Band 8b Lead Principal Psychological Practitioner - Yew Croft CMHT

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to work as a Co-Lead for Psychological Services at Yew Croft CMHT. Our Psychological Services team is a friendly, dynamic, & diverse team of Clinical/Counselling Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Clinical Associates in Psychology, Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioners, Assistant Psychologists, and Trainees on placement.

As a highly experienced clinical/counselling psychologist (or equivalent) the post holder will along with the Co-Lead be responsible for the development, systematic provision of, evaluation & governance of psychological services at Yew Croft. They will provide clinical leadership in the service and work collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues to achieve effective, evidence based psychological service provision to those accessing the CMHT. They will ensure that interventions are timely, evidence based, cost-effective, and culturally appropriate that meet the requirements of best clinical and professional practice, Trust and Service objectives, national strategies, policy guidelines, commissioner requirements and user/carer needs and expectations.

They will be responsible for leadership and oversight of NICE recommended psychological therapies/interventions to individuals within the CMHT service (individual or group interventions), providing supervision for psychological practitioners (and those in training) as well as MDT colleagues, consultation, service development, research and teaching/training as required.

Main duties of the job

• Leadership to the team along with Co-Lead
• Collaborative working with the MDT to facilitate service provisions
• Clinical provisions for those with SMI
• Line management & Clinical Supervision
• Teaching & training
• Research & Development to enhance clinical service
• Service Development

Please see 'Job Description' for more details

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.