Job summary
Do you bring passion and commitment to delivering high-quality care? Do you understand the clinical needs of people with learning disabilities and autistic people? If you are prepared to deliver evidence-based change to implement clinical service delivery, this role offers a rare and exciting career opportunity to be part of our new service implementation.
We are looking for an exceptional Clinical Associate Psychologist to join our new specialist acute inpatient service for people with learning disabilities and autistic people.
You will be joining a passionate and supportive team of Clinical Psychologists and Psychotherapists who can offer supervision, support, and professional development.
To apply for this position, you must have completed the British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited CAP apprenticeship training programme in a relevant specialism.
Main duties of the job
To support the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based psychological assessment, formulation and intervention within the inpatient serviceThis will include the delivery of specialist individual, group and systemic interventions, as well as providing consultation, interventions and training for carers and staff. To make significant contributions to service design, audit and research To work closely with local universities, including maintaining direct links with the local Doctoral Programme for Clinical Psychology. Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
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.
AWP is committed to support and create a positive research and evidence-based environment and culture, which can have a beneficial impact on everyone who works for the organisation and the care we provide to those who use our services.
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
To act as an independent and semi-autonomous practitioner with freedom to act as the role requires
To carry a defined caseload of people receiving specific psychological interventions and act as key worker for them as appropriate
To undertake specialised psychological assessment and formulation
To work with complex clients as routine if appropriate to the service, with highly complex clients discussed with clinical supervisors, psychologists or line managers
To communicate clearly and empathetically with clients, families and carers
To communicate formulations and information professionally, sensitively and diplomatically, often in highly emotive situations, to clients, relatives, carers and other healthcare professionals
To communicate confidential and highly complex personal information concerning psychological needs, obtained through assessments and interventions, to referring agents and to the client themselves
To ensure that risk is assessed and managed in line with Trust policies and procedures
To provide evidence-based psychologically informed interventions (individual and group), such as CBT or third-wave CBT interventions, as appropriate to your skills and training
To maintain high-quality clinical records in accordance with Trust policy and procedures
To offer reflective practice and system support to the MDT and colleagues as appropriate
To inform and support families and carers as appropriate to the role
To follow a person-focused and evidence-based approach
To work in partnership with service users
To work in a variety of settings, including the clients own home in the community, hospital, or any setting where their needs are supported and managed
Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To act as an independent and semi-autonomous practitioner with freedom to act as the role requires
To carry a defined caseload of people receiving specific psychological interventions and act as key worker for them as appropriate
To undertake specialised psychological assessment and formulation
To work with complex clients as routine if appropriate to the service, with highly complex clients discussed with clinical supervisors, psychologists or line managers
To communicate clearly and empathetically with clients, families and carers
To communicate formulations and information professionally, sensitively and diplomatically, often in highly emotive situations, to clients, relatives, carers and other healthcare professionals
To communicate confidential and highly complex personal information concerning psychological needs, obtained through assessments and interventions, to referring agents and to the client themselves
To ensure that risk is assessed and managed in line with Trust policies and procedures
To provide evidence-based psychologically informed interventions (individual and group), such as CBT or third-wave CBT interventions, as appropriate to your skills and training
To maintain high-quality clinical records in accordance with Trust policy and procedures
To offer reflective practice and system support to the MDT and colleagues as appropriate
To inform and support families and carers as appropriate to the role
To follow a person-focused and evidence-based approach
To work in partnership with service users
To work in a variety of settings, including the clients own home in the community, hospital, or any setting where their needs are supported and managed
Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Shortlisting
Essential
- Degree in Psychology or BPS accredited conversion course (with Graduate basis for registration)
- Professional qualification as a Clinical Associate in Psychology, and successful completion of the end point assessment on Clinical Associate Psychologist Apprenticeship (Masters CAP course)
- BPS registration as an accredited CAP (or be in process of applying for CAP accreditation with BPS)
- Experience of working as a trainee, apprentice or qualified Clinical Associate Psychologist within the specific clinical area of practice
- Experience of working with complex mental health problems
- Awareness of the range of presentations within the relevant area of practice and of the common multi-disciplinary services offered
- Personal resilience to frequently work with distress of others and potentially upsetting subject matter
- Compassionate, open minded, treats colleagues, patients and cares and relatives with dignity and respect. Act in ways that support equality and diversity and non discriminatory practice
- Excellent communications skills, both verbally and written, including the ability to engage with clients experiencing a wide range of mental health problems. Ability to communicate diplomatically, confidently, empathetically
Desirable
- Further training in a specific model of Psychological intervention
- Experience of offering group treatments
- Experience of undertaking or disseminating audit/research results
Person Specification
Shortlisting
Essential
- Degree in Psychology or BPS accredited conversion course (with Graduate basis for registration)
- Professional qualification as a Clinical Associate in Psychology, and successful completion of the end point assessment on Clinical Associate Psychologist Apprenticeship (Masters CAP course)
- BPS registration as an accredited CAP (or be in process of applying for CAP accreditation with BPS)
- Experience of working as a trainee, apprentice or qualified Clinical Associate Psychologist within the specific clinical area of practice
- Experience of working with complex mental health problems
- Awareness of the range of presentations within the relevant area of practice and of the common multi-disciplinary services offered
- Personal resilience to frequently work with distress of others and potentially upsetting subject matter
- Compassionate, open minded, treats colleagues, patients and cares and relatives with dignity and respect. Act in ways that support equality and diversity and non discriminatory practice
- Excellent communications skills, both verbally and written, including the ability to engage with clients experiencing a wide range of mental health problems. Ability to communicate diplomatically, confidently, empathetically
Desirable
- Further training in a specific model of Psychological intervention
- Experience of offering group treatments
- Experience of undertaking or disseminating audit/research results
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.
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.
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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