Senior Clinical Psychologist – Band 8B

3 weeks ago

OldburyonSevern, South Gloucestershire, United Kingdom Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Position Overview

This opportunity is open to both external and internal applicants.

This role is situated within the Mental Health division of Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. As the largest clinical division within the organization, the Mental Health Division encompasses community, urgent care, specialist, and Physical Health Psychology services, in addition to Talking Therapies.

Our community services are undergoing significant transformation in alignment with the NHS Long Term Plan. You will be joining us at a pivotal moment as our new Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) are being established, providing ample opportunity to shape the development and delivery of psychological services within the North team during its formative stages.

The successful candidates will become part of a locally based team comprising clinical and counselling psychologists, psychotherapists, and intervention practitioners.

Post holders will receive support and accountability from the team/service manager and will be professionally guided by a consultant psychologist.

The ideal candidate should be eager to apply their expertise in a new environment, demonstrating flexibility and adaptability in their psychological approaches. Strong teamwork skills and the ability to integrate various professional models are essential. The post holder will be responsible for developing complex psychological formulations, providing supervision, consultancy, and training, and leading initiatives to enhance the understanding of psychological approaches to mental health recovery.

Main Responsibilities

As a Senior Psychologist within the Sandwell North CMHT, you will collaborate with colleagues and the consultant psychologist to design and implement clinical pathways in the newly established community service. This includes developing trauma-informed pathways and psychological support for individuals experiencing psychosis, as well as potential involvement in our in-house Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) services. You will be an integral part of an interdisciplinary team, contributing to the governance and oversight of psychologists and psychological practitioners within the team. You will work alongside another Senior Psychologist to achieve these objectives, taking a leadership role in strategic and service development initiatives as agreed with your professional leads.

There will be opportunities to actively participate in shaping the service model and developing other teams in the future. You will lead the design and implementation of service evaluations, engaging and empowering service users and their families to continuously enhance the service.

We maintain close ties with local universities and offer placements for trainees. The successful applicant will be expected to supervise and provide placements for such programs.

Members of our broader psychology team possess diverse therapeutic interests, ranging from psychodynamic to systemic/narrative and cognitive-behavioral models, and have expertise in consultancy, supervision, and training, forming a supportive network for team and service members.

About Us

At Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, we are committed to fostering cohesiveness and well-being within our psychology staff group. We have several initiatives aimed at supporting this, including an annual event that brings together all psychological professionals to enhance our connectedness, as well as regular opportunities for engagement, learning, and sharing best practices through special interest groups.

We value our staff and, as a leadership team, strive to ensure that individuals feel appreciated for their efforts and outcomes, reflected in regular feedback. We are pleased to offer Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities through a dedicated budget and actively utilize regional and national training opportunities as they arise. Current training initiatives within community services include the National PT-SMHP framework, which has enabled several of our staff to pursue postgraduate diploma training in NICE-based therapies.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

  • Accountable for delivering highly specialized psychological care to clients with complex mental health conditions or learning disabilities, including challenging behaviors and potential risks of physical aggression.
  • Demonstrate compassion in addressing the needs of clients, their families, and caregivers.
  • Promote a positive image of individuals with mental health issues or learning disabilities.
  • Ensure a positive representation of the service and the broader Trust.
  • Exercise supervisory and professional responsibility for other psychological therapists.
  • Lead multi-disciplinary training and development initiatives.
  • Oversee service audits and development efforts.
  • Contribute to service evaluation and research activities.
  • Incorporate a psychological perspective into service redesign and cultural change.

Supervisory Responsibilities

  • Provide clinical supervision to Trainee Applied Psychologists and Assistant Psychologists.
  • Supervise Band 7 and 8a Applied Psychologists.
  • Ensure appropriate clinical supervision and support within a care pathway.
  • Line manage Assistant Psychologists.
  • Maintain accountability for personal actions, seeking support and supervision as needed.
  • Stay informed about current developments in the field through reading, training courses, and other CPD activities, maintaining a log in accordance with HCPC requirements.
  • Contribute to teaching on local Applied Psychology training courses as appropriate.

Service Development

  • Lead the multi-disciplinary team in the development, implementation, and monitoring of care plans and pathways.
  • Take a lead role in delivering quality improvement projects and compliance requirements.
  • Identify service priorities and collaborate with leadership on action plans.

Research and Evaluation

  • Lead clinical audits and evaluate training and competencies of staff in psychological therapies.
  • Engage in service evaluation and research projects from conception to delivery.
  • Involve multiple stakeholders, including service users and caregivers, in project work.
  • Develop and implement outcome monitoring within the team.
  • Supervise Applied Psychology trainees in their evaluation and research efforts.

Additional Duties

Undertake any other responsibilities consistent with the role to ensure the delivery of quality services. Participation in the Trust's on-call rota may be required.

This job description is not exhaustive and may be subject to change as necessary. The manager will discuss any additional duties with the post holder as needed.

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