Applied Psychologist - National Deaf CAMHS Central England
| Posting date: | 16 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 March 2026 |
| Location: | Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 6NA |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9285-26-0151 |
Summary
You would hold a varied caseload, which will include carrying out specialist assessment and therapeutic interventions, working flexibly across pathways of care in a variety of community settings, and to work closely with clinicians/practitioners in multi-disciplinary teams. We work both directly with families, as well as offering joint care with local CAMHS services, multi-agency working and consultation. Excellent problem-solving, communication and interpersonal skills and a positive attitude towards working with deaf children, and their families, with complex mental health needs are essential. You would take a key role in our neurodevelopmental assessment pathway, with support from the Lead Psychologist for the Neurodevelopmental Pathway and the Consultant Clinical Psychologist. You would care co-ordinate for children on the neuro-developmental pathway in the Midlands, as well as take a key role in the assessment processes including cognitive assessment, and a role within the multidisciplinary team in assessment of Autism Spectrum Condition and ADHD. You would take a role in developing post-diagnostic support for deaf children, which may include group work and resources. You will have access to highly specialised national group supervision and continuing professional development with a neuropsychologist specialist in assessment of deaf children. We are keen to support the training of psychologists who want to bring new skills to the team and develop new areas of service provision. You may already have a therapeutic specialism that you can offer across our region. You would have access to training opportunities to support you to develop areas of expertise. We are particularly keen to develop our trauma and attachment care-pathways and strengthen our Systemic Family Therapy offer, so applicants with qualifications in trauma/attachment models and Systemic Family Therapy would be able to help us to develop these areas. Further training and specialist supervision in these areas would be supported. You would also input into the governance and development of specialist services for deaf children and young people, including audit, research and service development. We regularly have Trainee Clinical Psychologists working with us from the Birmingham and Coventry & Warwick and Trent courses, and Honorary Assistant Psychology placements from the Birmingham Masters in Clinical Psychology, and Year in Industry placements from Aston University. We would be keen to develop more links with courses across our geographical region. As well as the links with the BCHF Trust Psychologists, we also have a Psychology Best Practice Group across NDCAMHS, and a wider network of Applied Psychologists working with Deaf People Special Interest Group (APDSIG). We are also developing therapy specific Special Interest Groups across NDCAMHS and wider networks working with deaf children and adults. We have access to a lease car scheme and paid for overnight-accommodation if needing to be further from home. Clinical and office spaces can be booked across the region as needed. We have the ability to offer an integrated approach for clinical work using video conferencing as well as face-to-face work to manage our travel where appropriate. We also hold most of our meetings by video conferencing, but aim for an integrated model balancing the need for team connection with reducing travel. Post holders would be provided with facilities to enable remote working. For further supporting information to apply for this role please see documents attached under Additional documents. IMPORTANT: This position is only open to people who are HCPC Registered/Practitioner Psychologists. Final Year Clinical /Applied Doctoral Psychology Trainees who will achieve HCPC status in the near future are welcome to apply.