Job summary We have an exciting vacancy for an experienced 8a Clinical or Counselling Practitioner Psychologist to join our friendly Community Mental Health team at Warstock lane to work with adults with severe and enduring mental health difficulties.
You will be part of a small psychology team which includes staff ranging from very junior up to 8b level and who are welcoming, committed and supportive.
You will be able to apply your full range of psychological skills and knowledge to direct clinical work as well as thorough consultation, training, supervision, service development, research and leadership opportunities.
Warstock Lane is one of three CMHTs that form the South hub within Birmingham and as part of integrated Community Care and recovery services (ICCR) across Birmingham we are also well connected with other CMHTs.
Main duties of the job We are looking for an enthusiastic, committed and skilled clinician who can work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team, to provide a range of clinical services.
The individual will have excellent opportunities to gain experience of multi-level and integrated service provision and to utilise and develop skills of complex case assessment, formulation and 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.
About us 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 specialised 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, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure 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 to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
Job description Job responsibilities For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification Training/qualifications Essential Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology Desirable Additional qualifications in an accredited therapy Experience Essential 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 Desirable Experience of working with service users with personality difficulties/complex trauma/psychosis Experience Essential Post qualification experience of providing supervision and/or further training in supervision Desirable Experience of running group based interventions for clinical problems Knowledge and Skills Essential Skills in formulation of problems from a psychological perspective and implementation of interventions appropriate for use with complex presenting problems Desirable High level knowledge of theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies Personal Essential Ability to interact with and to build and sustain relationships with people with mental health difficulties Desirable Experience of working closely with other in an MDT setting