Job summary
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.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and innovative suitably qualified Psychological Practitioner (Clinical/Counselling Psychologist, Adult Psychotherapist, Arts Psychotherapist or CBT Therapist) to join our team of specialist Psychological Therapists working within the Bristol Complex Psychological Interventions Service.
This post will be based in the North Bristol Assessment and Recovery Team (The Greenway Centre). This is a vibrant and busy Recovery Team where the opportunity to develop and evaluate 1:1 and group services to a rich array of secondary mental health presentations is the core of the post. The successful applicant would join a well - established, multi-disciplinary team of CPI staff working in North Bristol.
The post holder will be supervised by a member of the North CPI team. Psychological input into the Assessment and Recovery teams is well established and highly valued by team management, senior management and team members.
Main duties of the job
You will provide specialist assessment, formulation, intervention and evaluation, alongside staff training, supervision, consultation, advice and support to the teams they are working within. It will be important for applicants to be aware of the latest evidence-based interventions and be able to evidence outcomes.
We are looking for applicants with a particular interest in working with people with a broad range of complex and enduring mental health difficulties across the life span including older adults who are treated within the 'ageless' service.
The Complex Psychological Interventions Team (CPI), is part of Bristol Mental Health. CPI offers a range of activities to support psychologically informed care within the secondary mental health service. The CPI also offers additional support, through supervision and training, to a variety of partner organisations.
CPI is comprised of clinicians from different backgrounds. This includes Clinical Psychologists, Arts Psychotherapists, Adult Psychotherapists and Medical Psychotherapists, who offer a wide range of therapeutic interventions, such as CBT, DBT, MBT, psychodynamic psychotherapy, Arts psychotherapy, family and systemic therapy and EMDR. Staff are located in a central hub (at Callington Road Hospital), as well as at community mental health team bases. CPI provide a range of services both direct to clients, and supportive functions to staff teams that are designed to enhance the interventions delivered by team.
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 psychologically informed service to the North Bristol Assessment and Recovery Team including assessment and specialist therapy both forindividuals and groups as appropriate.
To provide a specialist consultation and supervision to the North Bristol Assessment and Recovery Team and other agencies providing care for the client group.
To liaise with the Assessment and Recovery team and identify appropriate care pathways forpatients with complex needs within secondary services
To work jointly with colleagues within secondary services offering consultation, case management and case-based discussion and providing expert advice.
To participate in CPI referral processes and meetings.
To participate in generic team duties as agreed by the team manager and CPI Lead, as appropriate to the needs of the service.
To participate in clinical and caseload supervision arrangements provided by the Complex Psychological Interventions Service.
To maintain accurate records and to monitor clinical workload using agreed systems.
To support the full implementation of ICPA, acting as care-co-ordinator if appropriate to the needs of the service.
PROFESSIONAL
To be accountable for own professional actions and to fully observe the relevant Code of Conduct for your professional body.
To be aware of, adhere to, and where appropriate, contribute to the formulation and review of Trust, Area and Complex Psychological Interventions Service policies and procedures.
To participate in local Complex Psychological Interventions meetings and Trust-wide meetings as appropriate.
To maintain and develop high standards of practice by engaging in continuing professional development and co-operative working/networking with colleagues from the same profession.
To participate in an annual performance appraisal.
SERVICE GOVERNANCE
To participate in service governance processes.
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.
TRAINING AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT
To provide training, supervision and consultation in psychological approaches to other staff in the multidisciplinary team. This to include joint assessment with care coordinators, formulation of complex mental health problems and planning of interventions to be implemented by care co-ordinators or other team members with service users.
To provide training, supervision, and management when appropriate, to assistants, trainees and teammembers.
To collaborate with colleagues to develop and offer training courses,workshops and supervision groups to develop skills in psychological therapy and related approaches for staff in the locality.
To contribute to the teaching of students and trainees in psychology,medicine, nursing and other health care disciplines.
To agree a plan of personal development with the CPI and the team linemanager.
Job description
Job responsibilities
CLINICAL
To provide a psychologically informed service to the North Bristol Assessment and Recovery Team including assessment and specialist therapy both forindividuals and groups as appropriate.
To provide a specialist consultation and supervision to the North Bristol Assessment and Recovery Team and other agencies providing care for the client group.
To liaise with the Assessment and Recovery team and identify appropriate care pathways forpatients with complex needs within secondary services
To work jointly with colleagues within secondary services offering consultation, case management and case-based discussion and providing expert advice.
To participate in CPI referral processes and meetings.
To participate in generic team duties as agreed by the team manager and CPI Lead, as appropriate to the needs of the service.
To participate in clinical and caseload supervision arrangements provided by the Complex Psychological Interventions Service.
To maintain accurate records and to monitor clinical workload using agreed systems.
To support the full implementation of ICPA, acting as care-co-ordinator if appropriate to the needs of the service.
PROFESSIONAL
To be accountable for own professional actions and to fully observe the relevant Code of Conduct for your professional body.
To be aware of, adhere to, and where appropriate, contribute to the formulation and review of Trust, Area and Complex Psychological Interventions Service policies and procedures.
To participate in local Complex Psychological Interventions meetings and Trust-wide meetings as appropriate.
To maintain and develop high standards of practice by engaging in continuing professional development and co-operative working/networking with colleagues from the same profession.
To participate in an annual performance appraisal.
SERVICE GOVERNANCE
To participate in service governance processes.
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.
