Band 8a Psychological Therapies Trainer - Bristol

Avon And Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Nhs Trust; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Bristol seeks a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist for a part-time role focusing on training delivery in effective, evidence-based psychosocial interventions for psychosis. Candidates should possess advanced training in CBT and training delivery experience. This position supports the transition of mental health services and requires flexibility in working locations across BNSSG. Opportunities for professional development and collaboration with academic institutions are available.

Benefits

Continuing professional development opportunities

Collaboration with universities

Diverse and inclusive working environment

Qualifications

• Must have advanced skills in delivering CBT for psychosis.
• Significant experience in training delivery required.
• Flexibility in working across BNSSG locations is essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver high-quality psychosocial intervention training.
• Focus on evidence-based interventions per NICE guidelines.
• Contribute to audit, research, policy, and service development.

Skills

Advanced specialist training in CBT for psychosis

Experience in delivering training

Flexibility in working locations

Education

Relevant professional qualifications in psychology

Job description

We are looking for a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist who is interested in a 2‑day a week post to work with the BNSSG Therapies Training Lead to develop and deliver training across BNSSG. The aim of the role, initially, will be to prioritise the delivery of a training programme to support the provision of NICE recommended interventions for people with psychosis, in particular CBT and family interventions. The transformation of services in line with the Community Mental Health Framework offers the opportunity to improve the interventions on offer across BNSSG Mental Health services including Recovery Teams, Early Interventions Teams and crisis/Intensive Support Teams. The successful applicant will play a key role in delivering the training on offer to increase and improve the interventions that will be delivered by these teams in line with national best practice.

We invite applications from people with advanced specialist training in CBT for psychosis and significant experience of delivering training. You will work closely with and be managed by the BNSSG Psychological Training Lead to develop the training and work across BNSSG. You will also work alongside associate trainers with lived experience to ensure training is co‑developed and co‑delivered.

This role covers the BNSSG area so you will need to have flexibility in terms of the locations you work in.

Main duties of the job

• To support workforce elements of trust clinical transformation project plans through the development and delivery of high‑quality, evidence‑based psychosocial intervention training.
• To focus capacity on the delivery of training in effective, evidence‑based interventions (e.g. as recommended by NICE).
• To report on activity and delivery of training at regular intervals as required and as directed by the BNSSG Training Lead.
• To contribute to audit, research, policy and service development across BNSSG and related to the delivered training.

You will be working closely with Psychological Therapy Services across BNSSG. The Psychological Therapies Services (PTS) teams in North Somerset and South Gloucestershire and the Complex Psychological Interventions (CPI) Team in Bristol offer a range of activities to support psychologically informed care within the secondary mental health service. The teams are well established and highly regarded in local services.

There will be opportunities for continuing professional development and development of innovative research projects. We also have close links to the University of Bath, the University of Exeter and the University of South Wales.

Issues of diversity, accessibility and equality of access are priorities for any successful applicant.

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.

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.