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Job summary

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Child
Grade
Band 7-8a (Preceptorship)
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
436-7242495
Employer
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Solar, Bishop Wilson Clinic
Town
Chelmsley Wood
Salary
£46,148 - £60,504 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
22/06/2025 23:59
Interview date
02/07/2025

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Band 7-8a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist - SOLAR

Band 7-8a (Preceptorship)

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 clinical psychologist in CAMHS and have a dedication to offering services for children and young people?

We have an  opportunity for a Highly Specialist Counselling/Clinical Psychologist (or preceptorship for a Band 7 to 8a position) within our core CAMHS team in Solar.  The team currently consists of a Team Lead, CAMHS Practitioners, Clinical Psychologists, Consultant Psychiatrists, Cognitive Behaviour Therapists and trainees, alongside a Systemic Family Therapist and trainees.  The Core CAMHS team is an integral part of our wider Solar service.


Solar, rated 'Good' by the CQC and published in the Journal of Early Intervention in Psychiatry, is a partnership between Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Barnardo's and Autism West Midlands and provides Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Services to Children, Young People and Families in Solihull (0-19).
Solar was set up as a service not about thresholds or tiers but about timely access to appropriate support in line with children and young people's needs. Solar aims to create a comprehensive system, designed around the needs of children and young people.

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

As a clinical/counselling psychologist or equivalent applied psychological practitioner, the role will assist in the delivery of the service to children, young people and families within Solar. This will include highly specialist psychological assessments, individual therapy and group work. In addition the role will include the development of supervision of psychological therapists and assistant psychologists as well as providing consultation, service development, research and teaching/training as required.

There are also opportunities to lead on aspects in the service, as well as ongoing CPD and training. 

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
  • Completed Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology or
  • Due to complete doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology in 2025

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience working in community CAMHS
Desirable criteria
  • Wider experience of working in children's services

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working with neurodivergence

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