Overview
We are excited to offer a new opportunity for an outstanding Band 8D Practitioner Psychologist to lead our Clinical Health Psychology and Clinical Neuropsychology Service, a role combining strategic vision & clinical leadership across a high-impact, multi-site service. This is a unique time to join us, with experienced psychologists joining via TUPE alongside those already embedded within the Trust. You'll have the autonomy & support to shape psychological care pathways, and build a cohesive, well-supported team. Our service is rich in professional diversity & provides input across a wide range of clinical areas, across adult and paediatric care, including regional and supra-regional specialties such as burns, cancer, HIV, and neuropsychology, offering a stimulating clinical landscape. As one of the UK's largest teaching trusts, UHB is a global leader in medical innovation & frequently involved in pioneering research. As Director of Psychological Services, you will play a key role in strategic planning, clinical governance, & organisational leadership. You'll foster strong multidisciplinary collaboration & lead the delivery of psychologically informed care that makes a real difference. We are seeking a values-driven leader with a passion for high-quality care, collaborative working, & staff wellbeing. If you're ready to shape the future of psychological services in physical healthcare & clinical neuropsychology, we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
This is a newly created leadership role with responsibility for the strategic planning, professional management, organisational development, and clinical delivery of psychological therapies across the Trust.
As the Director of Psychological Services, the post holder will ensure effective psychological governance across all clinical and corporate divisions and support the development and integration of new services. They will provide senior strategic leadership on Trust-wide initiatives, including Risk Management, Patient Safety, Clinical Effectiveness, and Quality Improvement, offering expert input on post-incident response, behavioural change, and learning systems such as Appreciative Inquiry.
The role also involves representing Psychological Services at regional and national levels, contributing to policy, service development, and innovation. The post holder will ensure excellent clinical standards and governance across services.
They will lead and manage the Psychological Professionals across the Trust, including Assistant Psychologists, Trainees, Researchers, and other psychological professionals--fostering a strong, values-led culture of excellence, supervision, and professional development.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
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