Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Clinical, Counselling or Forensic Psychologist to work in Forward Thinking Birmingham in the East Core CAMHs Team (age 0 to 25); which is one of 4 Core Teams across the city working with Young People presenting with complex needs.
You will join a dynamic, energised team who hold psychology in high regard. The postholder will lead the psychology team within the Blakesley Hub and be a lead within the multidisciplinary team, and provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation, intervention and supervision. There will also be project work and service development work to support and strengthening the skills base of non-Psychologist colleagues to enable trauma-informed and recovery-oriented care through reflective practice, consultation and training.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a candidate who is creative and passionate about integrated multi-disciplinary working. You will have experience of working with Young People presenting with complex needs and the systems around them and will thrive in the challenges of multi-agency working. You will be committed to personal recovery, holistic understanding of need and service development. You will be embedded within the East Core team in in Forward Thinking Birmingham and connected to the psychological therapies and complex care communities in Forward Thinking Birmingham. The latter provides opportunities for professional development and support.
We welcome candidates with a passion for working with young people and their families, who want to make a difference to peoples lives, and to act as vigorous advocates for the young people of Birmingham. If this fits for you, we welcome your application.
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person Specification
Qualifications and experience
Essential
- Experienced Qualified Clinical/Forensic Psychologist eligible for chartered status
- HCPC registered with Doctorate in Clinical/Forensic Psychology
- Post qualification training leading to highly developed specialist knowledge of issues relevant to core and specialist clinical populations e.g DBT, SCM, ADOS, CBT, ADI-R, and organisational change
- Significant experience of providing clinical supervision and consultation, with psychologists and other professional groups.
- Well-motivated to work creatively and innovatively in an integrated manner with partner organisations to support the recovery and psychological wellbeing of this client group.
- Highly specialist skills in meeting the needs of children, adolescents and young adults with highly complex mental health needs.
- Highly developed knowledge across relevant clinical areas e.g. working with personality difficulties and complex risk of harms, complex neurodiverse presentations co-occurring with mental health difficulties.
- Experience of contributing to planning and evaluation of services and innovation and improvement
- Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care.
Desirable
- Formal Leadership/Management training
- Risk management training for those with highly complex mental health problems
Person Specification
Qualifications and experience
Essential
- Experienced Qualified Clinical/Forensic Psychologist eligible for chartered status
- HCPC registered with Doctorate in Clinical/Forensic Psychology
- Post qualification training leading to highly developed specialist knowledge of issues relevant to core and specialist clinical populations e.g DBT, SCM, ADOS, CBT, ADI-R, and organisational change
- Significant experience of providing clinical supervision and consultation, with psychologists and other professional groups.
- Well-motivated to work creatively and innovatively in an integrated manner with partner organisations to support the recovery and psychological wellbeing of this client group.
- Highly specialist skills in meeting the needs of children, adolescents and young adults with highly complex mental health needs.
- Highly developed knowledge across relevant clinical areas e.g. working with personality difficulties and complex risk of harms, complex neurodiverse presentations co-occurring with mental health difficulties.
- Experience of contributing to planning and evaluation of services and innovation and improvement
- Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care.
Desirable
- Formal Leadership/Management training
- Risk management training for those with highly complex mental health problems
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Blakesley Core Team Hub
102 Blakesley Road
Birmingham
B25 8RN
Employer's website
https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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