Wandsworth Care Alliance wish to recruit a new Manager for their Mental Health Projects as the existing Manager is retiring.

Do you have the experience and skills in managing projects dealing with the complex issues of mental health service delivery and development?

Would you like to make a real difference as to how health and social care providers deliver the services that mental health service users in Wandsworth need?

As the Mental Health Projects Manager, you will attend meetings as a “critical friend” with commissioners and providers as well as organising and running mental health service user groups.

Find out more by reading our Role Description and Person Specification.

Application closing date: Midday Tuesday 4th May 2021

Interview dates: w/c Mon 10th May 2021, to be confirmed.

Clinical Administrator

Full time- 35hours

Remote base/ Home working with occasional travel, UK

Salary: £17,763 - £22,330  

Permanent

GamCare is the UK’s leading charity working with those affected by gambling related harm. We run the National Gambling Helpline and deliver treatment to those affected. Alongside GamCare’s treatment services, we run training and accreditation for the UK gambling industry to raise standards and make gambling safer for everyone.

GamCare is seeking a dynamic and self-motivated administrator to support its Treatment Services within the Clinical Directorate. You will be joining a passionate and friendly team at a growing charity making an important difference to the lives of people who have been affected by gambling problems.

You will have experience of supporting teams with a range of tasks from organising and minuting key meetings through to being the first point of contact for new clients booking appointments. You will have strong interpersonal skills, liaising effectively with team members to identify and prioritise their needs. You will be self-motivated, able to identify gaps in systems and processes to make them more efficient and supporting the smooth running of the team.  You will have excellent IT skills and be familiar with Microsoft packages.

Due to the geographical spread of the services you will be supporting, this post will be predominantly home based, but with an expectation for occasional travel into a local office base and/ or London Head Office

If you think you have the skills and experience for this role, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Please note, the applicant must be free of any addiction, excluding nicotine, for at least 24 months.

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

To apply, please go onto the GamCare website and complete the application form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Survey.

If you would like acknowledgement that your application has been received, please ensure the application is attached and put the following subject in your email:

Job application: <Administrator>

Please note that if the subject is not correct, you may not receive a confirmation.

Previous applicants need not apply

To discuss the role further please email Fern Hensley (Senior Services Manager)

Application forms forwarded to this email will not be accepted.

Please note we do not accept CVs

GamCare is committed to processing your personal data fairly, lawfully and transparently in line with GDPR. For further information on GamCare’s recruitment privacy notice please refer to our website.

Closing date for applications is 9am 19th May

Interviews are scheduled to take place via video conference calling

The MHCPC has a new and exciting job opportunity for a committed, thoughtful, and resourceful person to deliver the clinical and operational components of our counselling service. The Counselling Referral Service of the MHCPC is a voluntary counselling agency providing professional and affordable psychodynamic counselling to the community. It offers both a clinical placement and a referral service.

The Clinical Manager will be a qualified Psychodynamic Counsellor or Psychotherapist with significant clinical experience in the mental health field, strong people management skills and a good understanding of running a counselling service.

Supported by a Counselling Administrator, the Clinical Manager’s role is to ensure that our counselling services are delivered to a high standard in accordance with the BACP & BPC frameworks and the Psychodynamic approach.

This is a diverse and engaging role, perfect for an experienced counsellor looking for their next rewarding challenge.

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

This is a self-employed position and the appointment will be made under a Contract for Service agreement.

Location: MHCPC, 80 East End Road, Finchley, London, N3 2SY & Remote Working

Please apply by providing a CV accompanied by a covering letter.

Interview Date: Shortlisted candidtates will be contacted to arrange a remote interview.

We have an exciting opportunity for an innovative and motivated Clinical Psychologist to work in our forensic mental health step-down services across four sites within the London Borough of Croydon, as part of an integrated multi-disciplinary team. The aim of the service is to provide staged (High/Medium/Low) accommodation-based support to people referred by South London and Maudsley Trust (SLaM) that will allow them to address their complex support needs and prepare for independent living whilst also managing the risk individuals may pose to the community.

The Clinical Psychologist will be responsible for providing clinical psychology services to improve short and long-term outcomes for service users experiencing complex mental health problems. This will include providing highly specialist psychological assessment and effective evidence based interventions, including neuropsychological assessment, formulate and care planning where appropriate. Working closely with staff and service users, you will develop bespoke interventions for individuals, undertake risk assessment and management; providing advice, guidance and consultation on psychological care to colleagues from other disciplines. You will also work collaboratively with clinicians from the SLaM Forensic Team to ensure appropriate risk measures are in place through structured engagements and communications.

