Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need for this role, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Documents to download heading.

Explore Inside MFT Your Candidate Place

To help you feel confident, prepared and fully informed before you apply, we invite you to explore Inside MFT Your Candidate Place. This welcoming onestop hub gives you a real sense of who we are, what we stand for, how we reward and support you, and the many ways we care for you as you care for others. Youll also find practical hints and tips for submitting a great application, along with the essential information you need to know before you apply.

To access Inside MFT Your Candidate Place, simply click on the relevant PDF document under the Documents to download heading and once opened, you can either scan QR code or click on the link provided.

Closing vacancy listings early

We welcome applications from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.To help us manage applications fairly and give each one the time it deserves, our adverts may close early if we receive a high level of interest. Early applications are therefore encouraged.

Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application

Here at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, were proud to be ALL HERE FOR YOU, for our patients, our communities, and each other.As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your application, especially personal statements and responses to role specific questions is written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone.

Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

As part of our commitment to safeguarding patients and staff, many roles at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. This is a standard process across the NHS and helps us ensure a safe environment for everyone.

What is a DBS Check?

A DBS check is a background check that reveals any criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands, or warnings. The level of check required depends on the role:

Standard DBS: Checks for spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands, and final warnings.

Enhanced DBS: Includes the above, plus any additional information held by local police thats considered relevant to the role.

Enhanced with Barred Lists: Includes all of the above, plus checks against the childrens and/or adults barred lists.

Who Needs a DBS Check

Most roles involving direct patient contact, working with children or vulnerable adults, or access to sensitive information will require a DBS check. The job advert and recruitment team will let you know if this applies to your role.

The Costs for a DBS

At Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), roles that require a DBS check are subject to a cost recovery policy. This means that the cost of submitting and processing a DBS application if you are successful and join us, will be deducted from your salary within the first three months of employment. If, however, you withdraw from a conditional offer after the DBS process has begun, you will still be liable for the cost incurred.

For more information about the cost of the various types of DBS, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dbs-fees-are-changing-in-december

DBS Update Service

Candidates are also expected to register with the DBS Update Service which must be completed within 30 days of the certificate being issued. This helps streamline future employment checks and supports safer recruitment practices. For more information, please visit the DBS Update Service.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Up to date knowledge of governance related matters
• Clinical and quality governance framework application
• Able to apply national and trust policies in practice

Desirable

• Knowledge of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework
• Knowledge of quality improvement schemes and implementing change

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
• Excellent IT skills
• Good leadership skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Aptitude to change
• Positive attitude
• Team builder
• Encourages participation from all staff
• Ability to work across boundaries to manage change

Desirable

• Analytical skills

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Evidence of CPD in relevant specialty
• Evidence of Level 3/ Level 6 studies
• Teaching/ assessing qualification

Desirable

• Appropriate management or leadership courses

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience at Junior Sister/ Charge Nurse Band 6 level
• Experience of managing and leading a team
• Proven track record of experience and understanding of local and Trust Clinical Effectiveness processes, including incident management, audit, guideline / policy development and education programmes
• Evidence of good organisational and planning skills
• Recent evidence of continuing professional and personal development
• Implementation of audit/research recommendations
• Experience of change management
• Knowledge of local and national quality of care issues affecting healthcare

Desirable

• Teaching / presenting at internal / external venues
• Awareness of budgetary control

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

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Gynaecology Division, Oxford Road Campus site (also managed clinical services sites)

Oxford Road

Manchester

M139WL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read this document carefully.Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

Certificate of sponsorship

For individuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health & care visa route please use the link below to check your eligibility. Check if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK

Please note that from 9th April2025, band 2 & 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

Person Specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Practical and theoretical knowledge of: Financial Management, HR Management; Performance Management (Including RTT) and Project Management
• Understands the changing NHS environment and its impact on service provision for staff.
• Knowledge of strategic and business planning
• Substantial senior management experience
• Experience of managing access targets
• Experience of managing a range of services within an healthcare setting
• Proven track record of achievement in: Achieving healthcare targets, Partnership working, Pro-active performance management
• Delivering challenging objectives to a deadline
• Experience of working with multidisciplinary teams
• Experience of successful business planning and service development
• Knowledge of the political environment within which the NHS operates and is conversant with relevant national policy.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills suitable for a range of audiences, including chairing of meetings.
• Able to clarify key points from diverse and complex sets of information.
• Able to move easily between the detail and the big picture on issues in understanding and explaining the complexity of challenges and possible solutions

Desirable

• Up-to-date knowledge of NHS system reform policy and other key policy drivers. (Performance Management, operating Framework, capacity planning, payment by results, independent sector development and Foundation Trust issues)
• Proven track record of successful and sustained management in an NHS Foundation Trust or similar organisation.
• Involvement in NHS service development and reconfiguration
• Delivers clear presentations to diverse audiences
• Drafts accurate and complex reports that are clear accurate and easily understandable.

