Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification

Knowledge and qualifications

Essential

• BSc (Hones) in Nutrition and Dietetics or PG Diploma
• Experience of working with Eating Disorders
• Experience of complex MDT work

Desirable

• Training in other relevant therapeutic models e.g. CBT/psychoeducation
• Member of BDW mental health group/special interest group
• Knowledge of MEED guidance

Experience

Essential

• Experience of challenging MDT work
• Experience of supervision and training/education of others
• Experience of supervision and training/education of others
• Familiar with NICE guidelines for ED tratment3
• High level communication skills
• Substantial post qualification of clinical dietetics (acute and/or community settings)

Desirable

• Experience of supporting undergraduate training programmes
• Awareness of legislations relating to client group/mental health
• Experience of audit/research
• Management experience

Experience

Essential

• Experience of challenging MDT work
• Experience of supervision and training/education of others
• Familiar with NICE guidelines for ED treatment
• High level communication skills
• Substantial post qualification of clinical dietetics (acute and/or community settings

Desirable

• Experience of supporting undergraduate training programmes
• Awareness of legislations relating to client group/mental health
• Experience of audit/research
• Management experience

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

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Newland House

Victoria Street

Northampton

NN1 3EB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The postholder will hold a clinical caseload including complex cases, support clinical staff through training and clinical practice, provide clinical supervision and line management to colleagues, be responsible for leading on an area of service development and contributing to the management and operations of psychological interventions within the Perinatal Psychology pathway. The postholder will support the psychology management team and develop clinical expertise in perinatal psychology.

The postholder will provide advice and consultation on clients psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues; will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the Trust and Services policies and procedures. The postholder will utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the service.NHFT welcomes applications from people, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status or pregnancy or maternity status.We would encourage applications from groups who are currently underrepresented in the organisation. In particular, applications from disabled people (with both visible and non-visible disabilities), people from black and minority ethnic communities and lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered (LGBT) people.

NHFT is committed to building a diverse workforce, ensuring staff are treated fairly at work and ensuring all staff have the learning and development they need on equality in order to undertake their job role.We aim to use monitoring information provided by our staff and by job applicants to ensure that we do not discriminate in employment and to use this information to plan any Positive Action to address inequality.NHFT supports three staff equality networks to help us to develop our equality practice, as well as providing peer support for staff.These are:NHFT Staff Disability & Allies Network / NHFT BME Staff Development Network / NHFT LGBT & Allies Network

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology (or equivalent), including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology, as accredited by the BPS, or Doctoral level training in Counselling Psychology (or equivalent - masters level plus completed post qualification training).
• Experience of working in a mental health, providing NICE compliant interventions
• Experience of leadership and service development within the NHS.
• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a range of physical and mental health conditions and across care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, particularly trauma.
• Experience of interdisciplinary working.
• Meeting the CPD requirements for ongoing accreditation with the relevant professional body, or an alternative agreed by the Principal Psychologist.
• Experience of supervising other psychological therapist practitioners within a clinical mental health service.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision of staff from a range of clinical backgrounds.

Desirable

• Experience of working with severe and complex mental health difficulties during the perinatal period.
• Experience of risk assessment and risk management strategies and their application to practice, particularly in the perinatal period.
• Experience of the applications of psychological interventions in different contexts.
• Parent Infant Therapy/VIG/EMDR
• Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Training
• Experience in Safeguarding children and adult processes and inter-agency work with families.
• Training or experience of working with ASD / ADHD and neurodiversity.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Broad knowledge of specialist mental health services of mothers and their infants and the wider network of mental health services in the NHS.
• Knowledge of policies and procedures relating to Child Protection.
• Knowledge and understanding of diversity and equality issues and their application in perinatal mental health services.
• Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies relevant to the perinatal period.
• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professionals colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessments, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• Skills creating and delivering presentations and training programmes. Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
• Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.

Desirable

• Experience of leading and carrying out research projects and interpreting data using statistical analyses.

