Consultant Applied Psychologist Oldbury

Job summary

This is an opportunity for a seconded post to Sandwell Community Services in the Working Age Mental Health Division. The secondment is between October 2026 and June 2027. Any interested applicants must be supported by their line manager and professional lead BEFORE applying for this role. The secondment has arisen as a result of the incumbent post holder being seconded themselves to an alternative role within the Trust.

Sandwell Community Services are 1 of 4 locality CMHT services offering MDT support to clients with a range of secondary MH issues. The Consultant Psychology Lead in this team is accountable for the following within the team:

• professional and clinical oversight and leadership of the therapy provision
• outcome metrics relating to therapy provision and demand and capacity monitoring
• implementation of the psychological workforce plan
• supporting seamless interfaces between Sandwell community services and other aspects of the care pathway
• for own professional practice in the delivery of highly specialist psychological care to clients with highly complex and contentious mental health conditions or learning disabilities which include challenging behaviours and possible risk of physical aggression.

Main duties of the job

• Exercise supervisory/professional responsibility for all psychological therapists in Sandwell community services
• Provide leadership in multi-disciplinary training and development across the service
• Provide leadership in service audit and development in the service
• provide leadership in service evaluation and research
• Ensure that a psychological perspective is brought to service redesign and cultural change.

About us

Employees, workers, and/or contractors will be expected to uphold the values of the Trust and exhibit the expected Trust behaviours aligned to the Trust's values.

We CARE - We are Compassionate, We are Accountable, We are Respectful & We are Empowered.

Individuals have a responsibility to ensure that they display the Trust values and behaviours in carrying out their job and that individuals feel able to challenge (or raise a challenge) when other colleagues' behaviours breach the spirit of Trust values.

Job responsibilities

This is a 3 day (0.6wte) secondment opportunity in Sandwell CMHT services. The post holder will work closely with Community and Senior Operational Managers to improve performance and quality metrics in the team, in line with the NHS National Oversight Framework. They will be professionally overseen by the Divisional Consultant Psychology Lead and will work alongside the other Consultant Community Psychologists and CEN Consultant Psychologist, to ensure that psychological provision is robust and consistent across all locality areas. They will professionally oversee the senior psychologists in the service and will undertake recruitment activities as required, to enhance the workforce component of the team.

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in Applied Psychology (or its equivalent as accredited by the BPS including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
• Post doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.
• HCPC registration as an Applied Psychologist.
• Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Desirable

• Registration with BPS

Experience

Essential

• Substantial experience in working as a qualified applied psychologist within the mental health, including a wide variety of client groups
• Substantial experience in Teaching, training, clinical supervision and field supervisor for doctoral theses.
• Substantial experience in providing clinical and professional leadership to other qualified and non-qualified members of the profession.

Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence- based practice relevant to the role.
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health and its implications for clinical practice.

Skills/Personal Qualities

Essential

• Provide effective clinical leadership.
• Provide effective teaching, training, consultancy and clinical supervision for the multidisciplinary team.
• Utilise appropriate clinical governance. mechanisms within own work.
• Able to work in accordance with the Trust Values and Behaviours.

Trust Behaviours

Essential

• Be compassionate, empathetic and caring to everyone.
• Work with others. Be inclusive by understanding and valuing others to achieve the best results for everyone and everything we do.

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.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

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.

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.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.