Qualifications &Training

Essential

• Education to degree level or equivalent qualification and or experience

Desirable

• Masters level degree in a management related discipline

Personal Attributes & Skills

Essential

• Sets clear objectives and helps people achieve them through coaching, feedback and on-going support
• Coaches others, challenging and asking questions to help them work out answers for themselves
• Demonstrates a commitment to the Trusts behaviours
• Able to build rapport and credibility with senior clinical and managerial teams in the delivery of performance targets, service delivery and change programmes.
• Able to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners to create conditions for successful partnership working.
• Ability to constantly motivate self and others.
• Negotiation - at high level with senior colleagues
• Handling sensitive situations.
• Problem solving with high complexity.
• Personal resilience and confidence.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT

Address

Doncaster Royal Infirmary

Armthorpe Road

Doncaster

DN2 5LT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide comprehensive care packages for Service Users from referral to admission into respite.

To assist in the management of the care team comprising of Qualified Nurses, Health Care Assistants and Support staff.

To deputise for the Manager in all aspects of the job role, during their absence.

To contribute to the provision of an on-call rota for the respite services in the Trust.

Oversee the role of the named nurse and keyworker system to identified service users ensuring comprehensive person-centred care plans are in place.

Ensure that dignity, choice, respect, independence and the rights of the people with learning disabilities and / or mental health difficulties are always maintained

Always ensure the safety of service users whilst at the same time promoting positive risk taking

Ensure service users are central to and involved in all aspects of their care.

Monitor and review care packages and make appropriate changes

Manage staff in line with Trust policies and procedures

Support the nurse in charge in the delegation of duties

Ensure continued personal development of self and staff team.

Work in partnership with other agencies and organisations

Have an awareness of national and local policy and the implications for service delivery

Participate in the monitoring and maintenance of standards in accordance with Trust and Shirley House policies and procedures, and Nursing professional standards

Be conversant with various legal requirements as laid down by the Mental health act/Mental Capacity Act ensuring practice is within a legal framework

Inform the Unit manager of professional concerns and promote professional evidenced based practice at all times

Communication

Forms effective working relationships with other professionals, specialists and specialist departments within the Trust and with outside agencies.

Promptly report all complaints, near misses, untoward occurrences or situations affecting the care provided to the clients to the Manager /Matron/ Operations manager.

Appropriately share information with staff of other departments and disciplines.

Help establish and maintain good communication within Shirley House, ensuring continuity of information over the twenty-four hour period

Attend/Lead team meetings as part of front-line communication making an active contribution and functioning within a team environment.

To make maximum use at all times of verbal and non-verbal communication techniques, at the prescribed manner level and pace, to create the optimum communication environment.

Analytical and Judgemental Skills / Freedom to Act

Work with minimal supervision. Will be required to deal with a wide

range of situations requiring decisions or judgments in relation to risk assessment, care pathways and staff management on a day-to-day basis

Support the Nurse In charge in prioritising competing demands and the workload of Qualified nurses and Health Care staff across the service.

Ensure all judgements / decisions made are in the best interest of the service user or service and are in line with local and Trust wide policies and in line with the Nursing and Midwifery Councils Code of Professional Conduct

Ensure all complaints, incidents, untoward occurrences or situations affecting the care provided to the service user are reported to the Manager at the earliest opportunity.

Act as an investigating officer about care complaints, staff performance issues when requested to do so and in line with Trust policy

Planning and Organisational skills

Support the named nurse in the to Co-ordination of complex care packages

whilst developing and managing staff to provide creative and innovative care packages meeting a variety of mental and physical health needs

utilising other AHP professionals.

Act as shift leader when delegated to do so by the Manager, prioritising competing demands and the workload of other staff across the service.

Physical Skills

The post holder must be proficient in the use of Microsoft office packages.

Ability to undertake BILD accredited MAPA (Management of actual and possible aggression) training that will equip you with the skills to work alongside service users who present with challenging behaviour.

Ability to drive and have access to own methods of transportation in order to travel to other Trust sites and anywhere else in the remit of this role.

Responsibility for Patients / Clients

Ensure the service user is supported and encouraged to actively participate in their daily activities, development of care plans, service user groups, outings, etc.

Ensure that the appropriate referrals are made to meet the individual needs of service users.

Maintain professional links with members of agencies outside the Trust to ensure care plans for service users are in line with up to date clinical and professional procedures and robust.

Ensure the safe storage and administration of service users medications and the booking, storing and management of medication complies with Trusts Medicines management policy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Learning Disability Nursing qualification
• Must be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Must have or be willing to work towards a recognised management qualification
• Must have or willing to work towards CPD308

Experience

Essential

• A range of experience of working with people with learning disabilities and / or mental health difficulties
• Demonstrates the ability to manage staff on a daily basis and through performance management.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Address

Shirley House

22 Gilliver Road

Shirley

B90 2DS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need for this role, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Documents to download heading.

Explore Inside MFT Your Candidate Place

To help you feel confident, prepared and fully informed before you apply, we invite you to explore Inside MFT Your Candidate Place. This welcoming onestop hub gives you a real sense of who we are, what we stand for, how we reward and support you, and the many ways we care for you as you care for others. Youll also find practical hints and tips for submitting a great application, along with the essential information you need to know before you apply.

To access Inside MFT Your Candidate Place, simply click on the relevant PDF document under the Documents to download heading and once opened, you can either scan QR code or click on the link provided.

