Consultant Clinical/Forensic Psychologist - CTCCS Central (Birmingham)

Consultant Clinical/Forensic Psychologist - CTCCS Central (Birmingham)

A unique opportunity has arisen for an experienced Consultant Clinical / Forensic Psychologist to join the Clinical Consultancy Service (CCS) - Central based in Birmingham. The CCS is a national service which is jointly run by the NHS and Counter Terrorism Policing. NLFT is the lead provider of the CCS, with regional hubs in the South (based in London), Central (based in Birmingham) and North (based in Manchester). The work base for CCS Central is at a police building in Birmingham (B37). The role requires security clearance to SC. This is a formal requirement for the job and can take in excess of four months from the point of SC application submission.

Main duties of the job

The consultant psychologist will work with the hub clinical lead, consultant psychologists, consultant psychiatrists, team lead, mental health practitioners and police colleagues to develop and deliver a service that aims to address the mental health needs of individuals who are managed by Counter Terrorism case officers, thereby mitigating Counter Terrorism risk and improving the mental well-being of those individuals. In particular, the post holder will provide consultant leadership of the hub team, along with the other consultant psychologists and psychiatrists, and in support of the hub clinical lead and national clinical lead.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

• We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
• With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
• We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Job responsibilities

The consultant psychologist will have oversight of the cases referred into the hub, requiring utilisation of their clinical expertise, professional judgement and leadership in weekly MDT case review meetings. They will also support the national and hub clinical leads in the future developments of the service, supervision, line management, recruitment, appraisal, training, audit/research and policy development. The role requires an individual who is a skilled communicator and has significant experience in and a good understanding of multi-agency working. The post holder will be required to work autonomously and act with freedom within professional guidelines and the NLFS governance structure.

Person Specification and Registration

• Doctoral qualification in either clinical psychology or forensic psychology
• Registered with the HCPC
• Trained in formal risk assessment tools

Skills / Abilities

• Evidence of high level leadership and organisational skills in order to provide consultant leadership in the team, managing, at times, competing demands of a multi-agency service.

Experience / Knowledge

• Significant experience of leadership roles involving the management of qualified clinical staff.
• Extensive experience of working as a qualified clinical/ forensic psychologist including substantial recent experience in forensic mental health services.
• Experience of working in a specialist forensic threat assessment service.
• Experience of working alongside police
• High level of knowledge and expertise regarding autism and other neurodiversities.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Consultant Psychologist, CCS South Clinical Lead

£76,965 to £88,682 a yearPer Annum base rate

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

455-NLFT-0547

Job locations

Birmingham B37

This is a covert police building and the address cannot be made public.