Clinical Psychologist

3 weeks ago


Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom HELEN BAMBER FOUNDATION Full time

Job Title: Clinical Psychologist - Human Rights Expert


We are seeking a highly skilled Clinical Psychologist to join our team at the Helen Bamber Foundation, a charity dedicated to supporting asylum seekers, refugees, and victims of human trafficking. The successful candidate will work closely with our therapy team to deliver assessments and provide evidence-based therapies to individuals who have experienced complex trauma.



Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological assessments and deliver psychological therapies to clients of the BRC Refugee Support services in Leicester and Derby


• Contribute to the monitoring of activity and outcomes from the partnership


• Work closely with the BRC' Senior Psychosocial Practitioner to develop training and outreach for the local mental health providers and where appropriate the BRC Refugee Support service teams


• Train in the preparation of medico-legal reports and contribute to the preparation of these reports for clients of the East Midlands BRC' Refugee Support services


• Develop and carry out audits and research projects relevant to the Helen Bamber Foundation or the partnership


• Provide internal and external training in collaboration with the Director of Therapy


• Supervise junior staff


• Liaise with other non-statutory and statutory organisations on matters of clinical care and policy



Person Specification

The successful candidate will be a HCPC registered clinical psychologist who is passionate about working with survivors of human rights abuses, delivering evidence-based therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health problems


The candidate will have a working knowledge of the legal, political, and social issues in the human rights, asylum & refugee, and health sectors


They will be able to represent the Helen Bamber Foundation's goals and ethos within the British Red Cross service


The candidate will have experience in working with clients with PTSD and other trauma spectrum disorders, and will be able to deliver therapy for the treatment of PTSD using trauma-focused CBT, EMDR, or Narrative Exposure Therapy


They will also have experience in assessing and providing evidence-based therapies to individuals from a range of cultural backgrounds, and through interpreters


The ideal candidate will have a positive attitude towards and commitment to audit, monitoring and evaluation as required by the role



How to Apply

To apply for this position, please email your CV and a cover letter to jobs@helenbamber.org


We encourage applicants to apply at the earliest opportunity, but please note that interviews for this post will be held on a rolling basis until the 14th November 2024


We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from underrepresented groups in Clinical Psychology


Please do not contact us to ask about the status of your application


Only successful applicants will be contacted for interview


We are unable to sponsor individuals to work in the UK


Please note that this role requires disclosure of both the adult and child barring lists, and the successful candidate will be required to give their consent to HBF to receive regular updates on their criminal records status


For any queries, please contact Dr. Kemi Komolafe at reception@helenbamber.org




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