Band 7 / 8a Clinical / Counselling Psychologist - N. Somerset

If you are an enthusiastic clinical psychologist who is passionate about clinical work, high quality mental health services and a holistic approach to supporting individuals who are struggling with their mental health, we would love to hear from you. Working as Clinical Lead in the MINT team, you will provide clinical leadership and training, specialist psychological assessment and therapy, as well as consultation and support to other staff delivering psychological interventions under supervision. The ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams will be essential to developing your role. You will need to be well organised with the ability to prioritise your work according to clinical need and liaise effectively with team colleagues and professionals in other agencies. The post is available as either an 8a post or as a Band 7/8a developmental post, dependent on experience. North Somerset PTS services work across all community, acute and inpatient services within North Somerset. The service is staffed by a multidisciplinary team comprising of clinical psychologists, arts psychotherapists, family therapists, CBT therapists and psychotherapists. We are a friendly and supportive team, who are highly valued within local services.,

• To provide clinical leadership to the Mental Wellbeing Integrated Network Team (MINT).
• To liaise with relevant partner agencies in North Somerset to further develop the team.
• To work with MINT colleagues and partner agencies to develop processes and procedures for the team which enhance relationships with local services.
• To provide highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy to patients and carers to the MINT.
• To provide highly specialist advice and consultation on clients' formulation and psychological management to other non-psychologist colleagues.
• To use highly specialist psychological knowledge and skills to contribute to the more effective management of patients by the various teams working into the local MINT and in the area.
• To clinically supervise/line manage trainee clinical psychologists, assistant psychologists, Clinical Associate Psychologists (CAPs) and less experienced psychology staff, and other professionals.
• To contribute to audit, research, policy and service development within the areas served by the MINT.
• To develop and deliver training in psychological therapies for multidisciplinary staff.
  
  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.