Job summary
The Complex Psychological Interventions (CPI) team is part of Bristol Mental Health services, working with adults across the lifespan with a broad range of complex and enduring mental health difficulties.
CPI comprises North, Central and South teams. We are a small team of committed therapists who work collaboratively in a supportive and friendly environment.
The successful applicant will join a multi-disciplinary team based at the Greenway Community Centre in North Bristol. We work alongside a vibrant and busy Assessment and Recovery Team and provide consultation, clinical supervision and training to its staff. We work with service users with a variety of diagnoses and presentations, many with a complex trauma histories. We offer individual and group therapies around the core of arelational approach.
We offer complex assessment, formulation and provision of evidence-based psychological therapies including specialist Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Third Wave approaches, Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT), Psychotherapy, Arts Psychotherapies, Family Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitisation Therapy (EMDR), Mentalisation Based Therapy (MBT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).
The mix of therapeutic approaches offered by the team helps us to keep an open mind and hold different perspectives to ensure that we can offer individualised approaches and be sensitive to service users' needs. This often means working longer-term and more flexibly.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic Clinical/CounsellingPsychologist to join our team of Psychological Therapists at North Bristol CPI. The successful applicant can develop their own focus and will be supported to pursue further training within the remit of evidence-based therapies. They will provide specialist assessment, formulation and intervention and contribute to the development of 1:1 and group services.
The role involves working closely with the North BristolAssessment and Recovery Team, including provision of staff training, clinical supervision, consultation and attendance at MDT meetings. You will help to facilitate psychological thinking and promote a trauma-informed model of care across teams, thereby enhancing recovery staff interventions and supporting staff resilience and wellbeing. Excellent interpersonal skills andprevious experience of delivering supervision & training to staff withoutpsychological specialism are desirable.
You will receive excellent support and supervision from more senior and established CPI members. This includes regular contact with the other CPI teams across Bristol, regular CPD opportunities and the chance to develop innovative SI projects. We have close links to Bath and Exeter Universities, providing the opportunities to participate in teaching and supervision of clinical trainees.
The role requires in-person clinical work and team meetings. We encourage staff to work flexibly to meet their needs, including some home-working.
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.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Avon and Wiltshire Partnership Trust alongside nine partner organisations known collectively as "Bristol Mental Health" have been commissioned to provide services to adults and older adults with mental health issues across Bristol. This innovative model of mental health services brings together statutory and voluntary sector providers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Avon and Wiltshire Partnership (AWP) Trust, alongside nine partner organisations known collectively as Bristol Mental Health have been commissioned to provide services to adults and older adults with mental health issues across Bristol. This innovative model of mental health services brings together statutory and voluntary sector providers.At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.The post is suitable for experienced and newly qualified clinicians.Please ensure you read the job description and person specification attached below and make sure that your supporting information reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria.
All successful applicants will be notified via the email address provided and all further correspondence will be through email, therefore please ensure that you regularly check your emails after the closing date for this post. Please note that we would be grateful if you could provide us with email addresses for your referees when prompted by the application form.
This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Avon and Wiltshire Partnership (AWP) Trust, alongside nine partner organisations known collectively as Bristol Mental Health have been commissioned to provide services to adults and older adults with mental health issues across Bristol. This innovative model of mental health services brings together statutory and voluntary sector providers.At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.The post is suitable for experienced and newly qualified clinicians.Please ensure you read the job description and person specification attached below and make sure that your supporting information reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria.
All successful applicants will be notified via the email address provided and all further correspondence will be through email, therefore please ensure that you regularly check your emails after the closing date for this post. Please note that we would be grateful if you could provide us with email addresses for your referees when prompted by the application form.
This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral Clinical Psychology qualification or equivalent (will consider counselling Psychologist)
- HCPC Registration (or eligibility for registration).
Desirable
- Formal Post qualification training in a relevant Therapeutic approach.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with a wide range of individuals with complex problems
Desirable
- Experience of multidisciplinary working within an NHS setting including consultation in case discussions, and team meetings.
- Experience of offering clinical supervision and/ or facilitating reflective practice sessions for multidisciplinary staff
- Experience of working with adults across the lifespan
skills and personal attributes
Essential
- Experience of supporting teams in managing risk, and in complex multiagency work
Desirable
- Effective team player with good communication and liaison skills
- Empathy/engagement skills with the client group
- Ability to cope with workload pressure/prioritise workload and work in hot-desking environments
- Ability to work autonomously
- Confidence in working to support members of multidisciplinary teams
- Self-awareness and emotional resilience
- Well organised with good administration/ computer skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral Clinical Psychology qualification or equivalent (will consider counselling Psychologist)
- HCPC Registration (or eligibility for registration).
Desirable
- Formal Post qualification training in a relevant Therapeutic approach.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with a wide range of individuals with complex problems
Desirable
- Experience of multidisciplinary working within an NHS setting including consultation in case discussions, and team meetings.
- Experience of offering clinical supervision and/ or facilitating reflective practice sessions for multidisciplinary staff
- Experience of working with adults across the lifespan
skills and personal attributes
Essential
- Experience of supporting teams in managing risk, and in complex multiagency work
Desirable
- Effective team player with good communication and liaison skills
- Empathy/engagement skills with the client group
- Ability to cope with workload pressure/prioritise workload and work in hot-desking environments
- Ability to work autonomously
- Confidence in working to support members of multidisciplinary teams
- Self-awareness and emotional resilience
- Well organised with good administration/ computer skills
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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