Job summary

Full Time Base: Hereford (Benet Building) and Malvern (Seaford Court Lodge) (working across Herefordshire and Worcestershire)

Could you make a difference to the lives of children and young people experiencing eating disorders?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our well-established and highly regarded CAMHS Community Eating Disorder Service (CEDS) as a Band 5-6 Developmental Mental Health Practitioner.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate and motivated practitioner who is passionate about working with children, young people and families affected by eating disorders. This developmental role offers a structured pathway to progress from Band 5 to Band 6, enabling you to develop specialist skills and competencies within a supportive and experienced multidisciplinary team.

This is an excellent opportunity for practitioners seeking to build a rewarding career within specialist CAMHS services while making a meaningful difference to some of the most vulnerable young people in our communities.

Applicants must read the attached guidance notes before submitting your application for full understanding of Trust requirements.

Main duties of the job

Qualification in RMN, BSc/DipSW, BSc OT, RSCN

Experience in assessment and management of children and young people with mental health and eating disorders presentation, clinical risk and managing own case load.

The ability to communicate effectively with others at all levels, respecting and valuing others.

Working flexibly to provide the service delivery need across Worcestershire and Herefordshire (the service operates from 9 am - 5 pm, Monday to Friday excluding bank holidays)

An enthusiastic, motivated and innovative thinker to become part of a Children and Young People facing community

The ability to work autonomously to manage your own case load whilst working within a multi-disciplinary team

The ability to problem solve and manage time effectively

Experience of working in a fast paced and varied environment

There is scope for professional development as developing our workforce is important to us.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our website Staff benefits | Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

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Job summary

We are looking for an organised, proactive and compassionate Patient Care Lead to join our multidisciplinary primary care team.

Main duties of the job

This is a varied and important role, supporting the smooth coordination of patient care while helping the practice deliver proactive, structured and person-centred care. The postholder will work closely with GPs, nurses, healthcare professionals, administrators and wider members of surgery team.

The role combines rota coordination, proactive care, MDT administration and support, and the ongoing review of personalised care plans (UCPs).

About us

Woodcote Medical is a well-established suburban practice with approx. 18,000 patients across two locations in Purley and Coulsdon. Our multidisciplinary team includes GPs, Clinical Pharmacists, ANPs, a Paramedic, Nurses, HCAs, First Contact Physios, and a large administrative and patient services team.

What we offer

• A varied and rewarding role within a supportive team

• The opportunity to make a direct contribution to proactive and coordinated patient care
• A role with scope to develop and improve systems and processes within the practice
• Supportive working relationships with clinical and non-clinical colleagues.

Job summary

Are you a dynamic and motivated pharmacist looking to make a real impact in urgent and emergency care? Join our innovative team at Ysbyty Gwynedd working as part of the front door admissions team within the Emergency Department, Same Day Emergency Care, Medical Admissions and Surgical Admissions wards.

This is an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of clinical pharmacy within a fast-paced, patient-focused environment. You will be embedded in the multidisciplinary team, supporting safe and effective medicines use from the point of entry into hospital care through to supporting the transition of patient care back into the community.

We are committed to providing the best learning and supportive experience for pharmacists and believe this is an ideal stepping stone towards specialist/advanced practice. This role will provide opportunity to build on your current prescribing skills and you will be supported to enrol on the advanced clinical practice pathway and gain core advanced level credentialing with the Royal College of Pharmacy. You will have mentorship from experienced advanced and consultant pharmacists.

Our clinical pharmacy team provides a high quality, patient-centred service ensuring safe and effective use of medicines across the integrated health community. As a pharmacist working in our team, you will deliver excellent pharmaceutical care and medicines optimisation to achieve the best outcome for our patients.

Main duties of the job

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing expert clinical pharmacy input to patients in our front door and admissions areas.
• Utilising your independent prescribing qualification to support medicines reconciliation, optimisation, and discharge planning.
• Providing wider clinical pharmacy services within the hospital.
• Collaborating closely with medical, nursing, and allied health professionals to ensure seamless patient care.
• Contributing to service development and quality improvement initiatives.
• Supporting the development of current and future pharmacy professionals, as well as other healthcare professionals, through clinical mentorship.

We recognise that our profession's future leadership will come from pharmacist like you with drive and ability. Your professionalism, excellent inter-personal skills and enthusiasm, will equip you to be a valued contributor to our service and to be a key member of our clinical pharmacy team. Our ambition is to deliver high quality care and embed continuous improvement.

There will be opportunities to develop education and training skills through links with the newly established Bangor University School of Pharmacy and you will participate in the clinical training and supervision of undergraduate pharmacy student, pharmacy team members, as well as medical and nursing colleagues.

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job summary

We are delighted to be advertising this Band 7 Clinical or Counselling Psychologist or psychotherapist within our Lewisham CAMHS Core Tier 3 Team (Horizon). This will be a 12month secondment only, You will provide intervention to a caseload of CYP, participate on the team's duty, assessments and MDT meetings.

This role would suit someone who would like to gain experience working at Band 7 level for a years secondment.

We welcome applications from final year Trainee Psychologists and CBT Therapists with provisional accreditation with the BABCP where it looks likely they will achieve their full accreditation within the year (please see person specification).

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist interventions according to discipline including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes. To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment. To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate. To promote service evaluation, audit and research. To work as an autonomous professional within registration body guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by the policies and procedures of the service, taking responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions with support of clinical supervisor

About us

Lewisham Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) provides a diagnostic, assessment, treatment, advisory and consultative service for children and adolescents with emotional and behavioural disorders, including those at high risk or those with more severe and persistent problems. The service's Specialist Multidisciplinary Teams include: Horizon (generic); Neuro Developmental Team; Symbol (Looked After and Adopted CYP); LYPS (severe and enduring mental health problems); ARTS (at risk forensic); Paediatric Liaison Service; MHST (Mental Health in Schools); CWP (Child Wellbeing Practitioners); Intake; and Crisis. Lewisham CAMHS focuses on providing high quality mental health support to young people locally. We continually identify and address any potentially barriers or inequalities in regards to access to, and input from, our service, as well as continually improving areas of staff wellbeing and equality within the staff group.

Job summary

As Senior Healthcare Technical Officer you will act as the first point of contact for hospitals requesting emergency deliveries, ensuring that their orders are entered and issued with the utmost efficiency. As well as performing a number of technical and scientific tasks - such as monitoring the temperature of storage units and undertaking maintenance duties, well rely on you to assist in the training and development of other support staff.

We're looking for a level 4 qualification e.g. BTEC or HNC in a relevant science subject, NHSBT Foundation Degree OR equivalent knowledge and experience of working in a manufacturing, logistics or supply chain environment requiring intermediate level theoretical knowledge acquired through formal training.

You'll also, ideally, have a working knowledge of basic IT packages and some experience of working unsupervised in a laboratory environment. A good team player, youll be capable of motivating both yourself and others as you tackle a wide variety of tasks.

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) offers a dynamic and friendly working environment where teamwork is highly valued. Personal development is also considered a priority and is supported through extensive training, and development opportunities open to all employees.

Main duties of the job

• You will be required to perform a range of scientific and technical activities related to the blood (and where appropriate tissue) donations from our donors, with the support of the team.
• You will be responsible for the support and training of new and less experienced staff.
• You will be required to undertake precise repetitive manipulation of equipment and blood samples/donations and carry out routine tasks on a regular basis.
• You will be required to handle blood bags and a range of equipment.
• You will be required to manually handle equipment on a daily basis weighing up to 13 kgs, with or without mechanical aids, with appropriate training.

Post 1 22.5 hours per week Week 1: Monday 09:00-17:30 Tuesday 09:00-17:30 Wednesday 09:00-17:30 Week 2: Sunday 08:00-16:00 Monday 09:00-17:30 Tuesday 09:00-17:30

Post 2 - 22.5 hours per week Week 1: Thursday 09:00-17:30 Friday 09:00-17:30 Sunday 08:00-16:00 Week 2: Wednesday 09:00-17:30 Thursday 09:00-17:30 Friday 09:00-17:30

About us

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, you'll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need.

Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do. By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever.

You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Job summary

NNUH are pleased to be recruiting for Bank Senior Medical Secretaries, to join our Temporary Workforce Register to work in placements across the Trust.

We are looking for an experienced, organised and motivated Senior Medical Secretary to join our busy teams on a bank basis.

The successful candidate will provide a high-quality, efficient and professional administrative and secretarial service to our departments, supporting consultants, clinical teams and patients across a busy and varied service.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong NHS medical secretarial experience who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and takes pride in delivering a high standard of service.

(Please note availability for roles varies depending on demand and no role is guaranteed)

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Main duties of the job

Working as a bank Senior Medical Secretary provides an opportunity to work alongside an experienced and supportive multidisciplinary team while contributing directly to the delivery of high-quality patient care.

You will play an important role behind the scenes, helping the clinical team to provide an efficient, responsive and patient-focused service.

If you are an experienced medical secretary looking for a flexible bank opportunity and would like to become part of our NNUH team, we would be delighted to hear from you.

To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service,all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUH's 'PRIDE' values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture.

About us

Temporary Staffing is an ideal way of beginning a career in the Trust, offering flexible working hours and the opportunity to gain experience in a variety of different departments/wards. We offer weekly pay in arrears, paid holiday entitlement and entry into the NHS pension scheme. In addition, we are able to provide training to enable you to work across the Trust.

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 pleased to be able to offer a number of NHS staff benefits/discounts, including:

• Flexible working pattern to suit individual lifestyles
• Weekly Pay
• Dedicated Booking desk support
• Easy access to online book shifts via Employee Online (EOL)
• Free Park and Ride during weekdays
• Discounted bus passes (First bus / Semmence / Konnect)

Job summary

Applications are invited from enthusiastic and forward-thinking Chemical Pathologist to join our team of 0.2 WTE Chemical Pathologist, two Consultant Clinical Scientists, six Principal, three Senior and two STP trainee Clinical Scientists. This is a replacement post and the successful candidate must work well as a team and be keen to drive improvements to the clinical service.

