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<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>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <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>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Experience and skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <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>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <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>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <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>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Experience and skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <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>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <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>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <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>
          
        </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>
  

  

  


 

      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <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>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <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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        <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 3 Healthcare Support Worker - Bristol

Counsellor/Psychotherapist 

<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
        
      
    </p>
  

  <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>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <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>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <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>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <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>
            
          </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>Avon &amp; Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Petherton Resource Centre</p>
      <p>Petherton Road</p>
      <p>Bristol</p>
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        <p>Avon &amp; Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust</p>
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          <p>Petherton Resource Centre</p>
          <p>Petherton Road</p>
          <p>Bristol</p>
                    <p>BS13 9BP</p>
        
      

      
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Band 8a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - Bristol

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Want to join an innovative team with a strong focus on staff wellbeing, achieving good recovery rates, and developing your professional knowledge and skills?</p> <p>Do you want to work in beautiful Dorset with stunning coastal areas, award-winning beaches, and stunning national parks?</p> <p>If so, why not join the Dorset Steps 2 Wellbeing Service as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP). This is an exciting opportunity to join a Low-Intensity Team across Dorset.</p> <p>Dorset Steps 2 Wellbeing is a dynamic, and progressive service with a friendly and supportive team. You will work within NHS Talking Therapies, providing psychological interventions to people with mild to moderate common mental health problems, such as anxiety disorders and depression.</p> <p>As a psychological wellbeing practitioner, you will provide treatment to help support people by:</p> <p>Conducting patient interviews</p> <p>Carry out safety assessments,</p> <p>Provide phone, online, and face-to-face Guided Self Help sessions</p> <p>Liaise with other agencies, and signpost patients to services, such as housing and employment.</p> <p><strong>You must have either a Postgraduate Certificate in Low Intensity CBT with IAPT PWP status or an MSci Applied Psychology (Clinical) qualification to apply for this post.</strong></p> <p><strong>This is a fixed term role and for those with current NHS service, the role will be offered on a secondment basis only. Please obtain permission to be released on a secondment before submitting an application.</strong></p>   <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The post-holder will work within the NHS Talking therapy service providing high-volume, low-intensity interventions which will be a range of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) based self-management interventions service to patients with mild to moderate anxietyand depression.</p> <ul>  <li>Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service.</li>  <li>Assess and supports people with a common mental health problem in the self management of their recovery.</li>  <li>Provide a range of information and support for evidence based high volume low - intensity psychological treatments. This will included Guided Self Help, Computerised CBT, information about pharmacological treatments and Courses. This work maybe face to face, telephone or via other media.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.</strong></p> <p><strong>Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.</strong></p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>lAt Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.</p>
<p>We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.</p>
<p>Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do, and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities, and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.</p>
<p>Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion, and expertise in all we do.</p>


      
        
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  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>03 December 2025</p>

  
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    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
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      <p>Band 5</p>
  
  

  
  
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      £31,049 to £37,796 a year
      
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  <p>Fixed term</p>

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>12 months</p>
  

  
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  <p>152-M407.25</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>Steps 2 Wellbeing Dorset</p>
      <p>North Dorset locality</p>
      <p>Blandford/Sherborne/Shaftesbury</p>
            <p>SP7 8BB</p>
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    <p>For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.</p> <p>We understand that using AI can be a useful and supportive tool when completing your application. However, we have also seen an increase in the over-reliance of AI tools which is negatively impacting applications as they remove candidates individuality, and it becomes much harder to get a sense of who you are and your authentic experience. If you do use AI, it should be used to enhance your application and not to create your supporting statement in its entirety. If we suspect you have used AI to create your supporting statement and this does not match your experience, we may withdraw your application.</p> <p>As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact <a href="mailto:dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net" target="_blank">dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net</a></p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.</p> <p>We understand that using AI can be a useful and supportive tool when completing your application. However, we have also seen an increase in the over-reliance of AI tools which is negatively impacting applications as they remove candidates individuality, and it becomes much harder to get a sense of who you are and your authentic experience. If you do use AI, it should be used to enhance your application and not to create your supporting statement in its entirety. If we suspect you have used AI to create your supporting statement and this does not match your experience, we may withdraw your application.</p> <p>As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact <a href="mailto:dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net" target="_blank">dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net</a></p>
    
  


      
  
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          Qualifications
        
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        <li>Qualification from PWP Training Course [Post Graduate Certificate or Level 3 undergraduate course].</li>
        
        <li>Equivalent experience e.g. qualified graduate mental health worker with relevant primary care experiences and competencies as required</li>
        
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          <li>Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling or within a psychological therapy</li>
          
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        <li>Experience of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrates high standards in written communication</li>
        