Closing vacancy listings early

We welcome applications from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.To help us manage applications fairly and give each one the time it deserves, our adverts may close early if we receive a high level of interest. Early applications are therefore encouraged.

Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application

Here at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, were proud to be ALL HERE FOR YOU, for our patients, our communities, and each other.As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your application, especially personal statements and responses to role specific questions is written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone.

Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

As part of our commitment to safeguarding patients and staff, many roles at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. This is a standard process across the NHS and helps us ensure a safe environment for everyone.

What is a DBS Check?

A DBS check is a background check that reveals any criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands, or warnings. The level of check required depends on the role:

Standard DBS: Checks for spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands, and final warnings.

Enhanced DBS: Includes the above, plus any additional information held by local police thats considered relevant to the role.

Enhanced with Barred Lists: Includes all of the above, plus checks against the childrens and/or adults barred lists.

Who Needs a DBS Check

Most roles involving direct patient contact, working with children or vulnerable adults, or access to sensitive information will require a DBS check. The job advert and recruitment team will let you know if this applies to your role.

The Costs for a DBS

At Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), roles that require a DBS check are subject to a cost recovery policy. This means that the cost of submitting and processing a DBS application if you are successful and join us, will be deducted from your salary within the first three months of employment. If, however, you withdraw from a conditional offer after the DBS process has begun, you will still be liable for the cost incurred.

For more information about the cost of the various types of DBS, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dbs-fees-are-changing-in-december

DBS Update Service

Candidates are also expected to register with the DBS Update Service which must be completed within 30 days of the certificate being issued. This helps streamline future employment checks and supports safer recruitment practices. For more information, please visit the DBS Update Service.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Midwife
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Mentorship

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of the public health agenda
• Knowledge of multi-agency working together in child protection

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Evidence of diplomacy and negotiation skills
• Record keeping and documentation
• Ability to make calm rational decisions in the face of adversity
• Demonstrate the ability to work in highly demanding environment
• Able to work flexibly rotating on to day and night duty
• Treats colleagues with dignity and respect
• Capacity to work within a multidisciplinary team
• Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour Inspires others and leads by example
• Evidence of teaching and assessing skills/ability
• Clinically competent Proven workload management of self Proven ability to problem solve
• Effective organisational skills Good analytical and clinical decision making skills
• Awareness of Clinical Governance process
• IT skills

Training and Experience

Essential

• Evidence of multi-disciplinary/multi agency working
• Experience of clinical audit
• Experience of research activities

Desirable

• Evidence of leadership skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Mary's Hospital Wythenshawe

Wythenshawe

Manchester

M23 9LT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Level 4 Peer Support accredited training or commitment to work towards

Desirable

• Training for lived experience practitioners
• Evidence of further related training.
• Health related qualification.
• Recovery college qualification.

Experience

Essential

• Personal lived experience of mental health distress.
• Personal experience of accessing primary or secondary mental health service.
• Basic understanding of Peer Support
• Ability to support others in a recovery orientated way.
• Good motivational techniques and abilities.
• Clear effective planning and decision-making skills.
• Understanding of how lived experience of mental health problems can be used to support others
• Understanding of recovery
• focussed principles and how they can influence support for service users.
• Understanding of the issues and concerns that people using services may have in relation to their care.
• Able to maintain the profile of the peer support service within a multidisciplinary/ multi-agency setting.
• Demonstrates the ability to role model, empower and enable others,
• Good organisational skills and time management.
• Ability to receive highly complex and sensitive information and maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to use information and communication technology (computer literacy)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Parkway Centre - Havant

51 Leigh Road

Havant

Hampshire

PO9 2BF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Communication and relationship skills

- Maintain good relationships and clear lines of communication with other professional agencies and departments, providing specialist advice and support where appropriate. The role will involve consultation and liaison to practitioners within Southwark CAMHS and other local agencies, such as education, statutory & voluntary agencies to ensure appropriate service provision & ensure that care plans for individuals are co-ordinated efficiently across agencies.

-Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with patients, relatives and carers, where there may be barriers to understanding. Ability to deal effectively with patient or carer concerns, complaints and anxieties as they arise.

- Communicates sensitive/ highly sensitive, confidential information concerning patients or clients requiring empathy, persuasion and reassurance. Some may have special needs; patients or clients may be hostile, antagonistic or aggressive due to mental state.

- To communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues overcoming barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information.

2) Knowledge, training and experience

- The post holder will lead and develop the early intervention for psychosis pathway across all Southwark CAMHS teams and is the lead clinician supporting those under 18y with first-episode psychosis.

- Provide highly specialist assessment, care co-ordination, care planning & treatment within the CPA framework & NICE guidelines for young people with psychosis, within the context of the multi-disciplinary Southwark CAMHS teams and STEP.

- The post holder will have a caseload from both CAMHS and STEP.

- Take a lead in specialist complex assessments for possible first-episode psychosis and unusual experiences with other disciplines and other agencies.

3) Analytical and judgmental skills

- The post holder will have excellent diagnostic assessment, risk assessment and care planning skills, specialising in those with first-episode psychosis and at-risk-mental-state for psychosis and other co-morbid diagnoses.

