We are looking to recruit two new CAP apprentice role in the Mental Health Integrated Network Teams (MINT) in Bristol this autumn 2026. We are looking to place the roles in Inner City and East (ICE) Bristol and in South Bristol MINTs. Both roles are 0.9wte.
We will also consider applications from Clinical Associate Psychologists who have completed their training.
As part of the Community Mental Health Framework, we are delivering an exciting transformation programme to support people with mental health needs to get the help they need efficiently, and close to home. MINT is a new model, bringing together Primary and Secondary care, Local Authority and Voluntary sector services, into new Mental Health and Wellbeing Integrated Network Teams. These teams aim to support individuals who can fall through the ‘gaps’ of current pathways, making sure that they have the personalised support they need with services around them.
Apprenticeship Programme & Eligibility for Apprenticeship Funding As this is an apprenticeship position, you will be required to successfully complete a Level 7 ‘Clinical Associate in Psychology’ apprenticeship whilst undertaking the requirements of the position.
Applicants will have already obtained English & Maths at Level 2 (or equivalent GCSE Grades C/4 or above) Your exact pattern of work and study time will need to be agreed with your line manager. You will need to be able to evidence 20% of your working hours, across the full duration of your programme as ‘new learning’.
Depending on the delivery mode of your apprenticeship programme this requirement may be met through a combination of assessor contacts, online attendance and workplace learning and mentoring.
We are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
We aim to provide High Quality, Compassionate Care everywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all round experience for our patients, families and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect and empathy.
Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200miles, to more than 1.8million people.
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.
Right to Work in the UK - This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post.
This CAP role aims to offer assessment, formulation and brief psychological interventions to people with significant mental health difficulties, working within the MINT. The ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and across networks will be essential to developing your role. As a service, we are committed to addressing issues of structural inequalities and oppressive practices that can often create barriers in the provision of equitable care for the service user groups across BNSSG.
To undertake a structured programme of learning including personal study, academic work, placement learning and assessment leading to the award of an MSc in Clinical Associate Psychology and employment as Clinical Associate Psychologist (Band 6).
To undertake specialised psychological assessments, treatments and other types of clinical intervention appropriate to this level of training with individual & groups of service users.
The trainee will receive supervision within the job role to ensure that they meet the required levels of competence to complete the MSc course and the end point assessment.
To become able to work independently, initially under supervision, on a day-to-day basis. This work will be supervised and reviewed regularly with supervision usually offered by a qualified Clinical Psychologist.
Trainee Clinical Associate Psychologists are required to abide by the BPS Code of Conduct and meet induction standards, and NHS employers are required to abide by the Code of Practice for employers.
MSc Trainees are required to fulfil both academic and clinical requirements, including the end point assessment in order to progress in training to qualify. Qualification will ordinarily be within 18 months of commencement of the course. Should it become clear that qualification is unlikely in a reasonable timeframe employment may be ended on notice following application of the Trust’s probationary period. The Trust’s Probationary Policy (available on request) will apply for the duration of employment as an apprentice.
Eligibility criteria for apprenticeships are dictated by the National Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) and the UK government. Within the funding rules it stipulates that to be eligible for an apprenticeship: Within these rules it stipulates that: (1) You must have been an ordinary resident of the UK/EU country for at least 3 years prior to the start date of the apprenticeship (which does not include time on a student visa) (2) You must have enough time remaining on your current visa to cover the full duration of the apprenticeship programme. (3) Not completing another government funded programme of learning at the same time as the apprenticeship . We will be required to check the above eligibility criteria before an unconditional offer of employment, which includes the apprenticeship programme, can be made. We as a Trust have no jurisdiction on the funding rules set by the ESFA or Government therefore unable to employ ineligible applicants into this apprenticeship position.
We will also consider applications from Clinical Associate Psychologists who have completed their training.
