualified staff.

About us

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Band 5 Staff Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) to join our dedicated Thoracic and Breast Theatre team at Glenfield Hospital.

As part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, you will provide safe, high-quality perioperative care for patients undergoing a wide range of elective and emergency thoracic and breast surgical procedures. Working within one of the region's leading specialist centres, you will gain experience supporting innovative and complex surgical techniques while contributing to excellent patient outcomes and experiences.

The successful candidate will work across all phases of perioperative care, including anaesthetics and scrub supported by experienced practitioners and a comprehensive development programme. Whether you are newly qualified or looking to further develop your specialist theatre skills, we offer a supportive environment with opportunities for professional growth, education and career progression.

You will be expected to demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills, a commitment to patient-centred care, and the ability to work effectively within a fast-paced theatre environment. Flexibility, teamwork and a proactive approach to learning are essential.

Main duties of the job

Joining the Thoracic and Breast Theatre team at Glenfield Hospital offers the opportunity to be part of a friendly, dynamic service committed to clinical excellence, innovation and continuous improvement while supporting the delivery of outstanding surgical care to our patients:

• Delivering high standards of perioperative patient care.

• Assisting in anaesthetic and scrub roles as required.

• Supporting complex thoracic and breast surgical procedures.

• Working collaboratively with surgeons, anaesthetists and the wider multidisciplinary team.

• Maintaining patient safety and adhering to theatre policies, standards and infection prevention practices.

• Participating in ongoing professional development and service improvement initiatives.

This post represents an excellent opportunity for a passionate and caring practitioner to develop their theatre career within a specialist surgical environment at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.

About us

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals:

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

https://www.uhleicester.nhs.uk

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join a thriving department of Psychological Medicine in a large University Hospital NHS Trust. We are seeking clinical psychologists to provide provideinput to the cleft psychology service, the prosthetics team, the acute spinal cord injury service and the staff psychological support service.

Main duties of the job

As an integral part oftheabove named multi-disciplinary teams, the clinical psychologists will be responsible forthe provision of highly specialist assessments, evidence-based psychological interventions and consultancy services forchildren and adultswithlimb loss (or at risk of limb loss/amputation), cleft lip and/or palate and acute spinal cord injury. They will also provide input to staff working in OUH and experiencing work-related psychological difficulties.

The post holder will provide teaching and training alongside research and evaluation relevant tothe above conditions.

Depending on the sub-specialty, the post holder will work closely with other health professionals (e.g.surgeons, physiotherapists, dentists, speech and language therapists, occupationaltherapists, prosthetists, rehabilitation consultantsand nurses) and will, at times, represent the team within the widerorganisation. The post holder in staff support will work closely with psychological medicine colleagues in the team, alongside the trust well being services.

The post holder will be a valued member of the Psychological Medicine Centre which encompasses Clinical Health Psychology, Children's Psychological Medicineand Psychiatry.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

In 2023NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles

Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.

If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Job summary

Base: Avondale, Royal Preston Hospital or Bickerstaffe house, Ormskirk District General Hospital, there are positions available at either base.Come and join our Initial Response Service team . This is an exciting time to be part of the crisis pathway and support people with mental health to ensure they access the most appropriate support at the right time.The new service offers:o A single referral point for GPs and other professionalso A 24-hour telephone advice and support for people who use services and carers to be able to self-refer. We offer mental health triages/assessments over the phone or face to face.o More responsive crisis services with improved experiences for people who use services, carers and professional.o We work together as a team, we support one another in everything that we do. As we are a 24 hour service we are open to flexible working patterns if needed.o IRS is the front door to services and anyone from GP, professionals, can call and the clinicians have the capacity to respond within hours giving great customer service which gives great job satisfaction for the clinicians.

Main duties of the job

There has never been a more exciting time to join our Trust. You will be part of delivering a significant transformation to the way services are accessed and delivered. We are looking for experienced Band 6 Nurses, Social Workers or Occupational Therapists to join our expanding team.

Our aim is to provide people with mental health issues access to the support they need at the right time, with positive outcomes. We help people with a wide range of mental health disorders to ensure that they get the right support at the right time.

The service is 24/7 but as Triage Practitioner you will be working a shift patterns within our teams based in Preston based at Royal Preston Hospital and will include referral screening, triaging, signposting and supporting the call handlers and administrators team, who provide information and support over the telephone.

Shift times and days are negotiable and can be discussed at interview.

We are looking for people who are dedicated to promoting recovery, and who can inspire people experiencing mental health and their families that recovery is possible for everyone.

