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Position Title: Registered Nurse Employment Type: Max Term Full Time (Dec Hours per week: 38 Position Grade: Registered Nurse (Year 1 - 8) Salary: $70, - $98, Base salary per annum) Enterprise Agreement: The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations' Nurses Enterprise Agreement   Department Name: Neuro Science 
About us:  
St Vincent?s Hospital Sydney is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing health services to our community. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, integrity and justice, we promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and empower our people to learn, grow and innovate.
Benefits of working at St Vincent?s include:

Generous salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staff
Opportunity to access a wide of range of clinical and non-clinical education programs
Supported post graduate opportunities within applicable fields
Career development opportunities across the St Vincent?s Health Australia Network
Employee Assistance Program

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Job Description:
Position Title: Registered Nurse ? PANDA Unit
Employment Type: Permanent Full-Time
Hours per week: 38 hours per week
Position Grade: Registered Nurse Year 1 - 8
Salary: $70,- 98, Base Salary per annum
Enterprise Agreement: Na m ed N S W (n o n- d e c l ar e d) A f f ili a t ed H e a l th Or g a n i s at i o n s ? N ur s es Agreement,
Department Name: Psychiatric, Alcohol and Non-prescription Drug Assessment (PANDA) Unit
About us:
St Vincent?s Hospital Sydney is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing health services to our community. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, integrity and justice, we promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and empower our people to learn, grow and innovate.
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14th October,
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Competitive drive with a hunger for success.
A growth mindset and the ability to thrive in a collaborative environment.
A passion for being part of a dynamic, results-oriented team.
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This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

Privileges include admission, work up, diagnosis, and provision of non-surgical treatment including consultation for patients admitted or in need of care to treat general medical problems, and provide consultative services to patients in the Long-Term Care setting.

The Hematologist/Oncologist is able to evaluate, diagnose, and provide treatment in an outpatient setting or in the form of inpatient consultative services to patients of all ages presenting with illnesses and disorders of the blood and blood-forming tissues and/or malignant tumors. This includes performing and interpreting peripheral blood smears, bone marrow aspirations and biopsy, administration of chemotherapeutic agents and biological response to modifiers through all therapeutic routes, including intrathecal chemotherapy, the management and care of indwelling venous access catheters, plasmapheresis, and therapeutic phlebotomy.

Administrative duties include:

• Active involvement in teaching residents and students, periodically directing Noon Conferences for their didactic training;
• Participation in the educational programs for Acute Care personnel as well as the medical staff;
• Participation in monitoring the quality, safety, and appropriateness of patient care.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
(Note: Work schedules are determined and approved by the supervisor. The incumbent may be required to work various shifts on a permanent or temporary basis based on facility/patient care needs).

Starting at $250,000 Per Year (VM 00)

The Orthotist, Prosthetist or Orthotist/Prosthetist, provide appropriate orthotic and/or prosthetic devices and treatment.