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

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Campbell House, Northampton or Rectory Road Clinic, Rushden

Campbell Square

Northampton

NN1 3EB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

To carry out detailed mental health assessments of individuals, addressing the holistic aspects of their health needs.

To ensure implementation of a need based response system that seeks to build on the Hope, Control and Opportunity of service users

Managing own small case load of service users through focused interventions and working alongside Individuals to help navigate systems, leading by example to deliver against desired outcomes.

To support and oversee the formulation and implementation of appropriate care plans/packages of care for the individual and referrals to ensure that their mental health care is as seamless as possible.

To assist in the maintenance of appropriate use of the Mental Health Act where appropriate.

To promote and facilitate co-production with the service user in all processes and interventions throughout the services within this position.

To ensure at all times that the team involve the service user in the assessment process, to ensure that all care pathways are individualised in their form.

To work in collaboration with acute hospitals, external mental health agencies, and Police in order to address mental health needs of the individual.

To work collaboratively with colleagues throughout the crisis care pathway and the wider Specialty Services.

Maintenance of up-to-date clinical records in line with Trust policy, and professional registration standards.

Person Specification

Essential and Desirable

Essential

• Post graduate experience in Acute Mental Health

Desirable

• Able to evidence skills in overcoming barriers to engagement for service users

Essential and Desirable

Essential

• Relevant Professional Qualification

Desirable

• Community Mental Health Experience

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

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

St Marys Hospital

London Road

Kettering

NN15 7PW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information, please refer to the job description and person specification located under the Supporting Documents heading.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Educated to postgraduate level or able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge, skills, and experience.
• Significant post-qualification experience within hospital pharmacy services, including medicines management.
• Experience of staff management, including recruitment, appraisal, attendance management, and performance management.
• Experience of workforce planning, rota management, and service delivery.

Desirable

• Formal management, leadership, or supervisory qualification

Behaviours and values

Essential

• Works collaboratively and effectively within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Able to respond positively to change and support new ways of working.
• Demonstrates resilience and works effectively under pressure.
• Professional, approachable, and able to build positive working relationships with staff, patients, and carers.

Skills and abilities

Essential

• Ability to lead, organise and prioritise the work of self and others.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate complex information effectively to a range of audiences.
• Ability to support service improvement and continuous development.
• Competent in the use of digital systems, databases and Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to analyse information, solve problems and make informed decisions.

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

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Berrywood Hospital

Berrywood Drive, Duston

Northampton

NN5 6UD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

• HCPC Registration

Experience

Essential

• 12 months NHS post registration experience
• Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner

Desirable

• Community Working experience
• Experience of using Manual Handling equipment including hoists & stand aids

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

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

NN13EB

Lotus House

Countywide - Northamptonshire

NN1 3EB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification

NMC Registration

Essential

• NMC registered adult nurse with Post Registration Community Nurse experience

Desirable

• Working Knowledge of System One Patient Electronic Record
• Good Communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to work autonomously and independently

Community Nursing Experience

Essential

• Experience in Community

Desirable

• Experience in Venepuncture
• Wound management
• Catheter care
• Palliative Care

UK car driver

Essential

• Uk car driver and owner

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

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Daventry & South Northants

London Road , Daventry , Northamptonshire

Daventry & South Northants

NN11 4EB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Duties/Responsibilities

To act at all times in accordance with the respective professional Code of Professional Conduct, Trust Policies and occupational protocols.

To contribute to the development and provision of services to children and young people and support co-production.

The post holder will be expected to support and offer CBT consultation to other clinicians within the team.

To perform all aspects of the role in accordance with Trust policies and other national bodies.

To work with a defined caseload of service users as part of a multi-disciplinary team, providing assessment, care planning and care delivery for service users with moderate to severe mental health difficulties. This will include the provision of highly skilled professional care, CBT psychological interventions, group work, clinical assessment, risk assessments / risk management.

To provide specialist advice to other members of staff and trainees and act as a role model and to provide consultations, this may be as part of the Mood and Anxiety pathway.

To contribute to Team Lead on Call rota, Managing complaints and Access to Health records as required.

