Band 6 Clinical Associate Psychologist (CAP) - Devizes

We have an opportunity for a Band 6 Clinical Associate Psychologist to join our Crisis Home Treatment Team in North Wiltshire, and form part of our Multi Disciplinary Team.

The role of a Clinical Associate Psychologist is a new role within the team, but will be well supported by the Clinical Psychologist within the team, as well as other psychology colleagues within North Wiltshire, in addition to the team manager. The role will allow the service to be able to psychological interventions for service users who are experiencing complex mental health difficulties, and who may otherwise need to be in hospital.

The Clinical Associate Psychologist will be able to practice autonomously with appropriate support, working within their scope of practice, under the supervision of a registered clinical psychologist and within the Intensive Team MDT.

The Intensive Team operates 07:30 - 22:00 7 days a week, however this post is working hours only 08:30 - 16:30, so no late or weekend working will be required. We would however be happy to discuss a compressed week consisting of 4 days a week if flexible working is needed.

• Working within the scope and remit of an Intensive Service, delivering care and interventions to service users and families, as an alternative to hospital admission.
• Professional liaison and planning care.
• Working within the MDT.
• Risk assessment and front line psycho-social assessment skills.
• This role is semi autonomous working under supervision of a local Clinical Psychologist/ BABCP accredited practitioner responsible for psychological assessment and formulation of a specified client group depending on service need and skills/training on practitioner.
• Offer defined evidence based psychological interventions to that specific client group.
• Working with Service Users with complex mental health problems.
• You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team providing training and supervision.

To offer psychological interventions alongside the MDT.

Shift co-ordination.

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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Isobel Scaife Job title: Clinical Psychologist Email address: i.scaife@nhs.net Telephone number: 01380 731292

Laura Knott 01380 731292