Registered Practitioner Psychologist

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health care facility in Birmingham seeks a Registered Psychologist to join their team. This full-time role involves providing psychological assessments and delivering evidence-based interventions. Ideal candidates should have HCPC registration and experience in inpatient settings, particularly in acute services or eating disorder care. Collaboration and resilience in challenging situations are essential.

Qualifications

• HCPC Registered Psychologist with experience in mental health.
• Strong assessment and formulation skills required.
• Excellent collaboration and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological assessments and reports.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions like CBT and DBT.
• Contribute to care planning through MDT discussions.
• Facilitate staff training and reflective practice sessions.

Skills

HCPC Registration

Experience in inpatient mental health settings

Assessment and formulation skills

Evidence-based interventions

Collaboration skills

Education

Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology

Job description

Priory Hospital Woodbourne are looking for a Registered Psychologist to join the team. This is a full time role working 37.5 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

Youll be part of a dedicated and compassionate team, all working together to ensure the smooth running of the hospital and to support the wellbeing of our patients. While your role doesnt involve providing direct care, your contribution is vital in helping to maintain a safe, comfortable, and welcoming environment for everyone. Whether you're assisting with day-to-day operations, keeping things organised, or ensuring our spaces are well looked after, your support plays an important part in creating a positive experience for those who live and work here.

About us

Priory Hospital Woodbourne, located in a peaceful and picturesque suburb of South West Birmingham, is a specialised addiction rehab centre, providing expert treatment for a range of addictions, including alcohol, drugs and support for behavioural addictions.

Job responsibilities

As a core member of both the Therapy Team and MDT, you will:

• Provide comprehensive psychological assessments, formulations, and reports.
• Deliver evidence-based individual and group interventions (e.g., CBT, DBT-informed, ACT, Schema Therapy).
• Contribute to care planning and risk management through collaborative MDT discussions.
• Offer clinical guidance to nursing, occupational therapy, and medical colleagues to promote a psychologically-informed environment.
• Facilitate reflective practice sessions, staff training, and contribute to service development. Work closely with psychiatrists, nurses, dietitians, and other professionals to ensure holistic care for patients with complex needs

Person Specification

Experience

• We are seeking an HCPC Registered Psychologist (Clinical or Counselling) with experience working in inpatient mental health settings, ideally with exposure to acute services and/or eating disorder care. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong skills in assessment, formulation, and the delivery of evidence-based interventions. Experience or training in specialist approaches for eating disorderssuch as MANTRA, CBT-E, DBT, or FBTand the ability to apply these within multidisciplinary inpatient or community settings would be highly desirable. The role requires excellent collaboration skills, the resilience to thrive in challenging situations, and a commitment to reflective practice, supervision, and ongoing professional development.

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.