- The role will involve administering a range of assessment tools and frameworks to evaluate outcomes and progress.

4) Planning & organisational skills

-Ensuring there is collaboration between CAMHS and STEP by liaising between the services and facilitating joint meetings where required in order to provide a seamless transfer of care between the services. Highlighting and addressing issues where there are ineffective transitions.

-Ensure that legal and Trust requirements affecting service users and staff are adhered to and ensure a safe working environment for users and staff. Cooperate with statutory agencies with the responsibility to protect children and ensure that issues of risk and safety of young people are assessed, and any necessary safeguarding action is implemented.

-Development of specialist health, social, educational care plans, working closely with appropriate agencies.

5) Physical skills

-A high level of good verbal communication, written and report writing skills.

-Experience of conducting high quality risk assessments and implementing risk management plans.

-If qualified RMN, then the post-holder will take a leading role in administering intermuscular medication to clients.

-The post-holder will have the ability to adapt interventions and work creatively with younger clients.

6) Patient / client care

-Providing specialist assessment, formulation and intervention for those with psychosis, involving individualised approaches for complex clients & families.

-Gives highly specialist advice to young people and families based on the NICE guidelines for Early Intervention for Psychosis.

-Constantly assessing and evaluating care, making appropriate changes to suit the needs of the client & family.

7) Policy / service development

-Ensure the continuing quality and development of a clinical service through appropriate training, skill and knowledge development opportunities, and participation in supervision and appraisal.

-Leading on the development of the CAMHS psychosis service and interventions offered to young people and their families. Liaising and consulting with the team regarding policy or service changes within the pathways. Developing the transition pathway and service across CAMHS and STEP ensuring transition guidelines are met. Responsible for updating and adapting the pathways in line with service changes.

8) Financial and physical resources

-Personal duty to make small payments to support patient engagement and psychosocial recovery which can be claimed back via expenses.

9) Human resources

-Facilitate upskilling of staff in CAMHS by providing training on psychosis and how it presents in children and young people. Taking a lead on psychosis presentations in children and young people by providing support and oversight to other practitioners who may be working with clients with this presentation.

-Facilitate upskilling of staff in STEP on referrals from CAMHS and how this treatment pathway works. Providing consultation to STEP colleagues about transitions, working with children & adolescents and liaison with services e.g., education & social care.

-Offering supervision and line management for junior staff within STEP and/or CAMHS.

-Contribute to the training and supervision of students, trainees and professionals on placement in the service.

-Providing consultations regarding psychosis/ARMS cases for all members of the CAMHS teams within Southwark, often to senior members of the team and CAMHS clinical specialists. Also providing consultation to CAMHS and STEP care co-ordinators regarding transition cases.

-Provide training internally to healthcare teams and to 3rd party organisations about the role of STEP and first-episode psychosis.

10) Information resources

-Prompt, accurate & clear written documentation relating to clients confidential information on to electronic notes system.

-Maintain accurate and succinct record and statistics as required by the service and any other administrative tasks related to the work.

11) Research & development

-Leading on the monitoring, evaluation and audit of the CAMHS psychosis service e.g. SLaM gap analysis (CYP), NIHCE QS 102 gap analysis, NCAP EIP spotlight audit.

12) Freedom to Act

-The post holder will be the only clinician in STEP with the specific remit to work with under 18s and be the lead clinician supporting those with first-episode psychosis under CAMHS.

-The post holder will have a caseload in both Southwark CAMHS and STEP.

-The post holder will report directly into the Team Leaders for Southwark CAMHS and STEP.

-Managing the data of the young people on the CAMHS psychosis pathway and liaising with other multi-disciplinary team members across all Southwark CAMHS teams to monitor and review all young people under the early intervention for psychosis pathway.

-Facilitate the transition of young people with psychosis between all Southwark CAMHS teams and STEP or other adult community mental health teams, in relation to service user needs and wishes. This will include strategic planning, pathway delivery, networking with non-statutory agencies, researching and updating resources of services for young adults.

-Work co-operatively with other members of the multi-disciplinary CAMHS teams as well as staff and practitioners from other key agencies to provide assessment and a range of appropriate interventions to young people with psychosis and their families.

-Responsible for decision making around care planning and risk management with the support of wider MDT.

13) Physical effort

-Work with and on behalf of young people & families in a way that promotes and develops their strengths, resources and quality of life, and deliver services in a manner that is appropriate, relevant and respectful to all community members, recognising the diversity of ethnicity, culture, belief, privilege and capacity.

-Works assertively to engage young people and families, utilising community centres, public open spaces and home visits etc. Often working autonomously at different locations across the borough and responsible for personal safety.

14) Mental effort

-The role often involves many challenging situations, managing priorities and interruptions as well as imparting unwelcome news and dealing with the challenging behaviour.

-Working with high level of complexity and risk including aggression and conflict.

-Ability to maintain flexibility and responsiveness and balancing priorities when dealing with urgent or emergency situations.

-Frequently managing young people and families presenting with a high level of distress and risk and appropriately supporting needs in the community with the support of crisis services and careful safety planning.

15) Emotional effort

-To communicate complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues overcoming barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information.

