Band 7 Clinical or Counselling Psychologist - Swindon

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust is recruiting a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to deliver evidence-based psychological interventions for complex mental health problems, including CPTSD/PTSD. The role welcomes newly qualified applicants and offers support for specialist training, including EMDR, within a multidisciplinary Swindon PTS team.

You will work with a team of clinical and counselling psychologists, CBT therapists, and allied professionals, with opportunities

Qualifications

• Newly qualified or some experience in psychology is acceptable.
• Experience with trauma histories, including CPTSD/PTSD, is valuable.
• Opportunity to pursue specialist training (e.g., EMDR) will be supported.
• Collaborates with a multidisciplinary team and training providers.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessment, formulation and evidence-based intervention for a caseload with CPTSD/PTSD and comorbid presentations.
• Liaise with the Recovery Team and MDT colleagues to coordinate referrals and care.
• Contribute to the CMS and CMHF transformation and offer supervision/consultancy as needed.

Skills

Clinical Psychology

Counselling Psychology

Evidence-based practice

EMDR experience

BABCP accreditation

Job description

Job overview

We are looking to recruit a Clinical or Counselling 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.

Swindon PTS comprises a supportive team of Clinical Psychologists, Counselling Psychologists, CBT Therapists, a Family Therapist and Arts Psychotherapists. We have established links with local training providers in Clinical & Counselling Psychology and provide placements for undergraduate psychologists from the University of Bath. All PTS staff have access to regular activities to support their ongoing professional development. Several 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

The team has a strong emphasis on promoting staff wellbeing, including a monthly wellbeing newsletter. We are a flexible employer and there will be opportunities for blended site-based and home working options.

Main duties of the job

You will provide specialist assessment, formulation and evidence-based psychological intervention to a caseload of service users with presentations associated with CPTSD or PTSD co-morbid with other presentations.

The team is co-located with the Swindon 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 would 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 local Recovery Team, offering consultancy and supervision in the delivery of psychological interventions. We offer a range of therapeutic approaches, including CBT/ TF-CBT, DBT, CFT, EMDR and Family Therapy. The Recovery Team have also been implementing Structured Clinical Management (SCM), with support from PTS colleagues.