North Midlands and Cheshire Pathology Services (NMCPS) formed in 2020 as collaboration between The University Hospital of North Midlands (UHNM), Mid Cheshire and East Cheshire NHS Trusts (MCHT). UHNM are the host provider of the network.All laboratories are UKAS accredited and provide a comprehensive range of biochemistry tests including protein electrophoresis, mass spectrometry and molecular genetics.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be based at one site, which is flexible and can be agreed on appointment, with some cross site working required. Flexible working, including home working, is supported.

Lipid clinics are provided at MCHT and UHNM physically and virtually by the current post holders. The department is currently exploring opportunities to develop a robust, efficient and forward-thinking service through partnership working across the wider network. There are opportunities to link with teams in nutrition, Diabetes, Endocrinology, and with GP services across multiple ICBs and a future vision to develop Chemical Pathologist training opportunities.

Research, teaching and training are strong attributes of our department, we are involved in leading and supporting a number of clinical trials; some members of the team have dedicated PAs in the R&D department. You will be encouraged to support educational activities within the department, the Trust and more widely in the local Universities. Members of our team are honorary lecturers at Manchester and Keele Universities. A training budget will be provided in addition to a number of learning opportunities in place locally. The department supports HSST, STP and FY1 trainees and is keen to explore supporting more medical trainees with the support of the post holder.

The start date could be postponed for a good candidate awaiting completion of CCT.

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Details

Date posted

24 September 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£113,565 to £150,569 a year PA pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

205

Job locations

Royal Stoke Hospital

Newcastle Road

Stoke on Trent

ST4 6QG

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details regarding this post.

Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details regarding this post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS, MBChB or equivalent medical qualification.
• FRCPath or equivalent qualification in Clinical Biochemistry.
• Full registration (with a licence to practice) with the General Medical Council (GMC).
• Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) for Chemical Pathology (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) for Chemical Pathology.

Desirable

• Higher Medical Degree PhD/MD
• Recognised teaching skills course / medical education qualification.

Experience & Training

Essential

• Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in biochemistry
• Significant experience in the organisation and delivery of a clinical biochemistry service
• Experience of delivering training programmes & presentations to various levels of staff.
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.
• An awareness of current speciality specific developments, initiatives and issues.
• Knowledge of the principles involved in research.
• Evidence of audit and the implementation of change following the audit
• Experience of working across boundaries to develop networks with key stakeholders
• Ability to prioritise workload in response to service need
• Ability to work autonomously and be accountable for own actions
• Ability to motivate and support others to achieve goals
• Able to utilise initiative to solve problems and develop the service
• Ability to work as part of the wider team
• Experience of delivering training programmes & presentations to various levels of staff.
• Good influencing and networking skills
• Excellent written and communication skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and deal with situations in a sensitive manner
• Ability to follow complex instructions and make the complex simple
• Ability to contribute directly to the production of strategy and policy documentation
• Ability to develop medium- and long-term plans to meet service need and ensure sustainability
• Ability to apply evaluative and reflective techniques to personal practice, events and activities
• Ability to understand, interpret and critically analyse data and information
• Experience of delivering a quality improvement project

Desirable

• Experience obesity clinics.
• Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last five years.
• Experience in the provision of diagnosis and management of patients with lipid disorders
• Experience in provision of metabolic medicine clinics
• Evidence of audit and the implementation of change following the audit
• Evidence of having undertaken original research.
• Evidence of specialist interest in other clinical areas
• Experience of working across boundaries to develop networks with key stakeholders
• Evidence of specialist interest in other clinical areas

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Positive mindset in respect of supporting organisational change; learning, and continuous improvement.
• Effective interpersonal and intrapersonal skills including high degree of self-awareness and self- regulation
• Takes responsibility and is accountable for delivering to their agree objectives
• Consistently professional, collaborative and compassionate in their approach.
• Works with patients and people at the fore - operates to a customer service ethos
• Acts to support and enable effective teamwork
• Delivers work of consistent and predictable high quality
• There is a frequent requirement for prolonged concentration
• Emotional effort; the post holder will at times be exposed to distressing and emotional circumstances
• Ability to travel to and work across multiple sites
• Demonstrates the leadership behaviours for improvements oWillingness oHumility oCuriosity oSelf-Discipline oPerseverance

Person Specification Qualifications Essential MBBS, MBChB or equivalent medical qualification. FRCPath or equivalent qualification in Clinical Biochemistry. Full registration (with a licence to practice) with the General Medical Council (GMC). Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) for Chemical Pathology (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) for Chemical Pathology. Desirable Higher Medical Degree PhD/MD Recognised teaching skills course / medical education qualification. Experience & Training Essential Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in biochemistry Significant experience in the organisation and delivery of a clinical biochemistry service Experience of delivering training programmes & presentations to various levels of staff. Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems. An awareness of current speciality specific developments, initiatives and issues. Knowledge of the principles involved in research. Evidence of audit and the implementation of change following the audit Experience of working across boundaries to develop networks with key stakeholders Ability to prioritise workload in response to service need Ability to work autonomously and be accountable for own actions Ability to motivate and support others to achieve goals Able to utilise initiative to solve problems and develop the service Ability to work as part of the wider team Experience of delivering training programmes & presentations to various levels of staff. Good influencing and networking skills Excellent written and communication skills Ability to maintain confidentiality and deal with situations in a sensitive manner Ability to follow complex instructions and make the complex simple Ability to contribute directly to the production of strategy and policy documentation Ability to develop medium- and long-term plans to meet service need and ensure sustainability Ability to apply evaluative and reflective techniques to personal practice, events and activities Ability to understand, interpret and critically analyse data and information Experience of delivering a quality improvement project Desirable Experience obesity clinics. Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last five years. Experience in the provision of diagnosis and management of patients with lipid disorders Experience in provision of metabolic medicine clinics Evidence of audit and the implementation of change following the audit Evidence of having undertaken original research. Evidence of specialist interest in other clinical areas Experience of working across boundaries to develop networks with key stakeholders Evidence of specialist interest in other clinical areas Personal Qualities Essential Positive mindset in respect of supporting organisational change; learning, and continuous improvement. Effective interpersonal and intrapersonal skills including high degree of self-awareness and self- regulation Takes responsibility and is accountable for delivering to their agree objectives Consistently professional, collaborative and compassionate in their approach. Works with patients and people at the fore - operates to a customer service ethos Acts to support and enable effective teamwork Delivers work of consistent and predictable high quality There is a frequent requirement for prolonged concentration Emotional effort; the post holder will at times be exposed to distressing and emotional circumstances Ability to travel to and work across multiple sites Demonstrates the leadership behaviours for improvements oWillingness oHumility oCuriosity oSelf-Discipline oPerseverance

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

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

Royal Stoke Hospital

Newcastle Road

Stoke on Trent

ST4 6QG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

Royal Stoke Hospital

Newcastle Road

Stoke on Trent

ST4 6QG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job summary

The Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) is an early intervention programme funded by NHS England with the aim of improving the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people in the community in response to the government's Green Paper for Young People's Mental Health.

The practitioner in this role will focus on providing day to day clinical oversight and support for the Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs), alongside senior leadership.

The role will ensure the efficient and effective delivery of the MHST, providing high quality, safe and responsive specialist mental health services to children, young people, parents/carers and professionals provided in accordance with Children and Young People's mental health training principles, in partnership with service users and partner agencies, working as part of a multi-agency system.

The post holder may have supervisory responsibility/co-responsibility for EMHP clinicians within the MHST and will also work as part of a senior's team, supporting the Team Leaders and Clinical Service Leads with the new pathway.

The post is currently being recruited to within the existing service structure. The service may be subject to a future procurement process, and any subsequent changes will be managed in accordance with NHS employment policies and relevant legislation.

Main duties of the job

As the MHST Specialist Practitioner/ Team Lead, you are responsible for leading a small team of Education mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) and CAMHS practitioners as well as playing an important role in managing the delivery of the three functions of the MHST:

Delivering evidence-based interventions for mild to moderate mental health issues

Supporting the senior mental health lead in each education setting to introduce or develop their whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing

Giving timely advice to school and college staff, and liaising with external specialist services to help children and young people get the right support and stay in education.

About us

CroydonMHST is a friendly and supportive team who have developed a close partnership with local schools in providing lowintensity interventions, creating workshops and groups and adapting services to meet the needs of schools, young people and families inCroydon in line with CYP-IAPT principles.

Details

Date posted

24 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£55,524 to £62,652 a year per annum inclusive HCAs (Outer)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

334-CLI-8196685

Job locations

Christopher Wren House

113 High St

Croydon

CR0 1QG

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:Clinical and Client Care Enhance accessibility to mental health services for children and young people in Croydon schools. To provide specialist psychosocial assessments, formulations and interventions for clients in the MHST team. Support and empower children, young people and families to make informed choices about the intervention. To support children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their families in the self-management of presenting difficulties. To work in partnership with families to provide culturally appropriate psychological interventions with carers or families of referred clients when required. To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans. To act as care co-ordinator sharing responsibility for the oversight of cases within the MHST that require step up to Specialist CAMHS. Provide support for EWPs and others in using CYP IAPT compliant routine outcome measures. Ensure clear objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed with EWPs on a regular basis as part of their continuing professional development. To develop and help deliver workshops, groups for children and young people in schools. To provide consultation and where appropriate training to other professionals in schools who come into contact with children, young people and their families/carers referred with moderate, complex and severe mental health problems

Contributing to team or service clinical functioning To contribute to the effective working of the team or service and to a psychologically informed framework for the service. To contribute to the team or services delivery of accessible and acceptable services to diverse local communities. To be proactive in challenging discrimination and support the development of culturally competent services. To advise other members of the service on specialist psychological care of clients. To liaise with referrers, GPs and other professionals concerned with clients in order to develop and review care plans. To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence based practice in individual work and work with other team members. To work in partnership with schools and colleges to develop and deliver activities related to their whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing. Contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.

Policy and service development To implement policies and procedures in own area of work, and to propose improvements or beneficial changes. To contribute to service development through undertaking and participating in appropriate projects related to the MHST Team. To contribute to the consultation and engagement of service users in planning and delivering services which meet the needs of local communities.

