• Job Description

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  Job summary

  Are you seeking a role where you can apply your creativity and compassion to support individuals with severe and enduring mental health difficulties? Do you thrive in multidisciplinary teams and value working in a supportive, diverse environment? If so, we invite you to become part of our dedicated team.

  We are pleased to offer a part-time, permanent Assistant Psychologist position within our acute inpatient services in South Birmingham. This role presents an excellent opportunity to develop your clinical skills and make a meaningful difference in the lives of those in crisis.

  Main duties of the job

  The role offers the opportunity to deliver brief, low-intensity psychological interventions to service users within an acute inpatient setting, in both group and one-to-one formats. Interventions will follow established protocols and be carried out under the supervision of a qualified psychologist. You will also be actively involved in ward-based activities, including daily safety and risk huddles, and will work closely with nurses, healthcare assistants, occupational therapists, and other members of the wider multidisciplinary team. In addition to clinical work, you will have the chance to contribute to service evaluation and development projects, supporting the continuous improvement of psychological care within the service.

  Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams and of working cross-culturally is desirable. We are also interested in applicants with previous experience of running groups and in working on inpatient wards.

  About us

  Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4,000 clinical and support staff help us improve mental health and wellbeing, serving the needs of over 70,000 people each year. We provide a wide range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services at a national level. We also offer medical, nursing, and psychology training, and we are proud of our international reputation for research and innovation.

  Our population is culturally diverse, and in many areas, experiences high levels of deprivation--driving increased demand for our services and reinforcing the importance of ensuring everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive, and committed people working together to provide excellent care and support to our community. If you're looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team, a warm welcome awaits you.

  Details

  Date posted

  19 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 4

  Salary

  £26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum, pro rata

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  12 months

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  436-7182519

  Job locations

  The Oleaster

  6 Mindelsohn Crescent

  Birmingham

  B15 2SY

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.

  We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.

  We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology.
  • Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
  • Experience of work with people with mental health problems or disabilities, or other relevant problems or disabilities (e.g. learning disabilities, organic impairment).
  • Under the day-to-day direction of a qualified psychologist, has ability to work independently, reliably, consistently and with initiative (seeking guidance when necessary).

  Desirable

  • Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
  • Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
  • Experience of collecting research data, including questionnaire design and interviewing.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology.
  • Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
  • Experience of work with people with mental health problems or disabilities, or other relevant problems or disabilities (e.g. learning disabilities, organic impairment).
  • Under the day-to-day direction of a qualified psychologist, has ability to work independently, reliably, consistently and with initiative (seeking guidance when necessary).

  Desirable

  • Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
  • Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
  • Experience of collecting research data, including questionnaire design and interviewing.

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  The Oleaster

  6 Mindelsohn Crescent

  Birmingham

  B15 2SY

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  The Oleaster

  6 Mindelsohn Crescent

  Birmingham

  B15 2SY

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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