B7 Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/Psychological Therapist

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health service provider in Bristol seeks a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join its multidisciplinary team within the South Bristol Assessment and Recovery Team. The successful candidate will deliver evidence-based therapies, conduct assessments, and provide supervision and consultation. Candidates should have a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology or a related field and be experienced in a variety of therapeutic approaches.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with current evidence-based interventions.
• Ability to deliver specialist assessment and interventions.
• Demonstrated outcomes from therapeutic work.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of clients.
• Participate in professional development activities.
• Supervise trainees and team members.

Skills

Evidence-based interventions

Therapeutic approaches (CBT, DBT, etc.)

Clinical supervision

Research and development

Education

Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology or equivalent

Job description

Job overview

We are seeking an enthusiastic Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Psychological Therapist to join our specialist team within the Bristol Complex Psychological Interventions Service (CPI). The role is based in the South Bristol Assessment and Recovery Team at Petherton Resource Centre—a vibrant, multidisciplinary team where developing and evaluating 1:1 and group interventions for a wide range of secondary mental health presentations is central.

CPI, part of Bristol Mental Health, comprises of multidisciplinary professions and offers a range of activities to support psychologically informed care within the secondary mental health service. The team also provides supervision and training to partner organisations. CPI offers complex assessment, formulation, and a wide range of therapies including specialist CBT and third wave approaches, CAT, Psychotherapy, Art Psychotherapies, Family Therapy, MBT, and DBT. Therapy is delivered in both individual and group formats.

The successful candidate will provide specialist assessment, formulation, intervention, and evaluation, as well as staff training, supervision, consultation and support. Applicants should be familiar with current evidence-based interventions and able to demonstrate outcomes.

Main duties of the job

• To fulfil a comprehensive role as a Clinical Psychologist or appropriate trained Psychological Practitioner (Counselling Psychologist, Psychological Therapist, Psychotherapist, Arts Psychotherapist) within the South Assessment and Recovery team.

• To assess and treat a specialist workload of clients and maintain associated records.

• To participate in Continued Professional Development and other developmental activities.

• To be part of the South Bristol DBT Team (training will be provided if necessary).

• To undertake Research and Development and clinical audit.

• To clinically supervise trainees, assistants and team members.

• To provide consultation and training to the South Bristol Assessment and Recovery Team.