To liaise with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and outside agencies in the implementation of patient care.

To ensure that care activities are research based and in keeping with changes in the field of activity.

To contribute to the development of ideas and innovative practice.

To continue to uphold CPD and supervision requirements in line with BABCP accreditation requirements and other professional bodies, for example NMC as appropriate.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oRelevant professional qualification or equivalent e.g., accredited CBT Therapist (CYPIAPT or Accredited CBT Degree /Masters)
• oAble to demonstrate significant evidence of working practice as a CBT psychotherapist/trainee CBT psychotherapist.

Desirable

• oEvidence of continuing professional development.
• oTo have knowledge of a range of CBT evidence based therapeutic interventions and approaches and the ability to apply them based on the child's need.

Experience

Essential

• oExperience of working with children and young people with mental health presentations
• oCognitive Behavioural Therapy clinical interventions/ approaches experience in groups and /or one to one

Desirable

• oEvidence of continuing professional development.
• oExperience of assessing, working with and managing risk

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

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Newland House

Campbell Street

Northampton

NN1 3EB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Completion of NVQ L4 or Foundation Degree level or equivalent in health related subject
• Grade C or above GCSEs or equivalent in English and Maths
• Experience of working with physically impaired people in a therapeutic environment

Desirable

• Working knowledge of medical conditions commonly seen within Health Care area e.g. Stroke, Parkinson's Disease, Orthopaedic conditions, Diabetes, amputations, Multiple Sclerosis etc and how this impacts on the patient

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Evidence of extended competencies especially with patients in the community
• Experience of working within a pressured environment
• Good verbal and written communication

Desirable

• Experience with S1

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

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Romic House

Kettering

NN16 8TD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• SCPHN School Nurse
• Additional Qualifications relative to the role

Desirable

• Had experience working in community setting and schools

Expertise with children young people and families

Essential

• Experience working with young people and their familes
• Evidenced passion and motivation for role
• Experience in delivering a wide range of interventions as a School Nurse

Leadership

Essential

• Experience of leadership within a SCPHN role

Desirable

• Any additional leadership training or qualifications

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

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Castle Unit, Isebrook Hospital

Wellingborough

NN8 1LP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience in a similar role
• General education including literacy and numeracy
• Experience of teamwork
• An understanding of the importance of hygiene
• An understanding of the importance of health and safety

Knowledge

Essential

• To be able to interpret written instructions

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

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Spinneyfields Specialist Care Centre

Bates Way

Rushden

NN10 9YP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading.

Person Specification

Knowledge and experience

Essential

• Clinically qualified

Desirable

• A track record of driving Equality, Diversity and Inclusion related issues

Behaviours and values

Essential

• Think beyond organisational boundaries and have the ability to help the Trust see opportunities for collaboration for the benefit of our community

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

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

St Mary's Hospital

Kettering

NN15 7PW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide visible clinical leadership, promoting safe, effective and recovery focused care for people with complex mental health needs.

Act as a source of expert clinical advice and support, helping staff confidently manage risk, complexity and challenging clinical situations.

Lead on clinical quality, governance and patient safety, ensuring high standards of practice, care planning, record keeping and safeguarding.

Oversee the day to day flow of clinical work, including allocation, prioritisation and management of team workload to support timely access to services.

Work collaboratively with the Operational Manager and Specialist Nurse to deliver service objectives, improve performance and drive positive change.

Monitor and support key quality and performance indicators, using systems such as SystmOne, SMART, MaST and Datix to inform service improvement.

Chair multidisciplinary meetings and provide clinical oversight for complex cases, ensuring decisions are person centred, evidence based and outcome focused.

Lead learning from incidents, complaints and patient safety reviews, embedding improvements that enhance care quality and service user experience.

Provide supervision, coaching and mentorship to clinicians, support workers and newly qualified staff, fostering professional growth and clinical excellence.

Champion a culture of continuous learning, reflection and innovation, supporting education, research and evidence based practice across the team.

Support students and learners, helping to create a high quality placement and learning environment.

