Band 8a Senior Practitioner Psychologist – Steps to Recovery (ICRT)

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in Birmingham is seeking a Senior Practitioner Psychologist for the Intensive Community Rehabilitation Team (ICRT). The role focuses on providing flexible, trauma-informed support to individuals with complex psychosis. Applicants should have relevant qualifications and experience in multidisciplinary teams. The position offers strong professional development opportunities and aims to maintain a commitment to recovery-focused care.

Benefits

Comprehensive CPD programme

Strong professional supervision

Access to external training opportunities

Qualifications

• Desirable experience working with mental health clients.
• Motivated to support service users in their recovery goals.
• Willingness to contribute to team training and supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide trauma-informed and holistic support to clients.
• Develop skills in specialist assessment and evidence-based interventions.
• Contribute to the multidisciplinary team’s training and reflective practice.

Skills

Experience in multidisciplinary teams

Support for positive risk taking

Culturally and socially diverse communication

Education

Relevant psychological qualifications

Job description

Senior Practitioner Psychologist – Intensive Community Rehabilitation Team (ICRT)

A Vacancy at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.

Do you enjoy being part of a team? Are you looking for the opportunity to work creatively with service users? Would you like to join a service that encourages research and innovation? If so, we invite you to apply for this Senior Practitioner Psychologist post in our Intensive Community Rehabilitation Team (ICRT).

The post holder will join the multidisciplinary ICRT in providing flexible, trauma‑informed, and holistic support to people with complex psychosis to help them work towards their recovery goals in the community. The ICRT is a partnership between Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and Birmingham Mind, and the post holder will join a Principal Psychologist and Assistant Psychologist based in the team. They will also be warmly welcomed into a well‑established and supportive group of psychological practitioners working across Steps to Recovery rehabilitation services and Assertive Outreach Teams.

Individuals at Band 8a or with suitable experience and eligible for this banding will be considered.

Key responsibilities and opportunities

The Intensive Community Rehabilitation Team uses a well coordinated, team‑based approach. The post holder will have opportunities to develop skills in specialist assessment, shared formulation, and application of evidence‑based psychological interventions to help service users achieve their recovery goals.

Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams and with clients from culturally and socially diverse communities who have a range of mental health needs is desirable, as is the motivation to support positive risk taking so that service users can lead an autonomous and valued life as possible. We also support multidisciplinary team members to build their knowledge, skills, and confidence by delivering a programme of training, supervision, and reflective practice, to which the post holder would contribute.

Professional development and reputation

Our psychological service has a reputation for clinical excellence and innovation in rehabilitation, and we are actively involved in service development, evaluation, and research. We have access to a comprehensive CPD programme and external training, including leadership development, and provide strong professional supervision, offering a range of clinical models and accreditation opportunities.

If you share our recovery‑focused commitment to keep service users at the heart of what we do and would like to develop your clinical and leadership skills, we would love to hear from you. Please contact us for further information about the post or to arrange an informal visit.

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.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information about the main responsibilities of this post.

This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Dec 2025