Band 8a Senior Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologist

Job summary

Have you got experience in working with children and young people with mental health difficulties? Do you have an interest in the impact of early trauma on mental health? Then this could be the post for you!

We are looking for a compassionate, enthusiastic and innovative Senior Applied (Clinical / Counselling / Forensic) Psychologist to work closely with our small MDT in mental health services for Children in Care and Care Leavers (0-25 years) in Birmingham.

Main duties of the job

You will support the development and delivery of the Children in Care (CiC) and Care Leavers pathway within the service and working with multi-agency partners.

You will support FTB colleagues to develop formulation and intervention plans that help understand the impact of early trauma and support towards recovery. You will work extensively with multi-agency colleagues through consultations, training and collaborative approaches. There will be extensive liaison with FTB colleagues as well as a range of multi-agency colleagues to help address the complexity of needs around risk and mental health.You will manage a small case load and co-work with members of the team, offering supervision / line management to more junior staff .

This is a small and developing team and there will be lots of opportunities for innovation and professional development We work as part of a multidisciplinary team and value our professional identity and career progression opportunities that develop the 4 pillars of key skills, namely our therapeutic expertise, leadership, education of others and service development within the CiC and Care Leavers Team and across Forward Thinking Birmingham.

These skills are nurtured and developed from the moment you join the team, through training and supervision of individual work and service development projects. We are innovative and creative and we are looking for others who would like to join the team.

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.