Job summary
This post is for a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist for adults of working age with Sarum Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) based in Salisbury. As a senior psychologist you will provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and interventions to service users and carers, supervision, consultation and training.

The post is based within the CMHT, with dedicated time available for those wishing to develop their therapy skills. We offer expert supervision in CBT, CAT, ACT, CFT, EMDR, and DBT. You will also be part of Wiltshire PTS, which includes a wide range of psychological professions. We are a supportive, friendly and innovative team who meet monthly.

Fountain Way site is located only a short stroll away from the centre of Salisbury, a beautiful cathedral city, with direct trains to London. Salisbury offers all the advantages of city living, whilst surrounded by beautiful countryside, and iconic archaeological sites including the world-famous Stonehenge.

Right to Work in the UK This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post.

Main duties of the job

• To provide highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy to patients and carers within the Sarum CMHT.
• To provide highly specialist advice and consultation on clients' formulation and psychological management to other non-psychologist colleagues.
• To use highly specialist psychological knowledge and skills to contribute to the more effective management of patients by the various teams in the area and where appropriate outside of the area.
• To clinically supervise/line manage trainee clinical psychologists, assistant psychologists, CAPs and less experienced psychology staff, and other professionals.
• To contribute to audit, research, policy and service development within Sarum CMHT, and Wiltshire PTS.
• To develop and deliver training in psychological therapies for multidisciplinary staff.
• To provide a lead role for psychological provision within Sarum CMHT.

About us
We 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 provideHigh Quality, Compassionate Careeverywhere, 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 responsibilities
For more detailed information about the role, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification

Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential

• (i)Doctoral Clinical Psychology or Counselling Psychology qualification or equivalent (ii) HCPC Registered (iii)Eligible for Chartered Psychologist status.
• Post qualification and further specialist training in specified specialist intervention

Desirable

• Supervision Training

Experience and Knowledge
Essential

• Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in the specialism: including psychological assessment skills and knowledge; evidence based therapeutic interventions and ability to use this knowledge to think systemically/ organizationally.
• Clinical supervision/consultation with other professionals.
• Experience of development and delivery of training
• Experience of working alongside multidisciplinary colleagues and Care Co-ordination or equivalent role

Desirable

• Clinical supervision of clinical psychology trainees
• Relevant R&D or clinical audit work post qualification.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).