Band 4 Assistant Psychologist - Corporate Psychology Team

Band 4

Main area: Psychology

Grade: Band 4

Contract: 18 months (Fixed-Term)

Hours: Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Hybrid Working)

Job ref: 436-6923088

Site: The Uffculme Centre, Town: BIRMINGHAM

Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 per annum, pro rata

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 23/02/2025 23:59

Interview date: 11/03/2025

Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Job overview: Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding place to work in Birmingham & Solihull and have a job that makes a difference where you will be able to work in a hybrid way? We could have the opportunity for you! We are among the largest and most complex mental health NHS foundation trusts in the country with over 50 Trust sites. We have a large family of Psychological Professionals in the Trust who work across our diverse clinical services, and we host a number of training programmes including Low Intensity Psychological Interventions.

We are keen to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Assistant Psychologist to support our Psychological Professions Network Midlands and Trust Post-Incident Support for a fixed-term period (18 months). Knowledge and understanding of both of these areas is required and the successful individual will be part of a well-established team. This is not a client facing role and the post holder would be based in a corporate team working alongside other psychological practitioners.

Main duties of the job:

• To work closely with the PPN Midlands Chair, the PPN Midlands Programme Manager and other stakeholders across the region and in coordination with PPN England and all other PPN regional networks to develop and support a unified regional voice and offer support structures and communities of practice at the Midlands level.
• This role will support the delivery of the central mission of the PPN to inform, enable and influence NHS commissioned healthcare to maximise the benefits of the Psychological Professions for the public.
• The post holder will also work as an integrated member of the Post-incident support provision within Trust Corporate Psychology services, supporting and enhancing the professional psychological practice, under the leadership of the Chief Psychologist.
• The post holder will work independently according to a plan agreed with their supervisor within the overall framework of the Corporate Psychology services’ policies and procedures, and assist in project related administration, service evaluation, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, teaching and project work.

Working for our organisation: 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities: For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.

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 role gives the opportunity for hybrid working and you will typically be asked to work in a hybrid way, working from your home and also from Trust HQ The Uffculme Centre, or any other agreed site.

Person specification:

• An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology.
• Relevant experience in a health setting e.g. assistant psychology post/ internship/care work.
• An understanding of the Psychological Professions Network purpose and model of delivery.
• An understanding and knowledge of Post-Incident Staff Support.

Our Trust is committed to treating individuals fairly and ensuring they have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential, even if this means doing things differently for different people sometimes. We are working hard to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity within Birmingham and Solihull and that our services meet the needs of all diverse service users and carers.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process we may contact you via email to advise you of the interview details. Please ensure you access your email account from which you applied regularly once the position has closed.

If applicable to your role, the Trust will require you to sign up for the DBS Update Service. The Trust will reimburse this. You will be contractually obliged to maintain your subscription.

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.