Passionate about people, you will have a strong commitment to recovery, multi-disciplinary working, service user involvement, and working with people who are cautious about engaging with mental health services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide highly specialist psychological assessment of clients with highly complex conditions based on the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of data from a variety of sources, which may include neuropsychological testing.
• Responsible for recognising the potential for or signs of client harm, abuse or neglect, including poor clinical practice, reporting all such concerns and taking all reasonable steps to protect the client.
• Undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and provides specialist advice to other professionals on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.
• Formulate plans for highly specialist psychological therapy and/or management of clients’ mental health conditions based upon an appropriate conceptual framework and evidence-based practice.
• Implement a range of highly specialist psychological therapies for individual clients, carers, families and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations as required.
• Undertake highly skilled evaluations and makes decisions about treatment options.
• Facilitate decision-making by planning and mapping processes/interventions with members of the team to determine the most appropriate treatment modality or service for clients.
• To liaise with other professionals working within NHS, Social Inclusion and Health and the voluntary sector on matters relating to client care that have implications for the service.

Experience Required:

• HCPC registration as an Applied Psychologist
• Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied Psychology (or its equivalent) as accredited by the BPS including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
• Proven experience as a qualified applied psychologist within the designated service including a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and a range of clinical severity across a range of care settings.
• Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees
• Exercising full clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care as a care coordinator within the context of a multidisciplinary team
• Knowledge of relevant legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
• Able to engage with vulnerable people and work effectively in highly distressing and challenging circumstances
• Provide effective teaching, training, consultancy and clinical supervision/reflective practice
• Ability to communicate highly complex and highly sensitive information effectively, to a wide range of people

Benefits of working with us:

• Excellent core and on-going training aligned with personal development plan
• 25 days holiday increasing to 26 days after 2 years and increasing 1 day per year up to 30 days annual leave
• Access to employee assistance programme
• Medi-cash which includes the following:

• Discount gym membership
• Routine eye tests, glasses and contact lenses
• Dental treatment via NHS or Private
• Physiotherapy, Head Massage and a range of other therapies
• Life Assurance

Breathe Arts Health Research is seeking a highly experienced Project Manager to manage all aspects of our multi-award winning Breathe Magic programme. This exciting and varied role will lead on the development and delivery of all of our Breathe Magic programmes within existing and new communities, supporting its expansion and development into new clinical and geographical areas. The Project Manager will work closely with our freelance team of Occupational Therapists and Magic Circle Magicians, in addition to key stakeholders in partner organisations to ensure a blended mix of clinical and artistic excellence is present across all strands of work.

The role requires a highly experienced Project Manager who has experience of collaboratively managing and administering complex programme delivery. The ideal candidate will have an eye for detail, is self-sufficient, has a high level of organisation and logistical management skills and has a track record of delivering high quality work. Excellent communication and relationship management skills are essential; the candidate must be highly professional, personable, kind and empathetic with the ability to engage with a range of stakeholders including vulnerable people, families, healthcare professionals, artists and core Breathe staff.

How to Apply

To apply, please submit a personal statement no longer than one A4 page in length, explaining why you are suitable for the role. Due to the nature of our blended model of online and in person delivery, we are asking applicants to submit an additional 30 second video statement pitching why you want this role.

Please submit:
· Your personal statement
· Video pitch
· Recent CV
· Equal opportunities form

Please use WeTransfer to send your video file.

First round interviews will be held the week of Tuesday 4th May / Second round interviews will be held week commencing 10th May.

The Myrovlytis Trust is a medical research charity, founded in 2007, dedicated to promoting research, education and advocacy into rare diseases.

We are in a time of great expansion, and plan to use our experience gained so far to help patient groups where there is a clear unmet clinical need. Our work will be varied and far reaching, and we are looking for a highly competent, dedicated and organised Office Manager to ensure the smooth running of our operations as we expand. 

This is a remote position, working in a small, friendly and very passionate team dedicated to making a real difference to the lives of those with rare diseases. 

Responsibilities 

• To ensure that our processes and procedures are in place for various research funding streams. 

• To keep accurate records of meetings, produce minutes and keep to an agenda 

• To keep our databases of contacts and literature up to date 

• To keep projects on time and to budget 

• To ensure our server is up to date, with a comprehensive filing system 

• To keep track of financial transactions and maintain accurate records 

• To assist with grant funding procedures and record keeping 

• To assist with contacting external key stakeholders, researching possible leads and arranging the team diaries. 

