Job summary

<p><strong>Make a Lasting Difference for People with Learning Disabilities</strong></p><p>This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and compassionate psychologist to join our Learning Disability Service, providing highly specialist psychological support to individuals with complex needs. In this rewarding role, you will use your expertise to improve the lives of people with learning disabilities, while supporting families, carers, and professionals to deliver the very best care and outcomes.</p><p>As a Highly Specialist Psychologist, you will play a key role in delivering and developing specialist psychology services for adults with learning disabilities. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will apply advanced psychological knowledge and clinical expertise to assess, formulate, and deliver interventions for individuals presenting with highly complex needs.</p><p>You will also provide consultation, advice, and clinical supervision to colleagues and partner professionals, helping to ensure psychologically informed and evidence-based approaches are embedded throughout the service.</p><p><strong>Location: </strong>The Orbital Shopping Park, Swindon<br><strong>Hours:</strong> 22.5 hours per week</p><h4><br></h4><h4>Package Description</h4><p>As a Clinical Psychologist, you will be part of our valued team in at HCRG Care Group,

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About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UK’s leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UK’s leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Details

Date posted

15 October 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

HCRGCG/TP/158870/20908

Job locations

HCRG Care Group

Swindon

Wiltshire

SN25 4AN

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UK’s leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

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Job description Job responsibilities About the CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care.Established in 2006, we are one of the UK’s leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2 0

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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.

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Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Swindon

Wiltshire

SN25 4AN

United Kingdom

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Employer details

Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Swindon

Wiltshire

SN25 4AN

United Kingdom

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https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Advanced Practitioner, Creative Practitioner, or Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to work in the East Riding CAMHS Looked After Children Team.

We are seeking to employ an Advanced Practitioner or Creative Practitioner who holds HCPC registration, or a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist who has experience in the assessment, formulation, and therapy of children and young people with histories of trauma.

The appointed clinician will join a committed multidisciplinary CLA Service within East Riding CAMHS. The main duties will include consultation with professionals and other agencies, undertaking assessments of children and young people, as well as the networks around them, and offering direct therapeutic interventions informed by clear formulations. The team also provides support to the Local Authority Children's Residential Homes.

This is an exciting time to be joining the service due to the transformational work underway, with the vision of becoming trauma-informed and developing the AMBIT framework across CAMHS pathways.

Main duties of the job

• To provide advanced assessments and therapeutic interventions for young people who are looked after, including children & young people living in residential children's homes and foster placements.
• To offer psychological interventions both individually to children and young people and dyadically to children and young people and their carers referred to the team, based on thorough assessment and formulation.
• To contribute to complex decision making around, for example, the commissioning of external therapeutic interventions for young people and/or their carers.
• To work autonomously and collaboratively within the MDT, providing consultation, wellbeing support and teaching to other agencies/professionals such as local authority social workers.
• To deliver evidence based interventions, monitoring outcome and modifying and adapting interventions drawing on a range of theoretical options.
• To contribute to complex decision making around the child's emotional well-being and mental health needs within their placement.
• To work autonomously and collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team around the child, providing consultation, advice, guidance, support and teaching to other. agencies/professionals such as local authority social workers.
• To facilitate multi-agency consultations and contribute to systemic thinking within complex networks supporting young people who are looked after or are care leavers.

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.

Job summary

Come and join our friendly team, as the Mental Health Advisor. This post is based at Britwell Health Clinic, in Slough, which is a quiet part of Slough, but which gives quick access to the main areas as well the neighbouring localities.

You will be based in The CRHTT East main Hub. We're here 24/7, and if you're on the lookout for a role with flexible hours, the chance to work long days, nights, and weekends, plus loads of opportunities for growth and development, then you're in the right place!

You will be someone who truly values the opportunities that the mental health professionals have in assisting people going through difficult times in their lives.

The team is very supportive with many very experienced practitioners from different clinical backgrounds.

Main duties of the job

The Mental Health Advisor will be a key individual within the Mental Health Urgent Care Services for Berkshire and work as part of Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team's Triage Team to review all referrals received by CRHTT.

These referrals may be via NHS 111, patients, carers or from other teams both within and outside of the organisation.

You will provide basic health advise to patients who have been identified as not requiring onward referral to the CRHTT, or other services, and support them in managing their own symptoms at home whilst working under the guidance of a registered professional.

You will be responsible for the prioritisation of presenting clinical symptoms, throughout a 24-hour period. This will include the transfer of patient calls to the appropriate responders by undertaking brief clinical risk and mental state assessment, formulation and brief psychological interventions for people presenting in mental health crisis.

The post holder, working via telephone, will be responsible for validating, de-escalating crisis and coaching people in distress tolerance and emotional regulation strategies using a range of brief psychological interventions, empower patients, carers and families to manage distress and crisis effectively

About us

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

Job summary

Are you a registered Clinical Psychologist with a passion for providing exceptional care?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Senior Clinical Psychologist to join our well-established and dynamic Hospital Liaison Psychiatry service. This is a key role within the senior clinical team within the Liaison service.

It is fantastic time to join the Liaison Psychiatry service as we continue to develop our services to CORE24!

The Service - Liaison Psychiatry

The Liaison psychiatry service aims to provide mental health advice and support to individuals receiving care and treatment at general hospitals in Kent and Medway. The general hospital staff can refer anyone over the age of 18 who attends A&E or is an inpatient on a medical or surgical ward. The liaison team can then offer advice, support or a full mental and psychological health assessment as appropriate. By ensuring that an individual's physical and mental health are considered holistically, it is possible for the whole healthcare team to ensure the most effective care is delivered in a collaborative way.

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust | Our Services - Liaison Psychiatry

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Clinical Psychologist in our Liaison Service, you will be responsible for offering high quality assessment and brief interventions with a specific focus on people in distress, related to both mental and physical health conditions.

This is an exciting, varied role with opportunity for consultation, supervision of other practitioners, facilitation of reflective practice and teaching staff in the multi-disciplinary and hospital team.

You will have plenty of scope and support to develop your own practice, whilst supporting the team in balancing the challenges of providing flexible high-quality services, in a way that delivers quick, effective access and meets the expectations of patients, carers and the public.

Senior Clinical or Counselling Psychologist - Essential Qualifications and Experience

You will have a doctorate-level or equivalent BPS approved qualification in Clinical/Counselling psychology, with experience in a range of clinical settings, be able to support people in acute distress and hold HCPC registration.

We are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one

About us

We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway.

Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.

Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.

Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to work as a Clinical / Counselling Psychologist in a multi-disciplinary team that warmly welcomes psychological ideas and practices. We are seeking to appoint an 8b Clinical / Counselling Psychologist for 9 months to work in our Home Based Treatment Team (HBTT) based in North Manchester (0.38 WTE / 14 hours per week). This is a maternity cover post, which provides a great opportunity for a psychologist looking to diversity their clinical experience or gain experience at a more senior level.

With a significant focus upon multi-disciplinary team working, the post will require a strong contribution to MDT meetings to support HBTT clinicians in decision making and care planning. The team focusses upon urgent assessments of acute mental health needs, comprehensive risk formulations, promoting psychological understanding of crises and supporting the guidance of service users into appropriate referral pathways. Participation in audit, research, service development initiatives and teaching and training will be encouraged and supported.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for Psychologists with enthusiasm and an appreciation of the challenges and rewards of working within a culturally diverse inner city environment. Psychologists in the Manchester HBTT's are professionally managed and you will receive supervision, access to CPD and annual appraisals. We enjoy strong links to the regional Doctoral Clinical Psychology Training Courses and host placements for Trainee Clinical Psychologists.

Experience of being able to formulate risk and work with complex and enduring mental health problems is essential to this post.

The post would be suitable for a clinical / counselling psychologist who could be confident in applying a flexible and theoretically integrative approach, given the wide range of mental health needs and risks that present to the team.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Job summary

Second Step have been delivering the HWYNI service across Bristol since 2024. After a successful recommissioning process, from 1st October 2026, Second Step joined in partnership with Rethink to deliver the Help When You Need It service with additional components to support inclusion and psychological, adversity and trauma (PAT) informed practice to enhance both client and staff experience and outcomes. This new senior psychologist role within the service is fundamental to achieve our ambitions. Together, we will provide practical goal-focused support for adults with mental health needs and their carers, helping people access the right support at the right time, building on their strengths, allowing them to achieve goals and more sustainable recovery journeys.

Main duties of the job

This is a unique opportunity for a self-motivated, forward-thinking psychologist to be responsible for introducing a PAT approach to HWYNI to shape the culture of the team and support clients and staff to thrive.

