Band 4 Assistant Psychologist - Solihull CMHTs

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading mental health trust as an Assistant Psychologist where you'll gain valuable experience in client work, assessment, and intervention. You will work alongside qualified professionals, focusing on providing mental health services to young adults facing complex challenges. This role offers excellent supervision and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Graduate in Psychology with relevant clinical experience.
• Interest in working with individuals facing severe mental health issues.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Conduct 1:1 and group work for clients aged 18-25.
• Participate in audits and evaluations of clinical services.
• Provide support and interventions under clinical supervision.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Teamwork

Research

Client work

Education

Psychology degree

Job description

We are excited to offer an Assistant Psychologist (Band 4) Full-time (37.5 hours) post within our Integrated Community Care and Recovery (ICCR) Services. Based at two sites in Solihull - Lyndon Resource Centre and the Maple Leaf Centre. This post is offered on a fixed term basis for 20 months.

We offer ample opportunities for 1:1 client work, group work, working with the MDT and research and audit. You will be part of a well-established psychology team. The post holder will also have the opportunity to receive 1:1 clinical supervision from a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist. Please note that at present this post will involve working from two bases, with the majority of time being in base, although there may be some remote working adhoc depending on duties.

We are looking to recruit a psychology graduate who has relevant clinical experience and is interested and passionate about working with people who have severe and enduring mental health problems.

There will be a specific focus on the provision of services for 18-25 year olds within this post.

The post is based within the Integrated Community Care and Recovery (ICCR) Services of the Trust. The post holder will have the opportunity to work closely with Psychology and Psychological Services colleagues based in a number of geographical areas and within new integrated team structures that provide a service for people who have complex interpersonal and emotional difficulties presenting with depression, anxiety, PTSD, trauma, personality disorder diagnoses, psychosis, and dual diagnoses, some of whom present a challenge to services. The individual will have excellent opportunities to gain experience of multilevel service provision and to further develop support skills in clinical assessment, formulation and intervention as well as involvement in relevant auditing and evaluation of clinical services, working alongside qualified staff.

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.

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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Mary Hill Job title: Principal Clinical Psychologist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0121 301 4800