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<p><strong>We are looking for an experienced and passionate Service Manager&nbsp;to manage and lead our Bristol Men’s Crisis House, Avonmouth.</strong></p><p><strong>Imagine being part of an organisation whose common purpose is to help those who are severely impacted by mental illness. We believe that everyone should be treated with respect and dignity – and that’s why equity is one of our core values.</strong></p><p><strong>JOIN THE TEAM! </strong></p><p>1 x Full-time post available – 35 hours per week</p><p>This is an exciting opportunity to lead and manage our Men’s Crisis House in Bristol. We believe in a person-centred approach and the involvement of individuals in all aspects of their support.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>About the Bristol Men’s Crisis House</strong></p><p>The Bristol Men’s Crisis House is a warm and supportive 10-bed home based at Bradford Lodge in Avonmouth. We’re here for men who have recently been through a mental health crisis—whether they’ve just left hospital or are finding it difficult to stay safe where they currently live. Our house offers a calm, safe environment where residents can take time to stabilise and focus on their wellbeing. We provide therapeutic support to help each person feel ready and confident to return home. Stays are usually up to 10 days, although men who are of no fixed abode (NFA) may stay a little longer if needed.</p><ul>	<li>We’re a non-CQC registered service.</li>	<li>Our team is here day and night, 24/7, every day of the year.</li>	<li>The service is run by Rethink Mental Illness, working closely with AWP, who handle all referrals through their Crisis Teams.</li></ul><p><strong>How you will make a difference:</strong></p><p><strong>Staffing, Leadership &amp; Oversight</strong></p><ul>	<li>I will ensure that staff have the correct guidance and support to fulfil their roles and will ensure that a monthly 24/7 rota ensures enough staffing capacity to deliver effective support.</li></ul><p><strong>Quality of Support &amp; Environment</strong></p><ul>	<li>I will ensure that a high standard of support is embedded within the service and will promote and support an inclusive environment.</li>	<li>I will ensure that high quality support planning, risk management, outcomes measurements are in place for all residents in the service at all times.</li></ul><p><strong>Referrals &amp; Risk Management</strong></p><ul>	<li>I will review all referrals into the service and ensure these are appropriate for the service remit and that risks are manageable during the residents stay. I will ensure that all referral documentation is received.</li></ul><p><strong>Partnership &amp; Multi-Agency Working</strong></p><ul>	<li>I will work closely with AWP Crisis Teams and ensure highly effective working relationships are in place at a management and front line level to ensure the crisis house provides the right standard of support to residents using a multi-agency approach.</li></ul><p><strong>Activities &amp; Resident Engagement</strong></p><ul>	<li>I will ensure activities offered to residents in the house and externally are varied and meet residents needs and demand and are within agreed budgets.</li></ul><p><strong>Incident Management &amp; Learning</strong></p><ul>	<li>I will manage and review all incidents and severe untoward incidents that occur at the crisis house ensuring that learning is adopted and shared as needed with AWP and the commissioners. I will support joint investigations with AWP where relevant following the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF).</li></ul><p><strong>Essential skills and experience required:</strong></p><ul>	<li>Recognised housing related qualification or equivalent relevant housing experience</li>	<li>Experience in a comparable role of management, preferably in housing, social services, residential care or supported housing.</li>	<li>Experience and knowledge of enhanced housing benefit, housing management, related legislation, letting procedures and <a href="http://www.info4local.gov.uk/subjects/housing/" target="_blank">Local Authority guidelines</a></li>	<li>Ability to identify support goals and evaluate progress.</li>	<li>Knowledge of risk assessments and ability to identify potential risks and how to manage risks.</li>	<li>Understanding of housing management, law, policy and best practice</li>	<li>Ability to motivate people and achieve positive outcomes</li>	<li>Ability to communicate effectively at different levels</li>	<li>Knowledge of housing needs / barriers faced by people who experience mental ill health.&nbsp;</li>	<li>Excellent communication and literacy skills, able to produce clear, concise reports, correspondence and notes</li>	<li>Competent in the use of IT systems including Microsoft applications, email and internet.</li>	<li>Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the values of the Charity</li></ul><p><strong>Who are we?</strong> &nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”  &nbsp;</p><p>It is an exciting time to join our growing charity. We are on a transformation journey, one that supports the delivery of the organisation strategy – delivering Communities that Care. Supporting employees, managers and leaders through this change is a key priority for the People function. Just like its key that we attract diverse people to come and work for us.  &nbsp;</p><p><strong><em>Diversity, Equity, Inclusion&nbsp;</em></strong></p><p><em>Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer.</em> <em>&nbsp;We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues.&nbsp;We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status</em> <em>and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.&nbsp;</em></p><p><em>We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background&nbsp;- regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.</em></p><p><strong><em>Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation&nbsp;</em></strong></p><p><em>We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider -</em> <em>and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our</em> <a href="https://www.rethink.org/aboutus/who-we-are/becoming-an-anti-racist-organisation/anti-racism-statement/" target="_blank"><em>anti-racist statement</em></a> <em>.</em> <em>We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our</em> <a href="https://indd.adobe.com/view/0630dbfe-57ad-47ef-a5be-a374ab206e3c" target="_blank"><em>Race Equality Action Plan</em></a> <em>which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation. You can read more about our progress&nbsp;</em><a href="https://www.rethink.org/aboutus/who-we-are/becoming-an-anti-racist-organisation/" target="_blank"><em>here</em></a><em>.&nbsp;</em></p><p>We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Please see further details on our <a href="https://www.rethink.org/" target="_blank">website</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>You can also follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RethinkCharity/" target="_blank">Facebook</a> / <a href="https://twitter.com/Rethink_" target="_blank">Twitter</a> / <a href="mailto:Rethink%20Mental%20Illness%20(@rethinkmentalillness)%20%E2%80%A2%20Instagram%20photos%20and%20videos" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/rethink-mental-illness/mycompany/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> to find out more about the work we do!&nbsp;</p><p>If you have any questions about the position, please contact - <a href="mailto:recruitment@rethink.org" target="_blank">recruitment@rethink.org</a>&nbsp;</p><p>IND1</p>

