Band 8a Clinical Psychologist - Dermatology

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Foundation Trust in Solihull is seeking a qualified Clinical Psychologist to join their Dermatology team. The role focuses on supporting the Psychodermatology Service, addressing the interrelation of skin conditions and mental health. Responsibilities include providing psychological assessments, interventions, and contributions to department-led clinics. Candidates should possess a doctorate in Clinical Psychology, registration with the HCPC, and experience in multidisciplinary settings. Flexible working is part of the role.

Qualifications

• Honours degree in Psychology 2:1 or above.
• Post-graduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent.
• Eligible for Chartered Clinical Psychologist status.
• Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Post qualification supervised experience of clinical practice.

Responsibilities

• Providing psychological perspective on assessments in joint psychodermatology clinics.
• Following up on progress made by patients in joint clinics.
• Providing individual and group psychological interventions for complex psychological needs.
• Contributing to psychologically informed thinking within the department.
• Facilitating reflective practice sessions.

Job description

Overview

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The closing date is 15 February 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Dermatology department at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, specifically at the Solihull Hospital site. Due to ongoing service demands, we are seeking to appoint 0.80wte Clinical Psychologist to join our Dermatology team supporting the Psychodermatology Service.

Psychodermatology focuses upon the mind-skin connection and the interplay of skin symptoms with mood, quality of life, wellbeing and mental health. It is a relatively new field for psychologists to work in. This post is for an experienced, qualified clinical psychologist to work within our regional psychodermatology service.

You will be working within a very large dermatology department aiming to embed psychologically informed ways of working, as well as being a key part of the integrated psychodermatology MDT. You will offer joint assessment, formulation and intervention planning as part of this team.

You will be working with a vast range of dermatological issues including: repetitive body focussed behaviours, neurofibromatosis, dermatitis artefacta and concerns about skin infestation. You will work with a range of psychological presentations including body dysmorphia, PTSD, anxiety and relational patterns that can impact upon engagement.

The range of complexity, severity and readiness for change promotes a good balance of relatively brief interventions with more challenging and longer term psychological work.

Main duties of the job

• Providing psychological perspective on the assessment, formulation and consultation in joint psychodermatology clinics
• As part of the joint clinics, following up on the progress made by those attending joint clinics, evaluating input so far and amending where necessary
• Providing individual and group psychological interventions for people with complex psychological needs arising from, or contributing to their dermatological condition
• Contributing to the psychologically informed thinking of the department
• Facilitating reflective practice sessions within the department
• Using leadership skills to identify areas for our service to improve and potential options to making these improvements
• Evaluating input and contributing to the delivery of an excellent psychological service

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

Please note: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Honours degree in Psychology 2:1 or above.
• Post-graduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent as accredited by the British Psychological Society as well as additional specialist training and experience.
• Eligible for Chartered Clinical Psychologist status.
• Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Post qualification supervised experience of clinical practice as a psychologist with high degree of autonomy.
• Post qualification training in an additional therapeutic model

Experience

• Significant experience of specialist psychological assessment and self-management support, as part of a multidisciplinary team across primary and secondary care settings.
• Experience of assessing and managing clients, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing situations, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
• Experience in working with other agencies/professions and working in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts and working in a multicultural framework.
• Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design, quantitative and qualitative analysis and report writing.
• Experience and interest in working within a multicultural framework.
• Highly specialist assessment, including risk and neuropsychological assessment, and formulation skills.
• Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain practice in the face of exposure to high levels of emotion and occasional challenging behaviour.
• Knowledge and adherence to the British Psychological Society Rules of Professional Conduct.
• Clinical supervision of assistant psychologists and/or MDT members
• Post-qualification experience of working in a physical health setting or with medically unexplained symptoms.
• Teaching/training of qualified professionals
• Specialist knowledge of therapeutic approaches and application to working in a physical health setting

Additional Criteria

• Able to adapt and work flexibly in response to changing circumstances.
• Able to work flexibly to respond to the needs of the service.
• Ability to work and travel across all sites as required by job role.

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.

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