Job summary 1 WTE Permanent vacancy for Band 7/8A Practitioner Psychologist in CAMEO, Specialist Offender Personality Disorder Service 1 WTE 12-month fixed term (maternity cover) Band 7/8A Practitioner Psychologist vacancy We are recruiting for permanent Band 7/8A Practitioner Psychologist and one 12 month fixed term vacancy at CAMEO, a Personality Disorder treatment service based at HMP Foston Hall. CAMEO is a specialist, intensive day treatment personality disorder service for high-risk women with complex needs. The service offers a range of psychological interventions, aiming to alleviate distress for the individual, improve emotional regulation and reduce levels of risk. CAMEO is part of the Offender Personality Disorder Pathway (OPD) and is a joint partnership between BSMHFT, HMPPS and Anawim, a third sector Women's charity. Our services are passionate about providing person centered, trauma informed care, and providing the best possible care experience for our service users. We welcome applications from people interested in working with complex presentations, balancing clinical need with risk management. A core part will be to work alongside colleagues from a range of disciplines sharing psychological knowledge and consistently improving the psychological mindedness of the service. Main duties of the job The people we work with have often experienced significant difficulties throughout their lives and have varying relationships with services due to a complex interplay of factors. We work collaboratively alongside a multidisciplinary team and other partner organisations, to ensure that these factors are held in mind. Balancing the needs of the service user is central to our work whilst also ensuring our staff are supported and feel valued. In addition to individual supervision, management supervision and group reflective spaces. Model specific supervision includes CBT (including ACT), CAT, DBT, EMDR, and CFT. This offers individuals the opportunity to hone their therapeutic skills and develop practice relating to service need. As a forensic service, we balance interventions for mental health with offending needs, incorporating structured clinical judgement tools as routine practice within our work. If you are new to forensic practice, we will help to support your knowledge and skills development, so you feel confident in your work. We value the breadth of skills that Practitioner Psychologists bring, therefore alongside your therapeutic work, you will be supported to develop service provision using quality improvement (QI) and research methodology. We have specific workstreams that focus on shaping the broader system and culture via practice-based changes in areas such as challenging health inequalities, and building better trauma informed service provision. About us Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation. Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you. Date posted 20 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £46,148 to £60,504 a year per annum, pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time Reference number 436-7081422 Job locations HMP Foston Hall Derby DE65 5DN Job description Job responsibilities For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification. Psychology recruitment (youtube.com) Job description Job responsibilities For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification. Psychology recruitment (youtube.com) Person Specification Qualifications Essential Satisfactory completion of a British Psychological Society accredited Doctoral Level postgraduate professional training course in clinical/forensic psychology completion of which includes the study of models of psychopathology, psychometric and neuropsychological assessment, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology. Eligibility for entry onto the Register of Chartered Psychologists Experience Essential Experience of specialist psychological assessment and individual and group based treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including primary and secondary/ specialist care and inpatient/residential, outpatient and community team settings. Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, including forensic contexts with clients of all ages across the lifespan and of wide-ranging presenting problems that reflect the full spectrum of clinical complexity and severity. Desirable Experience of working therapeutically with 'difficult to treat' clients. oExperience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts. Knowledge Essential Skills commensurate with doctoral level training in the formulation of problems from a psychological perspective and in the implementation of highly specialist psychological therapies, interventions and management techniques that are appropriate for use with complex presenting problems. Able to deliver established/evidenced based psychological therapy to fidelity. Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal) including the ability to empathically, sensitively and effectively communicate clinical and condition related information to clients, their families, carers and professional colleagues (within and outside the NHS) that is extremely complicated or technical; extremely sensitive and potentially distressing to the recipient; or that is extremely contentious or challenging. Skills in providing consultation and advice from a psychological perspective to members of other professional and non-professional groups. Desirable Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific 'difficult to treat' groups (e.g. personality disorder, challenging behaviour, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc). Personal Essential Ability to interact and to build and sustain relationships with people with mental health problems and associated disabilities Is a 'team player' and has demonstrated ability to work and deliver to team and organisational objectives Other Essential Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively. Awareness and understanding of the purpose and mechanisms of clinical governance and an ability to employ such mechanisms to maintain and improve standards of clinical practice Person Specification Qualifications Essential Satisfactory completion of a British Psychological Society accredited Doctoral Level postgraduate professional training course in clinical/forensic psychology completion of which includes the study of models of psychopathology, psychometric and neuropsychological assessment, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology. Eligibility for entry onto the Register of Chartered Psychologists Experience Essential Experience of specialist psychological assessment and individual and group based treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including primary and secondary/ specialist care and inpatient/residential, outpatient and community team settings. Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, including forensic contexts with clients of all ages across the lifespan and of wide-ranging presenting problems that reflect the full spectrum of clinical complexity and severity. Desirable Experience of working therapeutically with 'difficult to treat' clients. oExperience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts. Knowledge Essential Skills commensurate with doctoral level training in the formulation of problems from a psychological perspective and in the implementation of highly specialist psychological therapies, interventions and management techniques that are appropriate for use with complex presenting problems. Able to deliver established/evidenced based psychological therapy to fidelity. Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal) including the ability to empathically, sensitively and effectively communicate clinical and condition related information to clients, their families, carers and professional colleagues (within and outside the NHS) that is extremely complicated or technical; extremely sensitive and potentially distressing to the recipient; or that is extremely contentious or challenging. Skills in providing consultation and advice from a psychological perspective to members of other professional and non-professional groups. Desirable Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific 'difficult to treat' groups (e.g. personality disorder, challenging behaviour, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc). Personal Essential Ability to interact and to build and sustain relationships with people with mental health problems and associated disabilities Is a 'team player' and has demonstrated ability to work and deliver to team and organisational objectives Other Essential Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively. Awareness and understanding of the purpose and mechanisms of clinical governance and an ability to employ such mechanisms to maintain and improve standards of clinical practice Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Address HMP Foston Hall Derby DE65 5DN Employer's website https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)