        <li>Able to evaluate and put in place the effect of training.</li>
        
        <li>Computer literate</li>
        
        <li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills including telephone skills</li>
        
        <li>Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrates and understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in primary care</li>
        
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          <li>Experience of working in primary care services</li>
          
          <li>Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes</li>
          
          <li>Ability to manage own caseload and time</li>
          
          <li>Received training [either formal or through experience] and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice.</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health</li>
          
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        <li>Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships</li>
        
        <li>Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively</li>
        
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        <li>Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality</li>
        
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          <li>Equivalent experience e.g. qualified graduate mental health worker with relevant primary care experiences and competencies as required</li>
          
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          <li>Able to evaluate and put in place the effect of training.</li>
          
          <li>Computer literate</li>
          
          <li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills including telephone skills</li>
          
          <li>Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrates and understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in primary care</li>
          
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          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Experience of working in primary care services</li>
            
            <li>Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes</li>
            
            <li>Ability to manage own caseload and time</li>
            
            <li>Received training [either formal or through experience] and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice.</li>
            
            <li>Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health</li>
            
            <li>Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems.</li>
            
            <li>Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.</li>
            
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          <li>High level of enthusiasm and motivation.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships</li>
          
          <li>Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work under pressure</li>
          
          <li>Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality</li>
          
          <li>Ability to be self reflective whilst working with service users in own personal and professional development and in supervision</li>
          
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            <li>Fluent in languages other than English</li>
            
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            Additional requirements
          
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          <li>Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English to a standard which enables the post holder to carry out the full range of duties and responsibilities of the role effectively.</li>
          
          <li>Subject to the provisions of the Equality Act, able to travel using own vehicle on Trust business.</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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      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
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          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
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    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust</p>
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      <p>Steps 2 Wellbeing Dorset</p>
      <p>North Dorset locality</p>
      <p>Blandford/Sherborne/Shaftesbury</p>
            <p>SP7 8BB</p>
    
  

  
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        <p>Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust</p>
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          <p>Steps 2 Wellbeing Dorset</p>
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Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

<p><strong>The Vacancy:</strong></p><p>In the role of Occupational Health Nurse you will be responsible for carrying out a full range of nursing activities including the delivery and management of:</p><p>Immunisation Programmes</p><p>Health Screening and Surveillance</p><p>New starter screening</p><p>Conducting face-to-face, video, or telephone consultations</p><p>To work from both clinics and client sites within the area</p><p><strong>Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities </strong></p><p>Work collaboratively to support the team, organisation, and company stakeholders, to facilitate the smooth continuity of service delivery.</p><p>Attend sites across different locations as directed by your line manager.</p><p>Deliver an effective, evidence based and competent level of care to clients.</p><p>Participate in clinical supervision and the performance and development of staff.</p><p>Ensure all clinical incidents, near misses and complaints are reported, monitored and processed in line with organisational policies and procedures.</p><p>Participate in audits, making recommendations based on findings and sharing outcomes with the team for learning.</p><p>Ensure record keeping is up to date and in line with company policy, procedure and guidelines.</p><p>Actively and constructively contribute to team meetings.</p><p>Undertake other duties commensurate with the level of this position.</p><p><strong>Skills, Experience &amp; Qualifications</strong></p><p>The ideal candidate for this role will be:</p><p>Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)</p><p>Be trained in immunisations and phlebotomy</p><p>IT literate - competent in use of MS Office including Word and Excel</p><p>Confident, competent and highly motivated with ability to engage others &nbsp;</p><p>Work autonomously to meet service levels for medical screenings and consultations.</p><p>The ability to carry out a range of vaccination programmes.</p><p>Evidence of ongoing professional development.</p><p>Working within PGD/ Written Instruction frameworks.</p><p>Understanding of the Routine National Immunisation schedule as well as recommendations for Health Care Workers as per The Green Book.</p><p>Understands and implements the principles of informed consent.</p><p>Awareness of cold chain processes.</p><p>Effective communication both written and verbal.</p><p>Excellent organisational and time-management</p><p>Strong Customer service and interpersonal skills</p><p>Must be able to drive</p><p>Able to work flexibly and undertake occasional travel to different sites</p><p><strong>Our Company Benefits Package:</strong></p><p>We pay your auto-enrolment pension contribution of 8%, you can also make enhanced contributions which are matched up to a further 5%</p><p>25 days annual leave plus bank holidays with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days (FTE)</p><p>Life insurance scheme valued at 4x your annual salary</p><p>Health Cash Plan Scheme, which covers you for things like Opticians, Dental Treatment and even Physio if needed!</p><p>Perkbox membership with amazing discounts on things like food and drink, retail and days out, all through our rewards scheme</p><p>Long service rewards &amp; flexible Working Hours</p><p>Access to a 24/7 EAP Counselling line and a 24/7 GP line and wellness support</p><p>Support with training and development</p><p>Group Income Protection</p><p><strong>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.&nbsp; We believe everyone should have the same opportunities for employment and promotion based on their ability, qualifications and suitability for the work.</strong></p>

