Band 8c Consultant Clinical Psychologist-Vinney Green Children's Home

This exciting and challenging role offers a unique opportunity to embed and oversee the implementation of the SECURE STAIRS framework for integrated care within the AWP Health and Wellbeing service for Young People at Vinney Green Secure Children's Home.

As the Consultant Psychologist and Clinical Lead, you will provide strategic and professional leadership, driving the integration of a developmentally informed and trauma-focused wellbeing service based on the Secure Stairs framework.

Your efforts will not only enhance the care provided but also facilitate significant culture change, fostering closer collaboration among teams both locally and nationally.

By championing the principles of trauma-informed care, you will play a vital role in reshaping the service environment, creating opportunities for improved outcomes for young people in secure settings.

Main duties of the job

Lead the health and wellbeing team in delivering high-quality, trauma-informed care tailored to the needs of young people.

Collaborate with local and national stakeholders, including the National Secure Stairs Clinical Implementation Team, Youth Custody Service, Local Authority and NHS England Commissioners, to ensure fidelity to the model of care and effective service delivery.

Maintain a national profile and contribute to the Professional Collaborative Network for the children's secure estate.

Maintain strong partnerships with external organisations and community services, including FCAMHS and social services, to ensure a coherent and streamlined pathways for young people transitioning in and out of secure settings.

Facilitate culture change and closer collaboration between teams locally and nationally, enhancing service integration and outcomes for young people.

Work within a multidisciplinary team (MDT) which includes a Team Manager, Occupational Therapist, Psychiatrist, Nursing, Clinical Psychologists, Assistant Psychologist and Speech and Language Therapists to meet the holistic needs of the young people.

Provide supervision and support to team members, fostering a psychologically informed care environment across all staff within the home.

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.

You will receive excellent support and supervision from well-established management and therapies teams. There will be opportunities for continuing professional development and development of innovative research projects. We 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.