Band 4 Assistant Psychologist - Bristol

Avon And Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Nhs Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in Bristol seeks an Assistant Psychologist to join theirPositive Behaviour Support Service. You will work within a multidisciplinary team to deliver intensive support to children and young people with complex needs and their families. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Psychology and experience in clinical settings with children. A diverse work environment is promoted, reflecting varied experiences and backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Experience in a clinical setting with children and adolescents.
• Understanding of learning disabilities and mental health.
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver intensive support and interventions to children and their families.
• Assist in assessing complex needs and delivering interventions.
• Work under the direction of Clinical Psychologists in the team.

Skills

Assessment and intervention

Support and health promotion

Communication skills

Ability to work with children and families

Education

Degree in Psychology or related field

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Assistant Psychologist to join the Bristol and South Gloucestershire Intensive Positive Behaviour Support Service. To work as an Assistant Psychologist in the Learning Disability Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (LD CAMHS), ensuring that a clinically effective, high-quality Intensive Positive Behaviour Support Service (iPBS) is provided to children and young people, as well as their families and carers.

Responsibilities

The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary service under the direction of the iPBS Service Lead, delivering intensive support and interventions to children and their families with complex needs. They will provide support and health promotion, and work alongside a Senior Psychologist to offer assessment and intervention to children and young people and their families/carers, within the CCHP multi‑professional LD CAMHS.

The post holder will assist in assessing complex needs (including functional analysis) and delivering interventions to address challenging behaviours in children and young people, under the direction of the Clinical Psychologists in the team.

They will deliver programmes to children and young people in specialist educational settings, short‑break provisions, and home environments. The post holder must be willing and able to work between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., as required.

About AWP

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.

AWP is committed to support and create a positive research and evidence‑based environment and culture, which can have a beneficial impact on everyone who works for the organisation and the care we provide to those who use our services.

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.