Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Psychologist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 284-25-7471386-DMRG
- Employer
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Birmingham Childrens Hospital
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £64,455 - £74,896 per annum / pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/10/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 10/11/2026
Employer heading
Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.
Job overview
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the leadership team in the provision of Peadiatric psychological treatment for children, young people and families living with a health condition. They will lead on workstreams that operationalize the strategic service delivery.
The post holder will be based within the Health in Mind team at Birmingham Children's Hospital. they will provide leadership and oversight of operational aspects of the Health in Mind service and shape clinical priorities according to organisational priorities, patient outcomes, waiting times and diverse clinical needs of the children and families. the post holder will work closely with their health in mind leadership team to review the strategic direction and vision of the service. The post holder will provide clinical leadership to the team and contribute to the team ethos and the team's connections with the wider hospital, psychology community of practice and universities to raise the profile and encourage collaborative working with key stakeholders.
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Clinical Psychology Doctorate
- HCPC Practitioner Psychologist status
Desirable criteria
- Leadership or management course
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with adults in an NHS mental health setting
- Experience of working in an acute physical health setting
- Experience of managing staff and leadership
- Experience of leading in emotional or conflictual situations
- Knowledge of working with inclusively with adults
- Experience of significant innovation and implementation of NHS service development
proefessional managerial and specialist knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of literature/ guidelines
- Able to prepare business cases and SOPS
- Confidence and experience of using digital platforms to aid communication and connection e.g. MS Teams, Zoom, AccuRX
- Confidence and experience of using Microsoft Systems (e.g. Outlook, Word, Powerpoint, etc)
- Confidence and experience using common NHS IT systems e.g. Electronic Patient Record (EPR), electronic Staff Record (ESR)
Desirable criteria
- Experience undertaking governance and datix reports as needed
Personal
Essential criteria
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Paige Chana
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0121 333 8048
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