Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Band 7/8A Clinical Psychologist Preceptorship - Bipolar Service
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About the Role
Are you a newly qualified or early career Clinical or Counselling Psychologist interested in interventions for severe and enduring mental health conditions who would like to develop your clinical and leadership skills with a specialist psychological therapies team? If so, we have a full-time vacancy within the Bipolar Service.
The post holder will assist in improving access to psychological therapies for adults with a diagnosis of bipolar or related mood conditions. The post holder will work in this specialist secondary care service, to deliver evidenced-based psychological interventions, primarily the Mood on Track programme (MoT) and work with colleagues to support the Transformation of our community services.
You will be supported to undertake training opportunities to develop their cognitive and family intervention skills for working with those with a diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder and Psychosis. The post holder will contribute to national teaching and training as well as conducting research and over time be offered the opportunity to take on leadership roles aimed at improving community mental health for this client group.
Location
The post is located at Tall Trees (Uffculme site) which has very good access routes and free parking on site.
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About You
We are looking for an enthusiastic, committed and skilled clinician to join the team in the Bipolar Service. The post holder will have excellent opportunities to gain experience of delivery of the MoT programme within the Bipolar Service and scope to develop multilevel and integrated service provision to enhance the pathway for supporting the delivery of the trustwide MoT programme.
Opportunities will include individual and group work online and face to face. This will extend to include family work (Behavioural Family Therapy, BFT), and scope to work individually to offer a CBT intervention. We offer a route to becoming formally trained (CBT Diploma) in delivering CBT for Bipolar Disorder / Psychosis. You should have experience of working with service users with mental health needs; additionally, to be familiar with the needs of a diverse BAME community and working in areas of high socioeconomic deprivation.
We have an established track record in service innovation supporting a diverse range of clinical and academic interest, with time for research and teaching related activities built into many of our psychological professions job plans.
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.
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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.
Salary
Based on relevant experience, this post can either be offered at a Band 8a or a Band 7/ 8a Preceptorship.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Angela Foster
Job title: Principal Clinical Psychologist
Email address: angela.foster6@nhs.net
Telephone number: 0121 301 3370
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