About us

Second Step is a leading mental health charity in the South-West offering housing, support and hope to thousands of people with mental health and other needs. We promote wellbeing by supporting people and communities to build brighter futures. We value relationships and making sense of what has happened to those accessing our services, rather than labelling what is wrong with them.

Job summary

fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity until 27 Sept 2027

We are seeking a person who enjoys working with people living with dementia and who values the importance of person-centered care.

The Dementia Support Service is a well-respected, supportive and hardworking team of support workers, nurses and occupational therapists who are dedicated to optimising the care of in-patients with dementia and enabling best outcomes for them at the point of discharge.

As a dementia specialist practitioner your focus will be on providing specialist assessment and care planning for patients who present with complex needs, along with interventions to enable engagement in care. You will promote person centered approaches, working collaboratively with patients, their families/carers and staff.

This is an exciting and rewarding post which rarely becomes available.

We look forward to applications from people who take pride in their work and are passionate about putting the needs of people living with Dementia at the centre of their care.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to prioritise your caseload as well as that of the Dementia Support Workers. You will undertake specialist dementia needs assessments and care planning to enable a unified, person-centered approach to optimize care, working alongside families/carers and staff.

This role requires a creative approach to problem solving, and the proactive provision of interventions and reasonable adjustments to maintain skills, engagement in care and best outcomes.

You will be working independently as well as working alongside the dementia support team and many teams. A thorough induction and regular supervision will be provided.

Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.

Part time: 23 hours per week.

If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported.

About us

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Job summary

Are you seeking a nurse, social worker or occupational therapist looking to grow you career in CAMHS? Come and work for us! We are delighted to be able to offer a Band 6 Mental Health practitioner post to a dynamic and caring professional with a passion for working with children and families. This is a 30 hours per week, permanent post based in the Havant & Petersfield CAMHS team. We are a warm and compassionate multi-disciplinary team who are united in the commitment to provide the highest quality care to the children, young people and families using our service.

HIOW CAMHS is currently undergoing an exciting transformation so that we are better able to meet the mental health needs of our communities going forward, and you will be an active part of this process. We follow a Stepped Care Model which includes Single Point of Access, Early Help, and Community Teams alongside the full range of specialist CAMHS services. We have well developed assessment and treatment pathways to ensure an evidence based and consistent service across CAMHS. You will have scope to develop your own areas of interest either in relation to specific presentations or therapy models.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work in partnership with service users in the designated care group with complex mental health presentations, developing their care plans and recovery plans to enable them to lead fulfilling lives.

They will provide clinical interventions relevant to the care group to include education, care plans and discharge planning, working closely with carers, families, and partner agencies to facilitate this.

They will have a robust knowledge of evidence based therapeutic interventions relevant to the care group including education, clinical care, wellness recovery action plans and discharge planning.

The post holder will work at all times to promote the safety and the wellbeing of service users and their families/carers.

The post holder will assess, plan, and implement care, and provide specialist advice and interventions.

They will provide clinical supervision to staff and students and act as a mentor for students.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Job summary

Vertis Health is seeking an experienced and HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist to join our growing Adult Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Service. In this role, you will undertake ADI-R developmental assessments as part of a multidisciplinary autism diagnostic pathway, contributing to high-quality, person-centred diagnostic assessments for adults.

Working collaboratively with ADOS-2 assessors and other members of the multidisciplinary team, you will bring together developmental history, clinical information and assessment findings to support robust diagnostic decision-making. You will also participate in diagnostic feedback appointments and contribute to post-diagnostic support and psychoeducation.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a clinically led service that places quality, compassion and continuous improvement at the heart of care delivery.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

• Conduct comprehensive ADI-R developmental assessments for adults referred to the autism diagnostic pathway.
• Gather, analyse and interpret developmental, collateral and clinical information.
• Explore autism-related presentations across the lifespan, considering functional impact and co-occurring conditions.
• Participate in multidisciplinary diagnostic discussions and contribute to diagnostic formulation and decision-making.
• Integrate developmental history findings with ADOS-2 assessments and other available evidence.
• Identify and appropriately escalate cases where diagnostic complexity or uncertainty requires further clinical review.
• Deliver diagnostic feedback in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide post-diagnostic psychoeducation and support following assessment outcomes.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical records and reports.
• Work in accordance with HCPC standards, safeguarding requirements and organisational clinical governance frameworks.

About us

Vertis Health is a federation of general practices delivering high-quality NHS services across Worcestershire. We were founded by local primary care clinicians and are owned by the practices we serve. As a purpose-led limited company, the money we generate is reinvested into the local healthcare economy, helping to strengthen services, support innovation and improve patient care.

Our neurodevelopmental services are being built around clinical quality, meaningful outcomes and strong governance. You will join an organisation that understands NHS systems and values while giving experienced clinicians the opportunity to influence, develop and improve services.

Depending on the role, our benefits include access to the NHS Pension, structured learning and development, clinical leadership opportunities, career progression and genuine flexibility.

If you want to help build a clinically rigorous, compassionate and sustainable service, we would be pleased to hear from you.

Job summary

"I love seeing first hand the improved outcomes for the young people we work with that we have directly impacted, it is an amazing feeling. As well as this, the job is flexible which is great for a good work/life balance and no two days are the same".

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Closer 2 Home Intensive Home Treatment Team, we are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who has a passion in supporting young people.

Closer 2 Home is a specialist intensive home treatment service that supports young people with acute mental health problems, in their homes by providing intensive input and support using a bespoke package of care tailored to each young persons needs.

This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate experienced clinician to develop their career and make a powerful impact on the lives of young people when they need it most. Hospital admission can be lifesaving but often has a detrimental effect on young peoples as well. Closer 2 Home provides a service that helps young people to remain in their own home, in their own community and around their support network, where they can get involved in meaningful activities that are worthwhile to them.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity for a practitioner to gain experience in community alternative to a tier 4 admission service, designing and delivering time-limited programmes of intensive home treatment to young people who would otherwise have been admitted to an inpatient tier-4 unit.

The post holder will work under supervision of senior colleagues to develop skills to become an autonomous and accountable practitioner within the service, who can lead on a small caseload to the delivery of treatment in the community. This will involve the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the time-limited programmes of intensive home treatment to young people who would otherwise have been admitted to an inpatient tier-4 unit.

This post will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams across Hampshire supporting young people and families in the community as an alternative to an inpatient admission.

Alongside the clinical aspect of the role the post holder will be involved in developing and sustaining partnership working with individuals, groups, communities and agencies, providing clinical supervision to trainees and other professionals and contributing to the development, monitoring and auditing of identified service improvements as appropriate.

The applicant will be expected to develop the skill to lead shifts together with support from senior clinicians.

The post holders working hours will be across a shift pattern which includes evening and weekend work.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Job summary

An exciting development opportunity for a Band 5 Mental Health Practitioner has arisen within the Community Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CCAMHS) on the Isle of Wight. This is a development role with progression to a band 6 (subject to the successful completion of required competencies to a satisfactory trust standard).

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate individual to join our CAMHS Team, you will be joining a strong and supportive group of professionals. You will play a crucial role in providing and being responsible for ensuring the provision of safe services for all people using the Community Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

The role involves multi-disciplinary working and bespoke packages of care that are evidence informed and following NICE guidelines standards. The post holder will carry out comprehensive assessments and interventions supported by the team within Tier 3 CCAMHS and hold their own caseload.

The post holder will be expected to work in line with the Trust values and behave in a manner that facilitates the development of autonomous teams and individuals that are empowered, engaged and committed to continually delivering excellent care with compassion.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work under supervision of senior colleagues to develop skills to become an autonomous and accountable practitioner within our integrated teams. This will involve the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the care provided and effective liaison with all agencies involved with the service user.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Job summary

'Relationships Are Everything! - Warrington BABS and Childrens Services Integration

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Building Attachment and Bonds Service in Warrington for an innovative Psychologist 0.5 wte 12-month Fixed Term contract to work within a truly collaborative and integrated 'Health and Care' model supporting Warrington's most vulnerable complex parents/families and infants 0-2 years.

This post will sit both in Warrington BABS Parent Infant Mental Health Service and Warrington Childrens Services new Child Protection Multi-Agency Team, which is an integral part of Warrington's Pathfinder 'Family's First for Children.

Warrington BABS is a specialist, easy to engage, therapeutic Parent-Infant Mental Health Service which supports vulnerable parents who have experienced ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) to build secure bonds and attachment relationships with their babies via the offer of its specialist, community-based preventative service.

