Career Opportunities

An exciting opportunity for a Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical/Forensic/Counselling) specialising in trauma.

Phoenix Psychology is a well-established independent practice with two bases in the Midlands. We provide therapeutic services, assessments, consultancy, supervision, and training, specialising in working with complex trauma presentations across the lifespan whether that be looked after and adopted children (LAAC) and families with complex difficulties who are supported by their local authorities, young people at risk of exploitation and/or offending, or adults who have experienced complex trauma through their employment, early life, military experiences or as a result of more recent significant events.

At Phoenix Psychology we value relationships, a guiding principle which underpins every aspect of our practice.  We believe that relationships facilitate psychological well-being when they are built on connection, compassion, integrity, honesty, respect, and trust and have the aim of encouraging and supporting mutual development and growth. Whether it is within our one to one relationships, our peer connections or our dealings with organisations we invest energy in the embodiment of these values with a view of enhancing the capacity for all to thrive, including our team members.

We are looking for Clinical, Forensic or Counselling Psychologists to join our independent, forward thinking, organically expanding practice supported by a small, friendly team of like-minded professionals.  We want you to experience support and room to develop professionally and personally as well as having the opportunity to help to grow and expand our practice and invest in its future. The particular job roles can be primarily focused on child or adult work or a combination, as our contracts are often lifespan with a variety of opportunities therein; this is negotiable on the basis of the candidates expertise and interest.

You will ideally have a good understanding of trauma, its impact and associated models of psychological intervention and assessment. The work will be varied and can be complex and challenging. However, our team is highly skilled and committed to our work and we will support you to develop your assessment, formulation and intervention skills across contexts and modalities (e.g. CFT, ACT, CBT, EMDR, DDP), alongside how to deliver and manage bespoke support packages to other front line professionals via training, supervision, consultation and / or service development opportunities.

The posts will be working across a range of contracts some of which require working directly in, alongside and in partnership with a range of statutory and third sector organisations therefore we are looking for someone who will be invested in carrying out meaningful work to genuinely support our community; someone driven to develop psychological mindedness in organisations to enable them to support themselves and their clients; someone able to plan, put together and carry out bespoke packages of work and see them through to their conclusion.

Our small and friendly team support each other, and we each bring passion, commitment, and integrity to our work as well being responsive, flexible and able ‘think outside the box’ given our independent status, as such we are looking for a new team member who can do the same.

In return, we can offer you our commitment to promoting equality, valuing diversity, and practicing in ways that encourage reflection about power and the roles that we hold.  We recognise the importance of a work life balance and respect the need for flexible and balanced working practices.  In addition, all employees are entitled to our Employee Assistance Programme, Income Protection Plan, pension scheme and competitive salary alongside a generous CPD offer.

Given the variety of work we are able to match competencies across the range from consultant to newly qualified and therefore we would welcome applications from any HCPC registered psychologist and would work with you to ensure the role reflects your current stage of expertise and hopes for professional development and fulfilment.  Full or part time hours will be considered.

Access to a car in order to travel across the region is essential.

To apply please e-mail Ruth.Billingham@phoenixpsychology.com sending a CV and covering letter. To talk to Dr Clare Thompson or Dr Liz Gillett about the roles please call 01926 485760.

We have an exciting vacancy for an Assistant Psychologist!

Phoenix Psychology is a well-established independent practice with two bases in the Midlands. We provide therapeutic services, assessments, consultancy, supervision, and training and specialise in working with complex trauma presentations across the lifespan whether that be looked after and adopted children (LAAC) and families with complex difficulties who are supported by their local authorities, young people at risk of exploitation and / or offending, or adults who have experienced complex trauma through their employment, early life, military experiences or as a result of more recent significant events.

A guiding principle at Phoenix is the importance of relationships, with connection and compassion at the heart of this. We invest time and energy in the embodiment of these values. Working at Phoenix, you will experience support and room to develop professionally and personally. Always, we look to offer our team balanced and flexible work practices. In return, we hope that you will be invested in deeply understanding the needs and experiences of our clients and delivering and developing excellent and sustainable services.

Phoenix is committed to promoting equality, valuing diversity, and practicing in ways that encourage reflection about the power and responsibilities we hold.

