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<h2>Job summary</h2>
 We are looking for a confident support worker with a passion for delivering outstanding care.
Youll be working 38.5 hours a week a mixture of days and nights, making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Cygnet kewstoke.



 <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
 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.



 <h3>About us</h3>
 Cygnet Health Care 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.


 
 
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 <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
 12 December 2025

 
 <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
 Other

 
 

 
 <h3>Salary</h3>
 
 £13.39 an hour
 
 
 
 
 

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

 

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

 <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
 
 VPDB158CE0
 

 
 
 
 <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
 
 
 weston super mare
 BS22 9UZ
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 <h2>Job description</h2>
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 Helping others improve and turn their lives around theres no better feeling. Its what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it.We are looking for a confidentCare &amp; Support Workerwith a passion for delivering outstanding care.Cygnet Hospital Kewstokeprovides an emergency admissions servicefor men and a pathway for women from low secure to rehabilitation including a specialist servicefor personality disorder.This role will be 12 hour shifts working a mixture ofDays &amp; Nights.The hospital has more than 16 acres of landscaped grounds and overlooks the Bristol Channel. This beachside location, just outside Weston-super-Mare, helps us provide a quiet, peaceful and therapeutic environment which can offer service users a broad range of therapies including CBT, Schema Therapy, EMDR &amp; DBT.At Cygnet, we support our people to grow their careers, gain new skills and keep stepping up.Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects whilereaping the rewards of making a difference to others every day.Your day-to-day<ul><li>Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all the people in our care</li><li>Provide guidance &amp; encouragement through physical &amp; emotional support</li><li>Learn about individuals specific needs &amp; provide help in the most appropriate way</li><li>Assist with medical &amp; welfare needs</li><li>Report on medical &amp; welfare needs as required</li><li>Safeguard</li><li>Maintain a sa
fe, clean environment for all</li></ul>You are<ul><li>Genuinely driven with a desire to make a real difference in peoples lives</li><li>An excellent communicator &amp; a good team player</li><li>Sensitive &amp; intuitive with the energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating &amp; varied environment</li><li>Passionate about empowering &amp; supporting service user independence</li></ul>Why Cygnet? Well offer you<ul><li>An opening to undertake further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme</li><li>Expert supervision &amp; support</li><li>Employee referral scheme</li><li>Free Health Cash plan</li><li>24 hours free GP support line</li><li>Free life assurance cover</li><li>Free eye tests</li><li>Car lease discounts</li><li>Discounted gym membership</li><li>Free mortgage broker and Insurance cover</li><li>Pension scheme</li><li>Employee NHS - discount savings &amp; Cycle to Work scheme</li><li>Smart Health Toolkit- Providing you with Fitness Programmes, Nutrition consultation and Health checks</li></ul>Due to limits on sponsorship allocations, we are not currently in a position to offer sponsorship to new candidates for these roles, this remains under review.We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.What next?If you care about making a difference we want to talk to you.Click the button to apply
 

 
 
