# Bd 7/8a Highly Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist- Perinatal > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bd-78a-highly-specialist-clinicalcounselling-psychologist-perinatal/4151621a-1f15-4484-905b-e2198898babf - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bd-78a-highly-specialist-clinicalcounselling-psychologist-perinatal/4151621a-1f15-4484-905b-e2198898babf.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Birmingham - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Psychologist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £64,750 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Preceptorship 7/8a - Permanent and Fixed term opportunities available - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Part time or job share can be considered) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-18T09:51:33.080Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Birmingham/Birmingham_Solihull_Mental_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Perinatal_Mental_Health/Perinatal_Mental_Health-v8033167 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8033167?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are excited to be advertising for a permanent psychologist position in our well established Perinatal Mental Health Team in South Birmingham. We are looking for  Clinical/Counselling Psychologists with an interest in perinatal mental health to work in our community team in South Birmingham. The Perinatal Mental Health Service provides a multi-disciplinary, regional service to treat mothers with mental health problems, both during pregnancy and in the first year post-partum. There is an Outreach team as well as the 10 bedded inpatient Mother and Baby Unit at the Barberry. The South Community team is  based at the Barberry (B15 2SJ). This is a specialist Band 8a position, but we will consider candidates for a Band 7 preceptorship position  based on experience. You will join a large, active and supportive perinatal psychology team who meet regularly. This service enjoys significant psychology leadership and supports the development of our psychological clinicians. ### Main duties of the job The main clinical work undertaken is to provide specialist psychological assessment and intervention for mothers and their babies and families in the community.  You will work with women with moderate to severe mental health difficulties,  including birth trauma, parent-infant work and OCD and depression.  You will also have the opportunity to contribute to our service wide group programme. The role will also involve contributing to the supervision of psychology trainees or psychology assistants working in the community setting.  The post holder will act as a member of the MDT, attend meetings and offer advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to team colleagues. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification. Other opportunities for both permanent and fixed term posts will also be available in the East Birmingham and Solihull localities ## Job Details We are excited to be advertising for a permanent psychologist position in our well established Perinatal Mental Health Team in South Birmingham. We are looking for Clinical/Counselling Psychologists with an interest in perinatal mental health to work in our community team in South Birmingham. The Perinatal Mental Health Service provides a multi-disciplinary, regional service to treat mothers with mental health problems, both during pregnancy and in the first year post-partum. There is an Outreach team as well as the 10 bedded inpatient Mother and Baby Unit at the Barberry. The South Community team is based at the Barberry (B15 2SJ). This is a specialist Band 8a position, but we will consider candidates for a Band 7 preceptorship position based on experience. You will join a large, active and supportive perinatal psychology team who meet regularly. This service enjoys significant psychology leadership and supports the development of our psychological clinicians. ## Job Description The main clinical work undertaken is to provide specialist psychological assessment and intervention for mothers and their babies and families in the community. You will work with women with moderate to severe mental health difficulties, including birth trauma, parent-infant work and OCD and depression. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to our service wide group programme. The role will also involve contributing to the supervision of psychology trainees or psychology assistants working in the community setting. The post holder will act as a member of the MDT, attend meetings and offer advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to team colleagues. ## Responsibilities For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification. Other opportunities for both permanent and fixed term posts will also be available in the East Birmingham and Solihull localities ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings **Desirable** - Experience of working within a multicultural framework. ### Skills **Essential** - Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups. Formal training in supervision of other psychologists. **Desirable** - Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies and assessment methodologies in specific difficult to treat groups; Knowledge of the long term impact of maternal mental health issues on the infant, the mother infant relationship and the wider family ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Significant post qualified experience of working as Psychologist. Experience with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings **Desirable** - Experience of working with mothers and their infants, couples and/or families; Experience of working with women with perinatal mental illness. ### Training and Qualifications **Essential** - Doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996; HCPC registration) OR If not yet qualified, close to completion of a DClinPsy or similar qualification. **Desirable** - Training/experience in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice related to perinatal mental health and/or infant mental health ## Documents - [applicant guide (pdf, 313.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1260) - [job description (pdf, 376.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10320865) - [equality statement (pdf, 572.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2416) - [person specification (pdf, 100.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10320866) - [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.