Applied Psychologist

Black Country Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a highly specialist psychologist to join the Stroke Service and Community Neurological Rehabilitation Team in Wolverhampton. You will assess, formulate, and intervene for people affected by stroke and neurological conditions, supporting patients and families through early adjustment and longer-term rehabilitation.

The post offers opportunities to work across inpatient, outpatient, and community settings, collaborating with a

Qualifications

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied psychology with psychotherapy modalities and lifespan development.
• HCPC registration as an applied psychologist.
• Experience in clinical supervision of trainees and staff.

Responsibilities

• Deliver highly specialist psychological care to clients with complex neurological conditions and stroke.
• Provide formulation, intervention, and guidance for patients and families across recovery stages.
• Lead and supervise other psychological therapists; participate in MDTs and service development.
• Contribute to audits, research, and service improvement initiatives.

Skills

Applied psychology

Education

Doctoral level training in psychology (BPS-accredited)

HCPC Chartered Status

Clinical supervision training

Job description

Job summary

This post is based within the Stroke service and Community Neurological Rehabilitation Team in Wolverhampton and offers an excellent opportunity to work within a compassionate and psychologically informed multidisciplinary rehabilitation pathway. The successful applicant will provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation, and intervention for people affected by stroke and other neurological conditions with neurological rehabilitation needs, supporting patients and families across different stages of recovery and adjustment.

This is a rewarding opportunity to support individuals and families through complex emotional adjustment, rehabilitation, changes in identity and functioning, cognitive difficulties, and long-term adaptation following stroke and neurological conditions within a collaborative multidisciplinary environment.

Main duties of the job

The service provides psychological input across the entire stroke care pathway and is based at West Park Rehabilitation Hospital. The role involves working across the Stroke Rehabilitation Ward, Early Supported Discharge (ESD) and Outpatient Therapy Services, Community Stroke Specialists, and consultation into the Acute Stroke Unit (ASU) at New Cross Hospital for complex cases. There will also be opportunity to work with the community neurological rehabilitation team.

The role offers opportunities to work closely with multidisciplinary colleagues across inpatient, outpatient, and community rehabilitation settings, contributing psychological perspectives within MDT meetings and supporting psychologically informed care across the pathway. Psychology is highly valued within the stroke and rehabilitation MDTs, with psychologists contributing through direct clinical work, joint interventions, consultation, reflective practice, staff support, teaching, and service development.

You will work alongside a Principal Psychologist and other applied psychologists, with support from a Consultant Clinical Psychologist within a robust leadership, supervision, and operational management structure. As part of a large and well-established network of Psychological Professionals working across physical health services, the post holder will benefit from strong professional support and access to supervision.

About us

This is an excellent opportunity to join a thriving and expanding service that places high value on professional development, staff wellbeing, innovation, and compassionate multidisciplinary care. The Trust is committed to supporting staff wellbeing and development through regular appraisal, supervision, and continuing professional development opportunities. Flexible working arrangements will be considered.

Job responsibilities

• Accountable for own professional practice in the delivery of highly specialist psychological care to clients with highly complex mental health or learning disabilities which may include challenging behaviours.
• To be compassionate in meeting the needs of clients, their carers and families.
• To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental health or learning disabilities.
• To promote at all times a positive image of the service and the wider Trust.
• In line with the banding of the post and its service context to:
• Exercise supervisory/professional responsibility for other psychological therapists
• Provide leadership in multi-disciplinary training and development
• Provide leadership in service audit and development
• provide leadership in service evaluation and research
• Ensure that a psychological perspective is brought to service redesign and cultural change

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied Psychology (or its equivalent) as accredited by the BPS including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
• HCPC registration as an Applied Psychologist with Chartered Status
• Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees

Experience

Essential

• Working as a qualified applied psychologist within the designated service including a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and a range of clinical severity across a range of care settings.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.