Care or management of resources To take care of, and use carefully, the Trusts equipment and physical resources. To ensure that the post-holder has sufficient resources by estimating future needs and requesting or ordering supplies as needed.Management and supervision To support the (trainee) EWPs in the assessment and formulation of cases suitable for the Guided Self Help interventions. To provide clinical supervision to EWPs and/or Band 6 CAMHS practitioners working within school settings. To contribute to the recruitment of EWPs and training. Attend MHST senior management meetings and contribute to service development. Manage relationships with stakeholders, including school senior mental health leads and head teachers. Management and oversight of the teams clinical casework, including referrals and allocation. Management and oversight of the teams whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing.

Teaching and Training To undertake teaching and training within the MHST. To develop and deliver training for schools, universal and targeted services. To contribute to the development of the knowledge and skills base within the MHST service by maintaining an active awareness of current developments and by implementing knowledge gained in training to practice. To disseminate research and service evaluation findings through presentations and published articles.Record-keeping and Information Governance To ensure that all information generated by own work is recorded as required by Trust policies and local procedures. To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing, according to professional and Trust guidelines, including electronic data entry.

Research and development To initiate, undertake, support and supervise regular complex service evaluation and audits To initiate and carry out appropriate research where appropriate. To initiate and implement the development of outcome measurement and assessment and assist other staff in the implementation of same.

Maintaining professional standards and continuing professional development To receive regular clinical and professional supervision from a more senior clinician according to Professional and Trust guidelines. To ensure own Continuing Professional Development in line with professional and Trust Personal Development Plan requirements and professional Standards for Continuing Professional Development. To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of current developments in professional and clinical practice and of relevant legislation and policies. To comply with the trust and professional Standards of Conduct,

Performance and Ethics and Standards of Proficiency, and ensure professional development in line with these. To adhere to Professional Practice Guidelines and Trust policies and procedures.

General To travel to as appropriate and across the Trust when required. To be aware of risk relating to aggressive and challenging behaviour amongst the client group, and follow trust policies relating to its management. To respond appropriately and professionally to emotionally distressing situations and to support others involved in such situations.

Job description Job responsibilities Key Responsibilities:Clinical and Client Care Enhance accessibility to mental health services for children and young people in Croydon schools. To provide specialist psychosocial assessments, formulations and interventions for clients in the MHST team. Support and empower children, young people and families to make informed choices about the intervention. To support children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their families in the self-management of presenting difficulties. To work in partnership with families to provide culturally appropriate psychological interventions with carers or families of referred clients when required. To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans. To act as care co-ordinator sharing responsibility for the oversight of cases within the MHST that require step up to Specialist CAMHS. Provide support for EWPs and others in using CYP IAPT compliant routine outcome measures. Ensure clear objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed with EWPs on a regular basis as part of their continuing professional development. To develop and help deliver workshops, groups for children and young people in schools. To provide consultation and where appropriate training to other professionals in schools who come into contact with children, young people and their families/carers referred with moderate, complex and severe mental health problems Contributing to team or service clinical functioning To contribute to the effective working of the team or service and to a psychologically informed framework for the service. To contribute to the team or services delivery of accessible and acceptable services to diverse local communities. To be proactive in challenging discrimination and support the development of culturally competent services. To advise other members of the service on specialist psychological care of clients. To liaise with referrers, GPs and other professionals concerned with clients in order to develop and review care plans. To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence based practice in individual work and work with other team members. To work in partnership with schools and colleges to develop and deliver activities related to their whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing. Contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment. Policy and service development To implement policies and procedures in own area of work, and to propose improvements or beneficial changes. To contribute to service development through undertaking and participating in appropriate projects related to the MHST Team. To contribute to the consultation and engagement of service users in planning and delivering services which meet the needs of local communities. Care or management of resources To take care of, and use carefully, the Trusts equipment and physical resources. To ensure that the post-holder has sufficient resources by estimating future needs and requesting or ordering supplies as needed.Management and supervision To support the (trainee) EWPs in the assessment and formulation of cases suitable for the Guided Self Help interventions. To provide clinical supervision to EWPs and/or Band 6 CAMHS practitioners working within school settings. To contribute to the recruitment of EWPs and training. Attend MHST senior management meetings and contribute to service development. Manage relationships with stakeholders, including school senior mental health leads and head teachers. Management and oversight of the teams clinical casework, including referrals and allocation. Management and oversight of the teams whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing. Teaching and Training To undertake teaching and training within the MHST. To develop and deliver training for schools, universal and targeted services. To contribute to the development of the knowledge and skills base within the MHST service by maintaining an active awareness of current developments and by implementing knowledge gained in training to practice. To disseminate research and service evaluation findings through presentations and published articles.Record-keeping and Information Governance To ensure that all information generated by own work is recorded as required by Trust policies and local procedures. To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing, according to professional and Trust guidelines, including electronic data entry. Research and development To initiate, undertake, support and supervise regular complex service evaluation and audits To initiate and carry out appropriate research where appropriate. To initiate and implement the development of outcome measurement and assessment and assist other staff in the implementation of same. Maintaining professional standards and continuing professional development To receive regular clinical and professional supervision from a more senior clinician according to Professional and Trust guidelines. To ensure own Continuing Professional Development in line with professional and Trust Personal Development Plan requirements and professional Standards for Continuing Professional Development. To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of current developments in professional and clinical practice and of relevant legislation and policies. To comply with the trust and professional Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics and Standards of Proficiency, and ensure professional development in line with these. To adhere to Professional Practice Guidelines and Trust policies and procedures. General To travel to as appropriate and across the Trust when required. To be aware of risk relating to aggressive and challenging behaviour amongst the client group, and follow trust policies relating to its management. To respond appropriately and professionally to emotionally distressing situations and to support others involved in such situations.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Entry-level qualification: Appropriately registered Clinical Psychologist, Systemic Family Therapist, Psychotherapist, Nurse, CBT Therapist, or qualified Senior Wellbeing Practitioner (SWP) with recognised CYP IAPT/EMHP/CWP or equivalent accreditation (A/I).
• Must have practice in CBT delivery for 2 yrs. in MH settings
• Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC/UKCP/RCN. (A/I)

Desirable

• Trained in relevant CPD training in supporting children in education.
• PG EMHP supervisor course.

Experience

Essential

• Candidates will need to be experienced Mental Health professionals and evidenced by 2 years working therapeutically/ clinically or consultatively within a CYP Education or Mental Health Setting with children and young people with mental health difficulties
• You must demonstrate experience of clinically delivering and supervising in the therapeutic approach for which you are applying e g CBT)
• Evidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision in CAMHS. (A/I)
• Experience of working in schools / educational settings.
• Experience of providing specialist assessments and evidence based interventions with individuals and groups presenting with a range of needs. (A/I)

Desirable

• Experience of leadership within a CAMHS setting.
• Experience of working with an educational setting.
• Familiarity with the EMHP/ CWP training programme.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised therapies for child and adolescents (A/I/R)
• Advanced theoretical knowledge of psychosocial theories of mental health and the evidence base for the relevant treatment. (A/I/R)
• Advanced knowledge of mental health assessment (A/I/R)
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, and equalities. (A/I/R)
• Knowledge of relevant research and statistical analysis. (A/I/R)

Desirable

• Experience of working in diverse settings
• Liaison with internal and external organisations

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Entry-level qualification: Appropriately registered Clinical Psychologist, Systemic Family Therapist, Psychotherapist, Nurse, CBT Therapist, or qualified Senior Wellbeing Practitioner (SWP) with recognised CYP IAPT/EMHP/CWP or equivalent accreditation (A/I). Must have practice in CBT delivery for 2 yrs. in MH settings Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC/UKCP/RCN. (A/I) Desirable Trained in relevant CPD training in supporting children in education. PG EMHP supervisor course. Experience Essential Candidates will need to be experienced Mental Health professionals and evidenced by 2 years working therapeutically/ clinically or consultatively within a CYP Education or Mental Health Setting with children and young people with mental health difficulties You must demonstrate experience of clinically delivering and supervising in the therapeutic approach for which you are applying e g CBT) Evidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision in CAMHS. (A/I) Experience of working in schools / educational settings. Experience of providing specialist assessments and evidence based interventions with individuals and groups presenting with a range of needs. (A/I) Desirable Experience of leadership within a CAMHS setting. Experience of working with an educational setting. Familiarity with the EMHP/ CWP training programme. Knowledge and Skills Essential Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised therapies for child and adolescents (A/I/R) Advanced theoretical knowledge of psychosocial theories of mental health and the evidence base for the relevant treatment. (A/I/R) Advanced knowledge of mental health assessment (A/I/R) Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, and equalities. (A/I/R) Knowledge of relevant research and statistical analysis. (A/I/R) Desirable Experience of working in diverse settings Liaison with internal and external organisations

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

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Christopher Wren House

113 High St

Croydon

CR0 1QG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Christopher Wren House

113 High St

Croydon

CR0 1QG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job summary

About the role:

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, energetic and clinically confident Community Practitioner / OT to join our Community Perinatal Teams across the Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark teams.

You will have experience of general adult inpatient, Mother and Baby inpatient unit, community mental health services or Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). You will also have experience of working with women who suffer from moderate to severe mental illness in the perinatal period.

Main duties of the job

You will be familiar with Perinatal community standards, governance and performance structures and confident in partnership work with other agencies such as Children and Family Social Services, Midwifery and Obstetric teams, CMHTs, Health Visitors and the Voluntary sector.

You will display excellent clinical knowledge and skilled practice in women with mental health disorders in the perinatal period. You will provide consistently skilled judgments in clinical work. You need to have experience of working in a richly diverse inner city Borough and have the understanding of the opportunities challenges that this brings.

About us

About the team:

The Croydon Perinatal Service provides a Monday to Friday, 9-5 service to service users residing within the Borough of Croydon offering assessment, intervention and treatment to women who suffer from moderate to severe mental health disorders in the perinatal period.

Working closely with your colleagues in PMHT's, you will receive support and be part of the on-going Perinatal workforce training within SLaM and London wide. This is a great opportunity to supervise junior staff as well as implementing new ways of working using best practice and NICE guidelines.

