The Swindon PTS team at Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a clinical or counselling psychologist for its multidisciplinary team. The caseload centres on people with CPTSD or PTSD alongside other presentations, with assessment, formulation and evidence-based intervention at its core. Co-location with the Recovery Team brings MDT liaison, consultancy and supervision, with blended site and home working. Newly qualified and experienced psychologists are considered, but HCPC registration and a doctoral qualification are essential.
What the job involves
- Provide specialist assessment, formulation and evidence-based psychological intervention to a caseload with CPTSD or PTSD and other presentations
- Liaise closely with MDT colleagues to consider suitable referrals
- Support colleagues to work in a psychologically informed way
- Offer consultancy and supervision to the Recovery Team in delivering psychological interventions
- Support the Recovery Team's implementation of Structured Clinical Management
- Deliver therapeutic approaches including CBT, TF-CBT, DBT, CFT, EMDR and family therapy
- Take part in the transformation of community services under the Community Mental Health Framework
- Contribute to the Your Team, Your Conversation, Your Plan approach
What’s required
Qualifications
- Doctoral clinical or counselling psychology qualification, or equivalent
Registration & licences
- HCPC registration
Experience
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Assessment and therapeutic interventions with the client group
- Evidence of interest in working with the specified client group
Skills & knowledge
- Effective team player with good communication and liaison skills
- Well organised with good administration skills
- Empathy and engagement skills with the client group
- Ability to cope with workload pressure and prioritise workload
- Ability to work independently
- Self-awareness and emotional resilience
Nice to have
- Experience of teaching or training
What’s offered
- Support for further specialist training, for example EMDR
- Specialist supervision to apply for or maintain BABCP accreditation
- Regular professional development activities
- Blended site-based and home working
- Monthly staff wellbeing newsletter
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