Our small and friendly team support each other, and like everyone at Phoenix, we bring passion, commitment, and integrity to our work and are looking for a new team member who can do the same.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Job Title: Assistant Psychologist
• Accountable to / Supervised by: Clinical Psychologist
• Professionally accountable to: Director
• Remuneration: £23,000 per annum, 30 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Benefits: Employee Assistance Programme, Income Protection Plan, Pension Scheme and a generous CPD offer.
• Hours: 37.5 hours a week
• Contract Type: Fixed term contract until August / September 2024
• Base: Phoenix Psychology, Unit C12, Holly Farm Business Park, Honiley, Warwickshire, CV8 1NP

Key Activities:

• To provide psychological support and assistance to qualified psychologists within Phoenix Psychology, including the administration / scoring of psychometric assessments for both children and adults – cognitive & capacity assessments, full psychological assessments and ASD assessments; case management and literature reviews / research and audit activity.
• To engage directly with clients (adults and children) as required under the direction of qualified psychologists.  This may include direct work, observation and shadowing opportunities.
• To assist qualified psychologists in their formulation of a clients difficulties, and communicating this to other professionals
• To engage in and support all clinical administrative functions within Phoenix Psychology, including collating clinical data; maintaining clinical files; case management; and maintaining psychometric library / resources.
• Participating in the creation and delivery of specialist training programmes.
• Participating in ongoing training and development opportunities in relation to Continuing Professional Development, including attendance at bi-monthly CPD workshops.

General:

You will provide support to all psychological services provided within Phoenix Psychology under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist.

You will be expected to work at locations in and around our clinic base and in the community as required.  There will be travelling involved primarily across Solihull, Coventry, Warwickshire and Birmingham areas therefore having access to a car full time will be required especially as there are no public transport links to Holly Farm.

You will ensure that all services provided are acceptable and accessible to the clients of diverse community backgrounds and non-discriminatory in nature.

You will receive regular clinical professional supervision from a senior clinical psychologist and, where appropriate, other senior professional colleagues.  You will also be allocated a mentor from within the core clinical team.

You will advise both your mentor and supervisor on those aspects of the service where psychological and /or organisational matters need addressing.

You will utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence based practice in all areas of work.

You will contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of ethical practice, through active participation in development opportunities.

You will input and maintain, appropriate computer and manual information systems, complying with all organisational, data protection and information management requirements.

To be noted:

• This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities, and the post holder may be required to undertake other duties which fall within the grade of the job, in discussion with the Director.
• This job description will be reviewed regularly in the light of changing service requirements and any such changes will be discussed with the post holder.
• The post holder is expected to comply with all relevant organisational policies, procedures and guidelines, including those relating to Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety and Confidentiality of Information, clinical governance including research governance.

To apply please e-mail Ruth.Billingham@phoenixpsychology.com sending a CV and covering letter.

We have an exciting vacancy for a Clinical Psychologist!

This is a unique opportunity to work with an independent, forward thinking, organically expanding practice supported by a small, friendly team of like-minded professionals. We support each other and recognise the importance of a work life balance. We respect the need, particularly in the current climate, for flexible and balanced working practices. We want you to experience support and room to develop professionally and personally as well as having the opportunity to help to grow and expand our practice and invest in its future.

Our team is highly skilled and committed to our work, we will support you to develop your therapy skills across modalities (CFT, ACT, CBT, EMDR, DDP, Theraplay), to develop your one to one and group therapy skills alongside developing your leadership, training, and service development skills. In return, we are looking for someone who will be invested in carrying out meaningful work to genuinely support our community. Someone driven to develop psychological mindedness in organisations to enable them to support themselves and their clients. Someone able to plan, put together and carry out bespoke packages of work and see them through to their conclusion. We are committed to promoting equality, valuing diversity, and practicing in ways that encourage reflection about power and the roles that hold.

The post will be working across a range of contracts some of which require working directly in, alongside and in partnership with a range of statutory and third sector organisations which does mean willingness to travel across the region is essential.

Expressions of interest are welcome across the grade boundaries including those who will be qualifying this year.  Full or part time hours can be considered.

To apply please e-mail Ruth.Billingham@phoenixpsychology.com sending a CV and covering letter.