Band 8b Principal Practitioner Psychologist - Steps to Recovery (Band 8b) - Mental Health Rehab ...

Band 8b Principal Practitioner Psychologist - Steps to Recovery Band 8b

Main area Mental Health Rehabilitation Services Grade Band 8b Contract Permanent Hours

• Part time
• Flexible working

15 hours per week Job ref 712

Site Trust Headquarters and Other Trust Sites/Hybrid Working Town Birmingham Salary £62,215 - £72,293 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 25/06/:59 Interview date 03/07/2025

Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Job overview

Are you seeking the opportunity to develop your leadership and consultation skills? Do you enjoy being part of a team? If so, we invite you to apply for this Principal Practitioner Psychologist post in our Steps to Recovery rehabilitation services.

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust has seven Steps to Recovery units and an Intensive Community Rehabilitation Team, offering a range of mental health rehabilitation services. This post is based in a new Out of Trust placement team, which is being established to reduce the number of service users with complex psychosis in rehabilitation placements with independent providers.

The post holder will contribute to the work of the new team, building collaborative relationships with staff members and service users to support recovery and a return to local Trust services. They will also be warmly welcomed into a well-established and supportive group of psychological practitioners working across Steps to Recovery and Assertive Outreach Services.

Individuals at Band 8b or with suitable experience and eligible for this banding will be considered.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have opportunities to develop skills in team-based working, consultation, and shared formulation to help service users achieve their rehabilitation goals. They will review the psychological needs of people in independent placements, addressing barriers to recovery and facilitating transfers of care. The post holder will also be involved in service and pathway development and in evaluation of the Out of Trust team.

Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams and with clients from culturally and socially diverse communities who have range of mental health needs is desirable, as is the motivation to support positive risk taking so service users can lead as autonomous and valued a life as possible. We also support multidisciplinary colleagues to build knowledge and skills by delivering a programme of training, supervision, and reflective practice, to which the post holder would contribute.

Our psychological service has a reputation for clinical excellence and innovation in rehabilitation and we are actively involved in service development, evaluation, and research. We have access to a comprehensive CPD programme and external training and provide strong professional supervision.

If you share our recovery-focused commitment to keep service users at the heart of what we do and would like to develop your clinical and leadership skills, we would love to hear from you. Please contact us for further information about the post or to arrange an informal visit.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information about the main responsibilities of this post please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person specification Qualifications

• HCPC/BPS accredited training in Clinical, Forensic, or Counselling Psychology
• HCPC registration or eligible for this
• Additional pre or post qualification training in an accredited psychological therapy or other field of applied psychology

Experience

• Significant post qualification experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients with complex difficulties across multidisciplinary adult secondary or tertiary care settings
• Significant post qualification experience of working with a variety of client groups of working age with wide-ranging presenting problems
• Significant post qualification experience of receiving supervision (minimum 50 hours) so can supervise other psychologists
• Experience of working therapeutically with service users who are reluctant to engage with services, presenting with complex mental health needs and risks
• Experience of team-based risk assessment and formulation
• Experience of working in a multicultural framework

Knowledge and Skills

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, including psychometric testing
• Skills in psychological formulation, with individual clients and with teams
• Skills in implementation of highly specialist psychological therapies, interventions and management techniques appropriate for use with complex presenting problems
• Skills in providing consultation and advice from a psychological perspective to members of other professional and non-professional groups
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies with clients who are reluctant to engage with services
• High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies

Our Trust is committed to treating individuals fairly and ensuring they have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential, even if this means doing things differently for different people sometimes. We are working hard to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity within Birmingham and Solihull and that our services meet the needs of all diverse service users and carers.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. As part of the selection process you may be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, however all cases of criminal record history are dealt with on a case by case basis.

Please note, if applicable for your role you will be required to cover the cost of your DBS certificate. This will be deducted from your salary over 3 months. You will also be required to sign up to the DBS Update Service before commencement with the Trust. The Trust will reimburse this. You will be contractually obliged to maintain your subscription.

All successful applicants will be required to complete the Trust's induction programme. The Fundamental (Statutory and Mandatory) training will be in an e-learning format. You will be required to complete training modules online (approx. 9-14 hours depending on post) by the end of your second week with us.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process we may contact you via email to advise you of the interview details. Please ensure you access your email account from which you applied regularly once the position has closed.

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, please ensure that you check if this role meets the eligibility criteria for sponsorship. Non UK /Republic of Ireland candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Browse: Work in the UK - GOV.UK () . The minimum salary threshold for a Health and Social Care is £25,000 and for the Skilled Worker route is £38,700. If the starting salary for this role is below this, we will not be able to provide sponsorship.

Relocation expenses may be reimbursed subject to eligibility. The policy provides for reimbursement up to £8,000.

Please note - if you are applying for a role within Police custody, due to Police Vetting requirements you must have been a UK resident for the last years.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.