Job summary
We are pleased to be advertising for a Band 4 Assistant Psychologist to join the Children in Care Specialist CAMHS Service in AWP in Bristol (Thinking Allowed). This is a well-established service with a reputable history of working with children and young people with complex needs who have experienced multiple adversities.
If you believe in the difference that can be made by supporting a multi-disciplinary team to work with our partners and young people to understand and recognise the impact of trauma, we would love to hear from you.
We are a small supportive, energetic, creative team of Clinical Psychologists, Dance/Art Psychotherapists, an Assistant Psychologist and Administrator. We have regular trainee Clinical Psychologists from Bath University.
Post-holders will be expected to provide support to the team to deliver high quality and effective interventions. There are opportunities to work directly with young people under clinical supervision, to be involved in data analysis/report writing and to contribute to all aspects of the service processes. The team work alongside core CAMHS Services and in partnership with Social Care and Education.
We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, and are especially keen to hear from those who can help us better reflect and understand the communities we serve, including individuals from Black and Brown communities. We value lived experience alongside academic. If you are unsure whether to apply, please feel free to contact us.
Main duties of the job
To support the Thinking Allowed Service.
To deliver high quality clinical interventions under clinical supervision.
To allocate time to direct clinical work, developing resources, audit and evaluation tasks, and revision of treatment manuals under the supervision of the Thinking Allowed Clinical Team Manager and Clinical Psychologist.
To gather and organise information about relevant psychological interventions and clinical tools for use by other staff and carers.
To work alongside other team members and ensure close liaison and communication within teams.
To maintain clinical records and statistics as appropriate.
To undertake such training as might be required to maintain an appropriate level of expertise.
To assist with the audit and evaluation of the service including as required in collaboration with qualified clinicians/practitioners and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
To compile and return statistics and activity levels as required.
To comply with any necessary data collection and information sharing across agencies in line with Trust guidelines on confidentiality,provide reports and maintain written records of assessments, clinical interventions and consultation meetings.
To be prepared to travel to other sites and clinics, to schools and to the child's home
To be computer literate.
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 and Wiltshire, as well as some services across the whole South West region.
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
A) Key Result Areas1. To support the Thinking Allowed Service.2. To deliver high quality clinical interventions under clinical supervision.3. To offer high quality assessments and individual therapy sessions under clinical supervision. To help develop models of psychological thinking with the children, young people and their parents/carers.4. To allocate time to direct clinical work, developing resources, audit and evaluation tasks, and revision of treatment manuals under the direction of the Thinking Allowed Clinical TeamManager and Clinical Psychologist.5. To gather and organise information about relevant psychological interventions and clinical tools for use by other staff and carers.6. To work alongside other team members and ensure close liaison and communication within teams.7. To work independently on a day-to-day basis. Goals to be agreed and reviewed in clinical / management supervision.8. To maintain a high degree of professionalism at all times when working with distressed people.9. To maintain clinical records and statistics as appropriate.B) Teaching and Training:1. To undertake such training as might be required to maintain an appropriate level of expertise.2. To deliver teaching and training for other members of the multidisciplinary team and staff in other agencies, and develop training resources in collaboration with qualified clinicians/practitioners.C) Research and Audit1. To assist with the audit and evaluation of the service including as required in collaboration with qualified clinicians/practitioners and other members of the multidisciplinary team.2. To participate in audit and personal review activity as required.3. To compile and return statistics and activity levels as required.D) Professional1. To understand and practice in line with the BPS (2009) Code of Ethics and Conduct and the DCP (2008) Professional Practice Guidelines on the role.2. To participate in the Thinking Allowed business and professional meetings as appropriate.3. To be aware of and comply with all policies, procedures and directions of the Department Service and Trust.4. To seek regular support and clinical supervision within Thinking Allowed, and engage with the organisations appraisal process.5. To participate in individual, group and peer supervision.6. To participate in meetings with team members, multi-agency and MDTs as appropriate.E) Clinical Governance1. To support Thinking Allowed in the development and implementation of effective Clinical Governance across the Service.2. To support and participate in multidisciplinary clinical audit in the service.3. To promote the use of effective interventions in the service.4. To participate in Clinical Governance processes in the Service and in the profession.F) General1. To assist in the production of materials and resources used with service users and including revision of treatment manuals.G) IT Skills1. To help in the collection of data and the production minutes, reports etc. as required by clinicians in Thinking Allowed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A) Key