BSMHFT invites applications from enthusiastic, innovative, and resilient professionals to join our expanding Secure Care and Offender Health Services (SCOH) as a Specialist Psychological Practitioner.
We are recruiting for one 12-month fixed-term vacancy at CAMEO, a Personality Disorder 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 partnership service between BSMHFT, HMPPS, and Anawim, a third sector Women’s charity. Our services are passionate about providing person-centered, trauma-informed care and 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 of this role will be to work alongside colleagues from a range of disciplines, sharing psychological knowledge and consistently improving the psychological mindedness of the service. We are looking for people from diverse backgrounds with an interest in enhancing the lives of individuals who have experienced adverse life experiences and have a history of offending behavior.
Post holders, under the supervision of a qualified psychologist, will assist in delivering a range of individual and group interventions addressing emotional, behavioral, and relational factors to improve service users’ recovery and well-being. They will support direct assessment, formulation, and delivery of interventions to address the full range of complex forensic mental health problems. Additionally, they will contribute to the production of risk assessments and provide psychologically informed advice and support for those directly involved in the care of the individual. Post holders will also support training, supervision, and evaluation of the delivery of individual behavioral management plans, risk management activity, and service user involvement. Experience in providing supervision to a staff group and the ability to identify and coordinate the need for systemic support is essential. Ideally, post holders may also have a background in some of the following: teaching, counseling, social work, family work, or nursing.
We are looking for enthusiastic, robust, resilient, creative, and innovative Specialist Psychological Practitioners interested in working with people who have complex presentations, encompassing risk, personality difficulties, and mental health. The service has identified resources supporting continuing professional development, including excellent multi-model supervision structures.
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 specialized 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, characterized in places by high levels of deprivation, which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to ensure 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 in people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Enda Garcha Job title: Principal Forensic Psychologist Email address: enderdeep.garcha@nhs.net Telephone number: 01283584311
Successful applicants are subject to enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service and to Prison Service vetting where appropriate to the post.
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