 
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 Helping others improve and turn their lives around theres no better feeling. Its what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it.We are looking for a confidentCare &amp; Support Workerwith a passion for delivering outstanding care.Cygnet Hospital Kewstokeprovides an emergency admissions servicefor men and a pathway for women from low secure to rehabilitation including a specialist servicefor personality disorder.This role will be 12 hour shifts working a mixture ofDays &amp; Nights.The hospital has more than 16 acres of landscaped grounds and overlooks the Bristol Channel. This beachside location, just outside Weston-super-Mare, helps us provide a quiet, peaceful and therapeutic environment which can offer service users a broad range of therapies including CBT, Schema Therapy, EMDR &amp; DBT.At Cygnet, we support our people to grow their careers, gain new skills and keep stepping up.Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects whilereaping the rewards of making a difference to others every day.Your day-to-day<ul><li>Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all the people in our care</li><li>Provide guidance &amp; encouragement through physical &amp; emotional support</li><li>Learn about individuals specific needs &amp; provide help in the most appropriate way</li><li>Assist with medical &amp; welfare needs</li><li>Report on medical &amp; welfare needs as required</li><li>Safeguard</li><li>Maintain a sa
fe, clean environment for all</li></ul>You are<ul><li>Genuinely driven with a desire to make a real difference in peoples lives</li><li>An excellent communicator &amp; a good team player</li><li>Sensitive &amp; intuitive with the energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating &amp; varied environment</li><li>Passionate about empowering &amp; supporting service user independence</li></ul>Why Cygnet? Well offer you<ul><li>An opening to undertake further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme</li><li>Expert supervision &amp; support</li><li>Employee referral scheme</li><li>Free Health Cash plan</li><li>24 hours free GP support line</li><li>Free life assurance cover</li><li>Free eye tests</li><li>Car lease discounts</li><li>Discounted gym membership</li><li>Free mortgage broker and Insurance cover</li><li>Pension scheme</li><li>Employee NHS - discount savings &amp; Cycle to Work scheme</li><li>Smart Health Toolkit- Providing you with Fitness Programmes, Nutrition consultation and Health checks</li></ul>Due to limits on sponsorship allocations, we are not currently in a position to offer sponsorship to new candidates for these roles, this remains under review.We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.What next?If you care about making a difference we want to talk to you.Click the button to apply
 
 


 
 
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 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.
 

 

 


 

 
 
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 Cygnet Health Care
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 weston super mare
 BS22 9UZ
 
 

 
 
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 weston super mare
 BS22 9UZ
 
 

 
 
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NHS Jobs

Healthcare Support Worker

Psychological Therapies Team Leader (Band 7)

<h2>Job summary</h2>
 The BSW Specialist Community Perinatal Mental Health Service is looking for a Perinatal Infant Mental Health Specialist to join our team, covering the BaNES, Swindon, and Wiltshire (BSW) area. The team is multidisciplinary, providing support for women who experience serious mental health problems or present with a high risk of relapse during pregnancy and the postnatal period. We offer assessment and treatment aimed at addressing mental ill health and enhancing the mother-infant relationship where mental health needs have impacted this. We provide multi-agency training in perinatal mental health to other professionals and agencies working with women in the perinatal period, in addition to offering consultation and advice. Currently, the team works alongside women and their families from pregnancy until their infant's first birthday. This post is suitable for experienced and professionally registered Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, or Clinical Psychologists, with additional postgraduate training in infant mental health or other equivalent qualifications. You must also have experience of working with women in the perinatal period.



 <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
 The role of the Perinatal Infant Mental Health Specialist (PIMHS) is to provide specialist parent-infant assessment, interventions, and supervision within the Specialist Community Perinatal Mental Health Service, with the aim of: <ul> <li>Providing early identification, intervention, and health promotion regarding infant/early years' mental health</li> <li>Facilitating access to specialist/core CAMHS</li> <li>Developing and coordinating training on issues relating to infant mental health</li> <li>Providing supervision to Nursery Nurses and other MDT staff</li> <li>Delivering parent-infant interventions within the service</li> <li>Ensuring the voice of the infant is central to care delivery and service development</li> </ul> The post-holder will be part of a multi-disciplinary Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team and will contribute to service development from an infant mental health perspective to meet the needs of a population with wide social and cultural diversity. For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please see the attached job description.



 <h3>About us</h3>
 We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust), a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We deliver services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&amp;NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire, and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees provide better care. AWP is committed to supporting and creating 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. At AWP, we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds. We are particularly keen to receive applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities, and 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.


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

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

 
 
 <h3>Band</h3>
 
 Band 7
 
 

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

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

 

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

 <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
 
 342-SS178-1225
 

 
 
 
 <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
 
 
 Hathaway Medical Centre
 Middlefield Road
 Chippenham
 SN14 6GT
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 <h2>Job description</h2>
 <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
 <ul> <li>Direct work with parents and infants as appropriate predominantly short term, but some longer term as clinically indicated</li> <li>Working with the network and other agencies involved with referred cases</li> <li>Attending complex case team discussions, case conferences, and professionals meetings as required</li> <li>Providing supervision to Nursery Nurses and other MDT staff delivering parentinfant interventions within the service</li> <li>Providing consultation sessions to Health Visitors and Childrens Centres</li> <li>Offering telephone consultation to potential referrers about cases causing concern</li> </ul> For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please see the attached job description.
 

