Bd 7/8a Highly Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist- Perinatal

Transformation Unit; Birmingham; Remote; GBP 49,000 - 65,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation reimbursement

Job summary

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Highly Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist (Band 7/8a) for the Perinatal Mental Health Service – Community in Birmingham. The post is a 12-month fixed-term contract, 32 hours per week, offering clinical psychology leadership in perinatal care.

You will conduct specialist assessments and therapies, supervise trainees, and contribute to service development within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or equivalent; HCPC registration)
• Specialised areas of psychological practice related to perinatal mental health and/or infant mental health

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological assessment and intervention for mothers and their babies and families in the community
• Supervise psychology trainees or assistants in the community setting
• Contribute to MDT meetings and advise on clients' psychological care

Skills

Consultation

Supervision of psychologists

Specialised therapies

Education

Doctoral level training in clinical psychology

DClinPsy or equivalent (previously trained)

Job description

Employer Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Perinatal Mental Health Team - East Birmingham Town Birmingham Salary £49,387 - £64,750 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 19/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 05/11/2026

Bd 7/8a Highly Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist- Perinatal

Band 7/8a

Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Job overview

Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist (Band 7/8a) Perinatal Mental Health Service - Community post - Birmingham. 12 month fixed term contract. 32 hours/week

• To provide a high-quality specialist clinical psychology service within the Community Perinatal Mental Health Team to address the psychological needs of perinatal patients.
• To provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy at the same time as offering supervision, advice and consultation on clients’ psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, nonprofessional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.
• To utilise skills for clinical and service audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.

Main duties of the job

The main clinical work undertaken is to provide specialist psychological assessment and intervention for mothers and their babies and families in the community. You will work with women with moderate to severe mental health difficulties, including birth trauma, parent-infant work and OCD and depression. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to our service wide group programme.

The role will also involve contributing to the supervision of psychology trainees or psychology assistants working in the community setting. The post holder will act as a member of the MDT, attend meetings and offer advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to team colleagues.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.

Person specification

Training and Qualifications

• Doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996; HCPC registration) OR If not yet qualified, close to completion of a DClinPsy or similar qualification.
• Training/experience in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice related to perinatal mental health and/or infant mental health

Knowledge and Experience

• Significant post qualified experience of working as Psychologist. Experience with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings
• Experience of working with mothers and their infants, couples and/or families; Experience of working with women with perinatal mental illness.

Skills

• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups. Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.
• Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies and assessment methodologies in specific difficult to treat groups; Knowledge of the long term impact of maternal mental health issues on the infant, the mother infant relationship and the wider family

Other

• Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
• Experience of working within a multicultural framework.

Our Trust is committed to treating individuals fairly and ensuring they have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential, even if this means doing things differently for different people sometimes. We are working hard to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity within Birmingham and Solihull and that our services meet the needs of all diverse service users and carers.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. As part of the selection process you may be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, however all cases of criminal record history are dealt with on a case by case basis.

Please note, if applicable for your role you will be required to cover the cost of your DBS certificate. This will be deducted from your salary over 3 months.

All successful applicants will be required to complete the Trust’s induction programme. The Fundamental (Statutory and Mandatory) training will be in an e-learning format. You will be required to complete training modules online (approx. 9-14 hours depending on post) by the end of your second week with us.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process we may contact you via email to advise you of the interview details. Please ensure you access your email account from which you applied regularly once the position has closed. Our selection process may involve more than one interview or assessment.

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, please ensure that you check if this role meets the eligibility criteria for sponsorship. Non UK /Republic of Ireland candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Browse: Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) . The minimum salary threshold for a Health and Social Care is £25,000 and for the Skilled Worker route is £38,700. If the starting salary for this role is below this, we will not be able to provide sponsorship.

Relocation expenses may be reimbursed subject to eligibility. The policy provides for reimbursement up to £8,000.

Please note - if you are applying for a role within Police custody, due to Police Vetting requirements you must have been a UK resident for the last years.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

Name Dr Tracy Doherty

Job title Lead Clinical Psychologist (East Birmingham Team)

Email address [e-mail]

Telephone number 0121 301 0990

Additional information