• To assist with the organisation of our annual BHD symposium 

Qualifications & Work Experience 

• At least 3 years office management experience 

• Experience in the health, research or education sector 

• Familiarity with editing wordpress websites 

• Excellent organisation and time management skills. 

• Adaptability, flexibility, and willingness to learn. 

Salary: £28-£30k per annum (pro rata) 

Full or part-time working considered 

We require a Counselling Manager to lead our Adult Sexual Violence Counselling Service. You must be an experienced counsellor, ideally with previous management experience. We welcome applications from roles in a range of relevant sector and service specialisms.

As a manager of the counselling service, you will have excellent interpersonal skills able to support counsellors with clinical issues and lead them positively and sensitively through service changes and developments. You will be able to spot issues and trends related to the needs of service users and staff and use such knowledge to lead on the implementation of operational and strategic improvements. Diplomacy, flexibility and the ability to collaborate are required, always balancing the needs of service users, staff and the organisation.

As the manager for the counselling service, you will have experience building external stakeholder relationships that support service delivery, service innovations and service sustainability. Stakeholders may include funders, referral agencies, sector networks or researchers.

As a counsellor, you must be BACP or UKCP registered or equivalent or working towards accreditation) and have experience of face-to-face, telephone or online counselling as you will hold a small caseload.

We require someone who can work within the spirit of SERICC values and adhere to Rape Crisis National Service Standards. The post requires the successful candidate to work flexibly, working from our central base in Thurrock, as well as visiting outreach counsellors across South East and West Essex.

About Us

akt is the UK’s national LGBTQ Youth Homelessness charity.  We provide safe homes, mentoring, and support to ensure that no young person needs to choose between a safe home and being who they are. Currently 24% of young people facing homelessness in the UK identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender, and 77% cite abuse and rejection by their families after coming out as the primary reason for seeking help. The charity was founded in 1989 and operates service centres in London, Manchester, Newcastle, Bristol and works online through a digital service providing support and opportunities for e-mentoring across the UK. In 2012, akt opened the UK’s first emergency safe house for young LGBT people in the UK.  akt works with over 2,000 vulnerable young people a year providing both face to face and online assistance.

Job Summary

• To work in partnership with the Director and Assistant Director to develop the services plan and manage the successful delivery and development of Manchester Services.
• With Director and Assistant Director of Services, develop akt’s Housing offer in Manchester
• Establish and run a Greater Manchester-based Housing Offer, ensuring it is Health and safety compliant and a safe and welcoming space for young LGBTQ+ people.
• Identify and develop strategic partnerships and opportunities that support us to safely meet young LGBTQ+ people’s immediate housing needs and move on to longer term accommodation in Greater Manchester. 
• Manage and provide supervision for; staff, students and volunteers who provide case work and advocacy to homeless LGBTQ+ young people.

About Bowel Cancer UK

Bowel Cancer UK is the UK’s leading bowel cancer charity. We are determined to save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer. We support and fund targeted research, provide expert information and support to patients and their families, educate the public and health professionals about the disease and campaign for early diagnosis and access to best treatment and care.

We employ around 40 staff based in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Job summary

The Clinical Lead will be responsible for providing expert clinical leadership and support across all areas of Bowel Cancer UK including policy, communications and fundraising.

In Services we want to design and develop a clear and accessible support offer for people affected by a bowel cancer diagnosis through a clinically focused ‘front door’ of services and the post holder will work collaboratively with colleagues to scope, develop and deliver a strategy which will extend our reach to bowel cancer patients and establish referral routes from the NHS into our services.

Main responsibilities

• Lead the scoping, development, delivery and effective implementation of our core clinical (nurse led) services offer (which currently consists of the Ask The Nurse service).
• Lead on ensuring sound clinical governance across clinical services.
• Lead our engagement and support offer to healthcare professionals to develop our networks and establish referral pathways from the NHS into our services.
• Provide expert clinical advice and opinion to programmes across the charity as required including input into health information content, media enquiries and clinical queries from patients.
• Represent Bowel Cancer UK externally on appropriate panels, advisory groups, at events and in the media
• Use learning, knowledge and evidence from programmes of work across the charity and the sector to inform continuous improvement in the development of clinical services
• Work with the Head of Services to ensure a collegiate approach to service delivery across our services and support offer.
• Assist in maintaining high-quality data ensuring information is gathered and recorded in accordance with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation, ICO and Bowel Cancer UK Data protection policy.