 
 
 
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 <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
 <ul> <li>Direct work with parents and infants as appropriate predominantly short term, but some longer term as clinically indicated</li> <li>Working with the network and other agencies involved with referred cases</li> <li>Attending complex case team discussions, case conferences, and professionals meetings as required</li> <li>Providing supervision to Nursery Nurses and other MDT staff delivering parentinfant interventions within the service</li> <li>Providing consultation sessions to Health Visitors and Childrens Centres</li> <li>Offering telephone consultation to potential referrers about cases causing concern</li> </ul> For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please see the attached job description.
 
 


 
 
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 <li>Qualified Allied Health Professional (SW, OT, RMN) and current registration under appropriate professional body (HCPC, NMC) with additional post graduate training in Diploma in Infant mental health or other equivalent qualifications or Clinical Psychology, qualified child and adolescent psychotherapists or other appropriate qualification to doctoral level and current membership of appropriate professional body (e.g. BPS, BCP, ACP, HPC).</li>
 
 <li>UK driving license and access to a vehicle for work purposes.</li>
 
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 <li>Substantial knowledge of infant development and parent - infant mental health issues.</li>
 
 <li>Knowledge and experience of delivery of a range of therapeutic models and interventions and their application to infant mental health problems (e.g. watch, wait and wonder, VIG, NBO etc).</li>
 
 <li>Experience and knowledge of working with complex families where there is serious concerns about parenting and safeguarding.</li>
 
 <li>Knowledge and awareness of safeguarding procedures and anti-discriminatory practice.</li>
 
 <li>Experience of working with women presenting with perinatal mental health needs and knowledge of demographic risk factors for this client group.</li>
 
 <li>Experience of offering supervision.</li>
 
 <li>Experience of teaching, training and consultation.</li>
 
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 <h4>Essential</h4>
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 <li>Qualified Allied Health Professional (SW, OT, RMN) and current registration under appropriate professional body (HCPC, NMC) with additional post graduate training in Diploma in Infant mental health or other equivalent qualifications or Clinical Psychology, qualified child and adolescent psychotherapists or other appropriate qualification to doctoral level and current membership of appropriate professional body (e.g. BPS, BCP, ACP, HPC).</li>
 
 <li>UK driving license and access to a vehicle for work purposes.</li>
 
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 <li>Substantial knowledge of infant development and parent - infant mental health issues.</li>
 
 <li>Knowledge and experience of delivery of a range of therapeutic models and interventions and their application to infant mental health problems (e.g. watch, wait and wonder, VIG, NBO etc).</li>
 
 <li>Experience and knowledge of working with complex families where there is serious concerns about parenting and safeguarding.</li>
 
 <li>Knowledge and awareness of safeguarding procedures and anti-discriminatory practice.</li>
 
 <li>Experience of working with women presenting with perinatal mental health needs and knowledge of demographic risk factors for this client group.</li>
 
 <li>Experience of offering supervision.</li>
 
 <li>Experience of teaching, training and consultation.</li>
 
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 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.
 

 
 <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
 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>.
 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>.
 

 
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 Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
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 <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
 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.
 

 
 <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
 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>.
 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>.
 

 
 <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
 
 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>
 
 
 
 


 
 
 <h2>Employer details</h2>
 <h3>Employer name</h3>
 Avon &amp; Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
 <h3>Address</h3>
 
 
 Hathaway Medical Centre
 Middlefield Road
 Chippenham
 SN14 6GT
 
 

 
 
 <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
 
 <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>
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



 
 
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 <h3>Employer name</h3>
 Avon &amp; Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
 <h3>Address</h3>
 
 
 Hathaway Medical Centre
 Middlefield Road
 Chippenham
 SN14 6GT
 
 

 
 
