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Job requirements
Essential
16 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings
- Experience
Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Experience
Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience
Experience of supervising other psychologists, assistant psychologists, therapists and trainee psychologists.
- Skills/knowledge
Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment (including psychometrics such as ADOS), intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Skills/knowledge
Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to children, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Skills/knowledge
Skills in providing consultation to other professional and nonprofessional groups.
- Skills/knowledge
Knowledge of typical and atypical child development including neurodevelopmental conditions such as ADHD/ASD.
- Skills/knowledge
Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. dual diagnoses, children with additional learning disabilities or difficulties etc).
- Skills/knowledge
Knowledge of legislation in relation to children.
- Other job requirements
Is able and willing to move around the city.
- Other job requirements
Must have a full driving license and access to a vehicle
- Other job requirements
Is able to carry a variety of equipment between locations safely.
- Qualifications / training
ost Graduate Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, / applied psychology including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.
- Qualifications / training
HCPC Registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
- Qualifications / training
Registered with Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills/knowledge
Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
- Qualifications / training
Training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
Job overview
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Bank Senior Practitioner Psychologist to join the Children & Families Division within our Neurodevelopmental Hub. This is a bank-only, zero-hours position, offering flexible working opportunities to support children and young people with neurodevelopmental needs across Birmingham.
As a senior member of the multidisciplinary team, you will deliver highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention services while providing leadership, consultation and supervision to psychology colleagues and wider clinical teams. You will play a key role in service development, research, clinical governance and the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care.
The successful candidate will hold HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist and have doctoral-level training in Clinical, Counselling or Forensic Psychology accredited by the British Psychological Society.
Main duties of the job
You will provide highly specialist psychological assessment and intervention for children presenting with neurodevelopmental and complex mental health needs, using a wide range of evidence-based approaches and specialist assessment tools.
Working autonomously, you will formulate and implement treatment plans, undertake risk assessments, contribute to multidisciplinary care planning and provide expert consultation to professionals across health, education and partner agencies.
As a senior psychologist you will facilitate Multi Disciplinary Team (MDT) meetings, where diagnostic decisions are reached in collaboration with clinical colleagues. You will be responsible for reviewing assessment information, formulating and then facilitating diagnostic discussions in line with NICE guidelines.
You will supervise practitioner psychologists, assistant psychologists, trainee psychologists and research staff, supporting professional development and the delivery of psychologically informed care throughout the service.
The role also includes leading service evaluation, audit and research activity, contributing to operational policy development and supporting the continuous improvement of neurodevelopmental services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Deliver highly specialist psychological assessments for children with neurodevelopmental and complex mental health needs.
- Formulate, implement and evaluate evidence-based psychological interventions for children, families, carers and groups.
- Undertake specialist psychometric, neuropsychological and behavioural assessments, including tools such as ADOS-2 and ADI-R where appropriate.
- Provide highly specialist psychological consultation, advice and support to multidisciplinary teams and partner agencies.
- Undertake risk assessment and contribute to effective risk management planning.
- Act as care co-ordinator where appropriate, ensuring coordinated and effective multidisciplinary care.
- Communicate highly complex and sensitive information to children, families, carers and professionals.
- Supervise practitioner psychologists, assistant psychologists, trainee psychologists and research staff.
- Deliver teaching, training, consultation and professional development activities across services.
- Contribute to research, clinical audit, service evaluation and quality-improvement initiatives.
- Lead and support service development projects and contribute to operational policy development.
- Promote best practice, professional standards and clinical governance within psychology services.
- Participate in staff recruitment, supervision, appraisal and development activities.
- Maintain accurate clinical records, reports and professional documentation in accordance with HCPC, BPS and Trust standards.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation, safeguarding requirements, neurodevelopmental practice and psychological interventions.
- Work collaboratively with health, education and community partners to improve outcomes for children and young people.
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 Bank level 8a Senior Practitioner Psychologist with Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham, England. It is listed as a Psychologist role. The advertised salary is £30.90 per hour. The contract type is Bank: 0 months. The application deadline is 05 Nov 2026.
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