About the location

You will based at Larkbarrow House, Bethlem Royal Hospital.

Job summary

Bank Band 6 Occupational Therapist (Acute in-patient)

We are looking for Bank Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists to support our ED & Acute Medicine Therapy Team and Acute Frailty Service. The role will require working across both hospital sites over a 7 day week. This will involve supporting the multi-disciplinary team across our Emergency Department, Acute Medical assessment areas and Acute Frailty Unit, providing early and proactive assessment and interventions to prevent admission to hospital, facilitate early discharge and contribute to the comprehensive geriatric assessment. The role will require some commitment to weekend and shift work.

Whether you are a new Band 6 looking for a new challenge, or a Band 5 considering the next steps in your career, this is an ideal opportunity. Even if you feel you are not quite ready, we would look to support you and develop you to being a confident band 6 therapist. You will ideally have a broad range of clinical experience at Band 5 level or equivalent junior level.

Please note, this role is currently based at West Middlesex University Hospital with cross-site working expected at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital to support the service needs. Within Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, we have vacancies across both Chelsea & Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex Hospital. Depending on service needs, you may be offered a role at either site, with cross-site support working expected.

Main duties of the job

Job Summary

The post holder will be based with the inpatient respiratory medicine team at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital covering inpatient medical and surgical wards across the hospital.

The post holder will develop advanced assessment and intervention skills, support multi-disciplinary working, provide leadership to the therapy team and clinical areas, and supervise junior members of staff and student.

The post holder will be involved in service development, audit and research activities, and teaching and education.

The post holder will actively participate in the weekend rotas. The post holder will be required to work a minimum of one weekend shift in every four weekends. Some teams are now also providing extended hours working that will include evening working.

About us

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital--along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.

The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received. If you haven't heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.

Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.

Job summary

The Specialist Clinical Psychologist will provide expert psychological assessment, formulation, consultation and trauma-informed clinical leadership within the Children Looked After (CLA) Health Service. The post holder will lead on supporting the emotional wellbeing and mental health needs of Children Looked After who have experienced developmental trauma, attachment disruption, abuse, neglect, loss and adversity.

Working within a trauma-informed and psychologically informed model of care, the post holder will undertake highly specialist assessment, formulation and intervention for children and young people with complex emotional, behavioural and mental health needs.

The post holder will work closely with health, social care, education and CAMHS colleagues to inform care planning, placement stability, risk management and multi-agency decision making. In addition, they will provide consultation, supervision, training and psychological leadership.

The post holder will benefit from specialist CAMHS clinical supervision, strong multi-agency collaboration, and access to ongoing CPD and specialist training in developmental trauma, attachment, safeguarding, risk management and neurodevelopmental assessment. The Trust is committed to supporting the post holder to develop and maintain expertise in autism and ADHD assessment pathways, alongside opportunities for service development, research, teaching, supervision and leadership across children's services.

Interview TBC

Main duties of the job

• Provide highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for Children Looked After (CLA) with complex emotional, behavioural, attachment and mental health needs.
• Act as the clinical lead for trauma-informed practice within the CLA Health Service.
• Maintain a small specialist clinical caseload through the CLA Waiting Well pathway, offering psychological assessment, formulation, consultation and brief evidence-based interventions to support children awaiting CAMHS assessment or treatment.
• Work collaboratively with CAMHS, Social Care, Community Paediatrics, SEND and other partner agencies to support integrated care pathway.
• Provide specialist consultation and psychological advice to CLA Nurses, Social Workers, Foster Carers, Residential Providers, Education Professionals and other members of the professional network.
• Contribute to safeguarding processes, risk assessment and management.
• Provide specialist expertise in understanding the interface between developmental trauma, attachment difficulties and neurodevelopmental presentations.

This is a unique opportunity to work within an innovative integrated model across CLA Health, CAMHS and Social Care. The post offers excellent access to specialist CAMHS supervision, ongoing CPD, training in developmental trauma, attachment and neurodevelopmental assessment, and opportunities to contribute to service development, teaching, leadership and system-wide improvements for Children Looked After

About us

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provides hospital and community services across Croydon through a range of clinics and specialist centres. Formed in August 2010 from the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust, we employ around 4,100 staff serving a diverse population of over 360,000 people.

Our main site, Croydon University Hospital, is one of the busiest in London. We are also leading the way in delivering more healthcare in community settings and people's homes. Our district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons care for people of all ages across the borough.

Like the wider NHS, we are working hard to meet increasing demand. With the right people on board, we continue to innovate and transform our services to provide the highest quality care for local residents. We place strong emphasis on education, training and career development for all staff.

If you want to make a real difference, challenge yourself and be part of a Trust that's shaping local healthcare, Croydon Health Services could be the place for you.

At Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.

Details

Date posted

24 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£63,665 to £70,887 a year p.a incl of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

199-8171961-NA

Job locations

Bernard Weatherill House

8 Mint Walk

Croydon

CR0 1EA

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• oDoctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsych) or equivalent qualification recognised by the British Psychological Society (BPS). o HCPC Registration as a Practitioner Psychologist. o Eligibility for Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society. o Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to children, young people and trauma-informed practice.
• oRegistered with the HCPC

Desirable

• Post-doctoral training in one or more other additional specialised areas of psychological practice relevant to the role, such as Trauma-Focused CBT, EMDR, DDP-informed approaches, Mentalisation-Based Therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy or Systemic Practice.
• Training in neurodevelopmental assessment pathways including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and ADHD

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

Essential

• oDoctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology, psychological assessment, formulation, psychometrics, psychological therapies and developmental psychology.
• oHighly developed knowledge of developmental trauma, attachment theory and the impact of adverse childhood experiences on emotional wellbeing, mental health and development.
• oAdvanced knowledge of evidence-based psychological interventions for children and young people with complex emotional, behavioural and mental health needs.
• oKnowledge of the interface between trauma, attachment difficulties, neurodevelopmental presentations and mental health.
• Knowledge of NHS, Social Care and Education systems relevant to vulnerable children and young people.

Desirable

• Knowledge of specialist interventions for looked after children and care experienced young people

EXPERIENCE

Essential

• oExperience of trauma-informed psychological assessment, formulation and intervention.
• Experience of risk assessment and management, including self-harm, emotional dysregulation and safeguarding concerns.
• oExperience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and interventions both professionally and within the context of multidisciplinary care planning.
• oExperience of providing teaching, training and professional /clinical supervision.
• oExperience of undertaking research, service evaluation and audit and dissemination of findings.

Desirable

• Experience contributing to neurodevelopmental assessments for Autism and/or ADHD.
• Experience of service development and pathway redesign initiatives.

skills and abilities

Essential

• o Well-developed communication skills to share highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, and their support networks.
• o Skills in delivering training, reflective practice and psychologically informed workforce development.
• o Advanced skills in psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for children and young people with complex needs.
• o Ability to integrate trauma, attachment, developmental, systemic and neurodevelopmental perspectives into formulation and care planning.
• o Ability to manage competing clinical demands and complex caseloads.

Desirable

• o Skills in delivering trauma-informed training programmes across organisations.
• o Skills in neurodevelopmental assessment and formulation.

Person Specification EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS Essential oDoctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsych) or equivalent qualification recognised by the British Psychological Society (BPS). o HCPC Registration as a Practitioner Psychologist. o Eligibility for Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society. o Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to children, young people and trauma-informed practice. oRegistered with the HCPC Desirable Post-doctoral training in one or more other additional specialised areas of psychological practice relevant to the role, such as Trauma-Focused CBT, EMDR, DDP-informed approaches, Mentalisation-Based Therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy or Systemic Practice. Training in neurodevelopmental assessment pathways including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and ADHD KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING Essential oDoctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology, psychological assessment, formulation, psychometrics, psychological therapies and developmental psychology. oHighly developed knowledge of developmental trauma, attachment theory and the impact of adverse childhood experiences on emotional wellbeing, mental health and development. oAdvanced knowledge of evidence-based psychological interventions for children and young people with complex emotional, behavioural and mental health needs. oKnowledge of the interface between trauma, attachment difficulties, neurodevelopmental presentations and mental health. Knowledge of NHS, Social Care and Education systems relevant to vulnerable children and young people. Desirable Knowledge of specialist interventions for looked after children and care experienced young people EXPERIENCE Essential oExperience of trauma-informed psychological assessment, formulation and intervention. Experience of risk assessment and management, including self-harm, emotional dysregulation and safeguarding concerns. oExperience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and interventions both professionally and within the context of multidisciplinary care planning. oExperience of providing teaching, training and professional /clinical supervision. oExperience of undertaking research, service evaluation and audit and dissemination of findings. Desirable Experience contributing to neurodevelopmental assessments for Autism and/or ADHD. Experience of service development and pathway redesign initiatives. skills and abilities Essential o Well-developed communication skills to share highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, and their support networks. o Skills in delivering training, reflective practice and psychologically informed workforce development. o Advanced skills in psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for children and young people with complex needs. o Ability to integrate trauma, attachment, developmental, systemic and neurodevelopmental perspectives into formulation and care planning. o Ability to manage competing clinical demands and complex caseloads. Desirable o Skills in delivering trauma-informed training programmes across organisations. o Skills in neurodevelopmental assessment and formulation.

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

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Address

Bernard Weatherill House

8 Mint Walk

Croydon

CR0 1EA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Address

Bernard Weatherill House

8 Mint Walk

Croydon

CR0 1EA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job summary

• To provide an effective Employment Advice service for people with mental health conditions
• To support people with mental health conditions to obtain and sustain paid employment.
• To develop partnerships with local providers and services to ensure that the employment support needs of clients are met.

Main duties of the job

The Lewisham NHS Talking Therapies Employment team takes clients on to a caseload and supports them in their employment goals, networking with local providers and employers to source suitable opportunities or to maintain and resolve issues within the workplace. Being able to build rapport with clients in a professional and approachable way to build confidence, skills and empower for the future.

Building and working closely with the clinicians in the team that offer a variety of therapies and encouraging referrals to meet expectations set by the DWP who funds the post.

