Job summary
Are you looking for the chance to work creatively to meet the diverse needs of service users who are likely to meet the criteria for Personality Disorders and/or complex trauma? Do you like working alongside different disciplines?
We are excited to offer an Assistant Psychologist (Band 4) Full-time (37.5 hours) post within our Enhanced Team for Personality Disorders, based in Solihull.
The team is unique, enhanced and psychological led and informed. We support clients who have received a diagnosis of personality disorder or have related difficulties, with added complexity. The team also work to support community and acute services through consultation, supervision and training, to help the person remain in the community. Where appropriate, this may also include working directly with clients, often offering bespoke and tailored psychological formulations and interventions.
As the Assistant Psychologist to the team, your work will be to support the work of the Enhanced Team for Personality Disorders, and various aspects of the routine clinical work, for example undertaking file reviews, supporting the development of formulations, risk assessments and literature searches. There may be opportunities to be involved in training, supervision groups and consultation. Part of the role may also include administration of outcomes measures, research and service development. There might be a an opportunity for direct clinical work but this is not the focus of this post.
Main duties of the job
1. Under the management, clinical supervision, and direction of a qualified and suitably experienced professional psychologist, works within guidelines and procedures determined and monitored by the qualified psychologist, exercising initiative within agreed parameters and referring to the psychology manager in relation to non-routine matters.
2. Supports qualified psychologists in the delivery of clinical services.
3. Supports qualified psychologists in governance, audit, research and clinical administrative activities, collecting, collating and analysing data, writing and presenting reports and assisting in project development under the guidance of the psychologist as required.
4. Assists qualified psychologists in the planning and contributing of teaching/training programmes.
5. Participates in personal appraisal and continuing professional development activities as agreed with psychology line manager.
6. In completing duties, draws on a knowledge base commensurate with a good honours degree in psychology and eligibility for graduate membership of the BPS.
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 details about main duties and responsibilities for the job, please see attached job description.
We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details about main duties and responsibilities for the job, please see attached job description.
We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- An upper-second class honours degree or higher in psychology. Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
Experience
Essential
- Work with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities or other relevant problems or disabilities (e.g. learning disabilities, organic impairment).
Desirable
- Paid work in a setting providing direct care.
- Experience of working with people with serious mental illness (e.g. schizophrenia, personality disorders)
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
Skills
Essential
- High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance.
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health context
Desirable
- Experience using microcomputers for databases or data-analysis, especially SPSS for Windows
- Experience of collecting research data, including questionnaire design and interviewing
Personal
Essential
- An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
- Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.
Desirable
- An interest in working with individuals with personality disorders.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- An upper-second class honours degree or higher in psychology. Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
Experience
Essential
- Work with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities or other relevant problems or disabilities (e.g. learning disabilities, organic impairment).
Desirable
- Paid work in a setting providing direct care.
- Experience of working with people with serious mental illness (e.g. schizophrenia, personality disorders)
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
Skills
Essential
- High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance.
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health context
Desirable
- Experience using microcomputers for databases or data-analysis, especially SPSS for Windows
- Experience of collecting research data, including questionnaire design and interviewing
Personal
Essential
- An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
- Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.
Desirable
- An interest in working with individuals with personality disorders.
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).
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).
