Band 8a Senior Perinatal Psychologist - Bristol

Band 8a Senior Perinatal Psychologist - Bristol

We're seeking an enthusiastic and highly skilled Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join our remarkable Community Perinatal Mental Health Team, where compassion, innovation and inclusivity are at the heart of everything we do.

A unique opportunity has arisen for a Senior Psychologist to join the team. The role involves providing specialist psychological assessments and interventions to service users, in line with the needs of the service. There is a strong emphasis on evidence-based psychological interventions and the development of complex formulations to support the systemic needs of individuals on our caseload. The role also includes providing clinical supervision to other registered psychologists, trainee and assistant psychologists, and a range of other professionals.

The post-holder should hold a relevant qualification and ideally have experience working in perinatal mental health settings, although this is not essential.

We are a dynamic, multidisciplinary team providing specialist perinatal mental health support to women, birthing people, partners and families. Our clinical team includes psychiatrists, mental health nurses, nursery nurses, clinical psychologists, occupational therapists, social workers, mental health workers and parent‑infant specialists. Our work is rooted in empathy, collaboration and holistic care, and we are proud to serve a richly diverse community.

• To provide highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy to patients and carers, as appropriate to the service.
• To provide highly specialist advice and consultation on clients' formulation and psychological management to non‑psychologist colleagues.
• To use highly specialist psychological knowledge and skills to contribute to the more effective management of patients by teams within the area, and where appropriate, outside the area.
• To clinically supervise and/or line manage trainee clinical psychologists, assistant psychologists, CAPs, less experienced psychology staff, and other professionals.
• To contribute to audit, research, policy development and service improvement within the Perinatal Mental Health Team.
• To develop and deliver training in psychological therapies for multidisciplinary staff.

Please see the attached Job Description for the full list of duties and responsibilities.

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 deliver 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 provide better care.

At AWP, we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds. We are particularly keen to receive applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

• To provide a high quality, largely autonomous and systematic clinical/counselling psychology service.
• To undertake highly specialist assessments, including neuropsychological assessments, risk assessments, and assessments for suitability for specialist psychological therapies, with clients and their carers (as appropriate to the role).
• To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of clients mental health problems, based on an appropriate conceptual framework and using evidence based methods across the full range of care settings.
• To be responsible for providing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers and groups, within and across…