Job summary
It is an exciting time to join us and help shape our response to the national aspiration to transform inpatient care. We are recruiting for two new posts to help shape our response to this key area of mental health, supporting the delivery of our strategic plans. The roles are a key enabler in the development and delivery of our inpatient transformation programme and will be supported by the Divisional Director of Therapies, locality psychology services and the wider transformation team. You will be able to shape delivery of services and contribute to ongoing quality improvement and research.
You will need to be an experienced psychologist with a track record of delivering and supporting transformation and improvement in the acute pathway (home treatment/inpatient). You will have in depth knowledge of what it takes to provide psychologically and trauma informed services and experience of working in acute settings. You will be joining a division that has a clear vision and mandate to expand and improve psychological provision. We have been successful in securing increased investment into our therapy services and have excellent opportunities for career development and CPD. We provide opportunities for leadership training, training in Quality Improvement methodologies and model specific training. We also have a strong research focus and are currently hosting numerous research trials.
Main duties of the job
To develop, co-ordinate and ensure the provision of psychological provision across the acute pathway.
To personally provide highly specialist clinical input through carrying a small caseload managed in partnership with the Multi-Disciplinary team (MDT).
To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate, functioning as a lead specialist in the acute pathway.
To ensure that systems are in place and working effectively for the clinical and professional supervision and support of other psychological practitioners in the teams.
To promote service evaluation, audit, research and policy development.
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
Please see the attached job description and key local information sheet for further information about this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and key local information sheet for further information about this role.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology qualification or equivalent qualification in Clinical Psychology
- Registered by the HCPC.
- Relevant Specialist CPD training
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience
- Experience of Lecturing/Teaching/Training Psychologists and other professions
- Supervision experience with Trainee Clinical Psychologists
- Supervision experience with other professions
- Care Co-ordination or equivalent role
- R&D relevant to role
- Service development/project leadership/ clinical leadership
Desirable
- Experience of working in an Acute pathway (home treatment/Inpatients)
Specialised Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of specialist therapeutic interventions with client group
- Specialist assessment and formulation skills
- Expert in analysis and differential formulation of highly complex case information
- Specialist training in clinical supervision
Desirable
- Ability to use computer spreadsheets for data analysis
- Ability to use computer software to perform specialist / advanced data analysis of clinical data.
Skills and personal atributes
Essential
- Effective team player with good communication and liaison skills
- Advanced skills at engaging with/communicating sensitively to clients who exhibit severe problems of interpersonal relating
- Ability to cope with workload pressure/prioritise workload
- Self-awareness and emotional resilience
- Skills in personal supervision
- Ability to cope with the stress of working with a difficult, potentially hostile, emotionally and behaviourally disturbed client group
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology qualification or equivalent qualification in Clinical Psychology
- Registered by the HCPC.
- Relevant Specialist CPD training
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience
- Experience of Lecturing/Teaching/Training Psychologists and other professions
- Supervision experience with Trainee Clinical Psychologists
- Supervision experience with other professions
- Care Co-ordination or equivalent role
- R&D relevant to role
- Service development/project leadership/ clinical leadership
Desirable
- Experience of working in an Acute pathway (home treatment/Inpatients)
Specialised Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of specialist therapeutic interventions with client group
- Specialist assessment and formulation skills
- Expert in analysis and differential formulation of highly complex case information
- Specialist training in clinical supervision
Desirable
- Ability to use computer spreadsheets for data analysis
- Ability to use computer software to perform specialist / advanced data analysis of clinical data.
Skills and personal atributes
Essential
- Effective team player with good communication and liaison skills
- Advanced skills at engaging with/communicating sensitively to clients who exhibit severe problems of interpersonal relating
- Ability to cope with workload pressure/prioritise workload
- Self-awareness and emotional resilience
- Skills in personal supervision
- Ability to cope with the stress of working with a difficult, potentially hostile, emotionally and behaviourally disturbed client group
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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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