• An examination of the patient and assessment of their individual needs and desires.
• Compliance with the treatment plan.
• Design, component selection, measurement/casting of the patient, fabrication and fitting of the device to the patient.
• Proper documentation of the patient record.
• Continuing care and periodic examination of the patient and the orthotic/prosthetic device to assess fit, function and changing needs of the patient.
• Communicates with patient and/or caregiver about the recommended treatment plan, to involve them in orthotic or prosthetic care; include disclosure of potential risks/benefits.
• Verify patient care by documenting history, ongoing care and follow-up, using established record-keeping techniques.
• Refer patient, if appropriate, to higher level Orthotist and/or Prosthetist for intervention beyond orthotic/prosthetic scope of practice or privileging.
• Consults with higher-level Orthotist and/or Prosthetist to clarify or with physician/referral source to modify, if necessary, the original prescription and/or treatment plan.
• Identify material, design and components to support anticipated outcome.
• Inform patient, family and/or caregiver of the orthotic/prosthetic procedure, possible risks and time involved in the procedure.
• Select appropriate material/techniques to implement treatment plan.
• Provide patient with preparatory care for orthotic/prosthetic treatment.
• Prepare patient for procedure required to initiate treatment plan.
• Consult technical component/material resources as required.
• Prepare delineation/impression/template for modification/fabrication.
• Fabricate/assemble prescribed device by assembling selected materials/components to prepare for fitting and/or delivery.
• Assess device for structural safety and ensure that manufacturers' guidelines have been followed prior to patient fitting/delivery.
• Assess/align orthosis/prosthesis for accuracy in sagittal, transverse and coronal planes to provide maximum function/comfort.
• Provide gait training /functional-use training.
• Ensure that materials, design and components are fit/delivered as prescribed.
• Complete fabrication process after achieving optimal fit of orthosis/prosthesis.
• Educate/counsel patient and/or caregiver about the use and maintenance of the orthosis/prosthesis.
• Reassess orthosis/prosthesis for structural safety prior to patient delivery.
• Document treatment using established record-keeping techniques to verify implementation of treatment plan.
• Solicit subjective feedback from patient and/or caregiver to determine status.
• Assess patient's functional level.
• Assess patient's skin condition.
• Assess patient's general health, height and weight, and note any changes.
• Assess patient's psychosocial status, and note any changes.
• Assess fit of orthosis/prosthesis with regard to strategic contact to determine need for changes relative to initial treatment goals.
• Assess fit of orthosis/prosthesis with regard to anatomical relationships to orthosis/prosthesis to determine need for changes relative to initial treatment goals.
• Formulate plan to modify orthosis/prosthesis based on findings; inform patient and/or caregiver of plan to modify orthosis/prosthesis.
• Make specified modifications to orthosis/prosthesis.
• Assess modified device for structural safety, and ensure that manufacturers' guidelines have been followed.
• Evaluate modifications to orthosis/prosthesis, including static and dynamic assessment to confirm that goals and objectives of modifications have been met.
• Reassess patient knowledge and understanding of goals and objectives to ensure proper use of orthosis/prosthesis relative to modifications.
• Document all findings and actions and communicate with appropriate health care professionals.
• Adheres to established policies and procedures in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations as well as professional and ethical guidelines (e.g., FDA, ADA, OSHA, MSDS, ABC and BOC.)
• Communicates roles and expectations of employer and employees by providing documentation to create a professional, cooperative working environment and improve patient care.
• Participates in continuing education and/or provide such education for other health care professionals, orthotic and prosthetic practitioners.
• Participates in education for residents, students and trainees.
• Participates in product development research, clinical trials and outcome evaluation studies.
• Participates in/with consumer organizations and nongovernmental organizations to promote competency and enhancement of orthotic/prosthetic profession.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.
Telework: Not available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Starting at $42,151 Per Year (GS 00-11)

• Complete request forms, manually or automated, for individual patient orders, blood work and other requests.
• Maintain and monitor patient appointment schedules for the clinic/practice.
• Receive patients and visitors as the initial point of contact, in person or telephonically.
• Record and relay messages and/or redirect calls.
• Maintain all patients' records, both electronic and paper, according to regulation ensuring each entry contains proper patient and health care provider identification.
• Oversee the clerical duties inherent to the in processing (reception), care and out processing (transition) of outpatients, families/caregivers and guests.
• Respond to emergency calls and notifies emergency medical personnel.

Starting at $46,494 Per Year (GS 5)

• Complete request forms, manually or automated, for individual patient orders, blood work and other requests.
• Maintain and monitor patient appointment schedules for the clinic/practice.
• Receive patients and visitors as the initial point of contact, in person or telephonically.
• Record and relay messages and/or redirect calls.
• Maintain all patients' records, both electronic and paper, according to regulation ensuring each entry contains proper patient and health care provider identification.
• Oversee the clerical duties inherent to the in processing (reception), care and out processing (transition) of outpatients, families/caregivers and guests.
• Respond to emergency calls and notifies emergency medical personnel.

Starting at $46,494 Per Year (GS 5)

Positions available:
Shifts include long days, short days, and nights.
Standard shift patterns are likely to be as follows but these are negotiable for the right candidates, to cover a regular weekly/fortnightly rota:
8am – 8pm
8am – 2pm
2pm – 8pm
8pm – 8 am (night)


Bank nurse positions – flexible hours as needed. Expected to do 1 shift per month minimum to stay familiar to client and with skills needed.

