Band 6 Specialist Psychological Practitioner Women’s Service

Bsmhft; Gravelly Hill; In loco; GBP 40.000 - 48.000; Tempo pieno

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Descrizione del lavoro

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Specialist Psychological Practitioner to join Ardenleigh Women’s Secure Blended Service. The post supports women with complex trauma and mental health needs, delivering individual and group interventions within a multi-disciplinary team.

The role offers opportunities for supervision, training and career development in a nationally recognised women’s secure pathway program.

Competenze

• Degree or equivalent in Education, Social Work, Counselling, Psychology or related field.
• Registered with the appropriate regulatory body and relevant practice training.
• Additional training in psychological therapies preferred.

Mansioni

• Support assessment, formulation and delivery of psychological interventions.
• Conduct individual and group psychological work with women in care.
• Contribute to risk assessments and behavioural management plans.
• Provide training and supervision to ward staff and MDT colleagues.

Conoscenze

Reflective practitioner

Diversity awareness

Group dynamics understanding

Cultural competence

Resilience under pressure

Formazione

Degree in Education/Social Work/Psychology

Registration with HCPC/UKCP/BACP/BABCP/NMC/BASW

Descrizione del lavoro

Band 6 Specialist Psychological Practitioner Women’s Service

Band 6

Main area Secure Care and Offender Health Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 436-8297126

Site Ardenleigh Town Erdington Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 17/11/2026 23:59

Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Job overview

Band 6 Specialist Psychological Practitioner – Ardenleigh Women’s Secure Blended Service - 1 X Full time, permanent position

An exciting job opportunity has arisen to recruit a Specialist Psychological Practitioner to join our psychology team at Ardenleigh. Applications welcome from Psychological Professionals, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists and Registered Nurses.

The Women’s Secure Blended Service (WSBS) at Ardenleigh has an incredible national reputation, having been a successful pilot site for the blended security model and a key influence in the National Women’s Secure Pathway Transformation (WSPT) program. This opportunity offers suitable candidates an interesting and varied role, working within our well respected and embedded psychology team, and comes at an exciting time within the women’s secure pathway, with the National WSPT program having just been launched.

Clinically the role will involve working with women presenting with complex trauma, personality disorder and mental illness, both directly through the provision of specialist psychological interventions and indirectly through supervision, reflective practice, consultation and training. The successful candidates will be linked directly to one of our wards, providing an opportunity to develop strong therapeutic relationships with service users and staff and contribute to the psychological safety and containment on the ward.

Main duties of the job

The directorate is committed to investing in staff and you will have opportunities for training, supervision and career development.

You will work within the WSBS at Ardenleigh, as a member of a multi-disciplinary team under the supervision of a registered clinical/forensic psychologist. In your role, you will support the assessment, formulation, and delivery of psychological interventions to address the full range of complex forensic mental health problems. This will involve both individual and group work, as well as potentially working with families. The successful candidate will contribute to the completion of risk assessments and behavioural management plans. Central to the role is working with the wider MDT and ward staff, to support psychological understanding of a person’s difficulties, which will involve providing training and supervision, as well as conducting evaluations of interventions.

We are looking for people from a range of diverse backgrounds with an interest in working with, supporting, and enhancing the lives of people who have experienced adverse life experiences, including trauma and neglect, and have a history of offending behaviour. This post is best suited to a professional with a background in teaching, counselling, social work, family work or nursing, who has some prior training and experience of delivering psychological interventions. Prior experience of providing support or supervision to a staff group would also be desirable.

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent level of training/education in Education (PGCE or equivalent), Social Work, Counselling, Psychology, Psychotherapy, RMN, Occupational Therapy, Art Therapy, with significant years professional practice.
• Completed relevant training course in accredited psychological therapy (i.e. CBT, CAT, DBT or Art Psychotherapy) or relevant to discipline and practice
• Registered with regulatory body i.e.HCPC/UKCP/BACP/BABCP/NMC/BASW
• applicants to have undertaken additional training in psychological therapies

Skills

• Ability to reflect on clinical practice/intervention.
• Understanding the needs and demands of working with clients with complex developmental and social backgrounds
• Receptivity to understanding of group dynamics and processes
• Ability to work with people with ethnic minority and cultural diverse backgrounds

Personal

• Ability to manage own anxiety and the anxiety of others, and able to work under pressure using effective problem solving skills

Experience

• Experience in delivering individual psychological interventions
• Experience in delivering group psychological interventions
• Experience of working with individuals with complex emotional and behavioural difficulties
• Recent experience in a mental health or equivalent setting

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.

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. Our selection process may involve more than one interview or assessment.

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.

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

Please note - if you are applying for a role within Police custody, due to Police Vetting requirements you must have been a UK resident for the last years.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Name Dr Rachel Oakley Job title Principal Forensic and Clinical Psychologist Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0121 301 4535