Job summary
St Andrews Healthcare is a charity with a clear purpose: to inspire hope and transform the lives of people with complex mental health needs. Our Birmingham site is entering an exciting period of growth and innovation, and we are looking for a Psychologist who wants to be part of shaping the future of secure care.
Why This Role Matters
This is a chance to step into a position where your clinical expertise directly influences patient flow, discharge progression and length of stay.
Youll be at the heart of improving care pathwaysensuring patients move safely, confidently and efficiently through secure services.
Working in a service that truly values psychological thinking, youll use targeted, formulation-led interventions to reduce barriers, enhance stability and support timely transitions to less restrictive environments. Your work will have visible, meaningful impact every day.
About the Birmingham Division
Known for its warm, welcoming and collaborative culture, our Birmingham site provides medium and low secure services for men and women. We work closely with partners across the West Midlands, including the University of Birmingham and Aston University, and were proud of our strong multidisciplinary ethos.
This is a hospital embracing positive change, innovation and new ways of workinga place where your ideas will be heard and your professional growth actively supported.
Main duties of the job
The Role
We are seeking a qualified or newly qualified Psychologist with experience or a strong interest in working with complex and challenging patient groups. You will be eligible foror already holdHCPC registration.
In this role, you will:
- Play a central part in improving patient flow and reducing length of stay through proactive, formulation-driven interventions
- Work closely with the MDT to create clear, dynamic discharge plans
- Deliver a range of assessments and evidence-based therapies, including LMV, EMDR, DBT and trauma-focused approaches
- Provide both 1:1 and group interventions
- Work across diverse clinical populations, including older adults and adults of working age
- Contribute to supervision, training, research and service development
- Be part of a team that values reflective practice, shared learning and practitioner wellbeing
Youll join a motivated, skilled and supportive Psychology team that celebrates individual strengths and nurtures emerging specialisms. This is a place where you can grow, innovate and shape your career.
About us
You can achieve more at St Andrews Healthcare
St Andrews Healthcare is a charity providing specialist mental healthcare services. We work in partnership with a number of NHS, voluntary, educational and research organisations to deliver a range of specialist inpatient and community mental healthcare services, education and research that helps to improve the lives of people with complex mental health needs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Role
We are seeking a qualified or newly qualified Psychologist with experience or a strong interest in working with complex and challenging patient groups. You will be eligible foror already holdHCPC registration.
In this role, you will:
- Play a central part in improving patient flow and reducing length of stay through proactive, formulation-driven interventions
- Work closely with the MDT to create clear, dynamic discharge plans
- Deliver a range of assessments and evidence-based therapies, including LMV, EMDR, DBT and trauma-focused approaches
- Provide both 1:1 and group interventions
- Work across diverse clinical populations, including older adults and adults of working age
- Contribute to supervision, training, research and service development
- Be part of a team that values reflective practice, shared learning and practitioner wellbeing
Youll join a motivated, skilled and supportive Psychology team that celebrates individual strengths and nurtures emerging specialisms. This is a place where you can grow, innovate and shape your career.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Role
We are seeking a qualified or newly qualified Psychologist with experience or a strong interest in working with complex and challenging patient groups. You will be eligible foror already holdHCPC registration.
In this role, you will:
- Play a central part in improving patient flow and reducing length of stay through proactive, formulation-driven interventions
- Work closely with the MDT to create clear, dynamic discharge plans
- Deliver a range of assessments and evidence-based therapies, including LMV, EMDR, DBT and trauma-focused approaches
- Provide both 1:1 and group interventions
- Work across diverse clinical populations, including older adults and adults of working age
- Contribute to supervision, training, research and service development
- Be part of a team that values reflective practice, shared learning and practitioner wellbeing
Youll join a motivated, skilled and supportive Psychology team that celebrates individual strengths and nurtures emerging specialisms. This is a place where you can grow, innovate and shape your career.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- We are seeking a qualified or newly qualified Psychologist with experience or a strong interest in working with complex and challenging patient groups. You will be eligible foror already holdHCPC registration.
- In this role,
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- We are seeking a qualified or newly qualified Psychologist with experience or a strong interest in working with complex and challenging patient groups. You will be eligible foror already holdHCPC registration.
- In this role,
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
