Band 7 - Psychologist/Psychological Therapist - Bath
- Employer
- Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
- Location
- Bristol
- Salary
- £46,148 to £52,809 a year
- Closing date
- 22 Nov 2024
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- Profession
- Mental health, Psychologist
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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1. To fulfil a comprehensive role as a Psychologist/Psychological Therapist within the Gambling Harms Service
2. To assess and treat a specialist workload of clients and maintain associated records.
3. To participate in Continued Professional Development and other developmental activities.
4. To undertake Research and Development and clinical audit.
5. To clinically supervise trainees, assistants and team members as appropriate to level of experience.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide a psychologically informed service to the Gambling Harms Service including assessment and specialist formulation for individuals and carers as appropriate.
2. To provide specialist consultation and supervision to more junior members of the team and other agencies providing care for the client group.
3. To liaise with the Gambling Harms Service and identify appropriate care pathways for patients.
4. To work jointly with colleagues within the Gambling Harms service offering consultation, case management and case-based discussion and providing expert advice.
5. To participate in Gambling Harms Service referral processes and meetings.
6. To participate in generic team duties as agreed by the team leader and Senior Psychological Therapist/Psychologist, as appropriate to the needs of the service. Gambling Harms Service.
7. To participate in clinical and caseload supervision arrangements provided by the Gambling Harms Service.
8. To maintain accurate records and to monitor clinical workload using agreed systems.
9. To support the full implementation of ICPA where appropriate.
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 (BaNES), 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
1. To provide a psychologically informed service to the Gambling Harms Service including assessment and specialist formulation for individuals and carers as appropriate.
2. To provide specialist consultation and supervision to more junior members of the team and other agencies providing care for the client group.
3. To liaise with the Gambling Harms Service and identify appropriate care pathways for patients.
4. To work jointly with colleagues within the Gambling Harms service offering consultation, case management and case-based discussion and providing expert advice.
5. To participate in Gambling Harms Service referral processes and meetings.
6. To participate in generic team duties as agreed by the team leader and Senior Psychological Therapist/Psychologist, as appropriate to the needs of the service. Gambling Harms Service.
7. To participate in clinical and caseload supervision arrangements provided by the Gambling Harms Service.
8. To maintain accurate records and to monitor clinical workload using agreed systems.
9. To support the full implementation of ICPA where appropriate.
Person Specification
Interview by Teams
Essential
Desirable
Employer details
Employer name
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Blackberry Hill Hospital
Will need to travel to Bristol and Bath monthly.
Bristol
BS16 2EW
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
342-SS178-1124
2. To assess and treat a specialist workload of clients and maintain associated records.
3. To participate in Continued Professional Development and other developmental activities.
4. To undertake Research and Development and clinical audit.
5. To clinically supervise trainees, assistants and team members as appropriate to level of experience.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide a psychologically informed service to the Gambling Harms Service including assessment and specialist formulation for individuals and carers as appropriate.
2. To provide specialist consultation and supervision to more junior members of the team and other agencies providing care for the client group.
3. To liaise with the Gambling Harms Service and identify appropriate care pathways for patients.
4. To work jointly with colleagues within the Gambling Harms service offering consultation, case management and case-based discussion and providing expert advice.
5. To participate in Gambling Harms Service referral processes and meetings.
6. To participate in generic team duties as agreed by the team leader and Senior Psychological Therapist/Psychologist, as appropriate to the needs of the service. Gambling Harms Service.
7. To participate in clinical and caseload supervision arrangements provided by the Gambling Harms Service.
8. To maintain accurate records and to monitor clinical workload using agreed systems.
9. To support the full implementation of ICPA where appropriate.
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 (BaNES), 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
1. To provide a psychologically informed service to the Gambling Harms Service including assessment and specialist formulation for individuals and carers as appropriate.
2. To provide specialist consultation and supervision to more junior members of the team and other agencies providing care for the client group.
3. To liaise with the Gambling Harms Service and identify appropriate care pathways for patients.
4. To work jointly with colleagues within the Gambling Harms service offering consultation, case management and case-based discussion and providing expert advice.
5. To participate in Gambling Harms Service referral processes and meetings.
6. To participate in generic team duties as agreed by the team leader and Senior Psychological Therapist/Psychologist, as appropriate to the needs of the service. Gambling Harms Service.
7. To participate in clinical and caseload supervision arrangements provided by the Gambling Harms Service.
8. To maintain accurate records and to monitor clinical workload using agreed systems.
9. To support the full implementation of ICPA where appropriate.
Person Specification
Interview by Teams
Essential
- Qualification in one of the core mental health professions eg. , clinical psychology, counselling psychology or CBT.
- Accreditation with relevant professional body i.e BABCP, BPS, Membership of HCPC
- Experience of working with a wide range of individuals with complex mental health problems ? Experience of Therapeutic interventions with service user group ? In-depth Knowledge of at least one therapeutic model ? Experience of multidisciplinary working within an adult mental health NHS setting including consultation in case discussions, and team meetings. ? Familiarity with NHS ways of working, NHS systems and statutory obligations. ? Experience of formulating a person's difficulties from a psychological perspective and communicating to service users and multidisciplinary staff ? Experience of offering clinical supervision and/ or facilitating reflective practice sessions for multidisciplinary staff ? Experience of developing and delivering training to support multidisciplinary teams and others as appropriate ? Experience of supporting teams in managing risk, and in complex multiagency work
- Experience of brief models of intervention, assessment and formulation of people in high levels of distress/crisis
- Effective team player with good communication and liaison skills ? Empathy/engagement skills with the client group ? Ability to cope with workload pressure/prioritise workload ? Ability to work autonomously ? Confidence in working to support members of multidisciplinary teams ? Self-awareness and emotional resilience ? Well organised with good administration/ computer skills
- Empathy for individuals who have experienced mental health problems and ability to cope with behaviour which may be challenging at times.
Desirable
- Trained and experienced in EMDR
- Knowledge and experience of working with two or more therapeutic models. ? Experience of working psychologically with people in acute levels of distress.
Employer details
Employer name
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Blackberry Hill Hospital
Will need to travel to Bristol and Bath monthly.
Bristol
BS16 2EW
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
342-SS178-1124
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