Job summary Are you passionate about working alongside individuals experiencinga range of acute mental health difficulties, or in crisis? This newly created post offers the excitingopportunity to work across the acute care pathway in Salisbury. This full-time post is 3 days per week with South Wiltshire Intensive Service and 2 days per week at Ashdown inpatient unit, a 6 bedded male psychiatric intensive care unit. We support service users in their recovery from acute mental health challenges through multidisciplinary professional teamwork and the adoption of evidence-based clinical practice. You will be joining established multidisciplinary teams, where the role of the psychologist is much valued. The successful applicant will be a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist with clearly demonstrable skills, experience and knowledge of working in a fast moving, often challenging multi-disciplinary environment. You will be comfortable and confident working with a high level of involvement with a broad staff team and with a client group with high levels of complexity, risk, and need. The acute care psychology team is part of the Wiltshire Psychological Therapy Service. We are an enthusiastic and innovative team, which values the input and contribution of all team members, and strives to offer the best services possible to our clients. The importance of support and supervision for psychology staff is well recognised, there are many opportunities for support, joint working and supervision. Main duties of the job The post-holder will provide a comprehensive psychology service to both teams, including specialist assessment, evidence based formulation, individual and group brief interventions. There is also a strong focus on indirect work with staff teams, through team formulation, reflective practice, training and provision of supervision. You will need to be well organised with the ability to prioritise your work according to clinical need and liaise effectively with team colleagues and professionals in other teams/services. Supervision of junior psychologists. Manage and supervise the assistant psychologist. There is the opportunity to help shape and develop the service dependant on skills and experience. For full job description and person specification, please see attached documents. About us 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. Fountain Way site is located only a short stroll away from the centre of Salisbury, a beautiful cathedral city, with direct trains to London. Salisbury offers all the advantages of city living, whilst surrounded by beautiful countryside, and iconic archaeological sites including the world famous Stonehenge. Date posted 31 December 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8a Salary £53,755 to £60,504 a year Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Compressed hours Reference number 342-WTS288-1224 Job locations Fountain Way Hospital, Salisbury Fountain Way Hospital Site, Wilton Road Salisbury SP2 7FD Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed description of all aspects of this role. Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed description of all aspects of this role. Person Specification Essential Qualifications and Experience Essential Doctorate Clinical/ Counselling Psychology qualification or equivalent. HCPC registered as a practitioner psychologist Eligible for Chartered Psychologist Status Post qualification and further specialist training in specified specialist evidence-based intervention Desirable Clinical experience of working in acute care pathway (e.g. inpatient, intensive/crisis/CRHTT) Supervision training Person Specification Essential Qualifications and Experience Essential Doctorate Clinical/ Counselling Psychology qualification or equivalent. HCPC registered as a practitioner psychologist Eligible for Chartered Psychologist Status Post qualification and further specialist training in specified specialist evidence-based intervention Desirable Clinical experience of working in acute care pathway (e.g. inpatient, intensive/crisis/CRHTT) Supervision training Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust Address Fountain Way Hospital, Salisbury Fountain Way Hospital Site, Wilton Road Salisbury SP2 7FD Employer's website http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)