Band 8b Principal Psychologist
3 months ago
Job summary
Are you looking for a new role in a senior position and have a dedication to offering services for looked after children and the network around them?
As a highly experienced Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist, or Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or equivalent applied psychological practitioner, you would be working alongside the team lead to be responsible for the development, provision, evaluation and governance of psychological/psychotherapy services in our Looked After Children team (LATCH in Solar, emotional wellbeing and mental health services for 0-19 year olds in Solihull).
The Solar LATCH team provides support to the network surrounding looked after children, especially around placement stability and carer/social worker support. The team also provides direct clinical work where appropriate and links in with other practitioners in the service to support and consult.
The Solar LATCH team is situated within the wider emotional wellbeing and CAMHS team at Solar, which is a partnership between Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Barnardos and Autism West Midlands, at the Bishop Wilson Clinic in Chelmsley Wood.
We would welcome anyone who is interested to come and visit us in Solar, to meet the team and the surroundings to see how this role could be part of the next steps of your career journey.
Main duties of the job
This role will provide clinical leadership in the Solar LATCH team and to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary and managerial colleagues to achieve effective, evidence based psychological service provision to people accessing Solar, ensuring that services provided are high quality, cost-effective, culturally appropriate and based on best clinical and professional practice and meet Trust and Service objectives, national strategic and policy guidelines, commissioner requirements and user and carer needs and expectations.
The role will involve consultation to the network surrounding looked after children in Solihull, and to other practitioners within Solar. Direct/indirect clinical work will also form part of the role where appropriate. It is also expected that the post holder would provide clinical supervision to other practitioners and consultation/support to the wider Solar team.
About us
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specifications for further details for both a Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist and a Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Qualified Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist/Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
Desirable
Further specialist training related to role
Experience
Essential
Significant experience working in LAC
Desirable
Significant experience working in CAMHS
Experience
Essential
Previous experience of being in a senior/lead position
Desirable
Supervisory experience-
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