Band 4 Assistant Psychologist - ICCR | Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

We are excited to offer an Assistant Psychologist (Band 4) Full-time (37.5 hours) post within our Integrated Community Care and Recovery (ICCR) Services based at Zinnia Community Mental Health Team at the Zinnia Centre in Sparkhill, Birmingham. This is a fixed term contract for 23 months.

The post holders will have the opportunity to work closely with Psychological Services and MDT colleagues with service users who have complex interpersonal and emotional difficulties. This includes presentations of depression, anxiety disorders, ptsd, trauma, personality disorder diagnoses, psychosis, and dual diagnoses.

Successful applicants will have excellent opportunities to develop skills in clinical assessment, formulation and intervention as well as involvement in relevant auditing and evaluation of clinical services. There is an expectation that part of the job plan for all Assistant Psychologists will include supporting routine collection and reporting of evaluation data such as CORE. Clinical supervision will be provided.

Are you looking for the chance to work creatively to meet the diverse needs of service users with severe and enduring mental health problems? Do you like working alongside different disciplines? Do you want to work in a multi-cultural environment?, Experience of working in teams is desirable as is any post-graduate training in psychological interventions .

The successful applicant will be part of friendly and supportive Psychological Services Team who are committed to developing its staff through clinical experience, training, supervision and research opportunities.

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.