Band 8c Consultant Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Integrated Care System; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 76,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

Integrated Care System in Birmingham is seeking a dedicated Consultant Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join their NHS Talking Therapies Service. The successful candidate will provide high-quality psychological care, lead clinical teams, and contribute to the development of mental health services. This role requires significant experience and qualifications in psychology, along with a passion for community-based mental health support.

Qualifications

• Entry-level qualification in applied psychological therapy/mental health or equivalent.
• Registered with appropriate professional body (e.g., HCPC/UKCP).
• Considerable post-qualification experience with clinical leadership responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality standards and compassionate psychological care.
• Lead clinical teams to ensure effective psychological service delivery.
• Participate in research and teaching activities.

Skills

Clinical and strategic leadership

Consultation experience

Education

Doctorate or equivalent in applied psychology

Job description

Go back Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Band 8c Consultant Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

The closing date is 18 August 2025

Are you a dedicated, highly motivated Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or equivalent Applied Psychological Professional looking for an exciting opportunity to step into a consultant-level post within our NHS Talking Therapies Service, Birmingham Healthy Minds?

We are excited to be recruiting for a Consultant Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Equivalent Applied Psychological Professional to contribute at a senior level to effective provision of quality psychological services within Birmingham Healthy Minds.

We welcome applicants from Clinical/Counselling Psychology and Applied Psychological Professionals who are ready to step into a Consultant-level post and meet the person specification.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will be part of a multi-professional senior leadership team committed to providing and maintaining high quality standards and compassionate psychological care, as well as fostering positive working relationships with other Primary Care and Mental Health Teams in the context of transformation. You will also join our expanding group of Consultant Psychological Professionals across the Trust who are working together to provide leadership for the best possible compassionate and inclusive psychological care for our service users, their families, carers and our diverse communities.

Our expanding family of Psychological Professionals are encouraged to participate in research and teaching related activities that are agreed and built into their job plans, and we have close links to higher education institutions in Birmingham and across the Midlands. As a Trust, we host one of the only University and NHS partnership programmes providing post-graduate training in Low Intensity Psychological Interventions. We are also committed to the ongoing development of our Psychological Professions, offering leadership development and coaching opportunities, inc. mentoring for colleagues from ethnic minority backgrounds. You will have access to a dedicated CPD funding stream to support your development. You will also be supported to work and lead at a senior level, to develop system level expertise and enhance our clinical activity meeting the needs of our diverse communities.

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

• Entry-level qualification in applied psychological therapy/mental health or equivalent and demonstrable practice in this field (i.e. professional Doctorate, or combination of MSc plus PG Diploma level/supervised practice/additional training) that has been accepted for the purposes of professional registration.
• Registered with professional body or regulatory body as appropriate to psychological therapy discipline i.e. HCPC/UKCP/BACP/BABCP.

Experience

• Considerable experience of working as a registered Practitioner Psychologist or equivalent psychological applied practice, in a senior position with clinical leadership responsibilities including post qualification experience in the designated function with which this post is concerned.
• Relevant post-qualification experience, and formal training in supervision, enabling the post holder to independently supervise clinical psychology trainees and experienced clinical staff
• Experience of managing clinical staff
• Substantive experience of teaching and/or training

Skills

• Experience of providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups

Skills

• Experience of providing clinical and strategic leadership within a mental health setting.
• Evidence of leadership training

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

£76,965 to £88,682 a yearper annum, pro rata