Band 4 Assistant Psychologist | Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 07 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £26,530 - £29,114 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 August 2025 |
| Location: | Birmingham, B15 2SY |
| Company: | Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7306452/436-7306452 |
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.
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.
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 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.
This advert closes on Monday 21 Jul 2025