Job Description

Inpatient Services for people with Intellectual Disabilities

Specialist Assessment and Treatment Services (SATs) & Adolescent Unit,

Brooklands Hospital, Marston Green, Birmingham



Principal Clinical Psychologist - Band 8b



Secondment Opportunity - 0.6 WTE - 9 months (maternity cover)



We are seeking a compassionate and enthusiastic clinical psychologist to join our team on a 9 month (maternity cover) secondment in the assessment and treatment and adolescent inpatient services for people with Intellectual Disabilities at Brooklands Hospital.



The post holder will be an integral part of the multi-disciplinary team supporting adults and young people and will take a lead role within the service, using the wide range of their clinical psychology skills, including:



Specialist clinical assessment & formulation Person-centred interventions (individual / group) Support to staff from other disciplines to undertake psychological interventions Care planning using a Positive Behavioural Support approach Facilitating team reflective practice Supervision and training for members of the psychology team and other professions

Psychological input is highly valued by the MDT and there is an emphasis on close working with colleagues from psychiatry, nursing, speech & language therapy, occupational therapy, music therapy and teaching.



The SATS and CAMHS Psychological Services team are part of a wider Psychological Services team on the Brooklands site, which is a well-established and supportive service. Successful applicants will receive good quality supervision and support to further develop their skills and knowledge .



The service has strong links with local clinical psychology training courses and regularly provides placements for trainee clinical psychologists, supervision for research, and teaching on the local courses. There are also strong links with Community Learning Disability and Intensive Support teams across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.



At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.



We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.



generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us



excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more



salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more



discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes



wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more



staff networks and support group



We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.



The successful post holder will have post qualification experience including experience working with individuals whose behaviour presents a challenge to services. We would welcome applications from individuals who are currently in an 8a role, but are looking to progress into an 8b position.



For details of main responsibilities of the role, please see the attached job description.



For further information please contact Dr Claire David, Consultant Clinical Psychologist on 0121 329 4987 or via email at claire.david@covwarkpt.nhs.uk . If you have difficulties please contact the Partnership Trust Recruitment Team on 02476 588840 or email Recruitment.department@covwarkpt.nhs.uk