Closing Date: 20 July 2026Job SummaryAWP Specialised Services have embarked on an exciting journey to provide the first NHS Gambling Service for the South West of England. This new remote team provides online treatment to people who want help with their gambling as well as their families and significant others.
We have a new position available for a Qualified Clinical Associate Psychologist, to deliver online specialist psychological interventions to people seeking help for gambling. The role will involve assessment, formulation and treatment, drawing on CBT, Motivational Interviewing and Family Interventions, both in group and individual formats. You will be part of our MDT, participating in relevant meetings and processes, and working in a trauma informed way.
As Gambling services are a new development for the NHS we will provide support and training to help you in your role. There will also be opportunities to get involved in helping the service evolve and develop. We are a remote working service, but the role will involve some face to face appointments and regular in-person team meetings.
If you are interested in being part of a new and emerging area of clinical practice then we would welcome your application. Please see the local information sheet for more details and if you would like an informal discussion please contact Clare Bootle (c.bootle1@nhs.net, 01225 258250) or Laura Bartlett (laura.bartlett7@nhs.net, 01225 258250). We look forward to hearing from you.
Main Duties of the Job- This role is semi-autonomous working in the South West Gambling Service under supervision of a local Clinical Psychologist/BABCP accredited practitioner.
- Psychological assessment and formulation of specified client group depending on service need and skills/training of practitioner.
- Offer defined evidence based psychological interventions to that specific client group, in particular cognitive behaviour therapy.
- Working with Service Users experiencing gambling harms across South West of England.
- You will work as part of the multidisciplinary team.
- To act as a keyworker to a defined caseload for whom they are providing the main psychological intervention. Where the demands of care coordination extend beyond the psychological intervention, the care coordination will be reviewed.
About UsWe are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
We aim to provide High Quality, Compassionate Care everywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all round experience for our patients, families and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect and empathy.
Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200miles, to more than 1.8million people.
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 ResponsibilitiesTo carry a defined caseload of people receiving specific psychological interventions and act as key worker for them as appropriate. To ensure that risk is assessed and managed following Trust policies and procedures. To provide evidence based psychological interventions (individual and group) eg CBT as appropriate to your skills and training. In particular you will be providing interventions identified in care packages appropriate to your team. To undertake specialised psychological assessment and formulation under the supervision of a clinical psychologist or BACBP accredited psychological therapist. Maintenance of high quality clinical records working in accordance with Trust policy and procedures. With Supervision and in collaboration with the clinical psychologist or BACBP accredited psychological therapist, to plan, assess, implement and evaluate programmes of care. To inform and support families and carers as appropriate to the role.
Person SpecificationEssential- Degree in Psychology or BPS accredited conversion course (with Graduate basis for registration)
- Current membership of the British Psychological Society AND BPS registration as an accredited CAP (or be in process of applying for CAP accreditation with BPS)
- Experience of working with complex mental health problems
- An understanding of the psychological assessment process to develop individual and systemic formulations and risk assessments.
- Able to use initiative and work independently
- Experience of working effectively under supervision from a registered Practitioner Psychologist
- Excellent communications skills, both verbally and written, including the ability to engage with clients experiencing a wide range of mental health problems
- Required to spend a considerable period of a working day sitting in front of a VDU.
- Ability to travel quickly around Trust sites
- Professional qualification as a Clinical Associate in Psychology And successful completion of the end point assessment on Clinical Associate Psychologist Apprenticeship (Masters CAP course)
Desirable- Experience of offering group treatments
- Experience of contributing to the delivery of specific psychological interventions/protocols
- Experience of delivering training.
- Experience of undertaking or disseminating audit/research results
- Experience of care co-ordination or key working
Additional InformationDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer DetailsEmployer name: Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Address: Blackberry Hill Hospital, Manor Road, Bristol, BS16 2EW, United Kingdom
Employer Contact DetailsFor questions about the job, contact: Senior Psychological Therapist, Clare Bootle, c.bootle1@nhs.net, 01225258250
