Job summary
- Main area
- Psychology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 284-26-7655494-DMRG
- Employer
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Birmingham Children's Hospital
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Psychologist
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.
Job overview
The post holder will be based within the Health in Mind team, which is a multi-disciplinary team including clinical psychologists, neuropsychologists, Liaison psychiatrist and learning Disability nurses. The post holder will provide specialist clinical psychology and neuropsychology input as part of the Haemoglobinopathies multi-disciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will contribute to the provision of clinical psychology support and undertake neuropsychological assessments in the Haemoglobinopathy service, with a particular focus on Sickle Cell Disease. The post holder will provide psychological perspectives to psychological care planning in collaboration with other members of a multi-disciplinary team.
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.
Parkview Clinic is a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service Mental Health (CAMHS) facility in Moseley, for young people aged 11-18 years who require admission due to significant psychiatric difficulties.
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 registration for Practitioner Psychologist
- Qualified Clinical Psychologist eligible for chartered status
KNOWLEDGE & NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in clinical psychology with children/young people and families
- Experience of neuropsychological assessments
- Knowledge of working with minority ethnic children and young people
Desirable criteria
- Supervised practice in paediatric neuropsychology
- Experience of working in an acute psychology setting
- Experience of working in an physical health psychology setting
Professional Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience and confident in teaching and/or training
- Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of contributing to planning and evaluation of services
Personal
Essential criteria
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Good report writing skills
- Interest in developing skills in child paediatric psychology.
- Motivated to work collaboratively with other professionals and within multi-disciplinary teams
Desirable criteria
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Ability to identify, and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour. Essential I/A
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
- Clare Barker-Ellis
- Job title
- Principal Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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