Job summary
We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and committed Clinical Psychologist or Counselling Psychologist to join our well-established Complex Psychological Interventions Service in Bristol. The post is based in Adult Mental Health Services in the Inner City and East Bristol team, and the successful applicant will support the delivery of psychological interventions in the Assessment and Recovery Team.
We are looking for applicants with a particular interest in working with people with a broad range of complex and enduring mental health difficulties across the lifespan, including older adults who are served within our ageless service. We are particularly interested in candidates with special skills and experience in CBT for severe mental health difficulties.
In addition, the successful candidate will lead the organisation and development of our established Staff Support Debrief Service for the community teams in Bristol.
As well as working closely within the teams, you will receive excellent support and supervision from more senior and well-established CPI members. There will be opportunities for continuing professional development and development of innovative research projects.
Main duties of the job
o To provide highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy to patients and carers as appropriate to the service.
o To provide highly specialist advice and consultation on clients' formulation and psychological management to other non-psychologist colleagues.
o To use highly specialist psychological knowledge and skills to contribute to the more effective management of patients by the various teams in the area and where appropriate outside of the area.
o To lead the organisation and development of the Staff Support Debrief Service for the community teams in Bristol.
o To clinically supervise/line manage trainee clinical psychologists, assistant psychologists, CAPs and less experienced psychology staff, and other professionals.
o To contribute to audit, research, policy and service development within the areas served by the Complex Psychological Interventions Service.
o To develop and deliver training in psychological therapies for multidisciplinary staff.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
CLINICAL
To provide a high quality and largely autonomous and systematic clinical/counselling psychology service.
To undertake highly specialist assessments, including neuropsychological assessment, risk assessment and assessment for suitability for specialist psychological therapies with clients and their carers (as appropriate to the role).
To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of clients mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.
To be responsible for providing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.
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.
To be involved in the development and delivery of training within the Trust.
To participate in clinical and caseload supervision arrangements provided by the Service.
To maintain accurate records and to monitor clinical workload using agreed systems.
To support the full implementation of the Your Team, Your Conversation, Your Plan framework, including acting as Keyworker as appropriate to the needs of the service.
To enter data as requested by the Trust in a timely manner.
MANAGEMENT
Delegated caseload supervision
Represent the service at specialist meetings as requested
The co-ordination of small scale projects as requested
PROFESSIONAL
To fully adhere to the Policies and Procedures of the HCPC. To fully observe the BPS (1996) Code of Conduct and the DCP Guidelines for the Professional Practice of Clinical Psychology (1995).
To be aware of, adhere to, and where appropriate, contribute to the formulation and review of Trust, Area, Clinical Psychology policies and procedures. Copies of Trust Policies can be accessed via the staff intranet or from your manager.
To participate in local psychological therapy meetings, Complex Psychological Interventions Service meetings, and Trust-wide meetings as appropriate.
To maintain and develop high standards of clinical psychology practice by engaging in continuing professional development and co-operative working/networking with other clinical psychologists.
To participate in an annual performance appraisal.
To participate in clinical supervision.
SERVICE GOVERNANCE
To participate in service governance processes in the profession and in the LDU to maintain a safe, effective service which responds to Service User feedback.
To support and participate in multidisciplinary clinical audit.
To liaise with other disciplines and agencies to ensure that best practice is shared.
To promote the use of effective interventions in the service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
CLINICAL
To provide a high quality and largely autonomous and systematic clinical/counselling psychology service.
To undertake highly specialist assessments, including neuropsychological assessment, risk assessment and assessment for suitability for specialist psychological therapies with clients and their carers (as appropriate to the role).
To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of clients mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.
To be responsible for providing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.
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.
To be involved in the development and delivery of training within the Trust.
To participate in clinical and caseload supervision arrangements provided by the Service.
To maintain accurate records and to monitor clinical workload using agreed systems.
To support the full implementation of the Your Team, Your Conversation, Your Plan framework, including acting as Keyworker as appropriate to the needs of the service.
To enter data as requested by the Trust in a timely manner.
MANAGEMENT
Delegated caseload supervision
Represent the service at specialist meetings as requested
The co-ordination of small scale projects as requested
PROFESSIONAL
To fully adhere to the Policies and Procedures of the HCPC. To fully observe the BPS (1996) Code of Conduct and the DCP Guidelines for the Professional Practice of Clinical Psychology (1995).
To be aware of, adhere to, and where appropriate, contribute to the formulation and review of Trust, Area, Clinical Psychology policies and procedures. Copies of Trust Policies can be accessed via the staff intranet or from your manager.
To participate in local psychological therapy meetings, Complex Psychological Interventions Service meetings, and Trust-wide meetings as appropriate.
To maintain and develop high standards of clinical psychology practice by engaging in continuing professional development and co-operative working/networking with other clinical psychologists.
To participate in an annual performance appraisal.
To participate in clinical supervision.
SERVICE GOVERNANCE
To participate in service governance processes in the profession and in the LDU to maintain a safe, effective service which responds to Service User feedback.
To support and participate in multidisciplinary clinical audit.
To liaise with other disciplines and agencies to ensure that best practice is shared.
To promote the use of effective interventions in the service.
Person Specification
Education, Qualification, Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Doctoral Clinical Psychology or Counselling Psychology qualification or equivalent.
- Eligible for Chartered Psychologist status.
- HCPC Registered.
- Specialist training in CBT.
- Evidence based therapeutic interventions with client group, including CBT.
- Experience of delivering training to others in Mental Health services topics.
- Experience of working alongside NHS multidisciplinary colleagues.
- Clinical supervision/consultation with other professionals.
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in the specialism. Ability to use this knowledge to think systemically/ organizationally.
Desirable
- Supervision Training.
- Post-qualification training in CBT for Psychosis.
- Relevant R&D or clinical audit work post qualification.
- Clinical supervision of clinical or counselling psychology trainees.
- Experience of facilitating Staff Support Debrief meetings.
Person Specification
Education, Qualification, Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Doctoral Clinical Psychology or Counselling Psychology qualification or equivalent.
- Eligible for Chartered Psychologist status.
- HCPC Registered.
- Specialist training in CBT.
- Evidence based therapeutic interventions with client group, including CBT.
- Experience of delivering training to others in Mental Health services topics.
- Experience of working alongside NHS multidisciplinary colleagues.
- Clinical supervision/consultation with other professionals.
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in the specialism. Ability to use this knowledge to think systemically/ organizationally.
Desirable
- Supervision Training.
- Post-qualification training in CBT for Psychosis.
- Relevant R&D or clinical audit work post qualification.
- Clinical supervision of clinical or counselling psychology trainees.
- Experience of facilitating Staff Support Debrief meetings.
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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