About us

The Lewisham NHS Talking Therapies Employment Team is a very busy team working with clients who have mild to moderate Mental Health concerns to find work, remain in work or start moving towards work. We are here to support clients towards their chosen goals as a signposting and advice service whilst building confidence and skills for the world of work.

The role will be based across the Lewisham Borough currently Hybrid but this could be subject to change in the future.

Job summary

Lambeth Secondary Care Psychological Therapies (SCPT) is looking to recruit a band 6 MBT trainee practitioner or a band 7 MBT practitioner, dependent on MBT accreditation. Please indicate which band you would like to be considered for.

SCPT is an innovative service offering a stepped care pathway. We offer MBT, DBT, psychodynamic therapy, CAT, and trauma focussed therapy. The Mentalization Based Treatment (MBT) programme is part of Lambeth's pathway for complex emotional and relational needs. Support for MBT in the wider organisation is excellent with Trust wide special interest groups and strong links to the Anna Freud Centre.

In addition to this post being open for qualified MBT practitioners at band 7, a suitable candidate might be an experienced community mental health clinician wishing to move into a psychological therapy post. Equally, this post might be suitable for a psychologist or psychotherapist who wishes to enhance their psychological training / experience, specifically in the field of MBT. If you are applying without MBT accreditation, the post will subject to a fixed term 2-year contract at band 6 (trainee MBT practitioner). The expectation will be that the band 6 post holder engages in Anna Freud Centre training and supervised clinical work to reach MBT practitioner status. Once practitioner status has been awarded, the post holder's fixed term 2 -year band 6 contract can be changed to a permanent band 7 role (MBT practitioner).

Main duties of the job

• To deliver as part of a team a specialist Mentalization Based Treatment (MBT) service to individuals and groups of people with personality disorder / complex emotional and relational difficulties. This includes specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation, and monitoring of outcomes.
• To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
• To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate.
• To promote service evaluation, audit, and research.
• To work as an autonomous professional within registration body guidelines and codes of conduct and guided by the policies and procedures of the service, taking responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions with support of clinical supervisor.
• To be active in the provision of staff support within area, including but not limited to Critical Incident Staff Support and Reflect-Support-Resolve. To participate, as a recipient, in staff support work.

About us

This post will be based mainly in central London at 151 Blackfriars Rd close to Southwark Underground station. There may be some limited pieces of work based at other Lambeth sites.

Our Trust headquarters is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2). We also provide services and operate across other locations, such as London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; and substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Lambeth, Greenwich and Wandsworth.

Benefits:

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package, feel valued and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance.

Some of our benefits include:

• Generous pay, pensions and leavepackages dependent on the role and length of service.
• Work life balance,flexible working and supporting a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
• Career developmentwith plenty CPD opportunities such as mentoring, coaching, collective leadership and other talent programmes.
• Accommodation,our staff benefit fromkeyworker housing at selected sites.
• NHS discountsvia theHealth Service Discounts website.

Other benefits include:

• Counselling services
• Wellbeing events
• Long service awards
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Childcare vouchers
• Staff restaurants

Job summary

Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Learning Disabilities & Autism)

We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic clinician to join the Bristol Autism Spectrum Service (BASS) as a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner.

BASS is currently undertaking an exciting transformation programme, moving from a predominantly diagnostic-led service towards a needs-led model of care for autistic adults. This is a unique opportunity to join the service at a pivotal stage in its development and help shape future autism services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

Initially, the post-holder will focus on complex autism assessment, workforce development, and training newly appointed clinicians in autism assessment. Over time, the role will develop to include increasing responsibility for specialist intervention, service development, leadership, education, and research as part of the Advanced Clinical Practice pathway.

Applicants must have substantial experience of working with autistic adults, extensive experience of autism assessment, experience of teaching and training, and a professional qualification in Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, or another relevant registered profession.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will play an important role in both service delivery and transformation, contributing to the design, implementation and evaluation of new models of care for autistic adults and people with neurodevelopmental differences.

Initially, the post-holder will develop and further refine expertise in complex neurodevelopmental assessment and formulation within a highly skilled multidisciplinary team. The role will evolve to encompass increasing responsibility for advanced clinical decision-making, leadership, service development, education, research, and the delivery of specialist interventions for autistic adults and people with neurodevelopmental differences.

We are seeking an experienced clinician who is passionate about improving outcomes for autistic people and who has substantial experience of working with autistic adults and/or people with neurodevelopmental differences.

During the early stages of the transformation programme, the post-holder will play a key role in supporting the development of the autism workforce, including contributing to the delivery of training and supervision in autism assessment for newly appointed clinicians. This offers a unique opportunity to influence both the future shape of the service and the development of the workforce required to deliver it.

About us

We are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

We aim to provide High Quality, Compassionate Care everywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all round experience for our patients, families and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect and empathy.

Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200miles, to more than 1.8million people.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Job summary

This is a permanent vacancy and the job plan activities provided are subject to change based on service requirements. This post is a new post, to compliment upper gastrointestinal team in managing benign upper gastrointestinal conditions, non-surgical upper gastrointestinal cancers and hernia services. There is close engagement with Upper gastrointestinal and Hepatopancreatic cancer services at Bristol Royal Infirmary. The job plan has a fixed pattern over a 12-week period and will be subject to review at 12 months. In an elective week, the post holder will provide services including operating sessions, clinic, relevant MDT meetings, ward rounds and endoscopy and supporting professional activities. The postholder will perform independent laparoscopic and open upper gastrointestinal and hernia procedures. There is additional work participating General Surgery on-call rota providing care in emergency surgery including colorectal resections and other General Surgical emergencies.

Main duties of the job

The upper gastrointestinal surgery is part of the GI surgery unit based in the Brunel Building, Southmead Hospital, and comprises of 7 upper GI surgeons. This includes 4 specialist Bariatric surgeons undertaking the full range of surgery, including revisional surgery. The GI team is part of the rota providing 24-hour emergency GI surgical care at North Bristol NHS Trust. The postholder will manage major trauma cases when doing emergency general surgery on-call.

When on call, the on-call consultant is responsible for reviewing patients in same day emergency care (SDEC) and acute admissions from 1pm. Consultants do an evening ward round (4-5pm) on the day they are on call and a post take ward round at 08:00 the following day. On the day after on call, the consultant is responsible for the CEPOD list. The post holder will have no elective commitments when on-call. The emergency take has evolved over time in both volume and complexity. GI surgery provides a subspecialist upper and lower GI take with patient transfer between teams. We have a co-located medical and surgical SDEC unit. The surgical SDEC unit includes other surgical specialties such as urology and neurosurgery.

Each consultant will do regular week-day on-call with average 1 in 8 frequency and weekend on-call of 1 in 12. These frequencies are subject to changes with new appointments. On-call day to include SDEC and the CEPOD list on the following day. This model will be reviewed at 6-12 months.

About us

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of 2.6 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom.

Chaired by Ingrid Barker and led by Maria Kane as Chief Executive, Bristol NHS Foundation Trust aims to transform the way healthcare is delivered locally with a clear focus on making a difference for what we call our Four Ps:

• Better outcomes for ourPatients
• More opportunities for our People
• Fairer more consistent care for ourPopulation
• Best Value for Public Purse

Our vision for five years from now:

• Patients will wait less time to be diagnosed and treated, and they will have the same high-quality experience and outcomes, regardless of who they are or where they live.
• We will meet rising demand by maximising the use of our available resources.
• More care will be delivered nearer to patients, in their homes or the community.
• Digital technologies will have transformed the way we work and the way we deliver care.
• Our people will feel engaged, energised and empowered by their work.
• We will be known as a place where people enjoy working, training and building a career.
• Our volume of globally renowned research and innovation will have grown significantly.
• We will contribute to system financial balance

Details

Date posted

24 September 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

339-ASCR8032-LB

Job locations

Southmead Hospital

Southmead

Bristol

BS10 5NB

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

A full outline of job plan can be found in the attached booklet.

A full job planning meeting will take place when the candidate start.

Applicants should have a CCT or be within six months of achieving this at the date of interview or be listed on the GMCs specialist register to be eligible for application for a substantive post. CESR applicants are welcome and must have their CESR in place at the time of interview.

Job description Job responsibilities A full outline of job plan can be found in the attached booklet. A full job planning meeting will take place when the candidate start. Applicants should have a CCT or be within six months of achieving this at the date of interview or be listed on the GMCs specialist register to be eligible for application for a substantive post. CESR applicants are welcome and must have their CESR in place at the time of interview.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

• Full and specialist registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) Or Within 12 months of obtaining expected CCT date at time of interview.
• CESR applicants are welcome and must have their CESR in place at the time of interview.

Desirable

• Higher academic qualification e.g. MD, PhD or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in UGI Surgery
• Able to take responsibility for delivering service without direct supervision

Desirable

• Evidence of a special interest and expertise that complements those of other consultants in the department and is consistent with the Trust's service strategy

Clinical Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Up to date knowledge and experience of relevant specialty
• Knowledge of NHS priorities with reference to specialty

Desirable

• Broad range of IT skills

Clinical Governance and Audit

Essential

• Understanding of clinical governance and the individual responsibilities it implies
• Knowledge of the principles of clinical audit and evidence of participation
• Positive approach to evidence based practice
• Evidence of recent and regular engagement with continuing professional development (CPD) scheme

Research

Essential

• Knowledge of the principles involved in research
• Evidence of involvement in research

Desirable

• Additional academic experience and qualifications e.g. PhD
• Evidence of publication of peer reviewed academic papers

Teaching and Training

Essential

• Experience of teaching medical students and AHP's
• Experience of supervising trainees
• Knowledge of teaching to a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

• Formal teaching/ education qualification
• Educational Supervisor training completed

Management & Leadership

Essential

• Evidence of management training and evidence of learning from it
• Ability to organise efficient and smooth running of a specialist service
• Ability to cope with and effectively organise the workload of a consultant
• Ability to practice independently as a consultant
• Ability to take on responsibility and show evidence of leadership
• Ability to work under pressure and cope with setbacks

Desirable

• Evidence of management/leadership experience and/or qualifications and courses

Interpersonal, communication and team working skills

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, clinical colleagues, support staff and other colleagues.
• Good knowledge of, and ability to use, spoken and written English
• Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods, and to respond to questions and queries
• Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual and multi-professional basis with all levels of staff both within and across divisions
• Ability to be a flexible team member

