Bans 8c Consultant Psychologist - Post-Incident Support
| Posting date: | 22 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £74,290 - £85,601 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 June 2025 |
| Location: | Birmingham, B13 8QY |
| Company: | Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7194956/436-7194956 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.
Are you committed to supporting a workplace culture that is inclusive and compassionate and fosters a psychologically safe climate for all colleagues? If so, we need your leadership expertise. We are seeking a motivated and passionate registered Consultant Psychological Professional to lead the continued development of colleagues’ post-incident response support, under the portfolio of the Chief Psychological Professions Officer for the Trust. Could this be you?
This is a new and exciting substantive leadership position . It builds on the committed work that is already in place across our Birmingham and Solihull services focusing on our post-incident response support for our colleagues. In this role, you will provide clinical leadership in the development and delivery of psychological post-incident response support, working closely with our People Team, Trust Occupational Health providers and divisional service colleagues. You will have delegated responsibilities for the out of hours Psychology on-call provision. You will also be eligible to participate in this out of hours Psychology on-call provision. Your leadership experience and expertise in co-production, change management and quality improvement are key to the successful impact of this new substantive role. This position will have an administrative base at the Trust HQ, however it is expected that you will be working in an agile and flexible way with pre-planned attendance at our Trust sites as required.
As a highly experienced Consultant level practitioner psychologist, equivalent applied psychological professional practitioner, you will be responsible for the development, provision, evaluation and governance of psychological post-incident response support, including reflective practice for colleagues, and delegated responsibility for the coordination of out of hours Psychology on-call provision, within the portfolio of the Chief Psychologist for the Trust. You will also be eligible to participate in this out of hours Psychology on-call provision given the seniority of your role.
To provide clinical leadership in the development and delivery of psychological post-incident response support, including reflective practice for colleagues and delegated responsibility for the coordination of out of hours Psychology on-call provision. You will be expected to take responsibility for identified key service development issues in keeping with the Locality, portfolio and Trust strategic plans linked to post incident support. To propose, oversee and implement policy and service development changes for post incident support across service areas provided to. To have a liaison role with all commissioning and provider partners including Trust Occupational Health providers for post incident support as required.
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.
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached jobdescription and person specification.
This role gives the opportunity for hybrid working and you will typically be asked to work in a hybrid way, working from your home and also from Trust HQ The Uffculme Centre, or any other agreed site.
This advert closes on Sunday 8 Jun 2025
Are you committed to supporting a workplace culture that is inclusive and compassionate and fosters a psychologically safe climate for all colleagues? If so, we need your leadership expertise. We are seeking a motivated and passionate registered Consultant Psychological Professional to lead the continued development of colleagues’ post-incident response support, under the portfolio of the Chief Psychological Professions Officer for the Trust. Could this be you?
This is a new and exciting substantive leadership position . It builds on the committed work that is already in place across our Birmingham and Solihull services focusing on our post-incident response support for our colleagues. In this role, you will provide clinical leadership in the development and delivery of psychological post-incident response support, working closely with our People Team, Trust Occupational Health providers and divisional service colleagues. You will have delegated responsibilities for the out of hours Psychology on-call provision. You will also be eligible to participate in this out of hours Psychology on-call provision. Your leadership experience and expertise in co-production, change management and quality improvement are key to the successful impact of this new substantive role. This position will have an administrative base at the Trust HQ, however it is expected that you will be working in an agile and flexible way with pre-planned attendance at our Trust sites as required.
As a highly experienced Consultant level practitioner psychologist, equivalent applied psychological professional practitioner, you will be responsible for the development, provision, evaluation and governance of psychological post-incident response support, including reflective practice for colleagues, and delegated responsibility for the coordination of out of hours Psychology on-call provision, within the portfolio of the Chief Psychologist for the Trust. You will also be eligible to participate in this out of hours Psychology on-call provision given the seniority of your role.
To provide clinical leadership in the development and delivery of psychological post-incident response support, including reflective practice for colleagues and delegated responsibility for the coordination of out of hours Psychology on-call provision. You will be expected to take responsibility for identified key service development issues in keeping with the Locality, portfolio and Trust strategic plans linked to post incident support. To propose, oversee and implement policy and service development changes for post incident support across service areas provided to. To have a liaison role with all commissioning and provider partners including Trust Occupational Health providers for post incident support as required.
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.
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached jobdescription and person specification.
This role gives the opportunity for hybrid working and you will typically be asked to work in a hybrid way, working from your home and also from Trust HQ The Uffculme Centre, or any other agreed site.
This advert closes on Sunday 8 Jun 2025