Band 6 Specialist Psychological Practitioner - Cameo, HMP Foston Hall
Band 6
Main area: Secure Care and Offender Health
Grade: Band 6
Contract: 12 months (fixed term)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 436-6893003
Site: Cameo, HMP Foston Hall
Town: Derby
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum, pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 03/02/2025 23:59
Interview date: 18/02/2025
Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Job overview
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 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 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 those who have experienced adverse life experiences and have a history of offending behavior.
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, behavioral, and relational factors to improve service users’ recovery and wellbeing. Responsibilities include supporting direct assessment, formulation, and delivery of interventions to address complex forensic mental health problems, contributing to risk assessments, and providing psychologically informed advice and support for those involved in the individual's care. They will also support training, supervision, and evaluation of individual behavioral management plans, risk management activity, and service user involvement. Ideally, post holders will have experience in providing supervision to a staff group and be able to identify and coordinate the need for systemic support. A background in teaching, counseling, social work, family work, or nursing is desirable.
We are looking for enthusiastic, robust, resilient, creative, and innovative Specialist Psychological Practitioners interested in working with individuals with complex presentations, including risk, personality difficulties, and mental health. The service supports continuing professional development, including excellent multi-model supervision structures.
Working for our organisation
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help 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 research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterized by high levels of deprivation, creating an increasing demand for our services. 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 a warm welcome is waiting for you.
Detailed job description and main 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, Counseling, Psychology, Psychotherapy, RMN, Occupational Therapy, or Art Therapy, with significant years of professional practice.
Experience
* Recognized relevance and application of evidence-based practice and evidence of CPD.
* Experience working with individuals with complex emotional and behavioral difficulties.
* Experience delivering individual psychological interventions.
* Experience delivering group psychological interventions in a mental health or equivalent setting.
Skills
* Ability to reflect on clinical practice/intervention and understand 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 and the ability to work effectively with service user representatives.
Our Trust is committed to treating individuals fairly and ensuring they have the same opportunities to fulfill their potential. We are working hard to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity within Birmingham and Solihull and that our services meet the needs of all diverse service users and carers.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults, expecting all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. As part of the selection process, you may be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, with all cases of criminal record history dealt with on a case-by-case basis.
All successful applicants will be required to complete the Trust’s induction programme. The Fundamental (Statutory and Mandatory) training will be in an e-learning format. You will be required to complete training modules online (approx. 9-14 hours depending on the post) by the end of your first week with us.
If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process, we may contact you via email to advise you of the interview details. Please ensure you access your email account regularly once the position has closed.
If applicable, the Trust will require you to sign up for the DBS Update Service. The Trust will reimburse this, and you will be contractually obliged to maintain your subscription.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, necessitating a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties. Therefore, this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020, requiring a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Name: Dr. Enda Garcha
Job title: Principal Forensic Psychologist
Email address: enderdeep.garcha@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01283584311
Additional information: Successful applicants are subject to enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service and to Prison Service vetting where appropriate to the post.
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