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Senior Audiologist
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
North East England
GBP 39,959 - 48,117 per year
Audiologist
Job summary Join our large, friendly team within the Audiology Department at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Foundation Trust and enjoy the variety...
1 month(s) ago
Senior Audiologist
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
North East England
GBP 39,959 - 48,117 per year
Audiologist
Job summary Join our large, friendly team within the Audiology Department at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Foundation Trust and enjoy the variety...
1 month(s) ago
Healthcare Assistant (FTC Until April 2027)
HealthHarmonie
North East England
GBP 27,144 - 28,641 per year
Exercise Therapist
Job summary The Medinet Group is a leading independent healthcare provider delivering high-quality clinical services across the UK and Ireland, comprising Ac...
1 month(s) ago
Healthcare Assistant (FTC Until April 2027)
HealthHarmonie
North East England
GBP 27,144 - 28,641 per year
Exercise Therapist
Job summary The Medinet Group is a leading independent healthcare provider delivering high-quality clinical services across the UK and Ireland, comprising Ac...
1 month(s) ago
Ambulance Care Assistant (Relief) - Dunstable
East of England Ambulance Service
North East England
GBP 25,760 - 27,476 per year
Exercise Therapist
Job summary We are currently looking for enthusiastic and passionate Ambulance Care Assistants to transport our patients, who are frail or need specialist as...
1 month(s) ago
Ambulance Care Assistant (Relief) - Dunstable
East of England Ambulance Service
North East England
GBP 25,760 - 27,476 per year
Exercise Therapist
Job summary We are currently looking for enthusiastic and passionate Ambulance Care Assistants to transport our patients, who are frail or need specialist as...
1 month(s) ago
Clinical Psychologist
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
North East England
GBP 59,798 - 67,020 per year
Psychologist
Job summary Band 8a - Clinical / Counselling Psychologist (CYPMHS South) This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified professional to join HPFT CYPMHS Sou...
1 month(s) ago
Clinical Psychologist
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
North East England
GBP 59,798 - 67,020 per year
Psychologist
Job summary Band 8a - Clinical / Counselling Psychologist (CYPMHS South) This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified professional to join HPFT CYPMHS Sou...
1 month(s) ago
Principal Clinical Pharmacist Mental Health - Division Leads
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
North East England
GBP 59,798 - 67,020 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary We are seeking an experienced and motivated clinical pharmacist to join our pharmacy team as a Division Lead Pharmacist (Band 8a).
1 month(s) ago
Principal Clinical Pharmacist Mental Health - Division Leads
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
North East England
GBP 59,798 - 67,020 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary We are seeking an experienced and motivated clinical pharmacist to join our pharmacy team as a Division Lead Pharmacist (Band 8a).
1 month(s) ago
Clinical Psychologist
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
North East England
GBP 57,528 - 64,750 per year
Psychologist
Job summary We are looking for a HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist with relevant experience and training to the deliver specialist 1:1/Group interven...
1 month(s) ago
Clinical Psychologist
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
North East England
GBP 57,528 - 64,750 per year
Psychologist
Job summary We are looking for a HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist with relevant experience and training to the deliver specialist 1:1/Group interven...
1 month(s) ago
Senior Occupational Therapist
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust
North East England
Activity Therapist
Job summary Home First Hub is an integrated discharge team working with our Acute hospitals across Norfolk to support patients through their discharge home,...
1 month(s) ago
Senior Occupational Therapist
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust
North East England
Activity Therapist
Job summary Home First Hub is an integrated discharge team working with our Acute hospitals across Norfolk to support patients through their discharge home,...
1 month(s) ago
Pharmacy Technician - HMP Norwich
HCRG Care Group
North East England
GBP 32,073 - 39,043 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary <p>As a <strong>Pharmacy Technician </strong>you will be part of our valued team in our <strong>HMP Norwich </strong>Service, receiving access to...
1 month(s) ago
Pharmacy Technician - HMP Norwich
HCRG Care Group
North East England
GBP 32,073 - 39,043 per year
Pharmacist
Job summary <p>As a <strong>Pharmacy Technician </strong>you will be part of our valued team in our <strong>HMP Norwich </strong>Service, receiving access to...
1 month(s) ago
Senior Occupational Therapist
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
North East England
GBP 39,959 - 48,117 per year
Activity Therapist
Job summary Due to career development of our existing staff and developments within our services we have opportunity for a substantive band 6 Occupational Th...
1 month(s) ago
Senior Occupational Therapist
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
North East England
GBP 39,959 - 48,117 per year
Activity Therapist
Job summary Due to career development of our existing staff and developments within our services we have opportunity for a substantive band 6 Occupational Th...
1 month(s) ago
Healthcare Assistant
Watton Medical Practice
North East England
Exercise Therapist
Job summary Job Summary: As a Healthcare Assistant, you are a key member of the clinical team, supporting the delivery of General Medical Services to patient...
1 month(s) ago
Healthcare Assistant
Watton Medical Practice
North East England
Exercise Therapist
Job summary Job Summary: As a Healthcare Assistant, you are a key member of the clinical team, supporting the delivery of General Medical Services to patient...
1 month(s) ago
Senior Social Worker
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
North East England
GBP 51,657 - 58,785 per year
Social Worker
Job summary Are you an experienced Social Worker seeking promotion?
1 month(s) ago
Senior Social Worker
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
North East England
GBP 51,657 - 58,785 per year
Social Worker
Job summary Are you an experienced Social Worker seeking promotion?
1 month(s) ago
Assistant Psychologist
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
North East England
GBP 29,812 - 32,715 per year
Psychologist
Job summary Whilst we welcome all applications from all suitable candidates, unfortunately, we will not be offering sponsorship for this role.
1 month(s) ago
Assistant Psychologist
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
North East England
GBP 29,812 - 32,715 per year
Psychologist
Job summary Whilst we welcome all applications from all suitable candidates, unfortunately, we will not be offering sponsorship for this role.
1 month(s) ago
Social Worker
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
North East England
GBP 41,957 - 50,387 per year
Social Worker
Job summary CYPMHS South Hertfordshire is seeking to recruit a highly skilled and motivated Children and Young People's Social Worker with an appropriate pro...
1 month(s) ago
Social Worker
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
North East England
GBP 41,957 - 50,387 per year
Social Worker
Job summary CYPMHS South Hertfordshire is seeking to recruit a highly skilled and motivated Children and Young People's Social Worker with an appropriate pro...
1 month(s) ago
Antenatal and Newborn Screening Failsafe Officer
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
North East England
GBP 25,760 - 27,476 per year
Health Worker
Job summary 12 fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity Are you calm under pressure, detail-focused, and committed to keeping people safe?
1 month(s) ago
Antenatal and Newborn Screening Failsafe Officer
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
North East England
GBP 25,760 - 27,476 per year
Health Worker
Job summary 12 fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity Are you calm under pressure, detail-focused, and committed to keeping people safe?
1 month(s) ago
Specialist Occupational Therapist
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
North East England
GBP 41,957 - 50,387 per year
Activity Therapist
Job summary Band 6 Mental Health Community Occupational Therapist Location : East Herts based in Welwyn Garden City, secondary base in Bishops Stortford Hour...
1 month(s) ago
Specialist Occupational Therapist
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
North East England
GBP 41,957 - 50,387 per year
Activity Therapist
Job summary Band 6 Mental Health Community Occupational Therapist Location : East Herts based in Welwyn Garden City, secondary base in Bishops Stortford Hour...
1 month(s) ago
Clinical Psychologist or Systemic Family Therapist
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
North East England
GBP 49,387 - 64,750 per year
Psychologist
Job summary We are looking for a Systemic Family Therapist or Clinical Psychologist .
1 month(s) ago
Clinical Psychologist or Systemic Family Therapist
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
North East England
GBP 49,387 - 64,750 per year
Psychologist
Job summary We are looking for a Systemic Family Therapist or Clinical Psychologist .
1 month(s) ago
Band 8b Principal Clinical Psychologist
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
North East England
GBP 66,582 - 77,368 per year
Psychologist
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...
1 month(s) ago
Band 8b Principal Clinical Psychologist
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
North East England
GBP 66,582 - 77,368 per year
Psychologist
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...
1 month(s) ago
Consultant Clinical Psychologist Intensive and Assertive Outreach
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
North East England
GBP 79,504 - 91,609 per year
Psychologist
Job summary This is an exciting role for a psychologist who would like to lead on innovative and strategic initiatives to improve our pathways for people wit...
1 month(s) ago
Consultant Clinical Psychologist Intensive and Assertive Outreach
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
North East England
GBP 79,504 - 91,609 per year
Psychologist
Job summary This is an exciting role for a psychologist who would like to lead on innovative and strategic initiatives to improve our pathways for people wit...
1 month(s) ago
Dementia Care Clinical Specialist
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
North East England
GBP 39,959 - 48,117 per year
Psychologist
Job summary Fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity to 26 April 2027.
1 month(s) ago
Dementia Care Clinical Specialist
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
North East England
GBP 39,959 - 48,117 per year
Psychologist
Job summary Fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity to 26 April 2027.
1 month(s) ago
Band 8b Principal Clinical Psychologist
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
North East England
GBP 66,582 - 77,368 per year
Psychologist
Job summary Are you ready to lead transformation at the front door of mental health care?
1 month(s) ago
Band 8b Principal Clinical Psychologist
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
North East England
GBP 66,582 - 77,368 per year
Psychologist
Job summary Are you ready to lead transformation at the front door of mental health care?
1 month(s) ago
Paramedic
Parish Fields Practice
North East England
Paramedic
Job summary The Paramedic/Advanced Clinical Practitioner will be required to work autonomously in the practice and in the community providing a range of serv...
1 month(s) ago
Paramedic
Parish Fields Practice
North East England
Paramedic
Job summary The Paramedic/Advanced Clinical Practitioner will be required to work autonomously in the practice and in the community providing a range of serv...
1 month(s) ago
Trainee/Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner West Suffolk
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
North East England
GBP 28,392 - 31,157 per year
Psychologist
Job summary Passionate about the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people?
1 month(s) ago
Trainee/Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner West Suffolk
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
North East England
GBP 28,392 - 31,157 per year
Psychologist
Job summary Passionate about the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people?
1 month(s) ago
Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner East Suffolk
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
North East England
GBP 28,392 - 31,157 per year
Psychologist
Job summary Passionate about the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people?
1 month(s) ago
Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner East Suffolk
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
North East England
GBP 28,392 - 31,157 per year
Psychologist
Job summary Passionate about the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people?
1 month(s) ago
Assistant Practitioner / Nursing Associate
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
North East England
GBP 28,392 - 31,157 per year
Aged Care Worker
Job summary We are looking to recruit a qualified Band 4 Assistant Practitioner / Nursing Associate to join Whitlingham Ward , a female inpatient ward within...
1 month(s) ago
Assistant Practitioner / Nursing Associate
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
North East England
GBP 28,392 - 31,157 per year
Aged Care Worker
Job summary We are looking to recruit a qualified Band 4 Assistant Practitioner / Nursing Associate to join Whitlingham Ward , a female inpatient ward within...
1 month(s) ago
Occupational Therapist- Band 6 *3K Welcome Bonus*
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
North East England
GBP 39,959 - 48,117 per year
Activity Therapist
Job summary Are you an OT working in a generic mental health role?
1 month(s) ago
Occupational Therapist- Band 6 *3K Welcome Bonus*
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
North East England
GBP 39,959 - 48,117 per year
Activity Therapist
Job summary Are you an OT working in a generic mental health role?
1 month(s) ago
Senior Audiologist
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2347720
Job summary
Join our large, friendly team within the Audiology Department at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Foundation Trust and enjoy the variety of work that comes from being part of our large complex Audiology service. We have over 45 staff, made up of senior assistant audiologists, associate audiologists, audiologists, Clinical Scientists, hearing therapists and a newborn hearing screening team.
The department offers a complex adult rehabilitative service, tinnitus and hearing therapy services, newborn hearing screening programme, paediatric assessment and (re)hab service (0-18 years) and vestibular assessment and rehabilitation service at the main NNUH site and at Cromer Hospital. Domiciliary work is also undertaken.
Our department places an emphasis on quality and we are proud to have been one of the earliest Audiology sites to become UKAS accredited under the Improving Quality in Physiological Services (IQIPs) accreditation scheme. Our Paediatric service is currently IQIPs accredited.
Interview date to be confirmed
Main duties of the job
This post offers an opportunity for someone with post-graduate clinical experience to join a quality-focused service. We are commissioned to deliver a complex service, and we are looking for a team member who will be able to actively participate in this area of work with a particular focus and interest in Paediatric Audiology.
The ideal candidate will be somebody who has experience in both adult & paediatric assessment and rehabilitation and is motivated to deliver a high-quality service to our patients.
The main responsibilities include:1. Autonomous practice within adult rehabilitation clinics2. Assessment of hearing loss in non-routine (complex) populations3. Fitting of hearing aids in non-routine (complex) populations4. Paediatric hearing assessment; including Play Audiometry and Visual Reinforcement Audiometry5. Autonomous practice within Paediatric hearing aid fitting and review clinics (> 4 years old)
We host an STP trainee and would welcome the successful candidate to contribute to training. As a Senior Audiologist, the post holder would be expected to support more junior members of the team, providing leadership and clinical oversight as needed.
There is a strong culture of audit within the department to ensure best practice, and we expect the successful candidate to take an active role in audit and service development.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
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 at NNUH Colney Lane site
- 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 Colney Lane site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Details
Date posted
17 September 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, Flexible working, Compressed hours
Reference number
234-26-B0691
Job locations
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Norwich
NR4 7UY
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description for full details of the role, and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description for full details of the role, and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Audiology or equivalent qualifications
- Evidence of ongoing CPD
Desirable
- Registered with AHCS or HCPC
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience as a Band 5 in Audiology is required.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication and patient handling skills
Attitude & Aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Audiology or equivalent qualifications
- Evidence of ongoing CPD
Desirable
- Registered with AHCS or HCPC
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience as a Band 5 in Audiology is required.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication and patient handling skills
Attitude & Aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
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
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Address
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Norwich
NR4 7UY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nnuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Address
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Norwich
NR4 7UY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nnuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2347621
Job summary
The Medinet Group is a leading independent healthcare provider delivering high-quality clinical services across the UK and Ireland, comprising Acute Services (Medinet), Outpatient Specialist Services (HealthHarmonie), and Mental Health and Wellbeing Services (Medinet Minds).
With over 20 years' experience, partnerships with more than 100 NHS Trusts, and more than 2 million patients treated, we've built a strong reputation for clinical excellence and operational delivery.
As we continue to grow, we are scaling our clinical workforce and strengthening our operations to deliver services efficiently and at pace.
Main duties of the job
Your Day in the Life of a Healthcare Assistant:
As a Healthcare Assistant at HealthHarmonie, you will play a vital role in supporting our services and ensuring a high-quality patient experience across our clinics.
Working within our Dermatology, Gynaecology, ENT, Ophthalmology and Urology services across Norfolk, you will work closely with clinicians and administrative teams, ensuring all patient records and data are handled accurately and efficiently.
In addition, you will enhance the patient journey by delivering a welcoming and professional experience, carrying out GDPR and relevant health and safety checks, and supporting the smooth running of clinic operations. You will assist with appointment coordination and ensure all clinical areas meet strict infection control standards to provide a safe environment for both patients and staff.
Your contribution will be essential in delivering an efficient, compassionate, and patient-focused service.
Please note our service operates seven days a week. This role requires flexibility to work across Monday to Sunday, with shifts scheduled in line with service requirements.
About us
Why Join Us?
By joining the HealthHarmonie family, you will be part of the essential infrastructure that delivers outstanding patient care across the UK. Whether in a clinical or administrative capacity, your role will be vital. We value innovation, a willingness to learn, and individuals who take ownership of their professional development.
Equal Opportunity Employer
HealthHarmonie is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination based on age, race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
We believe it is the diversity of our people that makes our organisation stronger and a more inclusive place to work.
Details
Date posted
17 September 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£27,144 to £28,641 a year
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
6 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
U0024-26-0086
Job locations
Rose Lane
Norwich
nr11bg
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Location Norfolk:
This is a mobile role covering clinic locations across Norfolk. While your primary clinic locations will be within the region, occasional travel to other clinic sites may be required to support service delivery.
Department: Dermatology, Gynaecology, ENT, Ophthalmology and Urology
Requirements:
- Must have a full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle
- Strong attention to detail, particularly when capturing and handling patient data
- Confident using IT systems and digital platforms
- Previous healthcare or administrative experience is desirable but not essential
- A passion for delivering high-quality patient care and taking pride in your work
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work flexibly across multiple clinic locations
You will be enrolled on our comprehensive training programme from day one, which will equip you with the knowledge and technical skills required for the role.
The Role Details:
- Contract Type: Full-Time, Fixed-Term Contract until April 2027
- Hours: 40 hours per week (including travel time)
- Working Pattern: Monday to Sunday
- Salary: £27,144 - £28,641 per annum pro rata
What We Offer:
- Travel allowance of 55p per mile
- Ongoing support and training with opportunities to progress to NVQ Level 3
- Excellent career progression opportunities
- Quarterly bonus
- Annual leave entitlement equivalent to 25 days plus 8 bank holidays
- Pension scheme
- NHS employee discounts
Job description Job responsibilities Location Norfolk:This is a mobile role covering clinic locations across Norfolk. While your primary clinic locations will be within the region, occasional travel to other clinic sites may be required to support service delivery.Department: Dermatology, Gynaecology, ENT, Ophthalmology and UrologyRequirements: Must have a full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle Strong attention to detail, particularly when capturing and handling patient data Confident using IT systems and digital platforms Previous healthcare or administrative experience is desirable but not essential A passion for delivering high-quality patient care and taking pride in your work Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Ability to work flexibly across multiple clinic locationsYou will be enrolled on our comprehensive training programme from day one, which will equip you with the knowledge and technical skills required for the role.The Role Details: Contract Type: Full-Time, Fixed-Term Contract until April 2027 Hours: 40 hours per week (including travel time) Working Pattern: Monday to Sunday Salary: £27,144 - £28,641 per annum pro rataWhat We Offer: Travel allowance of 55p per mile Ongoing support and training with opportunities to progress to NVQ Level 3 Excellent career progression opportunities Quarterly bonus Annual leave entitlement equivalent to 25 days plus 8 bank holidays Pension scheme NHS employee discounts
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients
Desirable
- Experience of working in primary care
- Experience of working in a GP practice
Skills
Essential
- Ability to provide quality care
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
Desirable
- Basic IT skills
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths
Desirable
- Qualified to NVQ level 3
Person Specification Experience Essential Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients Desirable Experience of working in primary care Experience of working in a GP practice Skills Essential Ability to provide quality care Good interpersonal and communication skills Desirable Basic IT skills Qualifications Essential GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths Desirable Qualified to NVQ level 3
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.