Salary: Circa £36,000 per annum

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours

Location: Office-based in Edinburgh (with flexible-working opportunities)

Application deadline: Sunday 9th May 2021, 23:59pm

Interviews: Expected to begin from week commencing 3rd May

Application method: CV and cover letter

We have a great opportunity for someone to join us a Public Affairs Manager responsible for driving Cancer Research UK's public affairs work in Scotland, leading our work with the Scottish Government, Scottish Parliament, and key NHS bodies to influence along our policy priority areas. Managing one officer and one assistant, the role will be an important member of the Devolved Nations Public Affairs team and the wider Policy Department, ensuring opportunities to influence are taken up to have impact for people affected by cancer in Scotland.

Some of the key responsibilities you can expect are...

• Manage the charity's public affairs activities in Scotland, build our profile among politicians and officials, and ensure our policy messages are heard at every level.

• Lead Scottish public affairs planning and work closely with the Policy Development, Public Affairs and Campaigns, Communications, Strategic Evidence, and Clinical Engagement teams.

• Support the work of the Senior External Affairs Manager (Devolved Nations) and play a key role in the management cohort across the Department.

• Use knowledge and understanding of the Scottish political and policy environment to proactively seek opportunities to grow the charity's influence and drive forward our policy priorities.

• Manage one Public Affairs Officer and one Public Affairs Assistant for Scotland, overseeing our relationships and influencing in the Scottish Parliament, including our work as secretariat of the Cross Party Group on Cancer and Scottish Cancer Coalition.

• Act as a media spokesperson for policy matters in Scotland.

• Lead on relationship management with key political and policy stakeholders in Scotland, ensuring the charity engages effectively and in a joined up way.

• Oversee the delivery of impactful communications with Scottish stakeholders, including briefings, speeches, blogs, social media content, reports, letters, emails and consultation responses.

• Oversee the delivery of a programme of events and activities to engage with key political and policy audiences.

• Monitor trends in policy and advocacy and drive innovation and collaborative working across public affairs activities, seeking new ways to have impact.

• Build strategic and operational relationships with key teams across Cancer Research UK including support for our research and fundraising work.

• Build and maintain good working relationships with key sector colleagues and act as a representative of the charity on appropriate bodies, groups and networks.

• Monitor and evaluate the impact and success of our work in Scotland and participate in producing annual operating plans and budgets for the Policy Department.

To be successful in this role you need...

Essential:

• Excellent understanding of the political environment and experience in successfully influencing for change in Scotland.

• Excellent political judgement, with commitment to neutrality and ability to work across the political spectrum.

• Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills, and strong experience of influencing internal and external stakeholders at all levels.

• Excellent communications skills (written and oral), including the ability to write with a methodical, analytical and concise style.

• Ability to prioritise, work well under pressure, manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines.

• Experience of working in coalition or in partnership with other organisations.

• Experience of acting as a media spokesperson.

• Adaptable self-starter with the ability to work remotely and in self-directed way as part of a larger team.

For a full role profile, please see our candidate pack here:

The College Centre for Quality Improvement (CCQI) works with health services to improve the standard of care that people accessing them receive. We work with more than 90% of mental health service providers in the UK and in a range of other settings with multi-disciplinary teams.

We are working with NHS England and NHS Improvement to establish a new network for alcohol care teams (ACTs). The Alcohol Care Team Innovation and Optimisation Network (ACTION) will work with ACTs to promote consistency of care and provide an assessment process to allows them to benchmark themselves. ACTION will also provide learning opportunities for teams to support their development and support the development of an evidence base through use of audit.

The successful candidate will have experience in project management, having worked in quality improvement, assurance, audit and/or research previously. Excellent organisational, report writing, interpersonal and communication skills are required, as well as attention to detail. Responsibilities include overseeing project plans; supervising staff; designing data collection tools; collecting and analysing data; writing reports and organising events.

The successful candidates will be required to undertake a Disclosure Barring Service check.

The College values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, reflecting the population it serves.

We only recruit the best and in return for your commitment, the College offers an attractive salary and benefits.

How to apply

For more information and instructions on how to apply, please download the following documents:

• Application form (DOC)
• Information pack (DOC)
• Diversity monitoring form (DOC)

We welcome applications from all sectors of the community.

Closing date: Tuesday 4 May 2021 at midday

Interview dates: Friday 14 May 2021 (via Microsoft Teams)

The College is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Charity registration no. 228636

No agencies or publications, please.

