Bd 7/8a Highly Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist- Perinatal
Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Job overview
We are excited to be advertising for a permanent psychologist position in our well established Perinatal Mental Health Team in South Birmingham.
We are looking for Clinical/Counselling Psychologists with an interest in perinatal mental health to work in our community team in South Birmingham.
The Perinatal Mental Health Service provides a multi-disciplinary, regional service to treat mothers with mental health problems, both during pregnancy and in the first year post-partum.
There is an Outreach team as well as the 10 bedded inpatient Mother and Baby Unit at the Barberry.
The South Community team is based at Longbridge (B45 9PL)/Barberry (B15 2SJ).
This is a specialist Band 8a position, but we will consider candidates for a Band 7 position based on experience.
You will join a large, active and supportive perinatal psychology team who meet regularly. This service enjoys significant psychology leadership and supports the development of our psychological clinicians.
Main duties of the job
The main clinical work undertaken is to provide specialist psychological assessment and intervention for mothers and their babies and families in the community. You will work with women with moderate to severe mental health difficulties, including birth trauma, parent-infant work and OCD and depression.You will also have the opportunity to contribute to our service wide group programme.
The role will also involve contributing to the supervision of psychology trainees or psychology assistants working in the community setting. The post holder will act as a member of the MDT, attend meetings and offer advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to team colleagues.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996; HCPC registration) OR If not yet qualified, close to completion of a DClinPsy or similar qualification.
- Training/experience in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice related to perinatal mental health and/or infant mental health
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria- Significant post qualified experience of working as Psychologist. Experience with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings
- Experience of working with mothers and their infants, couples and/or families; Experience of working with women with perinatal mental illness.
Skills
Essential criteria- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups. Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.
- Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies and assessment methodologies in specific difficult to treat groups; Knowledge of the long term impact of maternal mental health issues on the infant, the mother infant relationship and the wider family
Other
Essential criteria- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
Our Trust is committed to treating individuals fairly and ensuring they have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential, even if this means doing things differently for different people sometimes. We are working hard to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity within Birmingham and Solihull and that our services meet the needs of all diverse service users and carers.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.As part of the selection process you may be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, however all cases of criminal record history are dealt with on a case by case basis.
Please note, if applicable for your role you will be required to cover the cost of your DBS certificate. This will be deducted from your salary over 3 months. You will also be required to sign up to the DBS Update Service before commencement with the Trust.The Trust will reimburse this. You will be contractually obliged to maintain your subscription.
All successful applicants will be required to complete the Trust’s induction programme. The Fundamental (Statutory and Mandatory) training will be in an e-learning format. You will be required to complete training modules online (approx. 9-14 hours depending on post) by the end of your second week with us.
If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process we may contact you via email to advise you of the interview details. Please ensure you access your email account from which you applied regularly once the position has closed.
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, please ensure that you check if this role meets the eligibility criteria for sponsorship.Non UK /Republic of Ireland candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Browse: Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). The minimum salary threshold for a Health and Social Care is £25,000 and for the Skilled Worker route is £38,700.
If the starting salary for this role is below this, we will not be able to provide sponsorship.
Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Relocation expenses may be reimbursed subject to eligibility. The policy provides for reimbursement up to £8,000.
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