Band 7 Senior Practitioner (Complex Emotional Needs) - Central Bristol
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
The closing date is 13 October 2024
Job summary
An opportunity for a 12 month secondment/fixed term post in the Complex Emotional Needs service has become available in Central Bristol to cover maternity leave. The post holder will work within the BNSSG Wide Complex Emotional needs service and be based in the Central Bristol area of the team.
You will provide specialist clinical expertise to services in the formulation and interventions for adults with Complex Emotional Needs (difficulties associated with a diagnosis of personality disorder).
Main duties of the job
To lead as the senior practitioner for complex emotional needs within Central Bristol. This could include:
Supporting the development of staff skills and wellbeing through delivering group and individual clinical supervision.
Delivering evidence based interventions clinically such as SCM and DBT/MBT.
Providing leadership support and accountability for the use of the SCM model.
Completing treatment needs assessments.
Delivering training alongside the BNSSG Wide CEN Service.
Chairing or supporting MDT meetings for service users presenting with high levels of distress, risk or complexity.
Offering advice, consultation and training to the wider health and social care system.
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.
Date posted
27 September 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£43,742 to £50,056 a year (Pay award pending)
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
342-BR232-0924
Job locations
Speedwell Centre, Bristol
Whitefield Rd, Speedwell
Bristol
BS5 7TJ
Employer details
Employer name
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Speedwell Centre, Bristol
Whitefield Rd, Speedwell
Bristol
BS5 7TJ
Employer's website
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