Rethink Mental Illness

Service Manager

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are looking for an experienced Clinical/Counselling Psychologist passionate about working with complex presentations to join our diverse, dynamic team of skilled practitioners in South Bristol. You would offer evidence based approaches to work with service users and excellent supervision and training for Support and Recovery staff, as well as colleagues.</p> <p>The Complex Psychological Interventions Team (CPI), are part of Bristol Mental Health. CPI offers a range of activities to support psychologically informed care within the secondary mental health service. CPI has a strong presence in the Support and Recovery and the Crisis Teams. We have a unique identity as a group of highly skilled and respected professionals who liaise with senior Bristol management and meet monthly city - wide.</p> <p>CPI is comprised of multidisciplinary professions and provide a range of services both direct to clients, and indirect supportive functions with staff teams. These are designed to enhance the interventions delivered by teams, as well as contributing to the resilience and well-being of staff.</p> <p>The South Bristol Recovery Team are a compassionate, busy, diverse and forward thinking group of mental health practitioners who work in an area of high deprivation and need.</p> <p>We are keen to continue to develop the excellence of our staff with further training, research and development opportunities. We have good links with local Universities and the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology courses.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>You will provide specialist assessment, formulation, intervention and evaluation, alongside staff training, supervision, consultation, advice and support to the South Bristol Recovery team. You will also provide clinical and/or management supervision to more junior CPI staff, placements to Clinical/Counselling Psychology trainees and engage in service development work as appropriate.</p> <p>To work within the Assessment &amp; Recovery Services, it is essential for you to have experience of delivering therapy to this client group, and to have been trained in NICE guideline interventions (e.g. DBT, CBT, Family Interventions, CAT, MBT etc). You will need excellent interpersonal skills to support the development of psychological thinking and intervention within multidisciplinary teams. Experience of delivering supervision and training would be essential.</p> <p>We would be especially interested in candidates with experience of supervision and management of Complex Trauma within secondary settings.</p> <p>We also plan this post to include the CPI Service User Involvement lead role. This entails working with a CPI colleague to co-facilitate our monthly CPI Service User Reference group.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>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.</p> <p>We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&amp;NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.</p> <p>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. </p> <p>AWP is committed to support and create a positive research and evidence-based environment and culture, which can have a beneficial impact on everyone who works for the organisation and the care we provide to those who use our services.</p> <p>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.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>01 December 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 8a</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £55,690 to £62,682 a year
      
        pro rata
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Part-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>342-BR190-1225</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Petherton Resource Centre</p>
      <p>Petherton Road</p>
      <p>Bristol</p>
            <p>BS13 9BP</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>1.  To offer a highly specialist and entirely autonomous systematic Complex Psychological Intervention service in specified lead areas.</p>
<p>2.  To provide an advanced and specialist assessment and treatment role in the South Bristol Assessment and Recovery Team, using relevant CPD qualifications for clients presenting with high levels of distress/emotion/ behavioural disturbance.</p>
<p>3.  To offer regular Clinical supervision (both individual and group) to peers, trainees and other professionals from the locality and other parts of the service.</p>
<p>4.  To undertake regular teaching, as appropriate, in psychological approaches to healthcare to trainees, team members and associate CPI practitioners.</p>
<p>5.  To plan and implement service developments regarding specialist areas of skill linked to service priorities in collaboration with the Director of the CPI service and local clinical managers (e.g. collaborating with colleagues in developing a strategy for the development of an identified service area).</p>
<p>6.  To develop specialist lead roles for the CPI. In this post we are especially wishing for a CPI Service User Involvement lead. This will entail working with a CPI colleague to co-facilitate our monthly CPI Service User Reference group.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>1.  To offer a highly specialist and entirely autonomous systematic Complex Psychological Intervention service in specified lead areas.</p>
<p>2.  To provide an advanced and specialist assessment and treatment role in the South Bristol Assessment and Recovery Team, using relevant CPD qualifications for clients presenting with high levels of distress/emotion/ behavioural disturbance.</p>
<p>3.  To offer regular Clinical supervision (both individual and group) to peers, trainees and other professionals from the locality and other parts of the service.</p>
<p>4.  To undertake regular teaching, as appropriate, in psychological approaches to healthcare to trainees, team members and associate CPI practitioners.</p>
<p>5.  To plan and implement service developments regarding specialist areas of skill linked to service priorities in collaboration with the Director of the CPI service and local clinical managers (e.g. collaborating with colleagues in developing a strategy for the development of an identified service area).</p>
<p>6.  To develop specialist lead roles for the CPI. In this post we are especially wishing for a CPI Service User Involvement lead. This will entail working with a CPI colleague to co-facilitate our monthly CPI Service User Reference group.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology</li>
        
        <li>HCPC registration</li>
        
        <li>Relevant Specialist CPD qualification (CBT, DBT, CAT, Systemic Family approaches, MBT, etc)</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Completion of CBTp Training</li>
          
          <li>Completion of Post-qualification training in supervision</li>
          
          <li>Completion of a second evidence based post qualification therapy training</li>
          
          <li>Training in Neuro-psychological Assessment</li>
          
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          Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Substantial experience of using highly specialist therapeutic interventions within Secondary services  AMH client group using relevant CPD qualifications</li>
        
        <li>Substantial Clinical Supervision experience with colleagues and Trainees</li>
        
        <li>Substantial Clinical Supervision experience with other professions, both in formal groups and individually</li>
        
        <li>Substantial Teaching/Training experience with psychologists and other professions</li>
        
        <li>R&amp;D / clinical audit experience relevant to role</li>
        
        <li>Experience of Service development/project work</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with a diverse population and the ability to consider issues of diversity, accessibility and equality of access to CPI services.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to manage high levels of distress/emotion/behavioural disturbance in others and sustain professional practice in adverse situations</li>
        
        <li>Well organised with good administration skills</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Evidence of appropriate self - reflection in application</li>
          
          <li>Experience and passion for Co-production and Service User involvement</li>
          
          <li>Publishing and disseminating research findings and ideas at a professional level</li>
          
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        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
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            Qualifications
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology</li>
          
          <li>HCPC registration</li>
          
          <li>Relevant Specialist CPD qualification (CBT, DBT, CAT, Systemic Family approaches, MBT, etc)</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Completion of CBTp Training</li>
            
            <li>Completion of Post-qualification training in supervision</li>
            
            <li>Completion of a second evidence based post qualification therapy training</li>
            
            <li>Training in Neuro-psychological Assessment</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Substantial experience of using highly specialist therapeutic interventions within Secondary services  AMH client group using relevant CPD qualifications</li>
          
          <li>Substantial Clinical Supervision experience with colleagues and Trainees</li>
          
          <li>Substantial Clinical Supervision experience with other professions, both in formal groups and individually</li>
          
          <li>Substantial Teaching/Training experience with psychologists and other professions</li>
          
          <li>R&amp;D / clinical audit experience relevant to role</li>
          
          <li>Experience of Service development/project work</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with a diverse population and the ability to consider issues of diversity, accessibility and equality of access to CPI services.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to manage high levels of distress/emotion/behavioural disturbance in others and sustain professional practice in adverse situations</li>
          
          <li>Well organised with good administration skills</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Evidence of appropriate self - reflection in application</li>
            