About us

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well

Job summary

Are you interested in shaping a new Women's Mental Health Pathway including an Enhanced Care Unit (ECU)?

If you are an experienced psychologist ready to offer leadership to adult inpatient mental health services, we have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Practitioner Psychologist working into the treatment wards and ECU due to open in Spring 2027. We are looking for a person with significant post-qualification experience in adult mental health settings, ideally for women, developing trauma informed pathways and service delivery .

The successful applicant will join the adult inpatient psychology hub, comprising friendly and engaged psychologists, trainees and assistant psychologists and be part of the broader divisional psychology team with community-based colleagues.

You will be responsible for co-ordinating the systematic provision of psychological care to the treatment pathway and the ECU, working closely with your peer Principal Psychologist for Crisis & Assessment Pathway and a counselling psychology trained AC within the ECU.

The USPs of this role are working with experienced senior peer support, the opportunity to shape a new women's pathway and service, steering the model for hub-working across the teams and developing patient focussed pathways between inpatient and community Neighbourhood Teams as they come into fruition .

Please see the additional document for more about the vision for the ECU and the inpatient psychology provision going forward.

Main duties of the job

Providing senior clinical leadership within inpatient treatment services with the inpatient psychology team including co-ordinating and supporting the delivery and governance of high-quality psychological services across the treatment wards and the ECU.

Promoting the role of psychology within the service and offering professional guidance, training, consultation, supervision and support to the inpatient MDT to aid development and support staff wellbeing.

Provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and bespoke short-term therapy for individuals with complex mental health needs utilising evidence-based practice. The provision for continuing providing longer-term therapy when people have been discharged back into the community is currently under review. This will require support from the Principal Psychologist in reviewing the need for this.

Contributing to service development and service delivery at a senior level, promoting a trauma informed approach within the service and working with senior colleagues to develop and establish the Women's MH pathway across the treatment units but specifically the 18 bedded female treatment ward and the 6 bedded ECU.

The role will also involve supporting workforce development in line with service need and contributing to a positive culture. This will be based upon service evaluation and national guidance.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

Find out more and search live jobs.

Details

Date posted

21 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£66,582 to £77,368 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

338-8321732-26

Job locations

Westlands Inpatient Unit

Wheeler Street

Hull

HU3 5QE

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information with regards to this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification as well as the additional information document. We would be happy to answer any questions and speak to you about the role.

Job description Job responsibilities For further information with regards to this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification as well as the additional information document. We would be happy to answer any questions and speak to you about the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical, forensic or counselling psychology or its equivalent if qualified before 1993accredited by the BPS
• Current HCPC registration
• Clinical supervision training for doctoral trainees
• Skills in co-ordinating programmes of care, and providing consultation and specialist advice to other professional and non-professional groups
• To take a senior clinical role in partnership with the clinical team in managing complex cases

Desirable

• Post-doctoral training in one or more specialised areas of psychological practice relevant to this client group
• Advanced/expert understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
• Leadership or management qualification

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience of working as a practitioner psychologist, to include a significant period of working at a senior level in the specific specialist field where the post is held
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for service users' psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care co-ordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups , across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings
• Experience of teaching, training and professional and clinical supervision
• Be able to effectively Chair meetings

Desirable

• A breadth of clinical practice including clinically specialising in the field where the post is held
• Proven leadership/management experience, able to demonstrate examples of positive impact/change within service delivery/practice at an advanced level
• Ability to work across team/organisational boundaries developing and maintaining multi-professional and multi-agency partnerships
• Experience of developing others through education, mentorship, coaching, teaching, assessing, presentations, publishing

Skills

Essential

• Able to demonstrate effective communication skills
• Ability to lead and motivate staff to embrace change
• Working knowledge of Trust policies and procedures in order to effectively lead and manage others
• Evidence of resiliency when working with challenging client groups

Desirable

• Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e. strategically and locally
• Be able to demonstrate leadership/ management skills at an advanced level