-Skilfully communicates distressing or unwelcome information relating to difficult topics e.g., safeguarding, diagnoses, risk management or treatment.

16) Working conditions

-Ability to manage emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self-harming or violent & aggressive behaviour.

-Ability to manage verbal aggression and hostility directed at self or others.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• All applicants will require a professional training and relevant CAMHS experience in combination with professional registration with one of the following statutory bodies: NMC, Social Work England or HCPC
• Evidence of post-graduate qualification or continuing professional development as required by relevant Professional body e.g. Masters level -HCPC/UKCP, RCN, BABCP
• 2 years minimum CAMHs or EIS experience

Desirable

• Familiarity with therapeutic approaches commonly used in CAMHS & EIS eg CBTp, Family Intervention
• Additional training on working with adolescents
• Training in Clinical supervision/mentorship

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with children and adolescents with severe mental health disorders (including psychosis)
• Experience of working with a wide variety of service users and presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity evident in populations with psychosis in community settings
• Experience of conducting high quality risk assessments and implementing risk management plans, often in crisis interventions
• Experience of supervision, training and leadership roles

Desirable

• Experience of working with adolescents and with young adults.
• Experience of applying Cognitive Behaviour Therapy approaches to psychosis
• Specialist experience of working in an Early Intervention for Psychosis Team.

Knowledge

Essential

• A high level of knowledge and expertise about CAMHS and Early Intervention for Psychosis services and related legislation/policy
• Evidence of using NICE guidelines to inform practice and understanding transition models and processes.
• Knowledge of social care legislation including the Children's Act and the Care Act
• Evidence of using child protection or adult safeguarding in practice effectively

Desirable

• Experience administering a range of assessment tools and frameworks to evaluate outcomes and progress.
• Experience of carrying out relapse prevention work with individuals experiencing psychosis.

Skills

Essential

• Excellent diagnostic assessment, risk assessment and care planning skills
• Ability to work in partnership with service users and carers in the planning and delivery of care
• Ability to maintain effective professional relationships with all team members, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles
• Ability to manage emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self-harming or aggressive behaviour

Desirable

• Ability to work with learning disability and neurodivergent clients
• Ability to work with dual diagnosis clients

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 Giles House

St Giles Road

Southwark

SE5 7UD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a Trainee EMHP, you will work alongside experienced mental health professionals to support children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. Through evidence-based interventions and close collaboration with schools, families and young people, you will help build resilience, improve emotional wellbeing and ensure support is available when it is needed most.

This is a full-time, year-long employment and training programme, leading to qualification as an Education Mental Health Practitioner.

You will undertake a fully funded Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma with:

• University of East Anglia (UEA)

The programme combines academic learning with supervised clinical practice, enabling you to develop both professionally and academically while making a real difference from day one.

University of East Anglia offers both a PGDip and a PGCert.

Postgraduate Route

Applicants for the Postgraduate Diploma must provide evidence of academic attainment at degree level or above.

Graduate route

We welcome graduate entry applicants. Applicants for the Graduate Diploma will need to demonstrate their ability to work at degree level and should provide evidence in their application of their previous academic attainment; this should include good basic numeracy and literacy qualifications at a minimum of level 2. Successful applicants to the graduate route will be offered access to additional support throughout their training to ensure that they are able to meet the academic requirements of the course.

PGDip Educational Mental Health Practitioner 2026/27 | UEA

What We're Looking For

We are seeking enthusiastic, compassionate and motivated individuals who:

Have the ability to study successfully at postgraduate level

Are passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people

Have an understanding of mental health and emotional wellbeing

Can build positive and supportive relationships with young people, families and professionals

Ideally have experience working with children and young people

Experience within education settings is welcomed but not essential.

You'll be joining a well-established and highly experienced Mental Health Support Team, where learning, development and wellbeing are at the heart of what we do.

We offer:

• Comprehensive clinical and educational supervision
• Dedicated mentorship throughout your training
• Strong peer support from fellow trainees and practitioners
• Opportunities for ongoing professional development
• The chance to make a meaningful impact in local communities every day

Location

This role is based in North East Essex during your training year, supporting children and young people across:

Colchester

Tendring

Ready to Make a Difference?

This is more than a training programme. It's an opportunity to launch a fulfilling career while helping children and young people access the support they need to thrive.

Join us and become part of a passionate team committed to transforming mental health support in schools and shaping brighter futures for young people across Essex.

• Training and Development:

• Attend and complete all academic components of the Postgraduate Diploma.

• Engage in university-based teaching, self-directed study, and supervised practice placements.

• Apply course content to clinical work and demonstrate progression through assessments and supervision.

• Participate in reflective practice and personal development to enhance clinical competence.

Teamwork and Leadership:

• Participate in service development, audits, and quality improvement projects.

• Share knowledge through supervision, peer learning, and training activities.

• Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Successful candidates will be offered a full-time educational programme specifically for the role. The course fees are fully funded (with employees signing a training contract), and the salary support for the job post will be funded at NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) at beginning Band 4. You will gain credits towards completing with a postgraduate degree diploma level qualification, plus guaranteed employment on successful completion of training, with a starting salary projected to be based on the NHS AfC Band 5 scale. For the training year, successful candidates will be employed by NELFT based in educational settings in across Essex. Due to the vast area covered by North East Essex, including rural and urban school sites, an ability to travel independently to school settings and university is essential.