            <li>Experience and passion for Co-production and Service User involvement</li>
            
            <li>Publishing and disseminating research findings and ideas at a professional level</li>
            
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    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>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.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
    <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
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      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>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.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Avon &amp; Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Petherton Resource Centre</p>
      <p>Petherton Road</p>
      <p>Bristol</p>
            <p>BS13 9BP</p>
    
  

  
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Avon &amp; Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Petherton Resource Centre</p>
          <p>Petherton Road</p>
          <p>Bristol</p>
                    <p>BS13 9BP</p>
        
      

      
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        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/" target="_blank">http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

NHS Jobs

Band 8a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - Bristol

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Do you want to make a real difference to the young people in your community? If so, then join us in this rewarding new role in prevention and early intervention mental health care.</p> <p>The Mental Health in Schools Support Teams (MHST) is an initiative funded by NHS England, Health Education England and partners, with the aim of improving the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people in the community. MHST's have been set up to offer cognitive behaviour (CBT) interventions to children, young people and their families with low-moderate mental health difficulties. The interventions are (mostly) delivered in a range of education settings for children aged 5 - 18 years old, with the aim of improving access to mental health care for all young people who may need it.</p> <p>AWP are working in partnership with Off the Record (OTR) to co-deliver this model in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) area with the workforce being employed equally across both organisations. We are now in the position to recruit new senior clinical roles. This will broaden our scope to offer some high intensity CBT in our region and provide high quality CYPIAPT supervision of supervision.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <ul>
<li>
<p>Offer high-intensity, evidence-based CBT interventions to children, young people, and their families within educational settings.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Provide supervision using the CYP IAPT model to practitioners (if you do not currently hold a supervisor qualification, you will be enrolled on a relevant course to obtain one).</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Work as part of the MHST Leadership Team, collaborating closely with MHST Team Managers, Team Coordinators, and Clinical Service Managers to ensure effective service delivery.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Please see the attached job description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.</strong></p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>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. </p> <p>We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&amp;NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. </p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>20 November 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 7</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £47,810 to £54,710 a year
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Full-time
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>342-CAMHS153-1125</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>2 Horfield Road</p>
      <p>St Michael's Hill</p>
      <p>Bristol</p>
            <p>BS2 8EA</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <ul>
<li>Assess and deliver outcome-focused, evidence-based interventions in educational settings for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties, working at all times in collaboration withand giving respect tothe educational function of the setting in which the post-holder is working.</li>
<li>Work in partnership to support children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties, along with their parents/carers, families, and educators, in the self-management of presenting difficulties.</li>
<li>Collaborate effectively and in an evidence-based manner with children, young people, their families, and their educators to develop intervention plans and agree on outcomes. Support and empower children, young people, their parents/carers, families, and educators to make informed choices about the interventions offered.</li>
<li>Promote participation and engagement among children, young people, their parents/carers, families, and educators, actively increasing autonomy and enabling children and young people to make positive changes for themselves and future service users.</li>
<li>Operate at all times from an inclusive values base, in line with the core CYP IAPT principles.</li>
<li>Demonstrate the ability to communicate in an empathic and reassuring manner.</li>
<li>Communicate information in a way that is relevant and understandable for service users and carers, working in line with practice standards and operational policies.</li>
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<p><strong>Please see the attached job description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.</strong></p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <ul>
<li>Assess and deliver outcome-focused, evidence-based interventions in educational settings for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties, working at all times in collaboration withand giving respect tothe educational function of the setting in which the post-holder is working.</li>
<li>Work in partnership to support children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties, along with their parents/carers, families, and educators, in the self-management of presenting difficulties.</li>
<li>Collaborate effectively and in an evidence-based manner with children, young people, their families, and their educators to develop intervention plans and agree on outcomes. Support and empower children, young people, their parents/carers, families, and educators to make informed choices about the interventions offered.</li>
<li>Promote participation and engagement among children, young people, their parents/carers, families, and educators, actively increasing autonomy and enabling children and young people to make positive changes for themselves and future service users.</li>
<li>Operate at all times from an inclusive values base, in line with the core CYP IAPT principles.</li>
<li>Demonstrate the ability to communicate in an empathic and reassuring manner.</li>
<li>Communicate information in a way that is relevant and understandable for service users and carers, working in line with practice standards and operational policies.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Please see the attached job description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.</strong></p>
    
  


      
  
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          Education and Qualification
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>A professional mental health qualification and registration</li>
        
        <li>2 years post qualified CBT experience</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>A further relevant degree qualification</li>
          
          <li>Education qualification</li>
          
          <li>Trauma Informed Practice/Training</li>
          
          <li>Post Graduate clinical supervision CYP IAPT training/qualification</li>
          
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          Experience and Knowledge
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Substantial experience of managing an extensive caseload and working with children/young people</li>
        
        <li>Minimum of 2 years post qualified experience of  delivering CBT</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment</li>
        
        <li>To have knowledge of the 2014 Children and Families Act</li>
        
        <li>To maintain an effective working knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007),  the Mental Capacity Act 2005, The Care Act (2014)</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Providing CYPIAPT Supervision</li>
          
          <li>Working within an educational setting supporting mental health provision</li>
          
          <li>Mentoring students in line with professional requirements</li>
          
          <li>Experience delivery training to a diverse audience</li>
          
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          Skills and Abilities
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Excellent communication skills including the ability to engage with children/young people of all ages experiencing a wide range of mental health presentations</li>
        
        <li>Ability to communicate with a wide range of professionals from various settings</li>
        
        <li>Able to produce well written reports</li>
        
        <li>Able to participate and present information in a group setting</li>
        
        <li>Ability to assess and develop plans to manage risk</li>
        
        <li>Ability to work flexibly and remotely</li>
        
        <li>Able to plan creatively to maximise effectiveness of care plans, including complex multi-agency care plans</li>
        
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            Education and Qualification
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>A professional mental health qualification and registration</li>
          
          <li>2 years post qualified CBT experience</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>A further relevant degree qualification</li>
            
            <li>Education qualification</li>
            
            <li>Trauma Informed Practice/Training</li>
            
            <li>Post Graduate clinical supervision CYP IAPT training/qualification</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Experience and Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Substantial experience of managing an extensive caseload and working with children/young people</li>
          
          <li>Minimum of 2 years post qualified experience of  delivering CBT</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment</li>
          
          <li>To have knowledge of the 2014 Children and Families Act</li>
          
          <li>To maintain an effective working knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007),  the Mental Capacity Act 2005, The Care Act (2014)</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Providing CYPIAPT Supervision</li>
            
            <li>Working within an educational setting supporting mental health provision</li>
            
            <li>Mentoring students in line with professional requirements</li>
            
            <li>Experience delivery training to a diverse audience</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Skills and Abilities
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Excellent communication skills including the ability to engage with children/young people of all ages experiencing a wide range of mental health presentations</li>
          