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical, forensic or counselling psychology or its equivalent if qualified before 1993accredited by the BPS Current HCPC registration Clinical supervision training for doctoral trainees Skills in co-ordinating programmes of care, and providing consultation and specialist advice to other professional and non-professional groups To take a senior clinical role in partnership with the clinical team in managing complex cases Desirable Post-doctoral training in one or more specialised areas of psychological practice relevant to this client group Advanced/expert understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area Leadership or management qualification Experience Essential Demonstrable experience of working as a practitioner psychologist, to include a significant period of working at a senior level in the specific specialist field where the post is held Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for service users' psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care co-ordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan. Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups , across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings Experience of teaching, training and professional and clinical supervision Be able to effectively Chair meetings Desirable A breadth of clinical practice including clinically specialising in the field where the post is held Proven leadership/management experience, able to demonstrate examples of positive impact/change within service delivery/practice at an advanced level Ability to work across team/organisational boundaries developing and maintaining multi-professional and multi-agency partnerships Experience of developing others through education, mentorship, coaching, teaching, assessing, presentations, publishing Skills Essential Able to demonstrate effective communication skills Ability to lead and motivate staff to embrace change Working knowledge of Trust policies and procedures in order to effectively lead and manage others Evidence of resiliency when working with challenging client groups Desirable Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e. strategically and locally Be able to demonstrate leadership/ management skills at an advanced level

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). 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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Westlands Inpatient Unit

Wheeler Street

Hull

HU3 5QE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.humber.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Westlands Inpatient Unit

Wheeler Street

Hull

HU3 5QE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.humber.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

We are looking for a Clinical Psychologist to join the Emotional Health Service and become part of our team for the next year on a fixed term contract. We welcome applications from newly qualified clinicians

This new post was created to help reduce our waiting list for children with Learning Disabilities and their families. The post will be based within our small and dynamic team dedicated to this client group and will work closely with colleagues in social care, family support, special schools and health services. This team has an Assistant Psychologist and supports trainee clinical psychologists from the University of Surrey. We have a newly developed Family Therapy clinic accessible to this client group and also provide behavioural interventions, ACT interventions, psychoeducation and support to the network.

Main duties of the job

The Emotional Health Service (EHS)is a dynamic and progressive multi-disciplinary team of Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, CBT Therapists, Systemic Psychotherapists and Art Psychotherapists. This role is based in our small team dedicated to children with Learning Disabilities at Moor Lane in Chessington. We have other teams at Richmond (Twickenham base), and Kingston (Chessington and Kingston based) and work closely with our colleagues in Early Help, Social Care, Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) and Education. We have a strong sense of team and work together to support children and young people's emotional wellbeing. We also work to prioritise the wellbeing of the staff team. As a Mental Health Clinician for EHS you will be passionate about improving the mental health of children and young people and putting them at the centre of all you do. You will be part of a team and be afforded many different opportunities to use your skills, including undertaking consultations, delivering interventions, working alongside schools and partner agencies and delivering training.

About us

Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government.

Job summary

Band 3 Mental Healthcare Assistants

*Applicants who have previously submitted an application for this role do not need to reapply.*

This will be a 24/7 service and staff will need to work flexibly to support the clinical areas.

The role will include:

To support/advise clinical staff in the safe management of patients who present with mental health difficulties whilst in the hospital setting.

To be responsible for patient assessment, planning of care, implementing and supervising safe and compassionate care, and evaluating the effectiveness of care. You will demonstrate leadership qualities and be open, transparent and trustworthy.

As a Trust employee, act with integrity and uphold the values and beliefs of the trust and NMC Code of Conduct.

To provide a high standard of individualized patient care reflecting individual needs that involves relatives/carers as appropriate.

To be responsible for the co-ordination, assessments, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for people with mental health problems in the inpatient setting. To provide nursing care to a defined group or to individual patients.

Please note that this is a bank role, therefore the Trust will not be able to provide sponsorships for those who required.

If appointed, you will be required to complete three weeks of full-time Care Induction training prior to commencing your role. Please note that this training is mandatory and non-negotiable.

Main duties of the job

The role of a MHCA is a very privileged role, you will provide personal care and support to patients at their most vulnerable times. You will work alongside a multidisciplinary team to provide a compassionate, caring and safe environment for our patients.

Mandatory Requirements for this role include:

o Minimum of 12 months care experience

o In receipt of the Care Certificate

o Restraint training

Providing enhanced care and continuous observations to patients with mental health conditions or patients experiencing psychological distress. Deliver therapeutic interventions that will reduce agitation and distress and promote recovery. To identify factors that increase and decrease agitation/distress for the patient. To always deliver care according to the principles of least restriction.

Carrying out assigned tasks as part of clinical team in support of registered nurses and to undertake some aspects of care provision without direct supervision. Ensuring the safety and well being of service users, and always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person centered care principles.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited for assessment center and face to face interview which will be held on the same day. The date to host the Assessment Centre is on 18 November 2026.

