Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• PGCert or PGDip in Applied Systemic Practice or equivalent. Ability to work at an MSc/MA level of academic rigour
• Qualification in a core profession (medicine, social work, nursing, occupational therapy or psychology)
• Ongoing professional registration with a professional regulatory body.

Desirable

• A qualification in the provision of supervision

Experience

Essential

• Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous professional experience. Demonstrate effective risk assessment and risk management experience. Experience and competence in completing mental health assessments, including core assessments.
• Experience and competence in the delivery of evidence-based interventions
• Experience of working within a service that has demanding targets and performance management.
• Experience of working closely with families to manage mental health concerns.
• Previous experience as a care coordinator or lead care professional.
• Experience of postgraduate study.

Desirable

• Experience of delivering systemic interventions
• Experience of delivering interventions related to one’s own professional experience.
• Experience of having been part of a reflecting team.

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills.
• Effective analytical and decision-making skills. Care planning skills.
• Competent and effective at utilising evidence-based interventions
• Satisfactory verbal and written English language skills
• Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
• Ability to use outcome measures for both clinical and audit purposes
• Study and presentation skills commensurate with postgraduate level.

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of mental health/mental illness
• Models of assessment, screening and risk assessment and risk management
• Evidence-based systemic interventions
• Knowledge of outcome measures and their use for clinical and audit purposes
• Knowledge of health promotion
• Knowledge of NHS policies, procedures and guidelines

Desirable

• An awareness of serious mental health presentations (psychosis, bipolar)
• Knowledge of medication and the monitoring of its effects
• Knowledge of local wider systems and networks
• Effects of drug and alcohol use on mental health

Other

Essential

• Ability to travel independently

Desirable

• Fluent in languages other than English.

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).

Closing Date: 06 May 2026