Senior Clinical Psychologist & NHS Service Leader

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Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship available

Professional development & supervision

Clinical leadership opportunities

Job summary

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 8b Principal Psychological Practitioner to provide senior psychological and clinical leadership across acute and urgent services in Birmingham. The role involves complex clinical work and strategic service development.

You will lead clinical practice, conduct thorough psychological assessments and treatments, supervise teams, and contribute to workforce development and quality improvement within multidisciplinary

Qualifications

• Doctoral-level training in Clinical Psychology accredited by the British Psychological Society.
• HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist.
• Eligibility for entry onto the Register of Chartered Psychologists.
• Graduate Basis for Registration with the British Psychological Society.
• Post-doctoral training in specialist areas of psychological practice.
• Significant post-qualification experience, preferably at Band 8a or higher.
• Experience in psychological assessment and individual/group treatment.
• Experience across inpatient, outpatient, community and primary/secondary care.

Responsibilities

• Clinical leadership across acute and urgent mental-health services.
• Conduct psychological assessment and treatment with complex presentations.
• Provide consultation, supervision, teaching, and service development.
• Drive workforce development and quality improvement in the service.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and contribute to strategic development.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Psychological assessment

Individual therapy

Group therapy

Teaching & supervision

Team collaboration

Education

Doctoral-level clinical psychology

Graduate Basis for Registration

Post-doctoral training

Chartered Psychologist eligibility

Job description

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 8b Principal Psychological Practitioner to provide senior psychological and clinical leadership across acute and urgent services in Birmingham. The role involves complex clinical work and strategic service development.

You will lead clinical practice, conduct thorough psychological assessments and treatments, supervise teams, and contribute to workforce development and quality improvement within multidisciplinary