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An opportunity has arisen to join the IAPT (NHS Talking Therapies) team in Swindon as Supervision lead. This role will involve delivering supervision to senior staff as well as having an oversight of the supervision provision within the service and providing supervision of supervision for PWP and HI supervisors.

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.

• Offer regular CBT based Clinical supervision (both individual and group) to peers, trainees (PWP & HI), and qualified staff.
• Provide relevant CPD to the team.
• Offer a highly specialist and entirely autonomous systematic CBT therapy service to the stepped care IAPT services.
• Undertake regular teaching, as appropriate, in psychological approaches to healthcare to trainees and team members.
• Plan and implement service developments regarding specialist areas of skill linked to service priorities in collaboration with the Clinical Lead (e.g. collaborating with colleagues in developing a strategy for the development of CBT in designated area).
• Provide an advanced and specialist assessment and treatment role in the sectors, using relevant CPD qualifications for clients presenting with high levels of distress/emotion/behavioural disturbance.

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.

• Offer regular CBT based Clinical supervision (both individual and group) to peers, trainees (PWP & HI), and qualified staff.
• Provide relevant CPD to the team.
• Offer a highly specialist and entirely autonomous systematic CBT therapy service to the stepped care IAPT services.
• Undertake regular teaching, as appropriate, in psychological approaches to healthcare to trainees and team members.
• Plan and implement service developments regarding specialist areas of skill linked to service priorities in collaboration with the Clinical Lead (e.g. collaborating with colleagues in developing a strategy for the development of CBT in designated area).
• Provide an advanced and specialist assessment and treatment role in the sectors, using relevant CPD qualifications for clients presenting with high levels of distress/emotion/behavioural disturbance.