          <li>Ability to communicate with a wide range of professionals from various settings</li>
          
          <li>Able to produce well written reports</li>
          
          <li>Able to participate and present information in a group setting</li>
          
          <li>Ability to assess and develop plans to manage risk</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work flexibly and remotely</li>
          
          <li>Able to plan creatively to maximise effectiveness of care plans, including complex multi-agency care plans</li>
          
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        <p>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.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
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          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Avon &amp; Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>2 Horfield Road</p>
      <p>St Michael's Hill</p>
      <p>Bristol</p>
            <p>BS2 8EA</p>
    
  

  
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        <p><a href="http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/" target="_blank">http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Avon &amp; Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>2 Horfield Road</p>
          <p>St Michael's Hill</p>
          <p>Bristol</p>
                    <p>BS2 8EA</p>
        
      

      
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            <p><a href="http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/" target="_blank">http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Band 7 Mental Health Support Team Clinical Lead - Bristol

MSK Advanced Practitioner / First Contact Physiotherapist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Are you looking to develop a career in mental health? We are looking to recruit compassionate, resilient and enthusiastic Healthcare Support Workers within our 20 bedded acute ward. Where we provide care and support for working adults providing assessment and treatment for various mental health illnesses and disorders.</p>
<p>This is an opportunity for you to develop a rewarding career where you can make a real difference to help change the lives of our service user group for the better.</p>
<p>This can be a challenging yet rewarding environment where as a team we strive to help our service users to overcome a variety of complex needs.</p>
<p>You will be able to learn and understand how to care for service users that are in mental health crisis by promoting choice and independence in the least restrictive way possible.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p><strong>As a Healthcare Support Worker, the majority of your time will be spent engaging with and getting to know the service users on the ward. You will develop the ability to recognise signs and symptoms of mental health illness and, as a key member of the multi-professional team--which includes Nurses, Doctors, and Occupational Therapists--you will contribute to collaborative care planning and implementation.</strong></p>
<p>Although we are a mental health unit, we place equal emphasis on physical health care and monitoring. The role of the Healthcare Support Worker is vital in ensuring that daily wellbeing and care needs are met, including monitoring clinical vital signs.</p>
<p>Successful applicants will also be required to undertake and complete a <strong>Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression (PMVA)</strong> course. This training enables staff to build the skills needed to de-escalate service users during peaks of distress, while maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment for all.</p>
<p><strong>Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.</strong></p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p><strong>We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust):</strong> a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.</p>
<p>We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&amp;NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.</p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>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.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>24 November 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 3</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £24,937 to £26,598 a year
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Full-time
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>342-SEC110-1125</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Blackberry Hill</p>
      <p>Fromeside</p>
      <p>Bristol</p>
            <p>BS16 2EW</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>To deliver high quality care and recovery interventions for service users within designated clinical areas, in collaboration with, and under the indirect supervision of, registered care staff.</p>
<p><strong>These may include:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Supporting individuals with fluids and nutrition, physical wellbeing, and personal care.</li>
<li>Assisting service users with financial or accommodation issues.</li>
<li>Escorting or accompanying service users for planned periods of leave on hospital grounds and in the community facilitating social inclusion.</li>
<li>Encouraging service users to talk about their experiences in one-to-one or group discussions.</li>
<li>To help maintain a clean, well-organised, safe and therapeutic environment that meets the needs of service users, carers and colleagues, and to support registered care staff to perform standardised environmental assessments to monitor and improve the care setting.</li>
<li>To deliver psychosocially-informed one to one and group interventions aiming to positively impact service users cognitive and emotional wellbeing.</li>
<li>To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. To assume lead or link roles on core practice initiatives and priorities (e.g. Essence of Care, Safewards and carer engagement) under the supervision of registered staff. To integrate areas of personal interest with clinical practice to enhance the diversity of the teams provision of care.</li>
<li>To practise planned care, and to directly participate in the development of recovery-focused interventions that address service users and carers needs and preferences. To proactively review, record and assess the on-going impacts of such interventions.</li>
<li>To participate in the on-going care planning, CPA and risk assessment processes in collaboration with service users, their carers, and other members of the care team and to contribute to all aspects of clinical record keeping.</li>
<li>To maintain a basic working understanding of both the Mental Health Act (1983) and Mental Capacity Act (2005), and any other relevant legislation, as required by mandatory and statutory training (MaST).</li>
<li>To adhere to AWPs Code of Conduct for unregistered practitioners; promoting and embedding it through the delivery of peer support and supervision to junior, temporary and newly appointed Health Care Support Workers.</li>
<li>To observe and record interactions with service users and carers both verbally and in writing via clinical records and staff handovers.</li>
<li>To deliver a wide range of fundamental care interventions using evidence based clinical tools, to monitor and improve physical health and personal wellbeing and to model a high standard of dignity, respect and candour.</li>
<li>To engage in reflective practice to maintain and promote ongoing clinical practice.</li>
<li>To promote and enhance a positive learning culture, being proactive in the induction, orientation and support of juniors, temporary and newly appointed Health Care Support Workers, seeking to embed core care values into practice.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.</strong></p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>To deliver high quality care and recovery interventions for service users within designated clinical areas, in collaboration with, and under the indirect supervision of, registered care staff.</p>
<p><strong>These may include:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Supporting individuals with fluids and nutrition, physical wellbeing, and personal care.</li>
<li>Assisting service users with financial or accommodation issues.</li>
<li>Escorting or accompanying service users for planned periods of leave on hospital grounds and in the community facilitating social inclusion.</li>
<li>Encouraging service users to talk about their experiences in one-to-one or group discussions.</li>
<li>To help maintain a clean, well-organised, safe and therapeutic environment that meets the needs of service users, carers and colleagues, and to support registered care staff to perform standardised environmental assessments to monitor and improve the care setting.</li>
<li>To deliver psychosocially-informed one to one and group interventions aiming to positively impact service users cognitive and emotional wellbeing.</li>
<li>To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. To assume lead or link roles on core practice initiatives and priorities (e.g. Essence of Care, Safewards and carer engagement) under the supervision of registered staff. To integrate areas of personal interest with clinical practice to enhance the diversity of the teams provision of care.</li>
<li>To practise planned care, and to directly participate in the development of recovery-focused interventions that address service users and carers needs and preferences. To proactively review, record and assess the on-going impacts of such interventions.</li>
<li>To participate in the on-going care planning, CPA and risk assessment processes in collaboration with service users, their carers, and other members of the care team and to contribute to all aspects of clinical record keeping.</li>
<li>To maintain a basic working understanding of both the Mental Health Act (1983) and Mental Capacity Act (2005), and any other relevant legislation, as required by mandatory and statutory training (MaST).</li>
<li>To adhere to AWPs Code of Conduct for unregistered practitioners; promoting and embedding it through the delivery of peer support and supervision to junior, temporary and newly appointed Health Care Support Workers.</li>
<li>To observe and record interactions with service users and carers both verbally and in writing via clinical records and staff handovers.</li>
<li>To deliver a wide range of fundamental care interventions using evidence based clinical tools, to monitor and improve physical health and personal wellbeing and to model a high standard of dignity, respect and candour.</li>
<li>To engage in reflective practice to maintain and promote ongoing clinical practice.</li>
<li>To promote and enhance a positive learning culture, being proactive in the induction, orientation and support of juniors, temporary and newly appointed Health Care Support Workers, seeking to embed core care values into practice.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.</strong></p>
    
