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Band 7 Senior Psychological Practitioner - Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Location
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 per annum, pro rata
Profession
Nurse practitioner
Grade
Band 7
Deadline
20 Jul 2025
Contract Type
12 months (Fixed term)
Posted Date
24 Jun 2025

Job overview

We have an exciting vacancy that have arisen for a 12-month fixed term Band 7 Psychological Therapist within our Specialist Perinatal Community Mental Health Services.  This post is suitable for individuals who hold a CBT diploma or Masters qualification and are accredited with the BABCP.

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated qualified High Intensity CBT Therapists to join a growing and evolving perinatal service.  Ideally, applicants will have experience of working with clients with severe and enduring mental health difficulties, but we are able to provide training to help develop skills within these areas.  The post-holders will be part of multi-professional teams supporting the Transformation of our Community Services in BSMHFT as part of the NHS Long Term Plan.

We would welcome applications from those looking to build upon their clinical skills within the perinatal period but can show an interest in the area.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for enthusiastic, committed and skilled clinicians who can work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team, to provide a range of clinical services.

The individual will have excellent opportunities to gain experience of multilevel and integrated service provision and to further develop skills of complex case assessment, formulation and the application of evidence based psychological interventions, both individual and in groups.

You should have experience of working with service users with complex mental health and behavioural needs.

It is preferable that you have experience of working with service users during the perinatal period; however we will offer training to help develop skills within this specialist area.

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.