Main duties of the job

Warrington BABS's values, ethos, mission and model is aligned to work of the Pathfinder and its reforms - driving forward prevention, early intervention and offering the best possible care/support and outcomes for the most vulnerable families to enable families to stay together and prevent children from going into care.

This post will be key in ensuring that as an integrated partnership we safeguard parent infant relationships, mental health as well as risk.

Since Warrington BABS launched in 2024, the service has supported many of the most vulnerable/at risk parents and infants living in Warrington, helping them to build secure bonds, attachment relationships and good parent-infant mental health, via the delivery its strength-based, collaborative, psycho-social MDT programme of care and support.

BABS groundbreaking outcomes and cost savings have been evidenced over the past 10 years across other boroughs via BABS service evaluations, videos, media work/publications, national awards and BABS research published by Liverpool and Edge Hill Universities.

This post will strengthen both BABs and Warrington Childrens Services offer to Warrington families.

About us

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for aClinical/ Counselling Psychologist or CBT Therapist to join our highly regarded PATH (Prevention, Assessment and Treatment in Hertfordshire) for psychosis team.

This is an excellent opportunity to become part of adynamic, supportive and forward-thinking multidisciplinary team dedicated to delivering high-quality, evidence-based care in line with NICE recommendations.

Our service is committed not only to clinical excellence but also to innovation and offering our patients the best care available. We are proud to be actively involved in research collaborations with the University of Oxford and King's College London. Through these partnerships, we are supporting development and implementation of new psychological therapies and emerging technologies that enhance recovery and outcomes for people experiencing psychosis.

Main duties of the job

As a specialist services, PATH provides comprehensive assessment and intervention for individuals experiencing their first episode of psychosis. Psychological therapists play a central role within multidisciplinary team, contributing specialist expertise to formulation, treatment planning and service development.

The successful applicant will:

• Deliver evidence-based psychological interventions, including CBT, in line with NICE guidance.
• Contribute to comprehensive assessments, including the use of psychometric measures where appropriate.
• Support multidisciplinary colleagues through psychological formulation, consultation and collaborative care planning.
• Play an active role in the continued development of psychologically informed practice across the service.

We are committed to supporting the growth and development of our staff. The Trust offers excellent continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities and actively encourages clinicians to develop specialist interests that align with both service and professional goals.

If you are looking for a role that combines clinical excellence, research and innovation as well as opportunities for professional growth within a supportive team, we would love to hear from you.

This role is also suitable for newly qualified therapists.

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission.

Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

Job summary

We are looking for a Band 7 Clinical/Counselling Psychologist for a Fixed-Term, 3-day a week role with in the Queens Park and Paddington (QPP) Community Mental Health Hub. We are a multidisciplinary, secondary care mental health service based in Westminster for those experiencing severe and enduring mental health difficulties, including psychosis, PTSD and complex emotional needs.

The post holder will be expected to provide a psychological service to patients of the Queens Park and Paddington (QPP) Community Mental Health Hub as well as the wider catchment area that this unit serves, within the broader aims and objectives of the Adult Psychology Specialty. This may include working across a range of locations within the catchment area including occasional home visits.

The post holder will play key role and contribute to the continuing development of the overall psychology service within the team. You will be given an opportunity to be involved in clinical research and development where appropriate.

Main duties of the job

1. Ensure a high standard of clinical care for the clients and those of more junior staff providing a comprehensive and appropriate psychology service to clients, families and carers2. Play a key role in the advanced assessment and treatment of clients who have acute, chronic or complex presentation and determine clinical diagnosis and intervention required3. Assess clients' needs and direct to other services as appropriate4. Maintain records as an autonomous practitioner5. Communicate effectively with health and social care professionals and outside agencies regarding client care and progress6. Communicate with other members of the Team regarding policies, service development and management plans7. Undertake a significant clinical caseload working under supervision in collaboration with other agencies and health and social care professionals.

About us

Click here to find out more about working at CNWL! Psychological Professions :: CNWL Extranet

CNWL is recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ in line with our values, our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy & policy, & many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

With us, you will get -A Trust committed to staff personal development, with a trust wide culture change and leadership programme that has staff wellbeing at its core.

An opportunity to work for one of the top 10 NHS employersFlexible workingVariety of workAccess to a variety of CPD opportunities.

As a Trust we are committed to investing in our staff through a range of initiatives, both profession-specific and organisation wide. Psychological professions staff are able to access a range of trust-wide CPD initiatives. We have partnered with Bespoke & Contextual Consulting to provide some of the profession specific CPD, alongside additional CPD sessions we commission as part of CNWL CPD programme for Psychological Professions.

Details

Date posted

14 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£58,133 to £65,261 a year per annum inc HCAS (pro rata if P/T)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

333-J-WE-0884

Job locations

Queen's Park and Paddington Community Mental Health Hub

7A Woodfield Road

London

W9 2NW

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical:

1. To provide specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.

2. To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a clients mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy.

3. To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.

4. To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.

5. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans.

6. To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.

7. To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the services, across all settings and agencies serving the client group.

8. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.

9. To complete care plans for clients under the psychology and team caseload, taking responsibility for initiating planning and review of care plans including clients, and where appropriate, their carers, referring agents and others involved in the network of care.

10. To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care and to monitor progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care.

Teaching, training, and supervision

1. To receive regular clinical professional supervision from a senior clinical psychologist and, where appropriate, other senior professional colleagues.

2. To develop skills in the area of professional post-graduate teaching, training and supervision and to provide supervision to other MDT staffs psychological work, as appropriate.

3. To provide professional and clinical supervision of assistant/graduate psychologists and, as appropriate, to contribute to the supervision of individual cases for trainee clinical psychologists.

4. To contribute to the pre- and post-qualification teaching of clinical and/or counselling psychology, as required by the Head of Specialty.

5. To provide advice, consultation and training to staff working with the client group across a range of agencies and settings, where appropriate.

Management, recruitment, policy and service development

1. To contribute to the development, evaluation and monitoring of the teams operational policies and services, through the deployment of professional skills in research, service evaluation and audit.

2. To advise both service and professional management on those aspects of the services where psychological and/or organisational matters need addressing.

3. To manage the workloads of assistant and graduate psychologists, within the framework of the team/services policies and procedures.

4. To be involved, as appropriate, in the shortlisting and interviewing of assistant/graduate psychologists.

5. As negotiated and within time constraints, the post holder will be expected to attend relevant clinical meetings of local adult mental health services for individual patients.

6. The post holder will be required to attend and contribute to the regular professional meetings of the Adult Psychology Specialty and other Departmental meetings.

Research and service evaluation

1. To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence-based practice in individual work and work with other team members.

2. To undertake appropriate research and provide research advice to other staff undertaking research.

3. To undertake project management, including complex audit and service evaluation, with colleagues within the services to help develop service provision.

4. To familiarise themselves with, and to comply with, the Trusts requirements on research governance.

IT responsibilities (other than those used for research)

1. The post holder will input and maintain, appropriate clinical records and statistical data and provide this to the Service Manager/Head of Speciality when necessary.

2. The postholder will engage in relevant computer and IT training as required.

3. The postholder will be responsible for ensuring that those psychologists they are responsible for/supervise engage in relevant computer and IT training as required and will input and maintain, appropriate computer and manual clinical records and statistical data.

General

1. To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes, in consultation with the postholders professional and service manager(s).

2. To contribute to the development and articulation of best practice in psychology across the services, by continuing to develop the skills of a reflexive and reflective scientist practitioner, taking part in regular professional supervision and appraisal and maintaining an active engagement with current developments in the field of clinical psychology and related disciplines.

3. To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping including electronic data entry and recording, report writing and the responsible exercise of professional self-governance in accordance with professional codes of practice of the British Psychological Society and Trust policies and procedures.

