# Band 8a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - ICCR > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-8a-clinicalcounselling-psychologist-iccr/5d92a7e5-3fa2-43d2-b389-247b593b6769 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-8a-clinicalcounselling-psychologist-iccr/5d92a7e5-3fa2-43d2-b389-247b593b6769.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Birmingham - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Psychologist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-30T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-17T08:51:23.747Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Solihull/Birmingham_Solihull_Mental_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Psychological_Services/Psychological_Services-v7976032 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7976032?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We have an exciting vacancy that has arisen for a clinical/ counselling psychologist with substantial experience post-qualification  within our Integrated Community Care and Recovery (ICCR) Services working across two of our service areas with adults with mental health difficulties in the community. The post will be 0.4 with a vibrant community mental health team and 0.6 with the enhanced team for personality disorders, both located in the Solihull Hub . This is an ideal post to apply your full range of psychological skills and knowledge including consultation, training, supervision, service development, leadership and research in addition to direct clinical work. We are looking for a suitably experienced Clinical or Counselling Psychologists. It is a stimulating time in the service as 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 more experience of working with individuals who have received a diagnosis of personality disorder and are keen to develop specialisms and greater leadership roles to make a difference in the community. ### 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; additionally to be familiar with the needs of a diverse BAME community and working in areas of high socioeconomic deprivation. We have an established track record in service innovation supporting a diverse range of clinical and academic interest, with time for research and teaching related activities built into many of our psychological professions job plans.  There are clear career paths for psychologists in the service who join us, and we are committed to your development through training and supervision. ### 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. ## Job Details We have an exciting vacancy that has arisen for a clinical/ counselling psychologist with substantial experience post-qualification within our Integrated Community Care and Recovery (ICCR) Services working across two of our service areas with adults with mental health difficulties in the community. The post will be 0.4 with a vibrant community mental health team and 0.6 with the enhanced team for personality disorders, both located in the Solihull Hub . This is an ideal post to apply your full range of psychological skills and knowledge including consultation, training, supervision, service development, leadership and research in addition to direct clinical work. We are looking for a suitably experienced Clinical or Counselling Psychologists. It is a stimulating time in the service as 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 more experience of working with individuals who have received a diagnosis of personality disorder and are keen to develop specialisms and greater leadership roles to make a difference in the community. ## Job Description 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; additionally to be familiar with the needs of a diverse BAME community and working in areas of high socioeconomic deprivation. We have an established track record in service innovation supporting a diverse range of clinical and academic interest, with time for research and teaching related activities built into many of our psychological professions job plans. There are clear career paths for psychologists in the service who join us, and we are committed to your development through training and supervision. ## 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. ## Person Specification ### Personal **Essential** - Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism, and to reflect on and manage own emotions and those of others, when faced by highly distressing material and/or challenging behaviour - Ability to work independently, reliably, consistently and with initiative (seeking guidance when necessary) in circumstances where objectives are agreed and reviewed at agreed intervals - Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively **Desirable** - Personal experience of mental health problems (e.g. personal or as a carer/family member). ### Experience **Essential** - Substantial experience working in Secondary Care Mental Health services. - Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment in at least two different types of care settings - Experience of teaching, training and/or clinical supervision - Experience of working with service users presenting with personality difficulties/complex trauma/psychosis **Desirable** - Experience of developing and running group based interventions for clinical problems - Experience working with service users presenting with neurodiversity, autism or learning disibilities. ### Knowledge and Skills **Essential** - Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment commensurate with recent doctoral level training - Skills commensurate with recent doctoral level training in the formulation of problems from a psychological perspective and the implementation of psychological interventions for complex presenting issues **Desirable** - High-level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies. ### Training/qualifications **Essential** - Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology - Qualify for registration for Health and Care Professions Council as a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist **Desirable** - Training/additional qualifications in an accredited therapy model e.g. CBT, EMDR, DBT ## Documents - [applicant guide (pdf, 313.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1260) - [job description (pdf, 280.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10258310) - [equality statement (pdf, 572.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2416) - [person specification (pdf, 370.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10272317) - [everyday behaviours guide (pdf, 159.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2415) - [information for applicants (pdf, 431.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1709) ## 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.