 <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
 
 <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>

Band 7 Perinatal Infant Mental Health Specialist - Chippenham

Occupational Health Advisor – Bristol&nbsp;Empower Health. Elevate Wellbeing. Work Flexibly.Are you an experienced&nbsp;Occupational Health Advisor&nbsp;looking for a role that offers flexibility, autonomy, and the chance to make a real difference? Join&nbsp;PAM Group, a leading provider of Occupational Health services across the UK, supporting some of the nation’s most recognisable brands and local authorities.This is a fantastic opportunity to deliver high-quality OH services with occasional travel to client sites. You’ll be part of a supportive, multi-disciplinary team that values collaboration, innovation, and personal growth.What You’ll Be DoingDeliver a full range of&nbsp;Occupational Health services, including case management, health surveillance, and wellbeing initiatives.Conduct assessments and occasional on-site clinics (medicals, referrals, screenings).Support new starter health checks, SC medicals, immunisations, and venepuncture.Collaborate with Clinical Leads, OHTs, physios, and admin teams to deliver seamless care.Maintain accurate, confidential health records in line with NMC and PAM standards.Promote a culture of&nbsp;fitness for work&nbsp;and proactive health management.What You’ll NeedNMC Registered Nurse&nbsp;(PIN with no restrictions).Full UK&nbsp;driving licence&nbsp;and access to a vehicle.Ideally, a&nbsp;Degree or Diploma in Occupational Health&nbsp;(training available if not).At least&nbsp;6 months of UK-based OH experience.Strong skills in&nbsp;case management&nbsp;and&nbsp;health surveillance&nbsp;(audiometry, spirometry, D&amp;A testing).Confident using&nbsp;Microsoft Office&nbsp;and OH software.Why Choose PAM Group?<ul>	<li>Flexibility and work-life balance.</li>	<li>Be part of a&nbsp;supportive, high-performing team&nbsp;that values your input.</li>	<li>Access to&nbsp;ongoing training and CPD&nbsp;through the PAM Academy.</li>	<li>Opportunities to grow your career in a company that puts people first.</li></ul>Our Benefits Package Includes:8% employer pension contribution&nbsp;(plus up to 5% matched)25 days holiday + bank holidays&nbsp;(option to buy/sell 5 days)Health Cash Plan&nbsp;– cover for dental, optical, physio &amp; morePerkbox membership&nbsp;– discounts on food, retail, travel &amp; more24/7 GP &amp; counselling line, wellness supportLife insurance&nbsp;(4x salary) &amp;&nbsp;Group Income ProtectionLong service rewards&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;flexible working hoursOur Culture &amp; ValuesAt PAM, we’re passionate about people. Our values—Hard Work &amp; Enthusiasm, Teamwork &amp; Friendship, Loyalty &amp; Improvement—are at the heart of everything we do. We believe in rewarding effort, supporting each other, and helping every team member grow.PAM group are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone is valued and respected. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender expression, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion and socioeconomic status. We believe everyone should have the same opportunities for employment and promotion based on their ability, qualifications and suitability for the work.Ready to join a company that values your wellbeing as much as you value others’? Apply today and help us deliver the everyday things that matter.