4. To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to both the specific client group and mental health.

To be noted:

• This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities, and the postholder may be required to undertake other duties which fall within the grade of the job, in discussion with the manager.
• This job description will be reviewed regularly in the light of changing service requirements, and any such changes will be discussed with the post holder

Job description Job responsibilities Clinical: 1. To provide specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care. 2. To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a clients mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy. 3. To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses. 4. To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group. 5. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans. 6. To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan. 7. To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the services, across all settings and agencies serving the client group. 8. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management. 9. To complete care plans for clients under the psychology and team caseload, taking responsibility for initiating planning and review of care plans including clients, and where appropriate, their carers, referring agents and others involved in the network of care. 10. To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care and to monitor progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care. Teaching, training, and supervision 1. To receive regular clinical professional supervision from a senior clinical psychologist and, where appropriate, other senior professional colleagues. 2. To develop skills in the area of professional post-graduate teaching, training and supervision and to provide supervision to other MDT staffs psychological work, as appropriate. 3. To provide professional and clinical supervision of assistant/graduate psychologists and, as appropriate, to contribute to the supervision of individual cases for trainee clinical psychologists. 4. To contribute to the pre- and post-qualification teaching of clinical and/or counselling psychology, as required by the Head of Specialty. 5. To provide advice, consultation and training to staff working with the client group across a range of agencies and settings, where appropriate. Management, recruitment, policy and service development 1. To contribute to the development, evaluation and monitoring of the teams operational policies and services, through the deployment of professional skills in research, service evaluation and audit. 2. To advise both service and professional management on those aspects of the services where psychological and/or organisational matters need addressing. 3. To manage the workloads of assistant and graduate psychologists, within the framework of the team/services policies and procedures. 4. To be involved, as appropriate, in the shortlisting and interviewing of assistant/graduate psychologists. 5. As negotiated and within time constraints, the post holder will be expected to attend relevant clinical meetings of local adult mental health services for individual patients. 6. The post holder will be required to attend and contribute to the regular professional meetings of the Adult Psychology Specialty and other Departmental meetings. Research and service evaluation 1. To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence-based practice in individual work and work with other team members. 2. To undertake appropriate research and provide research advice to other staff undertaking research. 3. To undertake project management, including complex audit and service evaluation, with colleagues within the services to help develop service provision. 4. To familiarise themselves with, and to comply with, the Trusts requirements on research governance. IT responsibilities (other than those used for research) 1. The post holder will input and maintain, appropriate clinical records and statistical data and provide this to the Service Manager/Head of Speciality when necessary. 2. The postholder will engage in relevant computer and IT training as required. 3. The postholder will be responsible for ensuring that those psychologists they are responsible for/supervise engage in relevant computer and IT training as required and will input and maintain, appropriate computer and manual clinical records and statistical data. General 1. To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes, in consultation with the postholders professional and service manager(s). 2. To contribute to the development and articulation of best practice in psychology across the services, by continuing to develop the skills of a reflexive and reflective scientist practitioner, taking part in regular professional supervision and appraisal and maintaining an active engagement with current developments in the field of clinical psychology and related disciplines. 3. To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping including electronic data entry and recording, report writing and the responsible exercise of professional self-governance in accordance with professional codes of practice of the British Psychological Society and Trust policies and procedures. 4. To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to both the specific client group and mental health. To be noted: This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities, and the postholder may be required to undertake other duties which fall within the grade of the job, in discussion with the manager. This job description will be reviewed regularly in the light of changing service requirements, and any such changes will be discussed with the post holder

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS
• Eligibility for graduate membership of BPS
• HCPC registration

Desirable

• Relevant specialist training or qualifications e.g. CBTp, FIP, EMDR, or NET

Experience

Essential

• Experience working with CMHT client groups, including those experiencing psychosis, PTSD, and complex emotional needs.
• Experience of the application of clinical psychology across different cultural contexts.
• 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.
• Experience of working with interpreters.

Desirable

• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
• Experience working with refugees and asylum seekers.
• Experience of providing reflective practice or post-incident team reflections for serious incidents (debriefs)

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
• Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc).
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.

Other

Essential

• 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 manage own wellbeing and emotional reactions that may arise when directly working with individuals who have experienced traumatic events, such as sexual abuse, torture, and domestic violence.
• Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.

Person Specification Education/ Qualification/ Training Essential Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS Eligibility for graduate membership of BPS HCPC registration Desirable Relevant specialist training or qualifications e.g. CBTp, FIP, EMDR, or NET Experience Essential Experience working with CMHT client groups, including those experiencing psychosis, PTSD, and complex emotional needs. Experience of the application of clinical psychology across different cultural contexts. 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. Experience of working with interpreters. Desirable Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision. Experience working with refugees and asylum seekers. Experience of providing reflective practice or post-incident team reflections for serious incidents (debriefs) Knowledge and Skills Essential Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS. Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups. Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology. Desirable Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc). Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health. Other Essential 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 manage own wellbeing and emotional reactions that may arise when directly working with individuals who have experienced traumatic events, such as sexual abuse, torture, and domestic violence. Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.

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

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen's Park and Paddington Community Mental Health Hub

7A Woodfield Road

London

W9 2NW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen's Park and Paddington Community Mental Health Hub

7A Woodfield Road

London

W9 2NW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job summary

We are seeking a senior clinical psychologist with an interest in working with cardiac patients to join the Directorate of Psychology. If you have experience of working remotely to effectively deliver psychological interventions and a demonstrable ability to adapt your practice to changing service needs we would be interested in your application.

Main duties of the job

To support the vision and aims of the Directorate of Psychology at BTH.

As a member of the Directorate of Psychology you will deliver psychological interventions with patients and where appropriate carers and staff to further the psychological wellbeing of patients.

To undertake 1:1 and group based psychological interventions with patients under the care of the Lancashire Cardiac Centre.

To deliver reflective practice and consultation sessions as required.

To take part in clinical supervision as both supervisor and supervisee relevant to service need.

About us

You will be joining a welcoming Directorate of Psychology and work with the Cardiac Psychology service Lead and Head of Directorate to develop provision into a context where we have developed new ways of working, such as the Psychological Integration and Triage meeting model which supports excellent liaison and Team working with Talking Therapies colleagues, while ensuring specialist psychological provision can be accessed as effectively as possible.

Details

Date posted

14 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

382-NBC170-26

Job locations

BTH

Whinney Heys Road

Blackpool

FY3 8NR

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for a detailed breakdown of the responsibilities of the role.

Job description Job responsibilities Please see the attached job description and person specification for a detailed breakdown of the responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential

• D.Clin.Psy or equivilent
• HCPC registration

Desirable

• achieved

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working remotely with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course, and with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
• Post-qualification experience of working as a clinical psychologist (or equivalent) within the NHS

Desirable

• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to plan and prioritise own clinical workload and research programmes.

Personal

Essential

• Ability to sustain intense levels of concentration, responding and participating as required.
• Ability to self-reflect and use clinical supervision appropriately.
• Ability to cope with unpleasant working environments or conditions
• Ability to cope in, and deal with, highly distressing emotional circumstances.

Other

Essential

• Ability to teach, train & supervise others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
• Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
• Computer literate, familiar with word, PowerPoint and other relevant software packages such as SPSS.

Person Specification Training and Qualifications Essential D.Clin.Psy or equivilent HCPC registration Desirable achieved Experience Essential Experience of working remotely with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course, and with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity Post-qualification experience of working as a clinical psychologist (or equivalent) within the NHS Desirable Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team Skills and Knowledge Essential Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively Ability to plan and prioritise own clinical workload and research programmes. Personal Essential Ability to sustain intense levels of concentration, responding and participating as required. Ability to self-reflect and use clinical supervision appropriately. Ability to cope with unpleasant working environments or conditions Ability to cope in, and deal with, highly distressing emotional circumstances. Other Essential Ability to teach, train & supervise others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings. Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour. Computer literate, familiar with word, PowerPoint and other relevant software packages such as SPSS.

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

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

BTH

Whinney Heys Road

Blackpool

FY3 8NR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

BTH

Whinney Heys Road

Blackpool

FY3 8NR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job summary

Mental Health Recovery Team/CMHT are looking to recruit a band 6 Mental Health Transition Practitioner to support transition for young adults 18-25, into the CMHT/Recovery Team and connect the young adult to their chosen pathway and interventions.

The successful applicant will engage the young adult, carer and referrer prior to referral, where possible, and support the young adult to make informed decisions around their treatment plan and transition. The Transition Practitioner will strive to achieve the transition standards identified by NICE and will ensure the Mersey Care principles of transition are promoted.

The Transition Practitioner will become an integral member of the Community Mental Health Team/Recovery Team MDT, whilst working closely with Children and Young People services and developing a good working relationship with services across the wider system, who are also supporting 18-25 transition throughout primary care and VCFSE's.

The transition practitioner will support any new referrals in to service for any young person aged 18-25, the role will entail supporting carrying out biopsychosocial assessments and any transition in to the recovery cmht

Main duties of the job

The Transition Practitioner will work within the CMHT/Recovery but will display initiative and flexibility to support all potential referrals of young adults, 18-25 years of age. They will support young adults for a limited time period, until the young adult has successfully achieved their transition goals and begun treatment within the team. They will act as their keyworker for this period of time, helping the young adult to navigate a complex mental health system and will support in being a point of contact for the young adult and carer.

