Lead Clinical Psychologist

Circle Health; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 52,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday per year + bank"

Private Pension Scheme

Private Healthcare Scheme

Friends & Family Hospital Discounts

Family Friendly policies

Non-contributory life insurance

Staff engagement hub

Wellbeing resources

Employee recognition programmes

Job summary

Circle Health Group in Birmingham is seeking a Lead Clinical Psychologist for a part-time role (22.5 hours/week) to lead the Psychology Department within the Rehabilitation Centre.

You will deliver expert assessment and intervention for patients with neurological and physical health conditions, while supervising psychologists and trainees, ensuring safe practice and governance compliance across the service.

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology with HCPC recognition.
• Significant post-qualification experience in neuropsychology or complex rehabilitation.
• Proven leadership in managing psychology services or teams.
• Ability to deliver expert psychological assessment/intervention for neurological and physical health conditions.
• Ability to influence at senior MDT levels.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for psychological services within the Rehabilitation Centre and across relevant pathways.
• Act as the senior clinical psychology lead, ensuring safe, evidence-based, and patient-centred practice.
• Deliver expert psychological assessment and intervention for patients with neurological, psychological, and physical health conditions.
• Lead and nurture a team of psychologists, trainees, and assistants, ensuring supervision, appraisal, and development.
• Ensure all psychological practice complies with HCPC/BPS standards, safeguarding, and Circle Health Group governance frameworks.
• Drive innovation in rehabilitation psychology, piloting and embedding new evidence-based practices.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Team leadership

Neuropsychology expertise

Clinical assessment & intervention

Evidence-based practice

Audit & research

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical)

Tools

Neuropsychological assessment tools

Job description

We have an opportunity for a Lead Clinical Psychologist to join their team of staff in the Psychology department. This is a part time role for 22.5 hours a week. The role holder will be required to cover a flexible shift pattern. Duties of this role include:

• Provide strategic leadership for psychological services within the Rehabilitation Centre and across relevant pathways.
• Act as the senior clinical psychology lead, ensuring safe, evidence-based, and patient-centred practice.
• Deliver expert psychological assessment and intervention for patients with neurological, psychological, and physical health conditions.
• Lead and nurture a team of psychologists, trainees, and assistants, ensuring effective supervision, appraisal, and development.
• Ensure all psychological practice complies with HCPC/BPS standards, safeguarding, and Circle Health Group governance frameworks.
• Drive innovation in rehabilitation psychology, piloting and embedding new evidence-based practices.
• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or equivalent) recognised by the HCPC.
• HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical).
• Significant post-qualification experience in neuropsychology, complex rehabilitation, or physical health settings.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in managing psychology services or teams.
• Expertise in neuropsychological assessment, cognitive rehabilitation, and therapeutic approaches (e.g., CBT, ACT, systemic).
• Strong knowledge of the psychological impact of neurological conditions, trauma, and disability.
• Evidence of service development, audit, and research experience.
• Proven ability to influence at senior levels and work effectively within a complex MDT.
• Circle Rehabilitation is part of Circle Health Group, Britain's leading provider of independent healthcare with a nationwide network of hospitals & clinics, performing more complex surgery than any other private healthcare provider in the country.
• Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, identities or expressions, skills, work styles…and more.

We're passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive, grow and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values guide our colleagues to be selfless, compassionate, committed, collaborative, brave, agile, tenacious and creative and are at the core of our purpose and culture.

Circle Health Group is committed to offering competitive starting salaries and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service
• Private Pension Scheme
• Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions
• Friends & Family Hospital Discounts
• Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
• Non-contributory life insurance
• Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits
• Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing
• Employee recognition programmes
• Industry leading training and development opportunities
• …and much more!

Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, identities or expressions, skills, work styles…and more. We're passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive, grow and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values guide our colleagues to be selfless, compassionate, committed, collaborative, brave, agile, tenacious and creative and are at the core of our purpose and culture.

Circle Health Group is committed to offering competitive starting salaries and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service
• Private Pension Scheme
• Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions
• Friends & Family Hospital Discounts
• Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
• Non-contributory life insurance
• Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits
• Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing
• Employee recognition programmes
• Industry leading training and development opportunities
• …and much more!