Clinical Psychologist Preceptorship- Health in Mind

Job overview

Ask yourself…

Do you want to be part of a team where patients & staff would recommend the hospital services to their loved ones?

Do you like working dynamically & influencing the medical context to meet the needs of children & young people?

Would you like the opportunity to co-work with MDT members to create psychologically informed care?

Do you like having a varied job role that allows you to lead on projects and service development?

Do you like the idea of working in a large, busy team covering an expansive number of therapeutic models available for peer support?

We have a vision for transforming organisational culture to deliver trauma informed, preventative and psychologically shaped patient care that is equitable to the diverse needs of the communities we serve. We aim to find strategic solutions to the challenges that arise in seeing our vision through and invite you to apply if believe you can make a difference.  We welcome applicants who take pride in thinking 'team' and have a 'can do' attitude.

Main duties of the job

This post could either be appointed to as either a band 7 preceptorship working towards an 8a position, or at an 8a depending upon skills and experience. Responsibilities will be adjusted accordingly.

The post holder will be based within the Health in Mind team, which is a multi-disciplinary team including clinical psychologists, neuropsychologists and a Liaison psychiatrist. The post holder will provide input across different specialties in BCH. The post holder will be expected to:

• Identify the psychological needs of children with different medical health diagnoses.

• Undertake complex psychological assessments of children with different medical health diagnoses.

• Contribute to psychological care planning and signpost to Health in Mind where appropriate

• Attend multi-disciplinary team meetings
• Attend team and stream meetings in Health in Mind

• Collaborate with team members in audit, research and training/ teaching

• Provide advice and guidance to parents based on assessment findings and on-going psychological input where appropriate.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.