About this role
Job summary
Later Life Inpatient Psychology Lead, BNSSG: Clinical or Counselling Psychologist
Band 8b (0.4-0.6WTE)
We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic lead for Later Life Inpatient Psychology to oversee psychological and psychologically-informed care for older people on AWP wards covering Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
It is an exciting time to join us and help shape our response to the national aspiration to transform inpatient mental health care. You will need to be an experienced psychologist with extensive knowledge of inpatient care for older people with a track record of service-level working including service development and training development/delivery. The post holder will significantly contribute to work developing multidisciplinary inpatient training in Trauma Informed Care and psychologically-informed care approaches (including Comprehend Cope Connect formulation), whilst expanding the access to psychological therapy on wards, ensuring the needs of older people are understood and responded to throughout. The successful candidate will need strong leadership skills in order to build relationships and achieve the ambitions of inpatient transformation
Main duties of the job
To develop, co-ordinate and ensure the psychological provision for older people on BNSSG wards, primarily overseeing specialist later life ward care but also considering care for older people who are admitted to other acute mental health wards or psychiatric intensive care units (PICUs).
To use strong leadership skills to ensure that ongoing Inpatient Transformation projects relevant to psychology meet the needs of older people.
As agreed, to provide clinical/managerial supervision to later life inpatient psychologists and to provide specialist consultation to the wider system.
To collaborate in covering inpatient psychology management tasks, as delegated by the Divisional lead for Inpatient Psychological therapies.
To personally provide highly specialist clinical input through carrying a small caseload.
To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
To promote service evaluation, audit, research and policy development.
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.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and key local information sheet for further information about this role.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology qualification or equivalent qualification in Clinical Psychology.
Registered by the HCPC.
Relevant Specialist CPD training.
Experience
Essential
Substantial post-qualification experience working with older people.
Experience of Lecturing/Teaching/Training Psychologists and other professions.
Supervision experience with Trainee Clinical Psychologists.
Supervision experience with other professions.
Care Co-ordination or equivalent role.
R& D relevant to role.
Service development/project leadership/ clinical leadership.
Desirable
Experience of working on wards or equivalent services supporting people in acute distress through a multidisciplinary approach.
Specialised Knowledge
Essential
Extensive knowledge of specialist therapeutic interventions with client group.
Specialist assessment and formulation skills.
Expert in analysis and differential formulation of highly complex case information.
Specialist training in clinical supervision.
Desirable
Ability to use computer spreadsheets for data analysis.
Ability to use computer software to perform specialist / advanced data analysis of clinical data.
Skills and personal attributes
Essential
Effective team player with good communication and liaison skills.
Advanced skills at engaging with/communicating sensitively to clients who exhibit severe problems of interpersonal relating.
Ability to cope with workload pressure/prioritise workload.
Self-awareness and emotional resilience.
Skills in personal supervision.
Ability to cope with the stress of working with a difficult, potentially hostile, emotionally and behaviourally disturbed client group.
Person Specification
Education nad Qualification Essential
Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology qualification or equivalent qualification in Clinical/Counselling Psychology. Registered by the HCPC. Relevant Specialist CPD training
Experience Essential
Substantial post qualification experience working with Older People Experience of Lecturing/Teaching/Training Psychologists and other professions. Supervision experience with Trainee Clinical Psychologists and other professions Service development/project leadership/ clinical leadership
Specialised knowledge Essential
Extensive knowledge of specialist therapeutic interventions with client group
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 and Long Fox Unit
Bristol and Weston-Super-Mare
BS4 5JB
Employer's website http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)