Band 7 - Psychologist/Psychological Therapist - Bristol

at  Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

1. To fulfil a comprehensive role as a Psychologist/Psychological Therapist within the Gambling Harms Service
2. To assess and treat a specialist workload of clients and maintain associated records.
3. To participate in Continued Professional Development and other developmental activities.
4. To undertake Research and Development and clinical audit.
5. To clinically supervise trainees, assistants and team members as appropriate to level of experience.
6. To provide a psychologically informed service to the Gambling Harms Service including assessment and specialist formulation for individuals and carers as appropriate.
7. To provide specialist consultation and supervision to more junior members of the team and other agencies providing care for the client group.
8. To liaise with the Gambling Harms Service and identify appropriate care pathways for patients.
9. To work jointly with colleagues within the Gambling Harms service offering consultation, case management and case-based discussion and providing expert advice.
10. To participate in Gambling Harms Service referral processes and meetings.
11. To participate in generic team duties as agreed by the team leader and Senior Psychological Therapist/Psychologist, as appropriate to the needs of the service. Gambling Harms Service.
12. To participate in clinical and caseload supervision arrangements provided by the Gambling Harms Service.
13. To maintain accurate records and to monitor clinical workload using agreed systems.
14. To support the full implementation of ICPA where appropriate.
    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 (BaNES), 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.
15. To provide a psychologically informed service to the Gambling Harms Service including assessment and specialist formulation for individuals and carers as appropriate.
16. To provide specialist consultation and supervision to more junior members of the team and other agencies providing care for the client group.
17. To liaise with the Gambling Harms Service and identify appropriate care pathways for patients.
18. To work jointly with colleagues within the Gambling Harms service offering consultation, case management and case-based discussion and providing expert advice.
19. To participate in Gambling Harms Service referral processes and meetings.
20. To participate in generic team duties as agreed by the team leader and Senior Psychological Therapist/Psychologist, as appropriate to the needs of the service. Gambling Harms Service.
21. To participate in clinical and caseload supervision arrangements provided by the Gambling Harms Service.
22. To maintain accurate records and to monitor clinical workload using agreed systems.
23. To support the full implementation of ICPA where appropriate

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