Band 7/8A Practitioner Psychologist Preceptorship – Tamarind Centre
Job Summary
Our two men's medium secure inpatient services, Reaside and Tamarind Centre, are seeking four Band 8A Practitioner Psychologists to join our team – three permanent (two at Tamarind, one at Reaside) and one fixed‑term maternity cover at Tamarind. We warmly encourage newly qualified Band 7 practitioners interested in forensic settings to apply, offering structured preceptorship and supervision to support your progression. Experienced psychologists interested in forensic inpatient work are also warmly welcomed.
About the Position
As part of our multi‑disciplinary team, you will provide safe, connected psychological care to individuals with complex presentations – many with histories of trauma, neglect, and offending. Our approach is recovery‑focused, balancing therapeutic work with effective risk management. You will support service users to understand their mental health and offending behaviours while fostering their recovery.
We Seek People Who:
* Bring integrity, warmth, and resilience when working with diverse, complex populations and are passionate about collaborative, trauma‑informed, recovery‑focused care.
* Are eager to use and develop skills across psychological models such as CBT, CAT, EMDR, DBT, Compassion Focused Therapy, Schema Therapy, and ACT.
* Are familiar with structured clinical judgement tools and psychometric assessment.
Main Duties of the Job
* Contribute meaningfully to service development, research, and therapeutic excellence within a supportive environment.
* Participate in regular clinical, managerial, and model‑specific group supervision.
* Deliver psychological assessment and treatment across a range of forensic settings.
* Engage in quality improvement and research initiatives focusing on family and carer involvement, health inequalities, and trauma‑informed care.
* Maintain emotional resilience, confidence, and dedication while supporting people towards safer, better lives.
Qualifications
* Completion of a British Psychological Society accredited Doctoral Level postgraduate professional training course in clinical/forensic psychology, including models of psychopathology, psychometric and neuropsychological assessment, two or more distinct psychological therapies, and lifespan developmental psychology.
* Eligibility for entry onto the Register of Chartered Psychologists.
Experience
* Specialist psychological assessment and individual/group treatment across a full range of care settings, including primary, secondary, inpatient, outpatient and community teams.
* Experience working with a wide variety of client groups, including forensic contexts, across the lifespan and presenting a broad spectrum of clinical complexity and severity.
* At least 2 years post‑qualification experience and formal training in supervision, enabling the post holder to supervise psychology trainees in accordance with local university criteria.
Knowledge
* Well‑developed theoretical and practical knowledge of clinical psychology, consistent with doctoral level training and at least 18–24 months post‑qualification experience.
* Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex and sensitive clinical information to clients, families and professional colleagues.
* Proficiency with complex psychological assessment methods, including specialist interviewing, behavioural observation and psychometric testing.
* Awareness of differential needs of people from black and minority ethnic groups and service issues in a multicultural urban area.
* Knowledge of legislation, DoH policy and guidelines relating to mental health and the client group.
Personal Attributes
* Ability to build and sustain relationships with people with mental health problems and associated disabilities.
* Team player with ability to deliver to team and organisational objectives.
* Effective interaction across all disciplines.
* Accepts and uses supervision appropriately and effectively.
* Understanding of clinical governance principles and ability to employ them to maintain and improve standards.
Application Details
* Date posted: 10 October 2025
* Pay scheme: Agenda for change
* Band: 7
* Salary: £47,810 to £62,682 per annum (pro‑rata)
* Contract: Permanent – Part‑time, Flexible working
* Reference number: 436‑7495388
* Job location: Tamarind Centre, Birmingham B9 5PU
* Employer: Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975; a Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.
Additional Information
Applications from those who require skilled worker sponsorship will be considered. Current UK professional registration is required.
For further information, please visit the NHS Careers website or the trust’s website: https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/
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