Build strong partnerships with colleagues, partner organisations and wider stakeholders to deliver integrated and coordinated care.

Contribute to service transformation and the development of new ways of working, helping shape the future of community mental health services.

Support workforce planning, recruitment and resource management, ensuring the team is equipped to deliver safe, effective and compassionate care.

Be a key member of the leadership team, inspiring colleagues and creating an environment where staff feel valued, supported and empowered to thrive.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Band 7 experience in Leadership and Management
• Community Mental Health Experience

Desirable

• Quality Assurance experience

Qualifications

Essential

• Leadership and Management Qualification
• Registered Mental Health Professional

Skills

Essential

• Experince delivering Clinical Supervision
• Experince delivering service improvement projects

Desirable

• Professional qualification holder with 3 years of experience.

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

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

St Marys Hospital

London Road

Kettering

NN157PW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the full job description/specification located under the Supporting Documents heading.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology or equivalent
• Eligible/Registered with HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist

Desirable

• Post Qualification training in relevant clinical approaches
• Training in providing supervision
• Training in a specific trauma focused therapy (e.g. EMDR, trauma focused CBT)

Experience

Essential

• Experience working within adult mental health
• Experience/understanding of the unique context of working in the NHS
• Experience providing interventions across a range of complex presentations

Desirable

• Experience providing supervision
• Experience providing consultation/reflective practice
• Experience providing psychological support to staff
• Experience working with staff teams
• Experience in research, audit and/or service evaluation

Values

Essential

• A genuine and demonstrated interest in working in staff psychological wellbeing
• A positive approach to working with difference and diversity & promoting inclusion in all aspects of work

All

Essential

• Please see Person Spec/Job description for full list of role requirements

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

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Lotus House

Victoria Street

Northampton

NN1 3NR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be a core member of a multidisciplinary team comprising psychologist, creative therapist, psychological practitioner, prison officers, and wider criminal justice partners and will contribute to specialist occupational insights to case discussions, risk formulations, treatment planning, and service user reviews. Participation in MDT risk assessments is central to the role, ensuring that all therapeutic activity is delivered safely and that therapeutic risktaking is appropriately planned and agreed.

You will promote a positive and professional profile of occupational therapy within the OPD service, advocating for the role of occupation in trauma recovery, identity development, and behaviour change.

Working within a secure setting, you must demonstrate resilience, adaptability, and excellent judgement, balancing therapeutic engagement with clear professional boundaries and adherence to safeguarding, security, and risk management requirements.

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification

Qualifications and experience

Essential

• Bsc Honours (or equivalent) in Occupational Therapy.
• Minimum of two years post-registration experience in a relevant clinical area(s).
• Up to date knowledge of models of Occupational Therapy practice and practical application.
• The post holder must maintain professional registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as an Occupational Therapist

Desirable

• The post holder should have a good understanding of the power imbalances inherent in forensic settings and the impact of the restrictions of a prison environment.
• The post holder should have experience assessing complex situations and patients, often with conflicting information that requires analysis.
• Experience of working in a relevant setting, such as a prison, forensic or mental health setting.

Behaviours and Values

Essential

• Ability to engage, inspire and motivate both service users and colleagues.
• Reliable and consistent in approach, demonstrating empathy and an open communication style with all team members and service users.
• Ability to respond professionally to unpredictable situations and environments.
• Ability to reflect on own practice and openness to new learning, challenges and change.

Desirable

• Ability to deal with highly distressing and emotional circumstances or situations.

Skills and abilities

Essential

• Able to carry out Occupational Therapy assessment of patients with complex rehabilitation needs using a range of appropriate assessment tools and models of practice.
• Risk assessment skills for the safe management of complex service users.
• Experienced skills in the use of complex methods of OT assessment

Desirable

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written).
• Confident IT skills and good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages.

Security Vetting

Essential

• The application includes evidence of the required years of UK residency to meet prison vetting standards

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

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Ranby

Straight Mile

Retford

DN22 8EU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

This post would suit someone who is wishing to develop their skills and knowledge of working with transgender and gender diverse clients who are experiencing gender-related distress to the Gender Specialist standard.