Regular day nurses and regular night nurses, however preferably staff will be open to covering sickness/emergency leave/annual leave.

About me:
I am a 33-year-old young lady who likes lots of different activities and exploring and engaging with the outside world. I have a passion for arts and crafts and baking. I live with my cat who is very important to me. I enjoy sensory play, soft play and outdoor activities.
I have autism and sensory processing disorder and rely on routine and consistency. I am normally a happy and friendly person who will require time and patience to get to know new staff. Due to the difficulties resulting from my complex needs, I can present with behaviour that may be challenging.
I have complex medical needs, which I work hard to be as independent with as possible. However, due to the varying nature of my conditions, I will need different levels of support in line with how I am daily. In summary my medical needs consist of:
• Tracheostomy
• TPN (Total Parenteral Nutrition)
• Hickman line for TPN and IV medication
• Jejunostomy
• Gastrostomy
• Suprapubic catheter
• Ileostomy
• EDS and associated conditions/complications
• Personal care
• Manual handling including hoist transfers.

Overview of role:
This is an exciting and varied role where you will support me with all aspects of day-to-day life. Most importantly you should enjoy adding, fun, value, meaning and opportunities to my life.
This role will be challenging at times, but with time, patience, and a great staff team, it will be very rewarding and there is the opportunity to make a big difference to my life.
The role will involve all aspect of care and support including personal care and medical interventions as required.
Alongside all the clinical and daily care tasks, you will also need to be proactive and engaging and enjoy many opportunities to have fun, trips in the community and day trips further afield.

Location: Solihull/Coventry area
Salary: From £27.86 per hour (supplements for nights and weekends) – To be discussed at interview – in line with knowledge and experience.
Driver required? Essential – manual clean UK driving license, as will be required to drive Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle (WAV).
Essential: Diploma/Degree in Nursing RNLD/RGN, Current PIN, complex care experience, autism/LD, and challenging behaviour experience
Start Date: ASAP
Days & Hours: Recruiting a team of day and night nurses to cover 24/7 care.
Please note that this role may be subject to a DBS check, your employer may also ask for you to supply references.
Please note, Compass Disability Services (Compass Independent Living Team) is a support, advisory and payroll service.
We support people with a disability or long-term health condition to live independently and retain control of their lives within the community.
We are not the person that you will work for.
You will work for the individual or family that we are supporting.

Substance Misuse Nurse

Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting for a Substance Misuse Nurse, you must deliver high standards of Nursing care for the treatment and support of Substance dependency. You must also be able to provide high-quality clinical assessments and treatment to Substance dependants clients in a residential setting, working in a multi-disciplinary team.

Key role and responsibilities for a Substance Misuse Nurse

• Support for Drug and Alcohol users with complex needs as part of a 12 step programme
• Liaise with other professionals and members of the wider multidisciplinary treatment team
• Provide interventions
• Promote Health and Well-Being of client and maintain a safe, caring therapeutic environment
• Undertake initial health assessment on admission to include Mental Health and Substance Misuse history

Minimum requirements for a Substance Misuse Nurse;

• Nurse Qualification - RGN, RMN or RNLD with UK Registration
• Ability to work with the 12 Step Programme (Recovery Model)
• Awareness of health issues relating to Substance Misuse
• Experience of Key Working and Care Planning

Our client empower people to break the often, interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to help them move forward with the lives. For over 25 years they have been working with people to build positive and productive lives.

What we offer for a Substance Misuse Nurse;

• £250 Training Allowance
• Excellent Pay Rates
• A fantastic £250 Referral Bonus
• Specialist Substance Misuse consultants offering single point of contact

If you want to hear more about this Substance Misuse Nurse role please send us your CV by clicking 'apply now'!

A Vacancy at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.


Provide optimum quality of care to patients, offering support to the multi-professional team. Will take management responsibility for an identified area on regular shifts.

If you are a Children's Registered Nurse interested in joining our temporary staffing services please submit an application form.