PAM Wellness

Occupational Health Advisor

Band 8a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist - Bristol Employer: NHS Jobs Location: Bristol, BS2 0BL Pay: £55,690.00 to £62,682.00 per year, £55690.00 - £62682.00 a year Contract Type: Permanent Hours: Full time Disability Confident: No Closing Date: 30/01/2026 About this job CLINICAL To lead and deliver a high quality and largely autonomous and systematic clinical/counselling psychology service to the MINT in line with best practice and National guidelines. To hold clinical responsibility for the MINT service alongside the MINT Team Manager. To undertake highly specialist assessments, including neuropsychological assessment, risk assessment and assessment for suitability for specialist psychological therapies with clients and their carers (as appropriate to the role). To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of clients mental health issues, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients experiences, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings. To be responsible for providing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses. To provide at least one specialist evidence based psychological intervention as dictated by the needs of the service. To provide highly specialist consultation to members of the various teams in the MINT and beyond regarding formulation and psychological management of clients of the MINT. To be involved in the development and delivery of training to multidisciplinary staff in the MINT and other services in the local area. To use highly specialist psychological knowledge and skills to contribute to the more effective management of service users by teams. To participate in clinical and caseload supervision arrangements provided by the Service. To maintain accurate records and to monitor clinical workload using agreed systems. To support the full implementation of Your Team, Your Conversation, Your Plan or equivalent including acting as keyworker as appropriate to the needs of the service. To enter data as requested by the Trust in a timely manner. Capacity and demand of direct clinical intervention of the Psychologist is expected to work flexibly depending on the need of MINT and access to additional psychological roles (such as CAPs, Assistant Psychologists, etc). To develop and facilitate a lead role across BNSSG for MINTs in one of the following areas: Interventions, Evaluation, Supervision, Training, Service User Involvement or External Networks. MANAGEMENT Delegated caseload supervision. Represent the service at specialist meetings as requested. The co-ordination of small scale projects as requested. Support the MINT manager in daily operational activities. PROFESSIONAL To fully adhere to the Policies and Procedures of the HCPC. To fully observe the BPS (2009) Code of Conduct and the BPS Practice Guidelines for all Applied Psychologists (2017). To be aware of, adhere to, and where appropriate, contribute to the formulation and review of Trust, Area, clinical/counselling psychology policies and procedures. Copies of Trust Policies can be accessed via the staff intranet or from your manager. To participate in local psychological therapy and psychology meetings and Trust wide meetings as appropriate. To maintain and develop high standards of clinical/counselling psychology practice by engaging in continuing professional development and co-operative working/networking with other practitioner psychologists. To participate in an annual performance appraisal. To participate in clinical supervision. SERVICE GOVERNANCE To participate in service governance processes in the profession and in the LDU to maintain a safe, effective service which responds to Service User feedback. To support and participate in multidisciplinary clinical audit. To liaise with other disciplines and agencies to ensure that best practice is shared. To promote the use of effective interventions in the service. TRAINING AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT To provide supervision for clinical/counselling psychology trainees from regional training courses and Clinical Associate Psychologists (CAPs) and elsewhere as appropriate. To provide training, supervision and consultation in psychological approaches to other staff in multidisciplinary teams. This is to include joint assessment, formulation of psychological difficulties and planning of interventions to be implemented by other team members with service users. To contribute to the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care across service settings through providing teaching, training, consultation and supervision. To provide training and supervision to assistant psychologists. To participate in peer supervision arrangements for psychologists in the area. To collaborate with colleagues to develop and offer training courses, workshops and supervision groups to develop psychological skills for staff in the area. To contribute to the teaching of students and trainees in psychology, medicine, nursing and other health care disciplines. To agree a plan of personal development with the line manager and professional lead for the service. Provide inclusive, compassionate and effective leadership for your team by setting clear vision and direction. Develop a culture and environment in which members of staff are encouraged and supported to deliver high- quality services and are supported to innovate and improve services where appropriate. Encourage your team to feel able to raise concerns openly and safely. Promote equality of opportunity in service delivery and employment, ensuring that no person receives less favourable treatment than another on the grounds of gender, marital status, race, religion, creed, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation or disability. Support prompt recruitment by identifying vacancies to the AWP Recruitment Team as soon as they arise and participate in the selection and effective induction and on-boarding of new joiners to the team. Ensure that all team members have a very positive introduction to the team and a well-supported first year. Take responsibility for encouraging people to stay with AWP, ensuring that you are aware whenever a member of your team is considering leaving, seeking to understand their reasons and encouraging them to stay. Ensure that key messages are cascaded in your team and that your team are encouraged to put forward suggestions. Show appreciation to your team when they do good work and support them when they are struggling. Consider the individual needs of team members for a healthy work-life balance and think about how their needs can be supported by providing flexible ways of working. Support all team members to keep their mandatory and statutory training up-to-date and identify the learning and development needs of all team members of the team ensuring that everyone has an up-to-date personal development plan (PDP). Ensure that every team member has at least an hour of supervision (one-to-one meeting) each month, this may include both managerial and clinical supervision. Ensure all team members receive a constructive assessment of their performance each year and set SMART objectives for the coming year. Seek support from the HR Team to tackle any worries regarding matters of discipline, including both conduct and capability concerns, supporting a just and restorative culture. Take prompt action regarding serious concerns and ensure clear plans are in place for problems which are less serious in nature but prove difficult to resolve. Act as a positive role model at all times, encouraging people to feel equal members of the team whilst working within clear frameworks and policies. PERFORMANCE AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Ensure that you and your team understand all of the agreed key performance indicators for the MINT service, particularly relating to outcomes and essential standards to be met. Ensure that you and your team understand data quality standards and that all the necessary records for your service are maintained and reported. Ensure that you and your team understand all of the monitoring, auditing and reporting systems relevant to your services. SERVICE DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING Actively seek opportunities for improvement for the MINT by identifying research evidence and best practice elsewhere, interpreting/translating and facilitating adaptation for AWP. Analyse and interpret data to inform the strategic direction of the services which you and your team provide Actively support co-production and ensure community psychology values are at the centre of the development for the service. GOVERNANCE AND POLICY Ensure that you understand all of the key governance requirements, policies and standards for your services and that these are communicated to your team; make sure your team understand the importance of good governance. Support the development of policies relevant to the MINT, including your team in this work. . click apply for full job details

