Band 4 Assistant Psychologist - Secure Care and Offender HealthNHS

Job summary

Secure Care and Offender Health - (Adult Forensic Community Services, Male Medium Secure Service, & Secure (CAMHS) Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service)

Several vacancies for Assistant Psychologists have arisen across the Secure Care and Offender Health directorate. Our services which currently have vacancies are:

Forensic Intensive Recovery Support Team (FIRST) (based in Northfield

Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) Service (based in Erdington)

Reaside Clinic, male medium secure unit (based in Rubery)

Secure Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, SCAMHS (based at Ardenleigh hospital, Erdington)

Women's Outreach Service (based at Ardenleigh hospital, Erdington) - 0.6 WTE

This role would suit committed, hardworking, and compassionate candidates who have an interest in supporting people with complex needs within the criminal justice system.

As an Assistant Psychologist within our services, you will have access to regular, highly specialist supervision and continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities as part of a wider Psychological Therapies team comprising over 70 staff. We are committed to supporting ongoing professional growth and career progression within this network, while ensuring that our roles remain inclusive, rewarding, and enriching. We also place a strong emphasis on staff wellbeing, striving to create a positive, supportive, and fulfilling working environment.

Main duties of the job

Assistant Psychologists support qualified psychologists in delivering high-quality care as part of multi-disciplinary teams. The role involves working directly with men, women and children who present with complex mental health needs, high levels of risk and/or offending behaviours.Current vacancies are available across a range of services within Secure Care & Offender Health Division:

FIRST - a specialist forensic community mental health service for adults with mental health and forensic needs.

MHTR - a psychological treatment service designed to help people over the age of 18 who experience mental health difficulties to engage with treatment as part of their sentence outside custody.

Reaside Clinic - a medium secure psychiatric hospital for men with mental health difficulties and forensic risks

Secure CAMHS (SCAMHS) - a secure inpatient service for young people aged 12-18 experiencing significant mental health difficulties.

Women's Outreach Service - supporting teams working with women who present with complex trauma, emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD), and self-harm.

Assistant Psychologists will typically contribute to psychological assessments, formulations, and individual or group interventions for adults and young people with complex mental health needs and histories of high-risk behaviours. Candidates with previous experience of working within a range of clinical settings including Forensic, Mental Health, Social Care, Learning Disabilities are welcomed.

Job description

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.

We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

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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 peoples lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.