# Band 4 Assistant Psychologist - Zinnia CMHT > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-4-assistant-psychologist-zinnia-cmht/7cc4a078-eae8-4203-8eaf-3a5e346594b7 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-4-assistant-psychologist-zinnia-cmht/7cc4a078-eae8-4203-8eaf-3a5e346594b7.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Little Bromwich Centre - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Assistant psychologist - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** 23 months (Fixed Term) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-21T13:10:35.838Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Birmingham/Birmingham_Solihull_Mental_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/CMHT/CMHT-v8297748 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8297748?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are excited to offer an Assistant Psychologist (Band 4) Full-time (37.5 hours) post within our Integrated Community Care and Recovery (ICCR) Services. The post is based at Zinnia Community Mental Health Team at the Zinnia Centre, Sparkhill, Birmingham This post is offered on a fixed term basis for 23 months. We offer ample opportunities for 1:1 client work, group work, working with the MDT and research and audit. You will be part of a well-established psychology team. The post holder will also have the opportunity to receive 1:1 clinical supervision from a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist. Please note that this post is predominantly located in the CMHT base, although there may be some remote working adhoc depending on duties. We are looking to recruit a psychology graduate who has relevant clinical experience and is interested and passionate about working with people who have severe and enduring mental health problems. There will be a specific focus on the provision of services for adults of 25-years-old and over. ### Main duties of the job The post is based within the Integrated Community Care and Recovery (ICCR) Services of the Trust. The post holder will have the opportunity to work closely with Psychology and Psychological Services colleagues based in a number of geographical areas and within new integrated team structures that provide a service for people who have complex interpersonal and emotional difficulties presenting with depression, anxiety, PTSD, trauma, personality disorder diagnoses, psychosis, and dual diagnoses, some of whom present a challenge to services. The individual will have excellent opportunities to gain experience of multilevel service provision and to further develop support skills in clinical assessment, formulation and intervention as well as involvement in relevant auditing and evaluation of clinical services, working alongside qualified staff. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification. We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. We are unable to support applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work the United Kingdom (UK) ### Applicant requirements This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - An ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively. **Desirable** - A desire to explore a career in professional psychology ### Personal **Essential** - An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines. - An ability to interact and to build and sustain relationships with people with mental health problems and associated disabilities. - Under the day-to-day direction of a qualified psychologist, has ability to work independently, reliably, consistently and with initiative (seeking guidance when necessary). **Desirable** - An interest in working with people with mental health problems or other disabilities. ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of work with people with mental health problems or disabilities, or other relevant problems or disabilities (e.g. learning disabilities, organic impairment). **Desirable** - Paid work in a setting providing direct care. - Experience of working with people with serious mental illness (e.g. schizophrenia) - Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team. ### Knowledge and Skills **Essential** - High level interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to work and effectively communicate complex or sensitive information in highly emotive and emotionally charged settings involving conflict and significant personal distress. - An awareness and understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems and disabilities and of contemporary issues in the field. **Desirable** - Experience of collecting research data, including questionnaire design and interviewing. - Experience using microcomputers and associated software for purposes of data analysis and reporting, including databases and statistical programmes such as SPSS. ### Training and Qualifications **Essential** - An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology. - Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society. **Desirable** - Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology and/or research ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 248.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10616658) - [person specification (pdf, 152.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10616659) - [everyday behaviours guide (pdf, 159.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2415) - [recruitment fraud and fees notice (pdf, 280.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3094) - [artificial intelligence (ai) statement (pdf, 272.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3095) - [recruitment equality, diversity and inclusion statement (pdf, 288.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3096) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.