Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic psychologist to work across two innovative services in Wiltshire. This role offers the chance to develop your leadership skills by supporting a growing brief psychological intervention service as well as working within a busy MDT providing assessment, formulation, and brief interventions for a wide range of mental health needs.
The Primary Care Complex Emotional Needs Service
(PC CEN) delivers brief psychological support for individuals with emotional and relational difficulties, associated with personality disorder.With additional investment the service will expand to also offer intervention to people with complex PTSD who may fall between the gap between primary and secondary MH services.
The Primary Care Liaison Service (PCLS)
provides mental health triage, assessment, brief interventions, advice, and signposting for diverse mental health issues.
Main duties of the job
This role operates across both the PC CEN Service and the Primary Care Liaison Service (PCLS), covering South Wiltshire. While your formal line management will sit within the PC CEN Service, you will also maintain close links with the Wiltshire Psychological Therapies Service (PTS).
As the PC CEN Psychologist, you will lead the locality team through a period of service expansion. You will be responsible for supervising therapists and Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioners (MHWPs), ensuring the delivery of safe, evidence-based interventions for individuals with complex emotional needs and complex PTSD.
In your role within PCLS, you will work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide psychological assessments, formulations, brief interventions, and appropriate signposting for a broad spectrum of mental health presentations.
Both teams are co-located on the same site.
About Us
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 provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
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.
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.
Details
Date posted
03 October 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£55,690 to £62,682 a year pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
342-WTS
Job locations
Fountain Way
Wilton Road
Salisbury
SP2 7FD
Job Description
Job responsibilities
To provide highly specialist assessment and therapy (CBT / DBT informed) to patients and carers as appropriate to the service.
To provide highly specialist advice and consultation on clients care and management in relation to the service.
To clinically supervise other therapists and other professionals in the team in addition to taking on line management responsibilities for some.
To contribute to audit, research, policy and service development within the complex emotional needs pathway.
To develop and deliver training in complex emotional needs and trauma informed care for multidisciplinary staff.
Contribute to continued service development and audit
Participate in CPD and other developmental activities
As the PCLS psychologist, you will work closely with the other members of the MDT to ensure that service users receive a high quality assessment and intervention/ onward signposting.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
To provide highly specialist assessment and therapy (CBT / DBT informed) to patients and carers as appropriate to the service.
To provide highly specialist advice and consultation on clients care and management in relation to the service.
To clinically supervise other therapists and other professionals in the team in addition to taking on line management responsibilities for some.
To contribute to audit, research, policy and service development within the complex emotional needs pathway.
To develop and deliver training in complex emotional needs and trauma informed care for multidisciplinary staff.
Contribute to continued service development and audit
Participate in CPD and other developmental activities
As the PCLS psychologist, you will work closely with the other members of the MDT to ensure that service users receive a high quality assessment and intervention/ onward signposting.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* HPCP accredited clinical/counselling psychologist
Desirable
* BABCP Accredited Therapist
* Leadership experience / training
* BABCP Accredited Supervisor
Experience
Essential
* 2 year post qualification experience
* Experience of delivering trauma focused interventions i.e. TF-CBT
* Experience of working in Access / Primary Care mental health services
* Experience of working in to an MDT
Desirable
* EMDR Trained
* MBT/DBT Trained
* Experience of providing brief interventions
Essential
* Experience of delivering clinical supervision
* Experience of delivering line management supervision
Desirable
* BABCP accredited supervisor
Essential
* Experience of delivering training
Desirable
* Experience of designing training
* Relevant R&D clinical audit work post qualification
Person Specification
Essential
* Experience of delivering training
Desirable
* Experience of designing training
* Relevant R&D clinical audit work post qualification
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Fountain Way
Wilton Road
Salisbury
SP2 7FD
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Employer details
Employer name
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Fountain Way
Wilton Road
Salisbury
SP2 7FD
Employer's website
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