Any other Personal Abilities and Aptitudes

Essential

• Ability to adapt and respond to changing circumstances
• Awareness of personal limitations2

Desirable

• Additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels
• Trained as a Consultant Appraiser

Other

Essential

• Meets professional health requirements
• Agreement to travel to and work in other Bristol NHS Foundation Trust sites necessitated by the role

Person Specification Qualifications & Training Essential Full and specialist registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) Or Within 12 months of obtaining expected CCT date at time of interview. CESR applicants are welcome and must have their CESR in place at the time of interview. Desirable Higher academic qualification e.g. MD, PhD or equivalent Experience Essential Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in UGI Surgery Able to take responsibility for delivering service without direct supervision Desirable Evidence of a special interest and expertise that complements those of other consultants in the department and is consistent with the Trust's service strategy Clinical Knowledge and Skills Essential Up to date knowledge and experience of relevant specialty Knowledge of NHS priorities with reference to specialty Desirable Broad range of IT skills Clinical Governance and Audit Essential Understanding of clinical governance and the individual responsibilities it implies Knowledge of the principles of clinical audit and evidence of participation Positive approach to evidence based practice Evidence of recent and regular engagement with continuing professional development (CPD) scheme Research Essential Knowledge of the principles involved in research Evidence of involvement in research Desirable Additional academic experience and qualifications e.g. PhD Evidence of publication of peer reviewed academic papers Teaching and Training Essential Experience of teaching medical students and AHP's Experience of supervising trainees Knowledge of teaching to a multidisciplinary team Desirable Formal teaching/ education qualification Educational Supervisor training completed Management & Leadership Essential Evidence of management training and evidence of learning from it Ability to organise efficient and smooth running of a specialist service Ability to cope with and effectively organise the workload of a consultant Ability to practice independently as a consultant Ability to take on responsibility and show evidence of leadership Ability to work under pressure and cope with setbacks Desirable Evidence of management/leadership experience and/or qualifications and courses Interpersonal, communication and team working skills Essential Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, clinical colleagues, support staff and other colleagues. Good knowledge of, and ability to use, spoken and written English Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods, and to respond to questions and queries Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual and multi-professional basis with all levels of staff both within and across divisions Ability to be a flexible team member Any other Personal Abilities and Aptitudes Essential Ability to adapt and respond to changing circumstances Awareness of personal limitations2 Desirable Additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels Trained as a Consultant Appraiser Other Essential Meets professional health requirements Agreement to travel to and work in other Bristol NHS Foundation Trust sites necessitated by the role

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

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southmead Hospital

Southmead

Bristol

BS10 5NB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southmead Hospital

Southmead

Bristol

BS10 5NB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job summary

Unique opportunity to join a team of mental health physiotherapists working across the Trusts adult mental health wards. This is a Specialist Physiotherapist (Band 6) role and would ideally suit an experienced practitioner with the desire to help deliver a high-quality service to people living with Dementia.

You will be supported by a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist (Band 7). The team will be led by a Professional Lead Physiotherapist (Band 8a) in Mental Health. You will not be expected to supervise any physiotherapists initially, but the plan is to grow the service to include Band 4 and Band 5 Physiotherapists, and at which point you would be responsible for supervision. There are currently opportunities to support student Physiotherapists.

The post holder will be based within reasonable distance of Swandean Hospital and will need to able to travel for meetings and training to other sites on occasions, but they will not need to be a car driver.

Experience in mental health is advantageous but not essential.

By joining our team, you will benefit from:

Strong supportive teams with dedicated supportive leaders

Excellent CPD opportunities

A service that works to develop clear evidence-based care pathways

Main duties of the job

You will already possess a broad range of skills to manage a varied caseload across a range of care pathways including, mobility and falls, rehabilitation of injuries and conditions, pain management, postural care, musculoskeletal, orthopaedic and neurological conditions. Due to the specialist nature of the role and broad range of care pathways we offer, support and CPD to develop skills gaps.

As well as direct interventions and group classes, physiotherapy will be delivered by increasing the skills and competencies of other staff on wards.

You will have support from and work collaboratively within the physiotherapy professional group which spans the whole of Sussex and includes a large team of learning disability physiotherapists, as well as mental health physiotherapists.

You will be collaborating across services to deliver results. We work closely with colleagues in social care, primary care and other specialist secondary services.

This is a great opportunity to use the skills you have developed across a broad range of care pathways.

About us

Working for your organisation

Sussex Partnership provides mental health and learning disability care for all age groups across Sussex and for children and young people in Sussex.

We encourage flexible working

We know that a positive work/ life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, part time hours, flexible start/ finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

We'd love you to join our Trust, rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, in our recent staff survey 82% told us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.

Other key survey results:

70% highlighting flexible working as a key point for satisfaction at work

79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work in their team

77% identifying opportunities to show initiative in their roles

Working for your organisation

REQUIREMENTS

In order to be a successful Physiotherapist in our team you will be:

- A qualified Physiotherapist, registered with the HCPC

- Experienced in a broad range of areas aforementioned

- Comfortable working in a fast-paced and varied role

Job summary

We are looking for an experienced senior leader with expertise in patient safety, clinical governance, PSIRF methodologies, systems thinking and healthcare risk management. Candidates should be educated to Master's level or equivalent experience and hold a relevant professional registration. You will have excellent leadership, communication and influencing skills with experience of working across organisational boundaries to improve patient safety and quality.

We are seeking a self-motivated professional to join our Clinical Governance Team to lead the Patient Safety agenda. You will be a registered clinician (Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, Psychologist etc) with the experience and motivation to provide strategic leadership for patient safety across Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

As the Trust's designated Patient Safety Specialist, you will lead the NHS Patient Safety Strategy and Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF), ensuring robust systems are in place for incident management, learning, improvement and assurance. You will support the Trust to deliver safe, high-quality care by embedding a positive patient safety culture and ensuring learning from incidents leads to measurable improvements.

Working closely with senior clinical and operational leaders, you will provide expert advice on patient safety matters, oversee incident response and learning and act as a key contact with NHS England, the Integrated Care Board and other stakeholders

Main duties of the job

The Head of Patient Safety will provide Trust-wide leadership for patient safety and quality improvement, ensuring compliance with national patient safety policy and best practice.

Responsibilities include:

o Leading the NHS Patient Safety Strategy and Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF)

o Providing expert patient safety leadership and advice to the Trust Board, Executive Team, clinical services and external partners

o Leading arrangements for learning from patient safety incidents and ensuring learning translates into measurable improvements in patient care

o Overseeing patient safety investigations, learning responses, Duty of Candour compliance and incident management processes

o Leading the development and delivery of the Trust's Patient Safety Incident Response Plan (PSIRP)

o Supporting analysis of patient safety data to identify trends, risks and opportunities

o Ensuring effective systems respond to National Patient Safety Alerts and meet reporting requirements, including Learn from Patient Safety Events (LFPSE)

o Promoting a culture of safety, openness, learning and continuous improvement

o Developing productive relationships with patients, carers, Patient Safety Partners and external organisations

o Providing leadership and support to Patient Safety Learning Response Leads and contributing to wider Clinical Governance and Quality Assurance objectives.

About us

We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people inHampshire.

Working in Sussex & Hampshire:

Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns.

Enjoy a range of beautiful rural settings and bustling city locations.

With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure.

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a part time Community Staff Nurse to join the Stowmarket Integrated Community Team. Experience is preferred but not essential as full training will be given.

The team is integrated, motivated and forward thinking consisting of Therapists, Social Workers, Nurses and Support Staff.

Our primary function is to provide health and social care to patients in their home environment promoting independence and avoiding hospital admission. We also run clinics at base such as Leg Ulcer, Falls, Line care.

The team work with 3 GP practices and there is a wealth of experience and knowledge within the current members of the team.

You would need to be motivated and committed to delivering high quality care.

There is an expectation you would use your own car for work.

Please note internal applicants will be offered on a secondment basis only.

Main duties of the job

Provision of nursing care e.g. woundcare, catheter care, leg ulcer care, palliative and end of life care, diabetic care

Supporting others to learn such as junior staff and students

Work with partner organisations to promote wellbeing and independence

Work effectively and autonomously within a supportive team

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Job summary

Are you an experienced HCPC-registered Paramedic looking to develop your clinical skills ?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the REACT (Reactive Emergency Assessment Community Team) service within East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT).

Working within our Urgent Community Response (UCR) pathway, you will play a vital role in providing rapid assessment, treatment and clinical decision-making for patients experiencing an acute deterioration in their own homes. As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will support people to remain safely at home wherever possible, preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and delivering care closer to home.

This is an exciting alternative to traditional ambulance practice, providing opportunities to manage complex patients, develop advanced assessment skills and work alongside therapists, nurses, advanced practitioners, social care professionals, consultants and GPs across the health and care system.

The post is available for up to 37.5 hours per week as part of a 7-day service operating across weekdays, weekends and bank holidays.

Proposed Interview date: 15th October 2026

Main duties of the job

Undertake comprehensive holistic assessments of patients presenting with acute illness, frailty, injury or deterioration within their own homes and community settings.

Use advanced clinical reasoning and autonomous decision-making skills to assess, diagnose, treat, refer or safely discharge patients.

Deliver urgent care interventions in line with the national 2-hour Urgent Community Response standard.

Work collaboratively with Virtual Ward, Frailty, Community Nursing, Therapy, General Practice, Social Care and Ambulance Service colleagues to ensure seamless patient care.

Support admission avoidance and facilitate safe alternatives to hospital attendance wherever clinically appropriate.

Provide expert clinical advice and support to colleagues across the multidisciplinary team.

Contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives, audit and clinical governance activities.

Support education, supervision and development of junior staff and students.

