Senior Applied Psychologist, LD CAMHSNHS AfC: Band 8a

Black Country Job Support; Dudley; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in Dudley seeks a Senior Applied Psychologist to support Primary Care Networks with high-quality mental health care. The role involves comprehensive triage, risk assessment, and management plans, offering the chance to work within a dynamic team to improve patient care access in a compassionate environment.

Benefits

Training opportunities

Support facilities and wellbeing team

Beautiful hospital grounds

Good transport links around the Midlands

Digital process enhancements and support

Qualifications

• Experience managing an SMI register.
• Experience in primary and secondary care.
• Supporting staff in clinical services.

Responsibilities

• Undertake clinical duties within a GP practice as an autonomous Mental Health practitioner.
• Diagnose and develop management plans based on evidence-based practice.
• Identify and refer when risk cannot be managed safely.

Skills

Mental Health Nursing

Risk Assessment

Leadership

Clinical Judgment

Education

Degree in Psychological Therapies

Leadership Qualification

Non-Medical Prescriber (or willingness to train)

Job description

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Senior Applied Psychologist, LD CAMHSNHS AfC: Band 8a, Dudley

Client: Black Country Job Support

Location: Dudley, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 205723dbe328

Job Views: 4

Posted: 02.06.2025

Expiry Date: 17.07.2025

Job Description:

Job overview

Are you an Independent and supplementary Prescriber or willing to train? Are you a registered Mental Health Nurse? Do you have a passion for improving access to high quality, innovative, and compassionate services for people with mental health needs?

As a First Contact Mental Health Practitioner, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting Primary Care Networks (PCNs) to provide high-quality mental health support within primary care. This is a specialist role working at an advanced level and embedded into GP practices.

The role includes triage, assessment, and expertise in networking and navigation to facilitate access to mental health services, ensuring each person receives the right care at the right time and by the right person.

Main duties of the job

• Undertake clinical duties within a GP practice as an autonomous Mental Health practitioner, offering comprehensive triage (including risk assessment) without the need to see a GP first. Appointments are typically 30 minutes with patients aged 16 and over, via face-to-face, telephone, or home visits where appropriate.
• Diagnose (within scope of practice) and develop management plans based on evidence-based practice/NICE guidance.
• Provide short-term risk management interventions, including safety planning and self-harm management, working with patients and their significant others.
• Identify when risk cannot be managed safely in primary care and refer appropriately to specialist mental health services, maintaining patient safety and liaising closely with these services.
• Make referrals across primary and secondary care mental health services, third sector, and health and social care services.

Working for our organisation

Black Country Healthcare is committed to a positive workplace culture that welcomes staff and encourages high performance.

We provide specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the Black Country population. Formed in 2020 from the merger of two NHS trusts, we employ over 3,000 staff from diverse backgrounds.

Why work here?

• Beautiful, peaceful hospital grounds with seating areas
• Good transport links around the Midlands
• Community engagement to support patients and staff
• Strong performance outcomes
• Training opportunities
• Support facilities, wellbeing team, reflective practice, supervision, and debrief sessions
• Opportunities to collaborate across services
• Digital process enhancements and support

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• As above, including clinical duties, diagnosis, risk assessment, and referrals.

Person specification

Experience

• Leadership qualification or experience
• Experience managing an SMI register
• Degree or equivalent in psychological therapies relevant to Pathway
• Non-Medical Prescriber or willingness to work towards
• Experience in primary and secondary care
• Supporting staff in clinical services