About us

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner to work in our ambitious Primary Care Mental Health Services.

Applications would be welcomed from Nurses, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists with experience of working in relevant mental health settings. The successful applicant will need to have the relevant qualification to undertake assessments under Part 1 of the Welsh Assembly Government Mental Health Measure.

This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. Whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn't 'fluency', just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means being able to communicate in Welsh during routine clinical situations, such as welcoming patients, discussing straightforward aspects of their care and answering routine questions. If you're comfortable holding everyday conversations in Welsh, we encourage you to apply. Your Welsh language skills will help us provide person-centred care and enable patients to receive services in their language of choice. Have a look at our 'Croeso Candidate' booklet below for more information.

Main duties of the job

To improve access to mental health care for people with mild to moderate or stable severe mental health problems by delivering holistic assessment, and evidence based care to clients within the context of a multi-disciplinary multiagency primary mental health service. o Do you have a genuine interest in working with people who are experiencing mental health difficulties within the primary care setting? o Do you work well with individuals on a 1-1 basis and in group situations? o Are you forward thinking, and highly organised?If so we would welcome an application from you.

Please read the job description for a comprehensive guide to what the job entails, and the personal specification to see what requirements/ skills are required to fulfil the post.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region, steeped in history and heritage. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales's largest employers.

Together, we are Team CTM; a workforce dedicated to offering excellent patient care and support to the 450,000 people across our three regions, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We operate three District General hospitals, several community hospitals, primary and community care facilities.

CTM's location offers the best of South Wales, just 20 minutes from Cardiff's vibrant city life, the natural beauty of the Brecon Beacons, and the serene coastline at Ogmore. Whether you enjoy lively urban amenities, peaceful countryside, or seaside escapes, our location makes an ideal setting for both work and personal life.

Our CTM 2030 Strategy--Our Health, Our Future--focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals. Our values guide us daily:

• We listen, learn, and improve

• We treat everyone with respect

• We work together as one team

CTM employees enjoy benefits including; a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth, and access to ongoing learning and development.

At CTM, you'll find a welcoming, team-oriented workplace that values diversity and compassion, where you can take pride in your work and the difference it makes.

Job summary

To provide an integrated, comprehensive, clerical, and administrative support service, to the Mental Health Pathway Team at HMP Isis Prisons.

Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post

Main duties of the job

Clear precise communication with clinical teams working as part of theMental Health Pathway team.

Liaise and work closely with the healthcare administration team toensure duplicating work is avoided and all administrative tasks areundertaken efficiently.

Communicate and work closely with colleagues from other prisons forshared learning and joint working arrangements.

Liaison and telephone contact with all statutory and non-statutoryagencies, healthcare practitioners, GPs, consultants and solicitors etc.,within prisons, hospitals and community health settings as required.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We're Kind
• We're Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

Details

Date posted

21 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£33,262 to £36,027 a year Pro Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

277-8302799-ISIS

Job locations

HMP YOI ISIS

Western Way

London

SE28 0NZ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Using electronic clinical record system SystmOne, email, intranet,Internet, prison computer systems, and Microsoft packages asrequired.

Contribute to clear pathway management to ensure ongoing care forevery person requiring is received.

Preparing any mental health promotional material and health promotionmaterial and ensuring this is kept up to date.

Preparing and presenting any statistical returns as necessary.

Minute meetings e.g. case conferences/professional meetings andpathway meetings as required, distributing as appropriate and takingadministrative follow-up acting on own initiative.

Job description Job responsibilities Using electronic clinical record system SystmOne, email, intranet,Internet, prison computer systems, and Microsoft packages asrequired. Contribute to clear pathway management to ensure ongoing care forevery person requiring is received. Preparing any mental health promotional material and health promotionmaterial and ensuring this is kept up to date. Preparing and presenting any statistical returns as necessary. Minute meetings e.g. case conferences/professional meetings andpathway meetings as required, distributing as appropriate and takingadministrative follow-up acting on own initiative.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• 2 Years Administration

Desirable

• Prison Administration

Experience

Essential

• Minute Taking Experience

Desirable

• Minute taking Qualification / ECDL

Experience

Essential

• Mental Health Experience

Desirable

• Mental Health Administration

Person Specification Experience Essential 2 Years Administration Desirable Prison Administration Experience Essential Minute Taking Experience Desirable Minute taking Qualification / ECDL Experience Essential Mental Health Experience Desirable Mental Health Administration

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). 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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP YOI ISIS

Western Way

London

SE28 0NZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP YOI ISIS

Western Way

London

SE28 0NZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

We are looking for an experienced clinical psychologist / neuropsychologist to join the well established Rapid Access to Acute Rehabilitation (RAAR) Team at our Denmark Hill site. The RAAR team provides specialist, intensive rehabilitation for 8 patients with a wide range of conditions, including brain injury, spinal cord injury and other neurological or major trauma conditions during their acute admission to hospital, for up to six weeks.