As part of this role there would be an expectation of completing the 'Professional Certificate for Gender Identity Healthcare Professionals' developed by NHS England and the Royal College of Physicians, alongside other CPD relevant to working with gender, sex and relationship diversity, and neurodiversity.

Experience of working with LGBTQ+ communities, neurodivergence and trauma would be advantageous however training and support will be given.

Behaviours and Values

Essential A reflective practitioner

Strong prioritisation and problem-solving skills

Able to demonstrate empathy with clients and to cope with emotionally disturbing situations and case histories

Demonstrable and excellent communication skills written, verbal and presentation

Approachable to the MDT and stakeholders that we work in collaboration with

Self-motivated and conscientious

Strong professional demeanour

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology as accredited by the BPS with HCPC registration.
• Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice*
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development as recommended by the BPS.
• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings.
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients psychological care and treatment within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan*
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course, including presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
• Able to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
• Knowledge of trauma-informed care and anti-oppressive practice
• Demonstrate further specialist training/experience through having received a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision of working as a Clinical Psychologist over a minimum of 12 months*

*Or ability to obtain these are part of a band 7 preceptorship

Desirable

• Formal training in the supervision of other psychologists
• Post-doctoral training working gender, sex and relationship diversity
• Completion of the 'Professional Certificate for Gender Identity Healthcare Professionals'

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management, with frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, such as orally and in writing, sharing complex and highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
• Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.
• Basic IT and keyboard skills
• Able to attend the clinic in person 3-days per week, or as agreed with the Principal Psychologist.

Desirable

• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
• Experience delivering group interventions.
• Experience of patient involvement and co-production activities.
• Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
• Knowledge of the psychological and healthcare needs of transgender and gender diverse clients such as from experience of working with clients experiencing gender dysphoria, and/or or completion of doctoral research within this area.
• Knowledge and experience of working with neurodivergent clients such those who are autistic or have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
• Further training in working with neurodivergent clients e.g., assessment and/or intervention.
• Awareness of the Levy report (2025) and its recommendations.
• Good understanding of quality improvement practices and their application within NHS settings.
• Knowledge of relevant standards and guidelines for working with gender diverse clients, including the NHS England Interim Protocol, BPS guidelines, Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines and the World Professional Association of Transgender Health Standards of Care.
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to this client group, e.g. Gender Recognition Act (2004).

Person Specification

Behaviours and Values

Essential

• Demonstrable and excellent communication skills - written, verbal and presentation

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Clinical or Counselling Psychology Doctorate
• HCPC Registration/ Working towards
• Experience of delivering psychological care across a range of settings
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients psychological care
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course, including presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
• Further 50-hours of clinical supervision/ working as CP for 12-months

Desirable

• Formal training in supervising other psychologists
• Post-doctoral training in working with Gender, sex and relationship diversity
• Completion of the 'Professional Certificate for Gender Identity Healthcare Professionals'

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Skills in using complex methods of psychological assessment
• Skills in providing psychological consultation

Desirable

• Experience of teaching/ training or supervision
• Experience of delivering group interventions
• Experience of patient involvement and co-production activities
• Experience of working across diverse contexts
• Further training in working with neurodivergence

Behaviours and Values

Essential

• A reflective practitioner
• Approachable to the MDT
• Strong professional demeanour

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Able to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.

Desirable

• Knowledge of trauma-informed care and anti-oppressive practice

Skills and abilities

Essential

• Good communication skills

Desirable

• Knowledge of the healthcare needs of transgender and gender diverse clients
• Knowledge and experience of working with neurodivergent clients
• Awareness of the Levy Report (2025) and it's recommendations
• An understand of quality improvements projects
• Knowledge of relevant standards, guidelines and legislation

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Danetre Hospital

London Road

Daventry

NN11 4DY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Active Nurse Associate registration with NMC
• Level 5 Foundation Degree or equivalent

