Job summary
Secure CAMHS (medium secure and low secure); Secure Care
1.0 WTE 8A PERMANENT PRACTITIONER PSYCHOLOGIST
A rare and exciting vacancy has arisen in our award winning Secure CAMHS team for a psychologist who is passionate about working with complex young people.
We have an incredible national reputation, with accreditations from QNIC and the National Autistic Society. In our 2021 NHSE review, we received glowing feedback from young people, families and commissioners about the care we provide, our passion for the young people and support we provide to staff.
Secure CAMHS has three inpatient wards (2 medium mixed-gender secure wards and 1 female low secure ward) with a capacity for 16 young people, aged 12 - 18. We are part of the bigger Secure Care and Offender Health directorate, which affords us a wealth of opportunities and expertise.
As a psychologist in the team, there is access to weekly group supervision for the team, monthly model-specific group supervision from an external expert (e.g. CBT, EMDR, CFT, CAT) and monthly CPD slots. We are part of a wider psychology team of over 70 staff with continued support and progression offered within this network. We support our psychologists to access training and CPD, both in-house and externally. We are committed to supporting all of our staff to have a positive experience of their time at work and further their careers.
Main duties of the job
We have 3 wards (2 Medium and 1 Low secure) with capacity for 16 young people aged 12-18. A team psychologist is responsible for overseeing the psychological care pathways for our young people, who present with a range of complex mental health and risk needs (e.g. trauma, personality difficulties, neurodevelopmental difficulties, harm to themselves and others). This is a highly rewarding job for psychologists who are passionate about making a difference to the lives of disadvantaged teenagers.
We work collaboratively as an MDT in a way that is informed by the trauma, attachment and neurodevelopmental experiences of service users. We place great emphasis on keeping our service users at the center of our decision making whilst ensuring that our staff group has a robust support system in place. A Psychologist in our service plays a pivotal role in promoting and maintaining the positive therapeutic mileu of the service so that both staff and service users have a positive experience here.
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 please view the attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Satisfactory completion of a British Psychological Society accredited Doctoral Level postgraduate professional training course in clinical/forensic psychology
Desirable
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and individual and group based treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including primary and secondary/ specialist care and inpatient/residential, outpatient and community team settings
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, including forensic contexts with clients of all ages across the lifespan and of wide-ranging presenting problems that reflect the full spectrum of clinical complexity and severity.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
Desirable
- Experience of working therapeutically with 'difficult to treat' clients.
- At least 2 years post qualification experience, and formal training in supervision, enabling the post holder to independently supervise psychology trainees
Skills
Essential
- Well developed theoretical and practical knowledge of the field of clinical psychology, consistent with doctoral level professional training and further post qualification study, training and supervised experience during a minimum of 18 to 24 months as a Specialist Clinical/Forensic Psychologist
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment commensurate with doctoral level training, including specialist clinical interviewing, behavioural observation, complex psychometric testing and specialist neuropsychological testing
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal) including the ability to empathically, sensitively and effectively communicate clinical and condition related information to clients, their families, carers and professional colleagues (within and outside the NHS) that is extremely complicated or technical; extremely sensitive and potentially distressing to the recipient; or that is extremely contentious or challenging.
Desirable
- High-level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Satisfactory completion of a British Psychological Society accredited Doctoral Level postgraduate professional training course in clinical/forensic psychology
Desirable
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and individual and group based treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including primary and secondary/ specialist care and inpatient/residential, outpatient and community team settings
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, including forensic contexts with clients of all ages across the lifespan and of wide-ranging presenting problems that reflect the full spectrum of clinical complexity and severity.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
Desirable
- Experience of working therapeutically with 'difficult to treat' clients.
- At least 2 years post qualification experience, and formal training in supervision, enabling the post holder to independently supervise psychology trainees
Skills
Essential
- Well developed theoretical and practical knowledge of the field of clinical psychology, consistent with doctoral level professional training and further post qualification study, training and supervised experience during a minimum of 18 to 24 months as a Specialist Clinical/Forensic Psychologist
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment commensurate with doctoral level training, including specialist clinical interviewing, behavioural observation, complex psychometric testing and specialist neuropsychological testing
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal) including the ability to empathically, sensitively and effectively communicate clinical and condition related information to clients, their families, carers and professional colleagues (within and outside the NHS) that is extremely complicated or technical; extremely sensitive and potentially distressing to the recipient; or that is extremely contentious or challenging.
Desirable
- 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).
