Senior Applied Psychologist

Job summaryThis role is a 1.0 Full Time post within the Adult Mental Health division of BCHFT. As the largest clinical Division in the Trust, the MH Division houses community, urgent care, specialist and Physical Health Psychology.Our community services have been transforming, in line with the NHS Long Term Plan, and you would be joining us at the point where our CMHTs are formed and fully functioning and psychology is well integrated into the MDT, giving lots of opportunity to be involved in supporting the development of psychological thinking across the MDT.The successful applicant will join the local based team consisting of clinical and counselling psychologists, CBT psychotherapists, DBT practitioners and trainee clinical/counselling psychologists.The post holders will be supported and accountable to the team/service manager, and be professionally and clinically supervised within the psychology team.The successful applicant will be keen to apply their knowledge and skills in a new setting and will be flexible and adaptable in their approaches to psychological work. Excellent team working skills and an ability to accommodate differing professional models is essential. The post holder will develop complex formulations working with individuals with complex presentations, offer supervision, consultancy, and training.Main duties of the jobAs a Senior Applied Psychologist you will work alongside the rest of the psychology team and the Consultant Clinical Psychologist to deliver the psychological provision for the Wolverhampton North CMHT, adopting a trauma informed approach.You will hold a caseload of clients presenting with secondary care level needs, including complex presentations and often risk. Alongside your direct caseload you will offer consultation, supervision, reflective practice and support to the wider MDT and input and support with the development of team formulations, team risk formulation and improving general psychological thinking and understanding across the MDT.We are closely linked to local universities and provide placements for trainees, therefore their may be opportunities for supervising psychological trainees as well as Aston Psychology Degree Students on their placement year.Members of our wider psychology team have a range of therapeutic interests ranging from DBT, EMDR, psychodynamic, ACT, CFT and CBT. There is expertise in consultancy, supervision and training within the psychological professions in the Trust.About usIn BCHFT we are keen to promote cohesiveness and wellbeing in our psychology staff group. There are a number of Trust initiatives that support this, ranging from an annual event that brings all psychological professionals together to 'enhance our connectedness', to regular opportunities to engage, learn and share good practice through 'special interest groups'.We value our staff groups and, as a leadership team, work hard to ensure that people feel valued for both their effort and delivered outcomes, and that this is reflected in regular feedback. We are pleased to be able to offer CPD to our staff through establishment of a dedicated budget, and we also utilise all Regional or National opportunities for training when they arise. Current training initiatives within community services include the National PT-SMHP framework, which has allowed several of our staff to undertake post graduate diploma training in NICE based therapies.Please see full job description to understand our:-Trust ValuesConfidentiality & Data ProtectionData QualityNo Smoking policyHealth & SafetyClinical GovernanceInfection Prevention & ControlAdult & children SafeguardingProfessional Managerial Codes of PracticePolicies & ProceduresPandemic & Other EmergenciesDetailsDate posted11 September 2026Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 8aSalary 57,528 to 64,750 a year per annum ContractPermanentWorking pattern Full-time Reference number285-8814-MHJob locationsSteps To HealthShowell Circus,WolverhamptonWV10 9THUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesAccountable for own professional practice in the delivery of highly specialist psychological care to adults with highly complex mental health difficulties which may include risk and challenges.To be compassionate in meeting the needs of clients, their carers and families.To promote at all times a positive image of mental health difficulties.To promote at all times a positive image of the service and the wider Trust.Exercise supervisory responsibility for other psychological therapistsProvide leadership in multi-disciplinary training and developmentProvide leadership in service audit and developmentProvide leadership in service evaluation and researchEnsure that a psychological perspective is brought to the wider MDT including service design and change Job description Job responsibilitiesAccountable for own professional practice in the delivery of highly specialist psychological care to adults with highly complex mental health difficulties which may include risk and challenges.To be compassionate in meeting the needs of clients, their carers and families.To promote at all times a positive image of mental health difficulties.To promote at all times a positive image of the service and the wider Trust.Exercise supervisory responsibility for other psychological therapistsProvide leadership in multi-disciplinary training and developmentProvide leadership in service audit and developmentProvide leadership in service evaluation and researchEnsure that a psychological perspective is brought to the wider MDT including service design and changePerson Specification Person Spec EssentialPost-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 psychologyPost-qualification training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practiceHCPC registration as An Applied Psychologist with Chartered StatusExperience in clinical supervisionEvidence of continuing professional developmentWorking as a qualified applied psychologist, working with a variety of client groups, and a range of clinical severity across a range of care settingsExperience of teaching, training, consultancy and clinical supervisionExperience of quality and service improvement and evaluationKnowledge of Evidence-based practice relevant to the role, risk assessment and risk management, Clinical governance, Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health, Audit and research methodologyAble to communicate highly sensitive information to a wide range of people, work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team, liaise with multiple agencies, demonstrate effective multimedia skillsAble to work in accordance with the Trust Values and BehavioursDesirableBABCP AccreditationExperience of joint working with statutory, voluntary and private sector agenciesFormal Training in Clinical Supervision Person Specification Person Spec EssentialPost-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 psychologyPost-qualification training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practiceHCPC registration as An Applied Psychologist with Chartered StatusExperience in clinical supervisionEvidence of continuing professional developmentWorking as a qualified applied psychologist, working with a variety of client groups, and a range of clinical severity across a range of care settingsExperience of teaching, training, consultancy and clinical supervisionExperience of quality and service improvement and evaluationKnowledge of Evidence-based practice relevant to the role, risk assessment and risk management, Clinical governance, Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health, Audit and research methodologyAble to communicate highly sensitive information to a wide range of people, work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team, liaise with multiple agencies, demonstrate effective multimedia skillsAble to work in accordance with the Trust Values and BehavioursDesirableBABCP AccreditationExperience of joint working with statutory, voluntary and private sector agenciesFormal Training in Clinical SupervisionDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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 detailsEmployer nameBlack Country Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustAddressSteps To HealthShowell Circus,WolverhamptonWV10 9THUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameBlack Country Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustAddressSteps To HealthShowell Circus,WolverhamptonWV10 9THUnited KingdomEmployer's website