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Essential
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- Qualifications and Experience
Registered with the HCPC
- Qualifications and Experience
Eligibility for entry onto the Register of Chartered Psychologists
- Qualifications and Experience
Satisfactory completion of a British Psychological Society accredited Doctoral Level postgraduate professional training course in clinical psychology
- Qualifications and Experience
The Graduate Basis for Registration (further to completion of an honours degree in psychology accredited by the British Psychological Society, or, in the case of courses that are not accredited or where the first degree is not in psychology, by completion of the Society's Qualifying examination, or completion of a Society accredited Conversion Course)
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Post-doctoral training in one or more highly specialist areas of psychological practice
Desirable
7 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications and Experience
Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical/counselling psychologist post qualification, with extensive experience at the Senior (Band 8a) level.
- Qualifications and Experience
Experience of highly specialist psychological assessment and individual and group based treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including primary and secondary/ specialist care and inpatient/residential, outpatient and community team settings
- Qualifications and Experience
Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, with clients of all ages across the lifespan and of wide-ranging presenting problems that reflect the full spectrum of clinical complexity and severity
- Qualifications and Experience
Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- Qualifications and Experience
Relevant post-qualification experience, and formal training in supervision, enabling the post holder to independently supervise clinical psychology trainees in accordance with relevant criteria adopted by local University Clinical Psychology Training Course criteria
- Qualifications and Experience
Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for the psychological care and treatment of referred clients, and of working within a multidisciplinary context wherein carries responsibility for the psychological aspects of a multidisciplinary care plan.
- Qualifications and Experience
Experience of representing psychology within a multidisciplinary context
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, innovative and ambitious Clinical Psychologist to join the Acute and Urgent Care Division as a Band 8b Principal Clinical Psychologist working across Newbridge House and the Zinnia Centre.
This role provides strategic psychological leadership across both sites and combines senior clinical practice, leadership, consultation, supervision, service development, workforce development, quality improvement and strategic influence.
The post sits within the wider Acute and Urgent Care Psychological Professions leadership structure and offers access to: A bespoke Acute and Urgent Care Leadership Development Programme for Principal Psychological Practitioners. NHS England-supported CPD opportunities. Leadership and management development opportunities. Participation in Trust-wide Psychological Professions networks.
Why Join BSMHFT? The Trust is pioneering locality-based working across all pathways, champions a life-course approach to mental health care, and is embedding the principles of the Culture of Care programme.
Vision: Excellent Care. Empowered People. Thriving Communities.
Main duties of the job
Newbridge House is a specialist acute inpatient service for women experiencing severe and complex mental health difficulties. Zinnia Centre provides acute inpatient assessment and treatment and includes both male and female inpatient wards.
The psychology workforce includes: One full-time Assistant Psychologist at Newbridge House. One full-time Assistant Psychologist at the Zinnia Centre. Both Assistant Psychologists deliver low-intensity psychological interventions and psychologically informed skills groups for service users across the wards.
The Division is committed to embedding trauma-informed and trauma-responsive approaches throughout its services. Dedicated investment includes: Funding for accredited EMDR training. Access to specialist EMDR supervision and consultation. NHS England-supported CPD opportunities. Protected opportunities for service development, quality improvement and research.
Provide highly specialist assessment, formulation and intervention. Deliver consultation to multidisciplinary teams. Lead trauma-informed and psychologically informed practice. Supervise Assistant Psychologists and other psychology staff. Contribute to service development, audit and quality improvement.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
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This advert is for Band 8b Principal Psychological Practitioner with Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Practitioner role. The advertised salary is £66,582 - £77,368 per annum, pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 30 Sep 2026.
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