Employer details
Employer name
HealthHarmonie
Address
Rose Lane
Norwich
nr11bg
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.healthharmonie.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
HealthHarmonie
Address
Rose Lane
Norwich
nr11bg
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.healthharmonie.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Ambulance Care Assistant (Relief) - Dunstable
East of England Ambulance Service View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2347588
Job summary
We are currently looking for enthusiastic and passionate Ambulance Care Assistants to transport our patients, who are frail or need specialist assistance, to and from appointments at hospitals, treatment centres and other similar facilities.
If you have experience of caring for people with proven customer care and communication skills with the public, then we would like to hear from you!
You will need to be flexible, adaptable, and at times, discreet. A good sense of humour and local knowledge of the area you are applying to work in will also be an advantage.
Please ensure that your application relates to the essential criteria in the person specification.
Every day is different as an ACA and you could really make a difference to our patients.
This vacancy is for positions at our Dunstable site. We ask that applicants live within a 25mile / 60 minute journey from their preferred base. Please ensure this is a suitable location for you before submitting your application
Previous unsuccessful applicants need not apply.
Main duties of the job
The role of the Ambulance Care Assistant involves the transportation of non-urgent patients to and from health/social care premises and private residences. This is a responsible role which requires a professional and caring attitude, as well as teamwork.
You will work in a team of two, or on your own, undertaking duties in a variety of vehicle types.
You need a full UK manual car driving licence, with one years driving experience.(Please note that a maximum of 3 penalty points will be considered for a minor motoring offence only.)
Your role with EEAST PTS would start with a 3 week paid training course (Monday - Friday). The training involves clinical training to be a 'First Person on Scene', patient transport driver training, and a full uniform is provided.
You MUST be able to commit to undertaking the training course as outlined above.
Learners are entitled to mileage to and from the allocated learning centre, claimable mileage is anything above the mileage to and from your allocated base station (eg. Home to Dunstable station).
About us
You'll have the opportunity to work in one of the most diverse regions in the country, with the vibrant capital city just a stone's throw away and the invigorating North Sea coast to the east.At EEAST we bring together all our skills to provide 24 hour, 365 days a year urgent care to those in need of emergency and non-emergency medical treatment and transport in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.We are always looking to innovate our approaches and work together to offer the best possible patient care across our counties.We aim to represent and value the diversity of our local communities through our workforce and service provision. We therefore positively encourage applications from under-represented groups, such as Black, Asian, or other ethnic groups, individuals with a Disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.We at EEAST want to support our employees achieve a balance between work and other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, family commitments, further learning, and other interests. We therefore welcome flexible working requests.
Details
Date posted
17 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476 a year Per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
247-PTS-ACAD-1225-Y
Job locations
Dunstable
Dunstable
LU6 3DH
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a thorough and comprehensive understanding of the role, including all its specific requirements and responsibilities, please consult the attached Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides an in-depth overview that will give you a clear and detailed picture of what the position entails.Please note, should you be successful in your application, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks, prior to receiving an unconditional offer, if full employment checks cannot be achieved (this will include existing and unserved disciplinary sanctions), then your offer may be withdrawn.How to applyStep 1 - Read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification (attached)Step 2 - Complete the Supporting Statement - Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification.Step 3 - Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note, CVs are not accepted.
Job description Job responsibilities For a thorough and comprehensive understanding of the role, including all its specific requirements and responsibilities, please consult the attached Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides an in-depth overview that will give you a clear and detailed picture of what the position entails.Please note, should you be successful in your application, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks, prior to receiving an unconditional offer, if full employment checks cannot be achieved (this will include existing and unserved disciplinary sanctions), then your offer may be withdrawn.How to applyStep 1 - Read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification (attached)Step 2 - Complete the Supporting Statement - Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification.Step 3 - Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note, CVs are not accepted.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full car driving licence (max 6 penalty points on licence or clean if licence is obtained within two years of application).
- Literate and numerate to Trust tested level.
Desirable
- C1 category licence.
- Maths and English GCSE grade C or above or equivalent.
- Advanced Driving certification.
Knowledge, Experience & Skills
Essential
- Experience of dealing with people, demonstrating Experience of working to deadlines and in time frames.customer care skills.
- Experience of working with the public, demonstrating sound customer care skills.
- Experience of working in a fast-paced environment, and ability to remain calm and professional.
- Awareness of Safeguarding Policy and Procedures.
Desirable
- Knowledge of Patient Transport Services.
- Previous work in a caring profession.
- IT literate.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential Full car driving licence (max 6 penalty points on licence or clean if licence is obtained within two years of application). Literate and numerate to Trust tested level. Desirable C1 category licence. Maths and English GCSE grade C or above or equivalent. Advanced Driving certification. Knowledge, Experience & Skills Essential Experience of dealing with people, demonstrating Experience of working to deadlines and in time frames.customer care skills. Experience of working with the public, demonstrating sound customer care skills. Experience of working in a fast-paced environment, and ability to remain calm and professional. Awareness of Safeguarding Policy and Procedures. Desirable Knowledge of Patient Transport Services. Previous work in a caring profession. IT literate.
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.
Employer details
Employer name
East of England Ambulance Service
Address
Dunstable
Dunstable
LU6 3DH
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.eastamb.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
East of England Ambulance Service
Address
Dunstable
Dunstable
LU6 3DH
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.eastamb.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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Clinical Psychologist
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2347422
Job summary
Band 8a - Clinical / Counselling Psychologist (CYPMHS South)
This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified professional to join HPFT CYPMHS South team. The post is designed for a psychologist who is ready to consolidate specialist skills while developing into a senior clinician.
The service operates across two main sites, and the post holder will be expected to work from both locations in line with clinical need, team arrangements and service priorities: Watford Peace Children's Centre, Peace Prospect, Watford, WD17 3EW, and Borehamwood Civic Offices, Ground Floor, NHS Building, Elstree Way, Borehamwood, WD6 9SP. You will work alongside a multidisciplinary professionals and supporting collaborative, multi-agency working.
The post holder will hold HCPC registration and will provide a highly specialist psychological service and delivery of evidence-based service and routine outcome measures monitoring are robust, timely and aligned to the service's agreed pathways under principles of CAPA model of approach and CYP-IAPT, inclusive of both generic and specific work.
CYPMHS South sits within a wider countywide CYPMHS system of other teams of HPFT, offering strong professional links and peer support across community and specialist teams aligned to Hertfordshire's geographical quadrants. This post is offered as a development role.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for a caseload of complex assessment, treatment andconsultation work with children, adolescents and their families, withproblems of behavioral, emotional, psychological or mental health issues, providing Core work (as defined by CAPA) and in addition contributing to Specific/Specialist work (as defined by CAPA) as agreed with CommunityCYPMHS Managers and Professional leads.
To operate as a member of the multidisciplinary team providing child and adolescent mental health services for the quadrant, in line with theprinciples and practice of CYP-IAPT.
To work in ways which are sensitive to and appropriate for the needs offamilies from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds.
About us
Hertfordshire NHS Partnership Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, 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.
Details
Date posted
17 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£59,798 to £67,020 a year per annum, pro rata (Inclusive of 5% HCAS)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
367-CYP-101730-C
Job locations
Peace Children's Centre, Peace Prospect, Watford, WD17 3EW
Peace Prospect
Watford
WD17 3EW
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibility
- To assess, plan and implement programmes of care for individualchildren and young people, carers and families with complexbehavioural, emotional, psychological or mental health issues.
- To undertake risk assessment and risk management for all childrenand adolescents, including the protective and risk factors in thenetwork of significant relationships.
- To be responsible for a defined caseload selecting and usingappropriate interventions to meet care plan objectives and goalsprivileging core skills as appropriate.
- To develop, implement and manage specialised interventions within the child/young persons context, employing evidence based practice.
- To evaluate and adjust practices based on feedback.
- To act as care coordinator, where appropriate, ensuring provision of a care plan, taking responsibility for initiating, planning and review of the clients care, ensuring the work of others involved and communicating effectively with the child/ the carer/ professional as appropriate, monitoring the progress of multi-disciplinary interventions.
- To carry out assessments and interventions jointly with co-workersfrom the multi-disciplinary team as appropriate.
- To contribute and develop skills in Clinical Governance.
- To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and localpolicies and issues in relation to both the specific client group andmental health
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibility
- To assess, plan and implement programmes of care for individualchildren and young people, carers and families with complexbehavioural, emotional, psychological or mental health issues.
- To undertake risk assessment and risk management for all childrenand adolescents, including the protective and risk factors in thenetwork of significant relationships.
- To be responsible for a defined caseload selecting and usingappropriate interventions to meet care plan objectives and goalsprivileging core skills as appropriate.
- To develop, implement and manage specialised interventions within the child/young persons context, employing evidence based practice.
- To evaluate and adjust practices based on feedback.
- To act as care coordinator, where appropriate, ensuring provision of a care plan, taking responsibility for initiating, planning and review of the clients care, ensuring the work of others involved and communicating effectively with the child/ the carer/ professional as appropriate, monitoring the progress of multi-disciplinary interventions.
- To carry out assessments and interventions jointly with co-workersfrom the multi-disciplinary team as appropriate.
- To contribute and develop skills in Clinical Governance.
- To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and localpolicies and issues in relation to both the specific client group andmental health
Person Specification
Knowledge/Training/Experience
Essential
- Relevant training and professional registration as per person spec
- Post -doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice including CBT
- Post registration experience of specialist psychological assessmentand treatment with clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature
Desirable
- Specialist training in an appropriate area and knowledge of CAPA and CYP-IAPT
- Experience in neuropsychological assessment training in supervision of clinical/counselling psychologists
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Assessed experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children/adolescents with a wide range of presentations of varying severity. This would usually include at least 2 years post qualification experience, or other evidenced experience.
- Experience of working with moderate to severe mental health problems with a wide range of client groups across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity includingmaintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Demonstrate further specialist clinical experience and training within Child and Adolescent Mental Health, through a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision of working as a clinical / counseling psychologist over a minimum of 18 months, or an agreed alternative
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- Abilities to provide consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Good general knowledge of the literature and research concerning mental health interventions with children, particularly the clinical effectiveness of such interventions
- Knowledge of Child Protection Procedures
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for client's psychological care and treatment both as a professionally qualified care coordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan
- Good presentation and teaching skills and ability to use multi -media materials for formal presentations tolarge groups
- Experience of working within a multi -cultural framework
Desirable
- Experience of service quality monitoring e.g. clinical audit, evaluative research, etc
- Experience of having published in either peer reviewed academic or professional journals and/or books
Communication Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to communicate 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
- Ability to work therapeutically with young people and their families
- Ability to work as a fully participating member of a multi-disciplinary team and the ability to respect and value other members contributions
- Positive problem solving approach
Physical Skills
Essential
- Car driver (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving)
- IT skills; include use of Microsoft Office and Outlook
Person Specification
Knowledge/Training/Experience
Essential
- Relevant training and professional registration as per person spec
- Post -doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice including CBT
- Post registration experience of specialist psychological assessmentand treatment with clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature
Desirable
- Specialist training in an appropriate area and knowledge of CAPA and CYP-IAPT
- Experience in neuropsychological assessment training in supervision of clinical/counselling psychologists
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Assessed experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children/adolescents with a wide range of presentations of varying severity. This would usually include at least 2 years post qualification experience, or other evidenced experience.
- Experience of working with moderate to severe mental health problems with a wide range of client groups across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity includingmaintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Demonstrate further specialist clinical experience and training within Child and Adolescent Mental Health, through a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision of working as a clinical / counseling psychologist over a minimum of 18 months, or an agreed alternative
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- Abilities to provide consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Good general knowledge of the literature and research concerning mental health interventions with children, particularly the clinical effectiveness of such interventions
- Knowledge of Child Protection Procedures
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for client's psychological care and treatment both as a professionally qualified care coordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan
- Good presentation and teaching skills and ability to use multi -media materials for formal presentations tolarge groups
- Experience of working within a multi -cultural framework
Desirable
- Experience of service quality monitoring e.g. clinical audit, evaluative research, etc
- Experience of having published in either peer reviewed academic or professional journals and/or books
Communication Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to communicate 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
- Ability to work therapeutically with young people and their families
- Ability to work as a fully participating member of a multi-disciplinary team and the ability to respect and value other members contributions
- Positive problem solving approach
Physical Skills
Essential
- Car driver (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving)
- IT skills; include use of Microsoft Office and Outlook
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
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Peace Children's Centre, Peace Prospect, Watford, WD17 3EW
Peace Prospect
Watford
WD17 3EW
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Peace Children's Centre, Peace Prospect, Watford, WD17 3EW
Peace Prospect
Watford
WD17 3EW
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Principal Clinical Pharmacist Mental Health - Division Leads
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2347420
Job summary
We are seeking an experienced and motivated clinical pharmacist to join our pharmacy team as a Division Lead Pharmacist (Band 8a).
Our Division Lead Pharmacists provide senior clinical leadership across the following divisions: Adult Acute and Urgent Care Services; Specialist Services (Children and Young People and Older People); Learning Disabilities and Forensic Services; and Adult Community Services. The current vacancy is within Adult Acute and Urgent Care Division.
The role is suited to a forward-thinking pharmacist keen to influence practice, develop services and progress as a senior clinical leader. Experience in mental health or learning disabilities is desirable but not essential, and applicants with strong transferable clinical and leadership skills are encouraged to apply.
Working closely with the pharmacy management team, senior clinicians and multidisciplinary teams, you will lead the safe, effective and person-centred use of medicines across the Division. You will provide specialist clinical expertise, influence prescribing practice and support delivery of the Trust's Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation Strategy.
You will join a supportive and progressive pharmacy team with strong links to multidisciplinary colleagues, senior Trust leaders and academic partners, offering opportunities to develop leadership, research and advanced practice aligned with national credentialling frameworks.
Main duties of the job
As a Division Lead Pharmacist, you will provide highly specialist clinical pharmacy expertise in mental health, learning disabilities and forensic services
You will lead and develop pharmacy services across the assigned division, ensuring high-quality, evidence-based and cost-effective medicines use
- Influence prescribing practice and contribute to Trust-wide medicines optimisation strategy and governance
- Use Independent Prescribing skills (where qualified) within agreed scopes and Trust policy
- Support medicines safety through incident review, learning, audit and quality improvement initiatives
- Line manage and develop Band 6/7 pharmacists and other pharmacy staff, fostering a strong learning culture
- Deliver and oversee education and training for pharmacists, technicians and wider healthcare professionals
- Contribute to policy development, formulary management and Trust committees (e.g. Drugs & Therapeutics)
- Work collaboratively across services and systems to support safe and seamless transfer of car
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission
Our family of over 4,000 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.
In return, we can offer you:
- leadership and management training opportunities
- 5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement (subject to a minimum and a maximum payment pro rata)
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
- One of the UK's best pension schemes
- Free Pilates lessons
- Comprehensive health and wellbeing services
- Special leave for family and personal reasons
- NHS Car Lease Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
Our staff survey results tell a story of highly engaged, motivated, passionate people working at HPFT. The survey has shown that staff overwhelmingly believe that their role makes a difference to service users, to the extent that HPFT had the best score nationally for this question.
Details
Date posted
17 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£59,798 to £67,020 a year per annum, pro rata (5% HCAS Included)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
367-CORP-101248-C
Job locations
Kingfisher Court, Kingsley Green, Radlett, Hertfordshire. WD7 9FB
Kingsley Green
Radlett
WD7 9FB
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work with the Chief Pharmacist and a team of clinical pharmacists and technicians to provide and support the integrated delivery of pharmaceutical care initiatives to patients with mental and physical health needs and learning disabilities in identified areas of HPFT to ensure safe, appropriate and cost-effective use of medicines.
- To provide highly specialist pharmaceutical advice concerning the care and treatment of service users in Mental Health (including Forensics) and Learning Disabilities Services and to promote safe, effective and evidence-based cost effective use of medicines within the Trust.
- To actively lead the provision and development of pharmaceutical services to a specific division.
- To provide highly specific advice to clinical team members on the management of complex medicines related issues, such as complex drug interactions, medicines use in pregnancy, unlicensed/off-label use of medicines etc.
- To provide and receive highly complex, highly sensitive or highly contentious information, where developed persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathetic or re-assurance skills are required. This may be because agreement or co-operation is required or because there are barriers to understanding. This may also involve presenting complex, sensitive or contentious information to a large group of staff, service users or carers.
- To work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide clinical pharmaceutical support to designated areas in order to maximise benefits and minimise risk to service users. This will include medicines reconciliation, prescription review, medication reviews, identification and management of drug interactions and adverse effects, advice on clinical monitoring, medicines information, advising on supply problems, compliance with legislation, compliance with Trust policies and guidelines and participation in multidisciplinary team meetings where appropriate.
For a more detailed description, please see attached job description and person specification or contact Georgia Michael, [email protected] or Harsha Patel [email protected], 07779 555393
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work with the Chief Pharmacist and a team of clinical pharmacists and technicians to provide and support the integrated delivery of pharmaceutical care initiatives to patients with mental and physical health needs and learning disabilities in identified areas of HPFT to ensure safe, appropriate and cost-effective use of medicines.
- To provide highly specialist pharmaceutical advice concerning the care and treatment of service users in Mental Health (including Forensics) and Learning Disabilities Services and to promote safe, effective and evidence-based cost effective use of medicines within the Trust.
- To actively lead the provision and development of pharmaceutical services to a specific division.
- To provide highly specific advice to clinical team members on the management of complex medicines related issues, such as complex drug interactions, medicines use in pregnancy, unlicensed/off-label use of medicines etc.
- To provide and receive highly complex, highly sensitive or highly contentious information, where developed persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathetic or re-assurance skills are required. This may be because agreement or co-operation is required or because there are barriers to understanding. This may also involve presenting complex, sensitive or contentious information to a large group of staff, service users or carers.
- To work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide clinical pharmaceutical support to designated areas in order to maximise benefits and minimise risk to service users. This will include medicines reconciliation, prescription review, medication reviews, identification and management of drug interactions and adverse effects, advice on clinical monitoring, medicines information, advising on supply problems, compliance with legislation, compliance with Trust policies and guidelines and participation in multidisciplinary team meetings where appropriate.
