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Job summary

Main area
Senior Clinical / Counselling / Forensic Psychologist
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
436-7182703
Employer
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Finch Road Primary Care Centre
Town
Birmingham
Salary
£55,690 - £62,682 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
17/08/2025 23:59
Interview date
26/08/2025

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Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust logo

Band 8a Senior Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologist

Band 8a

Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Job overview

Have you got experience in working with children and young people with mental health difficulties?  Do you have an interest in the impact of early trauma on mental health?  Then this could be the post for you!

We are looking for a compassionate, enthusiastic and innovative Senior Applied (Clinical / Counselling / Forensic) Psychologist to work closely with our small MDT in mental health services for Children in Care and Care Leavers (0-25 years) in Birmingham. 

Main duties of the job

You will support the development and delivery of the Children in Care (CiC) and Care Leavers pathway within the service and working with multi-agency partners. 

You will support FTB colleagues to develop formulation and intervention plans that help understand the impact of early trauma and support towards recovery.  You will work extensively with multi-agency colleagues through consultations, training and collaborative approaches. There will be extensive liaison with FTB colleagues as well as a range of multi-agency colleagues to help address the complexity of needs around risk and mental health.  You will manage a small case load and co-work with members of the team, offering supervision / line management to more junior staff .

 This is a small  and developing team and there will be lots of opportunities for innovation and professional development   We work as part of a multidisciplinary team and value our professional identity and career progression opportunities that develop the 4 pillars of key skills, namely our therapeutic expertise, leadership, education of others and service development within the CiC and Care Leavers Team and across Forward Thinking Birmingham.

These skills are nurtured and developed from the moment you join the team, through training and supervision of individual work and service development projects. We are innovative and creative and we are looking for others who would like to join the team.

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

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Clinical / Counselling/ Forensic Psychology Doctorate
  • HCPC Registered
  • Post Qualification Experience

Knowledge and Nature of Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working with children and adolescents
  • Experience of assessing and providing treatment in a range of settings

Employer certification / accreditation badges

We are a Living Wage EmployerPositive about disabled peopleDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeStonewall Health ChampionsDisability confident employerArmed Forces Covenant

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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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Manjeet Susch
Job title
Principal Clinical Psychologist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07825923412
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