Band 8a CEN & PCLS Psychologist - Swindon

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust; Swindon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in Swindon is seeking an experienced psychologist to support innovative psychological services. This dual-role position involves leadership in a developing brief intervention service and collaboration within a multidisciplinary team to deliver mental health support. The role emphasizes diversity and inclusion in the workplace, encouraging backgrounds from various communities. Ideal candidates will have experience in managing clinical teams and providing high-quality psychological care for clients with complex emotional needs.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing teams and delivering evidence-based interventions.
• Background in psychological support for complex emotional needs and PTSD.

Responsibilities

• Lead locality team in delivering psychological interventions.
• Collaborate in MDT for assessments and treatments.
• Expand and manage service offerings.

Skills

Leadership skills

Assessment and formulation

Brief interventions

Education

Qualified Psychologist

Job description

Job overview

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic psychologist to work across two innovative services in Swindon. This role offers the chance to develop your leadership skills by supporting a growing brief psychological intervention service as well as working within a busy MDT providing assessment, formulation, and brief interventions for a wide range of mental health needs.

The Primary Care Complex Emotional Needs Service (PC CEN) delivers brief psychological support for individuals with emotional and relational difficulties, associated with personality disorder. With additional investment the service will expand to also offer intervention to people with complex PTSD who may fall between the gap between primary and secondary MH services.

The Primary Care Liaison Service (PCLS) provides mental health triage, assessment, brief interventions, advice, and signposting for diverse mental health issues. You will work closely with the Swindon Psychological Therapies Service to deliver high-quality psychological care.

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.

Main duties of the job

This role involves three days per week in the PC CEN Service and two days per week with the PCLS, linked to the local Psychological Therapies Service (PTS).

As PC CEN Psychologist, you will lead the locality team as the service expands, managing therapists and MHWP’s to deliver safe, evidence-based interventions for clients with complex emotional needs and cPTSD.

As PCLS Psychologist, you will collaborate within the MDT to provide assessment, formulation, brief interventions, and signposting for a wide range of mental health presentations. The service includes a trainee Clinical Associate Psychologist (CAP) and aims to expand its psychological offerings.