Band 8b Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist - SWM

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS foundation Trust; Nechells; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in Birmingham is seeking a Clinical Psychologist to support the Specialist Weight Management Team. The role involves managing a clinical caseload, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, and developing innovative interventions. Ideal candidates will have expertise in psychological assessments and interventions relevant to weight management. This position offers flexible working arrangements and excellent professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Free parking

Remote IT access

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Expertise in implementing psychological interventions for diverse populations.
• Ability to manage complex psychological cases.
• Experience with community psychological services.

Responsibilities

• Manage a clinical caseload across Birmingham.
• Work with a multidisciplinary team on innovative interventions.
• Lead research and service evaluations for continuous improvement.

Skills

Psychological assessment

Therapeutic intervention

Team collaboration

Research and evaluation

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Tools

Psychological assessment tools

IT equipment

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Are you passionate about making a difference through psychological support? Birmingham Community Nutrition are seeking a motivated Clinical Psychologist to join our Specialist Weight Management Team. Our well-established service provides comprehensive support where psychological input is key. We help patients navigate their weight loss journey with empathy, expertise, and evidence-based care.

Responsibilities

• Manage a clinical caseload and deliver community clinics across Birmingham.


• Work closely with a multidisciplinary team, including specialist dietitians.


• Develop innovative psychological interventions, supporting individual and group pathways, complementing our newly enhanced group education pathway.


• Lead on research, audits, and service evaluations to inform best practice and continuous improvement.


• Drive service development by influencing policy and clinical approaches.


• Take on leadership responsibilities, including supervision and staff training.

Additional Information

Join our dynamic, outcome-focused team during an exciting period of innovation. Within BCHC you’ll also benefit from links with a wider network of Psychologists in physical health and rehabilitation.

We offer flexible and hybrid working to support your work-life balance and professional needs.

How to apply / Discussion

Ready to take the next step in your career and help shape psychological care in weight management in Birmingham? We want to hear from you!

For an informal discussion, contact Kathryn Haywood – details below.

Responsibilities / Qualifications

To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses. Expert opinions may differ and a full range of options will need to be considered.

To evaluate and make skilled decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and high complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.

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About Birmingham Community Nutrition

Birmingham Community Nutrition provides a comprehensive community citywide service for the Birmingham and Solihull ICB and employs over 70 staff. We also support the training of dietetic students from multiple higher education institutions (A, B & C placements) and training of Psychology students.

Benefits

Benefits of working for Birmingham Community Nutrition include free parking at all community venues, excellent access to IT equipment to work remotely, up to date office facilities and comprehensive admin support dedicated to the service.

Governance & Development

The department has a structured approach to Clinical Governance and your personal development via preceptorship, annual appraisals, clinical supervision and training opportunities. Career development, flexible working and staff support are given high priority in the Trust, whose goal is to be a truly inclusive organisation and a great place to work.

Complex Assessments and Formulations

To provide specialist highly complex psychological assessments of clients based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex psychological data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests which require complex manipulation and timing skills, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client's care.

To develop highly complex formulations and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a clients’ highly complex psychological problems, including family breakdown, serious mental illness, vulnerable adults and aggressive and violent behaviour, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client's problems, using advanced and practical knowledge of a range of work procedures and practices across the full range of care settings, where frequent and intense concentration is required.

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This advert closes on Tuesday 14 Oct 2025