For a more detailed description, please see attached job description and person specification or contact Georgia Michael, [email protected] or Harsha Patel [email protected], 07779 555393
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING
Essential
- BPharm / MPharm / BSc Pharmacy
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Postgraduate clinical pharmacy certificate/ diploma or equivalent experience.
- Demonstrates own CPD record/ or documented CPD
Desirable
- Registration with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
- Postgraduate Certificate/diploma in Psychiatric Therapeutics or equivalent experience
- Postgraduate diploma in Advanced Clinical Practice
- Leadership or Management Qualification
- Independent prescribing qualification (or working towards)
- Member of the RPS Education and Standards Committee
- Post-registration Foundation or Core advanced credentialed with RPS
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of working in a secondary care setting, (demonstrable post qualification hospital pharmacy practice)
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Evidence of involvement in clinical pharmacy provision and in operational management
- Writing and reviewing of policies, guidelines, and procedures
- Documented evidence of completed audit work and research practice
- Good, broad clinical knowledge and ability to apply to a ward, community and dispensary setting
- Experience in managing workload
Desirable
- Experience of working as a member of a multidisciplinary team in mental health and learning disabilities
- Evidence of education, training, performance management and development of staff
- Good management skills - including recruitment, supervision, and appraisals
- Experience showing leadership skills or equivalent
- Managing quality and cost effectiveness initiatives
- Experience in incident analysis and investigation
- Awareness of current issues facing the NHS
- Experience of project management
- Experience of carrying out clinical supervision
- Experience of chairing committees
SKILLS / COMMUNICATION
Essential
- Advanced IT skills and comprehensive use of Microsoft office including power point and excel
- An ability to organise and prioritise own workload and that of others
- An ability to lead, inspire and motivate a team
- Engaging, compassionate and caring communication skills when dealing with patients/family/carers on complex/sensitive issues
- Experience of delivering training to staff
- Highly developed physical skills in dispensing, preparing, and checking of medicines involving a high level of accuracy.
- English language competency sufficient to communicate effectively with all staff and deliver education sessions in an appropriate form
- Advanced computer, keyboard and mouse skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Confident, able to influence and assertive when dealing with other professionals.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
- Team player with leadership skills
- Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
- Demonstrates empathy towards client groups
- Shows initiative and has well-developed problemsolving skills
- Demonstrates attention to detail, accuracy, and numeracy skills
Desirable
- Ability to analyse highly complex information, both clinical, financial, and managerial
KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Advanced theoretical and technical, clinical and pharmaceutical knowledge relating to the promotion of high quality, effective and cost-efficient use of medicines, including a wide range of work procedures and practices
- An awareness of NHS Plan, and clinical governance priorities
- Good knowledge of all medicines legislation relating to the supply and storage of medicines
ABILITY
Essential
- Able to deal with conflicting demands on workload and frequent interruptions
- Ability to work under pressure
- Able to influence other professionals
- Able to communicate with service users
- Able to impart complex information in a manner understandable to junior staff and students.
ANALYTICAL SKILLS
Essential
- Able to make judgements involving complex facts or situations which require analysis, interpretation, and comparison of a range of options
- Able to critically appraise clinical trial data and research papers.
PHYSICAL EFFORT
Essential
- Moving handling of laptop and other materials
- Sitting and standing for long periods of time in different settings
- Driving across Hertfordshire to different bases/units
- Able to work late duties/ bank holidays/weekends as per rota/take part in annual stock take
MENTAL EFFORT
Essential
- The job will require frequent use of VDU equipment every day and intense concentration in a sometimes-noisy open plan office environment
- The post holder may encounter challenging/hostile service users when visiting the mental health units
- Communication of complex information about medicines regarding individual service users within own organisation and across other organisations for example commissioning organisations, acute trusts, or community pharmacy
VALUES/MOTIVATIONAL/PERSONAL QUALITIES /DIVERSITY
Essential
- Welcoming/Kind/Positive/Respectful/Professional
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING
Essential
- BPharm / MPharm / BSc Pharmacy
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Postgraduate clinical pharmacy certificate/ diploma or equivalent experience.
- Demonstrates own CPD record/ or documented CPD
Desirable
- Registration with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
- Postgraduate Certificate/diploma in Psychiatric Therapeutics or equivalent experience
- Postgraduate diploma in Advanced Clinical Practice
- Leadership or Management Qualification
- Independent prescribing qualification (or working towards)
- Member of the RPS Education and Standards Committee
- Post-registration Foundation or Core advanced credentialed with RPS
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of working in a secondary care setting, (demonstrable post qualification hospital pharmacy practice)
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Evidence of involvement in clinical pharmacy provision and in operational management
- Writing and reviewing of policies, guidelines, and procedures
- Documented evidence of completed audit work and research practice
- Good, broad clinical knowledge and ability to apply to a ward, community and dispensary setting
- Experience in managing workload
Desirable
- Experience of working as a member of a multidisciplinary team in mental health and learning disabilities
- Evidence of education, training, performance management and development of staff
- Good management skills - including recruitment, supervision, and appraisals
- Experience showing leadership skills or equivalent
- Managing quality and cost effectiveness initiatives
- Experience in incident analysis and investigation
- Awareness of current issues facing the NHS
- Experience of project management
- Experience of carrying out clinical supervision
- Experience of chairing committees
SKILLS / COMMUNICATION
Essential
- Advanced IT skills and comprehensive use of Microsoft office including power point and excel
- An ability to organise and prioritise own workload and that of others
- An ability to lead, inspire and motivate a team
- Engaging, compassionate and caring communication skills when dealing with patients/family/carers on complex/sensitive issues
- Experience of delivering training to staff
- Highly developed physical skills in dispensing, preparing, and checking of medicines involving a high level of accuracy.
- English language competency sufficient to communicate effectively with all staff and deliver education sessions in an appropriate form
- Advanced computer, keyboard and mouse skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Confident, able to influence and assertive when dealing with other professionals.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
- Team player with leadership skills
- Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
- Demonstrates empathy towards client groups
- Shows initiative and has well-developed problemsolving skills
- Demonstrates attention to detail, accuracy, and numeracy skills
Desirable
- Ability to analyse highly complex information, both clinical, financial, and managerial
KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Advanced theoretical and technical, clinical and pharmaceutical knowledge relating to the promotion of high quality, effective and cost-efficient use of medicines, including a wide range of work procedures and practices
- An awareness of NHS Plan, and clinical governance priorities
- Good knowledge of all medicines legislation relating to the supply and storage of medicines
ABILITY
Essential
- Able to deal with conflicting demands on workload and frequent interruptions
- Ability to work under pressure
- Able to influence other professionals
- Able to communicate with service users
- Able to impart complex information in a manner understandable to junior staff and students.
ANALYTICAL SKILLS
Essential
- Able to make judgements involving complex facts or situations which require analysis, interpretation, and comparison of a range of options
- Able to critically appraise clinical trial data and research papers.
PHYSICAL EFFORT
Essential
- Moving handling of laptop and other materials
- Sitting and standing for long periods of time in different settings
- Driving across Hertfordshire to different bases/units
- Able to work late duties/ bank holidays/weekends as per rota/take part in annual stock take
MENTAL EFFORT
Essential
- The job will require frequent use of VDU equipment every day and intense concentration in a sometimes-noisy open plan office environment
- The post holder may encounter challenging/hostile service users when visiting the mental health units
- Communication of complex information about medicines regarding individual service users within own organisation and across other organisations for example commissioning organisations, acute trusts, or community pharmacy
VALUES/MOTIVATIONAL/PERSONAL QUALITIES /DIVERSITY
Essential
- Welcoming/Kind/Positive/Respectful/Professional
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
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Kingfisher Court, Kingsley Green, Radlett, Hertfordshire. WD7 9FB
Kingsley Green
Radlett
WD7 9FB
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Kingfisher Court, Kingsley Green, Radlett, Hertfordshire. WD7 9FB
Kingsley Green
Radlett
WD7 9FB
United Kingdom
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Clinical Psychologist
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2347376
Job summary
We are looking for a HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist with relevant experience and training to the deliver specialist 1:1/Group interventions with adult male prisoners at HMP/YOI Norwich prison.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a continually developing service,
Within the team you will be working with a multidisciplinary team inclusive of Mental Health Nurses, Psychiatrists, Therapists, occupational Therapist, Assistant Practitioners, as well as prison based professionals.
Main duties of the job
The post is based at HMP Norwich. The role will involve working closely with the Mental Health In Reach team providing a specialist assessment and intervention provision , complimenting the current multi-disciplinary team
You will be working with men who may self-harm, have attempted suicide, and/or experience high levels of anxiety or trauma/PTSD. The role includes having an active contribution in reducing self-harm, self destructive and violent behaviour.
Clinical: Provision of specialist psychology assessment, formulation, and evidence-based interventions for individuals and groups, referred to the service.
Training & Development: Supporting and where appropriate implementing and delivering training to embed psychologically informed practices within the multidisciplinary team, supporting a stepped care model of psychological care.
Staff Wellbeing & Resilience: Promote staff wellbeing by leading reflective supervision and post-incident support enhancing resilience and retention in challenging environments.
About us
The service is currently contracted to NSFT but has gone out for re-tender, so will be managed and delivered by a different provider from the 1st April 2027. The new provider is yet to be confirmed.
At Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, inclusion is at the heart of how we work. We are committed to creating a fair, transparent and accessible recruitment process where every candidate has the opportunity to succeed.
We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds, particularly those currently underrepresented in our workforce, including those from the global majority. We recognise that not everyone has equal access to opportunities and are working to address this.
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.
Details
Date posted
17 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750 a year gross per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
246-GYW8228732-A
Job locations
HMP Norwich
Knox Road
Norwich
NR1 4LU
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Job description Job responsibilities Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oPost Graduate Degree (or equivalent) in Clinical/Forensic Psychology, accredited by the BPS
- oOngoing Specialist training/accredited short courses
- oRegistered as a practitioner psychologist with the HCPC
Desirable
- oEvidence of CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- oTheory and practice of specialised psychological interventions
Experience
Essential
- oExperience working as a qualified clinical/forensic psychologist and are able to evidence appropriate knowledge/experience in practice
- oExperience of working with a variety and severity client groups and clinical problems in various settings, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems
- oExperience of working with a range of complex and challenging behaviours and exercising full clinical responsibility for psychological treatment
Desirable
- oExperience of representing psychology within MDT settings (clinical and organisational)
- oExperience of clinical work in a setting relevant to the post
- oExperience of supervision and teaching
Skills
Essential
- oSkilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
- oWell-developed communication skills (oral and written)
- oAble to effectively communicate technical and clinically sensitive information to service users, families, carers and other professionals inside and outside of the NHS
- oSkills in consultation to professional and non-professional groups
- oSkills in training and supervision. Skills in creating and delivering presentations and training programmes
Desirable
- oExperience of clinical work in a setting relevant to the post
- oskills in neuropsychological assessment
Knowledge
Essential
- oDoctor level knowledge of research design, methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis
- oKnowledge of mental health legislation within specialist clinical contex
- oEvidence of CPD as recommended by the BPS
Desirable
- oWell-developed knowledge of theory and practice of specialised psychological intervention and assessment in specialist clinical service-user groups
Other
Essential
- oAble to identify, provide and promote appropriate support strategies to staff exposed to highly distressing situations and challenging behaviours
- oAble to use multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings
- oAbility to travel independently
Desirable
- oExperience of working within a multicultural framework
- oExperience of providing specific support and intervention and strategy for staff
Person Specification Qualifications Essential oPost Graduate Degree (or equivalent) in Clinical/Forensic Psychology, accredited by the BPS oOngoing Specialist training/accredited short courses oRegistered as a practitioner psychologist with the HCPC Desirable oEvidence of CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice oTheory and practice of specialised psychological interventions Experience Essential oExperience working as a qualified clinical/forensic psychologist and are able to evidence appropriate knowledge/experience in practice oExperience of working with a variety and severity client groups and clinical problems in various settings, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems oExperience of working with a range of complex and challenging behaviours and exercising full clinical responsibility for psychological treatment Desirable oExperience of representing psychology within MDT settings (clinical and organisational) oExperience of clinical work in a setting relevant to the post oExperience of supervision and teaching Skills Essential oSkilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management oWell-developed communication skills (oral and written) oAble to effectively communicate technical and clinically sensitive information to service users, families, carers and other professionals inside and outside of the NHS oSkills in consultation to professional and non-professional groups oSkills in training and supervision. Skills in creating and delivering presentations and training programmes Desirable oExperience of clinical work in a setting relevant to the post oskills in neuropsychological assessment Knowledge Essential oDoctor level knowledge of research design, methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis oKnowledge of mental health legislation within specialist clinical contex oEvidence of CPD as recommended by the BPS Desirable oWell-developed knowledge of theory and practice of specialised psychological intervention and assessment in specialist clinical service-user groups Other Essential oAble to identify, provide and promote appropriate support strategies to staff exposed to highly distressing situations and challenging behaviours oAble to use multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings oAbility to travel independently Desirable oExperience of working within a multicultural framework oExperience of providing specific support and intervention and strategy for staff
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
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
HMP Norwich
Knox Road
Norwich
NR1 4LU
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
HMP Norwich
Knox Road
Norwich
NR1 4LU
United Kingdom
Employer's website
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Senior Occupational Therapist
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2347305
Job summary
Home First Hub is an integrated discharge team working with our Acute hospitals across Norfolk to support patients through their discharge home, community inpatient unit or to residential placement.
It is a multidisciplinary team of clinical and social professionals dedicated to patient recovery and wellbeing. EEC is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our team in providing reablement assessment to a specific cohort of patients across a 5 day service Monday to Friday.
This role will focus on patients who are not able to immediately return home or enter a community in patient unit but require a period of recovery, reablement, and assessment to understand their long term needs and goals. It will involve linking with our team at Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital and visiting patients in their short term placements in residential homes across Norfolk. The specific cohort of patients will be those predominantly with cognitive impairment
Applications for full time hours are welcomed. Part time hours may be considered as part of a job share.
Main duties of the job
To contribute to the delivery of high standards of health care to patients within care homes by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating packages of care.
Be responsible for delivery of care in a reablement and recovery setting.
To support an environment where all team members are responsible for a reablement ethos using a positive risk-taking approach for patients, their carers and families.
To support patients being as independent as possible within their functional limits.
To work as part of a multidisciplinary team within a quality framework to ensure that the highest standards of care are met.
To support and deliver innovation within discharge practice and pathways.
To work with system partners including the voluntary sector to ensure that patients experience is a seamless transfer of care back home or to a long term placement.
Be responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of care to a named group of patients.
Work proactively within the team to achieve unit and trust goals and objectives.
Work with and promote recognised policies, protocols, and guidelines.
Work with HFH team to identify opportunities for learning and improvement specific to this patient cohort.
About us
Find out more about working for our organisation here:
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Please note, the selection processes at East of England Community Health and Care Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills.
Please note we are currently unable to offer sponsorship for this post.
Details
Date posted
17 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
Depending on experience pro rata pa
Contract
Secondment
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
839-8243128-JH-A
Job locations
Norwich Community Hospital
Bowthorpe Road
Norwich
NR2 3TU
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To undertaketherapy assessments and treatment plans for patients with long term conditions, palliative care and rehabilitation needs to achieve quality of life and independence where possible.
- To work within the integrated team to facilitate supported discharge
- To work within the integrated team to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital.
- To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non-statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users.
- To support learning within the role and patient cohort with a view to understanding and evidencing the longer terms needs for this cohort within the wider NHS and social services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To undertaketherapy assessments and treatment plans for patients with long term conditions, palliative care and rehabilitation needs to achieve quality of life and independence where possible.
- To work within the integrated team to facilitate supported discharge
- To work within the integrated team to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital.
- To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non-statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users.
- To support learning within the role and patient cohort with a view to understanding and evidencing the longer terms needs for this cohort within the wider NHS and social services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Graduate Diploma or 1st Level degree in Occupational Therapy
- Current HCPC registration
Desirable
- Clinical Educators qualification
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of elderly rehabilitation
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Experience of community working
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of a higher level of skills and knowledge of practice.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Highly motivated and team player
- Able to demonstrate tact, diplomacy, empathy and sensitivity
- Good observational & reporting skills
- Ability to manage stressful situations and use own initiative
- Leadership skills
- Work flexibly to accommodate patient / service needs
- Have basic IT and standard keyboard skills
- Be able to kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments
- Be able to manoeuvre limbs and patients using handling aids
Desirable
- Awareness of Assistive Technology
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Be reliable
- Be able to contribute to 5 day working rota
- Be able to prioritise and manage own workload
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Graduate Diploma or 1st Level degree in Occupational Therapy
- Current HCPC registration
Desirable
- Clinical Educators qualification
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of elderly rehabilitation
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Experience of community working
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of a higher level of skills and knowledge of practice.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Highly motivated and team player
- Able to demonstrate tact, diplomacy, empathy and sensitivity
- Good observational & reporting skills
- Ability to manage stressful situations and use own initiative
- Leadership skills
- Work flexibly to accommodate patient / service needs
- Have basic IT and standard keyboard skills
- Be able to kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments
- Be able to manoeuvre limbs and patients using handling aids
Desirable
- Awareness of Assistive Technology
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Be reliable
- Be able to contribute to 5 day working rota
- Be able to prioritise and manage own workload
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
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust
Address
Norwich Community Hospital
Bowthorpe Road
Norwich
NR2 3TU
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.eastofenglandcommunityhealthandcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust
Address
Norwich Community Hospital
Bowthorpe Road
Norwich
NR2 3TU
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.eastofenglandcommunityhealthandcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2345566
Job summary
<p>As a <strong>Pharmacy Technician </strong>you will be part of our valued team in our <strong>HMP Norwich </strong>Service, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:</p><ul><li>Band 5 AfC Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions</li><li>Free on-site parking at HMP Norwich</li><li>Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you</li><li>Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates</li><li>Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma <span class="single_desc_int_gb_word">support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling </span></li><li>Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise </li><li>An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfen
Main duties of the job
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
16 September 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
HCRGCG/TP/158870/20643
Job locations
HCRG Care Group
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 4LU
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.
Employer details
Employer name
HCRG Care Group
Address
HCRG Care Group
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 4LU
United Kingdom
Employer's website
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Employer details
Employer name
HCRG Care Group
Address
HCRG Care Group
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 4LU
United Kingdom
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Senior Occupational Therapist
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2345251
Job summary
Due to career development of our existing staff and developments within our services we have opportunity for a substantive band 6 Occupational Therapist within our department. We are looking for a Senior Occupational Therapist or Band 5 ready to progress to Band 6 to join our team and help us to ensure that we meet the Trust's vision to provide every patient with the care we want for those we love the most.
