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Job overview

We are seeking to recruit a psychological therapist to join our Primary Care Team delivering care to the Homeless community. We are based in a GP practice dedicated to the Homeless and have well established links to all other agencies involved in the care of the homeless.

We have two Community Psychiatric Nurses in post, and we wish to develop our mental health services to provide psychological therapies to our service users, professional advice and support for our other team members and to develop integrated care pathways for service users in cooperation with the currently employed nurses, the Community Mental Health Team for the Homeless and the Mental Health Outreach Team for Rough Sleepers.

There is a focus on reducing the impact of psychological distress and risk behaviours, supporting users of the service to access other appropriate multi-agency services and offering individualised psychological treatments.

We are a close-knit hardworking team and require someone who wants to be a team player and is flexible enough to meet the challenges of the post.

We can offer you a wealth of experience in delivering care to the vulnerable and to substance abusers, good team support and great opportunities for personal development and training.

We are based in Birmingham City Centre.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide engagement, assessment, triage, enhanced support and high intensity psychological interventions within the homeless primary care setting, which are equitable, non-stigmatising, accessible, and responsive to the needs of homeless adults. 

The post holder will work as part of a multi-professional team and provide psychological assessments and interventions to service users from the community mental health team for homeless adults in discussion with the clinical lead and consultant.

The post holder will provide psychological assessment and treatment for patients registered at the Health Exchange and who are also engaged with CMHTs, FTB and other organisations.

The post holder will maintain and improve knowledge and skills based on best practice, particularly specialist knowledge and skills in the delivery of psychological therapies within primary care in particular to individuals with complex trauma/ personality disorder, dual diagnosis and high-risk behaviours who are difficult to engage and struggle to access services.

Working for our organisation

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.

Our Trust is committed to treating individuals fairly and ensuring they have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential, even if this means doing things differently for different people sometimes. We are working hard to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity within Birmingham and Solihull and that our services meet the needs of all diverse service users and carers.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. As part of the selection process you may be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, however all cases of criminal record history are dealt with on a case by case basis.

Please note, if applicable for your role you will be required to cover the cost of your DBS certificate. This will be deducted from your salary over 3 months. You will also be required to sign up to the DBS Update Service before commencement with the Trust.

All successful applicants will be required to complete the Trust’s induction programme. The Fundamental (Statutory and Mandatory) training will be in an e-learning format. You will be required to complete training modules online (approx. 9-14 hours depending on post) by the end of your first week with us.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process we may contact you via email to advise you of the interview details. Please ensure you access your email account from which you applied regularly once the position has closed.

If applicable to your role, the Trust will require you to sign up for the DBS Update Service. The subscription will cost you £13 a year but the Trust will reimburse this. You will be contractually obliged to maintain your subscription.

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