As healthcare services continue to evolve, REACT is at the forefront of NHS transformation, delivering innovative admission avoidance pathways, Virtual Ward services and integrated community care. You will have the opportunity to contribute to service development while making a meaningful difference to patients and their families every day.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Find out about living and working here -www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Details

Date posted

24 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

Reference number

432-HR852-26

Job locations

Constantine House

5 Constantine Road

Ipswich

IP1 2DH

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description Job responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oRegistered HCPC Paramedic
• oBSc (Hons) or Diploma in Paramedic Science (or equivalent)
• oPost-registration clinical experience
• oAutonomous assessment and clinical decision-making
• oMultidisciplinary working
• oManaging acutely unwell adults
• oEvidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• oCertificated clinical assessment skills.
• oDiploma/Degree or master's level of Education
• oCommunity or Urgent Community Response experience
• oFrailty care
• oIndependent Prescriber qualification (or willingness to undertake)
• oMinor illness/injury qualification
• oExperience of SystmOne
• oExperience of Virtual Wards

Knowlege & Experience

Essential

• oDemonstrable knowledge of admission avoidance
• oDemonstrates knowledge of the pressure of EEAST, the UCR teams and structures in the Integrated Care System
• oKnowledge of national and international guidelines relevant to the role
• oCare pathways/whole systems approach to services for emergency medicine and Older People.
• o Knowledge of current Frailty Agenda
• o Detailed knowledge and application of principles of Clinical Governance and Quality
• oHigh level of clinical reasoning.

Desirable

• oKnowledge and application of research methodologies
• oKnowledge of strategies for effective change
• oExcel/Teams
• oExperience of report writing

Skills

Essential

• Excellent verbal & written communication skills
• Ability to manage own workload
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to work alone or as team player.
• Commitment to self-development
• Self-motivated with the ability to motivate others
• Able to analyse and solve complex problems.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential oRegistered HCPC Paramedic oBSc (Hons) or Diploma in Paramedic Science (or equivalent) oPost-registration clinical experience oAutonomous assessment and clinical decision-making oMultidisciplinary working oManaging acutely unwell adults oEvidence of continuing professional development Desirable oCertificated clinical assessment skills. oDiploma/Degree or master's level of Education oCommunity or Urgent Community Response experience oFrailty care oIndependent Prescriber qualification (or willingness to undertake) oMinor illness/injury qualification oExperience of SystmOne oExperience of Virtual Wards Knowlege & Experience Essential oDemonstrable knowledge of admission avoidance oDemonstrates knowledge of the pressure of EEAST, the UCR teams and structures in the Integrated Care System oKnowledge of national and international guidelines relevant to the role oCare pathways/whole systems approach to services for emergency medicine and Older People. o Knowledge of current Frailty Agenda o Detailed knowledge and application of principles of Clinical Governance and Quality oHigh level of clinical reasoning. Desirable oKnowledge and application of research methodologies oKnowledge of strategies for effective change oExcel/Teams oExperience of report writing Skills Essential Excellent verbal & written communication skills Ability to manage own workload Excellent organisational skills Ability to work alone or as team player. Commitment to self-development Self-motivated with the ability to motivate others Able to analyse and solve complex problems.

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

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Constantine House

5 Constantine Road

Ipswich

IP1 2DH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Constantine House

5 Constantine Road

Ipswich

IP1 2DH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job summary

The post is suitable for an individual who wish to develop clinical skills to support the specialty teams by delivering quality care by providing Phlebotomy Services. We are a large and busy unit providing services to multiple specialties and you will work closely with the Nursing and Medical Staff within Outpatients.

If you believe you have the skillsrequiredto fulfil this role we would like to hear from you.

• Interview Date Tuesday 06 October 2026
• 30 Hours/Week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will assist in the delivery of safe and effective care, working at Freeman Hospital. Phlebotomists perform venepuncture and blood collection as requested by Medical/Nursing Staff. They ensure blood samples are labelled correctly and returned to the laboratory in a timely fashion.

As a phlebotomist, you'll need:

• to be caring and kind
• willing to be hands-on with patients
• to be able to put patients at ease - they might feel anxious about giving blood
• able to follow instructions and procedures
• able to work in a team but use your own initiative
• able to explain procedures to patients, careful and methodical

You'll also need:

• good communication skills
• including listening skills
• good organisational and observational skills

When taking blood, you must be careful that you

• don't harm the patient
• don't disturb any nursing care that the patient is receiving
• take the blood correctly so it can be used for testing
• label the samples carefully
• store the blood correctly
• deliver the samples promptly to the lab

About us

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Cramlington Manor Walks
• Urgent treatment centres
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

At Birmingham Hospice our teams are committed to improving the quality of life for people living with life-limiting conditions, as well as supporting their families and loved ones during one of the most challenging periods they will ever face.

We are currently recruiting two Senior Therapy Support Workers to work within our Therapies Team at Birmingham Hospice. We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are team players, dynamic and passionate about palliative care to join our therapy team and the wider hospice team. This post requires the candidate to work across our Inpatient Unit, Living Well Centre service and in the community to support both our Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists.

You will be working within a multi-disciplinary team offering specialist palliative care to our patients. To excel in this role, you will need to deliver therapy interventions with support from the therapy team with a focus on working towards patient centred goals to enable our patients to achieve what matters most to them. Excellent communication skills and a flexible attitude to meeting patients needs are needed to fulfil this role.

Main duties of the job

• You will have experience of working as a Therapy Support Worker with patients in a relevant setting and ideally within palliative or hospice environment.
• You will be patient focused and passionate about holistic care for the palliative patient.
• You will have experience in this field or transferrable skills that can be utilised for this specialist role.
• Preferably have attained advanced communication (certificate) and excellent interpersonal skills and can work flexibly as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• A drivers licence, business insurance and access to a car for work purposes is essential to this role.

You must be able to travel across Birmingham, sometimes at short notice and therefore you will need to be a car owner/driver with access to your own vehicle and hold a current full UK driving licence or have access to a driver.

To view the full job description and to view the accompanying video for this role please visit our website: www.birminghamhospice.org.uk

Previous applicants need not reapply.

About us

Birmingham Hospice provides expert palliative and end of life care for people and their families living with life-limiting illnesses.

We believe that all people in Birmingham should have access to the best specialist care and support - when, where and how they need it. Our vision is a future where everyone with a life-limiting illness will live and die with dignity and in comfort. Our mission is to enable more people from all communities to access the care of their choice at the end of life.

During a recent CQC inspection our sites have been rated outstanding, with independent health care regulators highlighting that colleagues and services are caring, responsive and well-led.

Our outstanding teams are passionate about providing the very best care, and patients and their loved ones are at the heart of everything we do.

Our values of kindness, respect, innovation, togetherness, positivity and openness are at the centre of who we are, what we do and how we behave. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive, welcoming, caring and supportive team. Were offering a competitive salary, with generous holiday allowance, a contribution pension scheme, and a commitment to investing in our people through employee benefits and ongoing professional development.

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for appointment to the role of Training Programme Director in Orthodontics within the North West. The successful applicant will support the Associate Dental Dean for Specialty Training in Strategic Development.

The post holder will lead on the development of the Departments Recruitment and Retention Strategy and contribute to supporting the Operational Programme.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities include:

• To support the ADD in managing trainee underperformance with the support of the Lead Associate Dean for performance and conduct, in line with the NHSE North West Office TRES framework.
• To support the development and provision of training opportunities in primary care in the NW.
• To attend the Speciality Exec and support the ADD in facilitating appropriate engagement from Training Programme Directors and other stakeholders.
• To attend and participate in other NHSE meetings as required. This will include the sharing of best practice from within the Dept, to facilitate the effective use of resources and support a collaborative approach to improving the delivery of education and training across the region.
• To provide expert advice on Speciality specific matters to the Scheme.
• To support the Associate Dental Dean for Speciality Training to ensure appropriate systems for Assessment, Rotational Management, Trainee Supervision & Support and other functions within the dept.
• To promote or lead work programmes as requested by the ADD.
• To promote shared learning opportunities increasing effective inter-professional working across the Dept.
• To contribute to Workforce Planning for the region.

About us

NHS England has a wide range of statutory functions, responsibilities and regulatory powers. These are focused on supporting the wider NHS to deliver high quality care, as well as doing those things that are best done once for the whole NHS.

Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms -- enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.

In March 2025, the Government announced that NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care will increasingly merge functions, ultimately leading to NHS England being fully integrated into the department.

If you currently work within the NHS and if successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR).This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the process.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in our offices.

We cannot offer visa sponsorship for any vacancies.

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Care Coordinator in the organisation, who must be available to work on a part time 22 hours per week practice based with flexibility when required to work across sites within PCNs. There may be a possibility for a full time position too - this can be discussed with the Clinical Director. Practices across Waltham Forest have come to work collaboratively as Primary Care Networks (PCNs), pooling their resources and workforce to provide improved and integrated services for their patients. PCNs typically consist of 30,000-50,000 patients.

Main duties of the job

Work within our network of GP Practices to provide a central co-ordination role for patient care planning. The role will be GP facing, with the core responsibility being excellent patient care.

You will be expected to take part in MDT meetings with GP and Nurse and present.

Co-ordinate care packages for patients as identified by the GP across health, social care and mental health as appropriate, providing a single-point of access for staff & service users, actively managing patients care plan delivery

Facilitate smooth and planned discharge and handover between care settings across the health and social care system, including GP, acute, community, and be responsible for facilitating inter-agency communication and support

Identify and work with a list of named patients with the aim of encouraging independence, enabling people to remain at home, reducing unnecessary admissions to hospitals and supporting early discharge from hospital, improving the quality of care.

About us

WF GP FedNet is a not-for-profit Federation of 36 GP Practices in Waltham Forest. We are a private limited company who provides NHS Services based in Primary Care, pooling the skills and resources of local GPs to provide large scale services as part of the local NHS Strategy to bring more services into the Community to help people stay well and at home

Job summary

We are pleased to be recruiting threeMental Health Liaison Nurses to join our expanding Crisis Assessment Unit (CAU), working alongside the Core 24 Mental Health Liaison Team (MHLT) at St Thomas' Hospital. This growth reflects increasing demand for high-quality mental health care in A&E and across the acute hospital, as well as the significant service improvements achieved over the past six months.

We are seeking adaptable, motivated nurses who enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and who are keen to be part of further service development. The role offers a valuable opportunity to gain and enhance skills in liaison psychiatry, crisis assessment, and the mental-physical health interface.

