Job summary
AWP Specialised Services have embarked on an exciting journey to provide the first NHS Gambling Service for the South West of England. This new team provides treatment to people who want help with their gambling as well as their families and significant others.
We have a position available to deliver specialist psychological interventions to people seeking help for gambling, in a trauma-informed manner. The roles will involve assessment, formulation and treatment, drawing on CBT, Motivational Interviewing and Family Interventions, both in group and individual formats. The role involves working as part of the MDT, participating in relevant meetings and processes, and supporting our wider network of partner organisations.
As Gambling services are a new development for the NHS we will be providing comprehensive training from national experts in our core interventions to support you in your role. There will also be opportunities to get involved in research and evaluation related to the service to help identify how the service will evolve and develop. The team will mainly be working virtually but with regular in-person meetings.
If you are interested in being part of a new and emerging area of clinical practice then we would welcome your application. We are happy to provide more information and for an informal discussion please contact the Clinical Lead, Dr Chris Gillmore (chris.gillmore@nhs.net, 07803 441255). We look forward to hearing from you.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide trauma-informed, psychological therapy services to the South West Gambling Service
2. To assess and treat a specialist workload of clients and maintain associated records.
3. To participate in Continued Professional Development and other developmental activities.
4. To undertake Research and Development and clinical audit.
5. To clinically supervise trainees, assistants and team members as appropriate to level of experience.
6. To offer consultation to staff, teams and other services in relation to Gambling Harms.
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 psychological therapy in the Gambling Service including assessment and therapy both for individuals and groups as appropriate.
- To adopt approaches and deliver services in ways which are consistent with the core principles and practices of trauma informed care.
- To provide a specialist consultancy service to multidisciplinary teams and other agencies providing care for the client group.
- To collaborate with partner organisations and identify appropriate care pathways for patients with needs relating to Gambling Harms.
- To work jointly with colleagues within the Gambling service offering consultation, case management and case-based discussion and providing expert advice
- To participate in Gambling Service referral processes and meetings.
- To participate in generic team duties as agreed by the Operational Manager and Clinical Lead as appropriate, to the needs of the service.
- To participate in clinical and caseload supervision arrangements provided by the 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 care planning as appropriate to the needs of the service.
Please see attached Job Description for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
CLINICAL
- To provide psychological therapy in the Gambling Service including assessment and therapy both for individuals and groups as appropriate.
- To adopt approaches and deliver services in ways which are consistent with the core principles and practices of trauma informed care.
- To provide a specialist consultancy service to multidisciplinary teams and other agencies providing care for the client group.
- To collaborate with partner organisations and identify appropriate care pathways for patients with needs relating to Gambling Harms.
- To work jointly with colleagues within the Gambling service offering consultation, case management and case-based discussion and providing expert advice
- To participate in Gambling Service referral processes and meetings.
- To participate in generic team duties as agreed by the Operational Manager and Clinical Lead as appropriate, to the needs of the service.
- To participate in clinical and caseload supervision arrangements provided by the 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 care planning as appropriate to the needs of the service.
Please see attached Job Description for further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral Clinical/Counselling Psychology qualification or equivalent
- HCPC registration or other relevant accreditation
- Eligible for Chartered Psychologist
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of interest in working with specified client group
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team including consultation in clinical discussions
- Assessment and therapeutic interventions with client group
- Experience of working with a wide range of individuals with complex mental health
- In depth knowledge of at least one therapeutic model
- Experience of formulating a person's difficulties from a psychological perspective and/or facilitating reflective practice sessions for multi disciplinary teams
Desirable
- Experience of teaching/training
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Effective Team player with good communications skills
- Well organised with good administration skills
- Empathy/engagement skills with the client group
- Ability to work independently
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral Clinical/Counselling Psychology qualification or equivalent
- HCPC registration or other relevant accreditation
- Eligible for Chartered Psychologist
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of interest in working with specified client group
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team including consultation in clinical discussions
- Assessment and therapeutic interventions with client group
- Experience of working with a wide range of individuals with complex mental health
- In depth knowledge of at least one therapeutic model
- Experience of formulating a person's difficulties from a psychological perspective and/or facilitating reflective practice sessions for multi disciplinary teams
Desirable
- Experience of teaching/training
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Effective Team player with good communications skills
- Well organised with good administration skills
- Empathy/engagement skills with the client group
- Ability to work independently
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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