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Job summary

Main area
Child
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent: Full time
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
436-7159859
Employer
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Solar, Bishop Wilson Clinic
Town
Chelmsley Wood
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
11/05/2025 23:59
Interview date
23/05/2025

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Band 6 Clinical Associate in Psychology - Solar

Band 6

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

Job overview

Are you looking for a new role as a qualified Clinical Associate in Psychology and have a dedication to offering services for children and young people?


As a qualified Clinical Associate in Psychology, you would be working alongside the Solar Crisis and M-Power team lead to be responsible for the provision and evaluation psychological input in our Crisis and M-Power team in Solar (the emotional wellbeing and mental health services for 0-19 year olds in Solihull). 

The Solar Crisis and M-Power team provides assessment and brief intervention to children and young people who are experiencing a crisis in their mental health and require urgent assessment and support. 

The Solar Crisis and M Power team is situated within the wider emotional wellbeing and CAMHS team at Solar, which is a partnership between Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Barnardos and Autism West Midlands, at the Bishop Wilson Clinic in Chelmsley Wood.

We would welcome anyone who is interested to come and visit  us in Solar, to meet the team and the surroundings to see how this role could be part of the next steps of your career journey. 

Main duties of the job

This role will work with the team to provide psychological assessment and brief intervention as appropriate within the Solar Crisis and M-Power team and to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary and managerial colleagues to achieve effective, evidence based psychological service provision to people accessing Solar, ensuring that services provided are high quality, cost-effective, culturally appropriate and based on best clinical and professional practice and meet Trust and Service objectives, national strategic and policy guidelines, commissioner requirements and user and carer needs and expectations. Direct/indirect clinical work will also form part of the role where appropriate.

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

Please see the attached job description for more details.  

The role will have direct client contact, MDT working, and consultation.] 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Completed Clinical Associate in Psychology course
Desirable criteria
  • Due to complete CAP course within 3 months

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience working in CAMHS
Desirable criteria
  • Wider experience of working with children

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience working with neurodiversity

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

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 Harvinder Tagger
Job title
Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0121 301 2750
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