Please note: The EMHP posts are training positions subject to 18 months fixed term contracts, successful candidates will be expected to travel to the University of East Anglia in the first year to complete their training.

*Please note the training will be provided by University of East Anglia (UEA). 100% attendance is required to complete the course, please only proceed to application if you are able to meet this requirement.

Face to face interviews will be completed by NELFT. Please do not apply if you cannot attend face to face on one of the following dates:

26th October

27th October

28th October

Working for Us

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.

Our Values 2025 - 2030

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT. They are:

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.

These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Goodmayes Hospital.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period.

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible as some posts close early to limit the number of applications.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Please see attached Job description

Desirable

• Please see attached Job description

Experience

Essential

• Please see attached Job description

Desirable

• Please see attached Job description

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

The Crescent

Colchester

Essex

CO4 9YQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

About North East London NHS Foundation Trust

At North East London NHS Foundation Trust, we are committed to providing high-quality, inclusive care that makes a meaningful impact on the lives of individuals and communities. Our values centre on collaboration, innovation, and respect, fostering a culture where everyone feels supported and empowered to grow. We are dedicated to creating an environment that champions diversity and equality, ensuring that every team member can thrive.

• Make a tangible impact by empowering clients to live more independently through innovative assistive technologies.
• Benefit from structured career development opportunities and a supportive team environment.
• Join an organisation that values inclusion, diversity, and professional growth, ensuring you can thrive both personally and professionally.

Our Values 2025 - 2030

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT. They are:

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.

These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.

Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period.

High Cost Area Supplement – Fringe (Basildon, Thurrock, Brentwood, Harlow and Dartford only) This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £1,346 to a maximum of £2,270 p.a. pro rata for part time)

Certificates of Sponsorship Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible as some posts close early to limit the number of applications.

For an informal chat or to arrange a visit, please contact:

Name: Sue Patterson

Job title: Senior Manager Havering Regional Services

Contact Number: 07946 343835

Email: [email protected]

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy and registration with the Health Care Professionals Council.

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of two years post-graduate experience, including working with clients with neurological conditions and within an Electronic Assistive Technology Team.
• Please refer to the JD attached.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Mayflower Community Hospital

Billericay

Essex

CM12 9SA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Provide occupational therapy student placements.
• Contribute to service development and audits.
• Take on the role of lead professional as appropriate.

Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A recognised Occupational Therapist professional qualification
• Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Desirable

• Registered member of the relevant professional body and / or special interest group
• Trained as a Practice Educator

Experience

Essential

• Pre-registration experience of mental health settings and or working with people with mental health conditions
• Experience of individual & group work

Desirable

• Experience of caseload management
• Some clinical experience of mental health problems
• Use of functional assessments and activity analysis to formulate patient interventions

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Knowledge in the application of relevant OT theoretical models, and approaches relevant to service user group.
• Ability to work co-operatively as part of an inter-professional team
• Basic factual knowledge of the importance of enabling people to do the things they want, need or are expected to do to support them in being well in life.
• Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
• An ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing
• Computer literate. Able to use e-mail, Word, Excel and access Internet resources

Desirable

• Knowledge of and ability to apply national policies and procedures including, but not limited to confidentiality, consent, risk management, service user involvement

Personal qualities, values and behaviours

Essential

• Ability to work as a team member
• Ability to form rapport with individuals and groups
• Adaptability, flexibility and resilience
• Professional, calm and efficient manner
• Actively develops themselves.
• Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Desirable

• Self-awareness in managing own wellness at work and confidence to seek support when required

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Avalon House I The Heathside Centre

Heath Rd, Coxheath

Maidstone

ME17 4AH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Priory is the UKs leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 12,000 colleagues and a network of 270 services, we support over 24,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and childrens mental health and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, PraderWilli Syndrome, brain injuries and older people.

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. Learn more about the accessibility support we offer here.

For agency enquiries and applications, please view our legal statement here.

All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.

Person Specification

Requirements

Essential

• Essential for the role
• Applicants must hold MRCPsych (or an equivalent qualification), a CCT (or equivalent) and be included on the GMC Specialist Register, along with Section 12(2) approval and Approved Clinician status. They must demonstrate clinical knowledge, skills, and experience relevant to the speciality, the ability to work within and lead a team, and a commitment to shared leadership, collaborative working, and service improvement. Candidates should also have evidence of ongoing continuous professional development.

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

Priory Healthcare

Address

Heath House Lane

Stapleton

Bristol

BS16 1EQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://jobs.priorygroup.com/why-join-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

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

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

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

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

Person Specification

Knowledge, skills and training

Essential

• NVQ/degree/post-graduate training/Masters or equivalent level of training

Desirable

• Experience working with clients with complex learning, emotional and behavioural needs

Job specific experience

Essential

• Assesses, develops and implements occupational therapy programmes within a specialist field e.g. trauma, rehabilitation, mental health.

