Job summary
- Main area
- Psychology
- Grade
- Band 8b
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 436-7277067
- Employer
- Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Heartlands Hospital
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £62,215 - £72,293 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Band 8b Practitioner Psychologist - Severe Asthma Service
Band 8b
Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a Practitioner Psychologist to lead the Severe Asthma Psychology Service based at the Heartlands Hospital.
The Birmingham Regional Severe Asthma Service is a specialist tertiary level service that offers an MDT approach to the management of severe asthma and related breathing conditions. Psychology is well respected in the service and provides direct clinical assessment and intervention to patients at an individual and group level, on an inpatient and outpatient basis. Psychology is well integrated into the MDT and inputs into specialist clinics, offers reflective practice and teaching and training to the team.
The role provides an exciting opportunity to collaborate with other psychologists working in asthma psychology nationally. You will be welcomed by asthma service colleagues who are keen to support in the continued development of the service. You will be a valued colleague in our Clinical Health Psychology Service and the Psychological Professionals workforce at BSMHFT.
Main duties of the job
You will ideally have experience of working in asthma and physical health settings, but our principal aim is to recruit a psychologist with the right passion and skills to continue to lead and develop the service. This will include skills in delivering supervision and training to non-psychologists, as well as consultation.
You will need to be able to demonstrate a developed understanding of the psychological aspects of asthma and breathing conditions and how this may interact with pre-existing vulnerabilities and mental health, as well affecting the patients’ quality of life and wider societal/personal roles. Having experience in working with trauma would be an advantage.
This post is 30hrs hours per week, offered as 12 months fixed term/secondment. If applying for secondment please ensure you have approval from your manager to release you for the secondment period of 12 months.
Working for our organisation
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling/Health Psychology. The completion of which includes the study of models of psychopathology, psychometric and neuropsychological assessment, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
- Registered as a Clinical/Counselling/Health Psychologist with the Health and Care Professionals Council
Desirable criteria
- Post-doctoral training in two or more highly specialist areas of psychological practice that are relevant in a Clinical Health Psychology setting.
- Significant management and or leadership training.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience , knowledge, and skills in working with people with physical health conditions.
- An understanding of the specific needs and difficulties of people within the speciality the post is based with.
- Substantial post qualification experience of working with a variety of client groups of working age with wide-ranging presenting problems that reflect the full spectrum of clinical complexity and severity.
- 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/Counselling Psychology Training Course criteria
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in acute physical health settings and particularly life-limiting illness (if relevant to the post)
- Experience of adapting psychological therapy to physical health conditions and settings.
- Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of service development and quality improvement.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Skills in providing consultation and advice from a psychological perspective to members of other professional and non-professional groups.
- In depth knowledge of clinical governance and clinical risk management.
- Evidence of continuing professional development consistent with expected standards of the HCPC and the British Psychological Society and relevant subdivisions (Division of Clinical Psychology, Division of Counselling Psychology, etc.) and other relevant professional bodies.
- Highly developed skills, commensurate with doctoral level training and/or post qualification training and experience, in the formulation of highly complex problems from a psychological perspective and in the implementation of highly specialist psychological therapies, interventions and management techniques that are appropriate for use with highly complex presenting problems. Able to deliver established/evidenced based psychological therapy to fidelity.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of effective redesign and improvement methodologies.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Hanan Hussein
- Job title
- Lead for Severe Asthma
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01213714455
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