Job summary
Are you passionate about offering systemic family therapy within an innovative and developing psychological therapies team? Would you like to work in the beautiful UNESCO city of Bath?
We are looking for an enthusiastic Systemic Family Therapist / Clinical Psychologist / psychological therapist to join our friendly, innovative and well-respected multidisciplinary Psychological Therapies Service in BANES on a fixed term, one year, 0.4 WTE contract to work in our Family and Couples Therapy workstream. Secondments are welcome.
It is an exciting time in BANES as our team is developing at a pace with several new staff recently joining. This is alongside several exciting innovations including offering Family and Couples Therapy at Bath City Farm and the development of a bespoke clinical space.
BANES Therapies Team offers a wide range of psychological therapies including CBT, EMDR, MBT, DBT, Art Psychotherapy, Family and Couples Therapy and Psychodynamic therapy, in both group and individual contexts. We have established links with local training providers and all Psychological Therapies staff have access to regular activities to support their ongoing professional development.
BANES Psychological Therapies service has developed good relationships with other teams in the locality, who value the input and contribution of all our team members. We strive to offer the best service possible to our service users.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for somebody with excellent communication and engagement skills, who can work as part of our Family and Couples Therapy workstream. The post-holder will be able to demonstrate a specialist level of clinical competencies in systemic therapy and work alongside the BSW Family Therapy Lead in delivering systemic therapies, and developing systemic clinics for the treatment of various mental health needs. The role will also involve liaison with other locality teams and offering a systemic perspective.
We provide opportunities for training and development and support our staff in skills acquisition through supervision.
We are based in Bath NHS House, co-located with several other community teams. The clinics are based here and at Bath City Farm.
The post is to cover an established staff member taking a year long sabbatical.
We would welcome an informal chat or visit and look forward to reading your application.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
CLINICAL
- To provide a therapeutic service to the designated team including assessment and therapy both for families, individuals and groups as appropriate.
- To provide a specialist consultancy service to multidisciplinary teams and other agencies providing care for the client group.
- To participate in generic team duties as agreed by the operational manager and Psychology Lead as appropriate, to the needs of the service.
- To participate in clinical and caseload supervision arrangements provided by the Psychology Service.
- To maintain accurate records and to monitor clinical workload using agreed systems.
- To ensure timely recording of all data required by the Trust.
- To support the full implementation of CPA acting as care co-ordinator as appropriate to the needs of the service.
PROFESSIONAL
- To adhere to the HCPC policies and procedures or equivalent.
- To fully observe the BPS (1996) Code of Conduct and the DCP Guidelines for the Professional Practice of Clinical Psychology (1995) or equivalent.
- To be aware of, adhere to, and where appropriate, contribute to the formulation and review of Trust, Area and Clinical Psychology Service policies and procedures.
- To participate in local psychology meetings and Trust wide meetings as appropriate.
- To maintain and develop high standards of psychology practice by engaging in continuing professional development and co-operative working/networking with counselling and clinical psychologist colleagues.
- To participate in an annual performance appraisal.
SERVICE GOVERNANCE
- To participate in service governance processes in the profession, ensuring a safe and effective service.
- To support and participate in multidisciplinary clinical audit.
- To liaise with other disciplines and agencies to ensure that best practice is shared.
- To promote the use of effective interventions in the service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
CLINICAL
- To provide a therapeutic service to the designated team including assessment and therapy both for families, individuals and groups as appropriate.
- To provide a specialist consultancy service to multidisciplinary teams and other agencies providing care for the client group.
- To participate in generic team duties as agreed by the operational manager and Psychology Lead as appropriate, to the needs of the service.
- To participate in clinical and caseload supervision arrangements provided by the Psychology Service.
- To maintain accurate records and to monitor clinical workload using agreed systems.
- To ensure timely recording of all data required by the Trust.
- To support the full implementation of CPA acting as care co-ordinator as appropriate to the needs of the service.
PROFESSIONAL
- To adhere to the HCPC policies and procedures or equivalent.
- To fully observe the BPS (1996) Code of Conduct and the DCP Guidelines for the Professional Practice of Clinical Psychology (1995) or equivalent.
- To be aware of, adhere to, and where appropriate, contribute to the formulation and review of Trust, Area and Clinical Psychology Service policies and procedures.
- To participate in local psychology meetings and Trust wide meetings as appropriate.
- To maintain and develop high standards of psychology practice by engaging in continuing professional development and co-operative working/networking with counselling and clinical psychologist colleagues.
- To participate in an annual performance appraisal.
SERVICE GOVERNANCE
- To participate in service governance processes in the profession, ensuring a safe and effective service.
- To support and participate in multidisciplinary clinical audit.
- To liaise with other disciplines and agencies to ensure that best practice is shared.
- To promote the use of effective interventions in the service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Registered Mental Health Professional, e.g. Psychologist, Social Worker, Nurse, OT, Art Psychotherapist
- Current relevant registration with a professional body (e.g. NMC or HCPC)
- Qualification in Family Therapy and meet eligibility for AFT registration
Skills and experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties.
- Experience of providing systemic interventions to people with severe and enduring mental health problems.
- Competence in risk assessment and management.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
Desirable
- Experience of delivering supervision to other staff
- Experience of delivering training to other staff
Personal qualities
Essential
- 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
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Registered Mental Health Professional, e.g. Psychologist, Social Worker, Nurse, OT, Art Psychotherapist
- Current relevant registration with a professional body (e.g. NMC or HCPC)
- Qualification in Family Therapy and meet eligibility for AFT registration
Skills and experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties.
- Experience of providing systemic interventions to people with severe and enduring mental health problems.
- Competence in risk assessment and management.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
Desirable
- Experience of delivering supervision to other staff
- Experience of delivering training to other staff
Personal qualities
Essential
- 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
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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