Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Band 4 Assistant Psychologist - Secure Care and Offender Health
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Secure Care and Offender Health
Overview
Several vacancies for Assistant Psychologists have arisen across the Secure Care and Offender Health Directorate. Our services with current vacancies are:
- Forensic Intensive Recovery Support Team (FIRST) (based in Northfield)
- Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) Service (based in Erdington)
- Reaside Clinic, male medium secure unit (based in Rubery)
- Secure Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, SCAMHS (based at Ardenleigh hospital, Erdington)
- Women’s Outreach Service (based at Ardenleigh hospital, Erdington) – 0.6 WTE
This role would suit committed, hardworking, and compassionate candidates who have an interest in supporting people with complex needs within the criminal justice system.
Role
Assistant Psychologists support qualified psychologists in delivering high-quality care as part of multi-disciplinary teams. The role involves working directly with men, women, and children who present with complex mental health needs, high levels of risk, and/or offending behaviors. Current vacancies are available across a range of services within the Secure Care & Offender Health Division:
- FIRST – a specialist forensic community mental health service for adults with mental health and forensic needs.
- MHTR – a psychological treatment service designed to help people over the age of 18 who experience mental health difficulties to engage with treatment as part of their sentence outside custody.
- Reaside Clinic – a medium secure psychiatric hospital for men with mental health difficulties and forensic risks.
- Secure CAMHS (SCAMHS) – a secure inpatient service for young people aged 12-18 experiencing significant mental health difficulties.
- Women's Outreach Service – supporting teams working with women who present with complex trauma, emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD), and self-harm.
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Assistant Psychologists will typically contribute to psychological assessments, formulations, and individual or group interventions for adults and young people with complex mental health needs and histories of high-risk behaviors. Candidates with previous experience of working within a range of clinical settings including Forensic, Mental Health, Social Care, and Learning Disabilities are welcomed.
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 specialized services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing, and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
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Our population is culturally diverse, characterized 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 peoples' lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
Contact Information
For further details or informal visits, contact:
- Name: Elspeth Hampton
- Job title: Principal Forensic Psychologist
- Email address: e.hampton@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 0121 301 3173
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