Job summary
We are pleased to create an opportunity for a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist, working across our Community DBT (CASCADE) and Integrated Community Care and Recovery (ICCR) Service. We are looking for psychologists who are highly motivated to work with presentations encompassing risk, personality difficulties, complex trauma, mental health and social inequalities. This is an ideal post to apply your full range of psychological skills and knowledge including consultation, training, supervision, service development, leadership, and research in addition to direct clinical work.
CASCADE is an all-ages DBT-plus service, delivering comprehensive, adapted and DBT-informed therapies, to treat core difficulties associated with severe emotional dysregulation, complex PTSD and other co-occurring presentations.
Our ICCR Community Hub provides community-based mental health services and you would be part of a team providing a range of psychological input to service users there. This post offers easily accessible travel routes including trains and buses.
We are a committed team, passionate about the care we deliver, and have a particular objective to improve access to specialist psychotherapies for our BAME and LGBTQ+ service users, and to provide an equitable, culturally adaptive service. We would welcome applications from those looking to build their clinical skills with a range of presenting difficulties and greater leadership roles to make a difference in the community.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for enthusiastic clinicians who can work as part of a multidisciplinary team, to provide a range of clinical services. The individual will have excellent opportunities to gain experience of multilevel service provision and to further develop skills of complex case assessment, formulation and the application of evidence based psychological interventions, for individuals and groups.
Within the CASCADE service you will join a team delivering comprehensive DBT, psychoeducation, mindfulness, family & carers groups. Dependent upon training, you will carry a small caseload of clients suitable for trauma work, therefore experience in DBT-adapted and integrated trauma therapies is desirable. You will work across ages 14-65+, with opportunities for direct family work, as well as specialist assessments and formulations. You will support implementation of DBT-informed groups across ICCR Community Hubs, supervise staff and deliver staff training.
Your role within an ICCR service would require you to have experience of working with service users with complex mental health and behavioural needs; additionally, to be familiar with the needs of a diverse BAME community and working in areas of high socioeconomic deprivation.
The post is suitable for a Psychologist trained in DBT, with experience of delivering other recommended psychotherapies to those presenting with EUPD. We welcome interest from candidates seeking development opportunity at a band 7 preceptorship level.
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.
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 information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.
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
Training/qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology
Desirable
- Additional qualifications in an accredited therapy
Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualification experience of specialist psychological assessment and individual and group based treatment of clients with complex difficulties across adult secondary or tertiary care settings. (for 8a post)
- Experience working in Adult Secondary or Tertiary Mental Health services (for Preceptorship)
Desirable
- Experience of working with service users with personality difficulties/complex trauma/psychosis
Experience
Essential
- Experience of running group based interventions for clinical problems
Desirable
- Post qualification experience and/or training in supervision
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Skills in formulation of problems from psychological perspective and implementation of interventions appropriate for use with complex presenting problems
Desirable
- High level knowledge of theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies
Personal
Essential
- Ability to interact with and to build an sustain relationships with people with mental health difficulties
Desirable
- Experience of working closely with others in an MDT setting
Person Specification
Training/qualifications
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology
Desirable
- Additional qualifications in an accredited therapy
Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualification experience of specialist psychological assessment and individual and group based treatment of clients with complex difficulties across adult secondary or tertiary care settings. (for 8a post)
- Experience working in Adult Secondary or Tertiary Mental Health services (for Preceptorship)
Desirable
- Experience of working with service users with personality difficulties/complex trauma/psychosis
Experience
Essential
- Experience of running group based interventions for clinical problems
Desirable
- Post qualification experience and/or training in supervision
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Skills in formulation of problems from psychological perspective and implementation of interventions appropriate for use with complex presenting problems
Desirable
- High level knowledge of theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies
Personal
Essential
- Ability to interact with and to build an sustain relationships with people with mental health difficulties
Desirable
- Experience of working closely with others in an MDT setting
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).
