Band 7/8a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - DBT Service / East CMHTs

Job summary

We are looking for a suitably experienced Clinical/Counselling Psychologist, (eligibility for entry onto the HCPC Register of Practitioner Psychologists). This post can either be offered at a Band 8a or a Band 7-8a Preceptorship arrangement depending on experience. Applications from final year trainees in a Preceptorship arrangement are welcome.

We are pleased to create an opportunity for a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist, to work across our Community DBT (CASCADE) Service and East Hub CMHT Psychological Service. We are looking for a psychologist who is 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.

Main duties of the job

CASCADE is an all-ages DBT-plus service (14+) based at Thomas Telford House in Erdington, delivering comprehensive, adapted and DBT-informed therapies, to treat core difficulties associated with severe emotional dysregulation, complex PTSD and other co-occurring presentations. For this post it is desirable for a candidate to be DBT trained however we can as part of a development plan offer DBT training.

East Hub CMHT Psychological Service is based at Small Heath Health Centre and provides psychological input to service users under Riverside CMHT and Small Heath CMHT. The site is easily accessible by public transport and there is also a large trust car park.

Contact/Location Details

Dr Samantha Samuda (Consultant Clinical Psychologist)
Address: CASCADE, Thomas Telford House, Ardenleigh, 385 Kingsbury Road, B24 9SA
Contact: 0121 301 4595
Email: bsmhft.cascade.dbtteam@nhs.net

Dr Nazreen Akhtar (Principal Counselling Psychologist)
Address: Small Heath Health Centre, 42 Chapman Road, B10 0PG
Contact: 0121 301 7200
Email: nazreen.akhtar@nhs.net

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.

Person Specification

Training/qualifications

Essential

• Satisfactory completion of a Health and Care Professions Council/British Psychological Society accredited doctorate professional training course in either clinical or counselling psychology. Also qualify for registration for Health and Care Professions Council as a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist.

Desirable

• Pre-qualification training or additional qualifications in an accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or other psychological therapy: including DBT, MBT, brief psychodynamic interventions, CAT, EMDR.

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/dissociation/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 and 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details

Employer name
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address
Small Heath Health Centre
Birmingham
B10 0PG

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