TRAINING AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT
To provide training, supervision and consultation in psychological approaches to other staff in the multidisciplinary team. This to include joint assessment with care coordinators, formulation of complex mental health problems and planning of interventions to be implemented by care co-ordinators or other team members with service users.
To provide training, supervision, and management when appropriate, to assistants, trainees and teammembers.
To collaborate with colleagues to develop and offer training courses,workshops and supervision groups to develop skills in psychological therapy and related approaches for staff in the locality.
To contribute to the teaching of students and trainees in psychology,medicine, nursing and other health care disciplines.
To agree a plan of personal development with the CPI and the team linemanager.
Person Specification
shortlisting
Essential
- Degree and Masters level qualification in a relevant area
Desirable
- Experience of brief models of intervention, assessment and formulation
shortlisting
Essential
- Doctoral Clinical/ Counselling Psychology qualification, qualification as a psychotherapist or arts psychotherapist at an accredited training institution or equivalent professional qualification
- HCPC Registration (or eligibility for registration), professional registration with another relevant body
Desirable
- Experience of working with a wide range of individuals with complex problems
- Experience of working in a Multidisciplinary Adult Mental Health Team
- Experience of Therapeutic interventions with service user group
- In-depth Knowledge of at least one therapeutic model
- Experience of multidisciplinary working within an NHS setting including consultation in case discussions, and team meetings.
- Familiarity with NHS ways of working, NHS systems and statutory obligations.
- Experience of offering clinical supervision and/ or facilitating reflective practice sessions for multidisciplinary staff
- Experience of developing and delivering training to support multidisciplinary teams and others as appropriate
essential
Essential
- HCPC Registration (or eligibility for registration), professional registration with another relevant body
- Experience of working with a wide range of individuals with complex problems
- Experience of working in a Multidisciplinary Adult Mental Health Team
- Experience of Therapeutic interventions with service user group
- In-depth Knowledge of at least one therapeutic model
- Experience of multidisciplinary working within an NHS setting including consultation in case discussions, and team meetings.
- Familiarity with NHS ways of working, NHS systems and statutory obligations
- Experience of formulating a person's difficulties from a psychological perspective and communicating to service users and multidisciplinary staff
- Experience of offering clinical supervision and/ or facilitating reflective practice sessions for multidisciplinary staff
- Experience of developing and delivering training to support multidisciplinary teams and others as appropriate
- Experience of supporting teams in managing risk, and in complex multiagency work
- Experience of brief models of intervention, assessment and formulation
- Effective team player with good communication and liaison skills
- Empathy/engagement skills with the client group
- Ability to cope with workload pressure/prioritise workload
- 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
- Willingness to undertake further training in different therapeutic approaches when required by North CPI (e.g. Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, EMDR, Schema focused approaches, CBTp)
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of working with two or more therapeutic models
- Experience of leadership and/ or service development within NHS services.
- Experience of working with adults across the lifespan
- Experience of running therapeutic groups e.g. groups with a relational focus, CBT, DBT, MBT, Psycho-social education, etc.
Person Specification
shortlisting
Essential
- Degree and Masters level qualification in a relevant area
Desirable
- Experience of brief models of intervention, assessment and formulation
shortlisting
Essential
- Doctoral Clinical/ Counselling Psychology qualification, qualification as a psychotherapist or arts psychotherapist at an accredited training institution or equivalent professional qualification
- HCPC Registration (or eligibility for registration), professional registration with another relevant body
Desirable
- Experience of working with a wide range of individuals with complex problems
- Experience of working in a Multidisciplinary Adult Mental Health Team
- Experience of Therapeutic interventions with service user group
- In-depth Knowledge of at least one therapeutic model
- Experience of multidisciplinary working within an NHS setting including consultation in case discussions, and team meetings.
- Familiarity with NHS ways of working, NHS systems and statutory obligations.
- Experience of offering clinical supervision and/ or facilitating reflective practice sessions for multidisciplinary staff
- Experience of developing and delivering training to support multidisciplinary teams and others as appropriate
essential
Essential
- HCPC Registration (or eligibility for registration), professional registration with another relevant body
- Experience of working with a wide range of individuals with complex problems
- Experience of working in a Multidisciplinary Adult Mental Health Team
- Experience of Therapeutic interventions with service user group
- In-depth Knowledge of at least one therapeutic model
- Experience of multidisciplinary working within an NHS setting including consultation in case discussions, and team meetings.
- Familiarity with NHS ways of working, NHS systems and statutory obligations
- Experience of formulating a person's difficulties from a psychological perspective and communicating to service users and multidisciplinary staff
- Experience of offering clinical supervision and/ or facilitating reflective practice sessions for multidisciplinary staff
- Experience of developing and delivering training to support multidisciplinary teams and others as appropriate
- Experience of supporting teams in managing risk, and in complex multiagency work
- Experience of brief models of intervention, assessment and formulation
- Effective team player with good communication and liaison skills
- Empathy/engagement skills with the client group
- Ability to cope with workload pressure/prioritise workload
- 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
- Willingness to undertake further training in different therapeutic approaches when required by North CPI (e.g. Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, EMDR, Schema focused approaches, CBTp)
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of working with two or more therapeutic models
- Experience of leadership and/ or service development within NHS services.
- Experience of working with adults across the lifespan
- Experience of running therapeutic groups e.g. groups with a relational focus, CBT, DBT, MBT, Psycho-social education, etc.
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
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
