Senior Clinical Psychologist inMarston Green inMarston Green PUBLISHED
FRI 11 OCT 2024
Candidates should have post-qualification experience with adults and/or young people with Intellectual Disabilities, and those who may not meet the criteria for the band 8a role can be considered for a band 7 development post with the opportunity to progress. The Trust encourages applications from newly qualified clinicians and is committed to supporting professional development within a structured framework over a period of up to two years. Interested candidates can reach out for further details or informal visits to discuss the role.
Inpatient Services for people with Intellectual Disabilities -
Specialist Assessment and Treatment Services (SATs) & Adolescent Unit,
Brooklands Hospital, Marston Green, Birmingham
Clinical Psychologist - 7 / 8a Development Post
Full-time, permanent
We are recruiting a Clinical Psychologist to join the team working within inpatient services for people with Intellectual Disabilities at Brooklands Hospital.
The post is split across the Specialist Assessment and Treatment service for adults and the Adolescent Inpatient Service.
Psychologists within Intellectual Disability services are fully integrated within collaborative multi-disciplinary teams, whilst also working closely with other psychologists on service development projects, to deliver training and develop groups and other interventions. The contribution of psychological services is highly valued within the teams and service management, and the team are often involved in developing innovative solutions to service needs.
The post holder will have opportunity to use the whole range of their psychological skills and experience. This will include clinical input in the form of assessments, individual and group therapies, team formulation, reflective practice and supporting other staff to undertake psychological interventions. He/she will also be involved in providing training and supervision to others and contributing to and leading on service development projects and undertaking audit and research.
About us
The post holder will have post qualification experience of working with adults and/or young people with Intellectual Disabilities in community or inpatient settings.
For full details of the role, please see the Job Descriptions and Person Specifications.
If you do not yet meet the criteria for the band 8a role, we will also support applications from candidates that meet the criteria for the band 7 role and job description (please see additional documents on NHS Jobs).
In these instances, the successful candidate would be appointed to a Development Post role at band 7 and provided opportunities and support to progress to the band 8a role upon successful completion of a preceptorship programme. It is expected that this process will be achievable within a period of up to two years, although timescales may vary between different staff members in Development Posts. In the event that elements of the expected competencies to progress to 8a are not fully met, the role will remain as a band 7.
This will be further discussed as part of the interview and recruitment process as appropriate. Applications from newly qualified/soon to qualify clinicians would therefore be welcomed.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Dr Claire David, Consultant Clinical Psychologist or Dr Danielle Dickinson, Principal Clinical Psychologist, on or email
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