  


      
  
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          Experience and skills
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>An understanding of how mental health issues can affect the lives of individuals, their families and their community, and experience of using a range of evidence-based approaches to reduce the impact of such issues.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working in a busy team, and an ability to use initiative at times of pressure.</li>
        
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        <li>Possession of, or the ability and willingness to work towards, an appropriate Level 3 vocational qualification (e.g. Level 3  Diploma in Mental Health or Health and Social Care).</li>
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Ability to work with a degree of autonomy, whilst also taking  direction from senior colleagues.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to communicate in written and verbal English to a  high standard, and basic numeracy skills.</li>
        
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            Experience and skills
          
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          <li>An understanding of how mental health issues can affect the lives of individuals, their families and their community, and experience of using a range of evidence-based approaches to reduce the impact of such issues.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working in a busy team, and an ability to use initiative at times of pressure.</li>
          
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            Qualifications
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Possession of, or the ability and willingness to work towards, an appropriate Level 3 vocational qualification (e.g. Level 3  Diploma in Mental Health or Health and Social Care).</li>
          
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            Skills
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Ability to work with a degree of autonomy, whilst also taking  direction from senior colleagues.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to communicate in written and verbal English to a  high standard, and basic numeracy skills.</li>
          
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    <p>Avon &amp; Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Blackberry Hill</p>
      <p>Fromeside</p>
      <p>Bristol</p>
            <p>BS16 2EW</p>
    
  

  
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        <p>Avon &amp; Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Blackberry Hill</p>
          <p>Fromeside</p>
          <p>Bristol</p>
                    <p>BS16 2EW</p>
        
      

      
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            <p><a href="http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/" target="_blank">http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Band 3 Healthcare Support Worker - Bristol

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are looking for a confident Qualified Psychologist with a passion for delivering outstanding care. 

You'll be working 40 hours a week, making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Cygnet Hospital Kewstoke.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>At Cygnet, we support our people to grow their careers, gain new skills and keep stepping up. 

Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others every day.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Cygnet was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of services for individuals with mental health needs, autism and learning disabilities within the UK. We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care. Our expert and highly dedicated care team of 10 000 employees empower 2864 individuals across 150 services to consistently make a positive difference to their lives, through service-user focused care and rehabilitation.</p>


      
        
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  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>10 November 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Other</p>

    
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £55,000 to £60,950 a year
      
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  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Full-time
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>VPD3A7820A</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
                  <p>South West</p>
            <p>BS22 9UZ</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Are you an outstanding Clinical / Forensic / Counselling Psychologist with a passion for delivering high quality care?</p>

<p>Cygnet have been providing a national network of specialist mental health services for more than 30 years.</p>

<p>With us, youll have the chance to progress your career as part of a dynamic, supportive team.</p>

<p>We need a Quaified Psychologist whos passionate about helping people with a range of complex mental health needs.</p>

<p>Joining our team on a full time basis, you will be working 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday.</p>

<p>Maximising positive outcomes &amp; recovery for ourpatientsits a challenging, satisfying vocation.</p>

<p>At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development.</p>

<p>Youll also enjoy shopping, travel and leisure discounts  as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits  to support you to be happy both in and out of work.</p>

<p>So if you care about making a difference  every day  we want to hear from you.</p>

<p><strong>Cygnet Hospital Kewstoke:</strong></p>

<p>Cygnet Hospital Kewstoke provides an emergency admissions servicefor men and a pathway for women from low secure to rehabilitation including a specialist servicefor personality disorder.</p>

<p><strong>Your Day-to-Day</strong></p>

<ul>
 <li>Youll be working 40 hours a week</li>
 <li>Work as a team Psychologist within a multidisciplinary team (MDT)</li>
 <li>Carry out psychological assessments &amp; provide therapy to individuals &amp; groups</li>
 <li>Collaboratively develop care plans with the MDT</li>
 <li>Provide training &amp; supervision to colleagues, &amp; consultation to teams</li>
 <li>Evaluate the service, contribute to its development &amp; carry out clinical research</li>
 <li>Disseminate outcomes via conference presentations and publications.</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>We are looking for someone who is...</strong></p>

<ul>
 <li>A HCPC registered Clinical/Forensic/Counselling Psychologist with experience in a clinical forensic or mental health setting</li>
 <li>Expereince of working within a Personality Disorder Unit</li>
 <li>Preferably trained in complex therapies such as Schema focused, Cognitive Analytical and DBT</li>
 <li>Passionate about working with people with a range of complex mental health needs</li>
 <li>Capable of treating difficulties such as self-harm, physical &amp; verbal aggression, history of sexual offending and drug &amp; alcohol problems.</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Why Cygnet? Well offer you</strong></p>

<ul>
 <li>Strong career progression opportunities into management roles</li>
 <li>Monthly reflective practice, &amp; support with CPD opportunities</li>
 <li>Expert clinical supervision &amp; peer support</li>
 <li>Employee referral scheme</li>
 <li>Pension scheme</li>
 <li>Cycle to work scheme &amp; employee discount saving.</li>
</ul>

<p>Please note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.</p>

<p><strong>Ready to make a positive change?</strong></p>

<p>Please click on the apply now link below.</p>

<p>Join us!</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Are you an outstanding Clinical / Forensic / Counselling Psychologist with a passion for delivering high quality care?</p>

<p>Cygnet have been providing a national network of specialist mental health services for more than 30 years.</p>

<p>With us, youll have the chance to progress your career as part of a dynamic, supportive team.</p>

<p>We need a Quaified Psychologist whos passionate about helping people with a range of complex mental health needs.</p>

<p>Joining our team on a full time basis, you will be working 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday.</p>

<p>Maximising positive outcomes &amp; recovery for ourpatientsits a challenging, satisfying vocation.</p>

<p>At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development.</p>

<p>Youll also enjoy shopping, travel and leisure discounts  as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits  to support you to be happy both in and out of work.</p>

