Band 8b - Co-Lead, Bristol Inpatient Psychology - Bristol
Job summary
8b Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist, Co-Lead for Bristol Inpatient Psychology
15 hours per week
This exciting role will share leadership of the Bristol Inpatient Psychology service, holding a portfolio of management, clinical supervision, service development, training delivery, and highly specialist clinical work. The role will support Inpatient Transformation work, increasing access to psychological therapies on acute mental health wards in Bristol and enhancing the therapeutic nature of admissions.
The successful Psychologist will require extensive experience working on mental health wards, specialist understanding of psychological approaches for acute mental health needs, and must be experienced in line management and clinical supervision of psychology staff at multiple levels, including assistant, trainee and qualified Psychologists.
Main duties of the job
- Line management and clinical supervision of Psychology staff working on mental health wards in Bristol, primarily at Callington Road Hospital.
- Collaboration with co-lead of Bristol Inpatient Psychology Service and Divisional lead for Inpatient Psychological Therapies in BNSSG to develop and evaluate the service, ensuring equity of access and effectiveness of psychological provision.
- Collaboration with managers of other inpatient therapies to oversee the safe and effective running of the Larch Therapies Unit.
- Collaborative oversight of the inpatient psychological training programme and Staff Support Debrief service in Bristol Inpatients.
- Delivery of highly specialist psychological assessment and interventions for people in hospital experiencing mental health crisis.
About us
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.
Date posted
14 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8b
Salary
£62,215 to £72,293 a year (pro rata)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
342-BR065-0425
Job locations
Callington Road Hospital
Marmalade Lane
Bristol
BS4 5BJ
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for full details
CLINICAL
- To offer an entirely autonomous highly specialist clinical psychology assessment and treatment service through the psychology service.
- To support the full implementation of the care programme approach in the multidisciplinary team or equivalent where appropriate.
- To provide supervision and consultancy to service/LDU staff with regard to problem assessment and formulation, and therapy interventions.
- To participate in clinical supervision and caseload supervision arrangements provided by the psychology service.
- To provide an advanced and specialist treatment role in the service/LDU as agreed with the service manager.
- To carry out specialist assessments as requested e.g. by the special care panel of service users with complex mental difficulties placed out of area.
- To undertake RCAs/investigations as appropriate to the service.
PROFESSIONAL
- To be accountable for own professional actions and to be aware of the BPS (1996) Code of Conduct and the DCP (1995) Professional Practice guidelines.
- To participate in Psychology/Psychological Therapy business and professional meetings.
- To maintain and further develop high standards of Psychology practice, through co-operative work with other Psychologists and peer supervision.
- To be aware of, interpret and be guided by overall health service policies with regard to area of working. To interpret and be guided by organisational policies in the course of work
Training staff development and management
- To supervise Clinical/Counselling Psychology trainees and qualified psychologists/ psychological therapists.
- To offer training in Psychological approaches to healthcare to other staff in the multidisciplinary team and to staff from other parts of the service.
- To provide expert lectures, seminars and workshops as necessary locally and across the LDU/Division and Trust.
- To lecture on the Doctoral Clinical / Counselling Psychology training courses.
- To agree a plan for personal development with the psychology line manager and participate in annual review.
- Provide inclusive, compassionate and effective leadership for your team by setting clear vision and direction.
- Develop a culture and environment in which members of staff are encouraged and supported to deliver high- quality services and are supported to innovate and improve services where appropriate.
- 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.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for full details
CLINICAL
- To offer an entirely autonomous highly specialist clinical psychology assessment and treatment service through the psychology service.
- To support the full implementation of the care programme approach in the multidisciplinary team or equivalent where appropriate.
- To provide supervision and consultancy to service/LDU staff with regard to problem assessment and formulation, and therapy interventions.
- To participate in clinical supervision and caseload supervision arrangements provided by the psychology service.
- To provide an advanced and specialist treatment role in the service/LDU as agreed with the service manager.
- To carry out specialist assessments as requested e.g. by the special care panel of service users with complex mental difficulties placed out of area.
- To undertake RCAs/investigations as appropriate to the service.
PROFESSIONAL
- To be accountable for own professional actions and to be aware of the BPS (1996) Code of Conduct and the DCP (1995) Professional Practice guidelines.
- To participate in Psychology/Psychological Therapy business and professional meetings.
- To maintain and further develop high standards of Psychology practice, through co-operative work with other Psychologists and peer supervision.
- To be aware of, interpret and be guided by overall health service policies with regard to area of working. To interpret and be guided by organisational policies in the course of work
Training staff development and management
- To supervise Clinical/Counselling Psychology trainees and qualified psychologists/ psychological therapists.
- To offer training in Psychological approaches to healthcare to other staff in the multidisciplinary team and to staff from other parts of the service.
- To provide expert lectures, seminars and workshops as necessary locally and across the LDU/Division and Trust.
- To lecture on the Doctoral Clinical / Counselling Psychology training courses.
- To agree a plan for personal development with the psychology line manager and participate in annual review.
- Provide inclusive, compassionate and effective leadership for your team by setting clear vision and direction.
- Develop a culture and environment in which members of staff are encouraged and supported to deliver high- quality services and are supported to innovate and improve services where appropriate.
- 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.
Person Specification
Management and leadership
Essential
- Experience of providing Clinical and Management supervision to psychology staff
- Significant experience of training development and delivery
- Significant experience of service development
Clinical
Essential
- Experience of work on multiple inpatient wards
Education and qualification
Essential
- HCPC registered Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
Management and leadership
Essential
- Experience of providing Clinical and Management supervision to psychology staff
- Significant experience of training development and delivery
- Significant experience of service development
Clinical
Essential
- Experience of work on multiple inpatient wards
Education and qualification
Essential
- HCPC registered Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Callington Road Hospital
Marmalade Lane
Bristol
BS4 5BJ
Employer's website
http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Callington Road Hospital
Marmalade Lane
Bristol
BS4 5BJ
Employer's website
http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
For questions about the job, contact:
Lead for Inpatient Psychological Therapies, BNSSG
Dr Megan Wilkinson-Tough
07761447038
Date posted
14 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8b
Salary
£62,215 to £72,293 a year (pro rata)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
342-BR065-0425
Job locations
Callington Road Hospital
Marmalade Lane
Bristol
BS4 5BJ
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