The Transition Practitioner will regular analyse the performance against the transition standards to understand where quality improvements can be made and to help shape the role across Community Mental Health Services.

About us

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Details

Date posted

14 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

350-MHC8319997

Job locations

Baird House

Liverpool Innovation Park

Edgelane

L7 9NJ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Community Mental Health Transition Practitioner will support transition for Children and Young People, aged 18-25, from Mersey Care Children and Young Persons Services (CYPS) and Alder Hey to Adult Community Mental Health Services. The post holder will also ensure the principles of transition are applied when transferring between other Adult Mental Health (AMH) service lines i.e. Inpatient/Urgent Care to Community Mental Health services.

The Community Mental Health Transition Practitioner will become an integral member of the Community Mental Health MDT, whilst also working closely with CYP Services and local communities to understand and provide a seamless and consistent offer within the wider system.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:To oversee the implementation of National Institute for Health and Social Care Excellence (NICE) Quality Statements for transition for children and young people, aged 18-25, between CYP to AMHS and AMHS to AMHS services.Young people who will move from children to adults services start planning their transition with health and social care practitioners by school year 9 (aged 13 to 14, or immediately if they enter childrens services after school year 9.Young people who will move from children to adults services have a coordinated transition plan.Young people who will move from children to adults services have an annual meeting to review transition planning.Young people who are moving from children to adults services have a named worker to coordinate care and support before, during and after transfer.Young people who are moving from children to adults services meet a practitioner from each adults service they will move to before the transfer.Young people who have moved from children to adults services but do not attend their initial meetings or appointments are contacted by adults services and given further opportunities to engage.To oversee and implement the principles of transition as identified below:Transition support should be person centred and ensure they are an equal partner in the planning of their care choosing pathways which meet their needs.Transition support should be strength based and focuses on what is positive and possible for the young adult and their carer/family.Assessment and planning should focus on goals with the young adult, which may include education and employment, community inclusion, health and well-being and housing needs.Carers and families need to be at the centre of transition planning, but it is important to ask the young adult how they would like their carer/family to be involved in the transition.Transition should be based on need not age.Ensure transition support is developmentally appropriate and considers the persons maturity, cognitive abilities, psychological status, long term conditions, social and personal circumstances, caring responsibilities and communication needs.Where the young person is autistic and/or has a learning disability along with a co-morbid mental health need, the transition processes and associated assessments and interventions should be reasonably adjusted to meet the young persons needs.Young adults absolutely should not be forgotten or forced to begin the assessment/transition process again. Young adults may need to be able to dip in and out of services there needs to be flexibility and understanding in the system for did not attend (DNA).Health and social care services should work together in an integrated way to ensure smooth transition, avoiding the proliferation of separate plans for specific sectors.Consideration of special education needs and education health care plans.

Job description Job responsibilities The Community Mental Health Transition Practitioner will support transition for Children and Young People, aged 18-25, from Mersey Care Children and Young Persons Services (CYPS) and Alder Hey to Adult Community Mental Health Services. The post holder will also ensure the principles of transition are applied when transferring between other Adult Mental Health (AMH) service lines i.e. Inpatient/Urgent Care to Community Mental Health services. The Community Mental Health Transition Practitioner will become an integral member of the Community Mental Health MDT, whilst also working closely with CYP Services and local communities to understand and provide a seamless and consistent offer within the wider system. PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:To oversee the implementation of National Institute for Health and Social Care Excellence (NICE) Quality Statements for transition for children and young people, aged 18-25, between CYP to AMHS and AMHS to AMHS services.Young people who will move from children to adults services start planning their transition with health and social care practitioners by school year 9 (aged 13 to 14, or immediately if they enter childrens services after school year 9.Young people who will move from children to adults services have a coordinated transition plan.Young people who will move from children to adults services have an annual meeting to review transition planning.Young people who are moving from children to adults services have a named worker to coordinate care and support before, during and after transfer.Young people who are moving from children to adults services meet a practitioner from each adults service they will move to before the transfer.Young people who have moved from children to adults services but do not attend their initial meetings or appointments are contacted by adults services and given further opportunities to engage.To oversee and implement the principles of transition as identified below:Transition support should be person centred and ensure they are an equal partner in the planning of their care choosing pathways which meet their needs.Transition support should be strength based and focuses on what is positive and possible for the young adult and their carer/family.Assessment and planning should focus on goals with the young adult, which may include education and employment, community inclusion, health and well-being and housing needs.Carers and families need to be at the centre of transition planning, but it is important to ask the young adult how they would like their carer/family to be involved in the transition.Transition should be based on need not age.Ensure transition support is developmentally appropriate and considers the persons maturity, cognitive abilities, psychological status, long term conditions, social and personal circumstances, caring responsibilities and communication needs.Where the young person is autistic and/or has a learning disability along with a co-morbid mental health need, the transition processes and associated assessments and interventions should be reasonably adjusted to meet the young persons needs.Young adults absolutely should not be forgotten or forced to begin the assessment/transition process again. Young adults may need to be able to dip in and out of services there needs to be flexibility and understanding in the system for did not attend (DNA).Health and social care services should work together in an integrated way to ensure smooth transition, avoiding the proliferation of separate plans for specific sectors.Consideration of special education needs and education health care plans.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree level training or equivalent
• Professional registration i.e. NMC, Social Work England, Occupational Health and Care Professions Council
• The practitioner has acquired at least one years additional post-registration knowledge and experience, allowing them to be autonomous in their practice
• The practitioner had developed knowledge and skills to enable them to teach and educate other professionals

Desirable

• Evidence of CPD and working towards master level qualification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of providing care for people with mental health difficulties within a secondary care environment and working as a care co-ordinator/key worker
• Experience of working autonomously and recognising professional limitations
• Experience of developing and implementing collaborative care plans
• Experience of developing risk formulations and managing risk accordingly
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team and contributing to an MDT approach to care delivery
• Experience of supporting families and carers
• Experience of supporting and mentoring students and other junior members of staff
• Experience of utilising a problem-solving approach and implementing quality improvement ideas
• Evidence of keeping up to date with relevant literature and evidence based practice

Desirable

• Experience of working with external partners with the wider system
• Experience of working across CYPS and AMHS
• Experience of working as a transition practitioner

Skills

Essential

• Ability to work independently and also as part of a team
• Ability to engage service users and carers and work collaboratively to develop and implement a transition plan
• Ability to utilise appropriate measuring tools and generate/review associated reports
• Ability to problem solve
• Ability to identify and implement risk management strategies
• Ability to provide education/training to relevant stakeholders

Knowledge

Essential

• Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
• Knowledge and experience in safeguarding children and/or adults
• Up to date knowledge of relevant legislation

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Degree level training or equivalent Professional registration i.e. NMC, Social Work England, Occupational Health and Care Professions Council The practitioner has acquired at least one years additional post-registration knowledge and experience, allowing them to be autonomous in their practice The practitioner had developed knowledge and skills to enable them to teach and educate other professionals Desirable Evidence of CPD and working towards master level qualification Experience Essential Experience of providing care for people with mental health difficulties within a secondary care environment and working as a care co-ordinator/key worker Experience of working autonomously and recognising professional limitations Experience of developing and implementing collaborative care plans Experience of developing risk formulations and managing risk accordingly Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team and contributing to an MDT approach to care delivery Experience of supporting families and carers Experience of supporting and mentoring students and other junior members of staff Experience of utilising a problem-solving approach and implementing quality improvement ideas Evidence of keeping up to date with relevant literature and evidence based practice Desirable Experience of working with external partners with the wider system Experience of working across CYPS and AMHS Experience of working as a transition practitioner Skills Essential Ability to work independently and also as part of a team Ability to engage service users and carers and work collaboratively to develop and implement a transition plan Ability to utilise appropriate measuring tools and generate/review associated reports Ability to problem solve Ability to identify and implement risk management strategies Ability to provide education/training to relevant stakeholders Knowledge Essential Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act Knowledge and experience in safeguarding children and/or adults Up to date knowledge of relevant legislation

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

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Baird House

Liverpool Innovation Park

Edgelane

L7 9NJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Baird House

Liverpool Innovation Park

Edgelane

L7 9NJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a new Intensive and Assertive Team designed to help our service users who present with psychosis and who also are likely to have complex needs and complex engagement patterns with services.

The cohort of patients under the service will be complex and vulnerable. This post would suit a person who is comfortable working with people presenting with high and complex risks, and is passionate about health equity. Understanding of how the wider systems and agencies work will be an advantage for this role.

