Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Psychologist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 284-25-7168394-DMRG
- Employer
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Health in Mind Ladywood House
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- preceptorship post band7/8a dependant on experience
- Closing
- 23/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Psychologist
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.
Job overview
Are you interested in the challenges and rewards of working with children who have complex physical health needs impacting on, or exacerbated by, their mental health and wellbeing? Engaging with the systems around the young person, and their family, to facilitate their healthcare journey, maximising their physical and mental health outcomes?
We are looking for enthusiastic and compassionate clinical psychologists who thrive in a fast-paced setting, engaging and working collaboratively with a wide range of other professionals. We value openness, compassion, bravery, flexibility and curiosity in helping us meet the clinical and operational demands of this busy service.
If you have a passion for promoting psychologically informed healthcare and would like to be part of our large dynamic team working to make a positive difference, then we would love you to apply!
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide psychological assessment and intervention to patients, parents and families through individual appointments and groups and workshops. The postholder will also provide perspectives to psychological care planning in collaboration with other members of a multi-disciplinary team, as well as providing teaching and training to MDTs and other BWC staff. The postholder will promote psychological healthcare and contribute to the creation of trauma-informed healthcare environment for patients, families and staff.
The post could be appointed either as a preceptorship towards an 8a role for the right applicant wishing to develop from a band 7 or be appointed at 8a. Responsibilities would be adjusted accordingly. We are able to put a full development plan in place from day one to support applicants wishing to be considered for this post as a preceptorship.
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
The post holder will be based within the Health in Mind team, which is a multi-disciplinary team including clinical psychologists, neuropsychologists and a liaison psychiatrist. The post holder will provide input as part of the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will be expected to:
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Identify the psychological needs of children and their families
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Undertake complex clinical assessments and formulations of health-related difficulties children and families are experiencing.
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Use clinical formulations to inform and evaluate the effectiveness of treatments
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Contribute to psychological care planning and signpost where appropriate
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Attend multi-disciplinary team meetings and Health in Mind team and stream meetings and events
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Collaborate with team members in audit, research and training/ teaching
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Collaborate with Special Interest Groups as appropriate
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Provide advice and guidance to parents based on assessment findings
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Provide psychosocial support and formulation to MDTs
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Clinical Psychology Doctorate Essential A
- Registered Practitioner Psychologist with Health Care Professionals Council
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate training in a specialist therapeutic approach
Knowledge & Nature of Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with children /adolescents
- A knowledge of psychologically and trauma-informed healthcare
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of working with inclusively with children, young people, parents & their families
- Experience of working in a healthcare setting/inpatient setting
Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Able to prepare psychology reports and score psychometrics using IT
- Confidence and experience of using Microsoft Systems (e.g. Outlook, Word, Powerpoint, etc)
- Confidence and experience of using digital platforms to aid communication and connection e.g. MS Teams, Zoom, AccuRX, Doctor doctor
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of specialist psychological literature/ guidelines
- Confidence and experience using common NHS IT systems e.g. EPIC (Electronic Patient Record) electronic Staff Record (ESR)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Caroline Godber
- Job title
- Head of Health in Mind
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01213338048
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