QR code linking to this job posting Highly Specialist Clinical / Counselling Psychologist in Bromsgrove inBromsgrove PUBLISHED FRI 14 FEB 2025

Band 8b: £62,215 to £72,293 a year  PERMANENT 

We would like to appoint an experienced Highly Skilled Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to work in the AMH Neighbourhood Mental Health Services (NMHS) in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. The post holder will also lead on the trauma informed care programme for the AMH psychological services within the NMHS Locality Teams across Worcestershire.

We welcome applications for full or part time working. We provide both face to face and virtual interventions as clinically appropriate and have a hybrid model of working both in base and from home.

The NMHS teams have integrated psychological pathways for individuals with moderate/severe, severe/enduring, psychosis/bipolar and emotionally unstable presentations. The post holder will apply Clinical/Counselling Psychology core values and clinical practice, working with a diverse service user group and with a range of complex mental health needs. They will encourage empowered service users to be active in their own recovery and enhance evidence-based practice across the NMHS.

This post holder is integral to the NMHS, working with other psychologists, psychotherapists, and mental health professionals. They will be a valued member of the psychological interventions provision within the Trust.

They will work within the Bromsgrove NMHS, working on the Specialist Team Psychological Interventions Pathway (severe and enduring presentations). They will provide psychological assessments leading to the development of psychological formulations and, if appropriate, individual and/or group interventions.

They will lead on the trauma informed care programme for the AMH psychological services within the NMHS Locality Teams across Worcestershire. Particularly educating and embedding trauma informed care into services. They will be involved with the delivery of both individual and group psychological interventions, supervision, audit, reflective practice and training. This work will endeavor to include more co-produced psychologically and trauma informed service delivery.

About us

Alongside the Band 8a Job Description and Person Specification. The post holder will also:

  • Receive both clinical supervision and line management
  • Have prioritised personal and professional development
  • Use initiative for leading on the trauma informed programme in consultation with the service lead
  • Behave consistently with and promote the values of the trust
  • Adhere to HCPC practice guidelines
  • Implement the psychology provision guidelines and trust policies
  • Meet and maintain targets within the psychology provision
  • Use their initiative, be responsible and accountable for providing a systematic psychology service, specialist psychological interventions, clinical and research supervision and training for trainees and other trust staff as agreed with the service lead
  • Work with managers and team leaders to develop services and improve quality in consultation with the service lead and be involved with associated meetings and seminars

For full details of the duties and criteria please refer to the job description and person specification attached.