<p>So if you care about making a difference  every day  we want to hear from you.</p>

<p><strong>Cygnet Hospital Kewstoke:</strong></p>

<p>Cygnet Hospital Kewstoke provides an emergency admissions servicefor men and a pathway for women from low secure to rehabilitation including a specialist servicefor personality disorder.</p>

<p><strong>Your Day-to-Day</strong></p>

<ul>
 <li>Youll be working 40 hours a week</li>
 <li>Work as a team Psychologist within a multidisciplinary team (MDT)</li>
 <li>Carry out psychological assessments &amp; provide therapy to individuals &amp; groups</li>
 <li>Collaboratively develop care plans with the MDT</li>
 <li>Provide training &amp; supervision to colleagues, &amp; consultation to teams</li>
 <li>Evaluate the service, contribute to its development &amp; carry out clinical research</li>
 <li>Disseminate outcomes via conference presentations and publications.</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>We are looking for someone who is...</strong></p>

<ul>
 <li>A HCPC registered Clinical/Forensic/Counselling Psychologist with experience in a clinical forensic or mental health setting</li>
 <li>Expereince of working within a Personality Disorder Unit</li>
 <li>Preferably trained in complex therapies such as Schema focused, Cognitive Analytical and DBT</li>
 <li>Passionate about working with people with a range of complex mental health needs</li>
 <li>Capable of treating difficulties such as self-harm, physical &amp; verbal aggression, history of sexual offending and drug &amp; alcohol problems.</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Why Cygnet? Well offer you</strong></p>

<ul>
 <li>Strong career progression opportunities into management roles</li>
 <li>Monthly reflective practice, &amp; support with CPD opportunities</li>
 <li>Expert clinical supervision &amp; peer support</li>
 <li>Employee referral scheme</li>
 <li>Pension scheme</li>
 <li>Cycle to work scheme &amp; employee discount saving.</li>
</ul>

<p>Please note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.</p>

<p><strong>Ready to make a positive change?</strong></p>

<p>Please click on the apply now link below.</p>

<p>Join us!</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          General Requirements
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Please refer to job description above</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Please refer to job description above</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            General Requirements
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Please refer to job description above</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Please refer to job description above</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
    
  



      
  
    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>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.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
    <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>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.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
        </p>
      
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Cygnet Health Care</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
                  <p>South West</p>
            <p>BS22 9UZ</p>
    
  

  
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    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="https://www.cygnethealth.co.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.cygnethealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Cygnet Health Care</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
                              <p>South West</p>
                    <p>BS22 9UZ</p>
        
      

      
        <br>
        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.cygnethealth.co.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.cygnethealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Qualified Psychologist - Clinical/Counselling or Forensic

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>A rare opportunity has arisen to work in the BaNES Recovery Service! We are looking to recruit a Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner to support those with severe and enduring mental health difficulties. We are an approachable, friendly and welcoming team that would certainly support your continued professional development as part of this position.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>To work alongside service users, families, carers and multi-disciplinary team members to co-ordinate care, supporting collaborative decision-making about care and treatment.</p>
<p>To deliver a set of wellbeing-focused psychologically informed interventions, aligned to cognitive-behavioural principles, based on the best evidence available, that address problems often experienced by people with severe mental health problems.</p>
<p>Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>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.</p>
<p>We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&amp;NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.</p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>AWP is committed to support and create a positive research and evidence-based environment and culture, which can have a beneficial impact on everyone who works for the organisation and the care we provide to those who use our services.</p>
<p>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.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>19 November 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 5</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £31,049 to £37,796 a year
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Full-time
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>342-BNS084-1125</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Bath NHS House</p>
      <p>Combe Park</p>
      <p>Bath</p>
            <p>BA1 3QE</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Carry out relevant risk assessments and risk management with the multi-disciplinary team.</p>
<p>Engage calmly and with sensitivity and empathy to support service users in highly distressing or emotional circumstances.</p>
<p>Engage with and gather information from service users, relatives and patient records to develop a formulation.</p>
<p>To work in collaboration with the individual service user and their family and carers as appropriate to develop care plans that are focused on strengths and are outcome based.</p>
<p>To attend multi-disciplinary reviews and act as a care coordinator, for a caseload of service users in order to support and monitor progress during the course of multi-disciplinary interventions.</p>
<p>To set collaborative goals for intervention with service users.</p>
<p>To deliver specified wellbeing-focused psychologically-informed interventions, in line with best available evidence, under close supervision from a clinical psychologist or CBT therapist including:</p>
<ul>
<li>Behavioural activation and graded exposure.</li>
<li>Teaching problem-solving skills.</li>
<li>Improving sleep.</li>
<li>Recognising and managing emotions.</li>
<li>Guided self-help for bulimia and binge-eating.</li>
<li>Building confidence.</li>
<li>Medication support.</li>
</ul>
<p>To be responsive to service users needs and choices; and uphold their right to be treated with dignity and respect.</p>
<p>To include carers and families in line with the service users wishes.</p>
<p>To liaise with other health and care providers, including third sector agencies and primary care, to ensure continuity of care for service users.</p>
<p>To communicate information concerning the assessment, formulation and care plans of service users in a skilled and sensitive manner in order to promote effective multi-disciplinary working and therapeutic outcomes for clients.</p>
<p>To develop collaborative plans for relapse prevention.</p>
<p>To deal with endings appropriately and safely with service users, families and carers.</p>
<p>Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Carry out relevant risk assessments and risk management with the multi-disciplinary team.</p>
<p>Engage calmly and with sensitivity and empathy to support service users in highly distressing or emotional circumstances.</p>
<p>Engage with and gather information from service users, relatives and patient records to develop a formulation.</p>
<p>To work in collaboration with the individual service user and their family and carers as appropriate to develop care plans that are focused on strengths and are outcome based.</p>
<p>To attend multi-disciplinary reviews and act as a care coordinator, for a caseload of service users in order to support and monitor progress during the course of multi-disciplinary interventions.</p>
<p>To set collaborative goals for intervention with service users.</p>
<p>To deliver specified wellbeing-focused psychologically-informed interventions, in line with best available evidence, under close supervision from a clinical psychologist or CBT therapist including:</p>
<ul>
<li>Behavioural activation and graded exposure.</li>
<li>Teaching problem-solving skills.</li>
<li>Improving sleep.</li>
<li>Recognising and managing emotions.</li>
<li>Guided self-help for bulimia and binge-eating.</li>
<li>Building confidence.</li>
<li>Medication support.</li>
</ul>
<p>To be responsive to service users needs and choices; and uphold their right to be treated with dignity and respect.</p>
<p>To include carers and families in line with the service users wishes.</p>
<p>To liaise with other health and care providers, including third sector agencies and primary care, to ensure continuity of care for service users.</p>
<p>To communicate information concerning the assessment, formulation and care plans of service users in a skilled and sensitive manner in order to promote effective multi-disciplinary working and therapeutic outcomes for clients.</p>
<p>To develop collaborative plans for relapse prevention.</p>
<p>To deal with endings appropriately and safely with service users, families and carers.</p>
<p>Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Essential and desirable
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Completed a qualification as a Mental Health &amp; Wellbeing Practitioner (MHWP)</li>
        