Please note this post is not suitable for applicants who are required to undertake the OSCE training programme. Applicants who do not have current valid UK NMC registration will not be considered for this post.


The Trust also offers other benefits:
• Flexible working
• Access to the NHS pension scheme
• Paid induction/mandatory training
• Free uniform
• On site nursery

Please note that the Trust is unable to obtain sponsorship for temporary staffing positions.

Flexibility is the key to a healthy work life balance, are you looking for work to fit in with your commitments or alternatively looking for a permanent position but not ready to commit just yet?

If you have answered yes to any of the above questions then temporary staffing could be just what you are looking for:-

The Trust’s temporary staffing offers a range of shifts including early, late, night and long day, you choose the shift that you want to work and when you want to work. You control your working pattern.

Alternatively if your long term aim is to secure a permanent contract, then working for the temporary staffing offers you the opportunity to work in a range of different wards and departments. This could help you decide on the area that you would ultimately like to work on; temporary work is often the stepping stone into something more permanent.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence®designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award.Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

The Recruitment Centre

If your application is shortlisted, you will be invited to attend an Recruitment Centre. This Recruitment Centre is intended to provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate how you would treat our patients and staff for whom we care, with the compassion, courtesy, dignity and respect they deserve.

Recruiting to Values

To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview,which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours Framework and Values Based Recruitment Fact sheet which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.

The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

The successful candidate will be:
• Responsible for clinical assessment of a group of patients and management of a team, ensuring appropriate care is planned, implemented and evaluated, involving patients and users.
• Organisation of cross-departmental/organisational activities to support patient care pathways.
• Demonstrate technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient care management including; patient observations; equipment management and administration of agreed invasive tests/procedures.
• Utilise and ensure others utilise information and IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient, workforce and resource data.
• Manage expected (and occasional unexpected) clinical events requiring high but unpredictable levels of physical effort according to patient dependency/clinical need, referring to a senior member of staff where appropriate e.g. in an unexpected event.
• Support patients, carers and others during difficult situations arising in the clinical area, e.g. imparting bad news or following an unexpected event.
• Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards.

For further details please see the attached job description.


This advert closes on Monday 18 Nov 2024

A Vacancy at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust.


Special School Nurse - Band 6 (Term Time Only)

Permanent role

We are an integrated Children and Young People (CYP) Community Nursing Service providing specialist nursing care to CYP with complex physical health needs. This includes Community Children’s Nursing , special school nursing and respite provision. Significant investment in our Special School Nursing team means we are looking for several new posts to support the growing number of CYP with complex health needs in Coventry’s special schools. This post is for an experienced children’s nurse/ learning disability nurse with extensive children’s experience. The post will act as a senior nurse the five special schools the service supports facilitating the team of nurses and carers to meet the complex physical health needs of pupils in school.

Extensive experience of working with children or young people with complex physical health needs is essential ideally in a variety of settings but especially special schools. The post requires you to hold a children’s qualification either RN Child or RGN with an RSCN qualification. Candidates who are registered LD or adult nurses and can demonstrate extensive experience working with children with complex health needs will be considered.

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

The post is to lead a group of nurses and carers to ensure the complex health needs of the pupils are supported whilst attending school. This will include being a point of contact for education staff as well as the multi-professional team. This will include the assessment of health needs, care planning, delegation of nursing care to non- registered professionals following competency based training.

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:
• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

We can offer the successful candidate the opportunity to be part of a warm and friendly team. They will be supported in the role by clinical leads, a clinical education team and clinical nurse specialists as well as the operational management and medical teams. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who is already working in special schools or other community settings which are allied to special school nursing who would like gain experience in leading and developing services.

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

The post holder will be responsible for leading a team of nurses and carers in a special school to deliver a wide range of clinical care to pupils during the school day. Team working and especially experience in multi-agency working is essential as the post will also involve working with education and social care to provide holistic care to CYP on the caseload. The post holder will support the team leader in the overall management of the service across five special schools and act in their absence when required. A good working knowledge of EHCPs and the SEND agenda is also required along with experience in safeguarding. The successful candidate will have good communication skills, be a team player whilst being able to work autonomously when required. A sense of fun and creativity are also valuable traits. In return we can offer an opportunity to work with some amazing CYP and committed staff teams in an inspiring environment where the focus is supporting CYP to achieve to their full potential.


