Band 8c Consultant Clinical Psychologist - Bristol
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
The closing date is 30 September 2024
Job summary
This new post is an exciting opportunity to provide leadership, management and clinical expertise to acute inpatient wards within the division of Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG). This will include all of the acute inpatient wards for adults and older adults.
You will also work with senior colleagues to ensure the provision of seamless access to psychological assessment, formulation and intervention as part of the acute pathway.
You will lead an expanded multi professional psychological therapies service delivering a trauma informed model of care. This will include development and oversight of training programmes and supervision networks to support culture change and embed Trauma Informed care at the centre of service transformation.
You will collaborate with colleagues in BSW to ensure a standardised approach across services based on evidence-based practice. This will include working collaboratively to develop an evaluation and outcomes framework for Psychological therapy services and reporting of service activity and outcomes to the commissioning body, with the aim of demonstrating the impact of new investment.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for someone:
1. To manage capacity effectively to respond to demand placed upon the service. To act as part of the wider relevant locality management team.
2. To provide leadership and expertise to Psychological Professionals within Acute adult and Older Adult Inpatient Services.
3. To take the lead role in new developments in relation to Psychological Therapies to support the delivery of the ambitions of the Long Term Plan and the Community Mental Health Framework.
4. To undertake the role of a specialist clinician, carrying a specialist caseload of highly complex cases.
5. To lead and motivate practitioners, trainees and assistants from all professions within the inpatient services and across the psychological therapies.
6. To undertake highly specialist research and service evaluation.
7. To work in partnership with Service Users, Carers, staff Performance Management and Finance staff, corporate services, human resources, third sector organisations in the development and delivery of services.
8. To work with senior managers and system partners to explore and pursue business opportunities.
9. To work across systems/providers in the locality to ensure effective pathways for Service Users.
10. To work alongside the ICB and ICS across both BNSSG and BSW to have an active role in strategic development, aligned to ICB and ICS outcomes.
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.
You will receive excellent support and supervision from well-established management and therapies teams. There will be opportunities for continuing professional development and development of innovative research projects. We have close links to the University of Bath, the University of Exeter and the University of South Wales.
Issues of diversity, accessibility and equality of access are priorities for any successful applicant.
Date posted
16 September 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8c
Salary
£70,417 to £81,138 a year pro rata (Pay award pending)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
342-BR221-0924
Job locations
Primary Site: Callington Road Hospital
Marmalade Lane
Bristol
BS4 5BJ
Employer details
Employer name
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Primary Site: Callington Road Hospital
Marmalade Lane
Bristol
BS4 5BJ
Employer's website
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