Senior Applied Psychologist

Black Country Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Walsall; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension scheme

Staff wellbeing

Professional development

Regular clinical supervision

Flexible working opportunities

Job summary

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Applied Psychologist for Walsall CAMHS to deliver highly specialist assessment, formulation and interventions for children, young people and families with complex needs. The role involves autonomous work within a multidisciplinary team, risk management and leadership responsibilities.

You will supervise trainee and qualified psychologists, provide supervision and training, and contribute to workforce development and service

Qualifications

• Post-graduate doctoral-level training in applied psychology accredited by the BPS (including psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology).
• HCPC registration as an Applied Psychologist (Chartered status).
• Experience as a qualified psychologist in a CAMHS setting with diverse client groups.

Responsibilities

• Provide highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation and evidence-based interventions for children, young people and families with complex needs.
• Undertake risk assessment and risk management, including safeguarding responsibilities.
• Deliver individual, family and group interventions; adapt approaches to meet needs.
• Provide expert psychological consultation to multidisciplinary colleagues and partner agencies.
• Work with health, education, social care and voluntary sector services for integrated care.
• Supervise and support trainee, assistant and qualified psychologists.
• Deliver training and contribute to workforce development.
• Lead service development, quality improvement, and research activities.
• Use psychology to inform service redesign and organisational change.
• Promote compassionate, recovery-focused care for children and families.

Skills

HCPC registered

Applied psychologist

CAMHS experience

Risk assessment

Clinical supervision

Education

Doctoral-level training in Applied Psychology

Job description

Closing date: 09 November 2026

Job summary

Are you a passionate Applied Psychologist looking to make a difference to children, young people and families? Join our friendly CAMHS team, delivering highly specialist assessment, formulation and intervention for young people with complex mental health needs. You'll provide consultation, supervision and intervention, while contributing to service development and quality improvement. Working alongside multidisciplinary colleagues and partner agencies, you'll help ensure psychological thinking is embedded across clinical practice and service delivery.

What we offer

• Supportive and collaborative team culture
• Excellent professional and leadership development opportunities
• Regular clinical supervision and reflective practice
• Opportunities to influence service innovation and improvement
• Flexible working opportunities where possible
• NHS pension scheme and staff benefits
• Strong commitment to staff wellbeing, including wellbeing support, staff networks and work-life balance initiatives

We're looking for

• HCPC-registered applied psychologist
• Experience working with children, young people and families
• Expertise in psychological assessment, formulation and intervention
• Experience of supervision, consultation and multidisciplinary working
• Commitment to compassionate, evidence-based care and service development

Join a service where psychology is highly valued, your expertise is recognised, and you can help shape the future of children's mental health services across Walsall.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Applied Psychologist within Walsall CAMHS, you will provide highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for children, young people and families presenting with complex mental health needs. You will work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team, undertaking risk assessment and management, providing consultation to colleagues, and contributing to care planning across services. The post also carries a significant leadership role, including the supervision of trainee, assistant and qualified psychologists, delivery of training, and support for workforce development. You will contribute to service improvement, audit, research and evaluation activities, helping to ensure psychological thinking informs clinical practice, service redesign and organisational change. Working closely with health, education, social care and voluntary sector partners, you will champion compassionate, evidence-based care while promoting positive outcomes for children, young people and their families.

About us

At Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, we are committed to delivering outstanding, compassionate care and improving the lives of the communities we serve. As part of Walsall CAMHS, you will join a skilled and supportive multidisciplinary team that puts children, young people and families at the heart of everything we do.

Our work is guided by our CARE values: Compassionate, Accountable, Respectful and Empowered. These values shape how we care for service users, support colleagues and work together to deliver high-quality services.

We are passionate about supporting our staff to thrive. Alongside excellent opportunities for professional development, leadership growth and service innovation, we offer regular clinical supervision, reflective practice and flexible working opportunities where possible. Our comprehensive wellbeing offer includes access to physical and mental health support, staff networks, wellbeing resources and services designed to promote work-life balance.

Whether you are looking to deepen your specialist expertise, contribute to service transformation or develop your leadership skills, you will find a welcoming culture where your contribution is valued, your voice is heard and your career can flourish. Join us and help shape the future of children's mental health services across the Black Country.

Job responsibilities

• Provide highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation and evidence-based interventions for children, young people and families with complex mental health needs.
• Undertake risk assessment and risk management, including safeguarding responsibilities.
• Deliver individual, family and group interventions, adapting approaches to meet young people's needs.
• Provide expert psychological consultation and advice to multidisciplinary colleagues and partner agencies.
• Work collaboratively with health, education, social care and voluntary sector services to support integrated care.
• Supervise and support trainee, assistant and qualified psychologists.
• Deliver training and contribute to the development of the wider multidisciplinary workforce.
• Lead and contribute to service development, quality improvement, audit and research activities.
• Use psychological expertise to inform service redesign, innovation and organisational change.
• Promote compassionate, inclusive and recovery-focused care for children, young people and their families.

Essential

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in applied Psychology (or its equivalent) as accredited by the BPS including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
• HCPC registration as An Applied Psychologist with Chartered Status.
• Working as a qualified applied psychologist within a CAMHS service including a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and a range of clinical severity across a range of care settings.
• Knowledge of evidence-based practice relevant to the role of working with children and young people's complex mental health difficulties.
• Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake care co-ordination/lead practitioner responsibilities.
• Risk assessment and risk management.

Desirable

• Experience of joint working with statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer contact: Consultant Psychologist/Professional Lead, Dr Wendy Harrison-Frazer, [e-mail], 07817568705

Band: Band 8a

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 285-0357-CYPF

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