This is an exciting new opportunity to work with the Consultant Psychology Leads within the Mental Health Division to develop and embed a new branch of psychological input into the Complex Recovery Team across the Black Country.

The main aims of the Team are to repatriate service users who currently reside in Out of Area Placements and to assertively stabilize and rehabilitate them in the community. In addition, The Team aims to contain and prevent the escalation of the most complex and difficult to engage service users in the area, thus preventing acute admissions or referrals to placements. The service users will usually present with Severe and Enduring Mental illness, such as Schizophrenia and Bipolar and highly complex emotional needs, often attracting diagnoses of personality disorder, have histories of severe trauma, dual diagnosis, co-morbid conditions and present with high risk.

We are looking for a highly clinically skilled and experienced psychologist who is passionate about working directly with difficult and challenging presentations. Preferably, they will have post qualification training in models such as DBT, Schema Focussed Therapy or EMDR. They will be prepared to push their limits of understanding and developing, within the safety of regular supervision, further training and the support of the Team.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting new opportunity to work with the Consultant Psychology Leads within the Mental Health Division to develop and embed a new branch of psychological input into the Complex Recovery Team across the Black Country.

The main aims of the Team are to repatriate service users who currently reside in Out of Area Placements and to assertively stabilize and rehabilitate them in the community. In addition, The Team aims to contain and prevent the escalation of the most complex and difficult to engage service users in the area, thus preventing acute admissions or referrals to placements. The service users will usually present with Severe and Enduring Mental illness, such as Schizophrenia and Bipolar and highly complex emotional needs, often attracting diagnoses of personality disorder, have histories of severe trauma, dual diagnosis, co-morbid conditions and present with high risk.

We are looking for a highly clinically skilled and experienced psychologist who is passionate about working directly with difficult and challenging presentations. Preferably, they will have post qualification training in models such as DBT, Schema Focussed Therapy or EMDR. They will be prepared to push their limits of understanding and developing, within the safety of regular supervision, further training and the support of the Team.

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It is clear that a lot of work has taken place to increase the profile of psychology across the organisation, and enable other professionals to understand the way in which thinking psychologically could support and enhance the organisation.

From the quotes from previous staff above, all of whom have gone on to secure significant promotions and career development, it is clear that BCHFT Mental Health Division Psychology is known for its commitment to helping its psychologists be the best they can be. Whatever you see as your future in psychology, BCHFT Mental Health can help you get there. In your role as a psychologist here, there are opportunities in leadership, in developing others, in developing advanced therapeutic skills and in organisational development and change.

Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached Job description and Person Specification for more details regarding main responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in Applied Psychology (or its equivalent as accredited by the BPS including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
• At least 2 years Post qualification experience

Professional Body Membership

Essential

• HCPC registration

Desirable

• BPS Membership

Clinical Skills

Essential

• Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Experienced in risk assessment and management
• Demonstrable evidence of good communication skills

Experience

Essential

• Working as a qualified applied psychologist within the designated service including a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and a range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings.
• Liaison and joint working with statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies
• Research and development experience
• Experience of training and teaching others
• Active participation in quality improvement and service governance initiatives
• Demonstrable evidence of Trust behaviours

Desirable

• Project management work

Employer details

Employer name

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Mossley Day Unit

Walsall

WS3 2LW

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