Band 6 Trainee Counselling Psychologist

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Later Life branch of the Swindon Psychological Therapies Service, for a Counselling Psychologist in training to provide input to service users under the Complex Interventions and Treatment Team (CITT). This post would be suitable for someone in the later stages of their training who has prior experience of working with a relevant client group. The post would be offered on a preceptorship basis, leading to a band 7 role on qualification. We are a flexible employer and there will be opportunities for blended site-based and home working options.

Please note that registration with the Counselling Psychology Doctoral training programme at UWE is a requirement for this post.

Main duties of the job

The role will involve offering high quality psychological assessment and interventions for CITT service users with severe and enduring mental health difficulties and neurodegenerative conditions, and their carers. You would be joining the team at an exciting time in the development of the psychological therapies provision for older adults in Swindon, working closely with our Later Life Lead Psychologist and our experienced Art and Music Therapists. We are also recruiting into a vacant senior Psychology role for our inpatient Later Life wards. The post holder would have a role in providing consultation and supervision to CITT staff. There is sufficient service need and flexibility within the role to offer candidates sessions within other parts of the service, including Adults of Working Age, and/or the Memory Service under the supervision of a Lead Clinical Psychologist who is working towards the qualification in Clinical Neuropsychology.

The post is based at the Victoria Centre, Swindon, which houses several teams within older people's mental health as well as two later life inpatient wards. You will be part of a supportive and passionate group of psychologists and psychological therapists that encompass the Later Life branch of the Swindon Psychological Therapies Service (PTS) at this base.

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

Date posted

10 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

342-SWN118-0823

Job locations

Victoria Centre

53 Downs Way

Swindon

SN3 6BW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Full details of the job description and main responsibilities are detailed in the attached job description and person specification

Job description

Job responsibilities

Full details of the job description and main responsibilities are detailed in the attached job description and person specification

Person Specification

Qualfiications, skills and experience

Essential

First degree in Psychology
Undertaking the Counselling Psychology Doctoral training programme at the University of the West of England
In the later stages of Counselling Psychology Doctoral training programme
At least one year of experience providing psychological therapy to the client group
Core skills in assessment, formulation and psychological interventions
Ability to use clinical supervision to support own practice
Effective team player with good communication and liaison skills.
Well organised with good administration skills
Empathy/engagement skills with client group
Ability to work independently and manage workload
Self-aware and emotionally resilient

Desirable

Qualification in one or more models of psychological therapy
Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Experience of completing cognitive assessments

Person Specification

Qualfiications, skills and experience

Essential

First degree in Psychology
Undertaking the Counselling Psychology Doctoral training programme at the University of the West of England
In the later stages of Counselling Psychology Doctoral training programme
At least one year of experience providing psychological therapy to the client group
Core skills in assessment, formulation and psychological interventions
Ability to use clinical supervision to support own practice
Effective team player with good communication and liaison skills.
Well organised with good administration skills
Empathy/engagement skills with client group
Ability to work independently and manage workload
Self-aware and emotionally resilient

Desirable

Qualification in one or more models of psychological therapy
Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Experience of completing cognitive assessments

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

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