Bank level 8a Senior Practitioner Psychologist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 73,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Zero-hours contract

Flexible working

Job summary

The Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust seeks a senior practitioner psychologist to deliver specialist assessments and interventions for children with neurodevelopmental and complex mental health needs. The role involves autonomous work, supervision of psychologists, and leading service evaluation within the Neurodevelopmental Hub.

Applicants must be HCPC-registered and hold a BPS-accredited doctoral training.

Qualifications

• Doctoral-level training in clinical or applied psychology (BPS-accredited).
• HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist.

Responsibilities

• Deliver highly specialist psychological assessment and intervention for children with neurodevelopmental and complex mental health needs.
• Formulate treatment plans and undertake risk assessments, working autonomously.
• Facilitate MDT meetings and diagnostic discussions per NICE guidelines.
• Provide specialist consultation to multidisciplinary teams and partner agencies.
• Supervise practitioner psychologists, assistant psychologists and research staff.
• Lead service evaluation, audit, research and quality-improvement activities.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and reports to HCPC and Trust standards.

Skills

ADOS-2

Psychometric assessments

Risk assessment

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Clinical supervision

Education

Doctoral-level training in clinical or applied psychology

Tools

HCPC registration

BPS-accredited training

Job description

A bank senior practitioner psychologist post in the Children & Families Division's Neurodevelopmental Hub at Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, offered on a zero-hours basis with flexible working. The work centres on specialist psychological assessment and intervention for children with neurodevelopmental and complex mental health needs, including diagnostic decisions reached through multidisciplinary meetings. Supervision of psychologists and research staff, plus service evaluation and audit, form part of the role. Applicants need HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist and BPS-accredited doctoral training.

What the job involves

• Deliver highly specialist psychological assessment and intervention for children with neurodevelopmental and complex mental health needs
• Formulate treatment plans, undertake risk assessments and work autonomously
• Facilitate MDT meetings and diagnostic discussions in line with NICE guidelines
• Provide specialist consultation to multidisciplinary teams and partner agencies, and act as care co-ordinator where appropriate
• Supervise practitioner psychologists, assistant psychologists, trainee psychologists and research staff
• Lead service evaluation, audit, research and quality-improvement activity
• Undertake psychometric, neuropsychological and behavioural assessments, including ADOS-2 and ADI-R
• Communicate complex and sensitive information to children, families, carers and professionals
• Deliver teaching, training and professional development across services
• Lead and support service development projects and contribute to operational policy
• Promote best practice, professional standards and clinical governance within psychology services
• Maintain accurate clinical records and reports to HCPC, BPS and Trust standards

Qualifications

• Doctoral-level training in clinical or applied psychology, BPS-accredited, covering psychopathology, psychometrics, neuropsychology, two or more psychological therapies and lifespan development

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
• Registration with the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Experience

• Specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children across outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings
• Working with a wide range of client groups across the life course, including emotive, distressing presentations and verbal or threatened physical abuse
• Applying clinical psychology in different cultural contexts
• Supervising psychologists, assistant psychologists, therapists and trainee psychologists

Skills & knowledge

• Complex psychological assessment methods, including psychometrics such as ADOS
• Communicating complex, technical and clinically sensitive information orally and in writing
• Providing consultation to professional and non-professional groups
• Typical and atypical child development, including ADHD and ASD
• Specialised psychological therapies for difficult-to-treat groups, such as dual diagnoses or learning disabilities
• Knowledge of legislation relating to children

Checks & eligibility

• Full driving licence and access to a vehicle

Other

• Able and willing to move around the city
• Able to carry a variety of equipment between locations safely

Nice to have

• Training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training or other fields of applied psychology
• Doctoral-level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex multivariate data analysis

What’s offered

• Flexible working opportunities