Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

jobs24.co.uk; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering mental health service as a Principal Psychologist, where your leadership and psychological expertise will make a significant impact on the lives of children in care and care leavers. This role offers a unique opportunity to work within a supportive multi-disciplinary team, focusing on innovative approaches to mental health while enhancing your own professional development. You'll be at the forefront of shaping care pathways, collaborating with various agencies, and providing strategic leadership. If you're passionate about making a difference and advancing your career in a dynamic environment, this is the perfect role for you.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and young people with mental health difficulties.
• Interest in early trauma impact on mental health.

Responsibilities

• Support development of the Children in Care pathway with multi-agency partners.
• Provide consultancy and training to colleagues on psychological interventions.

Skills

Leadership skills

Psychological expertise

Consultancy skills

Collaboration

Strategic development

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Relevant professional qualifications

Job description

Have you got experience in working with children and young people with mental health difficulties? Do you have an interest in the impact of early trauma on mental health and leadership? Would you like to join a service that is creative and innovative? Then this could be the post for you!

We are looking for a compassionate, enthusiastic and innovative Principal (Clinical / Counselling / Forensic) Psychologist to work closely with a very supportive MDT in mental health services for Children in Care and Care Leavers (0-25 years) in Birmingham.

A vacancy at Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital. You will be bringing your specialist psychological expertise, leadership skills and strategic development to an MDT that already includes psychology, nursing and occupational therapy.

This role offers flexibility and hybrid working across the working week of 30 hours. We want to help you build your career as a Psychologist, enhancing your leadership skills, clinical and research skills. You will be reporting to the Children in Care Lead, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, and acting as their deputy while supporting members of the team. The day to day will involve providing consultancy, leadership, strategic development, building relationships with professional networks and internal colleagues in Forward Thinking Birmingham.

Main duties of the job

You will support the development and delivery of the Children in Care (CiC) and Care Leavers pathway, working with multi-agency partners, across Birmingham.

You will support FTB colleagues to develop psychological formulations and plan interventions that consider the impact of early trauma, ongoing relational difficulties and support towards recovery. You will work with multi-agency colleagues through consultations, training and collaboration. You will liaise with FTB colleagues, CiC Nurses, Social Workers, Education, Residential Care and Foster Carers, working together to address the complex needs for CiC and Care Leavers, particularly around risk and mental health. You will supervise/line manage staff. You will be involved with service planning & development, demonstrating leadership skills and contributing to service evaluations. Holding the bigger picture, vision and values for the team in mind as the essential thread.

There are opportunities for innovation, professional development and making a difference. We value professional identity and career progression through training, supervision and service development.

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.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

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.