        <li>Experience working in a mental health setting</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Practicing as a MHWP in a recovery team</li>
          
          <li>Experience of carrying out a range of interventions</li>
          
          <li>Experience of managing a caseload</li>
          
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        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Essential and desirable
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Completed a qualification as a Mental Health &amp; Wellbeing Practitioner (MHWP)</li>
          
          <li>Experience working in a mental health setting</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Practicing as a MHWP in a recovery team</li>
            
            <li>Experience of carrying out a range of interventions</li>
            
            <li>Experience of managing a caseload</li>
            
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    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>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.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
    <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  


 
  
    
      
        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>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.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Avon &amp; Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Bath NHS House</p>
      <p>Combe Park</p>
      <p>Bath</p>
            <p>BA1 3QE</p>
    
  

  
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    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/" target="_blank">http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Avon &amp; Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Bath NHS House</p>
          <p>Combe Park</p>
          <p>Bath</p>
                    <p>BA1 3QE</p>
        
      

      
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        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/" target="_blank">http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Band 5 Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner - Bath

Band 8a Psychological Therapies Trainer - Bristol

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Family Safeguarding is part of Open Mental Health, which is a ground-breaking model bringing together NHS, Statutory and Voluntary agencies to deliver targeted and holistic mental health support.  Open Mental Health connects people to community resources, builds resilience and improves wellbeing through targeted interventions and a coordinated approach around the individual  with an ethos of no wrong door.  The Family Safeguarding service is supported by a Clinical Psychologist and Systemic Family Therapist to offer support to both clients and colleagues.  </p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The Family Safeguarding Team is an innovative partnership model between Somerset County Council and a network of voluntary sector organisations.  The wider Family Safeguarding Team is comprised of substance misuse, domestic abuse, adult mental health workers and childrens social workers. Workers from specialist organisations join together to form one team working with families. The Family Safeguarding Team focuses on working to develop parents strengths to positively change their behaviour and relationships in order to improve their childrens lives. By assisting parents to make positive changes more children can stay at home with their birth family and thrive, not just survive.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Second Step is a leading mental health charity in the South West offering housing, support and hope to thousands of people with mental health and complex needs.  Our goal is to inspire hope and deliver change for everybody and every community we work with.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>19 November 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Other</p>

    
  

  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £27,810 a year
      
    </p>
  
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Fixed term</p>

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>9 months</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Part-time
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>SEC1155288</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>SHAPE Hub</p>
      <p>Cannards Grave Road</p>
      <p>Shepton Mallet </p>
            <p>BA4 5BT</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Take on a caseload as guided by the Somerset Council Family Safeguarding Team Manager and develop and run personalised programmes of support for parents coming in to contact with the Family Safeguarding project, safely and effectively.

Assess individuals against needs, strengths and risks as they come on to caseload and provide outreach services including home visits, deliver 1-1 key working sessions as well as semi and structured groups to support as a part of their personalised programme of support and activity.

Provide psycho-social interventions to parents involved in the service  drawing on CBT techniques, Motivational Interviewing, solution focused working, skills and behaviours coaching, parenting skills and boundary setting. 

Actively engage those people introduced, in recognised social, therapeutic, creative, practical and community activities.

Share information within the Open Mental Health Network and develop and implement personal action plans as appropriate, always working within the boundaries of confidentiality and data protection.
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        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Take on a caseload as guided by the Somerset Council Family Safeguarding Team Manager and develop and run personalised programmes of support for parents coming in to contact with the Family Safeguarding project, safely and effectively.

Assess individuals against needs, strengths and risks as they come on to caseload and provide outreach services including home visits, deliver 1-1 key working sessions as well as semi and structured groups to support as a part of their personalised programme of support and activity.

Provide psycho-social interventions to parents involved in the service  drawing on CBT techniques, Motivational Interviewing, solution focused working, skills and behaviours coaching, parenting skills and boundary setting. 

Actively engage those people introduced, in recognised social, therapeutic, creative, practical and community activities.

Share information within the Open Mental Health Network and develop and implement personal action plans as appropriate, always working within the boundaries of confidentiality and data protection.
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        <li>Substantial mental health and therapeutic experience and associated qualifications.  </li>
        
        <li>A proven, successful track record and substantial experience of multi-disciplinary team working in a mental health or wellbeing environment</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with complexity and using a trauma informed approach</li>
        
        <li>Proven experience of working with people with multiple needs (e.g. mental health, domestic abuse, alcohol/drug dependency, long term conditions)</li>
        
        </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Experience of using psycho-social interventions such as Motivational Interviewing or Brief Solution Focused Therapy (not essential as training will be provided)</li>
          
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          <li>Substantial mental health and therapeutic experience and associated qualifications.  </li>
          
          <li>A proven, successful track record and substantial experience of multi-disciplinary team working in a mental health or wellbeing environment</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with complexity and using a trauma informed approach</li>
          
          <li>Proven experience of working with people with multiple needs (e.g. mental health, domestic abuse, alcohol/drug dependency, long term conditions)</li>
          
          </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Experience of using psycho-social interventions such as Motivational Interviewing or Brief Solution Focused Therapy (not essential as training will be provided)</li>
            
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    <p>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.</p>
  

  

  


 

      
  
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    <p>Second Step</p>
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      <p>SHAPE Hub</p>
      <p>Cannards Grave Road</p>
      <p>Shepton Mallet </p>
            <p>BA4 5BT</p>
    
  

  
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        <p>Second Step</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>SHAPE Hub</p>
          <p>Cannards Grave Road</p>
          <p>Shepton Mallet </p>
                    <p>BA4 5BT</p>
        
      