The RAAR team enables patients with complex rehabilitation needs to have access to specialist, intensive rehabilitation at a much earlier point in their rehabilitation journey. The team is a well resourced team with specialist physio, speech and occupational therapy, neuro-psychology, neuro-psychiatry and rehabilitation medicine and dedicated discharge support.

This post is ideal for a practitioner with an interest in neuropsychological assessment and interventions across a range of presentations including with patients with behaviours that challenge, patients with cognitive dysfunction and supporting patients with adjustment post traumatic injury including those with co-existing psychiatric conditions, as well as supporting adjustment for patients with new physical disabilities and supporting families and carers, alongside the Band 4 Assistant Psychologist.

The RAAR team prides itself on working in a truly inter-disciplinary manner with sound formulation and person-centred goal setting at the core of our ethos.

Main duties of the job

You will lead the Rapid Access to Acute Rehabilitation (RAAR) Team psychology service at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust at the Denmark Hill site. You will provide specialist assessment, consultancy and intervention of patients' neuropsychology needs for patients admitted to the RAAR service across the inpatient wards as clinically indicated. You will carry a caseload of patients with complex health and social care needs using evidence based practise and client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. You will foster and maintain links with other departments and services and champion an interdisciplinary team (IDT) approach.

You will provide clinical and professional leadership to a team of qualified members of staff and assistants. You will attend relevant meetings as a representative of the RAAR team and will advise on service developments in line with government policy development. You will lead on implementation of local clinical governance initiatives for the service, evidence-based practice, clinical audit and day-to-day operations of the service.

About us

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. In June 2026, we launched our new strategy for 2026-31. Our vision is to transform healthcare, and we have agreed six strategic ambitions to help us improve care for patients, and the working lives of our staff.

Our six strategic ambitions are deliveringhigh-quality patient care; creating a great place to work; leading pioneering research, innovation and education; building strong and successful partnerships; providing timely and efficient care; and ensuring long-term financial sustainability.

We have also agreed four new organisational values - Caring, Collaborative, Inclusive, Innovative - and these underpin everything we do, and how our teams interact with the patients under our care.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Details

Date posted

21 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£66,274 to £73,496 a year per annum including HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

213-DivisionC-8352555

Job locations

King's College Hospital

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

• To provide direct highly specialist neuropsychological assessment and intervention to adult inpatients within the RAAR service, including selecting, administering and interpreting specialised neuropsychological assessments, self-report measures and clinical interviews, and integrating this highly complex data.
• To formulate and implement psychologically based treatment and management plans specific to each patient, based upon an analysis of complex factors contributing to the presentation, drawing on appropriate conceptual and theoretical models within the context of neurorehabilitation.
• To select and deliver evidence-based specialist psychological treatments, monitoring outcome and modifying and adapting interventions, drawing on a range of theoretical options.
• To provide highly specialist expertise, advice and consultation on patients psychological care to other members of the RAAR service and the wider multidisciplinary team, contributing to a psychologically informed framework within the service.
• To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans; to undertake mental capacity assessments, coordinate best interest meetings and provide highly specialist expertise relating to capacity and consent.
• To contribute to patient care and flow through intervention and liaison with family, carers and agencies involved in care planning and implementation, including coordinating family meetings.
• To provide psychological support to patients experiencing serious emotional trauma in relation to neurological impairment, and to carers and staff working with such patients.
• To communicate skilfully, tactfully and sensitively highly complex and sensitive information with patients, carers and colleagues.
• To work as an independent and autonomous professional within HCPC and BPS guidelines and the policies and procedures of the service, taking full responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions.
• To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing, and to ensure all services provided are acceptable and accessible to the diverse communities served.