Permanent
Full Time
Location Midlands 
Salary £48K 

We are excited to be recruiting a Regional Clinical Lead at Place2Be!

As the Regional Clinical Lead, you will ensure consistently high quality, safe, ethical and efficient clinical work is delivered across the Region. You will be accountable for clinical governance and ensure all services are clinically sound, effective and legally compliant.

As a senior member of the clinical team at Place2Be you will work with the Clinical Director and other Regional Clinical Leads to help shape the organisation’s approach and range of mental health interventions in schools.

To be considered for this position you will be able to demonstrate an ability to improve methods of clinical service delivery within the context of up to date research and emerging best practice in children and young people’s mental health services and in line with clinical policies and procedures. The successful candidate will have experience of delivering a range of clinical learning modules, to qualified clinicians and large groups.
 
To apply: for this position you must have a minimum Level 6 Certificate or equivalent qualification in Clinical Supervision (ideally Counselling, Psychotherapy or Therapy) and current membership of a relevant professional body (BPS, BACP, UKCP, HCPC, COSCA).
 
What will I be responsible for in my new role?
 
following geographical regions:

• South Wales
• East Midlands
• West Midlands 

Travel across this region may be required
 
Main responsibilities:
 
You will:
 
• be accountable for clinical governance within the Region, ensuring our services are clinically sound, effective and legally compliant
• work closely with Regional Director to shape service delivery in the region
• lead (or co-lead) on national strategy, quality, cost effectiveness and delivery of one key area of clinical practice, such as:
• parent Work
• group Work
• secondary School interventions
• digital Integration
• be accountable for ensuring all new recruits go through a consistent clinical induction programme, that includes safeguarding
• set-up reporting and monitoring systems to ensure that rigorous assessment and formulation is embedded and at the heart of all clinical activity
• support the Regional Director, who is accountable for ensuring that there are adequate numbers of employees and Counsellors on Placement, to fulfil Partner School contracts, with interviews for School based clinical staff and Counsellors on Placement
• ensure all Counsellors on Placement have safeguarding induction and adequate measures are in place for measuring the effectiveness and learning from clinical placements.

About You

As the successful candidate, you will have:

• a minimum Level 6 or equivalent clinical qualification and current membership of a relevant professional body (BPS, BACP, UKCP, HCPC, COSCA)
• Level 6 Certificate or equivalent qualification in Clinical Supervision
• senior leadership and clinical experience in the field of children and young people’s mental health services, ideally with experience of working with/in a school setting
•  experience of specialist assessment, formulation and treatment of individuals with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature
• extensive experience of working as a clinical supervisor
•  experience of managing and monitoring safeguarding disclosures and referrals and of handling risk
•  Experience of delivering a range of clinical learning modules, to qualified clinicians and large groups
•  Understanding and applied use of assessment, formulation and clinical outcome measures to improve practice

1st Interview date: Friday 7th May 2021
2nd Interview date: Tuesday 11th May 2021

If you wish to have an informal discussion, have any queries on any aspect of the appointment process, or need additional information please contact our recruitment team via our website.

In return we offer you a range of fantastic benefits including:

• Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement
• Robust Learning and Development Programme
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance, 4x Annual Salary
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mobile Phone Discounts (EE Network)
• Cycle purchase and season ticket loan schemes
• Extended Maternity/Paternity Pay

If you share our core values of perseverance, integrity, compassion and creativity and have the counselling skills and patience to support some of the UK’s most vulnerable young people and families, we would love you to join us. It’s sensitive and demanding work – but hugely rewarding and fulfilling - you will be helping to give young people a brighter future.
 
Please view/download the full Job Description and Person Specification on our website for further details.

About Us

Place2Be is the leading children's mental health charity providing in-school support and expert professional development to improve the emotional wellbeing of children and young people, families, teachers and school staff. Place2Be provides mental health support and training for over 600 primary and secondary schools, reaching a total school population of over 350,000 pupils.
 
Our teams provide a range of services in our partner schools to build resilience early in life through counselling, creative work and play and support a child’s ability to engage in school life.  Our work, focused on early intervention, is part of the ‘comprehensive CAMHS system’.
 
Through our professional development programme, we are training c1200 Counsellors on Placement each year who build their mental health and counselling skills and experience through practice in our partner schools. We also provide a range of professional development programmes on mental health and wellbeing for school leaders, teachers and other professionals who work with children and young people, so we can help to build ‘mentally healthy’ schools and communities where all children can thrive and flourish.