Band 8a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist - Bristol

A healthcare organization is seeking a Band 8a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist in Bristol to lead a clinical psychology service. The role involves providing specialist assessments and interventions, managing clinical responsibilities, and supporting multidisciplinary teams. Candidates should possess a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and demonstrate strong leadership capabilities. This full-time, permanent position offers a salary range of £55,690 to £62,682 annually.

Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - Bristol

Overview Job Description: We are seeking a compassionate and experienced Incident &amp; Trauma Counsellor to join our dedicated team. The successful candidate will provide specialised support to individuals experiencing trauma, distress, or crisis, helping them to process their experiences and work towards recovery. Responsibilities <ul><li>Offer confidential counselling and emotional support to clients affected by traumatic incidents</li><li>Conduct assessments to determine clients' needs and develop tailored treatment plans</li><li>Facilitate individual and group therapy sessions</li><li>Maintain accurate and up-to-date case records</li><li>Collaborate with external agencies and support networks as needed</li><li>Provide crisis intervention and de-escalation when required</li><li>Contribute to the development of trauma support programs and initiatives</li></ul> Qualifications &amp; Skills <ul><li>Recognised qualification in Counselling, Psychology, Social Work, or a related field</li><li>Proven experience in trauma and incident counselling</li><li>Excellent communication and active listening skills</li><li>Ability to work under pressure and handle sensitive situations with empathy and professionalism</li><li>Knowledge of trauma-informed care approaches and mental health best practices</li><li>Relevant certifications (e.g., trauma counselling certification) are desirable</li></ul>

Incident & Trauma Counsellor

Network are offering the opportunity to join an established counselling service that has been supporting the people of Bristol and surrounding areas for over 30 years. Update Nov 2025 - Our current clinical lead has given his notice. We are in the recruitment process for a new Head of Counselling. Therefore, we are having to pause recruitment of placement counsellors until the New Year. We still welcome applications, any questions please get in touch. Clients are offered 24 weeks of low-cost counselling in person at our counselling rooms in Filton or online. All clients are assessed prior to allocation to counsellors. We have a good supply of clients and are encouraging applications from trainee counsellors. This is on a voluntary basis, with flexible hours. If you are currently studying a Level 4 course, we ask that you have already completed 20 hours of working with real clients, most likely in another placement. This requirement is not met by classroom time or practicing with fellow students. We are happy to take on trainees studying level 5 and above as a first placement. Network counsellors must work relationally with clients and agree to work within our ethos and values statement: We have a particular need for counsellors able to work evenings. We are especially interested in hearing from you if you belong to an underrepresented group. To download the application form please click here . Please email your completed application form to - and if you have any questions or wish to discuss the role, don't hesitate to get in touch by email or calling . We will be looking at applications as they come in on a rolling basis; so there is no deadline but we recommend getting your application in as soon as you are able.

