A Vacancy at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.
Are you a dedicated, highly motivated Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or equivalent Applied Psychological Professional looking for an exciting opportunity to step into a consultant-level post within our NHS Talking Therapies Service, Birmingham Healthy Minds?
We are excited to be recruiting for a Consultant Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or Equivalent Applied Psychological Professional to contribute at a senior level to effective provision of quality psychological services within Birmingham Healthy Minds.
We welcome applicants from Clinical/Counselling Psychology and Applied Psychological Professionals who are ready to step into a Consultant-level post and meet the person specification.
In this role, you will be part of a multi-professional senior leadership team committed to providing and maintaining high quality standards and compassionate psychological care, as well as fostering positive working relationships with other Primary Care and Mental Health Teams in the context of transformation. You will also join our expanding group of Consultant Psychological Professionals across the Trust who are working together to provide leadership for the best possible compassionate and inclusive psychological care for our service users, their families, carers and our diverse communities.
Our expanding family of Psychological Professionals are encouraged to participate in research and teaching related activities that are agreed and built into their job plans, and we have close links to higher education institutions in Birmingham and across the Midlands. As a Trust, we host one of the only University and NHS partnership programmes providing post-graduate training in Low Intensity Psychological Interventions. We are also committed to the ongoing development of our Psychological Professions, offering leadership development and coaching opportunities, inc. mentoring for colleagues from ethnic minority backgrounds. You will have access to a dedicated CPD funding stream to support your development. You will also be supported to work and lead at a senior level, to develop system level expertise and enhance our clinical activity meeting the needs of our diverse communities.
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.
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached jobdescription and person specification.
This advert closes on Monday 18 Aug 2025
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