Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Band 4 Assistant Psychologist

The closing date is 21 July 2025

Job summary

You are invited to apply to an Assistant Psychologist post in the Eating Disorders Service. The post-holder will work as an integrated member of the multidisciplinary team, supporting and enhancing the psychological treatment of service users in the In-patient and Day Treatment Services, under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist or psychological therapist.

This is an exciting role within the In-patient and Day Treatment Services. The primary roles of this post will be to take part in the delivery of the group programme including planning and co-facilitating therapeutic groups; supporting the multidisciplinary team in rehabilitation work for service users; providing post-meal support; and contributing to the overall enhancement of a psychologically informed environment. There will also be opportunities to participate in research and audit activities and to support teaching and training programmes within the service. Being allied to the multi-disciplinary team in the Eating Disorders Service, the post holder will act as a member of the team, attend meetings and contribute to informing patients' psychological care within the team.

Main duties of the job

Under the supervision of a qualified and suitably experienced psychologist / psychological therapist:

To take part in the facilitation of the group programme, including planning and running of therapeutic groups within in-patient and day treatment services

To provide post-meal support for in-patients and/or day patients

To involve in short-term and discrete individual work with clients as appropriate, according to levels of skills and experience

To attend clinical reviews and other multi-disciplinary meeting

To attend regular individual clinical supervision

To undertake specific duties as appointed pertaining to service governance objectives including planning, data collection and analysis, report writing and presentation. This will necessitate the substantive use of IT equipment and software.

To undertake/contribute to teaching, training, health promotion research and related activities of the service.

To undertake personal appraisal and continuing professional development activities as agreed with the relevant line manager including general training as mandatory within the policies and procedures of the Trust.

To liaise with professional colleagues, operational managers, referral agencies, affiliated organisations and academic departments as relevant to this post.

About us

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.

Details

Date posted

10 July 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

Full-time

Reference number

436-7306452

Job locations

The Barberry

25 Vincent Drive, Edgbaston

Birmingham

B15 2SY


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details about main duties and responsibilities for the job, please see attached job description.

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 details about main duties and responsibilities for the job, please see attached job description.

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

Desirable

  • Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.

Experience

Essential

  • Work with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities
  • Experience of working in an in-patient care or day treatment setting

Desirable

  • Experience in involving in service delivery initiatives

Skills

Essential

  • High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
  • Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance.
  • An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health context

Desirable

  • Experience using microcomputers for databases or data-analysis, especially SPSS for Windows

Personal

Essential

  • An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
  • Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.

Desirable

  • An interest in working with individuals with eating disorders.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • An upper-second class honours degree or higher in psychology. Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society

Desirable

  • Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.

Experience

Essential

  • Work with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities
  • Experience of working in an in-patient care or day treatment setting

Desirable

  • Experience in involving in service delivery initiatives

Skills

Essential

  • High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
  • Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance.
  • An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health context

Desirable

  • Experience using microcomputers for databases or data-analysis, especially SPSS for Windows

Personal

Essential

  • An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
  • Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.

Desirable

  • An interest in working with individuals with eating disorders.

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 Barberry

25 Vincent Drive, Edgbaston

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 Barberry

25 Vincent Drive, Edgbaston

Birmingham

B15 2SY


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Newman Leung

newman.leung@nhs.net

01213012410

Details

Date posted

10 July 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

Full-time

Reference number

436-7306452

Job locations

The Barberry

25 Vincent Drive, Edgbaston

Birmingham

B15 2SY


Supporting documents

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