This is an exciting opportunity to develop and deliver a new wellbeing and psychological therapies service for homeless people in Bristol.

The Wellbeing Service is an alliance of Second Step and St Mungo’s, which will provide mental health support at primary care level to homeless people in Bristol, to move towards mental well-being and social inclusion. The aim of the service is to prevent homelessness and improve the mental health and well-being of people who are homeless, at risk of homelessness or vulnerably housed.

Second Step provides support to people with mental health problems. We work across Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and B&NES. Our aim is to deliver recovery and wellbeing opportunities for people with mental health and other support needs to achieve their hopes and ambitions. St Mungo’s operate nationally to house, support and care for vulnerable and excluded people who have either been, or are at risk of, sleeping rough and homelessness.

 Psychologist (37 hours p/w)
Ref – CEN/WBS/P1 Starting Salary £32,573
You will be a qualified mental health professional with experience of working in mental health settings and with significant training in specialist psychological therapies, in particular CBT. Suitably qualified applicants will provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy, 1:1 and in group settings. You will have experience and knowledge of engaging and involving homeless people and/or people with complex needs and chaotic lifestyles, in mental health services. You will be committed to recovery and social inclusion and have a keen interest in the client group. Applicants for part time working would also be acceptable.

We are open to the successful candidate retaining some private practice.  This post is also available as secondment opportunity, with minimum secondment period of 18 months.

Closing date for applications - 5.00 pm on Monday 12 July 2010
Interview dates - Tuesday 20 July 2010

For an application pack, please e-mail, quoting the reference number and job title to
jobs@Second-Step.co.uk  or see our website www.second-step.co.uk

For queries about these roles, please e-mail wellbeingservice@second-step.co.uk

Second Step is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community and from people who have personal experience of using mental health services.

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