Psychologist

The service holds the Single Point of Access (SPA) for all children and young people (CYP) mental health referrals within Swindon, ensuring all referrals are screened, triaged, and directed to the most appropriate support in a timely and safe manner. Be U Swindon delivers a blended, stepped-care model, including low-intensity psychoeducational interventions, counselling provision, and Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) operating within education settings. The service works collaboratively with schools, primary care, and wider partners to provide an integrated system of care. Service Model The Be U Swindon model ensures children and young people can access the right level of support based on need, through:

Single Point of Access (SPA)

Centralised referral management, including screening, triage, risk identification, and onward allocation

Pre-Assessment and Triage

Initial contact to establish suitability, goals, and identify safeguarding or risk

Low-Intensity Interventions

Psychoeducational support aligned to the 5

Ways to Wellbeing Haven Delivery

Time-limited, goal-focused guided self-help interventions and urgent care support

Counselling Provision

Targeted therapeutic support delivered by qualified practitioners Mental Health Support Teams (MHS

Ts)

Early intervention support within schools, including direct work, consultation, and whole-school approaches

Outcome Monitoring

Routine tracking of progress to ensure effective, measurable delivery

Safeguarding

Robust identification, management, and escalation of risk in line with local procedures

Partnership Working

Integrated working with education, health, and community services Role Responsibility Clinical Oversight The postholder will provide clinical oversight and leadership across the service, ensuring safe, effective, and high-quality delivery across all elements of the Be U Swindon model.

This includes

Providing clinical oversight of the Single Point of Access (SPA), ensuring robust triage, risk management, and appropriate allocation of referrals Overseeing the clinical quality and governance of all interventions, ensuring interventions are safe, evidence-informed, and outcome-focused Providing leadership, guidance, and clinical oversight to our Haven Service delivering low-intensity interventions and urgent care support Ensuring consistent clinical decision-making, particularly in relation to risk, safeguarding, and escalation pathways Supporting staff with case consultation, supervision, and reflective practice to maintain high standards of care Promoting coherence and consistency across the service model, ensuring alignment between SPA, Haven, and all intervention pathways Ensuring all aspects of the service operate within clinical governance frameworks, including safeguarding, data quality, and outcome monitoring Overall Aim To ensure the delivery of a safe, effective, and integrated CYP mental health service, where all referrals are appropriately triaged and managed, and children and young people receive the right support at the right time, supported by strong clinical oversight and leadership. Key Responsibilities Grounded in Safety,

Driven by Excellence

As the Clinical/Forensic/Counselling Psychologist within the Be U Swindon leadership team, you will play a vital role in safeguarding client wellbeing, driving service quality, and embedding clinical best practices throughout our operations. This is a varied and rewarding role with a strong focus on clinical leadership, collaboration, and service development.

Your core responsibilities will include

Provide clinical leadership and oversight across the Be U Swindon service, ensuring safe, effective, and consistent delivery of care across the all elements of the service. Oversee the clinical governance of the SPA, ensuring robust screening, triage, and risk assessment processes are in place, with appropriate and timely allocation of CYP referrals to the correct level of intervention

Case Load

To manage own caseload delivering a high quality targeted emotional support to a small specialised caseload. Ensure assessment is provided in a range of settings suitable to meet the needs of the clients

Clinical Reporting

Provide supervision and quality assurance for any clinical contacts, ensuring robust reporting systems and high-quality care records. Assessment, formulation &

Intervention Planning

Supervise the development of tailored assessment, formulation and intervention plans, including both client-specific and service-wide outcome measures. When necessary, carry out complex assessments or interventions directly.

Clinical Supervision

Deliver robust clinical supervision, encompassing both written work and direct practice, to the clinical team across the service.

Training & Development

Identify training needs and deliver bespoke clinical training to the team and wider system partners. Work alongside operational leadership to maintain and evolve the services training matrix.

MDT Leadership

Contribute actively to divisional MDTs, ensuring collaborative, multi-agency working.

Clinician Development

Promote CPD and skills growth among your supervisees, recommending internal or external training opportunities as appropriate.

Integrated Working

Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to coordinate assessments and interventions. Prioritise clear, ethical communication while navigating consent, capacity, and safeguarding frameworks.

Consent & Capacity

Champion high standards around consent and capacity practices, supporting both policy development and case-level application.

Outcome Measurement

Oversee the consistent collection, analysis, and reporting of routine outcome measures, ensuring our interventions are both impactful and measurable.

Collaborative Culture

Work with operational managers to integrate therapeutic thinking into daily practice, blending clinical insight with service delivery expertise. Undertake delegated responsibilities as agreed with the Head of service.

Risk Management

Contribute to the creation and ongoing refinement of clinical risk assessments, ensuring a proactive approach to client safety.

Innovation & Service Improvement

Stay abreast of emerging models and innovations in complex case management, championing their integration into both services.

Effective Communication

Maintain clear, respectful, and timely communication with clients, colleagues, and partner agencies. Proactively manage follow-up actions.

Service Evaluation

Lead or support service improvement initiatives, with a focus on systems and approaches that drive better outcomes.

Legislative Knowledge

Maintain a strong understanding of relevant legislation and its implications for practice and client rights.

Governance Engagement

Contribute to Performance Review Boards and other divisional forums where clinical insight shapes safer service delivery.

Model Development

Support the evolution of clinical models and processes, helping embed consistent, effective practice across ABL.

System working

Develop and maintain working relationships with system partners ensuring a presence at relevant forums. Throughout all activities, you will work within ABLs robust governance systemsapplying key principles around safeguarding, data protection, incident reporting (Radar), and risk management to protect clients and staff alike. A Supportive, Forward-Thinking Environment This is a challenging yet highly rewarding roleideal for someone who wants to shape and elevate a young, evolving service with huge potential. Youll be supported by a highly experienced multi-disciplinary team spanning mental health, social care, governance, data, and leadership. Youll also receive regular supervision from ABLs Professional Lead for Mental Health (Consultant Psychologist), alongside peer support from our expanding network of psychologists across the organisation.

Who Were Looking For

HCPC-registered Clinical, Counselling or Forensic Psychologist Demonstrable experience in supervision Experience working with children, young people Understanding of trauma-informed approaches Skilled in multi-agency work with system partners Ability to contribute to organisational development and service improvement Please note that we are not able to offer sponsorship for this role