Band 6 Clinical Associate Psychology - Bristol

Job overview

Do you bring passion and commitment to delivering high-quality care? Do you understand the clinical needs of people with learning disabilities and autistic people? If you are prepared to deliver evidence-based change to implement clinical service delivery, this role offers a rare and exciting career opportunity to be part of our new service implementation.

We are looking for an exceptional Clinical Associate Psychologist to join our new specialist acute inpatient service for people with learning disabilities and autistic people.

You will be joining a passionate and supportive team of Clinical Psychologists and Psychotherapists who can offer supervision, support, and professional development.

To apply for this position, you must have completed the British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited CAP apprenticeship training programme in a relevant specialism.

Main duties of the job

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To act as an independent and semi-autonomous practitioner with freedom to act as the role requires

To carry a defined caseload of people receiving specific psychological interventions and act as key worker for them as appropriate

To undertake specialised psychological assessment and formulation

To work with complex clients as routine if appropriate to the service, with highly complex clients discussed with clinical supervisors, psychologists or line managers

To communicate clearly and empathetically with clients, families and carers

To communicate formulations and information professionally, sensitively and diplomatically, often in highly emotive situations, to clients, relatives, carers and other healthcare professionals

To communicate confidential and highly complex personal information concerning psychological needs, obtained through assessments and interventions, to referring agents and to the client themselves

To ensure that risk is assessed and managed in line with Trust policies and procedures

To provide evidence-based psychologically informed interventions (individual and group), such as CBT or third-wave CBT interventions, as appropriate to your skills and training

To maintain high-quality clinical records in accordance with Trust policy and procedures

To offer reflective practice and system support to the MDT and colleagues as appropriate

To inform and support families and carers as appropriate to the role

To follow a person-focused and evidence-based approach

To work in partnership with service users

To work in a variety of settings, including the client’s own home in the community, hospital, or any setting where their needs are supported and managed

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.