Main duties of the job

In this 8b role, the main functions will be to provide:

Specialist assessment and formulation of the most complex cases (including neuropsychological assessment).

Multidisciplinary and multiagency consultation.

Support for other member of the multidisciplinary team including the provision of supervision, consultation, reflective practice and post event reflections.

Contribution to the development of the team's working model and system pathways in line with national guidance and strategy (NICE guidance, National Guidance on Assertive and Intensive Community Mental Health Treatment).

Leading service improvement, QI and service evaluation projects.

To engage with family, carers and our other stakeholders (e.g. VCSE, police) in order to promote the wellbeing and safety of our service users

It would be desirable within this role to have had previous experience working in community services for adults with serious mental illness and to be trained to in CBT for Psychosis or some other relevant therapy model.

About us

As an employer Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust are particularly committed to enabling our staff to do the very best they can through support and training, as well as opportunities for progression. We are confident, therefore, that the right candidate will have a real chance to make a positive impact to the lives of young people in Norfolk.

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk?The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Job summary

We are offering a rare opportunity to join our well-established Lighthouse MMHS in Shropshire Telford and Wrekin. We are a Psychology led, values driven team, providing a service for families (including partners) who have experienced birth trauma, pregnancy/neonatal loss, or moderate to severe distress related to fear of pregnancy/childbirth. The team hold a significant amount of expertise, with our clinical lead and several clinicians having also been involved in delivery of the Maternity Review Psychology Service for families who were part of the Ockenden Review.

We are looking for a compassionate, family focused Psychologist with a keen interest in maternal mental health, to work collaboratively with colleagues in providing a service to families experiencing moderate to severe distress related to birth trauma, loss, or fear of pregnancy/childbirth.

The post holder will work closely with specialist midwives, consultants and other mental health services, to offer a holistic service for families

Main duties of the job

• Provision of a Psychology service within the Lighthouse Maternal Mental Health Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin, including complex mental health needs. This is to involve providing specialist psychological assessments, leading to psychological formulations of distress; interpretation & opinion; and forming judgements to inform service provision & providing necessary psychological interventions.
• The post holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures. In so doing, they will be responsible for adhering to relevant Trust policies and professional ethics & standards. The post holder will be accountable for both professional & clinical actions.
• As a senior clinician, the post holder will develop a field of expertise that is a basis for providing advice to the service within which they work and will contribute to service and project development across the wider Trust area. This to include leading or contributing to training, supervision and governance aspects of the specific models of service delivery.
• The post holder will supervise and support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by more junior Psychologists within Lighthouse and provide peer supervisory support to colleagues as appropriate.
• The post is to include the provision of training placements for Psychologists in Training as required.
• The role includes employing research skills for audit, policy & service development and research

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please note this vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of applications for the role.

Job summary

Senior Mental Health Practitioner Child and Young People Services

We are delighted to be recruiting a Mental Health Professional within the Central Norfolk Youth Service the youth service currently works with young people aged 14 - 25, however we are in the process of change and future youth service will be working with those 18 - 25 and our current CAMHs service will in the future be working with young people up to 18. This role then whilst initially hosted in the youth service will focus on young people between the ages of 14 - 18 with the expectation that they will move to the CAMHs service in 2027 as the planned age change takes effect.

We are looking for professionals with either a Nursing, Social Work (with additional Mental Health Training) or Occupational Therapy qualification - who will provide mental health assessment and intervention to the people we support. It is a role that is about building relationships, inspiring others, and working as part of a vibrant and skilled team.

If you're inspired to offer support through difficult times, and to help young people and families to thrive, then you may be the right person for our team.

We are open to accommodate a variety of working patterns including part time applicants.

Main duties of the job

This is currently an exciting time for our team, as we develop our service to meet the needs of our young people in Norfolk.

In CFYP we support young people (aged 4-25 years) who are experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties. We have enthusiastic and skilled staff who provide the support that is needed - and they are motivated to make a real difference to young people, their families and carers.

Whilst experience working with children and young people would make you perfectly suited to this role, we are really open to welcoming people from clinical backgrounds who have experience in other areas of mental health. We understand that you will be able to bring with you a wealth of skills and experience to the team and would welcome fresh ways of thinking.

In this role you will be responsible for assessing the mental health of young people, and collaborating with them to plan their recovery. Going forwards this could involve providing interventions to the young people you support, or helping them to find other services inside and outside of our team.

We will want to hear your voice throughout your work with us, so it's also crucial that you help us with developing our service by contributing to project groups, and by helping other members of the team to grow through supervision and peer-mentoring.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Job summary

We are currently seeking an experienced Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or CBT Therapist, at Band 7/8a to work via a Bank Contract, for our Adult Community Services, based in Watford. You will be joining our Temporary Staffing Team within HPFT - Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.

The post holder will ensure the provision of a specialist psychology service to clients with severe and enduring mental health difficulties within the quadrant, and provide expertise, advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to other members of the team. You will work closely with the local psychology team and the range of psychological therapy colleagues within the service setting and work effectively as a member of the multi-disciplinary team. You will be asked to provide supervision to band 7 Psychologists and trainee Psychologists.

HPFT provides services for service users with mental health, learning disability and children's and adolescent mental health problems. Applicants should have some experience of working in a healthcare setting.HPFT has a range of healthcare settings across the County and therefore access to a car would be beneficial unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving

All applicants need to hold a valid Professional Registration and can evidence this.

Main duties of the job

Undertake specialist psychological assessment and treatment of adults with complex mental health difficulties

Undertake specialist autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) assessment to investigate possible diagnoses; to undertake additional training for this if needed and work as part of the autism assessment group within the Trust

Provide expertise in a specialist clinical or research area and to offer advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to other members of the teams in relation to the area of expertise

Work closely with the local psychologist teams, and the range of psychological therapy colleagues within the service setting

Work effectively as a member of multi-disciplinary teams

Work autonomously within professional practice guidelines and Trust policies and procedures

Propose and implement policy and service development, undertake research, service evaluation and audit for own team/service and to contribute to the training of clinical/counselling psychologists and others

Ensure that systems are in place and working effectively for the clinical and professional supervision and support of trainee psychologists, more junior psychologists and other staff within the services for which the post-holder has designated professional / supervisory responsibility

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is rated by the Care Quality Commission as anOutstandingprovider of mental health and learning disability services. Feedback from our staff about working for the Trust is very positive and, in the NHS national staff survey, we regularly see a high percentage of staff saying their role makes a difference to our service users and that they would recommend the Trust as a place to work. Our people tell us they feel supported though a great development, wellbeing and work-life balance offer and a highly compassionate, values-driven culture. We are equally proud of our staff, who live our values of being welcoming, kind, positive, respectful and professional so that together we provide great care and great outcomes for our service users and carers.

Job summary

Come and join our friendly team as a Senior Mental Health Practitioner for the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team East in the vibrant town of Slough. Our main mission? To deliver top-quality care to our amazing patients and offer an alternative to traditional mental health admissions. You will be based in the main hub in Slough. We're here 24/7, and if you're on the lookout for a role with flexible hours, the chance to work long days, nights, and weekends, plus loads of opportunities for growth and development, then you're in the right place!

Your role will involve conducting thorough assessments, delivering effective treatments, and offering brief, evidence-based follow-up services to patients referred from community mental health teams, the psych liaison service, or inpatient wards.

While you'll be based in heart of Slough, get ready for some exciting variety as you might occasionally travel to other locations like Windsor, Maidenhead, or Bracknell to meet the diverse needs of our services.

If you're passionate about mental health, crave a dynamic work environment, and want to make a real impact, this could be the role for you! Apply now and let's create positive change together!

Main duties of the job

Responsibilities include carrying out assessments, developing, implementing, and evaluating individualised care plans, along with directing patients to other services when necessary. Collaboration with service users and the broader multidisciplinary team is integral to the development of each personalised plan.

Operating within a multidisciplinary team, you'll oversee care delivery, manage risks, and evaluate care outcomes, prioritising the recovery of each service user.

You should be adept at taking calculated positive risks, aligning with the Trust Policy on Risk Assessment and Management.

About us

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

Job summary

This exciting role provides highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for individuals with complex mental health needs, drawing on a range of evidence-based therapeutic models. The post holder will work with complexity, risk and uncertainty, offering psychological expertise to support formulation-driven and integrated care.Alongside a significant clinical caseload, the post holder will take a senior leadership role, providing supervision, clinical oversight and consultation to psychological therapists and multidisciplinary colleagues. They will support reflective practice and promote psychologically informed thinking across teams and pathways.