PAM Wellness

Occupational Health Nurse

<p><em>Are you interested in supporting children in challenging communities?<br> Would you like to help change the lives of young people at risk of crime?<br> Do you want to develop your experience mentoring young people to make positive decisions? </em></p><p>If the answer is yes, then this graduate job will be the perfect platform for you to kick start your career, gaining valuable experience working with at risk young people with complex social, emotional and mental health challenges.</p><p>A fantastic school in Westbury are looking for a Graduate (Criminology or Psychology would be relevant!) to work as a Learning Support Assistant from Monday to Friday, to start ASAP. The school caters for pupils who have a range of social and emotional difficulties, as well as challenging behaviours and low self-esteem. You will play a significant role to ensure the students make positive choices, helping to guide their behaviour and increase their engagement in and outside the classroom.</p><p>In this Learning Support role, you will have the opportunity to work with a wide array of needs, including anxiety, social withdrawal, anger issues, trauma, grief and social difficulties. The school are therefore looking for an empathetic individual who is interested in helping others, is ready for a challenge and has an interest in SEMH difficulties.</p><p>By working both 1:1 and in group settings with these vulnerable students, you will gain the experienced needed to pursue a career in Youth Work, Psychology, Criminal Justice, Social Services or Teaching. This is an amazing platform for a graduate who wants to build their confidence working with challenging behaviour and mental health difficulties.</p><ul><li><strong>Aspiring Youth Worker</strong></li><li><strong>Learning Support Assistant</strong></li><li><strong>SEMH Provision</strong></li><li><strong> 85 - 95 per day </strong></li><li><strong>Westbury</strong></li><li><strong>ASAP Start</strong></li><li><strong>Mon to Fri, 8:30am to 3:30pm</strong></li></ul><p>If you are interested in this position, apply click 'APPLY NOW'! </p><p><em>Aspiring Youth Worker, Westbury, Aspiring Youth Worker, Westbury, Aspiring Youth Worker, Westbury, Aspiring Youth Worker </em></p>

Aspiring Youth Worker

<p> This is not a Wiltshire Council vacancy therefore please contact Adoption West for further information. </p><p> Salary: £55,967 - £59,524 per annum (pro rata for part time)</p><p> Hours: Full time or Part time (flexible working considered)</p><p> Contract: 1-year fixed term (with potential for extension)</p><p> Closing date: 10th December 2025</p><p> Interviews: 19th December 2025</p><p> Location: Working across six local authorities with hybrid worki  click apply for full job details</p>

Clinical Psychologist

<p>Are you a Criminology or Psychology Graduate eager to make a meaningful difference to young people's lives? Do you aspire to become a Youth Worker, helping at-risk children to make positive life choices?</p><p>If so, this role would be the perfect opportunity for you!</p><p><strong>Location:</strong> Swindon<br><strong>Salary:</strong> 85 - 95 per day <br><strong>Start Date:</strong> ASAP<br><strong>Hours:</strong> Monday to Friday, 08:30-15:30</p><p>A specialist school in Swindon is seeking a dedicated graduate to join their team as an SEMH Teaching Assistant, supporting students with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs. Many of these children have experienced adversity and are vulnerable to gang involvement, anti-social behaviour, and social exclusion. Your role will be to mentor and guide them, fostering resilience, self-confidence and positive decision making.</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities: </strong></p><ul><li>Build trusting relationships with pupils to support their social, emotional and academic development.</li><li>Deliver one-to-one and small group interventions to promote positive behaviours.</li><li>Assist students in developing coping strategies and emotional regulation techniques.</li><li>Work alongside teachers, social workers and therapists to provide emotional support.</li><li>Help create a safe, structured, and inclusive learning environment.</li></ul><p><strong>Why This Role?</strong></p><p>This is a fantastic stepping stone if you are looking to build experience for a future career in:</p><ul><li>Youth Work</li><li>Social Work</li><li>Youth Justice</li><li>Educational Psychology</li><li>Counselling &amp; Mentoring</li></ul><p>You will gain hands-on experience with at-risk youth, receive specialist training and work closely with professionals in youth intervention, psychology and education.</p><p>If you are resilient, empathetic and committed to making a difference, apply today!</p><p><em>Aspiring Youth Worker, Aspiring Youth Worker, Aspiring Youth Worker, Aspiring Youth Worker, Aspiring Youth Worker, Swindon, Swindon, Swindon </em></p>

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