Band 8a - Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologist

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

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in the UK is seeking a Band 8a Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologist to work within their Children and Young People's Division. The role offers the opportunity to enhance clinical skills while working with diverse families and supporting children's mental health. Candidates with experience in psychological assessment, treatment, and teamwork are encouraged to apply. This is an excellent opportunity for those committed to making a meaningful impact in community mental health.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Support for training and supervision

Access to research opportunities

Qualifications

• Qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist eligible for chartered status.
• Experience in assessing and treating children and young people in the community.
• Ability to travel across the city of Birmingham for work purposes.

Responsibilities

• Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team providing clinical services.
• Conduct assessments and provide psychological interventions both individually and in groups.
• Contribute to planning and evaluation of services, enhancing community mental health.

Skills

Specialist psychological assessment

Training and supervision

Cultural context application of psychology

Teamwork and independent working

Communication skills

Education

Qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

Registration with appropriate body (e.g., HCPC)

Post-doctoral training in specialised areas

Job description

Go back Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Band 8a - Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologist

The closing date is 08 January 2026

We have a vacancy within Children and Young People's Division (Forward Thinking Birmingham) in the South Core Team in Selly Oak working with children, young people (age 0 to 25), carers and families. We are a welcoming and friendly team focused on working with the diverse needs that families present with. There is a staff car park on site and plenty of local amenities.

We are looking for an experienced Clinical, Counselling, or Forensic Psychologist. We would welcome applications from those looking to build upon their clinical skills with a wide range of presenting difficulties: who are keen to develop specialisms; and greater leadership roles to make a difference in the community.

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.

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 and behavioural needs; additionally to be familiar with the needs of a diverse BAME community and working in areas of high socioeconomic deprivation.

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.

We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Person Specification

Training/qualifications

• Qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist eligible for chartered status
• Registration with appropriate body (eg HCPC, ACP, BACP, AFT)
• Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice

Experience

• Experience of assessing and treating children, young people and/or young adults in the community.
• Experience of assessing and managing risky clients in the community.
• Some experience of contributing to planning and evaluation of services

Knowledge and Skills

• Experience of providing specialist psychological assessment and treatment for clients across the full range of mental health settings to include outpatient, community, day services and in-patient settings.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision.
• Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.

Personal

• Ability to communicate well and to form good working relationships with professionals at all levels.
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently.
• Ability to travel across the city of Birmingham, between bases and within the community for work purposes.

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.

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

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