• Job Description

  Req#: C9342-23-0425?language=en&page=1359&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Come and join our Psychological Therapies Service (PTS), working with older people in Swindon, across inpatient and community settings. This role is suitable for either an experienced psychologist, or a newly-qualified psychologist on a preceptorship basis. We are a flexible employer and there will be opportunities for blended site-based and home working options.

  Swindon Psychological Therapies Service (PTS) comprises a supportive team of Clinical Psychologists, Counselling Psychologists, CBT Therapists, a Family Therapist and Arts Psychotherapists. The Later Life branch of Swindon PTS is a small and friendly team including a Psychology Lead for Later Life, Art Therapist, Music Therapist, and other therapy colleagues. We have established links with local training providers in Clinical and Counselling Psychology and all PTS staff have access to regular activities to support their ongoing professional development.

  Main duties of the job

  The Victoria Centre is a thriving purpose-built centre where community teams and two inpatient units for older people are based. The role involves providing specialist psychological input to the functional (Hodson) and organic (Liddington) wards and supporting our Complex Intervention and Treatment Team (CITT), a multidisciplinary community team for older people with complex mental health needs.

  This is a varied role with the opportunity to build continuity for the older people we care for: it offers you a wonderful environment in which to build your psychological therapy skills, by providing longer-term interventions when clients are discharged into the community. The successful applicant will be highly-motivated to provide a good quality, evidence-based psychological service and will have experience of working with individuals with complex psychological difficulties.

  Both our ward teams and CIT team have dedicated multidisciplinary clinicians, with opportunities for consultation and training alongside the direct clinical work in the form of specialist psychological assessment, formulation, and intervention. The CITT caseload is diverse, and we are seeking a psychologist with experience of working with older people with complex mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, psychosis, and physical and neurological comorbidities.

  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.

  Date posted

  10 July 2023

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 8a

  Salary

  £50,952 to £57,349 a year per annum pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  342-SWN102-0723

  Job locations

  Victoria Centre

  Swindon

  SN3 6BW

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  See the attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities for this role

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  See the attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities for this role

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Doctoral Clinical Psychology or Counselling Psychology qualification or equivalent.
  • HCPC Registered
  • Post qualification and further specialist training in specified specialist intervention

  Desirable

  • Supervision Training

  Experience and skills

  Essential

  • Experience of working alongside multidisciplinary colleagues.
  • Clinical supervision/consultation with other professionals.
  • Evidence based therapeutic interventions with client group.
  • Psychological assessment skills and knowledge.
  • Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in the specialism. Ability to use this knowledge to think systemically/ organizationally.
  • Experience of risk assessment and management.
  • Experience of delivery of training

  Desirable

  • Clinical supervision of clinical psychology trainees
  • Relevant R&D or clinical audit work post qualification.

  Skills and abilities

  Essential

  • Ability to work effectively and flexibly as an integral member of a team.
  • Good communication and liaison skills.
  • Well organised with good administration skills.
  • Empathy/engagement skills with the client group.
  • Ability to cope with workload pressure/ prioritise workload.
  • Ability to work independently.
  • Self-awareness and emotional resilience.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Doctoral Clinical Psychology or Counselling Psychology qualification or equivalent.
  • HCPC Registered
  • Post qualification and further specialist training in specified specialist intervention

  Desirable

  • Supervision Training

  Experience and skills

  Essential

  • Experience of working alongside multidisciplinary colleagues.
  • Clinical supervision/consultation with other professionals.
  • Evidence based therapeutic interventions with client group.
  • Psychological assessment skills and knowledge.
  • Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in the specialism. Ability to use this knowledge to think systemically/ organizationally.
  • Experience of risk assessment and management.
  • Experience of delivery of training

  Desirable

  • Clinical supervision of clinical psychology trainees
  • Relevant R&D or clinical audit work post qualification.

  Skills and abilities

  Essential

  • Ability to work effectively and flexibly as an integral member of a team.
  • Good communication and liaison skills.
  • Well organised with good administration skills.
  • Empathy/engagement skills with the client group.
  • Ability to cope with workload pressure/ prioritise workload.
  • Ability to work independently.
  • Self-awareness and emotional resilience.

  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).

  Additional information

  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

  Victoria Centre

  Swindon

  SN3 6BW

  
  

  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

  Victoria Centre

  Swindon

  SN3 6BW

  
  

  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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