Band 6 Specialist Psychological Practitioner - Cameo, HMP Foston Hall
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
BSMHFT invite applications from enthusiastic, innovative, and resilient professionals to join our expanding Secure Care and Offender Health Services (SCOH), to the role of 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, offering a range of psychological interventions to alleviate distress, 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 delivering the best possible care experience for our service users.
We welcome applications from individuals interested in working with complex presentations, balancing clinical need with risk management. A core part of the role will be to work alongside colleagues from various disciplines, sharing psychological knowledge and consistently improving the psychological mindedness of the service. We are looking for candidates from diverse backgrounds with an interest in working with and enhancing the lives of those who have experienced adverse life experiences and have a history of offending behaviour.
Main duties of the job
Post holders, under the supervision of a qualified psychologist, will assist in delivering a range of individual and group interventions addressing emotional, behavioural, and relational factors to improve service users' recovery and wellbeing. Responsibilities include supporting direct assessment, formulation, and delivery of interventions for complex forensic mental health problems, contributing to risk assessments, and providing psychologically informed advice and support for those involved in individual care. Additionally, post holders will support training, supervision, and evaluation of individual behavioural management plans, risk management activity, and service user involvement. Experience in providing supervision to a staff group and coordinating systemic support is preferred. A background in teaching, counselling, social work, family work, or nursing is ideal.
We are looking for enthusiastic, robust, resilient, creative, and innovative Specialist Psychological Practitioners interested in working with individuals with complex presentations, encompassing risk, personality difficulties, and mental health. The service supports continuing professional development, including excellent multi-model supervision structures.
About us
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us 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 research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised by high levels of deprivation, creating 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 individuals 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 awaits you.
Job responsibilities
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Degree in Education (PGCE or equivalent), Social Work, Counselling, Psychology, Psychotherapy, RMN, Occupational Therapy, or Art Therapy, with significant years of professional practice.
Experience
* Recognise relevance and application of evidence-based practice and evidence of CPD.
* Experience of working with individuals with complex emotional and behavioural difficulties.
* Experience in delivering individual psychological interventions.
* Experience in delivering group psychological interventions. Recent experience in a mental health or equivalent setting.
Skills
* Ability to reflect on clinical practice/intervention. Understanding the needs and demands of working with clients with complex developmental and social backgrounds.
* Understanding the impact of social circumstance, race, ethnicity, culture, and gender on personality development. Ability to work effectively with service user representatives.
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.
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
£37,338 to £44,962 a year, pro rata
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