Band 8a Psychological Therapies Trainer - Bristol

Job summary

We are excited to be recruiting to our Psychological Interventions Training Team.

We are looking for a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist who is interested in a 2 day a week post to work with the BNSSG Therapies Training lead to develop and deliver training across BNSSG. The aim of the role, initially, will be to prioritise the delivery of a training programme to support the provision of NICE recommended interventions for people with Psychosis, in particular CBT and Family Interventions. The transformation of services in line with the Community Mental Health Framework offers the opportunity to improve the interventions on offer across BNSSG Mental Health services including Recovery Teams, Early interventions teams and crisis/ Intensive Support Teams. The successful applicant will play a key role in delivering the training on offer to increase and improve the interventions that will be delivered by these teams in line with national best practice.

We invite applications from people with advanced specialist training in CBT for psychosis and significant experience of delivering training. You will work closely with and be managed by the BNSSG Psychological Training lead to develop the training and work across BNSSG. You will also work alongside associate trainers with lived experience to ensure training is co-developed and co-delivered.

This role covers the BNSSG area so you will need to have flexibility in terms of the locations you work in.

Main duties of the job

o To support workforce elements of trust clinical transformation project plans through the development and delivery of high quality, evidence based psychosocial intervention training.

o To focus capacity on the delivery of training in effective, evidence-based interventions (e.g. as recommended by NICE).

o To report on activity and delivery of training at regular intervals as required and as directed by the BNSSG Training Lead.

o To contribute to audit, research, policy and service development across BNSSG and related to the delivered training.

You will be working closely with Psychological therapy Services across BNSSG. The Psychological Therapies Services (PTS) teams in North Somerset and South Gloucestershire and the Complex Psychological Interventions (CPI) Team in Bristol offer a range of activities to support psychologically informed care within the secondary mental health service. The teams are well established and highly regarded in local services.

There will be opportunities for continuing professional development and development of innovative research projects. We also have close links to the University of Bath, the University of Exeter and the University of South Wales.

Issues of diversity, accessibility and equality of access are priorities for any successful applicant.

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

01 December 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-BR191-1225

Job locations

Callington Road Hospital

Marmalade Lane

Bristol

BS4 5BJ