We continue to pilot, trial and explore new ways in which we can develop our practice as well as share learning, expertise and findings from the robust evidence and evaluation we gather. HRH The Duchess of Cambridge is our Royal Patron and Place2Be is one of the founding charity partners of Heads Together. We also work collaboratively with a range of charities and expert organisations to leverage best-in-class knowledge and expertise to inform, develop and improve outcomes for the children, families and schools we support.    

We ask our staff team to share our core values of perseverance, integrity, compassion and creativity, and to have the skills and patience to support some of the UK’s most vulnerable children and families.

8a Clinical / Counselling Psychologist

Salary         £45,743 per annum

Location Somerset

Length12 Months Fixed Term (with likelihood of extension)

Full-time       37 hours per week

Second Step is a leading mental health charity in the South West offering housing, support and hope to thousands of people with mental health and other problems.  We promote mental health and wellbeing by supporting people and communities to build brighter futures.

Second Step is a proud member of Open Mental Health, an alliance of voluntary organisations and the NHS in Somerset. The organisations work together to ensure that adults in Somerset get the mental health support they need, when it's needed.  By working as a partnership, we can ensure that there is 'no wrong door' for anyone who needs help.

The Family Safeguarding Team is an innovative partnership model between Somerset County Council and a network of voluntary sector organisations.  The wider Family Safeguarding Team is comprised of substance misuse, domestic abuse, adult mental health workers and children’s social workers. Workers from specialist organisations join together to form one team working with families. The Family Safeguarding Team focuses on working to develop parents’ strengths to positively change their behaviour and relationships in order to improve their children’s lives. By assisting parents to make positive changes more children can stay at home with their birth family and thrive, not just survive.

This 8a Psychologist role is positioned within a new aspect of the service that focuses on the mental health of parents. This is a pioneering role with the opportunity to lead on the creation of psychologically and trauma informed environments and practice in the context of family safeguarding.

At Second Step we value relationships and making sense of what has happened to those coming into contact with our services, rather than thinking about what is wrong with them. We advocate for system change that facilitates working with socially contextualised presentations of distress.

As well as joining the Family Safeguarding Teams in Somerset you will also become part of an existing ‘Psychological, Adversity and Trauma Informed’ Practice Team leading on system change across Second Step and beyond.

If you are an experienced as a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist who is passionate about improving services for parents who may have multiple and complex needs and be in contact with Family Safeguarding Teams this could be the next exciting opportunity for you.

Closing Date:  Sunday 9th May 2021

Interview Date: tbc

Second Step is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community and from people who have personal experience of using mental health services.

Team Leader (East Midlands)– Clinical Services

Full-time 35hrs

Salary - £30,450- £35,525 – Dependent on experience

(this post will be home based whilst travel is restricted due to Covid-19)

GamCare is the leading national provider of information, advice, support and free treatment for the prevention and treatment of problem gambling. Our expert services are confidential and non-judgemental. Our treatment services provide face-to-face, online, telephone, individual and group-based treatment.

We are delighted to be seeking a full-time Team Leader to support the management of our new East Midlands service. This position is integral in the leadership and management of the team in delivering effective, safe and responsive interventions to people experiencing problems with gambling and people affected by another person’s gambling.

This is a wide-reaching role, with an expectation that you will be able to successfully manage and support staff across a large geographical area. We will have office locations in all of the main counties across East Midlands which you will be expected to attend on a regular basis, and whilst our preference is that this post will be based centrally in Nottingham, we are willing to give consideration for the main office base to be in one of the other counties, depending on the location of the successful candidate.

This role requires applicants to

• Provide safe and effective day to day operational management of the services and practitioners
• Have experience of managing staff
• Provide strong leadership and supervision to staff
• Have experience of working with vulnerable/complex cohorts and providing clinical expertise
• Be able to perform well in a busy and demanding working environment
• Have a good understanding of performance management, case management and quality assurance measures
• Be well organised and able to meet deadlines
• Be passionate in ensuring service users are at the heart of what we do

The Team Leader reports to the Senior Services Manager and will be pivotal in developing, leading and delivering first-class services in this new directly delivered by GamCare Area.

This position will require some evening and weekend work, on a rota basis.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check

For further information, please contact Fern Hensley, (Senior Services Manager)  

To apply, please go onto the GamCare website and complete the application form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Survey.

Previous applicants need not apply

Closing date for applications is at 9am Monday 24th May

Interviews will be held via video conference