The Band 6 provides an excellent opportunity for occupational therapists to continue broadening their skills and to develop greater knowledge & skill sharing across teams. This role will be based within the surgery team covering all surgical wards. This is a developing service supported by the OT clinical specialist in surgery, typically covering Colorectal, Vascular, General Surgery, Gynaecology, Urology, & Plastics
The Occupational Therapy service at NNUH has over 90 members of staff committed to providing a high- quality patient care across all specialisms. We have a dynamic working environment where two days are never the same. There is the opportunity to work with a diverse range of individuals, requiring the many areas of occupational therapy, skills and knowledge in order to have a positive impact at a time when it is needed most.
Main duties of the job
As an autonomous practitioner, you will:
o provide a flexible and comprehensive service to a designated area
o independently carry out specialised assessment and appropriate intervention for patients with complex needs incorporating physical, personal and psychological needs in relation to self-care, leisure and productivity
o assess risks relating to the discharge process to ensure a safe and timely discharge of patients to the most appropriate setting
o provide advice and information to patients/carers including instruction and training regarding use of equipment issued
o carry out day to day supervision of qualified and unqualified staff
You will have:
Exposure to and the opportunity to manage a diverse caseload across surgery with the support and training to develop and embed expertise.
Access to regular and culturally embedded supervision with more experienced members of the therapy team, as well as very close working and learning links with the wider department.
The opportunity to work across a variety of in- patient areas and into the community as part of a broad and diverse rotation.
Full time: 37.5 hrs per week
Interview date: to be confirmed
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
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 at NNUH Colney Lane site
- 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 Colney Lane site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Details
Date posted
16 September 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, Flexible working, Compressed hours
Reference number
234-26-F0714
Job locations
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital
Colney Lane
Norwich
NR4 7UY
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
1. To maintain a high standard of professional practice, working within the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists.
2. To be professionally and legally responsible for all aspects of your own work including accountability for the management of patients in your care as an autonomous practitioner
3. To have knowledge of evidence as a base for practice, participate in service / multidisciplinary audit and research within the clinical area and use knowledge gained to achieve optimum outcomes for Occupational Therapy.
4. To prioritise own caseload
5. To independently carry out specialised assessment and appropriate intervention for patients with complex needs incorporating personal, psychological and spiritual needs in relation to self-care, leisure and productivity.
Please view the attached job description for full details of the role, and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.
We are committed to providing the post holder with the opportunity to develop current/ new skills with access to in-service training and professional development. You will receive supervision and annual appraisal; have access to peer support and encouragement to take an active role within your own continuing professional development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
1. To maintain a high standard of professional practice, working within the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists.
2. To be professionally and legally responsible for all aspects of your own work including accountability for the management of patients in your care as an autonomous practitioner
3. To have knowledge of evidence as a base for practice, participate in service / multidisciplinary audit and research within the clinical area and use knowledge gained to achieve optimum outcomes for Occupational Therapy.
4. To prioritise own caseload
5. To independently carry out specialised assessment and appropriate intervention for patients with complex needs incorporating personal, psychological and spiritual needs in relation to self-care, leisure and productivity.
Please view the attached job description for full details of the role, and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.
We are committed to providing the post holder with the opportunity to develop current/ new skills with access to in-service training and professional development. You will receive supervision and annual appraisal; have access to peer support and encouragement to take an active role within your own continuing professional development.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc OT
- Health Professions Council registration
- Relevant post-graduate experience
Desirable
- MSc OT
Experience
Essential
- Specialist clinical knowledge and experience in the relevant clinical area within the acute setting
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working
Attitude & Aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc OT
- Health Professions Council registration
- Relevant post-graduate experience
Desirable
- MSc OT
Experience
Essential
- Specialist clinical knowledge and experience in the relevant clinical area within the acute setting
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working
Attitude & Aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
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
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Address
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital
Colney Lane
Norwich
NR4 7UY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nnuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Address
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital
Colney Lane
Norwich
NR4 7UY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nnuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2342731
Job summary
Job Summary:
As a Healthcare Assistant, you are a key member of the clinical team, supporting the delivery of General Medical Services to patients attending the practice. Working alongside GPs and nursing staff, you will provide treatment, preventative care, screening, and patient education.
You will see patients referred by a GP or nurse, or attending for procedures and treatments. Provide appropriate advice on ongoing care and refer any needs outside your scope of practice to a suitable clinician.
Main Duties:
Assist with routine patient care as directed by GPs and senior clinical staff.
Clean and maintain clinical equipment in line with Infection Control policies.
Stock and maintain GP and nursing rooms.
Chaperone and support patients during clinical examinations when required.
Record patient observations, including height, weight, blood pressure, and other measurements.
Collect and process specimens (e.g. urine samples) and complete relevant laboratory documentation.
Perform phlebotomy and prepare samples for transport to the laboratory.
Carry out ECGs.
Undertake housekeeping duties, including maintaining cleanliness of treatment and consulting rooms and preparing laundry and linen.
Maintain accurate records and report any issues or concerns to senior staff.
About Us:
This is an excellent opportunity to join a small, friendly, and dedicated team within a busy and supportive general practice environment.
Main duties of the job
Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed by senior nursing staff and Gps
Maintain and clean equipment used by the nurses and GPs according to the practice Infection Control Policy
Maintain GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required
Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by a clinician
Recording heights, weights, blood pressure and other measurements of patients as required
Obtaining specimens e.g. urine, testing as instructed and completing appropriate laboratory forms
Carry out phlebotomy duties and prepare blood samples and forms for transporting to the appropriate laboratory
Carry out ECGs
Undertake housekeeping duties including, general tidiness and cleanliness of treatment and GP rooms, preparation of laundry and linen for surgeries
Maintain accurate records, ensuring the senior staff are advised of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks
About us
Watton Medical Practice is a well-established, patient-focused GP practice serving the local community in Watton and the surrounding areas. We are proud to provide high-quality, compassionate care within a supportive and forward-thinking primary care environment.
Our multidisciplinary team includes GPs, practice nurses, healthcare assistants, allied health professionals, pharmacists, care navigators and an experienced administrative team, all working collaboratively to deliver safe and effective patient care. We value teamwork, open communication and supporting one another to achieve the best outcomes for our patients.
We aim to create a positive workplace where staff feel respected, listened to and encouraged to develop professionally. The practice supports ongoing learning, service development and innovation and we welcome team members who are enthusiastic about improving patient care and contributing new ideas.
Based in a modern purpose-built surgery in Norfolk, we offer a friendly working atmosphere with a strong sense of community. We understand the importance of work-life balance and strive to maintain a supportive environment where staff wellbeing is valued alongside high clinical standards.
Details
Date posted
15 September 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
A4083-26-0008
Job locations
24 Gregor Shanks Way
Watton
Thetford
Norfolk
IP25 6FA
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed.
Maintain and clean equipment used by the nurses and GPs according to the practice Infection Control Policy
Maintain GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required
Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by a clinician
Recording heights, weights, blood pressure and other measurements of patients as required
Obtaining specimens e.g. urine, testing as instructed and completing appropriate laboratory forms
Carry out phlebotomy duties and prepare blood samples and forms for transporting to the appropriate laboratory
Carry out ECGs
Undertake housekeeping duties including, general tidiness and cleanliness of treatment and GP rooms, preparation of laundry and linen for surgeries
Maintain accurate records, ensuring the senior nurse on duty is advised of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks
Professional Accountability: To The Partners and Management
You must :
Continuous Professional Development: via annual appraisal/training plan
Management:
You are to ensure that within the areas of your clinical responsibility:
You, your colleagues, and any visitors comply with the Grove Surgery Health and Safety policy.
All accidents, injuries and dangerous occurrences are reported promptly to line management.
All patient complaints made against you or another member of the Nursing Team are brought to the attention of the Practice Manager.
Any doubt surrounding clinical or administrative matters are to be referred to the Nursing or Practice Manager as appropriate.
Responsibilities:
You are to liaise with the Partners and Management for professional direction.
The tasks within prescribed Patient Specific Directions (PSD) for which the Prescriber will be responsible for signing prior to you seeing the patient.
Treatment Room.
Dressings and wound care (once course and competencies gained)
Injections and Immunisations (once course and competencies gained)
Removal of sutures and clips
Ear syringing
ECG
Venepuncture
Urinalysis
Assisting at minor operations
Routine weekly checks of emergency equipment, including O2 cylinder and twice daily temperature checks on vaccine fridge. Stock checks and ordering, All to be recorded on locally produced proforma and any faults to be reported immediately to Management.
All treatments and relevant information must be recorded in the patients computer records
Daily sample register and processing of samples as required
Infection Control measures must be followed and a routine of cleaning, set up by the Practice Nurse Manager to be shared by the Nursing team must be maintained and recorded.
Chronic Disease Management:
You are to assist and carry out specific clinics to aid the management and treatment of Chronic Diseases
Venepuncture
Base line observations as require
Urinalysis as required
Patient Primary Contact:
In the absence of the Doctor, if a patient presents at the surgery you may need to contact a nurse to make an initial assessment of the patient and either carry out treatment within your competence or summon the Doctor as appropriate.
Medical Records:
You are responsible for entering details of all patient consultations onto SystemOne. Furthermore update and maintain any patient held documents such as INR books.
Health Promotion:
You are to actively promote health education throughout the Practice population encouraging healthy lifestyle with written material if appropriate utilising the local Health Promotion unit.
Promote NHS Health Checks to eligible patients
Promote Health Checks for those patients with Learning Difficulties
Safeguarding
You must be aware and have understanding of the Practice Adult and Child Protection Policies and remain up to date with the recognised training requirements for a Practice Nurse.
Vaccination & Immunisation:
Influenza/Pneumovax With the help of the Practice team, arrange a call and recall for those patients for whom either a flu or pneumovax vaccination is appropriate. Administer these vaccinations. Signed PSD required
Any other Vaccination that is appropriate to the patient presenting under the guidance of the relevant competencies of the HCA and signed PSD
Ensure that the consultation is entered onto the patients computer record.
Provision of Treatment:
In the case of accidents, when patients present who are either registered here or not (Temporary Residents), you should provide requested treatment by the nurse/GP if within your competencies, referral to GP or referral to A&E, whichever is the most appropriate
Chaperoning:
You are to provide chaperoning as and when required.
Audit:
Participate in regular audit of various aspects of the nursing service as requested Management and implement any changes necessary to effect improvement under supervision.
Protocols:
You are to adhere to all surgery and national policies. This is to be done in conjunction with Managemnet and the Partners.
Other:
You are to carry out any other task provided if it is considered to be within your role as a Health Care professional and you have the relevant knowledge and competencies to deal with such request.
Communication:
You should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:
Communicate effectively with patients and carers.
You are to liaise with all members of the Practice team In addition to the reception team there is a need to work closely with clinical and administrative staff to ensure all aspects of the team are effective.
Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly such as those who have difficulty in hearing or difficulties understanding the English language.
Meetings and Practice Information:
It will be necessary to attend and contribute to various Practice meetings as requested.
Report to Management any matters of concern regarding your position, any other individual in the surgery or outside agency.
Confidentiality:
In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.
In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.
Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.
Health & Safety:
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:
Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines.
Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks.
Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills.
Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards.
Reporting potential risks identified.
Equality and Diversity:
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies, and current legislation.
Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
Personal/Professional Development:
The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment, such training to include:
Training requirements will be monitored by annual appraisal and will be in accordance with Practice requirements. Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the Practice.
If it is necessary to expand the role to include additional responsibilities, full training will be supported and provided either internally or externally.
Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.
Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
Basic Life Support update
Child protection update
Complete online staff training as mandated by the Practice Manager.
If it is necessary to expand the role to include additional responsibilities, full training will be supported and provided either internally or externally.
Quality:
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will:
Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
Effectively manage own time, workload and resources
Contribution to the Implementation of Services
Job description
Job responsibilities
Assist in and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed.
Maintain and clean equipment used by the nurses and GPs according to the practice Infection Control Policy
Maintain GP and Nurses rooms, stocking and rotating items as required
Chaperoning and assisting patients where appropriate who are being examined by a clinician
Recording heights, weights, blood pressure and other measurements of patients as required
Obtaining specimens e.g. urine, testing as instructed and completing appropriate laboratory forms
Carry out phlebotomy duties and prepare blood samples and forms for transporting to the appropriate laboratory
Carry out ECGs
Undertake housekeeping duties including, general tidiness and cleanliness of treatment and GP rooms, preparation of laundry and linen for surgeries
Maintain accurate records, ensuring the senior nurse on duty is advised of potential problems or errors within the range of assigned tasks
Professional Accountability: To The Partners and Management
You must :
Continuous Professional Development: via annual appraisal/training plan
Management:
You are to ensure that within the areas of your clinical responsibility:
You, your colleagues, and any visitors comply with the Grove Surgery Health and Safety policy.
All accidents, injuries and dangerous occurrences are reported promptly to line management.
All patient complaints made against you or another member of the Nursing Team are brought to the attention of the Practice Manager.
Any doubt surrounding clinical or administrative matters are to be referred to the Nursing or Practice Manager as appropriate.
Responsibilities:
You are to liaise with the Partners and Management for professional direction.
The tasks within prescribed Patient Specific Directions (PSD) for which the Prescriber will be responsible for signing prior to you seeing the patient.
Treatment Room.
Dressings and wound care (once course and competencies gained)
Injections and Immunisations (once course and competencies gained)
Removal of sutures and clips
Ear syringing
ECG
Venepuncture
Urinalysis
Assisting at minor operations
Routine weekly checks of emergency equipment, including O2 cylinder and twice daily temperature checks on vaccine fridge. Stock checks and ordering, All to be recorded on locally produced proforma and any faults to be reported immediately to Management.
All treatments and relevant information must be recorded in the patients computer records
Daily sample register and processing of samples as required
Infection Control measures must be followed and a routine of cleaning, set up by the Practice Nurse Manager to be shared by the Nursing team must be maintained and recorded.
Chronic Disease Management:
You are to assist and carry out specific clinics to aid the management and treatment of Chronic Diseases
Venepuncture
Base line observations as require
Urinalysis as required
Patient Primary Contact:
In the absence of the Doctor, if a patient presents at the surgery you may need to contact a nurse to make an initial assessment of the patient and either carry out treatment within your competence or summon the Doctor as appropriate.
Medical Records:
You are responsible for entering details of all patient consultations onto SystemOne. Furthermore update and maintain any patient held documents such as INR books.
Health Promotion:
You are to actively promote health education throughout the Practice population encouraging healthy lifestyle with written material if appropriate utilising the local Health Promotion unit.
Promote NHS Health Checks to eligible patients
Promote Health Checks for those patients with Learning Difficulties
Safeguarding
You must be aware and have understanding of the Practice Adult and Child Protection Policies and remain up to date with the recognised training requirements for a Practice Nurse.
Vaccination & Immunisation:
Influenza/Pneumovax With the help of the Practice team, arrange a call and recall for those patients for whom either a flu or pneumovax vaccination is appropriate. Administer these vaccinations. Signed PSD required
Any other Vaccination that is appropriate to the patient presenting under the guidance of the relevant competencies of the HCA and signed PSD
Ensure that the consultation is entered onto the patients computer record.
Provision of Treatment:
In the case of accidents, when patients present who are either registered here or not (Temporary Residents), you should provide requested treatment by the nurse/GP if within your competencies, referral to GP or referral to A&E, whichever is the most appropriate
Chaperoning:
You are to provide chaperoning as and when required.
Audit:
Participate in regular audit of various aspects of the nursing service as requested Management and implement any changes necessary to effect improvement under supervision.
Protocols:
You are to adhere to all surgery and national policies. This is to be done in conjunction with Managemnet and the Partners.
Other:
You are to carry out any other task provided if it is considered to be within your role as a Health Care professional and you have the relevant knowledge and competencies to deal with such request.
Communication:
You should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to:
Communicate effectively with patients and carers.
You are to liaise with all members of the Practice team In addition to the reception team there is a need to work closely with clinical and administrative staff to ensure all aspects of the team are effective.
Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly such as those who have difficulty in hearing or difficulties understanding the English language.
Meetings and Practice Information:
It will be necessary to attend and contribute to various Practice meetings as requested.
Report to Management any matters of concern regarding your position, any other individual in the surgery or outside agency.
Confidentiality:
In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.
In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.
Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.
Health & Safety:
The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include:
Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines.
Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks.
Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills.
Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards.
Reporting potential risks identified.
Equality and Diversity:
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies, and current legislation.
Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.
Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
Personal/Professional Development:
The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment, such training to include:
Training requirements will be monitored by annual appraisal and will be in accordance with Practice requirements. Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the Practice.
If it is necessary to expand the role to include additional responsibilities, full training will be supported and provided either internally or externally.
Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.
Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
Basic Life Support update
Child protection update
Complete online staff training as mandated by the Practice Manager.
If it is necessary to expand the role to include additional responsibilities, full training will be supported and provided either internally or externally.
Quality:
The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will:
Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance
Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
Effectively manage own time, workload and resources
Contribution to the Implementation of Services
Person Specification
Experience
Desirable
- Experience in Primary Care
Qualifications
Essential
- Complete the Care Certificate for HCA or Level 3 NVQ
Desirable
- Complete the Care Certificate for HCA or Level 3 NVQ
Person Specification
Experience
Desirable
- Experience in Primary Care
Qualifications
Essential
- Complete the Care Certificate for HCA or Level 3 NVQ
Desirable
- Complete the Care Certificate for HCA or Level 3 NVQ
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
Watton Medical Practice
Address
24 Gregor Shanks Way
Watton
Thetford
Norfolk
IP25 6FA
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.wattonmedicalpractice.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Watton Medical Practice
Address
24 Gregor Shanks Way
Watton
Thetford
Norfolk
IP25 6FA
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.wattonmedicalpractice.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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Senior Social Worker
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2342490
Job summary
Are you an experienced Social Worker seeking promotion?
Are you looking to develop into leadership & take your social care skills in the field of Adult Mental Health further?
Do you want to be part of an energetic & dynamic team in the heart of the south east Hertfordshire community, working for an award-winning, outstanding Trust?
We are looking for a Band 7 Senior Social Worker to join the Adult Community Mental Health Service in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire.
