7/8a Preceptorship or Band 8a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - ICCR
NHS
Birmingham
GBP 40,000 - 60,000
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5 days ago
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting vacancy has arisen for newly qualified or early career Clinical/Counselling Psychologist within our Integrated Community Care and Recovery (ICCR) Services working with adults with mental health difficulties in CMHT setting. This is a full-time post (part-time would be considered) at Orsborn House in Handsworth, close to the centre of Birmingham, with the opportunity for hybrid working arrangements. This is an ideal post to apply your full range of psychological skills including consultation, training, supervision, service development, leadership and research as well as direct clinical work.
We are looking for a suitably experienced Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join our team comprised of Clinical and Counselling psychologists, CBT Therapists and APs. Based on experience, this post can be offered at Band 7/ 8a Preceptorship or Band 8a. Applicants from final year trainees for the Preceptorship 7/8a are welcome.
It is a stimulating time as the post-holder will be part of multi-professional teams supporting the Transformation of our Community Services in BSMHFT as part of the NHS Long Term Plan.
We would welcome applications from those looking to expand their clinical skills with a diverse range of clinical issues or those with more experience who are keen to develop specialisms and greater leadership roles to make a difference in the community. There are opportunities to undertake continuous professional development via internal and external training.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic, committed and skilled clinician who can work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide a range of clinical services. The individual will have excellent opportunities to gain experience of multilevel and integrated service provision and to further develop skills of complex case assessment, formulation and the application of evidence based psychological interventions, both individual and in groups. You should have experience of working with service users with complex mental health and behavioural needs; additionally to be familiar with the needs of a diverse BAME community and working in areas of high socioeconomic deprivation.
We have an established track record in service innovation supporting a diverse range of clinical and academic interest, with time for research and teaching related activities built into many of our psychological professions job plans. There are clear career paths for psychologists in the service who join us, and we are committed to your development through training and supervision.
Job responsibilities
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Training/qualifications
* Doctoral level training in clinical psychology
* Additional qualifications in an accredited therapy
Experience
* Significant post qualification experience of specialist psychological assessment and individual and group based treatment of clients with complex difficulties across adult secondary or tertiary care settings. (for 8a post)
* Experience working in Adult Secondary or Tertiary Mental Health services (for Preceptorship)
* Experience of working with service users with personality difficulties/complex trauma/psychosis
Knowledge and Skills
* Skills in formulation of problems from psychological perspective and implementation of interventions appropriate for use with complex presenting problems
* High level knowledge of theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies
Personal
* Ability to interact with and to build and sustain relationships with people with mental health difficulties
* Experience of working closely with others in an MDT setting
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.
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
436-6807791
Job locations
Orsborn House, Community Mental Health Teams
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