Information Technology

Essential

• Able to use IT equipment incl word and RIO

Business travel Essential

Essential

• Subject to the provisions of the Equality Act, able to travel using own vehicle/ Trust Vehicle on Trust business Level 1 application form/references/ interview

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Pebble Lodge

49 Alumhust Road, Westbourne

Bournemouth

BH4 8EP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

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

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

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

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

• Evidence of ability study at degree level
• Good written and oral communication skills
• IT literate

Essential

Essential

• Evidence of successfully working within a team/teamworking
• Core Values which concur with trust values

Essential

Essential

• Car driver with access to vehicle for work

Essential

Essential

• Evidence of working with children and young people
• Understanding of safeguarding/risk

Desirable

• Evidence of working with families
• Evidence of working with children and young people with mental health needs

Desirable

Desirable

• Evidence of knowledge and understanding of the education system

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North and East Dorset

Blandford Hospital

Blandford

DT11 7DD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Priory is the UKs leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 12,000 colleagues and a network of 270 services, we support over 24,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and childrens mental health and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, PraderWilli Syndrome, brain injuries and older people.

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. Learn more about the accessibility support we offer here.

For agency enquiries and applications, please view our legal statement here.

All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.

Person Specification

Requirements

Essential

• Essential for the role
• Experience of working in Psychiatry

Desirable

• The following experience would be beneficial
• S12 approval/MRCPsych

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

Priory Healthcare

Address

Heath House Lane

Stapleton

Bristol

BS16 1EQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://jobs.priorygroup.com/why-join-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the link provided for the Candidate Pack, which contains further information and details regarding this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Please refer to the link provided for the Candidate Pack, which contains further information and details regarding this 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.

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

Hampshire County Council

Address

Hampshire County Council

Totton Hub

1 High St

Totton

Hampshire

SO40 9HL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.hants.gov.uk/jobs (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please visit to our vacancy page to apply for this role - Work for us | Headway London

JOB DETAILS

• Job Title:Technical Instructor
• Location:Headway London and Enfield Community locations
• Team:Therapy Services
• Responsible To:Therapy Service Manager
• Hours: 30 hours per week (16 hours per week Day Service; 14 hours per week Enfield)

• Salary:£31,205.35 (FTE), (£26,747.44 after pro rating)
• Contract: Fixed Term Contract from October 2026 for 12 months (Maternity Cover)

ABOUT THE ROLE

• To provide therapeutic input to members of Headway Londons Day Service including running an extensive group programme alongside the therapy team.
• To work in the Enfield Community Brain Injury Service and the Headway London Day Service (East) completing administrative tasks, providing one-to-one therapy and group work independently and in conjunction with the therapy team.

PRINCINPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Direct Therapeutic Intervention and Rehabilitation

• Run a variety of therapeutic groups including dance, open gym sessions, chair-based exercise, upper limb therapy, yoga, tai chi and relaxation, memory and cognitive groups, peer support and brain injury education sessions ensuring a wide range of therapeutic programmes is on offer.
• Carry out personalised therapy programmes with members / clients,, monitor their progress against their rehabilitation goal(s) and progress as able or provide feedback to qualified therapy staff: Examples of techniques include (but is not limited to) gym programmes, mobility practice, travel practice, relaxation techniques, behavioural activation interventions, upper limb rehabilitation and interventions to support members to develop and maintain a daily and weekly structure to promote their psychological and physical wellbeing.
• Support individuals to practise and consolidate therapeutic strategies developed by qualified therapy staff, such as memory aids, anger management techniques, anxiety management strategies, and other rehabilitation approaches. Facilitate the application and generalisation of these strategies across a range of environments, including activities in the day service, at home, community settings, educational placements, and other relevant contexts. Monitor progress, provide feedback on effectiveness, and identify any difficulties or emerging needs that require review by a qualified.

• Contribute to the evaluation of therapeutic interventions using appropriate outcome measures, adjusting interventions as appropriate and working towards achieving personalised goals.

Assessment, Clinical Reasoning and Risk Management

• Undertake delegated assessments and outcome measures independently, or under the direction of qualified therapy staff, including assessment of mobility, falls risk, transfers, provision of small equipment, standardised balance measures, cognitive screening tools, mood questionnaires, behavioural experiments, and Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS).
• Monitor and manage clinical risk in relation to own caseload, seeking guidance where appropriate.
• Assess an individual's capacity, to make specific decisions to gain valid and informed consent before starting treatment. Work within the legal framework with members who lack capacity to consent to assessment, treatment or intervention ensuring decisions are made in best interests and appropriate documentation, communication and safeguarding procedures are followed. Seek guidance from qualified therapists in complex cases.

Client and Partnership Support

• Instruct carers and relatives, providing direction and guidance on a range of therapeutic activities as part of own clinical work or as directed by the qualified therapist.
• Work collaboratively with Headways Day Service co-ordinators, other Headway services and volunteers on members therapeutic programmes to ensure a consistent approach.
• Liaise with statutory services including social care, DWP, community rehabilitation teams, other voluntary services and / or any other relevant services to ensure members' needs are met outside of Headway.