This advert closes on Wednesday 20 Nov 2024

Pharmacy Assistant Apprenticeship - Normanton
Gain experience in retail
Learn about over-the-counter medicines
Assist in dispensing prescription medicines
Order pharmaceutical stock
Advise customers on over-the-counter medication
Assist with minor ailments

£6.40phTraining to be Provided

Pharmacy Services Assistant Level 2 (GCSE) and Functional Skills if required.

Are you caring, compassionate and would like to make a difference to someone’s life? Then come and join us for a rewarding career in care. We are looking for a Nurse to come and join our team, training and signing off competency of our support workers, based across the North West. This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established organization, committed to providing the highest level of quality support to the individuals in our care. It is a dream job for an enthusiastic Nurse who wants to help the individuals they care for to live their best life. This is a Part Time position offering 22.50 hours per week, with the possibility of hours increasing as the service grows. We will offer a competitive salary of £24940 per annum, plus a monthly car allowance and a fuel card. 28 days paid annual leave (this includes Bank Holidays) pro-rata. An opportunity to develop your own management, mentoring and training skills. A varied and interesting role, no two days are the same. Opportunities for promotion and development. Main Duties: To provide mentoring, training and leadership to our team of Complex Care Support Workers Offer clinical guidance. Updating person-centred care plans. We are looking for: A cheerful and positive thinking Nurse whose experience covers Complex Care including tracheostomy care, ventilation (including invasive & non-invasive) gastrostomy care, catheter care, colostomy care and others. Someone who is respectful, empathetic and sensitive. Someone who is flexible, and willing to go the extra mile. A team player with good organisational skills. ESSENTIAL: This position requires a driver, with use of your own vehicle for work purposes MNC PIN Minimum of 1 years experience in Complex Care nursing. We offer excellent benefits such as: Good Rate of Pay Paid annual holiday leave Pension scheme entitlement Full training Confidential employee assistance helpline Opportunity to gain qualification in Health and Social Care Career progression Blue Light membership for exclusive discounts with 15,000 brand partners Refer a friend scheme Online employee portal - where information and self-service is available Employee feedback surveys and recognition Your Life Your Way are committed to conducting a Safer Recruitment Process to protect the people we support. Please be aware that all our vacancies are subject to pre-employment checks e.g. DBS and references. A good standard of spoken and written English is required for this role. If you would like to apply for this position, please complete the application forms online, and attach your CV or contact our Recruitment team on: 01606 331 217 quoting Ref No (001)

Salary: £37,336 to £44,428 depending on experience
Working Pattern: Full time
Contract Length: Permanent
Location: Bognor Regis

In this challenging, but rewarding role, you will be required to act as allocated social worker responsible for delivering a statutory social work service to those people who access or need specialist mental health services, to include assessment, planning, implementing and review. This includes being responsible for leading on specialist areas of service delivery, ensuring that key developments are communicated to colleagues and that business change is successfully implemented.

You will work as part of a geographically based specialist mental health social work team, providing a service to people who are aged 65 years and over, with occasional contact with people under the age of 65 years where they have a diagnosis of dementia.

You will manage a caseload, collaborating with people and family or friend carers, undertake strengths-based assessments and reviews, identifying eligible needs and personalised outcomes. You will be working within a supportive environment to apply your social work skills to develop and implement support plans aimed at improving wellbeing and delivering outcomes, including utilising community assets, and ensuring that eligible needs are met.

There will be some requirement for you to work flexibly in order to support customers, carers and families, sometimes out of normal working hours. You will also need to be able to travel independently throughout the county, including to areas that may not be easily accessible by public transport. There is a regular and intrinsic requirement to communicate in English with members of the public.

Please refer to the attached job description for Key Skill information and Qualification / Experience requirements for this role.

