Band 7 Clinical Psychologist -Banes-Bath

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

The closing date is 12 May 2025

Job summary

Are you a qualified or soon-to-be qualified psychologist that is passionate about social justice? Are you interested providing evidence based psychological therapy to people who use alcohol and other drugs and supporting teams to work in psychologically informed ways?

We are looking for a Band 7 qualified clinical or counselling psychologist to join our new partnership service.

AWP are excited to be part of the multi agency partnership led by Turning Point delivering community drug and alcohol treatment in Banes. This innovative remodelling of the drug and alcohol service draws on the unique and specific expertise of providers.

AWP's role within the partnership to deliver the psychology aspects of the treatment system, working clinically with patients, to embed psychological informed ways of working into the wider workforce and to connect the drug treatment service with colleagues in community mental to improve quality of care for people with co-occurring mental health and substance use problems.

We are looking for an enthusiastic qualified Practitioner Psychologist to join the BaNES Psychological Therapies Service (PTS), which is part of a developing integrated drug and alcohol treatment system. BaNES PTS is a friendly team of Psychologists and Therapists who offer the NICE recommended therapies to people with significant mental health struggles. This new partnership offers us an opportunity to welcome specialist drug and alcohol practitioners to work alongside the team.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will be instrumental in supporting the psychological vision for the service become a reality, working in collaboration with the 8a Psychological Therapist, wider team and local mental health services. The post involves the provision of time-limited psychological interventions within the stepped-care model. The main emphasis for the role will be developing a range of intensities of psychological therapy, psychosocial and psychologically informed intervention to enable service users to progress in their recovery. The interventions that are core to the role and development are CBT and DBT skills, as well as familiarity with motivational interviewing. Training and supervision to underpin the provision of psychologically informed interventions will also key to the work of the team. The service is developing its adversity and trauma informed practice and, as such, experience and/or interest in delivering trauma focused psychological therapies would be advantageous. It is not expected that the post-holder will have all of these skills. The role will also provide clinical supervision, training, CPD, reflective practice and team formulation.

If you enjoy working with those who face the challenge of their substance use, and the complexities that often come with this work, whilst working in an active and changing environment that requires its staff to be flexible, responsive and ultimately caring then we would like to hear from you.

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.

AWP is committed to support and create a positive research and evidence-based environment and culture, which can have a beneficial impact on everyone who works for the organisation and the care we provide to those who use our services.

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

28 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

342-SS060-0425

Job locations

Bath Drug and Alcohol Service,

The Beehive

Bath

BA1 5BD

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide a high quality and largely autonomous and systematic clinical/counselling psychology service.

To undertake highly specialist assessments, including neuropsychological assessment and risk assessment.

To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of clients mental health problems.

To be responsible for providing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers and groups.

To provide at least one specialist evidence based psychological intervention as dictated by the needs of the service.

To provide highly specialist consultation to members of the various teams in the area and beyond regarding formulation and psychological management of clients of those teams.

To use highly specialist psychological knowledge and skills to contribute to the more effective management of patients by teams.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide a high quality and largely autonomous and systematic clinical/counselling psychology service.

To undertake highly specialist assessments, including neuropsychological assessment and risk assessment.

To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of clients mental health problems.

To be responsible for providing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers and groups.

To provide at least one specialist evidence based psychological intervention as dictated by the needs of the service.

To provide highly specialist consultation to members of the various teams in the area and beyond regarding formulation and psychological management of clients of those teams.

To use highly specialist psychological knowledge and skills to contribute to the more effective management of patients by teams.

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Essential

Doctoral Clinical Psychology or Counselling Psychology qualification or equivalent
HCPC Registered

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Evidence based therapeutic interventions with client group (acute complex mental health needs).
Experience of working alongside multidisciplinary colleagues.

Desirable

oExperience of teaching/training

Skills

Essential

Effective team player with good communication with liaison skills oWell organised with good administration skills oEmpathy/engagement skills with the client group oAbility to cope with workload pressure/prioritise workload oAbility to work independently oSelf-awareness and emotional resilience

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Essential

Doctoral Clinical Psychology or Counselling Psychology qualification or equivalent
HCPC Registered

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Evidence based therapeutic interventions with client group (acute complex mental health needs).
Experience of working alongside multidisciplinary colleagues.

Desirable

oExperience of teaching/training

Skills

Essential

Effective team player with good communication with liaison skills oWell organised with good administration skills oEmpathy/engagement skills with the client group oAbility to cope with workload pressure/prioritise workload oAbility to work independently oSelf-awareness and emotional resilience

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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