Applied Psychologist Perceptorship Band 7/8a - Maternal Mental Health

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Applied Psychologist Perceptorship Band 7/8a
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7/8a Perceptorship
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
285-#####-MH
Employer
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Old Hill House
Town
Stourbridge
Salary
Perceptorship
Closing
17/05#####4 23:59
Applied Psychologist Perceptorship Band 7/8a - Maternal Mental HealthNHS AfC: Band 7/8a PerceptorshipBlack Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country.Across the whole of the region we provide:Adult and older adult mental health servicesSpecialist learning disability servicesMental health services for children and young peopleCommunity healthcare services for children, young people and families in DudleyBlack Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 Apri#####20, with the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. Combining resources, strategies and talented workforce enables us to deliver a wider variety of outstanding services that are based on best practice and are continually improving.We currently employ over 3,500 people and just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds. Whatever your role, working in a NHS Foundation Trust, like ours, is a demanding and extremely rewarding experience. Knowing that every day you can help to make a positive difference to someone’s life is a very powerful feeling. We know that our Trust runs on this desire to help and support people, and our Trust vision expresses this. Our vision is to improve health and wellbeing for everyone, especially our colleagues to achieve the best possible work/life balance.We proudly offer supportive, inclusive and family friendly employment and flexible working policies. We have a wide range of professional services and employee networks to help our colleagues be at their best - and find support if they need it. To find more about our staff benefits, please visit our website: blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk.Don’t meet every single requirement?Studies have shown that women and ethnic minority candidates are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Black Country Healthcare we recognise and value all forms of knowledge and expertise, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification or criteria in the job description/person specification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.For further supporting information to help you apply for this role please see documents attached under ‘Additional documents’.Job overviewMATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE – APPLIED PSYCHOLOGISTBAND 7-8A preceptorship1.0wteWe are looking for an experienced and passionate Psychologist to work in our Black Country Maternal Mental Health Service, which aims to integrate maternity, reproductive health and psychological therapy for women and birthing individuals experiencing mental health difficulties associated with their maternity experience.This is an exciting opportunity to develop and enhance your skills and develop into a more senior post over time (7-8a). This service presently offers assessments and a range of psychological interventions to women and birthing individuals experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties associated with experiences of perinatal loss, as well as training, supervision, consultation and support to maternity services and other relevant stakeholders.This post also offers a real opportunity to develop your consultation, supervision and service development competenciesMain duties of the jobTo deliver highly specialist and targeted evidence-based psychological interventions to those struggling with complex mental health presentations. Working with maternity systems - including provision of support and consultation for maternity staff is also integral to the model. This post also offers an opportunity to develop your consultation, supervision and service development competencies as you will be expected to contribute to our training and consultation offer within maternity and other mental health services, as well as wider service development and evaluation initiatives. This service is being coproduced and evaluated, with principles of diversity and inclusion embedded throughout. There are a number of projects you will have the opportunity to be involved in, including research, co-production, the design and evaluation of teaching/training workshops and more.Ideally you will have some experience of working with loss and trauma, and you must have a genuine and keen interest in maternal mental health. Clinical supervision will be provided by a Clinical Psychologist; you will also have the support of a friendly, welcoming and inclusive team of psychological therapists, specialist midwives, peer support workers, mental health practitioners and administrators. You will also join a fantastic network of colleagues supporting each other nationally as perinatal and maternal mental health services continue to expand and develop.Working for our organisationBCHFT provides a range of services to people across Sandwell, Dudley, Walsall and Wolverhampton. Our vision is to improve health and well-being for people of all ages across the Black Country. In the Mental Health Division, we aim to provide outstanding care to our service users and support our staff to be the best they can be. Our clinical services are among some of the most forward-thinking in the country, consistently offering patients respect and dignity, high quality care, recovery-promoting interventions and a positive experience, all within a strong framework of coproduction. Psychological professionals are highly regarded by colleagues of all professions within our services and are the ‘go to’ people for complex problems and creative ideas to make a difference to our staff and service users. We have good links with the full range of Doctoral Psychology courses at the Universities of Birmingham, Coventry and Warwick, and Wolverhampton, as well as psychotherapy courses in the wider region. We have key staff closely involved with Research and Innovation. CPD and supervision for all grades of staff is highly valued. Psychological professionals are thoroughly integrated at all levels in the quality, governance and service development infrastructure of the Trust.Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesMain Duties/ResponsibilitiesClinical Responsibilities, Patient Contact1.1. Provides specialist psychological assessment of clients with complex conditions based on the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of data from a variety of sources, which may include neuropsychological testing.1.2. Responsible for recognising the potential for or signs of client harm, abuse or neglect, including poor clinical practice, reporting all such concerns and taking all reasonable steps to protect the client. Responsible for identifying and reporting concerns regarding the safeguarding of children who may be at risk.1.3. Undertakes risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and provides specialist advice to other professionals on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.1.4. Formulates plans for specialist psychological therapy and/or management of clients’ mental health conditions based upon an appropriate conceptual framework and evidence-based practice. Negotiates the implementation of such plans with clients and/or their carers.1.5. Implements a range of specialist psychological therapies for individual clients, carers, families and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations as required.1.6. Evaluates therapy options and makes decisions about treatment.1.7. To liaise with other professionals working within the NHS, Social Inclusion and Health and the voluntary sector on matters relating to client care that have implications for the service2.0. Supervisory/Professional Responsibility2.1. Clinical supervision of Assistant Psychologists under the guidance of their Applied Psychologist line manager.2.2. Will hold responsibility and accountability for their own actions, ensuring appropriate support and supervision is sought when required.2.3. To keep abreast of current developments in this field through reading, attendance at appropriate training courses, and a range of other CPD activities, and to ensure that a log is kept of this in line with Psychology and Counselling service and HPC requirements.3.0. Multi-Disciplinary Training and Development3.1. Provides psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other direct care staff in MDT.3.2. Provides clinical supervision to other direct care staff in MDT.3.3. Provides training to other staff in MDT under the guidance of a more senior Applied Psychologist.4.0. Service and Organisational Development4.1. Participate in CQUIN and QIP projects, NICE benchmarking and compliance requirements as required within MDT5.0. Service Redesign and Cultural Change5.1. Bring an understanding of psychological change processes to own role within MDT6.0. Service Evaluation and Research6.1. Participate in clinical audits as required within MDT6.2. Undertake service evaluation and research in MDTA requirement of this post is that the post holder will participate in the Trust’s on call rota. (Delete as appropriate)To undertake any other duties of a similar nature consistent with the responsibilities of this post in order to provide a quality (insert) service.Person specificationQualificationsQualificationsExperience of assessment, formulation and interventionEvidence of continuing professional developmentEvidence of ongoing study and development** Please Note that Internal at Risk Employees will be given preference for this position**We reserve the right to bring the closing date forward for this vacancy at any time should we receive an overwhelming response of applications. We therefore encourage applicants to apply early if you wish to be considered for this post.If you do not hear from the recruitment 4 weeks within the advertised closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful at the shortlisting stage. Please ensure that you check your emails on a regular basis for any recruitment updates regarding this vacancy. If you are not successful at the shortlisting stage and would like feedback, please contact the Recruitment Team directly for feedback.The salary range quoted is as per NHS Agenda for Change pay structures. This is based on the number of years’ working directly within the NHS at the advertised pay band. Experience gained with other NHS Trusts will apply, but candidates without prior experience working direct for the NHS would normally be appointed at the lowest point unless they can demonstrate the equivalent experience and then be eligible for incremental increases in future years.Successful applicants for clinical posts up to and including Band 4 are expected to hold the national Care Certificate qualification and will be supported to attain this once in post.The Trust is committed to equal opportunities, providing opportunities for flexible working and is a non-smoking organisation.As a Trust we are passionate about Anti-Racism, Disability Inclusion, and LGBTQ+ Equality, and are committed to diversifying our staff team in all areas and at all levels of seniority to better reflect the diverse communities we serve. Therefore, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from people who belong to a minority or marginalised community, including from Black and Asian, Disabled (including hidden disabilities such as Neurodiversity, Mental Health, etc), or Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans or Queer (LGBTQ+) people. Furthermore, Disabled applicants have the option of requesting that their application is considered under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS). Please indicate your intention to apply under the GIS in the relevant section of your application. Regardless of whether you participate in the scheme or have shared a disability, you will be provided the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments to the interview process at each stage of the recruitment process.Due to the nature of the work some posts may be subject to a Standard Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, through the Disclosure and Barring Service as stipulated under part V of the Police A#####997. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us; this will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances of your offences.Employer certification / accreditation badgesYou must have appropriate UK professional registration.This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Or#####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.
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