Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Band 8a Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologist

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About the Role
We have a vacancy within Children and Young People's Division (Forward Thinking Birmingham) in the Personality and Complex Trauma (PACT) Team working with children, young people (age 14 to 25), carers and families. PACT offers intensive and longer term interventions, to support the core team with children and young people with high levels of distress and risk. We are a small welcoming and friendly team focused on working with the diverse needs that families present with.
Role Summary
We are looking for an experienced Clinical, Counselling, or Forensic Psychologist. We would welcome applications from those looking to build upon their clinical skills with a wide range of presenting difficulties: who are keen to develop specialisms; and greater leadership roles to make a difference in the community.
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.
Responsibilities
We are looking for an enthusiastic, committed and skilled clinician who can work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team, to provide a range of clinical services. The individual will have excellent opportunities to gain experience of multi-level and integrated service provision and to further develop skills of complex case assessment, formulation and the application of evidence based psychological interventions, both individual and in groups. You should have experience of working with children and young people with complex mental health and behavioural needs; additionally to be familiar with the needs of a diverse BAME community and working in areas of high socioeconomic deprivation.
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About Us
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. There are clear career paths for psychologists in the service who join us, and we are committed to your development through training and supervision.
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.
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Katie Wilkinson
- Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email address: katie.wilkinson16@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07798634632
Please get in contact if you have any questions or if you would like to arrange a visit to the PACT Team.
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