Further Information

The reference number for this role is CAFHE05435.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Hiring Manager (Team Manager) at

For issues or queries regarding your application please contact .

To apply, upload your CV and cover letter explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to Social Work England registration, an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.

For information regarding your eligibility to apply for this role under our Disability or Veteran's Guaranteed Interview Scheme, this can be found on our application help page.

The Opportunity

Salary: NJC Grade 9 £33,945 to £36,648 per annum

Contract Type: Fixed Term/Secondment until December 2025. You will need to be able to start with us in January due to the course starting 20 January.

Working Pattern: 37 hours per week, full time, Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00

Location: County Hall Chichester, County Hall North Horsham, or Crawley Library (plus Crawley Weighting Allowance of £561 per annum)

Please note: Internal candidates wishing to apply for this role will be considered for a secondment position. Please discuss and agree this with your manager before applying for this position.

Closing date: 10 November 2024

Interview date: 21 or 22 November 2024

Do you have experience of working with children's mental health?

Are you looking to train as a Mental Health Practitioner?

Are you passionate about supporting Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)?

We have two exciting opportunities to join our Thought-Full Mental Health Support Team in schools as Trainee Mental Health Practitioners for SEND (further details of the training and university are below).

You will be expected to work as part of an integrated mental health team which requires creativity, flexibility, and adaptability, and above all a passion for working with Children and Young People in educational settings.

You will work closely with other members of the team including Educational Psychologists to support schools to develop their whole school approach, which includes offering training to schools.

We are looking for someone who has knowledge of Autism and/or Learning Disabilities, who understands the unique challenges for Autistic/LD children, young people, and their families, and who can advocate for them.

To succeed at this role, you will need to:

• Demonstrate a good level of understanding/experience in offering cognitive behavioural informed assessment, formulation, and intervention.
• Demonstrate the ability to study as a self-motivated learner.
• Be open and aware of others.
• Have a great passion and enthusiasm for CBT-informed, evidence-based early interventions for mental health problems, especially for those with SEND.
• Have time management skills, organisational skills, and be able to communicate in English with members of the public.
• Work collaboratively with children, young people, and their families to provide the best outcomes for them.

For more information on the Key Skills, Qualifications and/or Experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached. Please refer to the key skills in your cover letter.

Training and Qualification information

Our Trainee Mental Health Practitioner positions training starts in January 2025. This is split with 2.5 days a week for academic work (teaching and personal study), and 2.5 days based at the service seeing clients related to training assignments.

You will attend UCL (London's Global University) and work towards a UCL Postgraduate Diploma in Mental Health Practitioner.

Whilst on assignment you will work within a multidisciplinary team, being responsible for supporting development and embedding services in educational settings.

You will either need a minimum second-class bachelor's degree (or equivalent in a relevant subject), OR if you do not hold the academic criteria but you have relevant professional experience, we would love to hear from you.

Please note: you will be trained in how to adapt interventions, but you will need a good level of experience in offering CBT informed assessments and interventions as this is not taught.

You need to be ready to start with us in January as the course begins on 20 January 2024.

About Us

Working as part of Education & Skills, Thought-Full, The Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) are an exciting new initiative and an important strand of the Government's 2017 Green Paper 'Transforming Children and Young People's Mental Health Provision'.

We fulfil 3 core functions:

1. Supporting the senior mental health lead in each education setting to introduce or develop their whole school approach.
2. Delivering evidence-based interventions in schools for mild to moderate mental health issues.
3. Giving timely advice to school and college staff, and liaising with external specialist services, to help children and young people to get the right support and stay in education.

The Trainee Mental Health Practitioner is a new professional role which delivers CBT-informed, evidence-based early interventions for children and young people and parents / carers in educational settings in England, such as schools and colleges.

Benefits

As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance, and are rewarded for the work they do.

For a full list this can be found at our Rewards and Benefits page.

Upon joining us you will have access to a range of benefits including the following:

Further Information

The reference number for this role is CAFHE05425.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact the Thought-full Service at thought- or Jonny Welch, MHST Team Leader, at

To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter.

In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, five years referencing and an occupational health check.

Equity, inclusion, and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application help page.