Clinical / Forensic Psychologist Preceptorship 7-8a
Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.
Job overview
Come and join a specialist and highly experienced team of psychologists and assistants working as part of an effective, enthusiastic and dynamic multidisciplinary team in our newly reconfigured Regional Inpatient CAMHS Hospital for young people age 12-17 years old.Parkview is situated between Kings Heath and Moseley, in South Birmingham. We have a Specialist Eating Disorders and general adolescent units. You will work closely with family therapists, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, psychiatrists, medics and nursing teams in a fast paced environment.
We welcome applications from Clinical and Forensic Psychologists. The post could either be appointed as a band 7 preceptorship working towards an 8a position, or at an 8a depending upon skills and experience. Responsibilities will be adjusted accordingly.These skills are nurtured and developed from the moment you join the team, through training and supervision of individual work and service development projects. We are innovative and creative and we are looking for others who would like to join the team.
Main duties of the job
Join us and contribute to the development of our trauma-informed, inclusive, recovery focused environment. Deliver post-incident team reflections, reflective practice and supervision and ward learning forums. Deliver evidence based treatment, including DBT, CBT, EMDR, FBT, MFT, NVR, individually, in groups and via staff training.Contribute to evaluation of outcomes with our service users and be part of making ambitious service changes in line with national and regional drivers.
Joining us at an exciting time of change; help us transform culture and deliver recovery focused, skills-based, trauma informed, and psychologically minded care to young people and families to meet the diverse needs of the young people and families we serve.Apply if you can make a difference and help us to find strategic solutions to the challenges in achieving our vision.
We value our professional identity and career progression and training opportunities that develop the 4 pillars of skills; our therapeutic expertise, leadership, education of others and service development. You will benefit from close links within our Psychological Therapies team in our mental health services division.
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families.
Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas. Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Parkview Clinic, Regional Inpatient CAMHS, Forward Thinking Birmingham which is part of Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
The post is 0.8wte in inpatient services - onsite working is essential.
There is an opportunity to make this a full-time post working one day a week in our Core Community CAMHS working with children and young adults (0-25).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Qualified Clinical Psychologist eligible for chartered status
- Skills in meeting the needs of children, adolescents and young adults with mental health needs
- Registration with appropriate body (eg HCPC, ACP, BACP, AFT)
- Register of Applied Psychology Practice Supervisors
Knowledge & Nature Of Experience
Essential criteria- Knowledge and experience of working with children, adolescents and their families with mental health needs
- Experience of providing specialist psychological assessment and treatment for clients across the full range of mental health settings to include outpatient, community, day services and in-patient settings
- Experience of using specialist psychological therapies for patients with co-morbid difficulties including ASD.
- Experience of assessing and managing suicidal and risky clients in a range of settings.
- Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision.
Should any new information become available, you will be kept informed of this throughout your recruitment process.
As a Trust employee you are required to comply with all legislation and guidance relating to safeguarding children and adults with care and support needs, and promoting their health and welfare. You are required to inform the Head of Safeguarding of any safeguarding concerns about your own children or children you live with.This information will be treated in a confidential manner.