Education, Training and Supervision

• To receive regular clinical and professional supervision at least monthly from the Principal Clinical Psychologist (Band 8b), according to Trust guidelines, with operational management provided by the Deputy Head of Therapies, RAAR.
• To provide professional and clinical supervision to junior clinical psychologists, assistant psychologists and trainee psychologists, to clinically supervise the Neuroscience support workers, and to line manage assistant psychologists as required.
• To plan and undertake teaching and training of pre- and post-qualification psychologists, and specialised training to other professions as appropriate.
• To provide advice, consultation, training and supervision to staff and carers working with the client group, including supervision of the psychological work of other multidisciplinary staff as appropriate.

Leadership, Policy and Service Development

• To lead on and implement service development projects and policies within own service area and other relevant agencies as required.
• To identify aspects of the service which need to be improved and to lead on service change and development, advising service and professional managers on appropriate changes.
• To liaise with other agencies and service providers in relation to the provision of psychological services and service development.
• To contribute to the consultation and engagement of service users in planning and developing services.
• To participate in clinical governance initiatives as agreed by the service clinical governance committee and to act as clinical governance link-worker as agreed by the service.

Research and Service Evaluation

• To lead on the development of services through initiating, undertaking and supervising service evaluation and audit, proposing and initiating audit projects and service improvement based on the findings.
• To lead on the development of outcome measurement, assessment and implementation, assisting other staff in the implementation of same.
• To initiate appropriate research, undertake literature reviews and research studies relevant to the service and client population, and provide research advice and supervision to other staff undertaking these.
• To disseminate research and service evaluation findings through presentations and published articles, utilising theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence-based practice.

Job description Job responsibilities Clinical Responsibilities To provide direct highly specialist neuropsychological assessment and intervention to adult inpatients within the RAAR service, including selecting, administering and interpreting specialised neuropsychological assessments, self-report measures and clinical interviews, and integrating this highly complex data. To formulate and implement psychologically based treatment and management plans specific to each patient, based upon an analysis of complex factors contributing to the presentation, drawing on appropriate conceptual and theoretical models within the context of neurorehabilitation. To select and deliver evidence-based specialist psychological treatments, monitoring outcome and modifying and adapting interventions, drawing on a range of theoretical options. To provide highly specialist expertise, advice and consultation on patients psychological care to other members of the RAAR service and the wider multidisciplinary team, contributing to a psychologically informed framework within the service. To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans; to undertake mental capacity assessments, coordinate best interest meetings and provide highly specialist expertise relating to capacity and consent. To contribute to patient care and flow through intervention and liaison with family, carers and agencies involved in care planning and implementation, including coordinating family meetings. To provide psychological support to patients experiencing serious emotional trauma in relation to neurological impairment, and to carers and staff working with such patients. To communicate skilfully, tactfully and sensitively highly complex and sensitive information with patients, carers and colleagues. To work as an independent and autonomous professional within HCPC and BPS guidelines and the policies and procedures of the service, taking full responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions. To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing, and to ensure all services provided are acceptable and accessible to the diverse communities served. Education, Training and Supervision To receive regular clinical and professional supervision at least monthly from the Principal Clinical Psychologist (Band 8b), according to Trust guidelines, with operational management provided by the Deputy Head of Therapies, RAAR. To provide professional and clinical supervision to junior clinical psychologists, assistant psychologists and trainee psychologists, to clinically supervise the Neuroscience support workers, and to line manage assistant psychologists as required. To plan and undertake teaching and training of pre- and post-qualification psychologists, and specialised training to other professions as appropriate. To provide advice, consultation, training and supervision to staff and carers working with the client group, including supervision of the psychological work of other multidisciplinary staff as appropriate. Leadership, Policy and Service Development To lead on and implement service development projects and policies within own service area and other relevant agencies as required. To identify aspects of the service which need to be improved and to lead on service change and development, advising service and professional managers on appropriate changes. To liaise with other agencies and service providers in relation to the provision of psychological services and service development. To contribute to the consultation and engagement of service users in planning and developing services. To participate in clinical governance initiatives as agreed by the service clinical governance committee and to act as clinical governance link-worker as agreed by the service. Research and Service Evaluation To lead on the development of services through initiating, undertaking and supervising service evaluation and audit, proposing and initiating audit projects and service improvement based on the findings. To lead on the development of outcome measurement, assessment and implementation, assisting other staff in the implementation of same. To initiate appropriate research, undertake literature reviews and research studies relevant to the service and client population, and provide research advice and supervision to other staff undertaking these. To disseminate research and service evaluation findings through presentations and published articles, utilising theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence-based practice.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Doctoral level qualification in clinical psychology.
• HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical Psychologist).
• Eligibility for chartered status with the BPS.
• Post-doctoral training or qualification in clinical neuropsychology (e.g. QiCN or equivalent).