Clinical Documentation, Governance and Professional Practice

• Accurately record and feedback findings, identifying any complex issues or changes that require further assessment, intervention, or review by a qualified clinician.
• Maintain accurate and up to date records and monitoring documentation on all work undertaken to meet organisational and professional standards.

Therapy Service Development and Sustainability

• Contribute to and support any projects for improving the Therapy Service and the development of the therapy group programme and seek out and develop potential collaborations with other services within the organisation eg: art and music projects, to ensure a wide range of groups exist to engage as many members as possible.
• Assist with relevant grant applications with support from the fundraising team to contribute to the sustainability of the therapy service.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS - INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL

Internal

• All Staff
• Members / clients and their support network

External

• External Partners including health and social care providers

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Awareness of the importance of confidentiality.
• Understanding the limitations of the role and when to seek guidance.
• Knowledge of safeguarding practices and procedures.
• Awareness of issues around disability and social exclusion.

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of the demographic
• Headway London serves.

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ level 3 or equivalent qualification

Desirable

• Undertaken and completed courses related to acquired brain injury and or other neurological conditions

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience working one-to-one with adults with a brain injury or affected by another neurological condition.

Desirable

• Experience of implementing therapeutic programmes for adults with a brain injury or other neurological
• conditions.
• Experience in providing intervention relating to
• activity and participation (as defined by the WHO).
• Experience as a therapy/ rehabilitation assistant working with adults with a brain injury or other
• neurological condition.

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

Headway East London

Address

Timber Wharf

238-240 Kingsland Road

London

E2 8AX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://headwayeastlondon.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Hours - Bank work shifts will be released on a four-week basis. Additional shifts may be released during this period according to the needs of the charity.

Salary - £13.45 per hour a shift is 7 hours. Hours of work are between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.

We are currently updating our salary scales; this information will be released to you as soon as it is available.

If there are no available shifts in a month, a retention fee of £63.73 will be paid for that period.

Retention payments will be rescinded if three shifts are declined consecutively.

Hospital to Home

This scheme provides a wide range of short-term practical help for older people and their families and carers, following a referral from a health or social care professional, to prevent hospital admission or facilitate a safe discharge from Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Discharge Lounge Scheme

This service is based in the Discharge Lounge at the Northern General Hospital. It provides transport for patients who do not need ambulance transport but require more support than a taxi can provide. We offer wheelchair-accessible transport and, once home, take time to make sure that the patient is settled and has everything they need.

People who may benefit from the schemes are

Older and vulnerable people who may be frail or socially isolated, have no relatives, live alone or with older carers, and other vulnerable adults.

Older and vulnerable people who may be at risk of avoidable readmission.

Individuals or health/social care professionals who have concerns about home situations and a person's ability to live independently.

How the Schemes Work

Professionals from health and social care teams contact the office to arrange assistance for people being discharged from hospital or who are at home and at risk of readmission. Most requests are for short-term practical help and include, but are not limited to:

Collecting a patient from hospital and transporting them home safely.

Basic shopping.

Fitting temporary key safes.

Delivering and fitting small pieces of equipment, e.g. bed levers, commodes, pressure-relieving cushions and chair raisers.

Collecting clothes and other personal items from home and taking them to the ward.

Short-term feeding of pets left at home.

Picking up the patients key to provide access for a contractor, e.g. for repairs, adaptations or environmental health work.

Assistance with moving items of furniture to facilitate a hospital bed delivery, or to enable greater mobility and thus avoid admission to hospital.

Referrer-led home assessments.

Escorting to hospital appointments.

Welcoming the individual home.

Supporting the individual to follow up any problems associated with the hospital discharge process, for example, contacting district nurses or doctors as required.

Signposting to appropriate community activities and services.

Low-level support in essential areas such as food preparation, shopping, prescription and pension collection, light household cleaning and washing.

Advice and guidance on a healthy lifestyle and safety around the home.

Signposting to an appropriate benefits advice service, if required.

Duties and Responsibilities (Dependent on the Scheme)

Work closely with other team members to take referrals from a range of referrers, including health and social care staff, friends and family members and the individual themselves, and carry out those referrals where appropriate.

Complete referrals taken by the team for work described above.

Provide support to those discharged from hospital, or those likely to be readmitted, to help them regain the confidence to continue living independently.

Deliver a flexible, individual-centred service.

Provide support to informal carers.

Be available for enquiries from service users and their families and respond to any requests for information in a timely and professional manner.

Follow up, check and review all referrals with volunteers, service users and service providers in a systematic way.

As appropriate, provide telephone support to service users.

As directed, provide ongoing support and supervision to volunteers within SCCCC and ensure that the service is responsive to their needs.

Ensure that all duties and functions are carried out in accordance with SCCCCs regulations, policies, and procedures.

Maintain appropriate records of work undertaken and produce written reports as required.

Attend the meetings of the organisation and any other meetings as required.

Attend appropriate training courses to enhance and develop their own skills.

Liaise with the fundraiser in order to maximise donations to the organisation.

Publicise the scheme through all appropriate channels.

Carry out other duties and relevant tasks consistent with the responsibilities of the post, which from time to time may be required as agreed between the post holder and the Senior Manager.

This is not a complete description of the duties and may be amended in light of the organisations changing needs, following consultation with the postholder.