Clinical Psychologist - WMCPC IROC

Birmingham Women’s and Children; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Psychologist to provide highly specialist assessment, formulation and interventions for young people with complex mental health needs in residential settings. The role involves collaboration with families, carers and a range of professionals to support trauma-informed care.

You will contribute to care planning, service development, supervision and research, while upholding safeguarding and governance standards within a

Qualifications

• Qualified Clinical Psychologist eligible for chartered status.
• Registration with appropriate body (eg HCPC, ACP, BACP, AFT).

Responsibilities

• Provide highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for children and young people with complex needs in residential settings.
• Collaborate with families, carers and multidisciplinary professionals, offering consultation and psychological leadership for trauma-informed practice.
• Manage a complex caseload and contribute to care planning, training and service development.

Skills

Clinical psychology expertise

Chartered status eligible

Education

Qualified Clinical Psychologist

HCPC registration or equivalent

Job description

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This is YOUR place

• To be at the heart of brilliant care for women, children and young people.
• Where innovation, compassion, and opportunity meet to help transform lives.
• To make a unique impact from day one. As one of only two centres in the UK for women, children, and young people, this is where you can help bring prize-winning discoveries and game-changing innovations to life.
• To grow a thriving career and unlock your potential. Our unique and vast specialisms provide opportunities you won’t find anywhere else. No matter the career path you choose – you’ll have unwavering support for your ambition and a real investment in your learning.
• To discover a community of support. Where our strength comes from our people, who come from every walk of life and who work shoulder-to-shoulder across every discipline. Here, you’ll find a deep camaraderie and the support to take control of your career and find your passion – on the best days, and the toughest.

This is Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Trust.

This is your place, our place, the place.

Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.

Job overview

Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust (BWC) is the Lead Provider of Toucan, the West Midlands CAMHS Provider Collaborative, which delivers integrated specialist mental health, learning disability and autism services for young people across the region. Integrated Residential Outreach Care (IROC) provides a trauma-informed, multi-agency service for children and young people with complex needs living in residential settings and subject to a Deprivation of Liberty Order (DOLO). The Clinical Psychologist will provide highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for young people, families and professionals, while contributing to consultation, service development, staff support, training, research and multidisciplinary working. The post offers an exciting opportunity to improve outcomes for some of the most vulnerable young people in the West Midlands through collaborative, psychologically informed care.

Main duties of the job

Main duties will be to provide highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for children and young people with complex mental health, emotional and behavioural needs living in residential settings. The post holder will work collaboratively with families, carers and multidisciplinary professionals, offering consultation, specialist advice and psychological leadership to support trauma-informed practice. Responsibilities will also include managing a complex caseload, contributing to care planning and service development, providing training and supervision, participating in clinical governance activities, and undertaking research, audit and quality improvement initiatives to improve outcomes for vulnerable young people across the West Midlands.

Working for our organisation

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world‑class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world‑leading neo‑natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family‑centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Qualified Clinical Psychologist eligible for chartered status
• Registration with appropriate body (eg HCPC, ACP, BACP, AFT)

Knowledge & Nature of Experience

Sponsorship:

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Artificial Intelligence (AI):

We understand that some applicants may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in preparing their application materials. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind candidates that all submissions must be truthful and accurately reflect your own experiences and suitability for this role. Personal integrity and authenticity are central to our recruitment process. We value honesty and appreciate applications that are genuine and representative of the individual behind them.

Applications that rely too heavily on AI tools can appear generic and lack the detail we need to assess your skills and experience. Such applications will unlikely be progressed to interview.

Reasonable Adjustments:

BWC is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive environment for those with a disability, long term health or mental health condition. The Disability Confident scheme means we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities, long term health or mental health conditions, and we want to ensure our recruitment practices are inclusive and accessible to all. Our aim is to get the best out of every individual and if successful for interview, you will be asked if you require any reasonable adjustments (special requirements). We will strive to support and accommodate these requests where possible.

Safeguarding

As a Trust employee you are required to comply with all legislation and guidance relating to safeguarding children and adults with care and support needs, and promoting their health and welfare. You are required to inform the Head of Safeguarding of any safeguarding concerns about your own children or children you live with. This information will be treated in a confidential manner.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.