Band 7 Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - Weston-Super-Mare

Medirest Signature; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health service is seeking a Clinical Psychologist passionate about delivering evidence-based psychological interventions to clients with complex mental health issues. The role supports both newly qualified and experienced professionals, providing opportunities for further specialist training. Key responsibilities include specialized assessment and collaborative work with a multi-disciplinary team, helping to transform community mental health services.

Qualifications

• Experience with complex mental health problems.
• Passion for providing evidence-based interventions.
• Recent graduates are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessment and evidence-based psychological intervention.
• Liaise with multi-disciplinary team colleagues for suitable referrals.
• Participate in the transformation of community services.

Skills

Psychological interventions

Team collaboration

CBT

EMDR

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Job description

Job overview
We are looking to recruit a Clinical Psychologist, who is passionate about providing evidence based psychological interventions to those with complex mental health problems. This post would be suitable for newly qualified psychologists, or those with some experience. Many of the people referred to our service present with histories of complex trauma, so experience of working with these presentations would be invaluable. We would actively support the post holder to undertake further specialist training, for example in EMDR.

North Somerset PTS comprises a supportive team of Clinical Psychologists, Arts Psychotherapists, CBT Therapists, Family Therapists and Psychotherapists. We have established links with local training courses. All PTS staff have access to regular activities to support their ongoing professional development. A number of our staff are accredited by the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (BABCP) and we are able to provide specialist supervision to staff in applying for/ maintaining BABCP accreditation.



Main duties of the job
You will provide specialist assessment, formulation and evidence based psychological intervention to a caseload of service users on the North Somerset Psychological Therapies Service (PTS) caseload. The team is co-located with the Recovery Team, so the role will involve close liaison with MDT colleagues to consider suitable referrals and provide support to colleagues working in a psychologically informed way. You will be joining the team at an exciting time, as we implement the Your Team, Your Conversation, Your Plan approach, and participate in the transformation of community services as part of the Community Mental Health Framework (CMHF).

We work closely with the Recovery Team, offering consultancy and supervision in the delivery of psychological interventions. We offer a range of therapeutic approaches, including CBT, DBT, CAT EMDR Psychotherapy and Family Therapy.