As a Mental Health Liaison Nurse, you will be an advocate for mental health within the hospital, supporting colleagues in managing patients presenting with complex needs and working closely with specialist services including Older Adults, Perinatal Mental Health and Neuropsychiatry. Out-of-hours work includes assessments for these pathways. The team operates 24/7, and applicants must be able to work a full shift pattern including nights and weekends.

If you are passionate about improving emergency mental health care and want to contribute to the development of a modern, responsive liaison service, we welcome your application.

Main duties of the job

St Thomas' Hospital is a major London teaching hospital within Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's Health Partners. The Crisis Assessment Unit (CAU) is a dedicated, therapeutic space within the Emergency Department for people experiencing an acute mental health crisis. It forms a key part of the hospital's emergency pathway and works closely with the Core 24 Mental Health Liaison Team.

Within CAU, Mental Health Liaison Nurses complete specialist biopsychosocial assessments, develop person-centred risk management and care plans, and work collaboratively with ED staff, acute medical teams and partner agencies to ensure safe, timely and effective patient care. The role includes coordinating patient flow through the mental health pathway and acting as nurse in charge, ensuring the safe running of the unit and maintaining high clinical standards.

The post holder will support holistic care planning with patients, families and carers; advocate for mental health across the hospital; and provide timely advice to colleagues managing complex presentations. Strong knowledge of the mental-physical health interface and experience supporting individuals affected by substance or alcohol misuse are essential.

About us

South London & Maudsley are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It's important to us that you valued and appreciated and that's why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.

Some of our benefits are highlighted here:

• Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
• Work life balance, flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
• Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such ascoaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
• Car lease, our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars.
• Accommodation, our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites
• NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.

Other benefits include:

• Counselling services
• Wellbeing events
• Long service awards
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Childcare vouchers
• Staff restaurants

We look forward to receiving your application.

Job summary

Here at the Lambeth Mental Health Liaison Service, we are excited to advertise a permanent full time senior mental health liaison nurse position within our team.

The primary function of this role is to work as a highly experienced mental health practitioner, carrying out front of house specialist assessments (i.e. the front door triage model) within the Emergency Department (ED) as part of the Mental Health Liaison Team (MHLT).

The psychiatric nurse in charge (Psych NIC) is responsible for ensuring all those who present to the ED with an acute mental health need, receive timely and appropriate care, in the right place, at the right time, by the right person.

The PNIC will be expected to actively identify and triage those presenting to the ED with an urgent or emergent need for mental health care, psychological support and/ or those with substance misuse problems. Working alongside the ED team they try to ensure appropriate medical clearance wherever appropriate. However, this does not explicitly mean that all face-to-face contact is completed by the PNIC; instead acting as a shift coordinator to ensure that all patients are prioritised in terms of need and allocated to the team appropriate to that need of the patient and the skill mix on shift.

Main duties of the job

The Psych NIC will:

• be based on the emergency floor for much of the shift providing direct formal and informal support to the ED teams and visiting agencies.

• Offering face to face support directing referrals from the emergency floor to the most appropriate assessment pathway i.e. via the front door triage model, direct to the PLN's for full assessment or determining if further medical assessments need to be completed inline with our parallel assessment protocol.
• Work alongside the enhanced care team (ECT) in making decisions about enhanced observations for mental health patients.
• Act as part of the ED response team for patients detained on S136 or police referrals, and work to ensure timely throughput in department in line with the GSTT CODE10 protocol.
• Work alongside ED triage teams to evaluate fitness for assessment, and support visible parallel working. (see parallel working protocol)
• Through use of the front door triage model and from being visible and approachable able assist referrers in signposting to other services - including UCC, GP, IAPT etc.

• Assist the PLN assessment team working as the Psychiatric Nurse in Charge.
• Take a lead role within the liaison service, providing support and guidance within the service but also within their specialist lead area. i.e. safeguarding etc.
• provide clinical supervision with the band 6 (assessing) psychiatric liaison nursing team.

About us

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol.

We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.

SLaM employ around 5000 staff and serve a local population of 1.1 million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services. You will have access to professional development and learning opportunities, and have the chance to work alongside people who are world leaders in their field.

The core philosophy of the Core24 Mental Health Liaison team is:

"We take a professional, honest, caring and open-minded approach. We encourage and support choice. We are prompt and will take time to listen, work collaboratively with you and stick to our word. We respect differences"

Details

Date posted

24 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£58,133 to £65,261 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

334-NUR-8240243-SG

Job locations

St Thomas' Hospital

Westminster Bridge Road

London

SE1 7EH

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide a senior single point of access for staff to make/ discuss referrals to the MHLT from the ED, ensuring they are allocated for further assessment in a timely manner.

To provide specialist, face-to-face screening at the point of referral, to all those who self-present to the ED with an acute mental health need.

Provide initial response to all police and ambulance arrivals in the department, for patients with a mental health need, and lead on co-ordinating the patients journey through the ED.

Complete a brief risk and mental state examination from the completed screening, making autonomous decisions around discharge and/ or onward referral and signposting to primary care/ mental health services/ third-sector organisations if appropriate; providing brief psychoeducation and intervention where appropriate.

Acting as a senior clinician within both the ED and the MHLT; providing advice, clinical support, clinical supervision and senior review where necessary.

Promoting and devising risk management and admission plans, for those who may be transferred from the ED to a ward within the hospital.

Maintaining oversight of demand and acuity across the entire emergency floor, managing patient-flow effectively and proactively.

To provide senior clinical support in managing incidents of challenging behaviour in the ED, related to mental health/ illness

To liaise effectively with services and service providers both inside and outside of the organisation (including CMHTs, Police, Ambulance, Social Services, GPs and acute trust staff).

Participate in teaching and training of ED and other staff within GSTT, in line with the trusts Mental Health Strategy.

Job description Job responsibilities To provide a senior single point of access for staff to make/ discuss referrals to the MHLT from the ED, ensuring they are allocated for further assessment in a timely manner. To provide specialist, face-to-face screening at the point of referral, to all those who self-present to the ED with an acute mental health need. Provide initial response to all police and ambulance arrivals in the department, for patients with a mental health need, and lead on co-ordinating the patients journey through the ED. Complete a brief risk and mental state examination from the completed screening, making autonomous decisions around discharge and/ or onward referral and signposting to primary care/ mental health services/ third-sector organisations if appropriate; providing brief psychoeducation and intervention where appropriate. Acting as a senior clinician within both the ED and the MHLT; providing advice, clinical support, clinical supervision and senior review where necessary. Promoting and devising risk management and admission plans, for those who may be transferred from the ED to a ward within the hospital. Maintaining oversight of demand and acuity across the entire emergency floor, managing patient-flow effectively and proactively. To provide senior clinical support in managing incidents of challenging behaviour in the ED, related to mental health/ illness To liaise effectively with services and service providers both inside and outside of the organisation (including CMHTs, Police, Ambulance, Social Services, GPs and acute trust staff). Participate in teaching and training of ED and other staff within GSTT, in line with the trusts Mental Health Strategy.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

• Registered Mental Health Nurse
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Educated to post-graduate/ master's level

Desirable

• Registered General Adult/ LD Nurse/ formal training or education in physical health
• Evidence of other advanced education related to Liaison Psychiatry

Experience

Essential

• Significant post-qualification experience in mental health services, both inpatient and community
• Experience working within crisis mental health care; of assessing and managing crisis within acute mental illness
• Experience of making autonomous decisions regarding discharge, sign-posting and admission of service users following a comprehensive assessment and evaluation of risk
• Experience of working with service users with harmful use of illicit substances and alcohol

Desirable

• Experience of assessing and risk-managing violent self-harm
• Experience of service development, Quality Improvement and leading change.
• Experience of managing or leading a team/ colleagues
• Experience at working at band 6 level or above within liaison psychiatry, or band 7 level in a crisis mental health service
• Experience of teaching or delivering training

Knowledge

Essential

• A sound knowledge of risk assessment and risk management in mental health and acute care settings
• Knowledge of restrictive practice and restrictive interventions; the ability to reduce restrictive practice in clinical settings

Desirable

• Knowledge of brief psychological interventions and their use in an ED setting; ability to deliver brief psychological interventions for the management of acute psychiatric distress
• Knowledge of relevant policies, research and codes of practice related to ED; an awareness of national targets, frameworks and pressures related to ED
• Knowledge of Core 24 service models and RCPsych guidance on liaison psychiatry services.

Skills

Essential

• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to meet the needs of service users, appropriate to the setting of the Emergency Department

Person Specification Qualification Essential Registered Mental Health Nurse Evidence of continued professional development Educated to post-graduate/ master's level Desirable Registered General Adult/ LD Nurse/ formal training or education in physical health Evidence of other advanced education related to Liaison Psychiatry Experience Essential Significant post-qualification experience in mental health services, both inpatient and community Experience working within crisis mental health care; of assessing and managing crisis within acute mental illness Experience of making autonomous decisions regarding discharge, sign-posting and admission of service users following a comprehensive assessment and evaluation of risk Experience of working with service users with harmful use of illicit substances and alcohol Desirable Experience of assessing and risk-managing violent self-harm Experience of service development, Quality Improvement and leading change. Experience of managing or leading a team/ colleagues Experience at working at band 6 level or above within liaison psychiatry, or band 7 level in a crisis mental health service Experience of teaching or delivering training Knowledge Essential A sound knowledge of risk assessment and risk management in mental health and acute care settings Knowledge of restrictive practice and restrictive interventions; the ability to reduce restrictive practice in clinical settings Desirable Knowledge of brief psychological interventions and their use in an ED setting; ability to deliver brief psychological interventions for the management of acute psychiatric distress Knowledge of relevant policies, research and codes of practice related to ED; an awareness of national targets, frameworks and pressures related to ED Knowledge of Core 24 service models and RCPsych guidance on liaison psychiatry services. Skills Essential Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to meet the needs of service users, appropriate to the setting of the Emergency Department

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

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Thomas' Hospital

Westminster Bridge Road

London

SE1 7EH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Thomas' Hospital

Westminster Bridge Road

London

SE1 7EH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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