Based in the Royal Maritime Club (formerly the Royal Sailors Home Club) in Portsmouth, Veterans Outreach Support (VOS) has been providing a monthly Drop-In facility for ex-serviceman and their direct family members since July 2008.
Founded in July 2008 after the 25th Anniversary Falklands pilgrimage, VOS began as a peer support group. Founding members Dr Morgan O’Connell, John (Joe) Erskine and David Watts, all Falklands veterans themselves, together with Ann Townsend, whose son was sadly killed in the conflict, wanted to create an informal environment for Service veterans, where they could access a range of support services.
The Drop-In now welcomes ex-service personnel from all services and operational backgrounds, including the Merchant Navy. VOS receives over 500 visits a year, with an average of 45 service users visiting each month.
Significant funding support from the Armed Forces Covenant LIBOR fund in 2013 enabled VOS to become a registered charity, in order to grow its expertise and capability. Today VOS has a permanent office and therapy room in the Royal Maritime Club and delivers weekly therapy sessions to those who need it most.
VOS has now secured generous continuation funding from a number of military charities to continue to deliver its invaluable service to veterans and their families for the foreseeable future. Our work is funded by the generous support of the larger military charities.
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Our grateful thanks go to the following organisations for funding our work:
VOS also wishes to acknowledge the ongoing and valuable support of the Royal Maritime Club
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CLINICAL MANAGER – A great opportunity has opened up for a clinical manager position, working as part of the in-house mental health team. Based in Portsmouth, with satellite clinics in Gosport, Ryde and Newport, VOS is looking for a dynamic, committed, team-player to manage its small clinical team and provide high-quality mental health services for our service users.
You will manage and develop the clinical team, delivering a range of therapeutic services for VOS beneficiaries. You will be providing a range of clinical services and will have management responsibilities, including managing the budget and resource allocation, as well as liaising with other members of the VOS team and outside organisations and agencies. To access the full job description, please click here 191210 Clinical Manager JD – Final.
The successful candidate will have experience as a clinical practitioner and as a manager within a mental health service, holding appropriate registrations with a governing body such as HCPC and will be accredited in at least two therapeutic modalities which are on the NICE approved list for disorders such as PTSD (eg TFCT, CBT, CPT, EMDR). It is preferable if they have experience of working with veterans or the serving military community and their families and have an understanding of the issues relevant to this client group. Committed, adaptable and flexible, they will be a confident leader, good at team working and experienced in clinical supervision including group supervision.
To apply for the role, please send a copy of your CV, including two references (1 x employment, 1 x personal), together with a (2 pages max) covering letter, demonstrating your suitability for the role detailed in the full job description to:
Dr Rob Jackson, Clinical Lead, Veterans Outreach Support, Royal Maritime Club, 75-80 Queen Street, Portsmouth, PO1 3HS or by email (preferred) c/o Dr Rob Jackson to: admin@vosuk.org
Applications must be received by midnight on Sunday 12 January 2020.
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Our award winning team of volunteers fulfil a number of roles in supporting and promoting our work. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer with VOS, please get in touch..we would love to hear from you!
