We are seeking a Senior Clinical Psychologist to work with our service users across our inpatient units; providing highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy, at the same time as offering advice and consultation on service users' psychological care to the multi-disciplinary team. You will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures. In addition, you will utilize research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.
The assessments and interventions undertaken will be embedded within the framework of:
* MDT principles of working
* The SAFE model (shared assessment, formulation and education)
Main duties of the job
As a Senior Clinical Psychologist, your role will involve developing the psychology service into our new hospital: Stanford Court. You will provide specialist psychological assessments to service users referred to the team, formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a service user's mental health problems. In addition, the postholder will provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals, contributing directly to service users' formulation, diagnosis, and treatment plan.
About us
Options for Care provides mental health recovery services in Birmingham. Our primary objective is to empower service users and help them realize their full potential through improvements in their quality of life and a steady progression towards recovery, culminating in successful discharge.
Mission
We offer best-practice interventions to enable personal recovery and well-being.
Values
The individual is at the heart of everything we do.
We inspire, stimulate and empower people to achieve and grow through compassionate, supportive and protective relationships.
We deliver and continuously evaluate high-quality service whilst respecting differences, promoting dignity, and supporting the privacy of others.
At Options for Care, we understand the importance of delivering personalized holistic support to our service users. Our dedicated team is committed to providing relationship-centered interventions that are grounded in evidence-based practices. We strongly believe that our approach helps individuals lead fulfilling lives and attain their personal objectives. To ensure that we consistently meet our service users' needs, we use recognized assessment tools to track outcomes and make adjustments as needed. Our goal is to empower our service users to live in the least restrictive setting feasible while maintaining their dignity and independence.
Job responsibilities
As a Senior Clinical Psychologist, your role will involve developing the psychology service into our new hospital: Stanford Court. You will provide specialist psychological assessments to service users referred to the team, formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a service user's mental health problems. In addition, the postholder will provide specialist psychological advice, guidance, and consultation to other professionals, contributing directly to service users' formulation, diagnosis, and treatment plan.
You will undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual service users, utilizing a team approach to the completion of START and associated formulations, and provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management. You will also lead on reflective practice sessions and develop action plans with the multidisciplinary team to address issues raised.
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the role and responsibilities.
At Options for Care, we recognize the immense value of our team members. Our staff are the foundation of our success, and we appreciate their dedication to our service users. We prioritize employee development and are committed to supporting our staff at every stage of their career journey. Our workplace is warm and welcoming, with necessary assistance and supervision to ensure a positive work environment. Our comprehensive staff health benefits package further demonstrates our commitment to the well-being of our staff.
We are passionate about creating a positive work environment that fosters growth, development, and well-being. Join us at Options for Care and be part of a team that is dedicated to your success!
If you are interested in applying for the role or wish to have an informal discussion, please email hr@optionsforcare.net or contact: Esther Mallett, Head of Therapies on 07957951284
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of service users across a range of care settings.
* Experience of working with a wide variety of service user groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse, and the threat of physical abuse.
* Demonstrate further specialist training/experience through having worked as a specialist clinical psychologist for a minimum of 18 months.
* Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.
* Experience of teaching, training, and/or supervision.
* Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
* Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
Qualifications
* Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies, and lifespan developmental psychology, as accredited by the BPS.
* Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist.
* Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training, and/or other fields of applied psychology.
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.
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