Job summary
- Main area
- Principal Clinical Psychologist
- Grade
- Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 436-7305373
- Employer
- Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- tall Trees, Uffculme
- Town
- Moseley, Birmingham
- Salary
- £62,215 - £72,293 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/07/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 20/08/2025
Employer heading

Principal Clinical Psychologist, Meriden Family programme
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 exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Psychologist to work in the team on a permanent basis and be involved in developing family work both within the Trust and with the Programme’s external partners, and also to lead on research projects.
The Meriden Family Programme aims to ensure that families of those with mental health problems receive appropriate services. The Programme achieves this by training staff in NHS Trusts and similar organisations which provide mental health services in the skills needed to work with families and to ensure that these are implemented in practice. The Programme works at a local, national and international level to promote family work within organisations through training and consultation.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a highly skilled clinician who has experience in working with families, training and supervising others and supporting and challenging organisations in order to improve the experience of families in contact with mental health services.
The post holder will be expected to lead on research projects related to families in contact with mental health services.
An ability to develop positive working relationships with people from across all areas of mental health care is essential. The post holder will be expected to work closely with service users and their families to enable their voice to be heard within organisations and to enable this to influence practice. Also, the post holder will work closely with clinicians and management of services to evaluate practice in relation to supporting families and develop plans to make this support more effective. The post holder will also take a lead role in researching and evaluating the implementation of family work
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
- Lead on research projects related to family intervention in collaboration with members of the Meriden team and external colleagues.
- Develop a long-term research strategy related to family intervention.
- Review and refine existing training programmes.
- Support colleagues across the trust to implement family interventions in their teams.
- Work independently and in situations that are challenging.
- Developing bespoke training packages for external organisations.
- Refine strategies to improve the experience of families in contact with services.
Person specification
Experience of leadnig on research projects
Essential criteria
- Published articles previously
Desirable criteria
- Published articles relating to family interventions or carers.
Ability to work independently and in challenging situations
Essential criteria
- Examples of challenging situations.
Ability to support others to change their practice.
Essential criteria
- Examples of management of change in interview
Family interventions
Desirable criteria
- Experience of delivering family interventions
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Martin Atchison
- Job title
- Head, Meriden Family Programme
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07985882160
- Additional information
Alternative contact - Elizabeth Newton, Consultant Clinical Psychologist (Bipolar Service). [email protected]
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