Principal Clinical Psychologist, Meriden Family programme
| Posting date: | 09 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £62,215 - £72,293 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 August 2025 |
| Location: | Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8QY |
| Company: | Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7305373/436-7305373 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Psychologist to work in the team on a permanent basis and be involved in developing family work both within the Trust and with the Programme’s external partners, and also to lead on research projects.
The Meriden Family Programme aims to ensure that families of those with mental health problems receive appropriate services. The Programme achieves this by training staff in NHS Trusts and similar organisations which provide mental health services in the skills needed to work with families and to ensure that these are implemented in practice. The Programme works at a local, national and international level to promote family work within organisations through training and consultation.
We are looking for a highly skilled clinician who has experience in working with families, training and supervising others and supporting and challenging organisations in order to improve the experience of families in contact with mental health services.
The post holder will be expected to lead on research projects related to families in contact with mental health services.
An ability to develop positive working relationships with people from across all areas of mental health care is essential. The post holder will be expected to work closely with service users and their families to enable their voice to be heard within organisations and to enable this to influence practice. Also, the post holder will work closely with clinicians and management of services to evaluate practice in relation to supporting families and develop plans to make this support more effective. The post holder will also take a lead role in researching and evaluating the implementation of family work
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.
• Lead on research projects related to family intervention in collaboration with members of the Meriden team and external colleagues.
• Develop a long-term research strategy related to family intervention.
• Review and refine existing training programmes.
• Support colleagues across the trust to implement family interventions in their teams.
• Work independently and in situations that are challenging.
• Developing bespoke training packages for external organisations.
• Refine strategies to improve the experience of families in contact with services.
This advert closes on Thursday 31 Jul 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Psychologist to work in the team on a permanent basis and be involved in developing family work both within the Trust and with the Programme’s external partners, and also to lead on research projects.
The Meriden Family Programme aims to ensure that families of those with mental health problems receive appropriate services. The Programme achieves this by training staff in NHS Trusts and similar organisations which provide mental health services in the skills needed to work with families and to ensure that these are implemented in practice. The Programme works at a local, national and international level to promote family work within organisations through training and consultation.
We are looking for a highly skilled clinician who has experience in working with families, training and supervising others and supporting and challenging organisations in order to improve the experience of families in contact with mental health services.
The post holder will be expected to lead on research projects related to families in contact with mental health services.
An ability to develop positive working relationships with people from across all areas of mental health care is essential. The post holder will be expected to work closely with service users and their families to enable their voice to be heard within organisations and to enable this to influence practice. Also, the post holder will work closely with clinicians and management of services to evaluate practice in relation to supporting families and develop plans to make this support more effective. The post holder will also take a lead role in researching and evaluating the implementation of family work
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.
• Lead on research projects related to family intervention in collaboration with members of the Meriden team and external colleagues.
• Develop a long-term research strategy related to family intervention.
• Review and refine existing training programmes.
• Support colleagues across the trust to implement family interventions in their teams.
• Work independently and in situations that are challenging.
• Developing bespoke training packages for external organisations.
• Refine strategies to improve the experience of families in contact with services.
This advert closes on Thursday 31 Jul 2025