Band 8a Clinical Psychologist - Bristol

at  Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Vinney Green Secure Children’s Home (SCH) is situated in South Gloucestershire and is run and managed by the local authority, located to the North East of the city of Bristol. The home opened in February 1995 and accommodates up to 24 young people of both sexes, aged between 10 and 18 years who are either remanded or sentenced by the criminal courts or detained under 25 of the Children Act 1989 (Welfare Placements) The young people that are placed at SCHs often have a range of complex needs, missed a large amount of education, have unmet emotional and physical health needs and have experienced significant levels of trauma in their lives. SCHs provide a safe place where these young people can receive the care, education and support they need, with the aim of supporting them to develop a range of personal skills, aided by changes in behaviour and attitude, which will enable them to manage safely and responsibly when they return to the wider community.
The service is taking forward the local implementation of the SECURE STAIRS project; a framework for developing and implementing psychological care within the secure estate, commissioned nationally by NHS England. The young persons are supported within the SECURE STAIRS framework under a 7 year contract (6 years left)
This post will sit within the Health and Wellbeing Team as part of AWP Specialised Service provision and provide psychological input to young people and the wider system.

Applicants considered for preceptorship.

• To provide highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy to patients and carers as appropriate to the service.
• To provide highly specialist advice and consultation on clients’ formulation and psychological management to other non-psychologist colleagues.
• To use highly specialist psychological knowledge and skills to contribute to the more effective management of patients by the various teams in the area and where appropriate outside of the area.
• To clinically supervise/line manage trainee clinical psychologists, assistant psychologists, CAPs and less experienced psychology staff, and other professionals.
• To contribute to audit, research, policy and service development within the areas served by the Psychological Therapies Service.
• To develop and deliver training in psychological therapies for multidisciplinary staff.

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.

Please refer the Job description for details