Senior Applied Psychologist

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Applied Clinical/Forensic/Counselling Psychologist to join the Walsall CRHTT. You will join an MDT environment to work in the least restrictive way to support service users presenting with acute mental health needs. Psychology has been well embedded into the foundations of the Walsall CRHTT and as the Psychologist, you will exercise your leadership skills in psychological assessments, formulation, care planning and brief psychological interventions.

The CRHTT teams in BCHFT are innovative services and have successfully launched a pilot in EMDR. We have strong links with local universities across the clinical and forensic courses. We have are connected into a national psychology group for Trauma Interventions in Acute Settings.

BCHFT, Adult Mental Health and Urgent Care have in place a psychology leadership structure consisting of a Director of Therapies, Divisional Psychology Lead for Adult Mental Health, Consultant Psychologist for Urgent Care and Principal Psychologists.

The successful candidate will be part of a larger group of urgent care Psychologists who work across CRHTT, in-patients, mental health liaison services and PICU. The successful candidate will be supported with supervision and opportunities for CPD., Based in the Walsall CRHTT, you will join a team of multidisciplinary professionals in working with people experiencing a mental health crisis. With the two main aims of preventing hospital admission and facilitating early discharge you will offer assessments, formulation, care planning and short term interventions to clients with high levels of risk. Psychology also supports team members through regular reflective practice groups and supervision and this is highly valued by our MDT colleagues.

We are looking for someone who can work flexibly and creatively as a member of a multidisciplinary team who enjoys working in a fast paced environment .

We would welcome applications from newly qualified psychological practitioners who are keen to gain experience in urgent care settings and can offer band 7-8a developmental opportunities where appropriate.

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 April 2020, with the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust.

We currently employ over 3,500 people and just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds. We know that our Trust runs on thedesire 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.