Main duties of the job

Working with senior clinical and operational leads, the post holder will contribute to service development, quality improvement and strategic planning, supporting effective pathways and responsive, high-quality care within system pressures. Strong leadership, communication and consultation skills are essential, with the ability to influence.A key aspect of the role is shaping and sustaining a culture of psychological safety, containment and shared responsibility. The post holder will promote reflective practice, curiosity and psychologically informed responses to clinical and organisational challenges, supporting staff to think and work with complexity.They will also support staff wellbeing and resilience, helping teams process the emotional impact of clinical work and maintain effective, cohesive functioning in high-pressure environments.We particularly welcome applicants with an interest in trauma and complex emotional needs.

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook

Details

Date posted

14 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, Flexible working

Reference number

376-DCGM-0297-A

Job locations

Forest Gate, Tickhill Road

Western Road

Doncaster

DN4 8QN

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications

Job description Job responsibilities Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical / counselling psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS.
• HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
• Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
• Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees
• Experienced in care co ordination
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Registration with BPS
• Additional post doctoral training in working with complex emotional needs, e.g., DBT.

Experience

Essential

• Working 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 the full range of care settings.
• Working with people with complex emotional needs.
• Exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care as a care co ordinator/key worker and leader of a multidisciplinary team
• Liaison and joint working with statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies
• Teaching, training, clinical supervision of other psychological practitioners.
• Active participation in quality and service improvement initiatives.

Desirable

• Leading a therapy team

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health and its implications for clinical practice.

Desirable

• Project Management / audit / quality Improvement knowledge

Skills

Essential

• Evidence- based practice relevant to the role & in the care of difficult to treat groups e.g. dual diagnoses, additional disabilities or severely challenging behavior
• Risk assessment and risk management & clinical governance
• Communicate highly complex, highly sensitive and contentious information effectively, to a wide range of people
• Adapt creatively the evidence base for interventions in mental health for clients with communication difficulties / learning disabilities.
• Articulate the value added by applied psychology services within the context of multidisciplinary mental health and learning disability healthcare provision.
• Undertake complex multiagency working and liaise with multiple systems
• Utilise psychometric tests competently
• Provide effective teaching, training and clinical supervision for the multidisciplinary team.
• Identify, provide and promote appropriate interventions / means of support for carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and challenging behaviours.
• Utilise appropriate clinical governance mechanisms within own work.

Desirable

• Leadership skills
• Project Management / audit / quality Improvement skills

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical / counselling psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS. HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees Experienced in care co ordination Evidence of continuing professional development Desirable Registration with BPS Additional post doctoral training in working with complex emotional needs, e.g., DBT. Experience Essential Working 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 the full range of care settings. Working with people with complex emotional needs. Exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care as a care co ordinator/key worker and leader of a multidisciplinary team Liaison and joint working with statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies Teaching, training, clinical supervision of other psychological practitioners. Active participation in quality and service improvement initiatives. Desirable Leading a therapy team Knowledge Essential Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health and its implications for clinical practice. Desirable Project Management / audit / quality Improvement knowledge Skills Essential Evidence- based practice relevant to the role & in the care of difficult to treat groups e.g. dual diagnoses, additional disabilities or severely challenging behavior Risk assessment and risk management & clinical governance Communicate highly complex, highly sensitive and contentious information effectively, to a wide range of people Adapt creatively the evidence base for interventions in mental health for clients with communication difficulties / learning disabilities. Articulate the value added by applied psychology services within the context of multidisciplinary mental health and learning disability healthcare provision. Undertake complex multiagency working and liaise with multiple systems Utilise psychometric tests competently Provide effective teaching, training and clinical supervision for the multidisciplinary team. Identify, provide and promote appropriate interventions / means of support for carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and challenging behaviours. Utilise appropriate clinical governance mechanisms within own work. Desirable Leadership skills Project Management / audit / quality Improvement skills

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

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT

Address

Forest Gate, Tickhill Road

Western Road

Doncaster

DN4 8QN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT

Address

Forest Gate, Tickhill Road

Western Road

Doncaster

DN4 8QN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job summary

As part of the wider Older Peoples Mental Health Services an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Mental Health Practitioner to join the Young Onset and Rarer Dementia team.

This award winning team is based at The Meadows within the borough of Stockport and provides support for clients (under 65) and their carers.

The team are responsible for providing interventions to people with a diagnosis of a young onset dementia, or a rarer type of dementia, in a community setting involving particularly challenging and complex cases.

Main duties of the job

To carry out a thorough assessment of the service users' current mental health needs, including risk assessment, psychological needs and cognitive functioning.

To demonstrate the ability to make decisions in relation to the clinical management of individual patients and make critical clinical judgements in relation to mental health and care provision within the community setting.

To be able to assess and manage clients presenting with co-morbidities of physical and mental health needs including the impact of medication.

Provide advice on issues related to activities of daily living, working with service users / carers / relatives with regards to all aspects of the care package.

Communicate clearly with service users who may lack insight into their condition and the risk issues involved.

To demonstrate the ability to make decisions in relation to the clinical management of individual patients and make critical clinical judgements in relation to mental health and care provision within the community setting.

To be able to assess and manage clients presenting with co-morbidities of physical and mental health needs including the impact of medication.

About us

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Details

Date posted

14 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year PA, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

311-S764-26-B

Job locations

The Meadows

Owens Farm Drive

Offerton, Stockport

SK2 5EQ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Work

To work in the community and liaise with in-patient areas assessing and prioritising clients appropriatelyTo manage a caseload of clients with complex and challenging mental health needs

To assess clients in the most appropriate location often in their own home working in accordance with the Lone Working PolicyTo plan and implement client centred interventions using selected and graded activity to meet the needs of the individual ensuring issues of behavioural disturbance, aggression, wandering, mood disorder, psychosis and de-motivation are consideredContribute to making decisions regarding client care in consultation with the multi-disciplinary team.Undertake the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of specific packages of care (in conjunction with other team members).Maintain standards with regards to the quality of interventions provided.Work within the framework of the Care Programme approach act as care coordinator / care manager, as required.Work within the framework of the All Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable AdultsPolicy and be willing to undertake relevant training. Provide advice on issues related to activities of daily living, working with service users / carers / relatives with regards to all aspects of the care packageCommunicate clearly with service users who may lack insight into their condition and the risk issues involved.To carry out a thorough assessment of the service users current mental health needs, including risk assessment, psychological needs and cognitive functioningTo demonstrate the ability to make decisions in relation to the clinical management of individual patients and make critical clinical judgements in relation to mental health and care provision within the community settingTo be able to assess and manage clients presenting with co-morbidities of physical and mental health needs including the impact of medication.Maintain confidentiality and a high professional standard at all times. Research and AuditTo ensure that Paris records are efficiently maintainedTo contribute to audits as requiredTo provide relevant data as required in line with performance monitoring targetsTo participate in research and development opportunities as directed by team or service managerEducation and TrainingTo contribute to the on-going training and development of non- mental health trained staff with regard to mental health issues.To have effective presentation skills in order to positively promote the Young and Rarer Dementia Team.To provide mentorship, education and training to learners from a range of professional backgrounds.To attend mandatory and other training as identified as relevant to the post and necessary to ensure safe effective practiceService Development To participate in monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of service delivery and contribute to developments relevant to mental health services.ManagementTo provide engage in peer supervision, advice and support to team members across the divisional team. To deal appropriately with clinical incidents, complaints etc. from patients, relatives and members of the public, via line manager, in accordance with Trust policyThis job description is not exhaustive, but is intended to give an overall picture of the role. Other duties within the general scope of the post may be required from time to time. The duties of the post and job description can be reviewed through the agreed process.General Duties of all post holdersTo undertake any other reasonable duty, which is appropriate to the band, when requested by Senior Staff.To be familiar with and comply with all Trust and departmental policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines.To be aware of and work towards the Trusts strategic goals.Standards of Business ConductThe post holder will be required to comply with the organisations standing order and standing financial instructions and at all times, deal honestly with the organisation with colleagues and all those who have dealing with the organisation including patients, relative and suppliers.The post holder must ensure that their behaviour and interests inside and outside work do not conflict with their Trust position, duties and/or responsibilities.The post holder must comply with and support the development of the performance standards within the service/department to ensure the service is responsive to and meets the needs of its customers.The post holder will be required to develop and maintain good working relationships with all patients, service users, staff, contractors and where appropriate, members of the public.The Trust aims to maintain the good will and confidence of its own staff, patients, service users, NHS contractors and the general public. To assist in achieving this objective it is essential that at all times, the post holder carries out their duties in a courteous, sympathetic and professional manager.All post holders who are members of a professional body must comply with standards of professional practice / conduct. It is the post holders responsibilities to ensure they are both familiar with and adhere to these requirements and maintain their professional membership to the relevant

