About this role
Job summary
Permanent Role
Location: Birmingham Career Level C / NHS Band 7 8a)
Salary for Qualified Psychologist: £46,781 - £57,106 dependent on experience Full-time 1.0wte
You will already hold a HCPC registration or due to gain this in the next 6 months.
St Andrew's Healthcare is a charity with a clear purpose: to inspire hope and transform the lives of people with complex mental health needs. Our Birmingham site is entering an exciting period of growth and innovation, and we are looking for a Psychologist who wants to be part of shaping the future of secure care.
Why This Role Matters
This is an exciting opportunity at our Birmingham hospital, offering the chance to shape and grow your service that will make a real difference to the lives of our patients and have a chance to step into a position where your clinical expertise directly influences the care and recovery of the patients on your ward.
Working in a service that truly values psychological thinking, you'll use targeted, formulation-led interventions to reduce barriers and enhance stability. Your work will have visible, meaningful impact every day.
Main duties of the job
The Role
We are seeking an experienced Qualified Psychologist with a strong interest in working with complex and challenging patient groups. You will already hold a HCPC registration or be due to gain this in the next 6 months.
In this role, you will:
Work closely with the our MDT and also our Reach Out and NHS partners. Deliver a range of assessments and evidence-based therapies, including LMV, EMDR, DBT and trauma-focused approaches Provide both 1:1 and group interventions Work across diverse clinical populations, including older adults and adults of working age Contribute to supervision, training, research and service development Be part of a team that values reflective practice, shared learning and practitioner wellbeing
You'll join a motivated, skilled and supportive Psychology team that celebrates individual strengths and nurtures emerging specialisms. This is a place where you can grow, innovate and shape your career.
Every day, you'll be expected to live our CARE values Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence.
Be Part of Something Transformational
If you're ready to join a team that is passionate about improving patient journeys, embracing innovation and delivering high-quality, compassionate care, we'd love to hear from you.
About us
You can achieve more at St Andrews Healthcare
St Andrews is a charity specialising in complex mental health. Its mission is to help people with complex mental health needs transform their lives.
With its history dating back nearly two centuries, St Andrews today is undergoing significant change to deliver on its mission for years to come.
St Andrews has hospitals in Birmingham and Essex, with its base in Northampton. It delivers inpatient and outpatient services, as well as dedicated care services for adults.
About the Birmingham Division
Known for its warm, welcoming and collaborative culture, our Birmingham site provides medium and low secure services for men and women. We work closely with partners across the West Midlands, including the University of Birmingham and Aston University, and we're proud of our strong multidisciplinary ethos.
This is a hospital embracing positive change, innovation and new ways of workinga place where your ideas will be heard and your professional growth actively supported.
Rewards
We offer an excellent benefits package including: Pension; Sickness policy on par with the NHS; Access to the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts schemes; 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 33 days plus bank holidays after years' service; Life cover; Electric Car lease scheme; Cycle to work scheme; Healthcare cash plan; Free parking; Paid DBS application; Access to free vocational qualifications.
Job description Job responsibilities
For more information or an informal discussion around the opportunity please contact James Farrelly on [email protected] or 07827856634
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
We are seeking a qualified, newly qualified or soon to qualify (in next 4 months) Clinical or Forensic Psychologist with experience or a strong interest in working with complex and challenging patient groups. You will hold HCPC registration or be able to gain one on completion of your training.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name St Andrew’s Healthcare
Address St. Andrews Healthcare
70 Dogpool Lane
Birmingham
B30 2XR
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.stah.org (Opens in a new tab)