The prosthetics team at Bristol Centre for Enablement are looking to recruit a Counsellor/Clinical Psychologist to work within their well established multidisciplinary team, offering rehabilitation to individuals who have undergone amputation or who have congenital limb difference. The role involves leading and developing the counselling/psychology aspect of the service whilst working closely with the practising Clinical Psychologist in post.
In exchange for your enthusiasm and clinical skills, we can provide a supportive and welcoming multidisciplinary team to develop your knowledge in amputee rehabilitation.
The post is banded at AFC band 6/7 depending on experience.
To provide and develop the range of specialist counselling to the multi-professional prosthetics team at North Bristol NHS Trust.
This will involve working autonomously within professional guidelines with individual patients and their families at any point during their progression from the potential decision to amputate, right through amputation, recovery and rehabilitation.
The Bristol Centre for Enablement is one of nine national treatment centres for provision of prosthetic care to war veterans and a key element is for the post-holder to liaise with patients, carers and a wide range of health care professionals and agencies across the catchment area of the service.
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Provide and develop the Counselling Service as an integral part of the multi-disciplinary prosthetic team and liaise with team members and other professionals (e.g. GP’s, Psychologists) as required.
Provide a Counselling Service for amputees, their families and carers attending the service to address a variety of complex issues such as post-traumatic stress, depression, phobias and adjustment to loss
Advocate for the highest standards of psychological care being provided by the team regarding the individual needs of service users and the care pathway processes for the client group.
This advert closes on Monday 17 Mar 2025