Band 8a Senior Psychological Therapist - CMHT Psychological Services

Integrated Care System; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Part time

Job summary

An Integrated Care System is seeking a Band 8a Senior Psychological Therapist to join their East CMHT Psychological Services team in Birmingham. The ideal candidate will possess a specialist post-graduate qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and experience in mental health. This part-time role offers the chance to apply a variety of psychological skills and contribute to community mental health services, with a competitive salary ranging from £55,690 to £62,682 per annum.

Qualifications

• Specialist post-graduate qualification in CBT.
• Accreditation with the BABCP.
• Experience in mental health and community support.

Responsibilities

• Provide a range of clinical services to adults with mental health difficulties.
• Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Develop skills for complex case assessment and evidence-based interventions.

Skills

Supervisory skills

Clinical analysis

Education

MSc in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or equivalent

Registered health or social care qualification

Job description

Go back Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Band 8a Senior Psychological Therapist - CMHT Psychological Services

The closing date is 31 August 2025

We have a exciting vacancy that has arisen for an experienced Band 8a Senior Psychological Therapist within our Integrated Community Care and Recovery (ICCR) Services working with adults with mental health difficulties in the community.

The is a part-time 15 hours a week vacancy based within East CMHT Psychological Services (Small Heath Health Centre, 42 Chapman Road, B10 0PG). 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 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 Psychological Therapist 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 multilevel 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.

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 AND QUALIFICATIONS

• A specialist post-graduate (or equivalent) qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) i.e. MSc, or Post Graduate Diploma.
• Additional training i.e. PGCert in Personality Disorders or Psychosis/ Bipolar.
• Accreditation with the BABCP
• Registered health or social care qualification - RMN, OT, Social Worker etc.
• A qualification or have undertaken a program of formal training in Clinical Supervision (e.g. completion of a specialist Clinical Supervision Module).
• Training in other associated psychotherapies, e.g. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Cognitive analytic therapy, Schema therapy.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

• Relevant experience in mental health.
• Skills and experience of working with, assessing, planning, co-ordinating and supporting people with mental health problems in a community setting around a range of emotional/mental health, behavioural /additional health or developmental needs / substance misuse needs.
• Experience of working with people who have difficulty in engaging with services and have complex mental health needs.
• Skills and knowledge in utilising specific assessments and outcome measures.
• Understanding of other psychological interventions/professions relevant to Adult Mental Health.

SKILLS

• Ability to analyse and present complex information to professional colleagues.
• Maintain Clinical Supervision and a balance of Continued Professional Development to at least fulfil the BABCP requirements for continued accreditation.
• Supervisory skills.

OTHER

• Work with people with highly complex or distressing mental health problems.

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

£55,690 to £62,682 a yearPer annum, pro rata