You must hold a full valid driving license and have access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will:
- promote and lead the social care agenda, acting in accordance with the principles of personalisation, working to promote wellbeing, and enabling individual's rights to choice and control
- carry out complex assessments of need, plan and deliver services and review outcomes with the individual, their personal support networks and support providers
- ensure practice within the team is responsive, inclusive and community based with a clear focus on outcomes and bring your professional expertise to your work with complex cases
- supervise the social care staff within the team and support the wider team with social care
- manage the provision of assessments under the Care Act 2014 and the reviews of packages of care
- work collaboratively with community partners to ensure individuals and families are supported and their needs are met
- act as a champion and leader of social care within the locality/quadrant
- be professionally registered.
In return, we can offer you:
- leadership and management training opportunities
- 5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement (subject to a minimum and a maximum payment pro rata)
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
- One of the UK's best pension schemes
- Comprehensive health and wellbeing services
- Special leave for family and personal reasons
- NHS Car Lease Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
Our family of over 4000 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.
The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Our Trust values are:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Details
Date posted
15 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£51,657 to £58,785 a year per annum, pro rata (inclusive of 5% HCAS)
Contract
Secondment
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
367-ACMS-101521-B
Job locations
Hertsmere Civic Offices, Elstree Way, Borehamwood WD6 1WA
Elstree Way,
Borehamwood
WD6 1WA
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary:Senior Social Workers are a key part of the senior management team and the focus of the role is to promote, lead and act in accordance with the principles of personalisation, ensuring the team are working to promote wellbeing, and enabling individuals rights to choice and control. In doing so they will carry out complex assessments of need, plan and deliver services and review outcomes with the individual, their personal support networks and support providers.
Senior Social Workers will lead the Team's social care agenda and will supervise the social care staff within the Team. As a Senior Social Worker you will act as a champion and leader of social care within a locality/quadrant to ensure a focus on outcome based interventions. You will be expected to give robust, consistent expert social care practice advice in partnership with other specialist senior social care colleagues. You will reinforce the need to deliver high quality, cost effective social care services to service users and their carers focused on the principles of choice, control and independence, as well as ensuring their safety. You will have a small caseload of the most complex cases and you will manage the provision of assessments and reviews of social care intervention.
Partnership working is a key component of this post both within and outside the Trust and you will need to be innovative in ensuring that there is a range of appropriate services locally to support individual recovery journeys. You will work with community partners to address complex social issues and will be encouraged to think innovatively about how to address local concerns with our community partners.
You will be expected to work in partnership with service users and carers so that they can be empowered, and services can be improved as a result of feedback of their experiences.
All Senior Social Workers must be registered with Social Work England.
For a more detailed description, please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary:Senior Social Workers are a key part of the senior management team and the focus of the role is to promote, lead and act in accordance with the principles of personalisation, ensuring the team are working to promote wellbeing, and enabling individuals rights to choice and control. In doing so they will carry out complex assessments of need, plan and deliver services and review outcomes with the individual, their personal support networks and support providers.
Senior Social Workers will lead the Team's social care agenda and will supervise the social care staff within the Team. As a Senior Social Worker you will act as a champion and leader of social care within a locality/quadrant to ensure a focus on outcome based interventions. You will be expected to give robust, consistent expert social care practice advice in partnership with other specialist senior social care colleagues. You will reinforce the need to deliver high quality, cost effective social care services to service users and their carers focused on the principles of choice, control and independence, as well as ensuring their safety. You will have a small caseload of the most complex cases and you will manage the provision of assessments and reviews of social care intervention.
Partnership working is a key component of this post both within and outside the Trust and you will need to be innovative in ensuring that there is a range of appropriate services locally to support individual recovery journeys. You will work with community partners to address complex social issues and will be encouraged to think innovatively about how to address local concerns with our community partners.
You will be expected to work in partnership with service users and carers so that they can be empowered, and services can be improved as a result of feedback of their experiences.
All Senior Social Workers must be registered with Social Work England.
For a more detailed description, please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification.
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Essential
- An appropriate professional social work qualification
- Registration with General Social Care Council
- Education to degree level
- Masters Degree or equivalent training
- Approved Mental Health Professional training and qualification (or prepared to undertake training within a year of appointment)
- Relevant post-qualifying training for social workers
Desirable
- Other post-qualifying training e.g. CBT, family therapy
- Best Interests Assessment training
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Stong post qualification experience with demonstrable evidence of excellent practice at a high level
- Extensive knowledge of legislation, statutory guidance, theory and policy in relation to relevant adult and children's social care.
- Experience of undertaking assessments,focused as personalisation, choice and control, and care planning Understanding and experience of personal budgets and direct payments
- Experience of supervising and mentoring staff
- Experience of multidisciplinary working and evidence of collaborative work
- Experience of partnership working with service users and carers, demonstrating dignity and respect particularly in very challenging situations
- Experience of work as Approved Mental Health Professional.
Desirable
- Experience of work as a Best Interests assessor
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Essential
- Excellent ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders including service users and carers, other professional colleagues, members of other organisations and local communities, verbally and in writing.
- Evidence of successful management of difficult meetings.
- Ability to manage highly sensitive information
- Experience of using electronic recording systems and ability to produce accurate, appropriate and timely reports
ANALYTICAL SKILLS
Essential
- Ability to analyse service user and carer information.
- Experience of undertaking small scale audits and surveys.
Desirable
- Understanding of basic research methods
DIVERSITY
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to working sensitively with diverse needs and environments
- Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice
PHYSICAL SKILLS
Essential
- Ability to visit and attend meetings at a variety of locations and environments Experience of using computer - PC
- literate to ECDL standard
- Able to travel between bases and offices, as required, using suitable mode of transport.
PHYSICAL EFFORT
Essential
- Ability to meet timescales and respond to crises and appropriate
MENTAL EFFORT
Essential
- Flexibility and ability to respond to a variety of tasks, and to prioritise own workload
- Ability to manage others and convey information which may be contentious sensitively so that it achieves required improvements and outcomes
EMOTIONAL EFFORT
Essential
- Ability to deal with distressing and sometimes aggressive behaviour of service users, carers and colleagues
GENERAL
Essential
- Experience of working in an integrated health and social care environment
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Essential
- An appropriate professional social work qualification
- Registration with General Social Care Council
- Education to degree level
- Masters Degree or equivalent training
- Approved Mental Health Professional training and qualification (or prepared to undertake training within a year of appointment)
- Relevant post-qualifying training for social workers
Desirable
- Other post-qualifying training e.g. CBT, family therapy
- Best Interests Assessment training
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Stong post qualification experience with demonstrable evidence of excellent practice at a high level
- Extensive knowledge of legislation, statutory guidance, theory and policy in relation to relevant adult and children's social care.
- Experience of undertaking assessments,focused as personalisation, choice and control, and care planning Understanding and experience of personal budgets and direct payments
- Experience of supervising and mentoring staff
- Experience of multidisciplinary working and evidence of collaborative work
- Experience of partnership working with service users and carers, demonstrating dignity and respect particularly in very challenging situations
- Experience of work as Approved Mental Health Professional.
Desirable
- Experience of work as a Best Interests assessor
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Essential
- Excellent ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders including service users and carers, other professional colleagues, members of other organisations and local communities, verbally and in writing.
- Evidence of successful management of difficult meetings.
- Ability to manage highly sensitive information
- Experience of using electronic recording systems and ability to produce accurate, appropriate and timely reports
ANALYTICAL SKILLS
Essential
- Ability to analyse service user and carer information.
- Experience of undertaking small scale audits and surveys.
Desirable
- Understanding of basic research methods
DIVERSITY
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to working sensitively with diverse needs and environments
- Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice
PHYSICAL SKILLS
Essential
- Ability to visit and attend meetings at a variety of locations and environments Experience of using computer - PC
- literate to ECDL standard
- Able to travel between bases and offices, as required, using suitable mode of transport.
PHYSICAL EFFORT
Essential
- Ability to meet timescales and respond to crises and appropriate
MENTAL EFFORT
Essential
- Flexibility and ability to respond to a variety of tasks, and to prioritise own workload
- Ability to manage others and convey information which may be contentious sensitively so that it achieves required improvements and outcomes
EMOTIONAL EFFORT
Essential
- Ability to deal with distressing and sometimes aggressive behaviour of service users, carers and colleagues
GENERAL
Essential
- Experience of working in an integrated health and social care environment
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
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Hertsmere Civic Offices, Elstree Way, Borehamwood WD6 1WA
Elstree Way,
Borehamwood
WD6 1WA
United Kingdom
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Address
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Elstree Way,
Borehamwood
WD6 1WA
United Kingdom
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Assistant Psychologist
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2342483
Job summary
Whilst we welcome all applications from all suitable candidates, unfortunately, we will not be offering sponsorship for this role.
An exciting opportunity is available for an Assistant Psychologist to join the HPFT Community Child and Young People's Mental Health Service (CYPMHS) for the East Hertfordshire team, based at Rosanne House, Welwyn Garden City and Hoddesdon Health Centre.
This role is part of an established community team within the HPFT Specialist Division, focusing on the assessment and treatment of children and young people with mental health needs. The CYPMH team provides specialist assessments and evidence-based therapeutic interventions for young people in the community and offers support in collaboration with children, young people, and their families.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for maintaining service databases, entering data, generating reports on service targets, and conducting audits and evaluations in accordance with national guidelines for monitoring service delivery and clinical progress, all under the supervision of a qualified Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical/Counselling). They will also play a role in supporting the treatment of children and young people, following psychological therapy guidelines and supervision.
Regular clinical supervision will be provided. Applicants should have a recognised undergraduate degree in Psychology and be eligible for Graduate Basis for Registration with the British Psychological Society.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is a leading organisation with ambitious goals. As one of only five mental health trusts to receive an overall 'Outstanding' rating from the Care Quality Commission, we strive to be the top provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
Our team of over 4,500 staff delivers health and social care to more than 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health, and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, both in the community and in inpatient settings. We also offer nationally commissioned specialist services, including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, and medium and low secure learning disabilities services.
The care we provide has a positive impact on our service users, their families, and carers. Our work is guided by choice, independence, and equality, with our Trust values at the heart of everything we do:
Our Trust values are: Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
These values shape who we are and how we work.
If you are interested in joining the HPFT family, working with us to help our service users live their best lives, and being supported in your own career development, we invite you to consider a role with us.
Details
Date posted
15 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£29,812 to £32,715 a year per annum, pro rata (Inclusive of 5% HCAS)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
367-CYP-101618
Job locations
Rosanne House
Parkway
Welwyn Garden City
AL8 6HG
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary: To assist care planning and delivery for those children & young people who are receiving a community CYPMHS service, in particular supporting data analysis and service evaluation (80% of job plan) and the delivery of psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified psychological practitioner (20% of job plan). The post holder will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary quadrant CYPMHS team assisting in the provision of a high-quality service to CYP and their carers experiencing mental health difficulties and often social difficulties.The role requires skills in assessing, planning, organizing, reviewing and assisting in delivering evidence-based interventions to support service users with achieving meaningful change as agreed with supervising clinician(s). This work will be in accordance with clinical governance processes and professional standards. The post holder will utilize their skills and knowledge to assist in analysing data, service evaluation, outcomes measure use, undertaking assessments and carrying outintervention under supervision. To gain wider experience of professional psychology within the NHS Any other duties commensurate with the grade which may be required to enable effective and efficient running of the service.
All staff should comply with the Trusts values and Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and diversity.
For full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role please refer to the job description and person specification documents attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary: To assist care planning and delivery for those children & young people who are receiving a community CYPMHS service, in particular supporting data analysis and service evaluation (80% of job plan) and the delivery of psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified psychological practitioner (20% of job plan). The post holder will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary quadrant CYPMHS team assisting in the provision of a high-quality service to CYP and their carers experiencing mental health difficulties and often social difficulties.The role requires skills in assessing, planning, organizing, reviewing and assisting in delivering evidence-based interventions to support service users with achieving meaningful change as agreed with supervising clinician(s). This work will be in accordance with clinical governance processes and professional standards. The post holder will utilize their skills and knowledge to assist in analysing data, service evaluation, outcomes measure use, undertaking assessments and carrying outintervention under supervision. To gain wider experience of professional psychology within the NHS Any other duties commensurate with the grade which may be required to enable effective and efficient running of the service.
All staff should comply with the Trusts values and Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and diversity.
For full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role please refer to the job description and person specification documents attached.
Person Specification
Training/qualifications
Essential
- Upper second class honours degree in psychology, or other higher degree in psychology, or equivalent undergraduate qualification. Or second class honours degree in psychology with relevant Master's level training
Desirable
- Masters level training in relevant Psychological or Mental Health area.
- Post-graduate training in relevant mental-health / psychological / recovery discipline.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children/young people
Desirable
- Experience of work with children and/or adolescents with moderate to severe mental health problems
- Experience in psychological interventions - DBT, CBT or interpersonal therapy interventions or other evidence based approaches.
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
Knowledge and Skill
Essential
- Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.
- Ability to manage distressing and challenging situations.
- Knowledge of legislation related to children and/or adolescent's mental health and social care e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Act, Care Programme Approach, Child Protection and Safeguarding of Vulnerable Children etc.
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of CAPA model and i-Thrive framework
Other
Essential
- Car driver (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving)
Communication
Essential
- High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
Desirable
- Experience using computers for databases or data-analysis.
Analytical Skills
Essential
- Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.
Diversity
Essential
- A commitment to work in ways which support equality and diversity and treat everyone with appropriate dignity and respect.
Person Specification
Training/qualifications
Essential
- Upper second class honours degree in psychology, or other higher degree in psychology, or equivalent undergraduate qualification. Or second class honours degree in psychology with relevant Master's level training
Desirable
- Masters level training in relevant Psychological or Mental Health area.
- Post-graduate training in relevant mental-health / psychological / recovery discipline.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children/young people
Desirable
- Experience of work with children and/or adolescents with moderate to severe mental health problems
- Experience in psychological interventions - DBT, CBT or interpersonal therapy interventions or other evidence based approaches.
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
Knowledge and Skill
Essential
- Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.
- Ability to manage distressing and challenging situations.
- Knowledge of legislation related to children and/or adolescent's mental health and social care e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Act, Care Programme Approach, Child Protection and Safeguarding of Vulnerable Children etc.
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of CAPA model and i-Thrive framework
Other
Essential
- Car driver (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving)
Communication
Essential
- High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
Desirable
- Experience using computers for databases or data-analysis.
Analytical Skills
Essential
- Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.
Diversity
Essential
- A commitment to work in ways which support equality and diversity and treat everyone with appropriate dignity and respect.
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Rosanne House
Parkway
Welwyn Garden City
AL8 6HG
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Rosanne House
Parkway
Welwyn Garden City
AL8 6HG
United Kingdom
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Social Worker
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2342482
Job summary
CYPMHS South Hertfordshire is seeking to recruit a highly skilled and motivated Children and Young People's Social Worker with an appropriate professional qualification and relevant experience to join our multidisciplinary team.This is a full-time position (37.5 hours per week) offered on a permanent basis.The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering high-quality care and will make a significant contribution to the clinical and social work provision within the team. The post holder will actively participate in referral screening and allocation processes, undertake comprehensive assessments, provide evidence-based interventions, coordinate care, manage risk, and promote the safeguarding of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. The role also includes contributing to multidisciplinary case discussions and service development activities.In addition, the post holder will provide consultation, advice, and supervision to colleagues, students, and professionals within partner agencies and services.
Main duties of the job
- To develop and deliver highly specialist, evidence-based interventions for children, young people, and their families, drawing upon a wide range of theoretical frameworks and treatment approaches.
- To provide timely, accessible, and person-centred services through both clinic-based and community outreach models.
- To offer highly specialist advice, consultation, and formulation-based guidance to colleagues and partner agencies, working autonomously within professional and organisational guidelines.
- To care coordinate a caseload of service users, undertaking highly specialist assessments and delivering integrated packages of care.
- To contribute to the continued development of social work practice within the service, including the provision of supervision to social work colleagues and professionals from other disciplines.
- To actively participate in clinical supervision, appraisal processes, and continuing professional development activities to maintain and enhance professional competence.
- To chair and attend multidisciplinary team meetings and provide appropriate clinical and professional input to decision-making processes.
- To work collaboratively with colleagues across HPFT and partner organisations, providing specialist social work consultation to support the early identification, assessment, and management of mental health difficulties, neurodevelopmental conditions, and associated risks.
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.
Details
Date posted
15 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£41,957 to £50,387 a year per annum, pro rata (Inclusive of 5% HCAS)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
367-CYP-101612
Job locations
Borehamwood Civic Office and/or Watford Peace Centre
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Borehamwood
WD6 1WA
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will take responsibility for making a significant contribution to the clinical social work provision within CYPMHS South Hertfordshire. This will include active participation in referral processes, assessment, treatment planning and delivery, risk management, safeguarding children and vulnerable adults, care coordination, and contributing to multidisciplinary case discussions and service-related meetings.
The successful candidate will be expected to provide consultation and advice to colleagues, students, and professionals working across partner services. They will support the ongoing development of social work practice within the team and contribute to service improvement initiatives, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care that meets the needs of children, young people, and their families.
Job description Job responsibilities The post holder will take responsibility for making a significant contribution to the clinical social work provision within CYPMHS South Hertfordshire. This will include active participation in referral processes, assessment, treatment planning and delivery, risk management, safeguarding children and vulnerable adults, care coordination, and contributing to multidisciplinary case discussions and service-related meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to provide consultation and advice to colleagues, students, and professionals working across partner services. They will support the ongoing development of social work practice within the team and contribute to service improvement initiatives, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care that meets the needs of children, young people, and their families.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Knowledge and Training
Essential
- Qualification in one of the following and current full professional registration as relevant to the specific profession
- Social work with valid Social Work England registration.
- Further training/qualification in relevant area of practice
- Evidence of CPD
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Post qualification experience in a CYPMHS team or related area, or several years' experience prior to qualification, with experience of working with moderate to severe mental health problems and knowledge of a range of clinical interventions with children/adolescents and their carers/families.
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working, and inter-agency collaboration
- Knowledge of child development, child and adolescent mental health and an understanding of a range of theoretical approaches especially in relation to trauma and attachment
- Ability to provide clinical supervision, appraisal, preceptorship/practice education and staff support methods and teaching and training
- Knowledge in current developments in mental health or learning disabilities care
- Abilities to provide consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Good general knowledge of the literature and research concerning mental health interventions with children, particularly the clinical effectiveness of such interventions.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for clinical practice in relation to children and adolescents.
Desirable
- Experience of service quality monitoring e.g. clinical audit, evaluative research, etc.
