Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Band 7 MINT Psychological Therapist - Bristol

The closing date is 26 May 2025

Job summary

We are looking to recruit a Psychological Therapist to the established Mental Health-Wellbeing Integrated Network Team (MINT) in South Glos. We welcome applicants with professional qualifications in Psychology, Nursing, OT or Social Work with substantial experience of delivering psychological therapies. As part of the Community Mental Health Framework, we are delivering an exciting transformation programme to support people with mental health needs to get the help they need efficiently, and close to home.

The team aims to meet the needs of service users that fall through the gap between primary and secondary care services. You will provide psychological therapies to service users as well as formulations and consultation, to multidisciplinary professionals both within the team and to partner agencies. You will have close links with the Local Psychological Therapies Service. This new and exciting role will be well supported by a range of opportunities for continue professional development, accreditation in CBT, DBT and EMDR. An interest in the application of Critical Community Psychology principles into this post will be welcomed. As a service we are commitment to address issues of structural inequalities and oppression that often create barriers in the provision of equitable care for the service user groups in the Locality.

Main duties of the job

Align as a 'core' member of the MINT offering formulation, assessment and treatment based on psychological models theories and practices with the communities individuals, families and communities in the South Glos. geographical area.
Provide psychological input into the multidisciplinary MINT and to offer consultation, supervision and teaching to professional colleagues to the applicant's level of experience.
To have an interest in providing a range of brief to medium term psychological interventions on an individual and or group basis.
To work alongside our wider networks of psychological provision within VCSE and Secondary Mental Health.

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

09 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

342-SGLOS021-0425

Job locations

Mental Health Integrated Network Team, Kingswood Civic Centre

High Street, Kingswood,

Bristol

BS15 9TR

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical

1. To offer highly specialist assessments and consultations to people with complex mental health difficulties.

2. To provide psychological therapy to individual persons and groups.

3. To liaise and work jointly with with MINT team and wider network, providing consultancy, case management and providing expert advice.

4. To use highly specialist psychological

knowledge and skills to contribute to the supervision of psychological assistants, trainees and other members of the MINT team as appropriate to the role.

5. To participate in the MINT Multi-Disciplinary Discussions

6. To participate in clinical supervision and caseload supervision arrangements.

7. To maintain accurate records and to monitor clinical workload using agreed systems.

Professional

1. To work within the Ethical Principles and Code of Professional Conduct of the registered. Professional body. To work using best and evidence based practice.

2. To participate in professional meetings where agreed.

3. To be aware of and adhere to Trust Policies and Procedures.

Clinical Governance

1. To support and participate in multidisciplinary clinical audit in the service.

2. To promote the use of effective interventions in the service.

3. To liaise with other disciplines and agencies to ensure that best practice is shared.

Training and Staff Development

1. To offer training in psychological approaches to a wide range of other staff including staff in the multidisciplinary team and to staff from other parts of the service.

2. To collaborate with colleagues to develop and offer training courses.

3. To agree a plan for personal development with the CPI line manager and participate in an annual review.

Research and Development

1. To encourage a culture of evidence based practice in all parts of the Service.

2. To contribute to MINT reporting of activity.

Most challenging part of this role

Working with service-users with challenging and complex behaviours.

An emotionally demanding job that requires good personal and professional boundaries, high levels of concentration and confidence in managing the distress of others.

To be able to respond sensitively and effectively to the competing demands of clinical work, team support and professional responsibilities.

To engage in intensive therapy with service users who may be risky, difficult to engage or highly distressed.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical

1. To offer highly specialist assessments and consultations to people with complex mental health difficulties.

2. To provide psychological therapy to individual persons and groups.

3. To liaise and work jointly with with MINT team and wider network, providing consultancy, case management and providing expert advice.

4. To use highly specialist psychological

knowledge and skills to contribute to the supervision of psychological assistants, trainees and other members of the MINT team as appropriate to the role.

5. To participate in the MINT Multi-Disciplinary Discussions

6. To participate in clinical supervision and caseload supervision arrangements.

7. To maintain accurate records and to monitor clinical workload using agreed systems.

Professional

1. To work within the Ethical Principles and Code of Professional Conduct of the registered. Professional body. To work using best and evidence based practice.

2. To participate in professional meetings where agreed.

3. To be aware of and adhere to Trust Policies and Procedures.

Clinical Governance

1. To support and participate in multidisciplinary clinical audit in the service.

2. To promote the use of effective interventions in the service.

3. To liaise with other disciplines and agencies to ensure that best practice is shared.

Training and Staff Development

1. To offer training in psychological approaches to a wide range of other staff including staff in the multidisciplinary team and to staff from other parts of the service.

2. To collaborate with colleagues to develop and offer training courses.

3. To agree a plan for personal development with the CPI line manager and participate in an annual review.

Research and Development

1. To encourage a culture of evidence based practice in all parts of the Service.

2. To contribute to MINT reporting of activity.

Most challenging part of this role

Working with service-users with challenging and complex behaviours.

An emotionally demanding job that requires good personal and professional boundaries, high levels of concentration and confidence in managing the distress of others.

To be able to respond sensitively and effectively to the competing demands of clinical work, team support and professional responsibilities.

To engage in intensive therapy with service users who may be risky, difficult to engage or highly distressed.

Person Specification

registration

Essential

Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology or equivalent Mental Health professional qualification (in Mental Health Nursing/OT/Social Work with professional body registration)
Experience of delivering Psychological Therapies interventions with group or individuals within mental health and or primary care settings (CBT/DBT compassion focussed therapy or equivalent)

Desirable

Experience of working in multidisciplinary settings with complex presentations
Interest in working with complex presentations in Primary Care (CPTSD, mental health and substance misuse co-morbidity; bipolar presentations within primary care, etc)
Ability to manage crisis whilst supporting individuals and their systems to make sense of their difficulties in the context of their social circumstances
Ability to engage in service evaluations and audits

HCPC registered

Essential

HCPC registered
Psychological therapy experience
Mental Health working experience
Practiced in a registered psychological therapy

Desirable

Working within different areas of mental health
Working with primary care
Group work experience

Person Specification

registration

Essential

Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology or equivalent Mental Health professional qualification (in Mental Health Nursing/OT/Social Work with professional body registration)
Experience of delivering Psychological Therapies interventions with group or individuals within mental health and or primary care settings (CBT/DBT compassion focussed therapy or equivalent)

Desirable

Experience of working in multidisciplinary settings with complex presentations
Interest in working with complex presentations in Primary Care (CPTSD, mental health and substance misuse co-morbidity; bipolar presentations within primary care, etc)
Ability to manage crisis whilst supporting individuals and their systems to make sense of their difficulties in the context of their social circumstances
Ability to engage in service evaluations and audits

HCPC registered

Essential

HCPC registered
Psychological therapy experience
Mental Health working experience
Practiced in a registered psychological therapy

Desirable

Working within different areas of mental health
Working with primary care
Group work experience

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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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

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Mental Health Integrated Network Team, Kingswood Civic Centre

High Street, Kingswood,

Bristol

BS15 9TR

Employer's website

http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Mental Health Integrated Network Team, Kingswood Civic Centre

High Street, Kingswood,

Bristol

BS15 9TR

Employer's website

http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)