Job summary
Are you seeking the opportunity to develop your leadership and consultation skills? Do you enjoy being part of a team and working creatively with service users? If so, we invite you to apply for this fixed term Principal Practitioner Psychologist role in our Steps to Recovery inpatient rehabilitation services.
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust has seven Steps to Recovery units, offering a range of mental health rehabilitation services. This post is based at Dan Mooney House and David Bromley House, two Complex Care Units located on the same site in Knowle, Solihull.
The post holder will contribute to the work of the multidisciplinary teams on the units, building collaborative relationships with service users to enhance wellbeing and support recovery. They will also be warmly welcomed into a well-established and supportive group of psychological practitioners working across our community and inpatient rehabilitation services and Assertive Outreach teams.
Individuals at Band 8b or with suitable experience and eligible for this banding will be considered. The post is part time and fixed term until the end of March 2027. Depending on start date, we can offer 22.5 hours a week for 10 months, or more hours per week over a shorter duration.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have opportunities to develop skills in team-based working, specialist assessment, shared formulation, and application of evidence-based psychological interventions to help service users achieve their rehabilitation goals. They will also be supported to develop their leadership skills.
Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams and with clients from culturally and socially diverse communities who have range of mental health needs is desirable, as is the motivation to support positive risk taking so service users can lead as autonomous and valued a life as possible. We also support multidisciplinary colleagues to buildknowledge, skills, and confidence by delivering a programme of training, supervision, and reflective practice.
Our psychological service has a reputation for clinical excellence and innovation in rehabilitation and we are actively involved in service development, evaluation, and research. We have access to a comprehensive CPD programme and external training and provide strong professional supervision, offering a range of clinical models and accreditation opportunities.
If you share our recovery-focused commitment to keep service users at the heart of what we do and would like to develop your clinical and leadership skills, we would love to hear from you. Please contact us for further information about the post or to arrange an informal visit.
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 of this post please see the attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about the main responsibilities of this post please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC/BPS accredited training in Clinical, Forensic, or Counselling Psychology
- HCPC registration or eligible for this
Desirable
- Additional pre or post qualification training in an accredited psychological therapy or other field of applied psychology
Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualification experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients with complex difficulties across multidisciplinary adult secondary or tertiary care settings
- Significant post qualification experience of working with a variety of client groups of working age with wide-ranging presenting problems
- Significant post qualification experience of receiving supervision (minimum 50 hours) so can supervise other psychologists
Desirable
- Experience of working therapeutically with service users who are reluctant to engage with services, presenting with complex mental health needs and risks
- Experience of team-based risk assessment and formulation
- Experience of working in a multicultural framework
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, including psychometric testing
- Skills in psychological formulation, with individual clients and with teams
- Skills in implementation of highly specialist psychological therapies, interventions and management techniques appropriate for use with complex presenting problems
- Skills in providing consultation and advice from a psychological perspective to members of other professional and non-professional groups
Desirable
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies with clients who are reluctant to engage with services
- High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC/BPS accredited training in Clinical, Forensic, or Counselling Psychology
- HCPC registration or eligible for this
Desirable
- Additional pre or post qualification training in an accredited psychological therapy or other field of applied psychology
Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualification experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients with complex difficulties across multidisciplinary adult secondary or tertiary care settings
- Significant post qualification experience of working with a variety of client groups of working age with wide-ranging presenting problems
- Significant post qualification experience of receiving supervision (minimum 50 hours) so can supervise other psychologists
Desirable
- Experience of working therapeutically with service users who are reluctant to engage with services, presenting with complex mental health needs and risks
- Experience of team-based risk assessment and formulation
- Experience of working in a multicultural framework
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, including psychometric testing
- Skills in psychological formulation, with individual clients and with teams
- Skills in implementation of highly specialist psychological therapies, interventions and management techniques appropriate for use with complex presenting problems
- Skills in providing consultation and advice from a psychological perspective to members of other professional and non-professional groups
Desirable
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies with clients who are reluctant to engage with services
- High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies
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 and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Dan Mooney House and David Bromley House
Woodside Crescent
Knowle
B93 0QA
Employer's website
https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