Skills and Ability
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to communicate 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
- Keeps accurate and complete records and communication consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
- Demonstrate good verbal presentation skills
- Ability to chair meetings effectively
- Ability to work therapeutically with young people and their families.
- Positive problem-solving approach
- Effective Time management
Person Specification Qualifications, Knowledge and Training Essential Qualification in one of the following and current full professional registration as relevant to the specific profession Social work with valid Social Work England registration. Further training/qualification in relevant area of practice Evidence of CPD Experience and Knowledge Essential Post qualification experience in a CYPMHS team or related area, or several years' experience prior to qualification, with experience of working with moderate to severe mental health problems and knowledge of a range of clinical interventions with children/adolescents and their carers/families. Experience of multi-disciplinary team working, and inter-agency collaboration Knowledge of child development, child and adolescent mental health and an understanding of a range of theoretical approaches especially in relation to trauma and attachment Ability to provide clinical supervision, appraisal, preceptorship/practice education and staff support methods and teaching and training Knowledge in current developments in mental health or learning disabilities care Abilities to provide consultation to other professional and non-professional groups Good general knowledge of the literature and research concerning mental health interventions with children, particularly the clinical effectiveness of such interventions. Knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for clinical practice in relation to children and adolescents. Desirable Experience of service quality monitoring e.g. clinical audit, evaluative research, etc. Skills and Ability Essential Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Ability to communicate 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 Keeps accurate and complete records and communication consistent with legislation, policies and procedures Demonstrate good verbal presentation skills Ability to chair meetings effectively Ability to work therapeutically with young people and their families. Positive problem-solving approach Effective Time management
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
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Borehamwood Civic Office and/or Watford Peace Centre
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Borehamwood
WD6 1WA
United Kingdom
Employer's website
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Employer name
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Borehamwood Civic Office and/or Watford Peace Centre
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Borehamwood
WD6 1WA
United Kingdom
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Antenatal and Newborn Screening Failsafe Officer
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2342330
Job summary
12 fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity
Are you calm under pressure, detail-focused, and committed to keeping people safe? As a Fail Safe Officer, you'll play a vital role in ensuring our operations run safely, efficiently, and in line with the highest standards. This role requires sound judgement, excellent communication skills, and the confidence to make critical decisions when they matter most. You'll work collaboratively with colleagues across the business, always putting safety, integrity, and professionalism first.
We're proud of our supportive, inclusive, and high-performing team where everyone is valued and encouraged to contribute. We foster a positive working environment built on respect, trust, and teamwork, with a strong work ethic and a shared commitment to excellence. Guided by our PRIDE Values, we take pride in what we do, respect one another, act with integrity, embrace diversity, and strive for excellence every day.
In return, you'll benefit from ongoing training and development, opportunities for career progression, a welcoming team culture, and the satisfaction of making a real difference. If you're looking for a role where your decisions matter, your contributions are recognised, and your team has your back, we'd love to hear from you.
Interview Date: To be confirmed
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.
Main duties of the job
- Maintain effective databases for Antenatal and Newborn Screening ensuring that working procedures relating to Data protection are adhered too.
- Ensure accurate records are maintained and provide statistical information to the Antenatal & Newborn Screening Coordinator on a regular and ad hoc basis.
- Use own initiative to identify deviations from expected pathways, taking actions to prevent screening incidents where possible and escalating issues to Antenatal & Newborn Screening Specialist Midwives / Matrons / Consultants as necessary.
- Use own initiative to identify missing antenatal appointments (specifically 20 week fetal anomaly scan appointments) and rectify in conjunction with the administrative team.
- Ensure that all patients eligible for antenatal and newborn screening are invited during the required screening timeframe.
- Ensure all patients who do not attend are managed and referred to the correct pathway for onward management.
- Monitor the Newborn screening process to ensure all babies are screened within required timeframe and escalate non-compliance.
- Input and maintain audit trails to demonstrate compliance with required Failsafe measures.
- Responsible for the quality of the data and will participate in regular data cleansing exercises and liaising with staff from other organisations involved in the programme.
- Responsible for the designing, improvement, maintenance and monitoring of failsafe administration procedures.
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 at NNUH Colney Lane site
- 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 Colney Lane site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Details
Date posted
15 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
234-26-D0209-A
Job locations
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Norwich
NR4 7UY
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
Please note that this advertised position, which is part of occupation code 4159 does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer). The Trust would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
Please note that this advertised position, which is part of occupation code 4159 does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer). The Trust would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good general standard of literacy and numeracy
- To undertake PAS training
Experience
Essential
- Previous clerical work including data input and use of spreadsheets
Desirable
- Experience in NHS or customer service organisation
Skills
Essential
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- IT skills - accurate data input
- Customer care skills
- Understanding of the need for confidentiality
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Flexible - able to multi-task and prioritise
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Team player
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good general standard of literacy and numeracy
- To undertake PAS training
Experience
Essential
- Previous clerical work including data input and use of spreadsheets
Desirable
- Experience in NHS or customer service organisation
Skills
Essential
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- IT skills - accurate data input
- Customer care skills
- Understanding of the need for confidentiality
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Flexible - able to multi-task and prioritise
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Team player
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Address
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Norwich
NR4 7UY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nnuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Address
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Norwich
NR4 7UY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nnuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Specialist Occupational Therapist
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2339657
Job summary
Band 6 Mental Health Community Occupational Therapist
Location: East Herts based in Welwyn Garden City, secondary base in Bishops Stortford
Hours: Part time 0.64 FTE: 24 hours per week (does not include shift or weekend work). Hybrid working available.
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Trust are looking for a band 6 Occupational Therapist to work in Community Mental Health Services for Older People.
Our OT posts are varied and no two days are the same - home assessments, MDTs, taking service users out, service development, meetings, training sessions.
See what other OT staff have said at www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ahp/occupational-therapists/
As an Occupational Therapist in HPFT you would:
Be part of a team, not a lone professional
Be part of MDTs that value and respect OT
Be involved in CPD and reflective practice - these happen on a monthly basis.
Our OTs are valued and work as OTs within the teams - minimal generic work, andare supervised by experienced Specialist/Head/Lead Occupational Therapists
You would receive support and be part of an OT network across all the services.
Car driver essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving)
We also offer:- Paid opportunities for OTs Returning to Practice after a break or for those wanting to expand their experience into a new field of practice
Main duties of the job
As an Occupational therapist you would be required to:
Build a working relationship with clients to ensure treatment provided for every person is unique and targeted to their individual needs. To enable you to assist them in being able to improve their function despite their underlying mental health condition. Provide Occupational Therapy assessment and interventions for a specified service user group, carry a caseload as a member of a multi-disciplinary team and to develop the Occupational Therapy service provision within the setting.
About us
What we offer:
Development opportunities - Receive training and support working from a band 5 to 6 Be part of MDTs that value and respect OTs. Our OTs are valued - there will be minimal generic work and you will be supervised by experienced Specialist/Head/Lead Occupational Therapists.
Be involved in CPD and reflective practice - these happen on a monthly basis.
You would receive support and be part of an OT network across all the services.
Paid opportunities for OTs Returning to Practice
We welcome flexible and hybrid working - Including additional bank work for qualified and unqualified experienced staff
Our trust is dedicated in creating the best work life balance for our employees and our Mental Health Community team for older people welcome flexible and hybrid working.
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.
Details
Date posted
14 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£41,957 to £50,387 a year Pro rata per annum (inclusive of 5% fringe)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
367-SS-101620
Job locations
Rosanne House
Parkway
Welwyn Garden City
AL8 6HG
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are a small, friendly established team committed to providing occupational therapy assessments and interventions in order to benefit the people we work with.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- You would have a community caseload
- Supervision of junior and support staff
- Provision of specialist OT interventions supervision and instruction can be provided
- Recruitment
- In service training/CPD sessions
- Use of MOHO instruction/training can be provided
- Involvement in service review opportunities
Please see job description attached for further detail on the job responsibilities
If you have any further questions around this vacancy, please contact Madeleine Stokes using the details below
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are a small, friendly established team committed to providing occupational therapy assessments and interventions in order to benefit the people we work with.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- You would have a community caseload
- Supervision of junior and support staff
- Provision of specialist OT interventions supervision and instruction can be provided
- Recruitment
- In service training/CPD sessions
- Use of MOHO instruction/training can be provided
- Involvement in service review opportunities
Please see job description attached for further detail on the job responsibilities
If you have any further questions around this vacancy, please contact Madeleine Stokes using the details below
Person Specification
Qualifications, Knowledge & Training
Essential
- BSc/MSc/PG Dip Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registration
- Proficient use of Microsoft Office and associated packages.
- Demonstrate an ability to learn new software and keep up to date with development in IT
- Completion of preceptorship and/or evidence of having met the full KSF Gateway for Band 5 OT's
- Evidence of relevant post grad training.
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience in relevant clinical setting
- Applied experience of providing both individual and group work interventions.
- Specialist knowledge and experience of using the Model of Human Occupation assessment tools, or others appropriate to area.
- Experience of other specialist Occupational Therapy assessment tools, e.g. AMPS, Pool Activity Levels
- Documented evidence of continuing professional development
- Experience in providing advice, support and clinical supervision to junior staff and/or students
- Applied knowledge of Recovery principles and how these relate to OT
Skills, Knowledge & Ability
Essential
- Strong communication skills, written and verbal and the ability to persuade and negotiate with peers and senior colleagues
- Proven track record of working within a multidisciplinary team and an understanding of team dynamics
- Ability to provide and receive sensitive and difficult information regarding service users care and social situation
- Knowledge of and effective use of appropriate professional relationships and boundaries
- Knowledge and application of key policy, health legislation and guidelines which impact on OT and mental health/LD practice.
- High level of ability to grade and adapt practical skills
- Evidence of delivery of training and professional development sessions
Analytical Skills
Essential
- Ability to apply broad knowledge of current best practice in OT and mental health
- A high level of problem solving/clinical judgement skills and the ability to analyse professional and ethical issues
- Ability to respond and adjust appropriately to the changing needs of service users
- Highly developed Observational skills
- Specialist knowledge and experience of using the Model of Human Occupation Assessment tools and or equivalent in area
- Highly developed ability to evaluate group interventions and outcomes
- Highly developed case formulation skills to guide own OT intervention plan and those of others
- Experience of audits/evaluations of interventions and direct involvement of implementation of any subsequent changes to practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Knowledge & Training
Essential
- BSc/MSc/PG Dip Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registration
- Proficient use of Microsoft Office and associated packages.
- Demonstrate an ability to learn new software and keep up to date with development in IT
- Completion of preceptorship and/or evidence of having met the full KSF Gateway for Band 5 OT's
- Evidence of relevant post grad training.
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience in relevant clinical setting
- Applied experience of providing both individual and group work interventions.
- Specialist knowledge and experience of using the Model of Human Occupation assessment tools, or others appropriate to area.
- Experience of other specialist Occupational Therapy assessment tools, e.g. AMPS, Pool Activity Levels
- Documented evidence of continuing professional development
- Experience in providing advice, support and clinical supervision to junior staff and/or students
- Applied knowledge of Recovery principles and how these relate to OT
Skills, Knowledge & Ability
Essential
- Strong communication skills, written and verbal and the ability to persuade and negotiate with peers and senior colleagues
- Proven track record of working within a multidisciplinary team and an understanding of team dynamics
- Ability to provide and receive sensitive and difficult information regarding service users care and social situation
- Knowledge of and effective use of appropriate professional relationships and boundaries
- Knowledge and application of key policy, health legislation and guidelines which impact on OT and mental health/LD practice.
- High level of ability to grade and adapt practical skills
- Evidence of delivery of training and professional development sessions
Analytical Skills
Essential
- Ability to apply broad knowledge of current best practice in OT and mental health
- A high level of problem solving/clinical judgement skills and the ability to analyse professional and ethical issues
- Ability to respond and adjust appropriately to the changing needs of service users
- Highly developed Observational skills
- Specialist knowledge and experience of using the Model of Human Occupation Assessment tools and or equivalent in area
- Highly developed ability to evaluate group interventions and outcomes
- Highly developed case formulation skills to guide own OT intervention plan and those of others
- Experience of audits/evaluations of interventions and direct involvement of implementation of any subsequent changes to practice.
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
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Rosanne House
Parkway
Welwyn Garden City
AL8 6HG
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Rosanne House
Parkway
Welwyn Garden City
AL8 6HG
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Clinical Psychologist or Systemic Family Therapist
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2339622
Job summary
We are looking for a Systemic Family Therapist or Clinical Psychologist.
This is a fixed-term post funded at 15 hours per week (0.4 FTE). We welcome applications from newly qualified psychologists who would be employed at Band 7.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will form an integral part of the multi-disciplinary team in a senior management role within the unit.
Successful applicants will provide psychological assessment and treatment for patients and their families and carers. They will also provide formulation, chair and lead meetings, conduct and contribute to our reflective practices and provide managerial support as a senior member of the team.
Dragonfly Unit is developing services and innovation. There is a clinical model, established treatment pathways and reflective practice systems in place to support the practice and effectiveness of the service and the experience of the young people. There is good leadership support within and outside of the unit under a new locality structure which puts good service, governance and accountability into practice. Our ambition is to continue to develop excellence and integrated services which support the recovery of young people and families as safe and as effectively as possible.
Job planning will be completed with the successful candidate to ensure that they are able to work safely and competently in accordance with professional guidelines.
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.
Details
Date posted
14 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£49,387 to £64,750 a year gross per annum pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
6 months
Working pattern
Part-time, Job share
Reference number
246-GYW8273566
Job locations
Dragonfly Unit, Carlton Court
Carlton Court
Lowestoft
NR33 8RG
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Systemic approaches are central to working with young people and their families, none more so than within inpatient treatment settings where there are multiple systems involved. The Dragonfly Unit is a CQC rated Good service and provides assessment and treatment to adolescents presenting with severe mental health disorder and risks. The post holder would join a full MDT and work with a Consultant Clinical Psychologist who leads the Therapies pathway. To support our Treatment Pathways using evidence based treatment, there would be an expectation that if you are qualified in clinical or counselling psychology there would be an expectation of attending training in Systemic Family Therapy and if a Systemic Family Therapist, an expectation to train in another therapeutic model such as CBT-E. Please note that those exiting training programmes will be offered the position at Band 7.
Please note that applicants should follow the job description relevant to their core professional role.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Interview dates are to be confirmed and candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days notice; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Job description
Job responsibilities
Systemic approaches are central to working with young people and their families, none more so than within inpatient treatment settings where there are multiple systems involved. The Dragonfly Unit is a CQC rated Good service and provides assessment and treatment to adolescents presenting with severe mental health disorder and risks. The post holder would join a full MDT and work with a Consultant Clinical Psychologist who leads the Therapies pathway. To support our Treatment Pathways using evidence based treatment, there would be an expectation that if you are qualified in clinical or counselling psychology there would be an expectation of attending training in Systemic Family Therapy and if a Systemic Family Therapist, an expectation to train in another therapeutic model such as CBT-E. Please note that those exiting training programmes will be offered the position at Band 7.
Please note that applicants should follow the job description relevant to their core professional role.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Interview dates are to be confirmed and candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days notice; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Postgraduate qualification in appropriate mental health/social welfare profession
- Eligibility for UKCP registration Other related academic qualifications
- MSc in Systemic Family Therapy
- Eligibility for UKCP registration
Desirable
- Experience of work inpatient adolescent unit
- Experience of working with clinical teams around young people
- Experience of developing and supporting a clinical model/approach across a service
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by UKCP/AFT guidelines
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Skills in applying systemic theory to work with individuals, couples, family systems, groups and organisations
- Working with people with acute and enduring mental health problems and Learning Disabilities.
- Working knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to mental health and the full range of client groups
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Postgraduate qualification in appropriate mental health/social welfare profession
- Eligibility for UKCP registration Other related academic qualifications
- MSc in Systemic Family Therapy
- Eligibility for UKCP registration
Desirable
- Experience of work inpatient adolescent unit
- Experience of working with clinical teams around young people
- Experience of developing and supporting a clinical model/approach across a service
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by UKCP/AFT guidelines
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Skills in applying systemic theory to work with individuals, couples, family systems, groups and organisations
- Working with people with acute and enduring mental health problems and Learning Disabilities.
- Working knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to mental health and the full range of client groups
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
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
Dragonfly Unit, Carlton Court
Carlton Court
Lowestoft
NR33 8RG
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
Dragonfly Unit, Carlton Court
Carlton Court
Lowestoft
NR33 8RG
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)
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Band 8b Principal Clinical Psychologist
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2339620
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.
Details
Date posted
14 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8b
Salary
£66,582 to £77,368 a year gross per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
246-WSN8275612
Job locations
Chatterton House
Goodwins Road
Kings Lynn
PE30 5PD
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Whilst the post is located in West Norfolk, the Intensive and Assertive Team covers the geographical region covered by the trust. The post holder will be required to travel on the basis of need, but opportunities to work from other parts of the trust will be supported where possible.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Some of the benefits you can expect:
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more.
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Job description
Job responsibilities
Whilst the post is located in West Norfolk, the Intensive and Assertive Team covers the geographical region covered by the trust. The post holder will be required to travel on the basis of need, but opportunities to work from other parts of the trust will be supported where possible.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Some of the benefits you can expect:
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more.
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology, or its equivalent, including eligibility for chartered status with the BPS
- Further post-qualification, post-graduate training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Desirable
- Evidence of CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
Experience
Essential
- Specialist complex psychological assessment and treatment of people with a wide range of mental health problems, of varying severity and complexity.
- Extensive experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist and evidence of specialist knowledge gained through practice and ongoing training.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups and presenting problems including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
Desirable
- Representing psychology within MDT setting (clinical and organisational contexts).
- Experience of clinical work with clients that can be difficult to engage with severe mental illness
Skills
Essential
- Use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
- Assessment, evaluation and management of risk associated with mental ill health and related psychopathology.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively complex, highly technical and clinically highly sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
Desirable
- Production of reports suitable for public presentations and presentation in medico-legal setting.
- High level knowledge in the assessment and evaluation of psychological therapies.
Knowledge
Essential
- Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnosis, people with additional disabilities etc.)
- Practitioner level knowledge of at least two models of psychological therapy.
- Legislation and its implication for clinical practice and the appropriate management of people presenting with mental health problems
Other
Essential
- Commitment to continuing professional development, to partnership working and to reflective clinical practice.
- Able to identify, and employ appropriate clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice.