Result Areas1. To support the Thinking Allowed Service.2. To deliver high quality clinical interventions under clinical supervision.3. To offer high quality assessments and individual therapy sessions under clinical supervision. To help develop models of psychological thinking with the children, young people and their parents/carers.4. To allocate time to direct clinical work, developing resources, audit and evaluation tasks, and revision of treatment manuals under the direction of the Thinking Allowed Clinical TeamManager and Clinical Psychologist.5. To gather and organise information about relevant psychological interventions and clinical tools for use by other staff and carers.6. To work alongside other team members and ensure close liaison and communication within teams.7. To work independently on a day-to-day basis. Goals to be agreed and reviewed in clinical / management supervision.8. To maintain a high degree of professionalism at all times when working with distressed people.9. To maintain clinical records and statistics as appropriate.B) Teaching and Training:1. To undertake such training as might be required to maintain an appropriate level of expertise.2. To deliver teaching and training for other members of the multidisciplinary team and staff in other agencies, and develop training resources in collaboration with qualified clinicians/practitioners.C) Research and Audit1. To assist with the audit and evaluation of the service including as required in collaboration with qualified clinicians/practitioners and other members of the multidisciplinary team.2. To participate in audit and personal review activity as required.3. To compile and return statistics and activity levels as required.D) Professional1. To understand and practice in line with the BPS (2009) Code of Ethics and Conduct and the DCP (2008) Professional Practice Guidelines on the role.2. To participate in the Thinking Allowed business and professional meetings as appropriate.3. To be aware of and comply with all policies, procedures and directions of the Department Service and Trust.4. To seek regular support and clinical supervision within Thinking Allowed, and engage with the organisations appraisal process.5. To participate in individual, group and peer supervision.6. To participate in meetings with team members, multi-agency and MDTs as appropriate.E) Clinical Governance1. To support Thinking Allowed in the development and implementation of effective Clinical Governance across the Service.2. To support and participate in multidisciplinary clinical audit in the service.3. To promote the use of effective interventions in the service.4. To participate in Clinical Governance processes in the Service and in the profession.F) General1. To assist in the production of materials and resources used with service users and including revision of treatment manuals.G) IT Skills1. To help in the collection of data and the production minutes, reports etc. as required by clinicians in Thinking Allowed.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Good Honours degree or Masters in Psychology
Desirable
- Graduate basis for registration with the British Psychological Society.
- Post-graduate relevant qualification and / or research methods training.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential
- Ability to engage with children, young people and parents/carers
- High level of interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills to work with clinical and management colleagues
- Good IT skills - use of Microsoft packages including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and use of databases
- Ability to work as part of a team as well as on own initiative
- Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice
- Ability to engage in and use supervision well
- Excellent report writing skills
- Evidence of accuracy and attention to detail in data collection and recording
Desirable
- Experience of working with children and young people with mental health difficulties, their families and agencies that support this group either within CAMHS or similar multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience and/or knowledge with regards to working with children and young people who have engaged in problematic and/or harmful sexual behaviour, their families and agencies that support this group.
- Experience of clinical audit
- Experience of conducting psychometric assessments
- Ability to contribute to training
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Good Honours degree or Masters in Psychology
Desirable
- Graduate basis for registration with the British Psychological Society.
- Post-graduate relevant qualification and / or research methods training.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential
- Ability to engage with children, young people and parents/carers
- High level of interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills to work with clinical and management colleagues
- Good IT skills - use of Microsoft packages including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and use of databases
- Ability to work as part of a team as well as on own initiative
- Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice
- Ability to engage in and use supervision well
- Excellent report writing skills
- Evidence of accuracy and attention to detail in data collection and recording
Desirable
- Experience of working with children and young people with mental health difficulties, their families and agencies that support this group either within CAMHS or similar multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience and/or knowledge with regards to working with children and young people who have engaged in problematic and/or harmful sexual behaviour, their families and agencies that support this group.
- Experience of clinical audit
- Experience of conducting psychometric assessments
- Ability to contribute to training
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.
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