Band 7/8A Practitioner Psychologist Preceptorship - Secure CAMHS

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A distinguished mental health service provider is seeking a passionate and motivated band 7/8a Practitioner Psychologist to join their Secure CAMHS team in Birmingham. The role involves working with young people facing significant mental health challenges, providing individual and group therapy, and playing a key role in training and service development. Ideal candidates will have a Doctoral Level qualification in clinical psychology and experience in working with diverse client groups. This position offers a supportive environment and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Supportive team culture

Professional development opportunities

Sponsorship for skilled worker visa

Qualifications

• Satisfactory completion of a British Psychological Society accredited Doctoral Level course.
• Extensive experience with diverse client groups in various care settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual and group interventions for young people.
• Supervise and manage junior staff.
• Involve in training and service development initiatives.

Skills

Psychological assessment

Group therapy

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Cultural competency

Education

Doctoral Level postgraduate professional training in clinical/forensic psychology

Eligibility for entry onto the Register of Chartered Psychologists

Job description

Job Summary

A rare and exciting vacancy has arisen for a passionate and highly motivated band 7/8a Practitioner Psychologist to join our Secure CAMHS team.

The Secure CAMHS (SCAMHS) service sits within the Ardenleigh site and offers treatment for up to 11 young people, across two wards. It has received accreditations from QNIC and the National Autistic Society. A quality review in June 2024 highlighted strengths in a positive team culture, great relationships between young people and staff, and comprehensive therapeutic provision.

The young people we work with have often experienced significant difficulties in their lives. Presentations include trauma, mental illness, personality difficulties, neurodevelopmental difficulties and harm to self and/or others. As a team psychologist you will work alongside a range of professionals, providing safe, containing environments and interventions to help the young people understand themselves, their mental health and offending behaviour. Within the role you will have opportunities to provide individual and group interventions, supervision and management of others, and be involved in training, service development, audit and evaluation.

About Us

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.

Details

Date posted: 11 December 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £47,810 to £62,682 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full‑time
Reference number: 436‑7639605
Job locations: Ardenleigh, Birmingham, B24 9SA

Job description

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

• Satisfactory completion of a British Psychological Society accredited Doctoral Level postgraduate professional training course in clinical/forensic psychology including the study of models of psychopathology, psychometric and neuropsychological assessment, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
• Eligibility for entry onto the Register of Chartered Psychologists.

Experience Essential

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and individual and group based treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including primary and secondary/ specialist care and inpatient/residential, outpatient and community team settings.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, including forensic contexts with clients of all ages across the lifespan and of wide‑ranging presenting problems that reflect the full spectrum of clinical complexity and severity.

Desirable

• Experience of working therapeutically with ‘difficult to treat’ clients.
• Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific ‘difficult to treat’ groups (e.g. personality disorder, challenging behaviour, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc).

Knowledge Essential

• Skills commensurate with doctoral level training in the formulation of problems from a psychological perspective and in the implementation of highly specialist psychological therapies, interventions and management techniques that are appropriate for use with complex presenting problems. Able to deliver established/evidence‑based psychological therapy to fidelity.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal) including the ability to empathically, sensitively and effectively communicate clinical and condition related information to clients, their families, carers and professional colleagues (within and outside the NHS) that is extremely complicated or technical, extremely sensitive and potentially distressing to the recipient, or that is extremely contentious or challenging.
• Skills in providing consultation and advice from a psychological perspective to members of other professional and non‑professional groups.

Personal Essential

• Ability to interact and to build and sustain relationships with people with mental health problems and associated disabilities.
• Is a ‘team player’ and has demonstrated ability to work and deliver to team and organisational objectives.

Other Essential

• Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.
• Awareness and understanding of the purpose and mechanisms of clinical governance and an ability to employ such mechanisms to maintain and improve standards of clinical practice.

Eligibility and Registration

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship: 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.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details

Employer name: Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Ardenleigh, Birmingham, B24 9SA
Employer's website: https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/