Band 6 Specialist Psychological Practitioner - Cameo, HMP Foston Hall

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health organisation in Nottingham seeks Specialist Psychological Practitioners to deliver individual and group interventions within a vibrant team. The role involves working with high-risk women facing complex needs and providing psychologically informed approaches. Applicants should have a relevant psychology degree, strong team collaboration skills, and a passion for enhancing individuals' lives through trauma-informed care.

Benefits

Relocation expenses reimbursement up to £8,000

Comprehensive continuing professional development resources

Qualifications

• Experience in providing psychological interventions.
• Ability to contribute to risk assessments and management plans.
• Familiarity with trauma-informed care practices.

Responsibilities

• Assist in delivering individual and group psychological interventions.
• Support the assessment and delivery of interventions for complex mental health issues.
• Contribute to the production of psychological assessments.

Skills

Psychological knowledge

Risk management

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Education

Relevant degree in Psychology or related field

Tools

Risk assessment tools

Job description

Overview

We are recruiting for a permanent vacancy at CAMEO, a Personality Disorder service based at HMP Foston Hall. CAMEO is a specialist, intensive day treatment personality disorder service for high-risk women with complex needs. The service offers a range of psychological interventions, aiming to alleviate distress for the individual, improve emotional regulation and reduce levels of risk. CAMEO is part of the Offender Personality Disorder Pathway (OPD) and is a partnership service between BSMHFT, HMPPS and Anawim, a third sector Women\'s charity. Our services are passionate about providing person centered, trauma informed care, and providing the best possible care experience for our service users.

We welcome applications from people interested in working with complex presentations, balancing clinical need with risk management. A core part will be to work alongside colleagues from a range of disciplines sharing psychological knowledge and consistently improving the psychological mindedness of the service. We are looking for people from a range of diverse backgrounds with an interest in working with and enhancing the lives of people who have experienced adverse life experiences and have a history of offending behaviour.

Responsibilities

• Post holders, under the supervision of a qualified psychologist, will assist in delivering a range of individual and group interventions addressing emotional, behavioural and relational factors in order to improve service users\' recovery and wellbeing.
• The post holders will support the direct assessment, formulation, and delivery of interventions to address the full range of complex forensic mental health problems.
• They will also contribute to the production of risk assessments and be key in providing psychologically informed advice and support for those directly involved in the care of the individual.
• They would also support training, supervision, and evaluation of the delivery of individual behavioural management plans, risk management activity and service user involvement.
• The post holders should have some experience in providing some supervision to a staff group and be able to identify and co-ordinate the need for systemic support.
• Ideally, post holders may also have a background in some of the following: teaching, counselling, social work, family work or nursing.
• We are looking for enthusiastic, robust, resilient, creative, and innovative Specialist Psychological Practitioners interested in working with people who have complex presentations, encompassing risk, personality difficulties and mental health.
• The service has identified resources supporting continuing professional development, including excellent multi-model supervision structures.

Working for our organisation

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.

Our Trust is committed to treating individuals fairly and ensuring they have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential, even if this means doing things differently for different people sometimes. We are working hard to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity within Birmingham and Solihull and that our services meet the needs of all diverse service users and carers.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. As part of the selection process you may be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, however all cases of criminal record history are dealt with on a case by case basis.

Please note, if applicable for your role you will be required to cover the cost of your DBS certificate. This will be deducted from your salary over 3 months. You will also be required to sign up to the DBS Update Service before commencement with the Trust. The Trust will reimburse this. You will be contractually obliged to maintain your subscription.

All successful applicants will be required to complete the Trust\'s induction programme. The Fundamental (Statutory and Mandatory) training will be in an e-learning format. You will be required to complete training modules online (approx. 9-14 hours depending on post) by the end of your second week with us.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process we may contact you via email to advise you of the interview details. Please ensure you access your email account from which you applied regularly once the position has closed.

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, please ensure that you check if this role meets the eligibility criteria for sponsorship. Non UK /Republic of Ireland candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Browse: Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). The minimum salary threshold for a Health and Social Care is £25,000 and for the Skilled Worker route is £38,700. If the starting salary for this role is below this, we will not be able to provide sponsorship.

Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Relocation expenses may be reimbursed subject to eligibility. The policy provides for reimbursement up to £8,000.