Job description Job responsibilities Clinical Work To work in the community and liaise with in-patient areas assessing and prioritising clients appropriatelyTo manage a caseload of clients with complex and challenging mental health needs To assess clients in the most appropriate location often in their own home working in accordance with the Lone Working PolicyTo plan and implement client centred interventions using selected and graded activity to meet the needs of the individual ensuring issues of behavioural disturbance, aggression, wandering, mood disorder, psychosis and de-motivation are consideredContribute to making decisions regarding client care in consultation with the multi-disciplinary team.Undertake the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of specific packages of care (in conjunction with other team members).Maintain standards with regards to the quality of interventions provided.Work within the framework of the Care Programme approach act as care coordinator / care manager, as required.Work within the framework of the All Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable AdultsPolicy and be willing to undertake relevant training. Provide advice on issues related to activities of daily living, working with service users / carers / relatives with regards to all aspects of the care packageCommunicate clearly with service users who may lack insight into their condition and the risk issues involved.To carry out a thorough assessment of the service users current mental health needs, including risk assessment, psychological needs and cognitive functioningTo demonstrate the ability to make decisions in relation to the clinical management of individual patients and make critical clinical judgements in relation to mental health and care provision within the community settingTo be able to assess and manage clients presenting with co-morbidities of physical and mental health needs including the impact of medication.Maintain confidentiality and a high professional standard at all times. Research and AuditTo ensure that Paris records are efficiently maintainedTo contribute to audits as requiredTo provide relevant data as required in line with performance monitoring targetsTo participate in research and development opportunities as directed by team or service managerEducation and TrainingTo contribute to the on-going training and development of non- mental health trained staff with regard to mental health issues.To have effective presentation skills in order to positively promote the Young and Rarer Dementia Team.To provide mentorship, education and training to learners from a range of professional backgrounds.To attend mandatory and other training as identified as relevant to the post and necessary to ensure safe effective practiceService Development To participate in monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of service delivery and contribute to developments relevant to mental health services.ManagementTo provide engage in peer supervision, advice and support to team members across the divisional team. To deal appropriately with clinical incidents, complaints etc. from patients, relatives and members of the public, via line manager, in accordance with Trust policyThis job description is not exhaustive, but is intended to give an overall picture of the role. Other duties within the general scope of the post may be required from time to time. The duties of the post and job description can be reviewed through the agreed process.General Duties of all post holdersTo undertake any other reasonable duty, which is appropriate to the band, when requested by Senior Staff.To be familiar with and comply with all Trust and departmental policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines.To be aware of and work towards the Trusts strategic goals.Standards of Business ConductThe post holder will be required to comply with the organisations standing order and standing financial instructions and at all times, deal honestly with the organisation with colleagues and all those who have dealing with the organisation including patients, relative and suppliers.The post holder must ensure that their behaviour and interests inside and outside work do not conflict with their Trust position, duties and/or responsibilities.The post holder must comply with and support the development of the performance standards within the service/department to ensure the service is responsive to and meets the needs of its customers.The post holder will be required to develop and maintain good working relationships with all patients, service users, staff, contractors and where appropriate, members of the public.The Trust aims to maintain the good will and confidence of its own staff, patients, service users, NHS contractors and the general public. To assist in achieving this objective it is essential that at all times, the post holder carries out their duties in a courteous, sympathetic and professional manager.All post holders who are members of a professional body must comply with standards of professional practice / conduct. It is the post holders responsibilities to ensure they are both familiar with and adhere to these requirements and maintain their professional membership to the relevant

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• RMN or appropriate registered AHP
• Short courses and experience to post graduate diploma level
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Accredited skills training
• Trained to degree level
• Demonstrable experience in mental health
• An accredited mentor for nursing students

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working within Old Age Psychiatry and with people with dementia.
• Experience of acting as care co-ordinator under the Care Programme Approach
• Monitoring effects and side effects of service user medication
• Assessing service users capacity to manage own medication
• Experience of MDT working

Desirable

• Experience of community based mental health services
• Experience in young onset or rarer dementias
• Experience of working with carers in a collaborative way
• Experience of working with voluntary sector
• Experience of providing supervision

Person Specification Education/Qualifications Essential RMN or appropriate registered AHP Short courses and experience to post graduate diploma level Evidence of continuing professional development Desirable Accredited skills training Trained to degree level Demonstrable experience in mental health An accredited mentor for nursing students Experience Essential Experience of working within Old Age Psychiatry and with people with dementia. Experience of acting as care co-ordinator under the Care Programme Approach Monitoring effects and side effects of service user medication Assessing service users capacity to manage own medication Experience of MDT working Desirable Experience of community based mental health services Experience in young onset or rarer dementias Experience of working with carers in a collaborative way Experience of working with voluntary sector Experience of providing supervision

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

Pennine Care NHS FT

Address

The Meadows

Owens Farm Drive

Offerton, Stockport

SK2 5EQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Pennine Care NHS FT

Address

The Meadows

Owens Farm Drive

Offerton, Stockport

SK2 5EQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a senior mental health practitioner to work within the Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Neighbourhood Mental Health Team

The post involves working collaboratively with individuals in a community setting to help them navigate and connect to a range of mental health services, community activities / services in line with their individual needs, circumstances and goals to enhance their health, wellbeing, quality of life.

Main duties of the job

Offer initial conversation / biopsychosocial assessments, collaboratively engage in person centered next step plan. Screen referrals and if required devise risk management plans with service users as part of the duty function. This pathway promotes self-management to enable service users' engagement with other parts of Neighbourhood/ PCN & offer advice to colleagues where necessary.

As a SMHP you will also be able to offer brief interventions (max12 weeks) including devising coping strategies, problem-solving, motivational & behavioral activation work, anxiety management, risk management & suicide prevention work, medication support, promoting social & interagency support, providing psychological support & biopsychosocial education aimed at insight development, promoting self-help through resources & signposting & reviewing treatment plans with service users deemed too complex for primary care offers or who may not meet the criteria for secondary care services.

Key Requirements of the Person Specification: Applicants must possess RMN / RNMH / Social Worker / OT or equivalent.

Completion of Preparation for Mentorship / Practice Teacher/, is desirable together with significant post-registration experience.

About us

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Practitioner (Clinical, Counselling or Health) Psychologist to join our Clinical Health Psychology Service. This is a part time (0.6WTE or 22.5 hours), 8a role, in a specialist service for Behets Disease. The post holder will be based at City Hospital in Birmingham, with the MDT, in the Behets Centre of Excellence. The Birmingham Centre of Excellence is one of three Specialist Centres in England, supporting patients with this rare condition. The wider MDT place a high value on having a Psychologist as part of their team and as the post is well established, the team are always keen to ensure that the care they deliver is grounded in the principals of good psychological care. The team are research active and so there are opportunities to engage in research, as well as teaching, training, consultation and supervision.

Main duties of the job

The post is also part of the wider Clinical Health Psychology team, within Black Country Healthcare NHS Trust. The aim of our service is to decrease psychological distress, support engagement in treatment and rehab, improve quality of life and enhance wellbeing in those who have a physical health condition, supporting people to live well, alongside their condition. The service offers psychological assessment, formulation and intervention to patients from a variety of medical specialities. The service also offers teaching, training and consultancy to staff from these multi-disciplinary teams to enable them to manage psychological issues with their patients and incorporate psychological principles into their own practice.

We use stepped or matched care models based on clinical guidance, with physical health psychology offering direct work with the most complex patients and supporting the team to work with lower-level distress via teaching and training, supervision and consultation.

There is good professional support and supervision in place, from a Principal Clinical Psychologist and also from the wider Clinical Health Psychology Team.

The Clinical Health Psychology team comprises a large group of Clinical, Counselling and Health Psychologists working across Dudley, Sandwell and Wolverhampton with a wide range of physical health conditions. There are good opportunities for peer support and development.

About us

BCHFT employs a very large number of Psychological Professionals across, Adult Mental Health, Older Adults, Learning Disabilities and Children's Services. So, there is an excellent structure of professional support and opportunities for development. The Trust has recently invested in a fully funded CPD package for Psychological Professionals that would be available to the successful applicant.