Avon Partnership Occupational Health Service (APOHS) is seeking an experienced and motivated Counsellor, Psychotherapist, CBT Therapist or Practitioner Psychologist to join our staff counselling and therapy team.
APOHS is hosted by University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) and provides high-quality occupational health counselling services to staff employed by UHBW and partner organisations, including North Bristol NHS Trust and Sirona Care and Health.
The successful applicant will provide short-term, evidence-based psychological interventions to health and social care staff.
The post holder will work within a supportive, multi-skilled team and will be expected to deliver high-quality, outcome-focused care in line with service standards and best practice.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
1. To manage a caseload of clients and provide counselling or other psychotherapy including trauma-specific interventions where appropriate (such as EMDR or CBT for trauma) along with general counselling for personal and work issues.
2. To provide effective leadership, mentoring and supervision of trainee staff in post.
3. To provide effective leadership, training and mentoring to other staff who are part of the APOHS, through delivery of psycho-educational programmes or provision of ad-hoc, specialist group courses and workshops as appropriate. In person and/or online.
4. To be responsible for own time management. Ensuring appropriate allocation of time for client sessions, supervision, necessary research and record keeping.
5. To manage and maintain adequate records of clinical work and provide appropriate statistical returns as required.