Desirable

• Previous inpatient/rehabilitation care experience
• Additional relevant post-reg training

skills/knowledge

Essential

• Ability to deliver safe patient care, including medicine administration, recording/ reporting patient Obs and ECG`s.
• Good written & verbal communication skills
• Good IT and EPR system knowledge

Desirable

• Able to interpret NEWS2 and have good understanding of the deteriorating patient.
• Understanding of sub-acute rehab & palliative care
• Experience using SystmOne or similar EPR

Personal

Essential

• Professional manner; upholds NMC Code

Desirable

• Able to deliver care that includes moving & handling
• Friendly, approachable, team-focused attitude
• Flexible to work days/nights/weekends/bank holidays

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

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Spinneyfields

H.E. Bates Way

Rushden

NN10 9YP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more details of this role please see attached Job description. Alternatively, please contact the service.

Person Specification

Behaviours and values

Essential

• oIn good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
• oDemonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
• oAbility to work independently as well as part of A MDT
• oAble to form a good working relationship with the peer group
• oWillingness to undertake training and CPD in areas appropriate to this post
• oAbility to work under pressure
• oWillingness to participate in in-house training

Knowldege and Experience

Essential

• oFull GMC Registration
• oOn Specialist Register) for General Adult Psychiatry or eligible for inclusion within six months.
• oApproval under Section12 of the Mental Health Act.
• Approved Clinician status (? or eligible within six months- to match the specialist register requirement above)

Desirable

• oAdditional Postgraduate Qualifications
• oPublication of original research
• oManagement training

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• oExcellent written and verbal communication skills
• oEvidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels.
• oAbility to present complex information to a variety of audiences including courts and tribunals
• oAbility to motivate and develop other medical colleagues and other MDT members
• oTo balance individual requirements against those of the Directorate and Trust as a whole
• oAn understanding of the political and financial framework within which the Services operate
• oAble to meet duties under MHA and MCA
• oPost holder will need to take initiative and work in a self-directed manner.

Desirable

• oWide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
• oAble to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
• oExperienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation

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

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Isebrook Hospital

Wellingborough

NN8 1LP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details please see the attached job description, alternatively please contact the team below

Person Specification

Behaviours and Values

Essential

• oWilling to ensure the development, maintenance, and dissemination of the highest professional standards of practice through active participation in internal and external CPD, training and development programmes.
• oWilling to comply with professional codes of practice and maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies, and issues in relation to psychiatry and wider mental health through engagement in health and justice clinical networks and communities of practice
• oReliable and accessible to colleagues within Secured Services, the Medical Directorate, and across NHFT.
• oApproachable and able to demonstrate empathy, a willingness to listen to the views of colleagues, an open communication style, and receptivity to feedback.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• oFull GMC Registration
• oMinimum of 3 years SHO/Core Training or higher grade in psychiatry.
• oPrison or forensic psychiatry experience or General Adult psychiatry experience
• oEligibility or approval under Section12 of the Mental Health Act
• oAbility to provide compassionate, trauma informed care in secure settings

Desirable

• oAdditional Postgraduate Qualifications
• oMRCPsych or equivalent
• oExperience in neurodiversity / ADHD
• oApproved Clinical Status or an interest in pursuing Approved Clinical Status
• oTeaching, leadership or service development experience

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• oThe ability to provide trauma-informed clinical care, including when faced with challenging behaviour and the constraints of secured settings.
• oThe ability to prioritize effectively, to work in a flexible way, and to respond to change to support the needs of patients and continuity of psychiatry provision across NHFT Secured Services
• oExcellent interpersonal, communication, and compassionate leadership skills
• oA growth mindset and willingness to learn and teach in a constructive manner, taking on board the ideas of others and working within a leadership structure.
• oThe ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues including those working for subcontracted services and across other disciplines.
• oSound judgement and astuteness in understanding and working with complexity
• oThe ability to gather and assimilate data from across secured services to support effective clinical governance and quality improvement of psychiatry service provision
• oAbility to work effectively across multiple sites.

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

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Various

Lincoln

LN2 4BD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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