Head of Counselling

Life/Work Balance Coaching for Self Employed Dad's 3D Wise St - Addington , Unit 4 8024 Christchurch Christopher Coach Counsellor Healing Practitioner Life/Work Balance Coaching for Self Employed Dad's SUPPORTING YOUR BALANCE WITH Mental health - Wellbeing - Business - Relationship &amp; family lifeAre you struggling to find balance, joy, or success amongst the demands and responsibilities of supporting your family, maintaining your relationship, being self-employed, managing staff, and trying to attend to your own mental health and well being?If you are reading this then you are likely experiencing some of the following:<ol><li>Feeling distant, disconnected, and losing motivation</li><li>High stress levels and/or bringing your work home too much</li><li>Busy mind or overthinking</li><li>Struggling to get out of bed in the morning</li><li>Arguing or lack of communication and connection with your spouse</li><li>Dealing with a drinking problem or other addiction issue</li><li>Struggling with mental health, wellbeing, or health issues</li><li>Overwhelmed by your to do list</li><li>Struggling to feel productive</li><li>Struggling to delegate</li><li>Not making enough profit</li><li>Friends and hobbies falling by the wayside</li></ol>Some of this, all of this, or even more, can overall lead to making us feel . anxious, stuck, stressed, confused, overwhelmed, unbalanced, frustrated or angry, sad or alone, or low energy? If you identify with feeling any of those you may well be at a loss with where to start? Or maybe you are at a point of starting to feel a subtle decline in balance, flow, or energy Either way the next step is to reach out for support! Because with all that you hold it can be a lonely journey.After a short time of getting to know your situation and struggles I will be able to help you to destress, reconnect, refocus, revive, and get back on track.Support. Guidance. Tools and Techniques. Be more grounded, connected, balanced, and present -with yourself, family and relationship, and work.I'll help you gain insight into negative coping patterns that have formed around stress, overwhelm, and experiences from your past. These coping patterns may have served you to a point but now the negative consequences are getting louder! Find your way back to connection and clarity which leads to better decisions and building positive habits and routines.I will empower you with tools and practices to cultivate deeper self-awareness and make it easier to access your own answers:<ul><li>Breathing exercises and techniques to help you relax and release deeper tension</li><li>Worksheets to help you process challenging feelings and repeating patterns</li><li>Education on the nature of mental health, self-care and wellbeing</li><li>How to elevate your core needs and respond to gaps in your self-care</li><li>How to generate more energy</li><li>Develop consistent routines that reduce stress and increase flow</li><li>Improve communication at home and at work</li><li>How to deal with confrontation</li><li>Tools to rebalance overthinking</li><li>Time management for creating more quality time with loved ones</li><li>Education and support around addiction</li><li>Setting and keeping boundaries</li></ul>My Approach My coaching is about knowing how to RESPOND to stress and pressure, anxiety and overwhelm, relationship issues and loneliness. The more you practice using the tools and pausing to reconnect, the faster you start RESPONDING. Some issues will need to be addressed and fixed, and I can help you to identify these or offer new ideas on how to do so.With all that you are struggling with you are probably being very hard on yourself in different ways -learning how to and practicing being kinder to yourself is also very important.A lot of us Dad's running businesses or being self-employed tend to get very bogged down by our to-do list. Your focus needs to be on maintaining a solid connection with yourself and the energy you hold to support everyone who relies on you.Once your foundation has been stabilized you will have renewed energy and clarity to reflect and reset goals. Goal setting sessions or evaluating your progress can be a fun and exciting process once you have your foundation set.Enjoy Greater Life/Work Balance, Wellbeing, and Success.Benefits of Doing the Work.Here are some examples of what I experience with people through the coaching journey:<ul><li>Cultivate consistent routines that support sustainable energy</li><li>Embrace the parts of Self that have felt afraid, broken, or limited</li><li>Find a natural balance between heart and head</li><li>Able to be more grounded and present amongst day-to-day demands</li><li>Learn to live authentically and courageously</li><li>Enjoy a happier, healthier, fulfilling life</li></ul>Why Work With Me My core focus is to help others to reconnect and find balance to support a happier, healthier, purpose-driven, and heart-centred life. My approach works with the whole person to realign heart and mind-body and soul.My Background and Experience Born in Christchurch I am in my mid 40's. I am a trained counsellor (with certificate in trauma informed therapy) and healing practitioner. Online therapy I offer sessions in person and by phone or video call via ZOOM or google meet. Qualifications and registrations Intuitive Counselling (body/mind focused modality) Most common issues I support people with: Life/Work balance coaching. Anxiety, depression, anger, grief and loss, trauma/abuse, burnout, relationship issues, family life/parenting issues, cancer, anxiety in children, spiritual and personal growth, finding purpose and fulfillment in life, ADHD, bipolar, autoimmune disorders, addiction.$160 per 1 hour coaching/counselling session Includes follow up email with notes to help stay focused between sessionsPackages also available Availability (Opening hours) Monday Online onlyTuesday Online onlyWednesday 9 - 5Thursday 9 - 5Friday Online onlySaturday -Sunday - Location Contact me Do you want to make an appointment or do you have a question? Send a message

