Band 6 Clinical Associate Psychologist - Weston-super-Mare

Job summary

To improve the mental health of people within Weston, Worle and Villages by undertaking specialised psychological assessments, contributing to bespoke clinical formulations, delivering structured, evidence-based and psychologically informed interventions.

Main duties of the job

• To work autonomously on a day-to-day basis, under supervision and direction from a registered Practitioner Psychologist and within the scope of practice for the role.

• To work as part of a multidisciplinary team providing training, team support and supervision.
• To act as Key Worker or equivalent for a defined caseload for whom you are providing the main psychological intervention.
• To work within a psychological and trauma informed service provision model as a semi autonomous practitioner.

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.

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 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year pro rata (Pay award pending)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

342-NS011-0326

Job locations

Coast Resource Centre

Diamond Batch, Locking Castle

Weston-super-Mare

BS24 7FY