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Substantial post-qualification experience of working within a neuropsychology setting, including selecting, administering and interpreting specialist neuropsychological assessments.
• Experience of highly specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature.
• Experience of developing and providing teaching, training and clinical supervision to psychologists and other professional groups
• Experience of working with, and addressing issues of, diversity.
• Experience of developing and carrying out research projects.
• Advanced knowledge of psychological assessment and clinical neuropsychological assessment, with doctoral level knowledge of psychological research methodology and complex statistical analysis.
• Advanced level knowledge of at least two models of psychological therapy and knowledge of the theoretical and evidence base for them.
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, including the Mental Capacity Act.

Desirable

• Experience of working in an acute setting and/or in neuropsychological rehabilitation.

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Advanced practitioner skills in at least one model of psychological therapy, including complex methods of psychological assessment and intervention frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• Ability to supervise clinical psychology trainees, having completed the relevant training.
• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills, including communicating complex, highly technical and sensitive information to clients, families and colleagues, with well developed consultation skills for working with the multi-professional team.
• Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
• Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
• Ability to work independently as an autonomous practitioner with an appropriate level of clinical and managerial supervision, and to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Commitment to continuing professional development and reflective clinical practice, with well developed IT skills including entry and analysis of research data.

Person Specification Education and Qualifications Essential Doctoral level qualification in clinical psychology. HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical Psychologist). Eligibility for chartered status with the BPS. Post-doctoral training or qualification in clinical neuropsychology (e.g. QiCN or equivalent). Knowledge and Experience Essential Substantial post-qualification experience of working within a neuropsychology setting, including selecting, administering and interpreting specialist neuropsychological assessments. Experience of highly specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature. Experience of developing and providing teaching, training and clinical supervision to psychologists and other professional groups Experience of working with, and addressing issues of, diversity. Experience of developing and carrying out research projects. Advanced knowledge of psychological assessment and clinical neuropsychological assessment, with doctoral level knowledge of psychological research methodology and complex statistical analysis. Advanced level knowledge of at least two models of psychological therapy and knowledge of the theoretical and evidence base for them. Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, including the Mental Capacity Act. Desirable Experience of working in an acute setting and/or in neuropsychological rehabilitation. Skills and Competencies Essential Advanced practitioner skills in at least one model of psychological therapy, including complex methods of psychological assessment and intervention frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. Ability to supervise clinical psychology trainees, having completed the relevant training. Highly developed verbal and written communication skills, including communicating complex, highly technical and sensitive information to clients, families and colleagues, with well developed consultation skills for working with the multi-professional team. Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings. Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse. Ability to work independently as an autonomous practitioner with an appropriate level of clinical and managerial supervision, and to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team. Commitment to continuing professional development and reflective clinical practice, with well developed IT skills including entry and analysis of research data.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). 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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's College Hospital

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.kch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's College Hospital

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.kch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated clinical/counselling psychologist to join our well-established Department of Medical Psychology for up to seven sessions a week (three and a half days) days a week. The role will involve working within the haemoglobinopathy service. This is an already established service that has recently has gained extra funding to increase the provision of psychology. If more hours are wanted there is frequently the opportunity to provide bank sessions to the department within general medical and/or within other specialisms. The haemoglobinopathy service is looking to increase its psychology provision, as they highly value psychological input and are keen to further expand the service. The role will offer the opportunity to work under the lead of a band 8b psychologist to further develop the role of psychology in the MDT, whilst also being based within a psychology department. The role will include specialist assessment and intervention work with patients that live with sickle cell disease, thalassaemia and rare anaemias, consultation with MDT colleagues and attendance at annual review clinics in Leicester and Northampton, There is also the potential for inpatient work, input into ward rounds and staff training. The role will also offer the successful candidate the opportunity to work one session a week with our General Medical Service, offering assessments, intervention.

Main duties of the job

Job Description Summary (Main duties and responsibilities) As detailed above the role will sit predominantly in the Haemoglobinopathy Team. This role is already well-established and the MDT haemoglobinopathy service value the input of psychology, with the psychologists working into clinics, ward rounds, case discussions and MDT meetings, as well as offering one to one assessment and support to patients in this service. In the General Medical role there is the opportunity to work with a team of psychologists offering complex assessments, one to one intervention and groups to patients referred by multiple teams within UHL (including diabetes, cardiology, obstetrics and gynaecology and neurology). The team is also developing ways to support staff within UHL to offer level 2 psychological support for patients, which the successful applicant can become involved

About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Job summary

Band 6 Full Time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Practice Educator to join the Neighbourhood, Public & Mental Health System.

