Band 8a Clinical Psychologist/MINT Clinical Lead

at  Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Would you like to clinically lead our new team to help people easily access the mental health support they need in Bristol? If so, we would love to hear from you. In total we will be advertising three Clinical Psychology posts into three new Bristol teams. This role is to cover South Bristol (others will be advertised for north and central/east). This will give you the opportunity to find ways to work together.
If you believe in a holistic approach to supporting individuals who are struggling with their mental health, and would like to lead a team with multiple partners and be involved in forming a brand new service then this is the job for you.
In Bristol we are redesigning our community mental health services to help people get the care they need, quickly and close to home. Bringing together Primary and Secondary care, Local Authority and Voluntary sector services, into new Integrated Mental Health Teams.
Supported by the Complex Psychological Therapies Team you will provide clinical leadership to the newly formed Mental Wellbeing Integrated Network Teams (MINT) and help to develop the service. You will be providing leadership and training as well as delivering specialist psychological assessment and therapy, consultation and supporting MINT staff in delivering psychological interventions under supervision. It will be important for applicants to be aware of the latest evidence-based interventions and be able to evidence outcomes.
To provide clinical leadership to the newly formed Mental Wellbeing Integrated Network Teams (MINT).
To liaise with relevant partner agencies in south Bristol to further develop the team.
To work with MINT colleagues and partner agencies to develop processes and procedures for the team which enhance relationships with local services.
To provide highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy to patients and carers to the MINT.
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 working into the local MINT and in the area.
To clinically supervise/line manage trainee clinical psychologists, assistant psychologists, Clinical Associate 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 MINT.
To develop and deliver training in psychological therapies for multidisciplinary staff.
In taking on this role you will have the opportunity to work into a brand new team, developing the clinical model and shaping the psychological interventions on offer. You will link with partners across Bristol and have the opportunity to influence the expansion of the team going forwards.
The successful candidate will have excellent support and supervision from the Complex Psychological interventions (CPI) service. The CPI are a friendly and supportive team, who are highly valued within local services. They offer a range of activities to support psychologically informed care within the secondary mental health service, developing and delivering psychological therapies. The team are comprised of multidisciplinary professions, including Clinical Psychologists, Arts Psychotherapists, Medical Psychotherapists and Specialist Nurses.
There will be opportunities to link with psychological therapist colleagues and participate in regular case presentations and peer learning and development through the CPI. The CPI have links to local training institutions and Universities, bringing opportunities for teaching, mentoring, and research. The CPI also work to support opportunities to develop staff through ongoing professional training and development, both internally and externally.

TRAINING AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT

To provide supervision for clinical psychology trainees from regional training courses and Clinical Associate Psychologists (CAPs) and elsewhere as appropriate.
To provide training, supervision and consultation in psychological approaches to other staff in multidisciplinary teams. This is to include joint assessment, formulation of psychological problems and planning of interventions to be implemented by other team members with service users.
To contribute to the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care across service settings through providing teaching, training, consultation and supervision.
To provide training and supervision to assistant psychologists.
To participate in peer supervision arrangements for psychologists in the area.
To collaborate with colleagues to develop and offer training courses, workshops and supervision groups to develop psychological skills for staff in the area.
To contribute to the teaching of students and trainees in psychology, medicine, nursing and other health care disciplines.
To agree a plan of personal development with the line manager and professional lead for the service.
Provide inclusive, compassionate and effective leadership for your team by setting clear vision and direction.
Encourage your team to feel able to raise concerns openly and safely.
Promote equality of opportunity in service delivery and employment, ensuring that no person receives less favourable treatment than another on the grounds of gender, marital status, race, religion, creed, colour nationality ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation or disability.
Support prompt recruitment by identifying vacancies to the AWP Recruitment Team as soon as they arise, and participate in the selection and effective induction and onboarding of new joiners to the team.
Ensure that all team members have a very positive introduction to the team and a well-supported first year.
Take responsibility for encouraging people to stay with AWP, ensuring that you are aware whenever a member of your team is considering leaving, seeking to understand their reasons and encouraging them to stay.
Ensure that key messages are cascaded in your team and that your team are encouraged to put forward suggestions.
Show appreciation to your team when they do good work and support them when they are struggling.
Consider the individual needs of team members for a healthy work-life balance and think about how their needs can be supported by providing flexible ways of working.
Support all team members to keep their mandatory and statutory training up-to-date and identify the learning and development needs of all team members of the team ensuring that everyone has an up-to-date personal development plan (PDP).
Ensure that every team member as at least an hour of supervision (one-to-one meeting) each month, this may include both managerial and clinical supervision.
Ensure all team members receive a constructive assessment of their performance each year and set SMART objectives for the coming year.
Seek support from the HR Team to tackle any worries regarding matters of discipline, including both conduct and capability concerns, supporting a ‘just and restorative culture’. Take prompt action regarding serious concerns and ensure clear plans are in place for problems which are less serious in nature but prove difficult to resolve.
Act as a positive role model at all times, encouraging people to feel equal members of the team whilst working within clear frameworks and policies.
Promote effective use of bank and agency nursing staff, providing a safe and effective service, complying with regulatory standards.

Balancing the roles of therapist, clinical lead, consultant, supervisor and trainer.
Managing the demand for psychological therapy.