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Overview Job summary You will provide a specialist and timely response for people who may be experiencing a mental health support need or crisis, facilitating improved patient outcomes and experience. You will identify a person's needs, enabling appropriate advice, signposting and onward referrals to services. This will be via face-to-face assessments in practice and telephone triage. There will be support and supervision from the wider team, including oversight from Lead Practice Clinicians. BrisDoc practice services specialise in providing high quality and accessible health care to vulnerable, marginalised and excluded groups. Clinicians will need to be focused on improving health inclusion and removing barriers to holistic healthcare. Clinicians will be expected to consult and liaise with other community-based HCPs such as GPs, Paramedics, Pharmacists, and Nurses about patient management, admission avoidance and, where necessary, admission into secondary care. While working autonomously and potentially in isolation, the post holder will work collaboratively with the wider clinical team to support individual patients and the delivery of the right care first time. Main duties of the job Clinical Undertake a full range of activities required to deliver a comprehensive mental health assessment in an emergency situation, to those who may be distressed/ in crisis. This will include: <ul> <li>Advising the person in crisis of short-term coping strategies i.e. anger, anxiety, stress management, distraction, assertiveness or relaxation techniques</li> <li>Providing emotional support to the individual, focusing on motivation and encouragement</li> <li>Sharing information where relevant and appropriate to fellow professionals in line with information governance protocol's</li> <li>Providing defined interventions as detailed in existing care plans</li> <li>Completing relevant documentation that is accurate and factual within the appropriate electronic record systems as per relevant policies</li> <li>Communicating and liaising with a wide range of people/ professionals in order to build and sustain effective and positive relationships with individuals and carers, team members and other agencies</li> <li>Gathering information from additional sources to make informed decisions/ plans e.g. other record systems, from friends/family.</li> </ul> Prescribers Only <ul> <li>Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice</li> </ul> About us BrisDoc are a proud provider of NHS Healthcare who are passionate about delivering excellent 'patient care, by people who care' for 20 years. We run a diverse range of Primary Care Services including an Integrated Urgent Care Service, GP Practices and a Homeless Health Service. This enables BrisDoc to offer excellent healthcare 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We're a 'Social Enterprise' and an 'Employee Owned Trust' - this means the decisions we make, are for the good of our workforce, our wider community and the planet as a whole. By joining BrisDoc, you will be part of a multi-professional organisation that is a fantastic place to work; somewhere that you will feel valued, supported, developed and part of a family. We strive to make sure every member of the team feels proud of the work they do and the service that we offer to over 1 million patients across our region. No. of Vacancies 1 Job Nature Full Time, Part Time, Permanent Job Location Bristol Dependant on experience How to Apply Interested candidates can send the application as mentioned in the post or e-mail contact person if any questions for the job role. For questions about the job, please contact Olukolajo Onadipe, People Team coordinator at / .

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