The successful post holder will provide educational support across the Sunflower, EDYS and Crisis Team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality learning and development opportunities for registered and unregistered staff, including Nurses, Healthcare Assistants and Allied Health Professionals.

The role will focus on developing and maintaining staff knowledge, skills and competence to ensure a workforce that is fit for purpose and practice. Responsibilities will include supporting mandatory training compliance, contributing to the development and implementation of the system's education strategy, and promoting a positive learning culture across services.

The post holder will work collaboratively with practice education colleagues, clinical teams and external partners to enhance learning opportunities and support workforce development initiatives.

To maintain clinical credibility and support practice-based learning, the role includes one clinical shift per week within Sunflower House.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced clinician with a passion for education, workforce development and improving patient outcomes through learning and professional development.

Main duties of the job

To ensure good, safe and effective education programmes for nurses, HCAs and AHPs staff groups, also monitoring compliance with mandatory training.

To develop and maintain staff knowledge and skills in order to ensure that all staff employed within the system are 'fit for purpose and practice'.

Assist in developing and implementing the system educational strategy for both registered and unregistered staff.

To promote educational partnerships with other education colleagues and other relevant agencies.

About us

Sponsorship - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship.You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

Details

Date posted

21 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

411-NEI-26-8274921-A

Job locations

Beech House

Eaton Road, West Derby, L12 2AP

Liverpool

L12 2AP

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

To ensure good, safe and effective education programmes for nurses, HCAs and AHPs staff groups, also monitoring compliance with mandatory training.

To develop and maintain staff knowledge and skills in order to ensure that all staff employed within the system are fit for purpose and practice.

Assist in developing and implementing the system educational strategy for both registered and unregistered staff.

To promote educational partnerships with other education colleagues and other relevant agencies.

Job description Job responsibilities To ensure good, safe and effective education programmes for nurses, HCAs and AHPs staff groups, also monitoring compliance with mandatory training. To develop and maintain staff knowledge and skills in order to ensure that all staff employed within the system are fit for purpose and practice. Assist in developing and implementing the system educational strategy for both registered and unregistered staff. To promote educational partnerships with other education colleagues and other relevant agencies.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered RMN/LD Nurse Or a registered Childrens Nurse with additional training and experience within the field of Mental Health and/or Learning Disability.
• Teaching qualification or willing to work towards.

Desirable

• oPost registration qualification in CAMHs or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

• Substantial post registration clinical, leadership and managerial experience.
• Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development activity to maintain up-to-date knowledge and on-going competence in all aspects of the role.
• Evidence of working with learners in practice.

Desirable

• Extensive experience of caring for children in MH Inpatient setting.
• Evidence of developing and delivering training in practice

Knowledge

Essential

• oUnderstanding and knowledge of policy developments related to the delivery of care.
• oUnderstanding of equal opportunity and diversity issues
• oProven ability to work under pressure, to prioritise workload and achieve deadlines.

Skills

Essential

• Ability to assess and manage patient risk effectively and safely
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Dynamic, flexible, capable of inspiring confidence and able to bring people together in change

Desirable

• oExperience of presenting information to wider audience

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered RMN/LD Nurse Or a registered Childrens Nurse with additional training and experience within the field of Mental Health and/or Learning Disability. Teaching qualification or willing to work towards. Desirable oPost registration qualification in CAMHs or equivalent. Experience Essential Substantial post registration clinical, leadership and managerial experience. Evidence of appropriate continuing professional development activity to maintain up-to-date knowledge and on-going competence in all aspects of the role. Evidence of working with learners in practice. Desirable Extensive experience of caring for children in MH Inpatient setting. Evidence of developing and delivering training in practice Knowledge Essential oUnderstanding and knowledge of policy developments related to the delivery of care. oUnderstanding of equal opportunity and diversity issues oProven ability to work under pressure, to prioritise workload and achieve deadlines. Skills Essential Ability to assess and manage patient risk effectively and safely Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills Dynamic, flexible, capable of inspiring confidence and able to bring people together in change Desirable oExperience of presenting information to wider audience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). 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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Beech House

Eaton Road, West Derby, L12 2AP

Liverpool

L12 2AP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://alderhey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Beech House

Eaton Road, West Derby, L12 2AP

Liverpool

L12 2AP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://alderhey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)