Senior Applied Psychologist, LD CAMHSNHS AfC: Band 8a

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Senior Applied Psychologist, LD CAMHS - NHS AfC: Band 8a, Dudley

Client: Black Country Job Support

Location: Dudley, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 205723dbe328

Job Views: 12

Posted: 28.04.2025

Expiry Date: 12.06.2025

Job Description

Overview

Are you an Independent and supplementary Prescriber or willing to train? Are you a registered Mental Health Nurse? Do you have a passion for improving access to high-quality, innovative, and compassionate mental health services?

As a First Contact Mental Health Practitioner, you will work as part of a dynamic team to support Primary Care Networks (PCNs) in delivering effective mental health support within primary care. This specialist role operates at an advanced level within GP practices.

The role involves triage, assessment, and expertise in networking and navigation to facilitate access to various mental health services, ensuring patients receive the appropriate care at the right time and place.

Main Duties

• Conduct clinical duties within GP practices as an autonomous Mental Health Practitioner, providing comprehensive triage and risk assessments without prior GP consultation. Appointments are typically 30 minutes via face-to-face, telephone, or home visits.
• Diagnose within scope and develop management plans based on evidence-based practice and NICE guidance.
• Provide short-term risk management interventions and develop safety and self-harm management plans with patients and their significant others.
• Identify cases where risk cannot be managed safely in primary care and make timely referrals to specialist mental health services, maintaining patient safety and liaising closely with these services.
• Make referrals across primary, secondary, and third-sector mental health, health, and social care services.

Working for Our Organisation

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust offers a positive workplace environment, welcoming staff committed to high performance. We provide specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the Black Country population.

Formed in 2020 from a merger, we employ over 3,000 staff from diverse backgrounds, working together to deliver outstanding, continuously improving services.

Why work with us?

• Beautiful, peaceful hospital grounds with seating areas
• Good transport links around the Midlands
• Community engagement to support patients and staff
• Strong performance outcomes
• Training and development opportunities
• Excellent staff facilities, including wellbeing support, supervision, and debriefing
• Opportunities to collaborate across services
• Digital innovation support

Responsibilities

• Perform clinical duties autonomously within GP practices, including triage and risk assessment, with appointments typically lasting 30 minutes.
• Diagnose within scope and formulate management plans based on evidence and NICE guidance.
• Provide risk management interventions and develop safety plans, including for self-harm.
• Identify cases needing specialist referral and coordinate care to ensure safety.
• Make referrals to appropriate services across care sectors.

Person Specification

Experience

• Leadership training or experience
• Experience managing an SMI register
• Degree or equivalent in evidence-based psychological therapies relevant to Pathway
• Non-Medical Prescriber or willingness to work towards
• Experience in Primary and Secondary Care settings
• Supporting staff in clinical service provision