Senior Clinical / Counselling Psychologist

This is an exciting opportunity to join the project, called Sleeping Better. The central elements are two linked randomised controlled clinical trials treating sleep problems psychologically in young people at ultra-high risk of psychosis or people under the age of thirty who have been diagnosed with psychosis.

The post-holder will have a central role in the trial, being responsible for the day-to-day delivery of the Sleeping Better trial within the local NHS trust. This will include delivering psychological therapy, supervising research assistants in the recruitment and assessment of trial participants and supervising other clinicians in the delivery of the sleep intervention., To deliver and supervise highly specialist cognitive-behavioural sleep interventions for young people at ultra-high risk of psychosis and patients under the age of thirty who have been diagnosed with psychosis. This will include treating difficulties such as insomnia, nightmares, and circadian rhythm disruption, adapted for patients with psychosis. Training in the intervention will be provided.

Recruitment and provision of the intervention will occur across Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust and mental health hubs within the West Midlands. There might also on occasion be a requirement for you to travel to other trial sites such as Bristol, Coventry, Glasgow, Newcastle and Oxford.

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.