Job summary
Would you like to be a part of a growing and successful psychology service and also feel included and embedded within a MDT community mental health team? In north and east Wiltshire you have the opportunity for both whilst living and working in a beautiful rural setting with accessible links to Bath, Bristol, Trowbridge and Salisbury.
This role is highly supported to form a secure platform for your future career. Previous post-holders have always moved on to higher banded posts within our own service.
We support people to follow their clinical interests, or remain broad depending on their preference.
Main duties of the job
We are an enthusiastic and innovative team who value the input and contribution of all our team members and strive to offer the best service possible to our service users. The team has been active in launching new therapeutic initiatives such as, compassion focused therapy groups, and acceptance and commitment therapy programmes. We aim to offer a wide range of psychological therapies including CBT, EMDR, ACT, DBT, CAT, Integrative, Schema focused, Mindfulness, and Solution focused ways of working, in both group and individual contexts.
We are looking for a compassionate, thoughtful and enthusiastic practitioner psychologist to join our friendly, close-knit team. We would welcome a psychologist who can demonstrate an interest in working with service users with severe and enduring mental health difficulties and a commitment to improving their wellbeing through direct clinical interventions and, or contributions to psychologically-informed care plans. We would particularly welcome someone with an interest in building the provision of evidence-based practice in an area of their interest (psychosis, trauma, mood disorders, or personality disorders).
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 psychology service to the designated team including assessment and therapy both for 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. To fully observe the BPS (1996) Code of Conduct and the DCP Guidelines for the Professional Practice of Clinical Psychology (1995). 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
CLINICAL To provide a psychology service to the designated team including assessment and therapy both for 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. To fully observe the BPS (1996) Code of Conduct and the DCP Guidelines for the Professional Practice of Clinical Psychology (1995). 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology
Desirable
- Further training in evidence-based therapy
Experience
Essential
- Working with severe and enduring mental health in adults
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology
Desirable
- Further training in evidence-based therapy
Experience
Essential
- Working with severe and enduring mental health in adults
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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