Band 7/8a Preceptorship or Band 8a - Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

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

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Birmingham seeks a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join the Integrated Community Care and Recovery Service. This position involves providing clinical services to adults with mental health challenges, including consultation, supervision, and direct clinical work. Ideal for those looking to enhance their psychological skills and contribute to community wellbeing. Competitive annual salary between £47,810 and £62,682, pro rata.

Benefits

Free staff car park

Training and supervision opportunities

Qualifications

• Post qualification experience in psychological assessment and treatment of complex difficulties.
• Experience in Adult Secondary or Tertiary Mental Health services.
• Experience with service users with personality difficulties or psychosis.

Responsibilities

• Provide a range of clinical services as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Develop skills of complex case assessment and evidence-based psychological interventions.

Skills

Skills in formulation of problems

High level knowledge of specialized therapies

Ability to interact with people

Experience in multidisciplinary team setting

Education

Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology

Additional qualifications in an accredited therapy

Job description

Band 7/8a Preceptorship or Band 8a - Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Closing date is 16 November 2025

We have a vacancy within our Integrated Community Care and Recovery (ICCR) Service working with adults with mental health difficulties in the community. This post will be based at Longbridge Community Mental Health Team which is in the south area of the city. We are a very welcoming and friendly team focussed on working with the diverse needs that our clients present with. There is a free staff car park on site and easy access from the motorway and A roads.

We are looking for a suitably experienced Clinical or Counselling Psychologist (eligibility for entry onto the HCPC Register of Practitioner Psychologists). This post can either be offered at a Band 8a or a Band 7 preceptorship arrangement depending on experience. Applications from final year trainees are welcome.

This is an ideal post to apply your full range of psychological skills and knowledge including consultation, training, supervision, service development, leadership, and research in addition to direct clinical work.

We would welcome applications from those looking to build upon their clinical skills with a wide range of presenting difficulties post qualification or those with more experience who are keen to develop specialisms and greater leadership roles to make a difference in the community.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic, committed and skilled clinician who can work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team, to provide a range of clinical services. The individual will have excellent opportunities to gain experience of multi-level and integrated service provision and to further develop skills of complex case assessment, formulation and the application of evidence based psychological interventions, both individual and in groups. You should have experience of working with service users with complex mental health needs in a community setting.

We have an established track record in service innovation supporting a diverse range of clinical and academic interest, with time for research and teaching related activities built into many of our psychological professions job plans. There are clear career paths for psychologists in the service who join us, and we are committed to your development through training and supervision.

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.

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Training/qualifications

• Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology
• Additional qualifications in an accredited therapy

Experience

• Significant post qualification experience of specialist psychological assessment and individual and group based treatment of clients with complex difficulties across adult secondary or tertiary care settings (for 8a post)
• Experience working in Adult Secondary or Tertiary Mental Health services (for Preceptorship)
• Experience of working with service users with personality difficulties, complex trauma or psychosis
• Experience of running group based interventions for clinical problems
• Post qualification experience and/or training in supervision

Knowledge and Skills

• Skills in formulation of problems from psychological perspective and implementation of interventions appropriate for use with complex presenting problems
• High level knowledge of theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies

Personal

• Ability to interact with and build sustainable relationships with people with mental health difficulties
• Experience of working closely with others in an MDT setting

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.

£47,810 to £62,682 a year per annum, pro rata