      
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            <p><a href="https://www.second-step.co.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.second-step.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Family Safeguarding Mental Health Recovery and Wellbeing Specialist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>OpCourage, the community veterans mental health service in the South West, is seeking a Band 7 Psychologist or Psychological Therapist to join our dedicated team in the Plymouth and Paignton. This vital role involves providing psychological assessments, evidence-based therapies, and tailored interventions to veterans experiencing mental health issues, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression.</p>
<p>The successful candidate will collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams, fostering a supportive environment for veterans and their families. Responsibilities include conducting comprehensive psychological evaluations, developing personalized treatment plans, and delivering individual or group therapy sessions. In addition, effective communication and strong interpersonal skills are essential for engaging with veterans and stakeholders, ensuring a community-centered approach to care.</p>
<p>Candidates should possess a relevant postgraduate qualification in psychology or psychological therapy, demonstrating experience in complex clinical settings, particularly with trauma-informed care for veterans or similar populations. A commitment to professional development and adherence to ethical guidelines in practice is required.</p>
<p>Join us in our mission to enhance the mental well-being of veterans. This role offers opportunities for ongoing training, supervision, and the chance to make a meaningful impact in the lives of those who have served the UK's armed forces.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The post holder will provide face-to-face, evidence-based psychological therapy at an AWP/NHS site or other community setting in the Plymouth and Paignton area. Psychological therapy will also be offered to veterans in our wider geographical area via an online platform; both modes support consistent access to care and treatment.</p>
<p>Job Summary (to be read alongside the key local information):</p>
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<p>Assess and treat a specialist caseload of clients (military veterans with complex mental health needs) and maintain associated records on the electronic case record system.</p>
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<p>Provide high-intensity, evidence-based psychological interventions as part of the NHSE Op Courage Integrated Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service, South West; these will include at least Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and/or EMDR for complex presentations (i.e., Step 3 and above).</p>
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<p>Provide consultation, liaison, and, where appropriate, clinical supervision to other professionals, including less experienced therapists, Assistant Psychologists, and Trainee Clinical Psychologists.</p>
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<p>Undertake clinical audit and service evaluation activities to support the development of services relevant to client needs.</p>
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<p>Develop best-practice knowledge in working with veterans and promote expertise in this area, including supporting research projects where appropriate, with the guidance of the psychology lead.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Please see the attached job description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.</strong></p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p><strong>We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust):</strong>a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.</p> <p>We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&amp;NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.</p> <p>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. </p> <p>AWP is committed to support and create a positive research and evidence-based environment and culture, which can have a beneficial impact on everyone who works for the organisation and the care we provide to those who use our services.</p> <p>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.</p>


      
        
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  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>27 November 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 7</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
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      £47,810 to £54,710 a year
      
        (pro rata)
      
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  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
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          Full-time,
        
      
        
          Part-time,
        
      
        
          Flexible working
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>342-SS166-1125</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>The Coast Resource Center</p>
      <p>Diamond Batch Road</p>
      <p>Weston Super Mare</p>
            <p>BS24 7FY</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Be part of the MDT to discuss the suitability of therapy and therapy pathways with practitioners, and arrange joint appointments when appropriate.</p>
<p>Provide comprehensive psychosocial assessments as required, taking into account issues of safety and suitability for psychological therapy, to formulate, implement, and evaluate treatment or support programmes for clients.</p>
<p>Provide a psychological therapy service for individuals and groups as appropriate (e.g., mindfulness workshops).</p>
<p>Educate and involve family members and others in treatment and support, as appropriate.</p>
<p>Adhere to an agreed activity contract/job plan relating to the number of client contacts offered and clinical sessions carried out per week, in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.</p>
<p>Ensure timely and accurate recording of all data required by the Trust, and maintain accurate records on the electronic patient record system.</p>
<p>Ensure that client confidentiality is protected at all times.</p>
<p>Monitor clinical workload using agreed systems.</p>
<p>Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.</p>
<p>Provide a specialist consultancy service to multidisciplinary teams and other agencies providing care for the client group (military veterans).</p>
<p>Participate in clinical and caseload supervision arrangements provided by the service.</p>
<p>Attend and, where appropriate, chair multidisciplinary/professional meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment.</p>
<p>Carry out clinical audits of service performance, including service user surveys and evaluations, and help collate and disseminate the results for feedback.</p>
<p><strong>Please see the attached job description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.</strong></p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Be part of the MDT to discuss the suitability of therapy and therapy pathways with practitioners, and arrange joint appointments when appropriate.</p>
<p>Provide comprehensive psychosocial assessments as required, taking into account issues of safety and suitability for psychological therapy, to formulate, implement, and evaluate treatment or support programmes for clients.</p>
<p>Provide a psychological therapy service for individuals and groups as appropriate (e.g., mindfulness workshops).</p>
<p>Educate and involve family members and others in treatment and support, as appropriate.</p>
<p>Adhere to an agreed activity contract/job plan relating to the number of client contacts offered and clinical sessions carried out per week, in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.</p>
<p>Ensure timely and accurate recording of all data required by the Trust, and maintain accurate records on the electronic patient record system.</p>
<p>Ensure that client confidentiality is protected at all times.</p>
<p>Monitor clinical workload using agreed systems.</p>
<p>Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.</p>
<p>Provide a specialist consultancy service to multidisciplinary teams and other agencies providing care for the client group (military veterans).</p>
<p>Participate in clinical and caseload supervision arrangements provided by the service.</p>
<p>Attend and, where appropriate, chair multidisciplinary/professional meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment.</p>
<p>Carry out clinical audits of service performance, including service user surveys and evaluations, and help collate and disseminate the results for feedback.</p>
<p><strong>Please see the attached job description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.</strong></p>
    
  


      
  
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          Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Doctoral qualification in clinical or counselling psychology, or BABCP-accredited therapist.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Post-qualification training in CBT, NET, or EMDR.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Experience working with adult mental health presentations.</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Experience working with military trauma.</li>
          
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Experience working within the NHS or the Ministry of Defence (MOD).</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Clinical research experience</li>
          
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Evidence of providing evidence-based assessments and therapeutic interventions to individuals with complex needs, including PTSD.</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Experience in teaching and training.</li>
          
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        <li>Ability to engage in clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively.</li>
        
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          <li>Doctoral qualification in clinical or counselling psychology, or BABCP-accredited therapist.</li>
          
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          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Post-qualification training in CBT, NET, or EMDR.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Experience
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience working with adult mental health presentations.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Experience working with military trauma.</li>
            
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            Experience
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Experience working within the NHS or the Ministry of Defence (MOD).</li>
          
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          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Clinical research experience</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Experience
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Evidence of providing evidence-based assessments and therapeutic interventions to individuals with complex needs, including PTSD.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Experience in teaching and training.</li>
            
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            Experience
          
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          <li>Ability to engage in clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively.</li>
          
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    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>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.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
    <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>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.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
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          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Avon &amp; Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>The Coast Resource Center</p>
      <p>Diamond Batch Road</p>
      <p>Weston Super Mare</p>
            <p>BS24 7FY</p>
    
  

  
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        <p><a href="http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/" target="_blank">http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Avon &amp; Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>The Coast Resource Center</p>
          <p>Diamond Batch Road</p>
          <p>Weston Super Mare</p>
                    <p>BS24 7FY</p>
        
      

      
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        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/" target="_blank">http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

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