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Band 8a CEN & PCLS Psychologist - Swindon
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Job Description
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- HPCP accredited clinical/counselling psychologist
- BABCP Accredited Therapist
- Leadership experience / training
- 2 year post qualification experience
- Experience of delivering trauma focused interventions i.e. TF-CBT
- Experience of working within Access / Primary Care Mental Health Services
- Experience of working in to an MDT
- EMDR Trained
- MBT/DBT Trained
- Experience of providing brief interventions
- Experience of delivering clinical supervision
- Experience of delivering line management supervision
- BABCP accredited supervisor
- Experience of delivering training
- Experience of designing training
- Relevant R&D or clinical audit work post qualification
- HPCP accredited clinical/counselling psychologist
- BABCP Accredited Therapist
- Leadership experience / training
- 2 year post qualification experience
- Experience of delivering trauma focused interventions i.e. TF-CBT
- Experience of working within Access / Primary Care Mental Health Services
- Experience of working in to an MDT
- EMDR Trained
- MBT/DBT Trained
- Experience of providing brief interventions
- Experience of delivering clinical supervision
- Experience of delivering line management supervision
- BABCP accredited supervisor
- Experience of delivering training
- Experience of designing training
- Relevant R&D or clinical audit work post qualification
Job summary
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic psychologist to work across two innovative services in Swindon. This role offers the chance to develop your leadership skills by supporting a growing brief psychological intervention service as well as working within a busy MDT providing assessment, formulation, and brief interventions for a wide range of mental health needs.
The Primary Care Complex Emotional Needs Service (PC CEN) delivers brief psychological support for individuals with emotional and relational difficulties, associated with personality disorder. With additional investment the service will expand to also offer intervention to people with complex PTSD who may fall between the gap between primary and secondary MH services.
Swindon PTS comprises a supportive team of Clinical Psychologists, Counselling Psychologists, CBT Therapists, a Family Therapist and Arts Psychotherapists. We have strong links with local training providers in Clinical & Counselling Psychology. All PTS staff have access to regular activities to support their ongoing professional development, including a bi-monthly CPD club and support to access other specialist training. We offer a range of therapeutic approaches, including CBT, DBT, CFT, EMDR and Family Therapy. We have a well established mechanisms for supporting staff who wish to maintain their BABCP accreditation.
Main duties of the job
This role involves three days per week in the PC CEN Service and two days per week with the PCLS, linked to the local Psychological Therapies Service (PTS).
As PC CEN Psychologist, you will lead the locality team as the service expands, managing therapists and MHWP's to deliver safe, evidence-based interventions for clients with complex emotional needs and cPTSD.
As PCLS Psychologist, you will collaborate within the MDT to provide assessment, formulation, brief interventions, and signposting for a wide range of mental health presentations. The service includes a trainee Clinical Associate Psychologist (CAP) and aims to expand its psychological offerings.
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.
Details
Date posted
21 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£55,690 to £62,682 a year pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
342-SWN059-0725
Job locations
Sandalwood Court
Highworth Road
Swindon
SN3 4WF
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Job responsibilities
To provide highly specialist assessment and therapy (CBT / DBT informed) to patients and carers as appropriate to the service.
To provide highly specialist advice and consultation on clients care and management in relation to the service.
To clinically supervise other therapists and other professionals in the team in addition to taking on line management responsibilities for some.
To contribute to audit, research, policy and service development within the complex emotional needs pathway.
To develop and deliver training in complex emotional needs and trauma informed care for multidisciplinary staff.
Contribute to continued service development and audit
Participate in CPD and other developmental activities
As the PCLS psychologist, you will work closely with the other members of the MDT to ensure that service users receive a high quality assessment and intervention/ onward signposting. Swindon PCLS already includes a trainee Clinical Associate Psychologist (CAP) and have had a long term aspiration to widen and develop their psychological offer.
Job responsibilities
To provide highly specialist assessment and therapy (CBT / DBT informed) to patients and carers as appropriate to the service.
To provide highly specialist advice and consultation on clients care and management in relation to the service.
To clinically supervise other therapists and other professionals in the team in addition to taking on line management responsibilities for some.
To contribute to audit, research, policy and service development within the complex emotional needs pathway.
To develop and deliver training in complex emotional needs and trauma informed care for multidisciplinary staff.
Contribute to continued service development and audit
Participate in CPD and other developmental activities
As the PCLS psychologist, you will work closely with the other members of the MDT to ensure that service users receive a high quality assessment and intervention/ onward signposting. Swindon PCLS already includes a trainee Clinical Associate Psychologist (CAP) and have had a long term aspiration to widen and develop their psychological offer.
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Additional informationDisclosure 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
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).
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
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Sandalwood Court
Highworth Road
Swindon
SN3 4WF
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
Sandalwood Court
Highworth Road
Swindon
SN3 4WF
Employer's website
http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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