Band 5 Senior Assistant Psychologist - Small Heath Health Centre

We are excited to offer a Senior Assistant Psychologist (Band 5), Part-time (15 hours) post within our Integrated Community Care and Recovery (ICCR) Services based at Small Heath Health Centre covering Riverside and Small Heath CMHTs. This is a fixed term contract for 12 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.

The successful applicant will have excellent opportunities to develop skills in clinical assessment, formulation, consultation, and intervention. Clinical supervision will be provided.

Experience of delivering psychological interventions with a wide range of presenting problems is desirable as well any postgraduate training in psychological interventions.

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.