- Ability to travel Independently
- Undertake physical intervention training and remain trained in techniques, as required by role
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
- Experience of providing specific support intervention and strategy for staff.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology, or its equivalent, including eligibility for chartered status with the BPS
- Further post-qualification, post-graduate training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Desirable
- Evidence of CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
Experience
Essential
- Specialist complex psychological assessment and treatment of people with a wide range of mental health problems, of varying severity and complexity.
- Extensive experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist and evidence of specialist knowledge gained through practice and ongoing training.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups and presenting problems including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
Desirable
- Representing psychology within MDT setting (clinical and organisational contexts).
- Experience of clinical work with clients that can be difficult to engage with severe mental illness
Skills
Essential
- Use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
- Assessment, evaluation and management of risk associated with mental ill health and related psychopathology.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively complex, highly technical and clinically highly sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
Desirable
- Production of reports suitable for public presentations and presentation in medico-legal setting.
- High level knowledge in the assessment and evaluation of psychological therapies.
Knowledge
Essential
- Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnosis, people with additional disabilities etc.)
- Practitioner level knowledge of at least two models of psychological therapy.
- Legislation and its implication for clinical practice and the appropriate management of people presenting with mental health problems
Other
Essential
- Commitment to continuing professional development, to partnership working and to reflective clinical practice.
- Able to identify, and employ appropriate clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice.
- Ability to travel Independently
- Undertake physical intervention training and remain trained in techniques, as required by role
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
- Experience of providing specific support intervention and strategy for staff.
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
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
Chatterton House
Goodwins Road
Kings Lynn
PE30 5PD
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)
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Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
Chatterton House
Goodwins Road
Kings Lynn
PE30 5PD
United Kingdom
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Consultant Clinical Psychologist Intensive and Assertive Outreach
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2339618
Job summary
This is an exciting role for a psychologist who would like to lead on innovative and strategic initiatives to improve our pathways for people with severe and relapsing mental illness who struggle to consistently engage with services and are likely to be known to multiple agencies. The bulk of the role will be to guide the team in their approach and developing model, supervise and develop the 8b psychologist, and work systemically across our other pathways to ensure that people don't fall through the gaps between services.
This post would suit someone who has a passion for health equity and for working with our most vulnerable and socially excluded patient groups.
This role would suit someone who has worked substantially in community services, with complex needs and serious mental illness. Experience of providing senior clinical leadership (at 8b level or above) and leading on outcome reporting, performance reporting and service innovations would be highly desirable.
Main duties of the job
As 0.3 WTE Consultant Clinical Psychologist within the Intensive and Assertive Outreach Team, you will provide strategic psychological leadership to a highly skilled multidisciplinary service working with individuals experiencing severe and relapsing mental illness who often present with high levels of complexity, risk and difficulties engaging with traditional mental health services.
The role combines clinical leadership, service development, consultation and supervision, with a particular focus on strengthening psychologically informed approaches across pathways and systems of care.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to shape the future direction of an innovative service, ensuring that some of the most vulnerable people within our mental health system receive coordinated, compassionate and effective psychological care.
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.
Details
Date posted
14 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8c
Salary
£79,504 to £91,609 a year gross per annum pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
246-WSN8275618
Job locations
Chatterton House
Goodwins Road
Kings Lynn
PE30 5PD
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities will include:
- Providing clinical and professional leadership to support the continued development of psychologically informed and evidence-based practice within the Intensive and Assertive Outreach Team.
- Offering specialist psychological consultation, formulation and advice for individuals with complex mental health difficulties, high-risk presentations and multi-agency involvement.
- Supporting and supervising the team's Band 8b Clinical Psychologist, contributing to their professional development and enabling the delivery of high-quality psychological provision across the service.
- Leading on the development and implementation of innovative psychological approaches, service models and care pathways for people who struggle to engage with conventional mental health services.
- Working systemically across community, inpatient and specialist services to improve transitions of care and reduce the risk of individuals falling between services and organisational boundaries.
- Developing strong collaborative relationships with internal and external partners, including community mental health teams, inpatient services, social care, housing, voluntary sector organisations and other relevant agencies.
- Promoting formulation-led and trauma-informed approaches to care planning, risk management and intervention within multidisciplinary teams.
- Providing specialist psychological leadership in relation to complex service-user pathways, supporting staff to maintain engagement and deliver recovery-focused care.
- Contributing to workforce development through training, reflective practice, consultation and supervision for multidisciplinary colleagues.
- Leading and contributing to service evaluation, audit, quality improvement and research activities that enhance service effectiveness and outcomes.
- Supporting strategic developments within the wider Psychology Service and Adult Mental Health Care Group, ensuring psychological expertise informs pathway design and service planning.
- Maintaining a small specialist clinical caseload where appropriate, focused on complex systemic, consultation or direct clinical work that supports the overall objectives of the service.
Whilst the post is located in West Norfolk, the Intensive and Assertive Team covers the geographical region covered by the trust. The post holder might be required to travel on the basis of need (and largely in relation to supporting the 8B principal Clinical Psychologist in the team), but opportunities to work from other parts of the trust will be supported where possible.
This role would be open to a fixed-term secondment by internal candidates (with approval of their line manager) or external candidates.
Please let us know if you are applying for the first time to a consultant role, as we will have a BPS assessor present at the interview who can advise on appointability and development plans for new consultants.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Some of the benefits you can expect:
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more.
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities will include:
- Providing clinical and professional leadership to support the continued development of psychologically informed and evidence-based practice within the Intensive and Assertive Outreach Team.
- Offering specialist psychological consultation, formulation and advice for individuals with complex mental health difficulties, high-risk presentations and multi-agency involvement.
- Supporting and supervising the team's Band 8b Clinical Psychologist, contributing to their professional development and enabling the delivery of high-quality psychological provision across the service.
- Leading on the development and implementation of innovative psychological approaches, service models and care pathways for people who struggle to engage with conventional mental health services.
- Working systemically across community, inpatient and specialist services to improve transitions of care and reduce the risk of individuals falling between services and organisational boundaries.
- Developing strong collaborative relationships with internal and external partners, including community mental health teams, inpatient services, social care, housing, voluntary sector organisations and other relevant agencies.
- Promoting formulation-led and trauma-informed approaches to care planning, risk management and intervention within multidisciplinary teams.
- Providing specialist psychological leadership in relation to complex service-user pathways, supporting staff to maintain engagement and deliver recovery-focused care.
- Contributing to workforce development through training, reflective practice, consultation and supervision for multidisciplinary colleagues.
- Leading and contributing to service evaluation, audit, quality improvement and research activities that enhance service effectiveness and outcomes.
- Supporting strategic developments within the wider Psychology Service and Adult Mental Health Care Group, ensuring psychological expertise informs pathway design and service planning.
- Maintaining a small specialist clinical caseload where appropriate, focused on complex systemic, consultation or direct clinical work that supports the overall objectives of the service.
Whilst the post is located in West Norfolk, the Intensive and Assertive Team covers the geographical region covered by the trust. The post holder might be required to travel on the basis of need (and largely in relation to supporting the 8B principal Clinical Psychologist in the team), but opportunities to work from other parts of the trust will be supported where possible.
This role would be open to a fixed-term secondment by internal candidates (with approval of their line manager) or external candidates.
Please let us know if you are applying for the first time to a consultant role, as we will have a BPS assessor present at the interview who can advise on appointability and development plans for new consultants.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Some of the benefits you can expect:
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more.
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Training in clinical psychology at post-graduate doctoral level, as accredited by the BPS (British Psychological Society) or equivalent
- Registration with the Health and Care professions Council as Practitioner Psychologist
Desirable
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.
Experience
Essential
- Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist
- Experience of working with Psychosis and Severe Mental Illness
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for service users' psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care co-ordinator and also within the context of a multi-disciplinary care plan
- Experience of teaching, training professional and clinical supervision
Desirable
- Experience of managing performance and grievance issues.
- Experience of leading change within a service or organisation.
- Experience of implementing clinical governance procedures.
- Experience of working as a Consultant Psychologist Experience of managing staff.
- Experience of delegated responsibility regarding the management of budgets
Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
- A high level ability to communicate complex information effectively
- Ability to produce reports and documents for Boards and Committees using relevant technology to present complex data and strategy with clarity
- Formal training in supervision of psychologists and/or other psychological professionals.
- Ability to inspire and engage staff and encourage improvement, innovation, and development.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Ability to lead, motivate and influence both internally and externally, building and maintaining collaborative and trusted relationships
- Ability to be flexible and work under pressure.
- High degree of autonomy and decision-making.
Desirable
- Skills and experience of using leadership models and the application of models of change at a service level.
Knowledge
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology
- Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice in relation to service users in the designated specialty and mental health generally
- Knowledge of integrated governance/quality governance.
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel independently
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Training in clinical psychology at post-graduate doctoral level, as accredited by the BPS (British Psychological Society) or equivalent
- Registration with the Health and Care professions Council as Practitioner Psychologist
Desirable
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.
Experience
Essential
- Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist
- Experience of working with Psychosis and Severe Mental Illness
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for service users' psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care co-ordinator and also within the context of a multi-disciplinary care plan
- Experience of teaching, training professional and clinical supervision
Desirable
- Experience of managing performance and grievance issues.
- Experience of leading change within a service or organisation.
- Experience of implementing clinical governance procedures.
- Experience of working as a Consultant Psychologist Experience of managing staff.
- Experience of delegated responsibility regarding the management of budgets
Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
- A high level ability to communicate complex information effectively
- Ability to produce reports and documents for Boards and Committees using relevant technology to present complex data and strategy with clarity
- Formal training in supervision of psychologists and/or other psychological professionals.
- Ability to inspire and engage staff and encourage improvement, innovation, and development.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Ability to lead, motivate and influence both internally and externally, building and maintaining collaborative and trusted relationships
- Ability to be flexible and work under pressure.
- High degree of autonomy and decision-making.
Desirable
- Skills and experience of using leadership models and the application of models of change at a service level.
Knowledge
Essential
- Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology
- Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice in relation to service users in the designated specialty and mental health generally
- Knowledge of integrated governance/quality governance.
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel independently
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
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
Chatterton House
Goodwins Road
Kings Lynn
PE30 5PD
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
Chatterton House
Goodwins Road
Kings Lynn
PE30 5PD
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)
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Dementia Care Clinical Specialist
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2339464
Job summary
Fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity to 26 April 2027.
We are seeking a person who enjoys working with people living with dementia and who values the importance of person-centered care, for a fixed term contract for 10 months. Secondments may be available for internal candidates with the agreement of your manager.
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.
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.
Main duties of the job
On a daily basis you will see in-patients referred to the team across different specialties in the hospital and 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.
This post is fixed term, 18 hours per week
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 at NNUH Colney Lane site
- 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 Colney Lane site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Details
Date posted
14 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
7 months
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
Reference number
234-26-K0219-A
Job locations
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Norwich
NR4 7UY
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To manage a specified case load of patients, providing information and support, to enable patients to make informed choices about their care and understand the rational of investigations and treatments.
- To work closely with the Consultants, medical and nursing staff, multi-disciplinary team and Heads of Department within the Directorate.
- To ensure that patients are seen within recommended time scales and targets where these are in place.
- To visit inpatients as appropriate to ensure continuity of care and to give advice/ support.
- To accept referrals from medical/nursing staff both within and outside the Trust, of newly diagnosed and existing patients
- To periodically review caseload and to discharge patients appropriately within divisional guidelines
- To respond to telephone enquiries and co-ordinate admission or changes in appointment dates as warranted by the patients clinical condition, including operation of a telephone helpline for the relevant speciality if required.
- To undertake a comprehensive assessment of the patients symptoms and in liaison with the Medical team organise investigations as required.
- To supply and/or administer medication according to Patient Group Directions or in accordance with the Trusts Prescribing Policy for registered nurse prescribers.
- To monitor the effectiveness and efficacy of treatments/drug therapy and implement any changes necessary.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Please note that this advertised position, which is part of occupation code 2233 does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer). The Trust would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To manage a specified case load of patients, providing information and support, to enable patients to make informed choices about their care and understand the rational of investigations and treatments.
- To work closely with the Consultants, medical and nursing staff, multi-disciplinary team and Heads of Department within the Directorate.
- To ensure that patients are seen within recommended time scales and targets where these are in place.
- To visit inpatients as appropriate to ensure continuity of care and to give advice/ support.
- To accept referrals from medical/nursing staff both within and outside the Trust, of newly diagnosed and existing patients
- To periodically review caseload and to discharge patients appropriately within divisional guidelines
- To respond to telephone enquiries and co-ordinate admission or changes in appointment dates as warranted by the patients clinical condition, including operation of a telephone helpline for the relevant speciality if required.
- To undertake a comprehensive assessment of the patients symptoms and in liaison with the Medical team organise investigations as required.
- To supply and/or administer medication according to Patient Group Directions or in accordance with the Trusts Prescribing Policy for registered nurse prescribers.
- To monitor the effectiveness and efficacy of treatments/drug therapy and implement any changes necessary.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Please note that this advertised position, which is part of occupation code 2233 does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer). The Trust would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse/ AHP on the appropriate part of the NMC/HCPC Register
- To have completed Mentor Preparation Programme or demonstrate mentorship experience if applicable to clinical area
- Post Registration qualification relevant to the speciality
Skills
Essential
- Able to perform clinical skills relevant to the speciality
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse/ AHP on the appropriate part of the NMC/HCPC Register
- To have completed Mentor Preparation Programme or demonstrate mentorship experience if applicable to clinical area
- Post Registration qualification relevant to the speciality
Skills
Essential
- Able to perform clinical skills relevant to the speciality
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
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
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Address
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Norwich
NR4 7UY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nnuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Address
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Norwich
NR4 7UY
United Kingdom
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Band 8b Principal Clinical Psychologist
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2339405
Job summary
Are you ready to lead transformation at the front door of mental health care?
We are seeking an experienced and innovative 8b clinical psychologist to play a key leadership role in our Initial Response Service (IRS) - a 24/7 single point of access service. The role focuses on psychologically informed triage; formulation; risk management; staff support and service transformation, to ensure people receive the right help at the first point of contact. The postholder will need to have the ability to work flexibly, as IRS is 24/7, where peak demand is expected to be outside of normal working hours.
Main duties of the job
Provide psychological leadership within IRS, CRHT and NHS 111 mental health option services.
Lead psychologically informed triage, formulation, risk assessment and risk management for complex, urgent and crisis presentations.
Deliver expert clinical consultation regarding managing crisis presentations.
Provide structured consultation and supervision to IRS staff.
Support NHS 111 clinicians with formulation, risk assessment and psychologically informed decision-making.
Develop and align psychological practice across IRS, CRHT and NHS 111 to evidence-based and best-practice standards.
Provide training, reflective practice sessions and post-incident reflections to multidisciplinary teams.
Support the delivery of trauma-informed, autism-informed and psychologically informed care.
Contribute to patient safety processes, after-action reviews and the production of reports.
Provide one day a week of direct clinical work.
Develop integrated pathways with system partners including NHS 111, primary care, crisis services and acute care pathways.
Lead and support urgent care service transformation, pathway development and continuous quality improvement initiatives.
Promote a standardized approach to safety planning, clinical decision-making and risk formulation across services.
About us
As an employer, I and 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.
Details
Date posted
14 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8b
Salary
£66,582 to £77,368 a year gross per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
246-CEN8211142-B
Job locations
County Hall
Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR1 2UA
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are seeking an experienced and innovative principal clinical psychologist to play a key leadership role in our Initial Response Service (IRS) a 24/7 single point of access service. The role focuses on psychologically informed triage; formulation; risk management; staff support and service transformation, to ensure people receive the right help at the first point of contact. The postholder will need to have the ability to work flexibly, as IRS is 24/7, where peak demand is expected to be outside of normal working hours.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Some of the benefits you can expect:
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more.
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are seeking an experienced and innovative principal clinical psychologist to play a key leadership role in our Initial Response Service (IRS) a 24/7 single point of access service. The role focuses on psychologically informed triage; formulation; risk management; staff support and service transformation, to ensure people receive the right help at the first point of contact. The postholder will need to have the ability to work flexibly, as IRS is 24/7, where peak demand is expected to be outside of normal working hours.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Some of the benefits you can expect:
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more.
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology, or its equivalent, including eligibility for chartered status with the BPS
- Further post-qualification, post-graduate training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Desirable
- Evidence of CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
Experience
Essential
- Specialist complex psychological assessment and treatment of people with a wide range of mental health problems, of varying severity and complexity.
- Extensive experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist and evidence of specialist knowledge gained through practice and ongoing training.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups and presenting problems including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
Desirable
- Representing psychology within MDT setting (clinical and organisational contexts).
- Experience of clinical work in a setting relevant to the post
Skills
Essential
- Use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
- Assessment, evaluation and management of risk associated with mental ill health and related psychopathology.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively complex, highly technical and clinically highly sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
Desirable
- Production of reports suitable for public presentations and presentation in medico-legal setting.
- High level knowledge in the assessment and evaluation of psychological therapies.
Knowledge
Essential
- Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnosis, people with additional disabilities etc.)
- Practitioner level knowledge of at least two models of psychological therapy.
- Legislation and its implication for clinical practice and the appropriate management of people presenting with mental health problems
Other
Essential
- Commitment to continuing professional development, to partnership working and to reflective clinical practice.
- Able to identify, and employ appropriate clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice.
- Ability to travel Independently
- Undertake physical intervention training and remain trained in techniques, as required by role
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
- Experience of providing specific support intervention and strategy for staff.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology, or its equivalent, including eligibility for chartered status with the BPS
- Further post-qualification, post-graduate training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- Registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Desirable
- Evidence of CPD in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
Experience
Essential
- Specialist complex psychological assessment and treatment of people with a wide range of mental health problems, of varying severity and complexity.
- Extensive experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist and evidence of specialist knowledge gained through practice and ongoing training.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups and presenting problems including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems.
Desirable
- Representing psychology within MDT setting (clinical and organisational contexts).
- Experience of clinical work in a setting relevant to the post
Skills
Essential
- Use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
- Assessment, evaluation and management of risk associated with mental ill health and related psychopathology.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively complex, highly technical and clinically highly sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
Desirable
- Production of reports suitable for public presentations and presentation in medico-legal setting.
- High level knowledge in the assessment and evaluation of psychological therapies.
Knowledge
Essential
- Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in difficult to treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnosis, people with additional disabilities etc.)
- Practitioner level knowledge of at least two models of psychological therapy.
- Legislation and its implication for clinical practice and the appropriate management of people presenting with mental health problems
Other
Essential
- Commitment to continuing professional development, to partnership working and to reflective clinical practice.
