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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Principal Psychologist to join our Safer Connections Service. This newly configured service supports children and young people (7 to 17 years), open to Birmingham Children’s Trust, who present with harmful sexual behaviour. The team adopt a multi-agency approach, supporting Early Help, Safeguarding, Children in Care and Youth Justice Services; delivering bespoke and tailored interventions and programmes of education and support.
Job Responsibility:
Support the development and delivery of this new service with an emphasis on innovation, psychologically informed practice, working to the best available evidence base, undertaking routine service evaluation and clinically relevant research as appropriate
Lead on the development of risk screening and management planning and support the escalation of mental health concerns and partnership working where appropriate
Support the professional network around the child/young person
providing psychological consultation, developing shared formulations of complex needs/presentations, contributing to safety plans, developing and delivering teaching/training and clinical supervision of others
Carry out specialist assessments, formulation and deliver psychological interventions to children, young people, families &/or caregivers
Requirements:
Significant experience of clinical leadership
Significant experience of service development
Experience working from a trauma informed, systemic and developmentally sensitive perspective
Strong skills in complex formulation
Strong skills in assessing and managing risk
Strong skills in supporting teams (leadership, consultation, training)
Ability to look beyond behaviour
Commitment to anti-discriminatory and culturally sensitive practice
Team player with strengths in multi-agency and partnership working
Passionate and experienced in developing and delivering high quality and effective services for this population
Must reside within a suitable commutable distance around Birmingham
Must have the correct right-to-work documents to work in the UK
Nice to have:
Previous experience working with children and young people with presentations relating to harmful sexual behaviour
Experience working with children and young people who have histories of early adversity, social care or youth justice involvement, childhood trauma and or significant attachment disruption
What we offer:
Access to training
Regular clinical, professional and management supervision
On-going support
Opportunities to link with other psychologists across the Trust for peer support