Band 6 Clinical Associate Psychologist (CAP)

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust; Bath; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity arises within the Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust for a Band 6 Clinical Associate Psychologist. The role involves delivering psychological care within a multidisciplinary team to service users experiencing complex mental health challenges. Autonomy in practice and support from senior psychologists are essential components of this position. Generous compensation for anti-social hours and flexible shift arrangements enhance the appeal of this opportunity.

Benefits

Generous pay for anti-social hours

Access to rota requests

Qualifications

• Qualified Clinical Psychologist or equivalent.
• Experience in delivering psychological interventions.
• Ability to work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver care and interventions to service users as an alternative to hospital admission.
• Conduct risk assessments and psychological assessments.
• Provide psychological interventions and support supervision within the MDT.

Job description

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Clinical Associate Psychologist to join our Crisis Home Treatment Team in BANES, and form part of our Multi Disciplinary Team.

The role of a clinical associate psychologist is already well established and supported in the team, offering interventions for service users who are experiencing complex mental health difficulties, and who may otherwise need to be in hospital.

The Clinical Associate Psychologist will be able to practice autonomously with appropriate support, working within their scope of practice, under the supervision of a registered clinical psychologist and within the Intensive Team MDT.

The Intensive Team operates 08:00-22:00 7 days a week - therefore shift and weekend working will be required. We offer generous enhanced pay for anti social hours which includes weekends. There is a possibility of long day working if preferred or single shifts. You will also have access to rota requests which we work very hard to facilitate.

Main duties of the job

• Working within the scope and remit of an Intensive Service, delivering care and interventions to service users and families, as an alternative to hospital admission.
• Professional liaison and planning care
• Working within the MDT
• Risk assessment and front line psycho-social assessment skills
• This role is semi autonomous working under supervision of a local Clinical Psychologist/ BABCP accredited practitioner responsible for
• Psychological assessment and formulation of a specified client group depending on service need and skills/training on practitioner.
• Offer defined evidence based psychological interventions to that specific client group,
• Working with Service Users with complex mental health problems
• You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team providing training and supervision.
• To offer psychological interventions alongside the MDT
• Shift co-ordination