- Able to identify, and employ appropriate clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice.
- Ability to travel Independently
- Undertake physical intervention training and remain trained in techniques, as required by role
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
- Experience of providing specific support intervention and strategy for staff.
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
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
County Hall
Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR1 2UA
United Kingdom
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Employer name
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
County Hall
Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR1 2UA
United Kingdom
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Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2336883
Job summary
The Paramedic/Advanced Clinical Practitioner will be required to work autonomously in the practice and in the community providing a range of services such as assessment, diagnosis, treatment, telephone triage and referring patients appropriately, as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedures.
Main duties of the job
Depending on experience and expertise the job will involve seeing patients in clinics and during home visits. Our practice offers a triage system so ideally you would help with triage.
About us
Parish Fields is a part dispensing semi rural practice in the small market town of Diss Norfolk, close to the border with Suffolk. As well as GP's we have a clinical pharmacist, Nurse practitioner, three practice nurses, and two HCA's.. Our current list size is 8300
Details
Date posted
12 September 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
A2679-26-0006
Job locations
Parish Fields Practice
The Health Centre
Mount Street
Diss
Norfolk
IP22 4WG
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
The paramedic/advanced practitioner will be required to work autonomously in the practice and in the community providing a range of services such as assessment,diagnosis,treatment,telephone triage and referring patients appropriately, as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedures.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The paramedic/advanced practitioner will be required to work autonomously in the practice and in the community providing a range of services such as assessment,diagnosis,treatment,telephone triage and referring patients appropriately, as well as supporting the management team in the reviewing of clinical policy and procedures.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level, be registered with the Health and Care Professions of Council. Have at least 3 years experience as a level 6 and be working towards level 7 or already be level 7and working towards a prescribing qualification
- Be able to communicate at all levels across organisations ensuring that an effective person centered service is delivered
Desirable
- Qualified in phlebotomy, able to perform and interpret ECG's
- perform investigatory procedures as required
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level, be registered with the Health and Care Professions of Council. Have at least 3 years experience as a level 6 and be working towards level 7 or already be level 7and working towards a prescribing qualification
- Be able to communicate at all levels across organisations ensuring that an effective person centered service is delivered
Desirable
- Qualified in phlebotomy, able to perform and interpret ECG's
- perform investigatory procedures as required
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
Parish Fields Practice
Address
Parish Fields Practice
The Health Centre
Mount Street
Diss
Norfolk
IP22 4WG
United Kingdom
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Parish Fields Practice
Address
Parish Fields Practice
The Health Centre
Mount Street
Diss
Norfolk
IP22 4WG
United Kingdom
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Trainee/Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner West Suffolk
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2336251
Job summary
Passionate about the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people? Suffolk Mental Health Support Team (MHST) is based within education settings, ensuring children and young people receive faster access to earlier mental health support. We are excited to be recruiting Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP) as part of our expanding service.
As a Trainee EMHP you will work under supervision as part of a dynamic mental health team in a creative environment. You will need to be adaptable and have a passion for working with children and young people in education settings. During the training year, post-holders will, under supervision, develop knowledge and practice skills to employ a range of evidence-based interventions for common mental health problems via direct individual and group support for children, young people and their parents, as well as whole school/college approaches, in line with the university expectations.
Vacancies are in our West Suffolk MHST: based in Bury St Edmunds and the Forest Heath Area (Mildenhall, Brandon and Newmarket). We have additional vacancies within our East team, please see the job advert for more details.
Main duties of the job
Trainee EMHPs will:
o Work alongside a team of mental health professionals delivering a wide range of evidence-informed interventions, under supervision
o Develop and practice evidence-based skills under supervision to work directly with children, young people and families.
o Develop and practice evidence-based skills under supervision to carry out holistic and child-centered mental health assessments, including risk assessments.
Trainee EMHPs are required to:
o Demonstrate the ability to work at degree level, with a proven record of previous learning or formal study in child development, wellbeing or mental health
o Attend the EMHP training course, 100% attendance at teaching is expected.
Trainee EMHPs will have experience of:
o Working with children, young people and their families
o Working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders
o Working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or mental health difficulties
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.
Details
Date posted
11 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£28,392 to £31,157 a year pa/pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
24 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
246-WSU8194347
Job locations
Hospital road
Hospital road
Bury St Edmunds
IP33 2QZ
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Being a Trainee EMHP will be challenging at times, particularly working and studying concurrently, but will also be immensely rewarding and provide opportunities to make a genuine difference to the lives of others. You will join a caring, creative and hard-working environment.
Posts are subject to 2-year fixed term contracts; the first 12 months will be on a training contract at Band 4. On successful completion of training, EMHPs will be employed for a further 12 months (with potential for longer) at Band 5. Training involves attending teaching at the University of East Anglia (UEA), virtually and in person, placement and study days. Some non-teaching weeks are spread throughout the year. Successful candidates will be expected to travel to UEA in Norwich in the first year, but the position will be based in Bury St Edmunds or the Forest Heath Area (Mildenhall, Brandon and Newmarket)
For further details regarding the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
Interviews are expected to take place in mid/late October
Job description
Job responsibilities
Being a Trainee EMHP will be challenging at times, particularly working and studying concurrently, but will also be immensely rewarding and provide opportunities to make a genuine difference to the lives of others. You will join a caring, creative and hard-working environment.
Posts are subject to 2-year fixed term contracts; the first 12 months will be on a training contract at Band 4. On successful completion of training, EMHPs will be employed for a further 12 months (with potential for longer) at Band 5. Training involves attending teaching at the University of East Anglia (UEA), virtually and in person, placement and study days. Some non-teaching weeks are spread throughout the year. Successful candidates will be expected to travel to UEA in Norwich in the first year, but the position will be based in Bury St Edmunds or the Forest Heath Area (Mildenhall, Brandon and Newmarket)
For further details regarding the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
Interviews are expected to take place in mid/late October
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- It is desirable that the applicant will have previous experience of working with children and young people
Desirable
- Experience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties
Qualifications
Essential
- Ability to study at degree level
- Good solid basic literacy and numeracy qualifications at a minimum of level 2
Skills
Essential
- Ability to study as a self-motivated learner who can formulate their own progress towards learning objectives and negotiate pathways to achievement with supervisory teams
Desirable
- Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health interventions with families
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of children and young people gained through academic study in child development, child wellbeing or mental health
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- It is desirable that the applicant will have previous experience of working with children and young people
Desirable
- Experience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties
Qualifications
Essential
- Ability to study at degree level
- Good solid basic literacy and numeracy qualifications at a minimum of level 2
Skills
Essential
- Ability to study as a self-motivated learner who can formulate their own progress towards learning objectives and negotiate pathways to achievement with supervisory teams
Desirable
- Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health interventions with families
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of children and young people gained through academic study in child development, child wellbeing or mental health
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
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
Hospital road
Hospital road
Bury St Edmunds
IP33 2QZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
Hospital road
Hospital road
Bury St Edmunds
IP33 2QZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)
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Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner East Suffolk
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2336250
Job summary
Passionate about the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people? Suffolk Mental Health Support Team (MHST) is based within education settings, ensuring children and young people receive faster access to earlier mental health support. We are excited to be recruiting Nine Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP) as part of our expanding service.
As a Trainee EMHP you will work under supervision as part of a dynamic mental health team in a creative environment. You will need to be adaptable and have a passion for working with children and young people in education settings. During the training year, post-holders will, under supervision, develop knowledge and practice skills to employ a range of evidence-based interventions for common mental health problems via direct individual and group support for children, young people and their parents, as well as whole school/college approaches, in line with the university expectations.
Vacancies are in our East Suffolk MHST. We have additional vacancies in the West Suffolk team, please see the relevant advert for further details.
Main duties of the job
Trainee EMHPs will:
o Work alongside a team of mental health professionals delivering a wide range of evidence-informed interventions, under supervision
o Develop and practice evidence-based skills under supervision to work directly with children, young people and families.
o Develop and practice evidence-based skills under supervision to carry out holistic and child-centered mental health assessments, including risk assessments.
Trainee EMHPs are required to:
o Demonstrate the ability to work at degree level, with a proven record of previous learning or formal study in child development, wellbeing or mental health
o Attend the EMHP training course, 100% attendance at teaching is expected.
Trainee EMHPs will have experience of:
o Working with children, young people and their families
o Working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders
o Working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or mental health difficulties
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.
Details
Date posted
11 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£28,392 to £31,157 a year pa/ pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
24 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
246-WSU8227835
Job locations
Mariner House
Handford Road
Ipswich
IP1 2GA
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Being a Trainee EMHP will be challenging at times, particularly working and studying concurrently, but will also be immensely rewarding and provide opportunities to make a genuine difference to the lives of others. You will join a caring, creative and hard-working environment.
Posts are subject to 2-year fixed term contracts; the first 12 months will be on a training contract at Band 4. On successful completion of training, EMHPs will be employed for a further 12 months (with potential for longer) at Band 5. Training involves attending teaching at the University of East Anglia (UEA), virtually and in person, placement and study days. Some non-teaching weeks are spread throughout the year. Successful candidates will be expected to travel to UEA in Norwich in the first year, but the position will be based in one of our East Suffolk Teams.
Please note that you would need to be available to start in the post from the 4th January to ensure you do not miss any of the course.
Interviews are anticipated to take place at the beginning/mid October.
For further details regarding the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Being a Trainee EMHP will be challenging at times, particularly working and studying concurrently, but will also be immensely rewarding and provide opportunities to make a genuine difference to the lives of others. You will join a caring, creative and hard-working environment.
Posts are subject to 2-year fixed term contracts; the first 12 months will be on a training contract at Band 4. On successful completion of training, EMHPs will be employed for a further 12 months (with potential for longer) at Band 5. Training involves attending teaching at the University of East Anglia (UEA), virtually and in person, placement and study days. Some non-teaching weeks are spread throughout the year. Successful candidates will be expected to travel to UEA in Norwich in the first year, but the position will be based in one of our East Suffolk Teams.
Please note that you would need to be available to start in the post from the 4th January to ensure you do not miss any of the course.
Interviews are anticipated to take place at the beginning/mid October.
For further details regarding the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- It is desirable that the applicant will have previous experience of working with children and young people
Desirable
- Experience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties
Qualifications
Essential
- Ability to study at degree level
- Good solid basic literacy and numeracy qualifications at a minimum of level 2
Skills
Essential
- Ability to study as a self-motivated learner who can formulate their own progress towards learning objectives and negotiate pathways to achievement with supervisory teams
Desirable
- Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health interventions with families
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of children and young people gained through academic study in child development, child wellbeing or mental health
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- It is desirable that the applicant will have previous experience of working with children and young people
Desirable
- Experience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties
Qualifications
Essential
- Ability to study at degree level
- Good solid basic literacy and numeracy qualifications at a minimum of level 2
Skills
Essential
- Ability to study as a self-motivated learner who can formulate their own progress towards learning objectives and negotiate pathways to achievement with supervisory teams
Desirable
- Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health interventions with families
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of children and young people gained through academic study in child development, child wellbeing or mental health
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
Mariner House
Handford Road
Ipswich
IP1 2GA
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
Mariner House
Handford Road
Ipswich
IP1 2GA
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)
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Assistant Practitioner / Nursing Associate
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2336188
Job summary
We are looking to recruit a qualified Band 4 Assistant Practitioner / Nursing Associate to join Whitlingham Ward, a female inpatient ward within Secure Services at Hellesdon Hospital.
Whitlingham Ward is a dedicated and supportive team committed to providing high-quality, trauma-informed care to women receiving treatment within a secure mental health setting. We foster a positive and collaborative working environment where staff are valued, innovative ideas are encouraged, and professional development is actively supported.
Are you highly motivated and passionate about delivering compassionate, person-centred care? Do you believe in keeping service users, their recovery goals, and their support networks at the heart of everything you do? Would you like to work within a dynamic, recovery-focused multidisciplinary team that is committed to making a meaningful difference in the lives of women with complex mental health needs?
We are seeking enthusiastic, resilient, and forward-thinking practitioners who are dedicated to promoting recovery, enhancing patient experience, and supporting service users on their journey towards greater independence and wellbeing. If you share our values and are committed to providing exceptional care within a secure setting, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for energised individuals who will be excited to be part of something very special. We want creativity, innovative ideas and passion towards providing excellent patient care. If you want to make a difference in people's lives and change it for the better than we want you to be part of our fantastic team!
Working alongside our Clinical Support Workers and Registered Nurses, you will work a combination of shifts including unsociable hours, weekends and bank holidays.
You will be responsible for assessments, risk management, care planning, and co-ordination of care delivery. You will support the Registered Nurses with the day to day activities and provide support to service users throughout their recovery journey.
Working within a well-resourced team, supported with regular supervision and opportunities to work in partnership with health and social care in the wider multi-disciplinary service, we want to develop the role of Assistant Practitioner to enable participation in a wider range of opportunities including change management projects such as quality improvement.
About us
Our Trust values of Team, Accountability, Learn and Kind sum up perfectly what this role encompasses. If you have the right values to join our organisation, you will be supported with a programme of training and development.
There are endless opportunities available, and we are keen to welcome new faces to join our team on a permanent basis. We understand that to attract the best people, we need to develop career pathways and support staff to reach their full potential. We pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.
In addition, we also offer the following benefits:
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- gym membership
- NHS discounts and many more.
Details
Date posted
11 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£28,392 to £31,157 a year gross per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
246-GYW8183005-A
Job locations
Whitlingham Ward, Hellesdon Hospital
Drayton High Road
Norwich
NR65BE
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note that applicants for this role require:
A Care certificate or completed within first 12 weeks of start date, or relevant equivalent qualification.
AND
Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care / Mental Health at Level 5 orApprenticeship in Health & Social Care / Mental Health Level 5.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note that applicants for this role require:
A Care certificate or completed within first 12 weeks of start date, or relevant equivalent qualification.
AND
Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care / Mental Health at Level 5 orApprenticeship in Health & Social Care / Mental Health Level 5.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nursing Associate - on the NMC Register
- Care Certificate
Experience
Essential
- Understanding the importance of the promotion of health and wellbeing - "Making every Contact Count"
- Previous experience of working in an NHS health care setting
Desirable
- Experience of working in other NHS settings
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work effectively as a team player under appropriate supervision and as part of the MDT
- Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of the work load and individual SU contact
Desirable
- Be an effective role model
Other
Essential
- Ability to move between Trust sites as required by the needs of the service
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to take part in clinical supervision and reflective practice
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of the scope and the role of the Nursing Associate in the context of the team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
Desirable
- Understanding of evidence based practice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nursing Associate - on the NMC Register
- Care Certificate
Experience
Essential
- Understanding the importance of the promotion of health and wellbeing - "Making every Contact Count"
- Previous experience of working in an NHS health care setting
Desirable
- Experience of working in other NHS settings
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work effectively as a team player under appropriate supervision and as part of the MDT
- Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of the work load and individual SU contact
Desirable
- Be an effective role model
Other
Essential
- Ability to move between Trust sites as required by the needs of the service
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to take part in clinical supervision and reflective practice
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of the scope and the role of the Nursing Associate in the context of the team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
Desirable
- Understanding of evidence based practice
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
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
Whitlingham Ward, Hellesdon Hospital
Drayton High Road
Norwich
NR65BE
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
Whitlingham Ward, Hellesdon Hospital
Drayton High Road
Norwich
NR65BE
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)
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Occupational Therapist- Band 6 *3K Welcome Bonus*
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 2335862
Job summary
Are you an OT working in a generic mental health role? Would you be interested in an opportunity to work in an OT specific role alongside a band 5 OT? Perhaps you are an OT looking for a new challenge? Suffolk Rehabilitation and Recovery Service is a small inpatient service that provides rehabilitation for people with complex psychosis. There is opportunity to train in the VdT Model of Creative Ability because here at SRRS we recognise the value of this model and how it informs our work.
As a 10 bedded unit you would have a small caseload. There is opportunity to work 1-1 and to run groups. If you like roles where you get to work alongside people in their recovery, this post offers the opportunity to work with people for around 6 months.
The Suffolk community rehabilitation team is based in the same building and also uses the VdT MoCA to inform intervention so there is opportunity to work closely with other OTs onsite.
We are looking for someone passionate about OT. Someone who has a vision for what OT can offer in a mental health rehabilitation setting.
Main duties of the job
As Occupational Therapist you will be responsible for:
Assessment of Activities of Daily Living
Leading implementation of VdT Model Of Creative Ability (training is available)
Report writing
Occupational Formulation
Planning and carrying out interventions
Contributing to care planning and risk assessment
Oversee the process and implementation of service user meal preparation
Group facilitation
Promoting recovery approach within the wider MDT
Support discharge planning, working with community teams
Provide outreach visits where indicated as part of the discharge process
Helping to oversee the ward timetable and also taking a lead in creating individual weekly planners based on level of functioning and goals.
Attending reviews and professionals meetings
Establishing and maintaining links with community services
Supervision of band 5 OT
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.
Details
Date posted
11 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year gross per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
246-ESU7725207-D
Job locations
Suffolk Rehabilitation and Recovery Service
15 Ribbans Park Road
Ipswich
IP3 8XL
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the generic job description attached. This is an inpatient rehabilitation role, and will require supervision and development of a band 5 OT.
**Previous Applicants Need Not Apply**
**This vacancy offers £3,000 Welcome bonus**
Job description Job responsibilities Please see the generic job description attached. This is an inpatient rehabilitation role, and will require supervision and development of a band 5 OT. **Previous Applicants Need Not Apply** **This vacancy offers £3,000 Welcome bonus**
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc/MSc or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Registered with the HCPC
Desirable
- Relevant post graduate training courses
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience in mental health.
- Ability to work both independently and under supervision
- Experience of MDT working
Desirable
- Supervising students / staff
- Previous line management experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge and application of Occupational Therapy Assessments and interventions relevant to this client group
- Demonstrate reflective practice
Person Specification Qualifications Essential BSc/MSc or Diploma in Occupational Therapy Registered with the HCPC Desirable Relevant post graduate training courses Experience Essential Post registration experience in mental health. Ability to work both independently and under supervision Experience of MDT working Desirable Supervising students / staff Previous line management experience Knowledge Essential Specialist knowledge and application of Occupational Therapy Assessments and interventions relevant to this client group Demonstrate reflective practice
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
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
Suffolk Rehabilitation and Recovery Service
15 Ribbans Park Road
Ipswich
IP3 8XL
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
Suffolk Rehabilitation and Recovery Service
15 Ribbans Park Road
Ipswich
IP3 8XL
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)
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