Clinical or Counselling Psychologist - BANES MHST NEW Keynsham Posted today £47,810 - £54,710 p[...]

Oxford Health; Keynsham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Foundation Trust in Keynsham is seeking a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist for a part-time role within the Mental Health Support Team. The role involves providing 1:1 therapy for children and young people with mental health needs while offering support and supervision to colleagues. Candidates must have a doctoral-level qualification in clinical psychology and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Excellent communication skills and experience with children are essential. Opportunities for professional development and a supportive team environment are provided.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS Discount

Competitive pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in specialist psychological assessment and treatment in various settings.
• Current HCPC registration as a Clinical / Counselling Psychologist.
• Ability to teach and train others.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based treatment for mental health presentations.
• Provide supervision to Senior Wellbeing Practitioners.
• Collaborate on service delivery initiatives.

Skills

Communication skills

Psychological assessment

Supervision skills

Experience with children and adolescents

Education

Doctoral level training in clinical / counselling psychology

Job description

Clinical or Counselling Psychologist - BANES MHST

Keynsham

Part Time

Expires: 07/01/2026

Band 7

Permanent

About the Role

Do you have experience working with Children, Young people and their families with mental health difficulties?

Are you looking to enhance your skills and work within a supportive and experienced team?

We are looking for a Clinical or counselling Psychologist to join the Bath and North East Somerset (BANES) Mental Health Support Team (MHST) on a part-time basis.

You would be joining an MHST team of dedicated staff working in schools across BANES, offering Low Intensity CBT for mild/moderate anxiety and low mood, as well as a whole school approach.

You would be offering 1:1 therapy for CYP with moderate MH needs that exceed/do not fit with Low Intensity as well as providing Clinical Skills and Case Management supervision and support to colleagues trained in Low intensity CBT.

If you do not currently possess a post graduate certificate in Supervision, you will be enrolled on the one year part time post graduate supervisors course in order to meet the requirements of this role.

You will also have the opportunity to contribute to the many exciting service developments currently underway. We have close links with the University of Bath and University of Oxford Doctorate courses.

Main duties of the job

You will be joining either the BANES Mental Health Support Team, a constantly evolving service which is committed to adapting to meet diverse and challenging demands and to maintaining high quality specialist assessment and intervention whilst being mindful of throughput, innovation and efficiencies. The work can be fast paced with a need to be flexible but also highly rewarding. You will support the model of high volume low intensity as well as offer more intense support to those CYP with more complex needs.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, personable, and resourceful individual who is committed to supporting developing services as part of a multi-disciplinary team. You will need excellent communication and organisational skills, and a keenness to be part of a busy and vibrant service.

• Work closely with the Clinical Psychology Lead, Senior Wellbeing Practitioners, Supervisors, Education Mental Health Practitioners and Child Wellbeing Practitioners to assess, formulate, plan and deliver evidence based treatment for a wide variety of mental health presentations with varying complexity.
• Deliver supervision to the teams Senior Wellbeing Practitioners and Supervisors (Training will be provided if you do not hold a current qualification)
• Support the team with service delivery initiatives and projects where appropriate.

Working for our organisation

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible.

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”.

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

Person specification

• Doctoral level training in clinical / counselling psychology including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies, and lifespan developmental psychology.
• Current HCPC registration as a Clinical / Counselling Psychologist

Knowledge

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.

Experience

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, day services and in patient settings.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and threat of physical abuse
• Experience of running / co-running groups
• Experience of working with people with conditions appropriate to the post.

Skills

• Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
• A positive approach to working with children, adolescents and families.
• Ability to communicate/listen formally and informally, verbally and in writing

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