Band 5 Senior Assistant Psychologist - Small Heath Health Centre
A Vacancy at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.
This post may close earlier than indicated if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Please carefully review Advert, Job Description and Person Specification so you are aware of the role requirements before applying.
We are excited to offer a Senior Assistant Psychologist (Band 5), Part-time (15 hours) post within our Integrated Community Care and Recovery (ICCR) Services based at Small Heath Health Centre covering Riverside and Small Heath CMHTs. This is a fixed term contract for 12 months.
This is a Band 5, Senior Assistant Psychologist Post, but we would welcome applications from anybody on aPre-Registered Professional Training in Applied Psychology studying for a Professional Doctorate in Counselling, Health or Forensic Psychology.
The post holders will have the opportunity to work closely with Psychological Services and MDT colleagues with service users who have complex interpersonal and emotional difficulties. This includes presentations of depression, anxiety disorders, ptsd, trauma, personality disorder diagnoses, psychosis, and dual diagnoses.
The successful applicant will have excellent opportunities to develop skills in clinical assessment, formulation, consultation, and intervention. Clinical supervision will be provided.
Experience of delivering psychological interventions with a wide range of presenting problems is desirable as well any postgraduate training in psychological interventions.
This post will be based at our East community hub in Small Heath. Small Heath Health Centre is accessible via public transport. There is a large staff car park on site and lots of local amenities.
We encourage those interested to get in contact if you have any questions about the post.
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.
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached jobdescription 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.
This advert closes on Monday 7 Oct 2024