Job summary
Would you like to be a part of a growing and successful psychology service and also feel included and embedded within a MDT community mental health team? In north and east Wiltshire you have the opportunity for both whilst living and working in a beautiful rural setting with accessible links to Bath, Bristol, Trowbridge and Salisbury. This role is highly supported to form a secure platform for your future career. Previous post-holders have always moved on to higher banded posts within our own service. We support people to follow their clinical interests, or remain broad depending on their preference.
Previous applicants need not apply.
Main duties of the job
We are an enthusiastic and innovative team who value the input and contribution of all our team members and strive to offer the best service possible to our service users. The team has been active in launching new therapeutic initiatives such as, compassion focused therapy groups, and acceptance and commitment therapy programmes. We aim to offer a wide range of psychological therapies including CBT, EMDR, ACT, DBT, CAT, Integrative, Schema focused, Mindfulness, and Solution focused ways of working, in both group and individual contexts.
We are looking for a compassionate, thoughtful and enthusiastic practitioner psychologist to join our friendly, close-knit team. We would welcome a psychologist who can demonstrate an interest in working with service users with severe and enduring mental health difficulties and a commitment to improving their wellbeing through direct clinical interventions and, or contributions to psychologically-informed care plans. We would particularly welcome someone with an interest in building the provision of evidence-based practice in an area of their interest (psychosis, trauma, mood disorders, or personality disorders).
We are looking for someone with the desire to develop their clinical skills to their full potential and would support this with regular supervision and line management from a senior practitioner psychologist or above, CPD and training.
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.
Date posted
14 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£46,148 to £52,809 a year (pro-rata)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
342-WTS080-0425
Job locations
Green Lane Hospital, Marshall Road, Devizes, SN10 5DS
Job description Job responsibilities
Applications are invited from suitably qualified staff for the above vacancy in the North and East Wiltshire Community Mental Health Team (NEW-CMHT)/ Wiltshire Psychological Therapies Service. We will consider applicants coming to the end of their clinical training who are looking to start their career here in Wiltshire.
The NEW-CMHT is a multi-disciplinary secondary care team that specialises in delivering high quality interventions to adults of working age living across the north and east of Wiltshire. We are based in Chippenham, and Devizes but occasionally provide clinical services to other areas of Wiltshire.
Assessments
You would be supported to offer psychological assessments of clients based in the community with severe and enduring mental health needs. These would then lead to a psychological formulation from which we would develop a care plan.
Interventions
You will offer psychological therapy under expert supervision. This ranges from brief interventions to lengthy therapeutic input depending on the need and presenting difficulties of the service user. Opportunities are available to specialise in specific psychological therapy models. We have been successful in putting our psychologists forward to further CBT, CAT, MBT, and EMDR training. Our trust also runs a well respected internal DBT training programme on a regular basis.
Psychological consultation
You will be advising non-psychologically trained staff in the psychological perspectives of mental health, and offering your view on psychological factors influencing other service users.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology
Desirable
* Further training in evidence-based therapy
Experience
Essential
* Working with severe and enduring mental health in adults
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer details
Employer name: Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Address: Green Lane Hospital, Marshall Road, Devizes, SN10 5DS
Employer's website: http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/
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